Mine dont last long. Anyone else finding that true? I usually notice a decrease in vaping strength after about a week and then they die, needing a rebuild.
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Um, not absolutely sure about your "failure mode", but many things can affect the life of a coil.
I have one juice that will gunk the coil in three or four fills, other juices that will go, seemingly, forever. Thick juices, sweet juices may reduce the effective life of a coil. Not just the T3, but any coil.
You can try a cleaning and dry burn, learn to build coils and wicks (actually pretty easy), or just replace the head. I've heard there's a new version of the T3 coming down the road with a redesigned head that's going to be cheaper.
And you don't mention how much juice goes through it in a week...
I have one juice that will gunk the coil in three or four fills, other juices that will go, seemingly, forever. Thick juices, sweet juices may reduce the effective life of a coil. Not just the T3, but any coil.
You can try a cleaning and dry burn, learn to build coils and wicks (actually pretty easy), or just replace the head. I've heard there's a new version of the T3 coming down the road with a redesigned head that's going to be cheaper.
And you don't mention how much juice goes through it in a week...
I vape a LOT! So it gets a workout. A Vanilla/Bourbon/Ameretto mix. 65/35, 24 nic. I've went through 4 of these and its happened to all....last about a week, getting weaker vapes as time goes on till it dies.
Using the mini viva mostly now, hoping to try the Kanger protank soon...kind of pricey at $18.
Doesn't seem like an out of line life, at that rate. Sounds like "gunk." Probably a sweet and dark juice?
Just lay in a supply of heads. Or use the search option to learn about "dry burn", which can help revive them.
Just lay in a supply of heads. Or use the search option to learn about "dry burn", which can help revive them.
What color is your juice when you put it in? And what color is it when it's only 1/3 full?
If your juice gets darker and darker then it will gunk up a coil.
Don't think that you MUST vape at the highest power setting before you get a burnt taste. Some juices actually taste better at lower power.
If your juice gets darker and darker then it will gunk up a coil.
Don't think that you MUST vape at the highest power setting before you get a burnt taste. Some juices actually taste better at lower power.
It could very well be the juice you are vaping that is causing the short life of your T3's. For the most part I use CE3's so basically the same concept as the T3 as in clear tube/bottom coil. I have some that I have been using for 3 months or more and others that last less than a week. The ones that last the longest have only had lightly flavored or unflavored juice run through them. Juice such as StL Gooey Butter Cake can clog up one in less than a week. To make those last longer I fill every other time with unflavored nic juice and it helps keep the coil clean longer.
I think, if you were to take the T3 base apart you would find the coil gunked up with burnt on juice. A dry burn at that point might give you a chance to use it a bit longer.
I think, if you were to take the T3 base apart you would find the coil gunked up with burnt on juice. A dry burn at that point might give you a chance to use it a bit longer.
You can rebuild the Kanger heads youtube has lots of tutorials on the subject. If you are the hansom young man in the avatar picture a pair of helping hands with a light magnifying glass from harbor freight is a great thing!
Thanks for all the ideas. Just ordered some Kanger bottom coil Evods to try them out....along with plenty of replacement wicks!
The replaceable are really inexpensive! It is the yuck that is on them from the factory that I have a problem with. That is just nasty!
Tracey
Tracey
A good point I pretty much use rebuildable stuff these days I torch the wire or mesh before I use it or boil the wick. To remove any oils that might be on it from the factory. I doubt The Chinese are going threw these steps when they manufacture things.
Not going to make any big difference. Bottom coils sitting in heating liquid = same same. The juice starts to caramelize around the coils. You need to do one of 2 things, if you prefer T3 style Clearos.
A) More frequent Maintenance
B) Switch to T2 > Top coil Kangers
I clean T3 wicks every 2-3 tanks, even mini's
T2 every 3-5 with T2 wicks 8months old working great.
A) More frequent Maintenance
B) Switch to T2 > Top coil Kangers
I clean T3 wicks every 2-3 tanks, even mini's
T2 every 3-5 with T2 wicks 8months old working great.
IME, top coils gunk just about as fast given a diet of the same juice. If it's wicking properly, the coil is still immersed in juice, so...
But yes indeed, frequent cleaning can help.
But yes indeed, frequent cleaning can help.
I started on T3's, and I liked them. The heads didn't last all that long before they needed a good cleaning, but then I could re-use. Ever since I bought a ProTank, though, the T3's aren't good enough anymore 
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The ProTank is a bad mamajamma.
.The ProTank is a bad mamajamma.
Hate to hear that about the t3's. I've been using about 7 in rotation with different juice and all my nova's are starting to go to the nice comfy storage box.
I will agree to dis-agree. My Kanger T2's with exactly the same juice as My T3's take 3x longer to gunk up. Actually they never do because of my cleaning schedule.
Caramelized Juice settles, this draws directly into a bottom coil. Bottom coils Heat Tank juice while top coils only vaporize wicked juice. several differences in design and effect.
If you like the T3 this place has them for $3.00 Kanger MT3 out of stock now.
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With thick, dark, and/or sweet juices, yes, I'm very disappointed in the T3 coil performance. I think it's the pathetic little bit of wick going through the coil, which gets blackened from use, and then causes a hard pull or slow vape, whichever you prefer. I'm saving all of mine. I saw a good demo for re-wicking them. The difficulty is in re-wicking through the coil, which is very delicate and can shatter with any pressure. The demo shows how to use 15 threads from kitchen cheesecloth, use a piece of bent floral wire like a needle threader to pull the threads through the coil. Now you have 30 threads (15 doubled). You use 30 more threads to do the easy re-wick atop the coil, snip to fit, and voila. It is so tedious and time consuming. I've only done one, and it did work, but while I still have more new ones, I'm not getting around to rewicking the rest of the spent ones.
Anyway, though I hate the way you can't take the Stardust anywhere because it leaks and gets juice in the center tube unless you can keep it completely upright everywhere you go, it does seem to vape forever before it burns out, and tolerates dark and sweet liquids better than the T3 coil.
Oh, for some simplicity, what wouldn't I give?
Anyway, though I hate the way you can't take the Stardust anywhere because it leaks and gets juice in the center tube unless you can keep it completely upright everywhere you go, it does seem to vape forever before it burns out, and tolerates dark and sweet liquids better than the T3 coil.
Oh, for some simplicity, what wouldn't I give?
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