I've been holding off asking this question for a long time now because I know many many others in the past have asked the same thing and I thought I could figure this out on my own. But I give up so I gotta ask.
How do I get my mini working to it's full potential? The vapor, flavor, TH and temp are almost nonexistent. I do get a little vapor and flavor but no TH or warmth at all. I know this little thing can crank it out because of the quality built into it and it is frustrating the living crap out of me that I can't get it.
Here are a few things I have tried so far and probably even more that I have forgotten by now.
The Battery end of the center post had a small center point about a .75 mm long when it first arrived so I sanded this down so the battery contact would be flat. Small QC issue??
I'm using the clear tank for all my set-ups.
Removed small little bur inside of air hole and wiggled a needle around in it to ensure it was fully opened.
Tight rolled #500 wick no center hole
snug fit into the wick hole
Tight rolled #500 wick no center hole
loose fit into the wick hole
Tight rolled
#400 wick no center hole snug fit into the wick hole
Jack Frost method and every other method known to man-kind ( I have had better luck with a stiff wick and not a limp one)
Juice burns before, during and/or after making wicks
In the beginning I fought the normal shorts and hot spots but I have it down now using the drill bit method and can get all my coils to glow perfectly with the wick in or out.
I check my ohms (on Provari) before and after I install the wick and keep fiddling until they read the same and all coils glow with the wick in.
I do not cut the bottom of the wick on an angle as I feel this is not needed and would only "close-off/pinch" the juice flow on the end of the wick.
6/7 wrap 28ga Kanthal coil (not enough room inside the mini to play with this stuff much and it takes to long to heat up)
6/7 wrap 30ga Kanthal coil
5/6 wrap 30ga Kanthal coil
4/5 wrap 30ga Kanthal coil
3/4 wrap 30ga Kanthal coil
4/5 wrap 34ga Kanthal coil
3/4 wrap 34ga Kanthal coil
2/3 wrap 34ga Kanthal coil
4/5 wrap 34ga Nichrome coil
3/4 wrap 34ga Nichrome coil
2/3 wrap 34ga Nichrome coil
At first I think I had the wick to high because when I put the top cap on everything went to hell, so now I make sure it's at or below the top of the center post.
Currently my best set-up so far is a 2/3 34ga Kanthal on a trimmed down fat wick with a small inside hole. I think I used a 18 ga blunt needle to re-wrap the wick around.
I made a new coil and then trimmed off about 20 mm off of what was a 90 mm wick then I rolled it tight until it fell through the coil and tank hole. I then "un-wound" it until it was a perfect fit inside the coil. This worked perfectly btw. Not a single hot spot or short.
The only thing I haven't tried yet is to open the Air hole a little but I hate to f'up my top cap if that's not going to fix the weakness problem. I kinda like the draw on it now but if opening it up will fix my problem I don't have a problem with that.
I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention something in all this giberish but most of the info is here.
Anyone have any advise they could share?
