old coils = bad taste?

[dannieboiz]

Does old coils have any negative affects?

I typically burn off the gunk on the coils and put it through a good rinse then change my wick every few days. This was especially true when I'm using standard kanthal on the Protank.

I recently switched to a Solomon 3 using claptons. I find that there is very little gunk on the coils, I still burn off what I can before replacing the wick. I usually change the coil every week and one wick in between. On this one however, I'm 2 weeks on on the same coil and had only replace my wick once using the same liquids that I normally use on the Protank.

What I notice is the vape isn't as smooth as if I were to put in a fresh coil. I think I just answered my own question but what do you guys have to say about it?

 

[Sloth Tonight]

I change coils every 2-3 months. Don't typically notice much other than some extra pizzazz on a fresh coil.

 

[Susaz]

Might be dirty. Dry burning helps, everclear also helps. But changing it is the best policy. Specially if it's not a complex coil.

 

[Anise]

I change my coils about every month or two. Only notice a problem when they get dirty. Dry burn and brush and good as new.

 

[Bunnykiller]

dont forget to clean out the interior of the atty... drip tips can collect alot of old goo and make things off...

 

[DarrenMG]

Yea, about a month or two. I doubt it matters much. Change the wick first, see if it helps. Cotton is cheap. I don't rush to change coils.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Also depends on wire type, sometimes coil type.

 

[stols001]

The only coil I changed with alacrity was this weirdo one that turned all my juice black like overnight with a very few puffs. I have no idea, and I don't think I WANT to know.

Otherwise, you know, when they need it. Meaning, when they won't register a resistance anymore for whatever reason. LOL, no every 2-3 months depending.

Anna

 

[bombastinator]

Does old coils have any negative affects?

I typically burn off the gunk on the coils and put it through a good rinse then change my wick every few days. This was especially true when I'm using standard kanthal on the Protank.

it depends on what you mean by “old”. Coils do get dirty and have to be cleaned, or if one is using a cartridge or pod system, replaced. Not all types of coil wire can be cleaned effectively and safely either so those have to be replaced when they get dirty as well. When wires are cleaned they generally get ever so slightly thinner. If the wire is already thin this means they can be cleaned fewer times before they need to be replaced. For cleanable coils though you can generally use them till they break. For thicker diameter wire this can take quite a very long time.

I recently switched to a Solomon 3 using claptons. I find that there is very little gunk on the coils, I still burn off what I can before replacing the wick. I usually change the coil every week and one wick in between. On this one however, I'm 2 weeks on on the same coil and had only replace my wick once using the same liquids that I normally use on the Protank.

wick changing is by preference. I’ve met people who change their wick daily. My sister will go a month (black nasty gunk filled atty. I don’t know how she could stand it) I personally change my wick every two days with a coil and every 4 days with mesh.

What I notice is the vape isn't as smooth as if I were to put in a fresh coil. I think I just answered my own question but what do you guys have to say about it?

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

everclear also helps.

Yup. two shots, and you won't care what it tastes like. Hell, you won't even be able to taste the juice.*




*I do not condone alcohol abuse, and would never suggest anyone actually take two shots of Everclear. I wouldn't even suggest one shot. In fact, just stay clear away from it. Far far away.

 

[smacuser]

I typically check for rust.

 

[sofarsogood]

Everybody puts different stresses on builds. I typically like fresh cotton twice a week and new coil every 2-3 weeks assuming the build is in continuous service. I find a clean or new coil has more snap crackle pop than a seasoned coil. I like the lively firing for better throat hit.

 

[GOMuniEsq]

Yup. two shots, and you won't care what it tastes like. Hell, you won't even be able to taste the juice.

Any alcohol is potable by the third serving, and superb by the sixth.

 

[bombastinator]

Any alcohol is potable by the third serving, and superb by the sixth.

...Later servings are generally remembered at most dimly.

 

[Myrany]

my personal record was a year and a half on a kathal build LOL I was actually ticked when that coil popped. Now that was in the day of low voltage high ohm coils.

Seems like fancier wires like fused claptons etc do not dry burn to as clean a state and I have to replace then every month or 2.

 

[Rossum]

my personal record was a year and a half on a kathal build LOL I was actually ticked when that coil popped. Now that was in the day of low voltage high ohm coils.

I made it to 14 months on my ADV mod recently. 3x30 twisted kanthal, mech squonker, MTL atty. IIRC, it was dry burned and re-wicked six or seven times. I wick with rayon, not cotton. I noted last time that the coil was looking a bit rough even after dry burning and cleaning, so I didn't even bother this time. I'm sure it could have gone longer, but wire is cheap.

 

[vapdivrr]

I would say I get 3 to 4 months on my kanthal round builds, maybe more. To me they are nice and seasoned, like a cast iron skillet

 

[Tabac man]

Nobody particularly bothered by Dr F's suggestion not to dry burn coils?

 

[Rossum]

Nobody particularly bothered by Dr F's suggestion not to dry burn coils?

I'm not. Heck, after twisting my wire, it becomes work-hardened anyway, so I torch it to anneal it before winding a coil anyway. Plus, I want to see that it glows evenly after installation before I use it. Hot spots are bad, m'okay?

 

[sonicbomb]

The Claptons in my tank are approaching the one year mark and going strong. I rewick every month or so.
It's possible that Claptons are not completely cleaned by dry burning because of the amount of unexposed wire. I've never been bothered to investigate.