Penelope Flavor Issues

[Ariel_MX]

Thanks, Ariel. That would be perfect. A few seconds over the blue end of the flame and that's it - correct?

Yes, that's it I do not have a torch so I use the gas stove to prepare my Odysseus and iAtty wicks and mesh for my genesis atomizers.

 

[macgyverfc]

I'm going to ride the coat tails of the original post because I finally got my Pen figured out. I tried everything. For three days straight and probably 40 or so coils. All wrapped at the same resistance (1.9) with 1/2/3 wick combinations. Just could not get rid of what felt like a burning taste and hella throat hit. So much that I was ready to go back to my Boges and tanks. I have been on 11/12mg juice for about a month. Slowly coming down from 24mg one step at a time. I found a 0mg nic juice that was sent as a sample. I thought, what the heck, I'll try. Holy crap. Sooooooo much better. Good flavor and good vapor now that I can take longer inhales. In the tank, I'm still using 12mg juice without a heavy TH. Perhaps due to the design of the Penelope?

I also played with the center post spacing. From extremely tight draw to extremely airy. Just couldn't handle 12mg. Perhaps I can deal with 6mg. Time to go shopping for a few mils to try out before I make another big order.

That said...Is it just me that has had this issue, or, is it common with the Pen?

 

[Ezkill]

I just had an experience that somewhat mimics yours and I automatically thought of this thread.

I had a new ody drip mode arrive today and it came with a pre-made wire. I tried the pre-made wire and got the worst metallic/weird/disgusting taste I've ever had. I had washed all of my pieces thoroughly like I always do. Replaced it with one of my own wires and it's back to completely fine.

I've used the pre-made wires before as I have a number of these pieces and they all came with one. I've NEVER had an issue with the wire until this one.

 

[Dominicanto]

I'm going to ride the coat tails of the original post because I finally got my Pen figured out. I tried everything. For three days straight and probably 40 or so coils. All wrapped at the same resistance (1.9) with 1/2/3 wick combinations. Just could not get rid of what felt like a burning taste and hella throat hit. So much that I was ready to go back to my Boges and tanks. I have been on 11/12mg juice for about a month. Slowly coming down from 24mg one step at a time. I found a 0mg nic juice that was sent as a sample. I thought, what the heck, I'll try. Holy crap. Sooooooo much better. Good flavor and good vapor now that I can take longer inhales. In the tank, I'm still using 12mg juice without a heavy TH. Perhaps due to the design of the Penelope?

I also played with the center post spacing. From extremely tight draw to extremely airy. Just couldn't handle 12mg. Perhaps I can deal with 6mg. Time to go shopping for a few mils to try out before I make another big order.

That said...Is it just me that has had this issue, or, is it common with the Pen?

I thought the same thing too - could it be the juice. I vape 11mg and below and tried every combo and nada. Same flavor. I'm glad it worked out for you. And I dig your signature since I saw it on another thread a while back - hilarious.

So the more I vape it, it gets a bit better, but just a bit. As I only have the one wick that came with it, I must have set a record for number of re-wraps of one coil in re-coiling history! But it's still not even close to good. Hoping I can give the torch method a try and possibly look for an alternative to the silica wick to see how that works. This thing is just too pretty (and expensive) to not make it work.