Please provide useful assistance! Trouble with my mod

[LW Shadows]

Hello everyone, I'm new to the community, I'm 22 years of age and you can call me LoneWolf.

I've come here in hopes that someone can provide me with some great feedback and/or suggestions... I need some serious help.




Okay, so I used to have the Alien mod but it shorted out on me and turned into a mini hand grenade almost blowing my hand off. Luckily I escaped that situation by yanking the batteries out of the mod with 7 seconds before exploding while the mod was on fire. I know, God was with me then! Lol No joke O_O

Now I have the iKonn 220 and the mod seems like it's shorting out on me as well. When I press the button to vape, the coil gets insanely hot and you can see the rings of the coil lighting up like a fire when you look down the barrel? I assume that's what you call it.

I got a horrid burnt taste from it when I tried to vape it while it sparked like that. It's scaring the living hell out of me. I changed the coil and batteries hoping that would fix the issue but it keeps reacting the same way.


Can anyone tell me why this is or provide me with some useful information and/or feedback? I'd greatly appreciate it a lot.

Right now, I can't afford to buy a new mod so I'm preferably looking for useful and/or actual tips on how to fix the issue.


Thank you so much everyone for your time and understanding, I hope everyone has a wonderful day! <3 Sincerely, Lw.

P.s. Please get back to me a.s.a.p. Scared of this thing blowing my hand off but I desperately need to vape. :/

 

[gandymarsh]

Welcome to ECF!

I don't own either of those mods or tanks.

It sounds like you have the watt setting too high.
It would help to know what coils you are using and what watts you are set at.

 

[LW Shadows]

Welcome to ECF!

I don't own either of those mods or tanks.

It sounds like you have the watt setting too high.
It would help to know what coils you are using and what watts you are set at.

I am using HW1 0.2ohm 40-80W Single Cylinder coils. My watt settings is at 75w but I tried turning it down to 40w and it didn't make a difference. The coils rings still glowed bright orange and left a burnt taste. The mod itself is capable of going up to 220 watts.

P.s. Thank you for the feedback!

 

[gandymarsh]

Well, the coil shouldn't be visibly glowing red if it's saturated with juice. Did you prime the wicking material before attempting to use it?

I'm sure someone will come along soon with more suggestions.

 

[ScottP]

If the coil is glowing it means there is no liquid on it. Prime the coil with juice before filling the tank. Oh and that coil is probably ruined, so you should start with a new one.

 

[Tonee N]

Does the iKonn have Preheat?

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[Topwater Elvis]

E leaf HW 1, I assume you're using an Ello / ello mini or similar delivery device?

You should thoroughly prime the head by saturating all exposed wicking material before use with e liquid. Always start a new/unused head off at a lower power level (like 30w) and gradually work your way in power up over the first tank. If you failed to do this step most likely the head specifically the wicking material is toast.
Turning it down after burning the wicking won't help at all. Start over with a fully primed head, fill tank allow it to sit for a few minutes. Then reduce power & give it a try.
Coils getting insanely hot is caused by using insanely too much power, wrong mode or improper settings, lack of airflow, dry wicking material or a bad/fubr head.

The coil(s) inside the head should not be noticeably glowing.

If you're using the preheat feature turn it off or set it to 0.
What mode are you using? watt or TC SS?

What batteries are you using?
Name brand, any letters & numbers on wrap & color of wrap to help identify if you're unsure.

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome. Yes, glowing red hot and burnt taste sounds like the wick wasn't wet.

 

[SissySpike]

are you priming them?
dropping several drops of juice on the coils before installing?
Take a few primer puffs.
Block the air passages dont fire the mod and puff few times this will draw juice into the whick as well.
Are you using temperature control coils made from Nickle or Titanium and did not set the mod to temperature control mode?

 

[Frenchfry1942]

All seems said...

After I mounted the coil/wicking/priming, I give the power a press to see if it is all working well. I.e. a very dull looking coil, but nice vapor coming off.

In the past I have not done it, put the rest of the tank on filled the juice and realised that I just wasted a coil/wick and some juice.

A lot of power right off the bat isn't good for a new coil setup. As was said, start low and slowly raise the power.

Just because a mod can do 230 watts, does mean that it should be used that way. A 200mph race car just doesn't do well in Mahatten, NYC.

