OK, Help me with my Z-Atty please!!

[Slider_Z33]

I have the new Z-Atty Pro V2.1 with the ceramic wick and this thing was working ok after i made sure the coils were glowing equally. It was at 1.8ohms so I then added juice and tilted and tested and it was ok vapor. Put the cap on and started vaping away.The coils were all good and working with no hot spots so i vaped the whole tank and it was good but not great. Filled the tank again today and now it just dosent vape very well at all and there are still no hot spots. I am vaping at 3.8 volts and even went up to 4volts on a 1.8ohm coil. This is my first Genny RBA and i am confused help me please lol

 

[Bizrad8381]

Is it not wicking? What do you mean by it isn't vaping well?

 

[Slider_Z33]

Is it not wicking? What do you mean by it isn't vaping well?

Ya it is not wicking it is not producing solid vapor

 

[Bizrad8381]

Keep at it the ceramic wicks take a few tanks to be properly broken in.

 

[ninfreak]

i boil mine a few times first....

 

[Fury83]

The pre-installed wick will take a while to break in, also they are pretty tight and not grooved, it's going to take a bit. It'll probably be better at 3.7 volts or even a bit lower since you won't be burning more juice than it can keep up with.

 

[SteveW]

Hard one to answer mate. Zen sticking these in his attys without explaining things is bound to lead to a bunch of threads like this. There is a thread on the FC2000 wicks in this forum where those who have been using these wicks long before Zen got involved have been sharing their experiences. Here is a short summary of what I think are some worthwhile tips:

Make sure your coil is tight on the wick (3 main methods: hot wrap, electric hot wrap and electrically annealed wrap)
Higher gauges of wire seem to work better (minimum 30g)
There is a break-in time. A lot of people give up too quickly. Run a few tanks through them and they will come alive.
Tilt your atty to make sure your wick is well covered in juice when vaping and keep your tank topped up while breaking it in

You really should check out the big threads on ceramic wicks to become more familiar. Good luck.

PS. I love them by the way and don't use anything else in anything I have (including the Kayfun).

 

[Slider_Z33]

Thank you for all the tips everyone. I will keep at it. I just feel like I am wasting juice but I guess thats part of the process. Thank you and I will let you al lknow where I am at in a few more tanks.

 

[Fury83]

You can always boil the spare it came with and slip it in the coil that's already there, take this one out, boil it and keep it as the spare.

 

[Slider_Z33]

What does boiling it do? And how long?

 

[Fury83]

From what I know, dry ceramic wicks can be quite hydrophobic, so soaking them in pg for a day, boiling them or both may help alleviate that. Should cut down the break by a good bit.

Not my area of expertise but there is this rather large thread about them.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...stems/379380-fc-2000-porous-ceramic-wick.html

 

[Slider_Z33]

From what I know, dry ceramic wicks can be quite hydrophobic, so soaking them in pg for a day, boiling them or both may help alleviate that. Should cut down the break by a good bit.

Not my area of expertise but there is this rather large thread about them.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...stems/379380-fc-2000-porous-ceramic-wick.html

I am currently going through that thread thank you guys it is much appreciated

 

[Jeff Mccollum]

cant wait to try one of those wicks in my z atty