New member, old vaper, having issues with Aspire Nautilus
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Gargy777 I dont remember where I found that ( I have read a dozen threads about the issues with these coils) but I saw it a few places. I wish there was more info about it. cant wait till these new coils get circulated. I hope they say something on the box so we will know which coils we are getting cause I dont want to keep buying these ones!!
Also with the cotton trick-I noticed you really have to use just a very small amount of cotton or it will be too much and it will clog it up. But with the right amount it works pretty good.
Also with the cotton trick-I noticed you really have to use just a very small amount of cotton or it will be too much and it will clog it up. But with the right amount it works pretty good.
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Arrrrrrrgh, I regret so much that I bought this tank. I mean, it's perfect in every way, with its huge capacity and the look, and the easiness of coil handling (b/c the wick is not exposed so I can grab it however I want it with my dirty paw, well not dirty), EXCEPT for this muted flavor!! What's the point of the other advantages if the flavor is so bad with this product T_T It's vaping! Flavor should be the 1st priority.
I initially bought two extra heads with the tank purchase just to be safe because I read ppl had trouble with heads that came with the tank. Now, after trying all three of the heads, my beloved Liqua grape is nothing but a (nearly) flavorless PG juice. I'm so frustrated with it and I can be very tolerant I swear. I tried to ignore it and keep telling myself that it's fine, until last night a friend came to my house with his ancient PT2 and an ambulance call (he ran out of juice). So I gave him some Liqua grape and took ONE, just ONE puff out of it, and ...!! All the flavor just raised my adrenaline by 10 points no joking. I could see all those good old days with my PT2 when I just started vaping a year ago. That was the point I freak out and tried every single coils I had on me and realized none of them could even get Nautilus any closer to the performance level of PT2. I sobbed and really wish I had gone with Aerotank MEGA...
If this is really just the issue of the faulty coil heads like James referred, someone please please verify. Because I'm about to dump all my lunch money for this week into either 1) an Aerotank Mega or 2) 10 more Nautilus coil heads... That's how desperate I am at this point. Before Nautilus but after PT2 I was using tatroe tank with PT2/PT3 coils for several months and it's been performing very well. I would've never jumped onto Nautilus if I didn't want 5mL+ capacity. To me, capacity is more important than battery life.
I initially bought two extra heads with the tank purchase just to be safe because I read ppl had trouble with heads that came with the tank. Now, after trying all three of the heads, my beloved Liqua grape is nothing but a (nearly) flavorless PG juice. I'm so frustrated with it and I can be very tolerant I swear. I tried to ignore it and keep telling myself that it's fine, until last night a friend came to my house with his ancient PT2 and an ambulance call (he ran out of juice). So I gave him some Liqua grape and took ONE, just ONE puff out of it, and ...!! All the flavor just raised my adrenaline by 10 points no joking. I could see all those good old days with my PT2 when I just started vaping a year ago. That was the point I freak out and tried every single coils I had on me and realized none of them could even get Nautilus any closer to the performance level of PT2. I sobbed and really wish I had gone with Aerotank MEGA...
If this is really just the issue of the faulty coil heads like James referred, someone please please verify. Because I'm about to dump all my lunch money for this week into either 1) an Aerotank Mega or 2) 10 more Nautilus coil heads... That's how desperate I am at this point. Before Nautilus but after PT2 I was using tatroe tank with PT2/PT3 coils for several months and it's been performing very well. I would've never jumped onto Nautilus if I didn't want 5mL+ capacity. To me, capacity is more important than battery life.
Exactly! I mean, even for the riches, getting Nautilus for almost half the price of some decent RBA like Russian is not a wise choice either. I might end up with an aerotank mega because the capacity is quite important for me. 2-3mL is normally just a little short for me every day at the end of the day. With mega pushing over 3 mil I think I can deal with it and ditch the Nautilus for a little bit until no-surprise quality coil heads flood the market and then maybe switch back. Too bad I just broke the glass of Nautilus a week ago when I was a little drunk and ordered a new one that arrived yesterday...(I always had a metal one as backup, so it didn't stop me from using it). With Liqua being discontinued on Fasttech, these 30mL Liqua have become too precious (pricey!) to be wasted by an underperforming tank.
Btw, these Nautilus coil heads NEVER stop giving you surprise. Yesterday it was muted taste. Today, on the same head, it started flooding and gurgle. I had to open it up and clean off the mess and reassemble, then it performs a little better for maybe 20 draws... For the last coil head, it was burnt taste and/or muted taste totally depending on this little demon's mood...
