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[Bunnykiller]

Retic, are you referring to the first picture or the second? In the second one, I use longer wicks than that - they down to the deck, back up and flop over along side the coil. In the first pic, you just wrap the coil on the tube, slide it onto the silica then snip off only the amount that you need. After that just keep feeding the wick through for the next coil. Pretty good idea if you can find a thin-walled tube that's small enough.

thin walled it is .014"

 

[Bunnykiller]

I picked up 3 tubes sizes ID of .155 , .125 , .095 all with a wall thickness of .014. The .155 ID handles 3 3mm silica, the .125 handles 1@3mm+1@2mm or 2@3mm, the .095 does 1@3mm or a tight 2@2mm. Didnt have any 1mm silica to test with. altho with the .125 tube I could make an octopus out of 4+@ 1mm silica

 

[JayTater]

Man o man... These twisted wire coils are DURABLE!! Today marked the 2 month birthday for the .9ohm twisted 28 on my reo. On the igo L, almost a month on twisted 24. The new Patriot is sporting a pair of twisted 28's. Just for the heck of it, I wrapped a simple 24 coil for the Chimbus, and quickly tossed the twisted 24 back on.

 

[Bronze]

With regard to wicking the Kayfun. After 3-1/2 months of using the Kayfun Lite and reading oodles about it, I have concluded that the differences people have with their wicking experience has as much to do with their PG/VG ratio than anything else. One guy will swear his wick set up is the best and another guy will insist his/hers is the best, on and on. In general, PG has less wicking problems because it is thinner. this is true no matter the device. For people like me who vape 70/30, I don't have to fuss with my wick setup. Simple builds gets the job done. For the 100% VG folks, they likely will have more of a challenge and especially if they are chain vapers.

Make sense folks?

 

[dreamreaper]

With regard to wicking the Kayfun. After 3-1/2 months of using the Kayfun Lite and reading oodles about it, I have concluded that the differences people have with their wicking experience has as much to do with their PG/VG ratio than anything else. One guy will swear his wick set up is the best and another guy will insist his/hers is the best, on and on. In general, PG has less wicking problems because it is thinner. this is true no matter the device. For people like me who vape 70/30, I don't have to fuss with my wick setup. Simple builds gets the job done. For the 100% VG folks, they likely will have more of a challenge and especially if they are chain vapers.

Make sense folks?

Sure seems to, I have settled on 20/80 for me. What are you thinking higher VG = more wick?
I am by no means a chain vapor though, heck I filled up 2 Aspires on Monday, and the KFC on Tuesday afternoon and I still havent had to refill any of them.

 

[Bronze]

Sure seems to, I have settled on 20/80 for me. What are you thinking higher VG = more wick?
I am by no means a chain vapor though, heck I filled up 2 Aspires on Monday, and the KFC on Tuesday afternoon and I still havent had to refill any of them.

More wick and the way it is set up. For example, there are people who do those nest wicks, others do verical wicks, dual coils, wrapovers, etc.. I never had to do those. I get plenty of wicking with a simple single microcoil and silica. Yes, some people are just tinkerers and swear they are improving their vape experience by building a power plant in their Kayfun when , in fact, it probably makes no difference. But I do believe there are some high VG vapers who chain vape that can outvape their wicking ability. There are those who have dremeled out the juice channels to make them larger. They swear by them. If you're not getting dry hits Dreamer, then don't mess with it. That's the ultimate test.

 

[dreamreaper]

More wick and the way it is set up. For example, there are people who do those nest wicks, others do verical wicks, dual coils, wrapovers, etc.. I never had to do those. I get plenty of wicking with a simple single microcoil and silica. Yes, some people are just tinkerers and swear they are improving their vape experience by building a power plant in their Kayfun when , in fact, it probably makes no difference. But I do believe there are some high VG vapers who chain vape that can outvape their wicking ability. There are those who have dremeled out the juice channels to make them larger. They swear by them. If you're not getting dry hits Dreamer, then don't mess with it. That's the ultimate test.

I havent had a dry hit on the Kayfun yet.

 

[Bronze]

Hey everyone so with me getting my vamo tomorrow I need help understanding if vw or if vv is better. I know I will be sticking to 1.8 Ohm heads if that helps.

