Kayfun Lite w/ Air Flow Control by Tobeco

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You're probably right but I went ahead and emailed for a refund. I'll have to wait and see how it goes.

I'm with you on the kayfun type designs. I think it's the reduced chamber and air up under the coil but whatever, it's a crackin' good vape, as Todd would say.

I recently got an immortalizer clone and it vapes great as well, but not a bit better than my 804s. It quit working after very little use and the negative screw won't tighten down, because the threads are stripped at the top of the hole where it screws in. The screw itself seem to be ok. It must have been catching for just a thread of so at first. I've got a ticket in with fasttech for a return, so we'll see how that goes as well.
i've really gotten into my kayfuns lately after finally building them with a micro coils and cotton. the flavor is outstanding and never, ever a dry hit! ican't see anything in the near future beating a kayfun type device with cotton, it's just that good imo.
 

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You're probably right but I went ahead and emailed for a refund. I'll have to wait and see how it goes.

I'm with you on the kayfun type designs. I think it's the reduced chamber and air up under the coil but whatever, it's a crackin' good vape, as Todd would say.

I recently got an immortalizer clone and it vapes great as well, but not a bit better than my 804s. It quit working after very little use and the negative screw won't tighten down, because the threads are stripped at the top of the hole where it screws in. The screw itself seem to be ok. It must have been catching for just a thread of so at first. I've got a ticket in with fasttech for a return, so we'll see how that goes as well.

I went kayfun/russian crazy.
I ordered 2 from vaper break, which shipped in under 12 hours.
Also ordered 2 of the kayfun clones from FT about a week ago.
Then, the kfl clone hit FT a few days ago, so I ordered 2 of those as well.
LOL
So I'll have 1 russian 91% and 6 different clones to compare.
I like my russian so much, I will be replacing all my gennys with the clones I ordered.
My immortalizers are my favorite drippers.
My gennys and regular drippers have not gotten much use since I switched over to reduced chambers and bottom coils.

Not to get too far off topic, but the negative threads on the immortalizer are pretty easy to fix.
I've had to do the fix on 2 of my 3 from FT.
The fix has held up great for quite some time now.
This is how I did it.
Cut a small piece of 28ga kanthal and fold it into a horseshoe shape.
The height needs to be about the same as the depth of the negative screw hole, and needs to fit fairly snug into the hole width wise.
Now, put it together and force the screw into the threads.
It will bite into the kanthal and grip tightly.
You have to apply quite a bit of downward pressure and use a good quality screwdriver, as you don't want it slipping under the pressure you're going to need to apply.
Has worked great for me.
Be mindful of the ceramic. You don't wanna crack it.
 
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.........Be mindful of the ceramic. You don't wanna crack it.

I actually thought about trying that using some 32 gauge nickel wire, but figured it would be my luck to slip and break the ceramic. I wish fasttech or someone would offer replacement parts. I really liked it for testing my diy mixes, but I've seen too many posts of the stripped screw problem to risk another one.

You mentioned 28 gauge kanthal, and I'm needing to reorder some kanthal. All I have at the moment is 32 gauge which I like, but I'm thinking I might like a different gauge instead. Which do you like best?
 

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I have been using my tobeco kayfun clone 24/7

this is the best tank i have ever used and ill keep saying it.. i have been recommending it to everyone i speak with about it because of how much i like it.. the flavor is incredible.

im using 26g wire micro coil with cotton.. running at 1.0 ohms. now i have to say this, i have noticed while i have been using this tank it vapes like a dream but i get this weird bubbly feeling as i vape, BUT this is not a bad thing and no its not gurgling..., i actually like it lol (alot) i never get dry hits unless im completely empty of juice (of course) and it never ever floods. It does get a little weird when i have too much wick in there.. regardless on if its cotton, ekowool, silica, it doesnt matter, but if i have too much wick it doesnt vape right.. not like its supposed to.

so what i do is that after i build my coils and wick, i cut the wicks short short like if your building a coil and wick on a kanger protank. so ye, nice n short. Although, this might seem like its too short but naaa... it actually makes it so that it vapes perfect, just the way i like it and no, it doesnt flood, or gurgle. Even after leaving it on my SVD standing up over night... i hit it as soon as i wake up and its still as good as when i last took a vape the night before.

so yea i love this thing.. and im jealous of the people out there that have more than one because if i had it my way only, i would have one for every set up i own.
 

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I ordered two of these from vaporbreak and they haven't shipped out yet. almost been a week. ugh.