My conclusion so far is that this tank is good for two things: large capacity, and ta-da-- it's design sort of prevent flooding onto the battery top. Meanwhile, it just flood straight out of the air hole and spill all over my body!! Well, and clothes, where my body is covered ;p
No problems with my Nautilus, but I have heard that the coils that went out with a lot of the tanks were no good. Some people have emailed Aspire who said they identified a problem with coils and corrected it, so ideally, new coils should be fine, as long as they weren't from the batch that was bad.
This is all anecdotal however. I haven't had this problem, so everything I just wrote is from reading random posts here, or youtube reviews. I am not going to recommend dropping $20 on a new pack of coils ($20 for 5 I believe they are). Is there a local B&M by you that sells them? The one by me sells the 5 pack, but will also sell them individually.
This is all anecdotal however. I haven't had this problem, so everything I just wrote is from reading random posts here, or youtube reviews. I am not going to recommend dropping $20 on a new pack of coils ($20 for 5 I believe they are). Is there a local B&M by you that sells them? The one by me sells the 5 pack, but will also sell them individually.
Where do you find $20 for 5? RIP OFF! MVS have them for 3.44 each, STILL a rip off! Anyway, when I ordered the replacement glass tank from MVS I also added another 3 heads, and I do not have them yet. With the only brand new one left at home I will be having 4 of the heads totally. All of them 1.6Ohm from MVS. I am going to try one by one and if they all fails, bye bye Nautilus because 7 failed heads at 3.44 each was enough of a ripoff for me to get rid of this tank. That said, I did read someone suggesting adding cotton on top of the coils, I might try that before I completely ditch the tank.
Btw, I also read that story you talked about, I wonder if it's worth it to ship these heads back to MVS to get them replaced. Flavor/taste is so subjective of a matter and MVS can easily deny however they want. Muted flavor to me might be colorfully flavorful for someone else ;-/ I kinda just sucked up the loss of these 7 heads (if the rest of them also fails when I get to test them).
Btw, I also read that story you talked about, I wonder if it's worth it to ship these heads back to MVS to get them replaced. Flavor/taste is so subjective of a matter and MVS can easily deny however they want. Muted flavor to me might be colorfully flavorful for someone else ;-/ I kinda just sucked up the loss of these 7 heads (if the rest of them also fails when I get to test them).
I removed the inner fabric sleeve from the coil. The Nautilus seems to wick much better and no dry hits. Unless I chain vape and even a Boge cartomizer doesn't like that.
OTOH, still can't beat a Boge cartomizer, in my opinion.
OTOH, still can't beat a Boge cartomizer, in my opinion.
Try removing the inner sheath inside the coil first. I did that to all my old coils that were bad and giving dry hits. The result was I have 5 coils that taste the way the Nautilus should taste. Lots of taste and lots of vapor. Not a dry hit from coils that were giving nothing but dry hits.
The Nautilus is a fantastic product. It can be compared to rba's or rda's when the Nautilus coils work. Unfortunately, the coil wicking design is spotty. I think my solution solves that problem.
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New member here. Name's Mark (Minnesota).
I've been lurking here for quite some time now. I recently made the jump from traditional e-cigs (V2) to an Evic with an Aspire Nautilus.
Needless to say, my experience has been nearly identical to the original poster, Pavone. This tank has been a waste of money for me. Within 2 weeks, I've been through 3 coils, the newest being put on early this morning.
I've done everything that can with this thing and have now given up on it. It actually made me think that I made a mistake buying the Evic too. But my frustration got the best of me, so I ordered a Kanger Aerotank Mini from ViperVape and am going to wait to see how that works out.
All the stuff that people have to do to just use it is insane.
As for now, I'm going to have to keep using my traditional e-cigs until the Kanger Aerotank Mini arrives.
I've been lurking here for quite some time now. I recently made the jump from traditional e-cigs (V2) to an Evic with an Aspire Nautilus.
Needless to say, my experience has been nearly identical to the original poster, Pavone. This tank has been a waste of money for me. Within 2 weeks, I've been through 3 coils, the newest being put on early this morning.
I've done everything that can with this thing and have now given up on it. It actually made me think that I made a mistake buying the Evic too. But my frustration got the best of me, so I ordered a Kanger Aerotank Mini from ViperVape and am going to wait to see how that works out.
All the stuff that people have to do to just use it is insane.
As for now, I'm going to have to keep using my traditional e-cigs until the Kanger Aerotank Mini arrives.
First things first: Welcome, Mark. 
Before you throw those bad Nautilus coils out the window, try my suggestion first: Use a sharp object like a thick needle or dental tool to remove the inner sheath. Nearly 24 hours on an old coil with a removed sheath and not one bad hit. Fantastic flavor and vapor.
But I do want to add, because I'm stubborn, I saved all the old Nautilus coils that weren't working. Removed the inner sheath on about 5 coils and it's like Christmas in my vape house.
