Katana by POC ~ Show and Tell :) - Part 2

[Armen]

Loft my wicks today are about 12x40 or 15x40 and it wicks very well without having to flip it down to wick, i could go threw a hole 3ml juice without flipping upside down

 

[Armen]

For chinner that wick is very sloppy that's why he's having issues

 

[BluSwatch]

Oh! And I was going to add, I talked to a metallurgist (my dad ), and asked him about the whole heating/quenching heat-treating thing .... and after much more info than I really needed , talk about mobilizing the carbon atoms from the "grain margins" into the matrix, blah blah blah, the one thing I came away with ...
Heating and quenching more than once, from a metallurgy standpoint has no added value. Doing it once will stiffen the wick, locking the carbon atoms in the matrix.
More is not better.... dang it!

 

[loft]

Maybe this will help. If need be, right click > view image for larger size.

 

[Armen]

LOft how is your wicking

 

[loft]

Wicks fine.

 

[Chinner]

Your coil looks a little tight. Can you spin the wick at all without it becoming deformed?

Yeah I've been trying to keep them fairly tight, I can't spin the wick freely without the coil moving. Im going to try a looser one next. Does the coil need to be against the wick or can there be any space?

 

[Armen]

it looks great so you got down now it work great and can you chain vape without dry hits

 

[Armen]

chinner did you read my post for you

 

[BluSwatch]

Chinner - no space ... I use a paper clip down the center of my wick to hold it steady when I wrap mine. Keeps the wick from getting crimped or bent also.

 

[loft]

No space between the coil and the wick - but not strangling it either. Gently resting on the wick is the best way i can describe it. If you can pull the wick OUT while the coil is wrapped, and the coil is unmolested, then that's a good wrap.

 

[loft]

Also, new trippy tip just for the Katana

 

[Chinner]

Uh .... I would cut all the xtra off the top #1 .... does it hit the inside of your cap? I think that could cause problems if it does.

It actually wasn't always that goofy, I screwed with it for about an hour and pulled it up from the tank to see if a fresh spot on the wick would short less.

I'll make a fresh one and take a picture of how it looks before I poke the crap out of it

 

[Chinner]

No space between the coil and the wick - but not strangling it either. Gently resting on the wick is the best way i can describe it. If you can pull the wick OUT while the coil is wrapped, and the coil is unmolested, then that's a good wrap.

This may be what I needed to hear! Thanks loft I'm going to try a looser fit.

 

[Armen]

Yeah I've been trying to keep them fairly tight, I can't spin the wick freely without the coil moving. Im going to try a looser one next. Does the coil need to be against the wick or can there be any space?

if you have too many problems take the wick out get a new coil about 5 to 6 inches long and burn the coil withe the lighter 3 times then take the paper clip run it threw the wick then wrap your coil and the put it in, then thigh the bottom nut first then your top nut don't cut the extra coil yet keep them away from each other put the battery in make your adjustments first when you are ready the cut them off

 

[BluSwatch]

Chinner - I have fiddle a couple of wicks to DEATH! LOL I hear ya ...

 

[Chinner]

Chinner - no space ... I use a paper clip down the center of my wick to hold it steady when I wrap mine. Keeps the wick from getting crimped or bent also.

Yeah Ive been using a syringe tip for that. I think my struggle is with the coil tightness from what you guys are saying. The perfect balance like loft said where it's touching but only slightly so the wick will move freely.

Going for another attempt, bbl. thanks eveyone for giving me a hand here.

 

[Armen]

Yeah Ive been using a syringe tip for that. I think my struggle is with the coil tightness from what you guys are saying. The perfect balance like loft said where it's touching but only slightly so the wick will move freely.

Going for another attempt, bbl. thanks eveyone for giving me a hand here.

Keep at it you will get it i promise you, you will succeed

 

[Chinner]

Chinner that top of your wick is too long it is probably touching your mouthpiece and shorting it out and go thinner on your wick 15x40 then you will feel the difference, and fill it 3/4 of juice in the begging so it could breath, it needs air space, i was just like you my first genesis and in a week i got it rockin, I could get a coil in a min and rock it in 5 min you'll get the hang of it keep at it

Thanks Armen, your posts are very helpful. I stared with 40x30 as per Scott, and have worked down to around 40x20. I'll try a 40x15 and see how it goes

 

[Chinner]

if you have too many problems take the wick out get a new coil about 5 to 6 inches long and burn the coil withe the lighter 3 times then take the paper clip run it threw the wick then wrap your coil and the put it in, then thigh the bottom nut first then your top nut don't cut the extra coil yet keep them away from each other put the battery in make your adjustments first when you are ready the cut them off

Are you saying I can pre wind my coils on the wick and then slide them over and screw them down?