Problems with dry burn on an EVOD

[Snarkynicegirl]

What am I doing wrong? Every time I try and dry burn I ruin the wick. It tastes like burned cigarette .....

I watched a video on it (two actually) and I think I am doing it correctly in theory but it doesn't work out for me. I remove the flavor wicks and do short bursts until the coils burn red. When I put it back together I prime the wicks, refill the tank, and let the wicks sit for at least 10 minutes before attempting to vape it.

Help!?!

 

[permafrying]

You gotta rinse and dry before and after. The after rinse makes a huge difference

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[Traver]

Are burning them till they stop smoking?
When I replace a coil I throw it into small jar of alcohol and let them soak till I am ready to burn. That gets them a bit cleaner for the burn and produces less ash to clean off.

 

[scrutineer]

Here's what I've done with the stock silica-wicked Evod/Protank coils. First,I got myself some 1mm silica wick. I then boil some water, and pour it into a small Pyrex dish. Take off the chimney and discard the flavor wicks. (No matter how gentle I tried to be cleaning the flavor wicks, they always seemed to disintegrate.) I then swished the coil and main wick in the hot water for a minute or two, then lightly pat with a paper towel (not to dry completely, but to remove most of the moisture). Dry burn ~ 3.7 volts until coils glow evenly, and wick turns light grey/white. Swish again in hot water to remove ash, pat with paper towel, and dry burn again until no smoke came off the wick. Replace the flavor wick with i strand of the 1mm silica (I use 100% VG juice), replace chimney, and put the head back into rotation.

This method works well for me, and I have some stock coils with wick that are 4 months old and still running strong. They have maybe been cleaned 15-20 times using this method.

BTW, the reason I don't use alcohol, the preferred method of cleaning coils, is that I'm a recovering alcoholic (18 yrs sober!) and I just don't want to have any in the house.

Jimbo

 

[Saltraker]

Scrutineer: Same reason I don't use an alcohol wash for my coils. I have found leaving them in water for a day or two works just fine.

 

[Glenn_K]

==> snip

BTW, the reason I don't use alcohol, the preferred method of cleaning coils, is that I'm a recovering alcoholic (18 yrs sober!) and I just don't want to have any in the house.

Jimbo

Greetings; I've avoided getting alcohol for coil cleaning for the same reason. I've got close to 8 years of recovery in AA and CA (though I don't pay much attention to length of time; day by day, right?)

Anyhow, +1 to you.

Regards
Glenn

 

[scrutineer]

^ Day by day - how right you are - and a (+) to you, too! Sobriety eventually becomes second nature; as will being a non-smoker (I hope)!!

 

[danny4x4]

As permafrying said, rinse,rinse rinse. I bet the video didn't show the rinse part.

For the evod, let the head cool down in between burns. Not because the coil may break if it gets too hot, but because the rubber grommet where the legs are may get burnt and you'll get a rubbery taste.