That's interesting because I always thought I'm supposed to do it not like that. I'm going to build again now and see the results.
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In my opinion the ares 2 and the berzerker are the same thing in terms or cotton building and wicking both have raised decks that some people think those attys dont supply juice to the coil fast cause of the long cotton ends and the fact that the juice has to travel up to the coil and long distance...
From my experience with using attys with raised decks i have no problem with keeping up while vape and i dont get dry hits...as long as the wicking is made good ofc so i dont see dissadvantage in raised decks like those even in direct lung high wattage vaping....so a mouth to lung vaping shouldnt be problem...
Also a myth in my opinion is that many people say that the cotton ends in raised decks should not be very long and touch the deck cause wont be able to supply juice and then u get dry hits....but in my experience doesnt matter at all .....the times i had the cotton touching the deck it was wicking without problems...
Even tho nowdays i always cut the cotton to be just inside the juice ports and maybe be a little longer so its pokes out...
That being said in my opinion it really doesnt matter and all it matters is how fluffy the cotton is and how tight it is into the juice ports...
Second myth i used to hear is that the cotton shouldnt be very tight into the coil...from my experience turned out not true...
I build all my attys with the cotton tight into the coil and especially with big direft lung clapton coils that have thick outer decor wires i even go even tighter as tight as possible in some cases and i always go very fluffy on the ports and vape grear saturated vapor without spitback or dryhits...
One thing tho thay i have seen it matters a loooot is outside temperature....the building i do in summer and in winter is not even close to the amount of cottom i use with summer time hot days to be ofc more cotton and very tight in some cases into the juice ports...
That all being said i think also that u will make it and learn to build it i dont kmow.if u do anything wrong in the preparation of the cotton before u wick it or if u just put a lot of cotton or compress it much...
I would suggest to put it snuggy into the coil as u already do i guess and then build the ports and if there is dyy hit...then rewick and go for less cottom in the juice ports....if dry hit again then go for less and less until u get good results....worst case u will get flooding or spitback...
U gonna make it i know it may be furstrating but u will make it and u ginna get used to the amount of cotton u must use and gonna vape fine
From my experience with using attys with raised decks i have no problem with keeping up while vape and i dont get dry hits...as long as the wicking is made good ofc so i dont see dissadvantage in raised decks like those even in direct lung high wattage vaping....so a mouth to lung vaping shouldnt be problem...
Also a myth in my opinion is that many people say that the cotton ends in raised decks should not be very long and touch the deck cause wont be able to supply juice and then u get dry hits....but in my experience doesnt matter at all .....the times i had the cotton touching the deck it was wicking without problems...
Even tho nowdays i always cut the cotton to be just inside the juice ports and maybe be a little longer so its pokes out...
That being said in my opinion it really doesnt matter and all it matters is how fluffy the cotton is and how tight it is into the juice ports...
Second myth i used to hear is that the cotton shouldnt be very tight into the coil...from my experience turned out not true...
I build all my attys with the cotton tight into the coil and especially with big direft lung clapton coils that have thick outer decor wires i even go even tighter as tight as possible in some cases and i always go very fluffy on the ports and vape grear saturated vapor without spitback or dryhits...
One thing tho thay i have seen it matters a loooot is outside temperature....the building i do in summer and in winter is not even close to the amount of cottom i use with summer time hot days to be ofc more cotton and very tight in some cases into the juice ports...
That all being said i think also that u will make it and learn to build it i dont kmow.if u do anything wrong in the preparation of the cotton before u wick it or if u just put a lot of cotton or compress it much...
I would suggest to put it snuggy into the coil as u already do i guess and then build the ports and if there is dyy hit...then rewick and go for less cottom in the juice ports....if dry hit again then go for less and less until u get good results....worst case u will get flooding or spitback...
U gonna make it i know it may be furstrating but u will make it and u ginna get used to the amount of cotton u must use and gonna vape fine
I agree. I believe that what matters in a raised deck is that the cotton tails aren't too dense and thick when they go through the ports. If they are, it can choke the tails and hinder wicking.
The finicky nature of RTAs, from one to the next, is exactly why some people turn to squonking. Some RTAs are just too picky and people don't like to have to try to wick an RTA exactly the same way every single time.
I think I'm going to stick with my nautilus 2s tank for now. I just replaced the drip tip for the pmma one and I'm really liking it. My net eliquid is coming in the mail today, 18mg and it's more than 30 dollars per 60 ml and I'd hate to have another failed coil and have to waste juice. I can get the nautilus coils 1.8 ohm for a good price. I'm out of work right now and I feel bad that I had my dad buy me all the equipment for rebuilding again but at least I tried. It's definitely a hobby and a way of life and a means to stay off cigarettes, the rebuilding, although without it I can still say I'll be happy with my nautilus (with the new look
) , aegis mini, nets too. I forget who but someone recommended me that I stay with one setup and stick with it for a while and that's what I think I'm going to do. I have some other eliquids but this is the one I like most and I guess this setup will work out best for me. Believe me I tried and did everything I was supposed to do. I'm not going to be happy with 26G spaced because it's too much of a cool vape at 7 watts I decided after vaping it last night. 28G spaced at 7 watts for some reason burnt my cotton every time eventually. Happiness is a virtue. I'm going to be happy with what I know works for me and stick with it. Thank you everyone for your support.
