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Has anyone taken Donnah's method a step further and actually laid extra cotton over the coils and down into the juice deck? Similar to flavour wicks?! Would that work in creating additional saturation?
As for the gurgling from a well saturated wick, it's more akin to the contented rumbling of a full belly after a nice and happy meal.
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As for the gurgling from a well saturated wick, it's more akin to the contented rumbling of a full belly after a nice and happy meal.
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I haven't had luck at the higher watts, for me 11 is really all I can consistently vape at without dry hits using a kick2.....now my friend uses just a mech w/out kick and vapes a 28 Awg .8 ohm coil @whatever a full charge battery gives ya & doesn't get dry hits at all, but he goes through 5-6 batts a day... I haven't gone this route yet, cuz i like the battery life of a regulated vape.
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Has anyone taken Donnah's method a step further and actually laid extra cotton over the coils and down into the juice deck? Similar to flavour wicks?! Would that work in creating additional saturation?
As for the gurgling from a well saturated wick, it's more akin to the contented rumbling of a full belly after a nice and happy meal.
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I think vapdivrr tried that but I don't remember what came of it. I would think it would impede the vapor. Seems easy enough to try though. I'll try it tomorrow or Monday.
I get dry hits if I use sterilized cotton from rite aid, but not organic cotton from walgreens.
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in russian kayf....pronounced like Kite....Kaif.....means bliss literally....people often use that term to describe "a high"...lol...when I hear people say Kayfun in english it's funny- like Kay-Fun....as opposed to KaifUn...with the emphasis on the last syllable rather than first, i.e., U in fun....
sizzling crackling simmering frying type sound, def a good sound in the kayfun
like donna, I too sometimes place an extra little puff in each well. one thing to pay attention to with any kayfun build when partially blocking is that both sides are even, vacuum will take the path of least resistance, if both wells are partially blocked it's not a problem because they won't block to the point of actually sealing off and it will still feed, but if only one side is partially blocked then it's possible that only one side will feed well while the other side runs drier. I analyze my wicks and I've found a few times that one side of my wick would be slightly scorched while the other side was fine
oh and as far as weather the kayfun mini is as good as it's bigger sibblings the answer is a resounding YES, the mini is an awesome atty
flavor wicks I've tried, on top of or along side of. it sometimes helps with dry hits but doesn't really give peak flavor in my opinion, feed improves but flavor drops off, not ideal to me and I haven't played with any in a long time, I think vape is at it's peak with just the coil in the air stream unimpeded by additional wick, added flavor wick was actually adding slight harshness and throat hit making it taste more like a non kayfun type atty, without it it's less harsh, sweeter more pure peak flavor which is kayfuns thing
like donna, I too sometimes place an extra little puff in each well. one thing to pay attention to with any kayfun build when partially blocking is that both sides are even, vacuum will take the path of least resistance, if both wells are partially blocked it's not a problem because they won't block to the point of actually sealing off and it will still feed, but if only one side is partially blocked then it's possible that only one side will feed well while the other side runs drier. I analyze my wicks and I've found a few times that one side of my wick would be slightly scorched while the other side was fine
oh and as far as weather the kayfun mini is as good as it's bigger sibblings the answer is a resounding YES, the mini is an awesome atty
flavor wicks I've tried, on top of or along side of. it sometimes helps with dry hits but doesn't really give peak flavor in my opinion, feed improves but flavor drops off, not ideal to me and I haven't played with any in a long time, I think vape is at it's peak with just the coil in the air stream unimpeded by additional wick, added flavor wick was actually adding slight harshness and throat hit making it taste more like a non kayfun type atty, without it it's less harsh, sweeter more pure peak flavor which is kayfuns thing
Wondering if any of you guys are aware of a chart, spread sheet or whatever for coil types and their winds, diameters and resistances etc etc..sure would take the guess work out if building coils. I know many of you have been building coils for quite some time, sure would be helpful in getting closer to the desired resistance without all the guesswork.
A pic would be great Donna if posible . have been thinking about using extra cotton on the deck. Just not sure how much to use. I was running really thin cotton wicks with all the less is more talk, but I was getting too many dry hits, re wicked with a bit more and its better, not perfect but much better. I use 70VG juice wich I think does not help at all in kayfuns.
. have been thinking about using extra cotton on the deck. Just not sure how much to use. I was running really thin cotton wicks with all the less is more talk, but I was getting too many dry hits, re wicked with a bit more and its better, not perfect but much better. I use 70VG juice wich I think does not help at all in kayfuns.I don't actually "pack" it.. just sorta place it down on top of the wicks to add more. I haven't tried a vertical wick. I can tell a big difference between a wimpy wick with wimpy tails and a wick that has some resistance going through the coils and a little extra cotton down in the chamber.
But yes, I do place more cotton down on the deck where the cotton wicks lay to absorb more juice
Aaaaha! I knew it! I always get air bubbles on only one side of the juice channels.