I ordered mine from VB on 12/01 and just got my shipping notice. Never ordered from them before so I can't say if that's the norm for them but it did take a while to ship. Maybe they were just backed up from all the orders. I know when I was researching to buy there were post everywhere from people getting one from them.
 

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I have been using my tobeco kayfun clone 24/7

this is the best tank i have ever used and ill keep saying it.. i have been recommending it to everyone i speak with about it because of how much i like it.. the flavor is incredible.

im using 26g wire micro coil with cotton.. running at 1.0 ohms. now i have to say this, i have noticed while i have been using this tank it vapes like a dream but i get this weird bubbly feeling as i vape, BUT this is not a bad thing and no its not gurgling..., i actually like it lol (alot) i never get dry hits unless im completely empty of juice (of course) and it never ever floods. It does get a little weird when i have too much wick in there.. regardless on if its cotton, ekowool, silica, it doesnt matter, but if i have too much wick it doesnt vape right.. not like its supposed to.

so what i do is that after i build my coils and wick, i cut the wicks short short like if your building a coil and wick on a kanger protank. so ye, nice n short. Although, this might seem like its too short but naaa... it actually makes it so that it vapes perfect, just the way i like it and no, it doesnt flood, or gurgle. Even after leaving it on my SVD standing up over night... i hit it as soon as i wake up and its still as good as when i last took a vape the night before.

so yea i love this thing.. and im jealous of the people out there that have more than one because if i had it my way only, i would have one for every set up i own.

Do you stick the wicks to the top deck so it's just above the juice holes? Having some issues with mine. Can't seem to get to wick just right. If you can post a pic

Thanks

It wicks just not the flavor was expecting. It's ok flavor, but was expecting some intense flavor. I get better flavor from a aspire and hate to say it but the protank too when it decides to actually wick. I plan on spending some serious man hours on this thing tonight. Already like 6hrs in on this thing fiddling.
 
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I have noticed with mine that I have to fill the tank from the top. If I fill through the fill port the vacuum get out of sorts and I either flood or run dry. I have to remove the top, cover the air hole and fill, start to put the top back on (threads catch) and flip upside down. Uncover the air hole and screw the top on completely. One thing I have noticed is that sometimes the top cap looks completely screwed on but it isn't so after filling I triple check that everything is as tight as possible. Works everytime and provides slap yo mama flavor, Bobas Bounty has never tasted so good.

This is the fill method that Phil B used in his video.

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Do you stick the wicks to the top deck so it's just above the juice holes? Having some issues with mine. Can't seem to get to wick just right. If you can post a pic

Thanks

It wicks just not the flavor was expecting. It's ok flavor, but was expecting some intense flavor. I get better flavor from a aspire and hate to say it but the protank too when it decides to actually wick. I plan on spending some serious man hours on this thing tonight. Already like 6hrs in on this thing fiddling.

well, i do love my aspires, but if you don't get better flavor from the kayfunclan(real,copy, russian,etc.) then you need to work on the coil and wick part. there is no way a well set-up kfclan isn't much better than a stock clearo(as good as they may be). watch the videos, get help, and work at it because the end result is worth it...if after all that, you still don't taste a world of difference than maybe rbas aren't for you. the aspires are a great vape and there is nothing wrong with them. i always have one ready for out-and-about and don't have time to fill my kfc's........
 

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I ordered mine from VB on 12/01 and just got my shipping notice. Never ordered from them before so I can't say if that's the norm for them but it did take a while to ship. Maybe they were just backed up from all the orders. I know when I was researching to buy there were post everywhere from people getting one from them.

I ordered on 11-30 and got a shipping notice today. My request to cancel went ignored lol. That's ok, I just didn't want to wait weeks before it shipped.

Edit: I thought my fasttech order had shipped but I must have looked at the wrong email. I checked on it today any my order is marked as scheduled ship date: 12/11/2013. Vapor Break might win the race after all.
 
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Do you stick the wicks to the top deck so it's just above the juice holes? Having some issues with mine. Can't seem to get to wick just right. If you can post a pic

Thanks

It wicks just not the flavor was expecting. It's ok flavor, but was expecting some intense flavor. I get better flavor from a aspire and hate to say it but the protank too when it decides to actually wick. I plan on spending some serious man hours on this thing tonight. Already like 6hrs in on this thing fiddling.


no, i cut the wicks very very short... i dont leave any wick dangling anywhere. pretend your building a protank , you know how at the very end of your build you put that metal piece on top of your coil?... then you have to cut your wicks off the sides??? i cut my kayfun build wicks just as short as the kanger protank build wicks are.

you know what i mean??

i actually build this thing in like 5 min.
 