Daniel, there is no "Better". Your Vamo will deliver watts to your coil and vaporize the juice. Whether you're on VV or VW does not matter. That said, the important variable is wattage in terms of finding your preferred vaping range. We all typically vape within a tight wattage range (depending on lots of factors including wick/coil setups, etc). Your atty resistance and voltage combine to deliver watts (play with the attached calculator...it's easy). That your VAMO will allow you to set wattage makes it easier in my mind because you don't have to do the calculation. Just remember it is the watts that you want to pay attention to. On a device like an Aspire, most people probably vape in the 5.5 - 9.0 watt range and each individual probably sticks to a tight 1.0 watt range (say, 5.5 - 6.5 watts for me). Use your VW mode on your Vamo and pay attention to what it is while you vape. Experiment by adjusting your wattage to find what you like. There will be some differences from juice to juice but overall, not a lot.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/ohms_law.htm

 

[retic1959]

With regard to wicking the Kayfun. After 3-1/2 months of using the Kayfun Lite and reading oodles about it, I have concluded that the differences people have with their wicking experience has as much to do with their PG/VG ratio than anything else. One guy will swear his wick set up is the best and another guy will insist his/hers is the best, on and on. In general, PG has less wicking problems because it is thinner. this is true no matter the device. For people like me who vape 70/30, I don't have to fuss with my wick setup. Simple builds gets the job done. For the 100% VG folks, they likely will have more of a challenge and especially if they are chain vapers. Make sense folks?

I'm not saying anything is better Bronze I'm just saying real estate is not unlimited in the kayfun there's a limit to how much wick you can stuff in them .

 

[Daniel_c]

Ugh can someone help me out here, this vamo is confusing me, I have the vamo set to 6.5 watts and I have the aspire BDC in with blade inside of it and it tastes horrible. Like a burnt wood mint taste. I have tried adjusting it and I cleaned it before hand but it's still tasting bad

 

[Daniel_c]

The coil is dual coil btw and it's 1.8 ohm

 

[retic1959]

The coil is dual coil btw and it's 1.8 ohm

Daniel when you fill the tank up with a fresh head you should wait a few minutes to let the wicks absorb the juice also give it a few hits without pressing the fire button to draw juice into the head .

 

[Dusty_D]

Ugh can someone help me out here, this vamo is confusing me, I have the vamo set to 6.5 watts and I have the aspire BDC in with blade inside of it and it tastes horrible. Like a burnt wood mint taste. I have tried adjusting it and I cleaned it before hand but it's still tasting bad

Is this a new coil, or a "previously enjoyed" one? It sounds like you've got wicking issues and the coil is not getting enough juice resulting in burnt wick material.

 

[Daniel_c]

I actually let it soak up for a couple hours earlier before I got the vamo. It's just acting really bad.

 

[Dusty_D]

I actually let it soak up for a couple hours earlier before I got the vamo. It's just acting really bad.

Bad heads are not uncommon. Try a different one!

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[Bronze]

I'm not saying anything is better Bronze I'm just saying real estate is not unlimited in the kayfun there's a limit to how much wick you can stuff in them .

Well, that's what those wrapovers and nested setups are about. You can pack a lot of wick with those setups. Does it do any good? Well, I wouldn't know because I've never felt the need to do those builds.

 

[Dusty_D]

Re-wicking two of my KFL heads tonight. Those coils have been in there forever, or so it seems. Only the cotton gets swapped out. Could not be easier I tell ya..

I think I'm going to get me some organic yarn next week if I get a chance. It's the only medium I've not experimented with yet.

 

[Bronze]

Re-wicking two of my KFL heads tonight. Those coils have been in there forever, or so it seems. Only the cotton gets swapped out. Could not be easier I tell ya..

I think I'm going to get me some organic yarn next week if I get a chance. It's the only medium I've not experimented with yet.

Tinkerer!!!

 

[MwSlim]

Well, that's what those wrapovers and nested setups are about. You can pack a lot of wick with those setups. Does it do any good? Well, I wouldn't know because I've never felt the need to do those builds.

I've done them just for the heck of it but I always go back to my simple 1.2 ohm micro w/ cotton wicks down to the deck. Old reliable


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[Bronze]

I've done them just for the heck of it but I always go back to my simple 1.2 ohm micro w/ cotton wicks down to the deck. Old reliable


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The "Old reliable" has always worked fine for me too Slim. I really think that's why people do them....for the heck of it.

Magnets working great Slim.