Before you throw those bad Nautilus coils out the window, try my suggestion first: Use a sharp object like a thick needle or dental tool to remove the inner sheath. Nearly 24 hours on an old coil with a removed sheath and not one bad hit. Fantastic flavor and vapor.
But I do want to add, because I'm stubborn, I saved all the old Nautilus coils that weren't working. Removed the inner sheath on about 5 coils and it's like Christmas in my vape house.
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First things first: Welcome, Mark.
Before you throw those bad Nautilus coils out the window, try my suggestion first: Use a sharp object like a thick needle or dental tool to remove the inner sheath. Nearly 24 hours on an old coil with a removed sheath and not one bad hit. Fantastic flavor and vapor.
But I do want to add, because I'm stubborn, I saved all the old Nautilus coils that weren't working. Removed the inner sheath on about 5 coils and it's like Christmas in my vape house.
Thanks for the reply.
What part is actually the sheath (if I may be so ignorant)? I'm still new to tanks over cartomizers.
I still have my first two coils.
My pleasure.
If you look inside the coil, you'll see some white fabric above the actual wire wrapped wick and lining the inside of the metal housing. It's a piece of fabric. It's the first thing you see when you look into the coil. It's white and it lines the inside of the metal housing.
Gently remove it with a thick needle or dental tool. Kind of ease it out. If the coils are fairly new, you won't have to do a "dry burn".
Before you put the unit back together, prime the coil with a few drops of e-liquid. Put 2-3 drops directly inside the coil on top of the wire-wrapped wick.
Reassemble the tank, fill it up, and you're good to go.
The difference it makes is almost not to be believed. Clouds of vapor and the taste is out of this world.
Hopes this helps.
Really, what have you got to lose.
If you look inside the coil, you'll see some white fabric above the actual wire wrapped wick and lining the inside of the metal housing. It's a piece of fabric. It's the first thing you see when you look into the coil. It's white and it lines the inside of the metal housing.
Gently remove it with a thick needle or dental tool. Kind of ease it out. If the coils are fairly new, you won't have to do a "dry burn".
Before you put the unit back together, prime the coil with a few drops of e-liquid. Put 2-3 drops directly inside the coil on top of the wire-wrapped wick.
Reassemble the tank, fill it up, and you're good to go.
The difference it makes is almost not to be believed. Clouds of vapor and the taste is out of this world.
Hopes this helps.
Really, what have you got to lose.
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My pleasure.
If you look inside the coil, you'll see some white fabric above the actual wire wrapped wick and lining the inside of the metal housing. It's a piece of fabric. It's the first thing you see when you look into the coil. It's white and it lines the inside of the metal housing.
Gently remove it with a thick needle or dental tool. Kind of ease it out. If the coils are fairly new, you won't have to do a "dry burn".
Before you put the unit back together, prime the coil with a few drops of e-liquid. Put 2-3 drops directly inside the coil on top of the wire-wrapped wick.
Reassemble the tank, fill it up, and you're good to go.
The difference it makes is almost not to be believed. Clouds of vapor and the taste is out of this world.
Hopes this helps.
Really, what have you got to lose.
Just ordered my first Nautilus. This tip is fantastic. Thank you so much!!!
Again, my pleasure.
I was too cheap to throw away the coils that were giving dry hits. Then, I read something about someone who took the inner sheath out. I figured what the hell.
And miracle of miracles, it worked.
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I've "Rube Goldberg'd" about 5 more coils I thought were just plain bad. Everyone of them works like a charm now. However, you may have to set your Nautilus air intake to a smaller hole with the fix.
But, damn, it works.
I was too cheap to throw away the coils that were giving dry hits. Then, I read something about someone who took the inner sheath out. I figured what the hell.
And miracle of miracles, it worked.
****Edited to Add****
I've "Rube Goldberg'd" about 5 more coils I thought were just plain bad. Everyone of them works like a charm now. However, you may have to set your Nautilus air intake to a smaller hole with the fix.
But, damn, it works.
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So you remove the heat resistant fabric thing? Or the cotton that wraps around the tube? If it's the heat resistant thing, how do you get it out without messing with the coils, it seems to be under them. If it's the cotton wrap, won't it flood? I tried rebuilding a coil without the heat resistant fabric or cotton wrap, with just a bunch of cotton in the coil, and it leaked all out the air hole.
That would be the cotton around the tube. I haven't had any problems with flooding. I'm mostly using the 1.6 ohm coil with a Panzer mech mod. No problems with the 1.8 ohm coil on the mech mod either. The only problems I've had with minimal flooding is using the 1.8 ohm coil on an eGo type battery that's running down. A fresh battery solves that.
I don't rebuild so I can't answer anything about that.
Hope this helps.
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