sounds like your center post is just a smidge short. you can remove it and reassemble later. I would try taking it out and heading to the hardware store to try to find a longer one and then cut the replacement screw down to the desired size with a wiz wheel. Just make sure the replacement is a good conductor. You might try emailing SM directly. I am sure they will send you a replacement but itll probably take a month or so
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sounds like your center post is just a smidge short. you can remove it and reassemble later. I would try taking it out and heading to the hardware store to try to find a longer one and then cut the replacement screw down to the desired size with a wiz wheel. Just make sure the replacement is a good conductor. You might try emailing SM directly. I am sure they will send you a replacement but itll probably take a month or so
You can try and slightly lossen the connection pin 1st I know others have said you can't bs just a little and make sure top connectors stay snug is all. The factory probably over tightened it anyways. I did it with 2 of the 4 I have know issues only very small turns at a time. I had a spheroid that would not fire wright had to loosen the positive connection on it to tight from manufacture it happens.
Thanks, that is awesome. Stainless steel isn't as good of a conductor as other metals. Does this pin contact juice in the chamber? Could i use brass or something? I'll be able to figure that out when i take it apart, once I finish this tank, just thinking aloud. Thanks again.
I was thinking that also. I'll take it apart once i finish this Bavarian Cream. Also, I ordered lower nic juice, because everyone says to reduce nic with a kayfun. But, I came from an HH357 and do not notice that it is any stronger in a kayfun. It is stronger than a carto, to be sure, but not a dripper, in my opinion. This thing rocks.
Awesome, thanks. I actually made a coil last night where the wicks did not even touch the juice channels, just got close to them, about 2mm away. This is wicking way better, and not leaking at all. How is that possible? Just a rhetorical question and off topic. But thanks for the help.
Would I solder the washer on? It would have to be perfectly center and small. Thanks.
I'm certainly reading the manual, but I wish they showed a picture of a complete disassembly. I couldn't find a youtube video that shows it either, but i guess I will find out. I tried to lightly to unscrew the center pin, but it was so darn tight that it marred the connection slightly. I'll get a larger screwdriver and try it again. Thanks.
It was a tough decision for me being budget minded but I pulled the trigger anyway. All I can say is, it's my go to vape and love it filled with my favorite juice. My Sigelei 8w with my dripper breaks up the monotony from time to time.
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I just happened to land on a site at the exact moment they were open with the KFL in stock. Pulled the trigger with a quickness, as I heard plenty about the KFL; all good of course.
My first KFL coil... 4/3 wrap of 28 awg Kanthal A-1 on Nextel XC-116... 0.75 ohms...
Once you get it set up properly, you will not regret the purchase.
You at least have to try it. I'm pretty sure you'll like it. If not, someone will gladly take it off your hands. Like me
The first part shows how it goes together. Looks like there would be very little between ID and OD to put a washer on the center pin
The CG is pretty amazing.... especially for a mod builder !!!!
best advice i've taken from this thread. I tried everything, but just couldn't get past a slight burnt taste/hit. tried every set up on here. lowered the coil to just above the airhole and completely solved the problem. for those getting dry hits, try this. everything else might be set up just fine. Night and day difference!! thank you for the tip.
Would you be able to quantify the gap distance between the coil and air hole on your setup? Might it be smaller be than what vapdivrr and I have on ours?
yeah, I think you would benefit from a bit of a coil drop. I leave the width of a flat head micro screwdriver (the ones sold for eye glass repair) on mine and could not be happier. I install the coil all the way down touching the airhole. after ive tightened it up to the posts, I slide the head of the screwdriver under the coil and give it a little wiggle. This will lift it just enough and tighten the coil just a bit.
My KFL impressions after a couple weeks with it -
Just for reference here are some of the RBAs I have owned -
Silica based:
GG Odysseus
GP Spheroid
GG Ithaka
Protank
Vivi Nova
Evod
Genesis based:
Z Atty Pro
Zenesis
RSST
AGA-T
AGA-S
Line SS
DID (the current king of vapor and flavor in my arsenal)
Drippers:
Various Igos (s,l,w)
Nimbus
Setup - the one thing I absolutely love about the KFL over the GG style silica based attys is the ease of setup. I'd say the Spheroid is just as easy but with less juice capacity of course.
Flavor - I find it performs much better with fruity flavors than with tobacco flavors in this regard. My 2 go-to tobacco flavors are quite muted in the KFL...this makes me sad.
Vapor - not as much as a dripper or a genny (esp. the DID) but the KFL produces an acceptable amount of vapor.
Throat Hit - the throat hit from the KFL for me is much drier than any other RBA I've tried....not sure why this is but no matter the juice, I get a dry scratchy throat after vaping the KFL (same with silica or cotton wick). I get this same dry throat from all silica based attys, but the KFL is to a higher degree. Gennys do not do this to me.
Juice Feed - seems to be hit-and-miss. I'll have a tank that wicks perfectly from beginning to end, then the next tank I'm constantly priming....dunno what's going on there.
Filling - kind of a hassle because you have to have a philips screwdriver nearby and a needle tip bottle, but doesn't really bother me since I don't fill when out and about.
Drip tip - the included drip tip doesn't work as well for me as a wider bore tip does, I get more vapor with the wider bore tips.
Construction - this thing is built like a tank, no complaints there.
After living with it for awhile, I think the KFL is just not for me. My DID (my all day atty) just works better, and for out-and-about I use an Ego twist + Evod which actually provides better VTF than the KFL, IMO.
My .02 cents.
Just for reference here are some of the RBAs I have owned -
Silica based:
GG Odysseus
GP Spheroid
GG Ithaka
Protank
Vivi Nova
Evod
Genesis based:
Z Atty Pro
Zenesis
RSST
AGA-T
AGA-S
Line SS
DID (the current king of vapor and flavor in my arsenal)
Drippers:
Various Igos (s,l,w)
Nimbus
Setup - the one thing I absolutely love about the KFL over the GG style silica based attys is the ease of setup. I'd say the Spheroid is just as easy but with less juice capacity of course.
Flavor - I find it performs much better with fruity flavors than with tobacco flavors in this regard. My 2 go-to tobacco flavors are quite muted in the KFL...this makes me sad.
Vapor - not as much as a dripper or a genny (esp. the DID) but the KFL produces an acceptable amount of vapor.
Throat Hit - the throat hit from the KFL for me is much drier than any other RBA I've tried....not sure why this is but no matter the juice, I get a dry scratchy throat after vaping the KFL (same with silica or cotton wick). I get this same dry throat from all silica based attys, but the KFL is to a higher degree. Gennys do not do this to me.
Juice Feed - seems to be hit-and-miss. I'll have a tank that wicks perfectly from beginning to end, then the next tank I'm constantly priming....dunno what's going on there.
Filling - kind of a hassle because you have to have a philips screwdriver nearby and a needle tip bottle, but doesn't really bother me since I don't fill when out and about.
Drip tip - the included drip tip doesn't work as well for me as a wider bore tip does, I get more vapor with the wider bore tips.
Construction - this thing is built like a tank, no complaints there.
After living with it for awhile, I think the KFL is just not for me. My DID (my all day atty) just works better, and for out-and-about I use an Ego twist + Evod which actually provides better VTF than the KFL, IMO.
My .02 cents.
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