One dry coil one wet coil...(pic)
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Looks like the right side is firing and the left side isnt. Do both sides glow on a dry burn?
the left side was tighter. I wicked the coils twice and both times only one side was wicking correctly. I am new to Koh Gen Do pads and I now I know that less is better. Thanks guys
Aaah ok see with the pads what ive found with messing with them is the outer parts of the pads are very compressed and tend to expand when you apply juice. That is why with the pads you use less than you think you need. Make sense?
The wet coil may have a lead that isn't tightened down properly. This has happened to me before. Check to make sure both of its leads are captured under the grub screw and not on the side of it.
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yep. I always skin my pads before rolling loosely and wicking. granted now i seem to be a Sally's convert and wicking all the things with Rayon...
I'm following this thread with interest as I have had the same problem - I tried all the things covered above and got nowhere and so gave up and went back to a single coil...hope you get an answer!
This problem can also happen if:
Drier/finer vapor can be achieved by cutting wider cotton strips (so it stays compressed more tightly in the coil), but stuff too much cotton in there and it won't wick properly.
Whatever width cotton strips I cut, I make sure to cut them all at the same time for consistency.
- Coil leads get damaged by overtightened screws (or the screws have sharp edges).
- Atty lead holes have extra space, such that the lead screws down tight but does not make good electrical contact.
- Cotton threads are facing the wrong way (e.g. you cut the pad perpendicular to the fibers).
Drier/finer vapor can be achieved by cutting wider cotton strips (so it stays compressed more tightly in the coil), but stuff too much cotton in there and it won't wick properly.
Whatever width cotton strips I cut, I make sure to cut them all at the same time for consistency.
I pull off both layers and roll them in my hands so they look like J's. Kinda like the Scottish roll wick or whatever it's called but with pieces already cut from the pad. Works very well for me.
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I pulled out my micro coils, replaced then with spaced coils then rewicked them with one long strip of cotton running over the top of the post block on my Mutation X V4 - it seems to have worked and in the process stopped the thing from leaking too.
Don't know why this worked - but it did.
I pulled out my micro coils, replaced then with spaced coils then rewicked them with one long strip of cotton running over the top of the post block on my Mutation X V4 - it seems to have worked and in the process stopped the thing from leaking too.
Don't know why this worked - but it did.
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try comparing the thickness of the cotton pad by seeing how much light shines through
Never thought of using one long wick for all coils - I'll have to give it a try.
I've been using spaced coils lately, too. No loss in vapor/flavor, and they're easier to clean.
I'm all about spaced coils lately too, it seems to improve my flavor. I think
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I don't think spaced coils have better flavor per se. It seems it takes gunk much longer to block vapor from escaping between spaced coils, so the flavor remains normal longer. With spaced coils, I tend to notice when the coils need cleaning when I have to increase the power, rather then when the flavor turns foul.
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