oxidizing ss mesh

[haikal_ruff]

is it okay if i oxidize my mesh wick using a stove? i've tried it but i keep getting this metallic taste when vaping...

 

[Kanj.nguyen]

Stove is perfectly fine. The metallic taste means you have a hot spot on your coil.

 

[haikal_ruff]

When the coil is glowing evenly when firing, it means that there are no hotspots right?

 

[Kanj.nguyen]

Yes, essentially. The thing is, it can be deceiving. If you have been firing for a while, the coil stays warm and all wraps glow even if you have a hot spot.

Let the coil cool then fire again at low voltage.

 

[jhjohnson123]

After your wick and coil are setup run a paperclip through the center channel and stretch the wick from the inside out where the coils are. I do this and don't oxidize at all anymore.

 

[haikal_ruff]

ok... I think I will give it a try

 

[Huejazz]

Learning to get rid of hot spots is a real PITA at first, stay diligent and watch lots of YouTube vids and it will just click... sure you'll have bad setup days, we all do, but they become few and far between with time

 

[JHettervik]

I have found that hot spots appear from time to time after use, my thoughts are that they happen after my mod falls over or gets knocked about a bit, usually just takes a little wobble of the coil and wick and it is back to normal again. But it took me a while to get to the point where i could knock one out to a specific resistance and have a decent vape.

 

[haikal_ruff]

I have found that hot spots appear from time to time after use, my thoughts are that they happen after my mod falls over or gets knocked about a bit, usually just takes a little wobble of the coil and wick and it is back to normal again. But it took me a while to get to the point where i could knock one out to a specific resistance and have a decent vape.

I agree with that... My friend was kind enough to help coiling my AGA T+ and the result was great... But after some time, the taste changed...maybe the coil moved around a bit

 

[Jimmyhat]

Just my 2 cents and others might disagree since set up can be a little harder.. I suggest not oxidizing your wicks. Use the petar k drill bit method for the coil and insert an unoxidized wick (make sure that it is almost touching the coil, you want it to be tight but not so tight that its a pain to get in and out). This is the set up i use on all my genesis devices and I swear by it the vapor production is better, the taste is better and the wicking is a lot better. When you have a hotspot with an unoxidized wick just twist the wick and it will usually go away, sometimes you may have to poke around with a syringe needle but for the most part its the same deal as with an oxidized wick.

 

[haikal_ruff]

Some of my friends said that I need to push my wick slightly towards the center post of my AGA T+ because the distance of the wick and the center post is quite far. Do I need to do that?

 

[UNSU]

You can do that - you can find mor on mr. Youtube