Earlier post from Turbocad6
one thing to pay attention to with any kayfun build when partially blocking is that both sides are even, vacuum will take the path of least resistance, if both wells are partially blocked it's not a problem because they won't block to the point of actually sealing off and it will still feed, but if only one side is partially blocked then it's possible that only one side will feed well while the other side runs drier. I analyze my wicks and I've found a few times that one side of my wick would be slightly scorched while the other side was fine
Earlier post from Turbocad6
one thing to pay attention to with any kayfun build when partially blocking is that both sides are even, vacuum will take the path of least resistance, if both wells are partially blocked it's not a problem because they won't block to the point of actually sealing off and it will still feed, but if only one side is partially blocked then it's possible that only one side will feed well while the other side runs drier. I analyze my wicks and I've found a few times that one side of my wick would be slightly scorched while the other side was fine
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If you go to Phil Busardo's tasteyourjuice.com he has a handy chart of coil resistances and such. Worth a looksie.
rewicked my duals. I added balancing wicks across both ends so if one side feeds better than the other both coils will still be fed pretty equal. not 100% sold on the duals. they are good, sometimes they seem very good, nice thick vapor but not convinced yet there better than a good single at absolute taste quality, but takes some time to really judge. they do consume a bit more juice I moved them up a bit this time too because last wicking gunked up the coils in like 2 tank fulls, usually get that when the coil is too close to the airhole, the dual coils may like more inlet gap it seems... also may be interesting to try one higher than the other but overlapping a bit too, so the air goes past both like an S as it flows up the center... maybe next build
above the 2 coils are separately wicked, one to each side of the deck. below I add balancing wicks, a wick draped down over the separate coils wickings and the screw heads towards the decks, tying the 2 coils together at the coils feeds. also adds a little extra juice reserve near the coils, as the coil dries the wick inside of it it sucks from the reserves, this wicking keeps a little more juice right near the coil than just a single run to the deck I think, once I get it all fully saturated it's wicking great
the picture above shows one deck is more lightly wicked than the other, below pics I added a little to make them more even. with a single coil I usually put a little more than this on each side filling it a little more. this reduces flow slightly but the single doesn't consume as much juice as these duals. with the deck this lightly wicked I can give one big dry pull and get a few big air bubbles to rise on both sides and get some fluid into the chamber pretty easily. when I use a bit more filling with a single coil and give a big dry pull I may get a little bubble, maybe not, I may have to plug the air hole as I dry pull to really prime it, but it still wicks and wicks fine, when I run a single with my decks this lightly wicked I run good chances of flooding it more easily, but I haven't flooded it yet with these duals
vapor is insane, way more than I'd expect from a kayfun, rich and thick clouds. I do think it has a bit more throat hit than a single coil though, just slightly harsher flavor wise, the single may be a little smoother and sweeter even though vapor production and thickness is less... still not sure still playing, eventually I'll go back to a single and compare some more... bottom line is both are damn good once dialed in, if I can get the duals to shave a little harshness from the build it really could be an all around winner, yeah, still playing
I moved them up a bit this time too because last wicking gunked up the coils in like 2 tank fulls, usually get that when the coil is too close to the airhole, the dual coils may like more inlet gap it seems... also may be interesting to try one higher than the other but overlapping a bit too, so the air goes past both like an S as it flows up the center... maybe next build 
above the 2 coils are separately wicked, one to each side of the deck. below I add balancing wicks, a wick draped down over the separate coils wickings and the screw heads towards the decks, tying the 2 coils together at the coils feeds. also adds a little extra juice reserve near the coils, as the coil dries the wick inside of it it sucks from the reserves, this wicking keeps a little more juice right near the coil than just a single run to the deck I think, once I get it all fully saturated it's wicking great
the picture above shows one deck is more lightly wicked than the other, below pics I added a little to make them more even. with a single coil I usually put a little more than this on each side filling it a little more. this reduces flow slightly but the single doesn't consume as much juice as these duals. with the deck this lightly wicked I can give one big dry pull and get a few big air bubbles to rise on both sides and get some fluid into the chamber pretty easily. when I use a bit more filling with a single coil and give a big dry pull I may get a little bubble, maybe not, I may have to plug the air hole as I dry pull to really prime it, but it still wicks and wicks fine, when I run a single with my decks this lightly wicked I run good chances of flooding it more easily, but I haven't flooded it yet with these duals
vapor is insane, way more than I'd expect from a kayfun, rich and thick clouds. I do think it has a bit more throat hit than a single coil though, just slightly harsher flavor wise, the single may be a little smoother and sweeter even though vapor production and thickness is less... still not sure still playing, eventually I'll go back to a single and compare some more... bottom line is both are damn good once dialed in, if I can get the duals to shave a little harshness from the build it really could be an all around winner, yeah, still playing
^ next time i need to recoil either my KFL or 91% im going to try a dually like that, i'm intrigued as it is i run micro's and cotton on all my kayfun devices but, im always up for more flavor.
as it is i run micro's and cotton on all my kayfun devices but, im always up for more flavor.
I think they should have come with 2 decks, so we can play with builds and vape at the same time/
I know I just need another one... Just cant
I got some of those diamond rotary bits and I opened up my channels a bit.
Seems to be wicking better.
I know I just need another one... Just cant
I got some of those diamond rotary bits and I opened up my channels a bit.
Seems to be wicking better.
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