) , aegis mini, nets too. I forget who but someone recommended me that I stay with one setup and stick with it for a while and that's what I think I'm going to do. I have some other eliquids but this is the one I like most and I guess this setup will work out best for me. Believe me I tried and did everything I was supposed to do. I'm not going to be happy with 26G spaced because it's too much of a cool vape at 7 watts I decided after vaping it last night. 28G spaced at 7 watts for some reason burnt my cotton every time eventually. Happiness is a virtue. I'm going to be happy with what I know works for me and stick with it. Thank you everyone for your support.
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I just didn't want to spent the money on coils so I took my chances making the cotton tails like in this picture and I'm having great results. 28G kanthal, 3mm spaced 8 wrap at 1.69 ohms vaping at only 6 watts on my aegis mini. There is more cotton because it's a 3mm but I suspect that because the cotton tails are long its wicking very nicely and I'm getting the bubbles as a sign. I'm very happy because the nautilus coils with the nets start to taste very tobaccoy instead of the smooth flavor that I'm getting currently from the fresh cotton that I just put into my tank.Besides the coil being a compressed Clapton, does your cotton look like this?
I thought you have to get this tank exact every time but it's not really true. It's a flexible tank. The cotton tails just need to be long and touch the very bottom so that juice can properly saturate the wicks.
Also the reason why I did a 3mm spaced coil was so that it shouldn't be too hot of a coil and burn out the cotton so fast and I'm getting great results. I feel like I'm getting only pure flavor. Sometimes a throat hit can be mistaken for burnt cotton. My flavor is a mellow tobacco, 50/50 blend so I'm getting great flavor with a slight throat hit but only from the liquid. I'm so glad I got the help I did.
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I am glad u made it....i know u were furstrated and i have being in your shoes also when i started and almost gave up even tho i had a problematic atomizer and didnt knew it hahahaha
Enjoy and u will see the more u build the better u gonna get to it even when u think u got it i notice there is always improvement....the learning curve is long but worth it
I think I'll actually have even better results with the cotton cut so the cotton tails meet just the bottom of the wicking ports, not sticking out like in the picture. This is probably the best way to wick because most people do it this way for a reason and recommend it this way. The reason I was getting those burnt hits was probably because my aegis mini hits very hard. 5 watts is strong and there is no delay in the fire button. Even Rip Trippers when reviewing the aegis mini discusses how hard it hits.
I just did another build in the Berserker Mini v2, 28G kanthal, 8 wrap (2.5mm, ohms 1.46) NOT spaced using the cotton Labo puff from Amazon and the cotton tails cut so they meet just the bottom of the wicking ports but not further so the tails don't stick out. This time the ramp up is great at just 5 watts on the aegis mini because it's a contact coil not spaced. At first I was thinking that I shouldn't do a contact coil because I'm using net and people say spaced is better for net but I went with contact. With the spaced coil, even at 6-7 watts the wire was burning through the cotton and it wasn't wicking right. So I turned it down, I still get a decent cloud for this mod and feel the intensity of the 18mg liquid. I actually did the Scottish roll with the cotton Labo puff and it's wicking great, I'm getting the bubbles as a sign that it is and the flavor is great. I'm really glad this is working out for me because I feel like I'm getting better flavor than my other setup. I'm glad I kept trying and again thank you everyone for your great input.
I just did another build in the Berserker Mini v2, 28G kanthal, 8 wrap (2.5mm, ohms 1.46) NOT spaced using the cotton Labo puff from Amazon and the cotton tails cut so they meet just the bottom of the wicking ports but not further so the tails don't stick out. This time the ramp up is great at just 5 watts on the aegis mini because it's a contact coil not spaced. At first I was thinking that I shouldn't do a contact coil because I'm using net and people say spaced is better for net but I went with contact. With the spaced coil, even at 6-7 watts the wire was burning through the cotton and it wasn't wicking right. So I turned it down, I still get a decent cloud for this mod and feel the intensity of the 18mg liquid. I actually did the Scottish roll with the cotton Labo puff and it's wicking great, I'm getting the bubbles as a sign that it is and the flavor is great. I'm really glad this is working out for me because I feel like I'm getting better flavor than my other setup. I'm glad I kept trying and again thank you everyone for your great input.
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