just wondering why some people trim their wicks to be short. whats the advantage/disadvantage?
long wick versus short wick
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Some people say trimmed is better. Doesn't make any sense to me. It imply that juice wicks better from the ends than the sides.
I think they just like to tilt.
I like the long ones. I can hold it upright and vape to near the end of the tank. I use high PG which might make a difference.
I think they just like to tilt.
I like the long ones. I can hold it upright and vape to near the end of the tank. I use high PG which might make a difference.
With a short wick you don't have to worry about it overfeading, and since you need to tilt on occasion anyway it does'nt matter if the wicks are hanging down in the liquid. I personally don't cut the wicks, but I have had 2 or 3 times in the past where my tank emptied itself overnight, seems strange, but short wicks would eliminate that possibility. I don't unravel them either, works just fine for me as is.
Have never trimmed my wicks but I do slightly unravel them as I found it helps with the wicking. I'd love to see the wicks done in Ekowool- braided silica with a hollow center. I've seen some Ekowool with a cotton core for even better wicking.
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I use bottom coil tanks. Those do have short wicks, since they're "bottom feeders" lol.
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Short wicks work well because the liquid can get to the coil easily, particularly if the wicks are unraveled. Old fashioned factory made atomizers always had short wicks, if you dripped a couple drops it was absorbed by the wick and coil instantly.
In my vivi I have trimmed the wicks to just a bit wider that the tank, when I tilt my PV to take a draw the liquid floods the wick, draws into the coil. (never could figure why vapers would want to walk around staring at the ground to vape...
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The Vivi is an improved version of the old CE-2 with a MAP (MostAngryPirate) tank. The CE-2 worked well if the wicks were trimmed and fluffed up. Both the CE-2 and Vivi work better using lower wattage, they don't need the max-power of other toppers.
The BCC are an offshoot of the old Kanger bottom coil cartos, (like the Smokless Image cartos) with the filler removed, a tank added and the wicks to hold back the juice from flooding the coil.
The bottom line for any atty, carto, tank, RBA, etc. is for JUST enough juice getting to the coil, turned into vaor, and being replaced at a steady rate so the coil doesn't overheat. Many different systems have been tried but we are still in search of the Holy Grail of Vaping Toppers... Most of the equipment today does an acceptable job, yet dripping or bottom feeding, both a manual application of the juice is still the best fine control.
In my vivi I have trimmed the wicks to just a bit wider that the tank, when I tilt my PV to take a draw the liquid floods the wick, draws into the coil. (never could figure why vapers would want to walk around staring at the ground to vape...
) The Vivi is an improved version of the old CE-2 with a MAP (MostAngryPirate) tank. The CE-2 worked well if the wicks were trimmed and fluffed up. Both the CE-2 and Vivi work better using lower wattage, they don't need the max-power of other toppers.
The BCC are an offshoot of the old Kanger bottom coil cartos, (like the Smokless Image cartos) with the filler removed, a tank added and the wicks to hold back the juice from flooding the coil.
The bottom line for any atty, carto, tank, RBA, etc. is for JUST enough juice getting to the coil, turned into vaor, and being replaced at a steady rate so the coil doesn't overheat. Many different systems have been tried but we are still in search of the Holy Grail of Vaping Toppers...
Most of the equipment today does an acceptable job, yet dripping or bottom feeding, both a manual application of the juice is still the best fine control.
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But when you vape upside down you still must tilt?
I have some mad skilz
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