It is all about taste...isn't it??

 

[NealBJr]

I am using HW1 0.2ohm 40-80W Single Cylinder coils. My watt settings is at 75w but I tried turning it down to 40w and it didn't make a difference. The coils rings still glowed bright orange and left a burnt taste. The mod itself is capable of going up to 220 watts.

P.s. Thank you for the feedback!

I think the others have the same line of thought as I do.

First, make sure your mod is in wattage mode... Simple reminder, but some mods have a wattage mode for temperature control. To be honest, I haven't ran resistance (aka kanthal/nichrome) in temp mode to see what would happen, but it would be one thing to check.

Second, and probably the culprit, is your atomizer is getting dry. The coils are supposed to get hot, but never to the point of glowing. For the same reason a pot of water never gets overly hot, as the liquid gets to a boiling point, it evaporates, and the process of evaporation cools the coil. It should get up to a certain temperature, and remain warm, but never hot enough to get red hot. Somehow, your coils aren't getting the juice to evaporate, and is allowing it to go to runaway temperatures, which burns the cotton. This could be for several reasons.

a) The wick needs to be primed first before using. It takes several minutes for the juice to flow through cotton. The best way to make sure, is to prime it first by putting juice directly on the coil itself. This allows the cotton to "siphon" the juice to the coils when the coils "boil" the ejuice. For the other experts reading this, the terminology may be a bit off, but it's the easiest way to explain it.

b) the coil may just not be good at wicking... this is quite common. Prebuilt coils have to be made to work with all sorts of juices, so the thickness (viscosity) of the juice may make a difference. Sometimes with thicker juices, a small pinhole in the wick usually does the trick, allowing the juice to flow to the coils easier.

c) it may just be a bad coil. If you've seen the coils glow red, then the wicking material is toast. The cotton surrounding the coil has been burned, and will not provide juice to the coils efficiently. It will always taste burnt until you replace the coil.

d) It could be your vaping method... if you're vaping it close to the coil's maximum wattage, usually that involves a shorter duration more intense inhale. If you're taking light and weak inhales, it will just get too hot inside most coils at max temperature. Also check the air intake.. raise it as much as you can to get more air to pass over the coils.. Not only does it purge the coil chamber of vapor, but it also purges the heat and allows cooler air to flow over the coil.

I have more comments about your batteries on your other mod, but I'd probably ask that question in another post. In short, I think you had bad batteries and/or leaking tank.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Prime your coil.

Coil Priming 101 | E-Cigarette Forum

Also, do not press and hold the fire button unless you are taking a puff.

The coil is air cooled. It needs a constant flow of air across its surfaces to make vapor and keep you from starting a fire.

 

[rob33]

To have two devices having the same uncommon problem leads to think there maybe an atty issue if you are using the same or user error. My advice, build at higher ohm above .5 or higher, until you have a better understanding of what you are doing with battery, device, and coil safety

 

[Letitia]

Hello LW. You just need to prime coil and start at 25w and go up 3w at a time until you find the sweet spot. The link Coastal Cowboy provided for priming coils is a good read and would advise you to check it out. You didn't mention what batteries you are using...please tell us and where you bought them. Your gear is fine, just another learning experience.

 

[NealBJr]

Prime your coil.

Coil Priming 101 | E-Cigarette Forum

Also, do not press and hold the fire button unless you are taking a puff.

The coil is air cooled. It needs a constant flow of air across its surfaces to make vapor and keep you from starting a fire.

Yea, when the OP said his coils were glowing red.. I was imagining him looking down at the coils while the fire button was pressed... no cool air flowing over the coils, and the chamber getting way overheated.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Yea, when the OP said his coils were glowing red.. I was imagining him looking down at the coils while the fire button was pressed... no cool air flowing over the coils, and the chamber getting way overheated.

That's what I imagined also. Thank the Vape Ghods for the 10-sec shutoff.

 

[BrotherBob]

P.s. Please get back to me a.s.a.p.

Welcome and glad you joined.
Looks like your getting good input. The following information should also help.
What Ohms should I choose?
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/how-is-sub-ohm-vaping-dangerous.462202/
https://spinfuel.com/new-vapers-start/
https://spinfuel.com/sub-ohm-vaping/