New kanger t2 coils.. How can I eliminate the horrible burnt taste?

[NLDV]

I'm trying 2 new coils now after my first 2 were worn out after a month use each.. Both of these new ones have that horrible hot, burnt plastic/ burnt newspaper taste.. I read that this is some kind of chemical treatment? Why?

The first two (from the same foil blister pack as these 'bad' ones) did not have this problem, so ...??

 

[moijamie]

Maybr try and boil them out and then blow them out

 

[NLDV]

Maybr try and boil them out and then blow them out

I could try this..

 

[Rat2chat2]

I give mine a good cleansing soak in Everclear and have had good results.

 

[NLDV]

I'll try this also... just let them soak for awhile, then rinse with water?

 

[dangkhoa02106]

Yeah, I have a same problem. The coil that attached to my T2 was so good but when I replaced a new one (it was packed in a case which shape like a capsule), I had a horrible taste. The wick is not transparent after it absorbed juice likes my old one. I rinsed it with hot water, pure alcohol but nothing changed. So I just used it for about next two full tank and the smell, the taste, and the flavor was better but it wasn't as good as my old one. I think the silica wick that they used in replacement coil was not a good quality wick.

 

[NLDV]

What is this coating that's on these replacement coils? What's it for??

 

[dangkhoa02106]

Fiberglass was pulled from the spinning glass (woven glass), with a several micrometers diameter. Then the fibers are going to take the disadvantages of glass block, such as brittle, easily cracked, but it becomes much more mechanical advantage. Composition of woven glass may contain minerals such as silicon, aluminum, magnesium, ... to create different kinds of fiberglass like E fiberglass (conductive), fiberglass D (good insulation), fiberglass A (high alkali content), fiberglass C (durable in chemical), R and S fiberclass (high mechanical strength). Type E fiberglass is popular, others are less (1%) were used in separate applications.

Right now, I really don't want to use fiberglass anymore, it's too dangerous. I just used cotton for clearomizer that attached to 3.7 ->4.2 Volts battery and un-oxidized stainless steel mesh (SUS304 or SUS316) for clearomizer and RBA that attached to 4.8 -->5 Volts power supply.

 

[NLDV]

Fiberglass was pulled from the spinning glass (woven glass), with a several micrometers diameter. Then the fibers are going to take the disadvantages of glass block, such as brittle, easily cracked, but it becomes much more mechanical advantage. Composition of woven glass may contain minerals such as silicon, aluminum, magnesium, ... to create different kinds of fiberglass like E fiberglass (conductive), fiberglass D (good insulation), fiberglass A (high alkali content), fiberglass C (durable in chemical), R and S fiberclass (high mechanical strength). Type E fiberglass is popular, others are less (1%) were used in separate applications.

Right now, I really don't want to use fiberglass anymore, it's too dangerous. I just used cotton for clearomizer that attached to 3.7 ->4.2 Volts battery and un-oxidized stainless steel mesh (SUS304 or SUS316) for clearomizer and RBA that attached to 4.8 -->5 Volts power supply.

soo.. the t2's are fiberglass?... how/where can I get cotton wicked t2 coils? Or which clearomizer uses cotton?

 

[J Guns]

You'd have to rewick a T2 if you want cotton. Its easy enough, the silica wicks slide out easily and you can thread 100% cotton yarn through the coil if you're careful. Plenty of videos and threads about it if you Google it.

 

[NLDV]

You'd have to rewick a T2 if you want cotton. Its easy enough, the silica wicks slide out easily and you can thread 100% cotton yarn through the coil if you're careful. Plenty of videos and threads about it if you Google it.

cool, thnx...i'll look it up

 

[Chinook]

Has anyone tried rewicking T2 coils with cotton? Doesn't it easily get burned?

Thanks.

 

[Trayce]

@NLDV: heads -- especially the aftermarket ones -- are covered in machine oils from the manufacturing process. Soaking in vodka or even rubbing alcohol awhile then rinsing will get rid of that.

However, if you burn the grommet, that will taste like nasty rubber/plastic/chemically cr@p. That's because they put rubber grommets in the heads when they should be using inert silicone... which would not stink if heated.

Kanger is doing that with their new heads, including using no-resistance legs to prevent burning the silicone grommet. But barring using these new heads (and I don't even know if they are available yet), if you wash your heads and they still taste like burning rubber, you have charred the grommet and that taste likely won't go away unless you perhaps scrub it clean and start over. Some suggested methods to avoid burning the grommet are:

1. Don't dry burn new coils to test them.
2. Use no-resistance wire for the legs of the coil.
3. If you don't want to use no-resistance wire on the legs, try doubling regular resistance leg wires up on to themselves and twisting the strands together to reduce the resistance in the legs... less res = less heat = less chance of heating up the stinky, cruddy, rubber grommet.

Ask me how I know. I'm still working on eliminating this bane born of poor design, with the kind help of ECF members who know far more than I. But I'll tell you one thing... whoever decided rubber grommets would be fine to use in this application should be fired. As should everyone who signed off on it. Rubber + heat + inhale do NOT go together.

EDIT: I came across a mod in another thread that might do away with the burny taste for you. Thanks to look30.... scroll down to post #7 here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/485319-kangers-new-head-no-burny-grommets.html. The mod basically shaves off the very top of the grommet... the small collar that sits under the coil (versus the larger bottom collar that you shove the pin into). Worked for me for a few hours, then same problem but I use near-100% VG which needs more power to bring the flavor out. YMMV.

 

[Jay-dub]

I left the innards of my KT2 setting in a cup of 91% alcohol overnight...or tried to. My wife got up in the middle of the night and drank it. Luckily, she didn't drink the coil base or post but she did drink all the alcohol. LOL! How the hell do you drink a whole cup of isopropyl alcohol and not realize it!?!?!? I asked her that, got the death stare and took my pillow down to the couch.

 

[Trayce]

I left the innards of my KT2 setting in a cup of 91% alcohol overnight...or tried to. My wife got up in the middle of the night and drank it. Luckily, she didn't drink the coil base or post but she did drink all the alcohol. LOL! How the hell do you drink a whole cup of isopropyl alcohol and not realize it!?!?!? I asked her that, got the death stare and took my pillow down to the couch.

ROTFLMAO!!!!

 

[Chinook]

I'm having good luck so far by rearranging crooked wraps of the brand new coils with a thin wire. I'll look forward to these new heads with minimal resistance legs and better insulators.