Old AGA U-wick revamp Mod

[studiovap]

Wanted to try a U-wick, so pulled out the sad old AGA from the first Co-op, drilled 3.19mm holes for wicks, 2.5mm holes to tap to M3 for decent ground connection and fill hole screw, cleaned the top plate and polished back.
Set up a 0.7 Ohm 4wrap 28g Kanthal coil on a 50mm x 90mm #200 mesh U-wick.
I had already reshaped drilled out and ground the topcap, and replaced pos post and nuts with one from DUD.

Superb flavor, Impossible to get a dry hit.

What I started with.

The modding and wick set-up

The dryburn and quick test, size in 18650 on the Paps

 

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Did I mention no Dry hits

 

[gdeal]

Nice work! How are you making that Chinese SS shine like that on the top cap?

 

[studiovap]

Nice work! How are you making that Chinese SS shine like that on the top cap?

Hey gd, all polishing was done by inserting parts into a drill, then going through wet and dry sandpaper grades 280,400 then 1200, and finally using Silvro to finish.

 

[gordong11]

Can I ask how you get the wick to bend so easily without kinking?

 

[studiovap]

Can I ask how you get the wick to bend so easily without kinking?

#200 mesh the free stuff you get from themeshcompany in the UK.
Very flexible stuff.

 

[studiovap]

Just a quick post to tell you folks where I'm up to with what is my optimum setup.
#200 mesh (cut at 45 degrees),U-wick 4wrap 28g Kanthal 0.8 Ohms on a mech mod.
40-50 mm width x whatever length needed for the u-wick.(i usually find around 90mm is what I use)
unoxidized wick, rolled solid'ish' ( just lightly flamed to remove machine oils,not glowed any shade of red), pulsed and poked to remove hotspots ( this takes more care than the same practice with the #500), usually tightening coil once or twice towards the end of setup. Then I run wick and coil while still in the Atty under piping hot running water for a couple of minutes, then hold atty upside down and use paper towel to soak up water from u-wick before dropping juice on the wick for final testing, then fill vape and enjoy the purest most saturated flavor and best vapor I've experienced.
I have modded AGA, AGA-T,DIDstd & Mini DID all to take a U-wick by boring out an existing or new hole.
the #200 is so flexible you can coil it with only one end of the wick in place then insert the other end.
the positioning of the positive post/coil leg connection is a little trick at first, but after a while it's easy.
The #200 U-wick does not have the same capillary action as the #500, but doesn't need more than a 4o'clock tilt, which is my natural vape angle anyway. the wicking gets better stick after initial break in, and DOES NOT BUILD UP GUNK like the #500 and develop that gunky crappy taste that goes with it. I have run 80ml of dark tobacco juice through this wick and coil picture below, and only had to do a light dry burn and rinse under the piping hot water, before soaking the excess water up and refilling. I'm vaping that setup as I type and it's still sweet as a nut and bombproof to boot.
The throat hit is stellar also, at 0.8 Ohms at 3.7v under load that's around 15-16 watts of rich warm clouds.
I've posted the thread content from my AGA thread this time last month about this very coil and wick.
I can safely say it endures and endures, and endures.
Since building the coil below was such a revelation, that has lead to me modding another 5 of my prized gennys to accept the hallowed U-wick, and the unoxidized wick is definitely safer and better tasting.
Enjoy