Mini Nova Issues

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Harpz

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Hi
I’ve been vaping for about a month now and recently got a mini nova, been using it for about a week now no leaks gurgles or issues and am enjoying using it.

The other night I changed the coil from the supplied 2.4 ohm to the 2.8 ohm (came with the tank) version that was included to see what it was like and that's when my problems started.

For some reason the thing stared gurgling and when I unscrewed it from my eGo-C Twist I noticed that it had flooded the pin are with juice, this is something I’ve never had with the 2.4 ohm coil. It looks like the juice was coming out the hole in the center of the screw thread so I cleaned up the battery and tank and ensured that all pieces were nice and snug and not ever tight and refilled.

It started out great but after a while it started gurgling again and when I checked the pin area again there was juice there so for a second time I cleaned the tank and battery and this time I tried the 1.8 ohm (came with tank) coil to see it that made a difference.

This started out great and appeared to be fine so I filled the tank to just under 2ml and went to bed leaving the eGo standing upright like I normally do. In the morning I noticed that the tank was down to just under 1ml and upon checking it had filled the battery pin area up with juice again and juice had ran down the side of the battery.

As I was running late for work I did a quick wash and refill and put the 2.4 ohm head back in, all though the day (yesterday) had no gurgling issues and when I checked for leaking there wasn't any, all was perfect again.

When I got home I decided to have a go at rebuilding the 2.8 head (4x 1mm silica wick + resistance wire) after about 20 tries I got the hang of it and it produced great / better results. After about 10min though the same leaking / gurgling issues. I rebuilt the 1.8 ohm head and it also started out great / better but the same happened there. So I went back to the 2.4 ohm head and zero issues.

Does anyone have any idea why 2 out of 3 supplied heads would leak like this, could it be a defect with these 2?

Its got to the point where the 2.4 needs rebuilding as its been used a lot but I'm a little apprehensive to do so now, if I do and have zero issues with it this must indicate there's a issue with the other two heads surly?

Looking forward to any assistance given
 

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Is it a authentic vivi nova mini or a clone?
I have both
Original under top cap the machined ledge that tightens down on the rubber cap on top of the head is about 1/8" wide, pretty thick the clone is is about 1/32" wide

This is the inside of the clone cap, thin walled edge
topcap_zps95b431c1.jpg


Do you still have the rubber cap on top of the coil when you screw the head down? (I know silly question but have to ask)
 
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Harpz

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I brought the mini nova from ukecigstore:
Vision Mini Vivi Nova v2.5 Tank 2.5ml

I can only assume its an authentic one, didn't want to get one from eBay as have friends that have had issues with them and looking at my top cap the metals a lot thinker the the one pictured.

Regarding the silicon cap, it is on the head when screw it down, sorry for delay at work :)
 

Harpz

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Well i rebuilt the coil with 2mm silica and all appears to be fine, think i rebuild it again with 4x 1mm silica the performance seemed better, it had a little leak but that stopped.

One thing i did notice that may be the cause of this leaking is the column/tube you screw the head onto seems to have a little movement in it, you can twist it. Also when i draw on it i can see air bubbles coming from the bottom of the tank, looks like from the bottom of the column/tube is this normal?
 

Harpz

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Have no longer got the box, should have kept it but wasn't expecting any problems with the tank :( cant even return it now, lesson learned.

I take the central tube you screw the head to should have zero play in it? I'm willing to bet that is why I'm having flooding issues.

Currently using a kanger t2 and its seems really good, but would love to sort the mini nova as it wasn't the cheapest thing to buy.
 

Harpz

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Looks like i got a duff one as did a clean on the mini nova and the tube you screw the head to came really loose and you could slide it off, sad times :( looks like i wasted £10.

Using my kanger t2 at the moment and like it a lot, just need to figure out if the heads rebuild-able.

Going to email ukecig store and see what they say but not holding my breath, thanks for the replies guys much appreciated.
 

Harpz

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Looks like i got a duff one as did a clean on the mini nova and the tube you screw the head to came really loose and you could slide it off, sad times :( looks like i wasted £10.

Using my kanger t2 at the moment and like it a lot, just need to figure out if the heads rebuild-able.

Going to email ukecig store and see what they say but not holding my breath, thanks for the replies guys much appreciated.

Looks like i got it from vape escape instead ukecig my bad, emailed them to see what they say but looks like you can buy a new base from there site.

Vision Mini Nova Kit [VE404] - £8.95 : Vape Escape

Also from here, ended up ordering 2 bases from this one as it was free postage.
http://ebnferro.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=vivi+mini

If i get another base will i have the same issues again, we shell see?
 
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