Bronze, have you tried the juice squeeze removal with a bottle trick yet? Its worked great for me twice already!
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Is there some secret to getting this thing to wick properly? I've tried a few different methods and none work. I followed the Vaperev video exactly and I'm still getting dry hits. It works great after I manually pull juice in but it doesn't automatically wick. I really hope they're working on a new version that fixes this. Maybe with juice control.
I guess the secret is..... I have no problem with the lites i own. They all wick great. I have a cotton wick in over a month. I was going to rewick the micro coil, but... If it aint broke, i don't fix it. It does help to have multiples to futs with. Other then, whats the secret statement. What is your build? Flat wire? 30g, 28g silica or eco, cotton and ceramic wick.. There is so much info in this thread my eyes are bleeding. Look for micro coil video here. Or just keep looking for the "secret". If this came off harsh, sorry i am drinking with out you.
PM coming.
I signed up...didn't I? Can't back out now.
We'll take a look at it and if I can't get it going then I'll send it to Q who will send it to Dust who will send it to...
Just kiddin'. If neither of us can get it going I'll figure out why because I have one to compare it to. Leave it with your last coil/wick still in it. I may learn something from that.
I have a feeling my juice channels are not machined big enough. I have another KFL coming tomorrow for my wife and I will compare them. Looking at photos of the kfl, my channels definitely look smaller
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Let us know bustabo. I have a fellow threadster sending me his Kayfun thinking he might have the same issue. I will be comparing it to my Kayfun as well.
Thanks
Really? I've been vaping going on 4 years now. Been rebuilding for most of that time. I think I know what I'm doing.
I really do think that there are manufacturing issues between units...what else could explain the folks having so many problems?
PM coming.
I signed up...didn't I? Can't back out now.
We'll take a look at it and if I can't get it going then I'll send it to Q who will send it to Dust who will send it to...
Just kiddin'. If neither of us can get it going I'll figure out why because I have one to compare it to. Leave it with your last coil/wick still in it. I may learn something from that.
Thanks again Bronze! Tried to reply to your PM, but your box is full.
I may be trading the KFL for a Spheroid today (been looking for one for quite awhile and one for trade just popped up on the classys). If the trade falls through I'll definitely be sending it out to you ASAP. I'll keep you informed!
If you're not getting enough juice feeding, this may help.....
Lower your micro coil as low as possible without touching the airhole.
This will restrict less air coming in from the outside, thus more of the suction will be applied to the channels.
A coil that is high, will permit more air coming in from the outside and less suction on the feed channels. Size of the coil and how much cotton is stuffed down the ledge play a part here also.
The vacuum you create when taking a vape, pulls the juice into the channels and onto the ledge. If you have too airy of a pull, your not having much suction to those channels. Lowering the coil helps by blocking more air coming in, applying more of the suction to the channels instead.
-Lower the coil as much as possible. Build your coils so the legs are coming straight out, aiding the ability of the coil to be lowered.
-Make sure to "Center" the coil over that airhole.
The tighter the draw you can create, the more the juice will be drawn in and up the channels.
Another technique I've been using - when attaching my coil to the screws, my coil is straight and not diagonal. This makes the cotton coming out of the coil straight and down the ledges- effectively making a tent, sort-of, around the coil area. Again, its aiding in a tighter draw. (Even doing this, the KFL is anything but a tight draw....its a bit airy to begin with)
Hope this helps-
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Yeti,
I didn't mean to offend, just wanted to know what were dealing with, ya know.
do you have access to any measuring equipment precise enough to get a real measurement?
after this tank i will take mine apart and give you my dimensions.
I didn't mean to offend, just wanted to know what were dealing with, ya know.
do you have access to any measuring equipment precise enough to get a real measurement?
after this tank i will take mine apart and give you my dimensions.
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Nope, I don't have any measuring equipment like that...maybe my engineering department at work does, I'll check.
Nope, I don't have any measuring equipment like that...maybe my engineering department at work does, I'll check.
I suppose the closest drill bit size would suffice, that way we know were in the ball park. you could measure both axis of the feed channel
I'll be interested in seeing if anyone finds any discrepancies in the wick slots. I remain skeptical, but anything's possible, I suppose.
Today's CNC machines are extremely consistent.
I have 5 KfLs, bought at different times, from 3 different suppliers. 1 from Vaperev, 2 from Intaste, and 2 from Cloud9. With similar set ups (micro coil/cotton), all perform equally well.
Today's CNC machines are extremely consistent.
I have 5 KfLs, bought at different times, from 3 different suppliers. 1 from Vaperev, 2 from Intaste, and 2 from Cloud9. With similar set ups (micro coil/cotton), all perform equally well.
Mine too!
All of my Kayfuns & the Russian just perform perfectly, stupendously and amazingly with anything that I build on them, any juice that I load on them and anyway I keep them!
I keep getting inconsistency with my cotton wicks ill get moist juicy hits than dry hits any advise on sizes lengths etc..
Sorry I quoted this from halfway down the thread. So i always thought i had to put the wick (cotton for me) right next to the juice channel to avoid flooding the chamber? I thought the wick would get its juice from the juice channel and once saturated with juice it wouldnt b able to keep absorbing more juice hence preventing the flooding?
So do you guys always move the wick away from the juice channels?
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