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I have been using my tobeco kayfun clone 24/7

this is the best tank i have ever used and ill keep saying it.. i have been recommending it to everyone i speak with about it because of how much i like it.. the flavor is incredible.

im using 26g wire micro coil with cotton.. running at 1.0 ohms. now i have to say this, i have noticed while i have been using this tank it vapes like a dream but i get this weird bubbly feeling as i vape, BUT this is not a bad thing and no its not gurgling..., i actually like it lol (alot) i never get dry hits unless im completely empty of juice (of course) and it never ever floods. It does get a little weird when i have too much wick in there.. regardless on if its cotton, ekowool, silica, it doesnt matter, but if i have too much wick it doesnt vape right.. not like its supposed to.

so what i do is that after i build my coils and wick, i cut the wicks short short like if your building a coil and wick on a kanger protank. so ye, nice n short. Although, this might seem like its too short but naaa... it actually makes it so that it vapes perfect, just the way i like it and no, it doesnt flood, or gurgle. Even after leaving it on my SVD standing up over night... i hit it as soon as i wake up and its still as good as when i last took a vape the night before.

so yea i love this thing.. and im jealous of the people out there that have more than one because if i had it my way only, i would have one for every set up i own.

Can you snap a picture? I don't and never have rebuilt a pro tank, so can't compare (maybe I could watch a video?)

I got one of these local, and my first build, 28g "micro" with cotton wick, was outstanding. Since that build, I haven't been able to get a build to work right. It seems to be flooding in my case, but not gurgling, if that makes sense? I am not getting good vapor production, and its more of a misty wet vape. Kicking my behind here, and it bothers me that I gotta pull the e-liquid out of the tank to build/try again, as it is a mess to work with.

I also do not care for the airflow, it whistles on mine. I took the air adjustment out, and it is more to my liking… :shrug: I got an ehpro, and set it up, and it worked right off with both vapor/flavor.
 

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i cut the wicks very very short... i dont leave any wick dangling anywhere. pretend your building a protank , you know how at the very end of your build you put that metal piece on top of your coil?... then you have to cut your wicks off the sides??? i cut my kayfun build wicks just as short as the kanger protank build wicks are.

Hey graff, that is an interesting approach...and thanks for clarifying that you don't have the cotton wick dropping down. A picture would help but I understand if you can't post one. I think that I can visualize what you are saying. I'll give it a try on my next rebuild.
 

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Jolly I can't help you with the flooding because I can't get mine to wick!

But I did as others suggested and pulled out the air flow tube from the bottom and sure enough the drilling they did was very rough and had allot of burrs...sanded those down and the sharp edge of the hole and no more whistle.
 

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no, i cut the wicks very very short... i dont leave any wick dangling anywhere. pretend your building a protank , you know how at the very end of your build you put that metal piece on top of your coil?... then you have to cut your wicks off the sides??? i cut my kayfun build wicks just as short as the kanger protank build wicks are.

you know what i mean??

i actually build this thing in like 5 min.

you don't leave wick tails down to the juice inlets to catch the juice as it's sucked into the chamber? and it works?
 

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you don't leave wick tails down to the juice inlets to catch the juice as it's sucked into the chamber? and it works?

I tried making a cotton wick the way that I thought that graffinfected was describing the length and found that it did not work. I pulled an existing wick out of a Russian 91% and inserted a new wick after a dry burn. I aligned my scissors with the side of the base (the part with the posts that hold the coil) and snipped away. Then I screwed in the lower chimney (or whatever it's called) and noted that the wick bent down towards the deck. It was my impression that at the length that I had cut the wick that some of the fibers were touching the deck. After that I dripped on the coil and wet the wick and completed the assembly.

At first it appeared to vape very well, but soon thereafter it went dry. I'd have to assume that the only juice that reached the coil was from the initial wick saturation. At that point I gave a primer puff or two, waited a minute and tried again. There was a little juice that reached the coil and I'm assuming that was from the little bit of cotton that might have reached the deck.

My opinion is this method/coil length could be useable IF I had cut the wick a little bit longer and it fully came in contact with the deck. But that would only be a slight variation to my current builds.

I'm hoping that graffinfected can throw some more light on this.
 
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