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Nextel xc-116 'U' Wick on AGA-T2
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Ordered from Omega. They called and I had an industrial/hobby use in mind to tell them, and I might use some of it for that actually.
Anyone ordered from Newport yet? XC / XC 4 - Nextel Braided Ceramic Very High Temperature Sleeving I was going to try there if Omega didn't come through.
Anyone ordered from Newport yet? XC / XC 4 - Nextel Braided Ceramic Very High Temperature Sleeving I was going to try there if Omega didn't come through.
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Bring this back to the front. I ordered some from Omega and got the dreaded call. My BS-O-Meter is pretty fine tuned and I told them I was using it to shield small gauge wiring to individual EGT (exhaust gas temperature) sensors installed in the header tubes of a turbo-charged race motor. If you ever seen a dyno run of a high HP turbo'd car you know the headers can get red hot in just a few seconds. So it should be shipping out firstish of next week.
So are y'all ordering the hollow stuff and sleeving an SS wick or ordering the solid wick?? If you are sleeving, are you using SS mesh as a core or SS rope, or cotton?? what size are you ordering? 1/8 looks to be about the closest size to an AGA wick hole.
Sleeved, 1/8", core of a 1/8" SS 19x7 rope for me. End up using just 3/4" of Nextel per set-up, and I have yet to wear one out.
Hi guys, just checking in t see if any of you have modified your builds from your last posts. I have a ATA-2 (I think) that has two wick holes and two terminal posts, and the center post with the nuts.
It looks like yours have a single wick hole? Right now I'm running a 1.5 ohm "micro" coil with Ekowool. Have some XC116 though and am thinking about replicating your builds.
Thanks!
It looks like yours have a single wick hole? Right now I'm running a 1.5 ohm "micro" coil with Ekowool. Have some XC116 though and am thinking about replicating your builds.
Thanks!
OMG pdib, i just built the xc116 with the double head, 6 wraps of 30g on my dome/nemmy and its putting out some of the best flavor and vapor I've ever had! thank you for your posts! I've never got this thing to taste good I've tried with ss rope, ss mesh, micro and cotton. Cheers sir
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Ok. First I built a U-wick and micro oil. It worked well for a few days until I started getting a bit of a nasty taste. So I found this thread and decided to built this coil with XC-116. Worked fantastic, except that nasty taste was there from the beginning and got worse and worse and worse. Burnt Latex smell and taste. I'm guessing the rubber post insulator burned somehow. But it doesn't look burnt exactly. It does look caramel colored.
Coil is off the deck. Leads are not touching it.
Anyone encountered this?
Coil is off the deck. Leads are not touching it.
Anyone encountered this?
Just started playing with this material but i doesn't wick fast enough for me...I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I tried long wick in tank, and short wick....it gets dry after2-3 hits. Keep in mind that I vape very thick juice always...maybe is that? I tried microciols and normal coils with same results. Because I don't have another wick hole I use the normal wick hole just enlarged a little. I also tried to do the U wick at the top...same results...
Are you using XC-116? How did you build your coils?
For optimum wicking on this type of atty I slide about a centimeter (little less than a half of an inch) of XC-116 over a large safety pin, then wrap 6 wraps of 28ga on each.
This produces a coil pair with a total resistance of around 0.5 ohm.
Using the large pin makes sure the coil is not strangling the wick. You need some play in there for it to wick sufficiently.
Install each coil / wick over the top of one of the holes, they don't need to go inside at all.
Using a syringe you can fill the tank by sliding the blunt needle past the bottom of the wick and fill the tank.
I use 100% VG eJuices.
What I find very strange about this method is that unless you are really rapid vaping, you almost never need to tip to wet the wicks. Some how the fluid in the tank is being heated enough to condensate on the tails of the wick, enough to keep me vaping until the tank gets very low. When it's near empty I do need to tip to wet.
Also as long as you're careful not to get it so hot that your center insulator burns, this build will last you a very long time. Just dry burn to clean, and refill. If you juice gets your coils so gross they won't burn clean, heat them then as you let off the fire button pass them under a trickle of running water. Coils will be bright and clean. Dry burn off the water and refill.
The only reason I have to rebuild one of these is to clean then tank and atty up. Even then sometimes I reuse the coils. I always reuse the XC-116. Wash out with water under the sink, then grab with some metal tool and torch. Brand new ready to re-use.
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Thank you for your answer, could you post a picture please? I'm using readyxwick from rbasupplies....I can't figure it out..maybe with a pciture...
I think the secret is to make it short so the end of the wick it's just inside the wick hole but not in the tank right? should I fring the end or leave it as it is?
I think the secret is to make it short so the end of the wick it's just inside the wick hole but not in the tank right? should I fring the end or leave it as it is?
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This coil build and wicks have been in place for over a month. Was my go to until I burnt the center insulator. It's on the bench until I get the replacements in the mail. Mine do not go in the hole. They sit right on top of the holes. The more shaggy they get, the better they seem to wick.
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