Forgot. I mainly use 70/30 but I am currently vaping Indigo Vapor Indy RY and it is 50/50 working great.
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Forgot. I mainly use 70/30 but I am currently vaping Indigo Vapor Indy RY and it is 50/50 working great.
My cotton wick on the protank worked for 3 days or so. Tonight, I ripped it off and rewick with ss mesh. I did it over 10 times. It always short. Either the mod won't give the reading, or it fired but immediately burn off the coil. I tried making fat wick, then thin wick. Once the thin wick worked, but it always flood. Why my wick/coil always short? I did torch it well. I figured the ss mesh is touching the head housing. What kind of trick you guys do to avoid shorting?
I didnt do anything special. It was my first attempt at it. Havent shorted any of the ones I did. Are you oxidizing it real good. Burn that wick glowing red then quench it at least 3 times. Then then saturate it with e liquid and burn it off a few times. Sounds to me like it isnt oxidized good enough. Watch that guys video on youtube and watch him do it. Thats where I got the idea. I just didnt put the peices of the original wick back in like he did. Everything I did is still hitting like a fog machine at the club. I couldnt be happier.
Glad to hear that I am not the only one. I just couldnt believe how well it worked. My standard ohm setups on my VV stuff is rocking. Yours must be just phenominal!!!!!
Yes I did as I did it for my genesis type. Not 3 times, but many more than 3 times. I'll try again tonight. Does your wick fit well on the hole (mount) or it's loose, or tight?
It was snug but didnt have to cram it in. I used a wick that I had made for my Z Atty Pro, because I just like ceramic wicks better. I had to unroll it about a roll and a half because it was too big at first. But I have had no issues what so ever. I posted some pics. Don't know if they will help. Keep me posted. Like to hear if it works for you.
Another night with ss mesh wick on Kanger protank. Not very success. I tried 4 times, with short and hot spot. This time I burned it with torch longer, then burned again after rolled it and coiled it. The short is after I tight it to the mod's body. Playing with tightening/loosening, sometimes I get it to fire a bit, but it burned. The forth time works for me, but I have to wrap the ss mesh with a thin layer of cotton. 1.4ohms, running from 8w to 9w. Bad thing is that it produces very little vape and wick slow. If I keep depressing the button for too long, it'll burn. I quit for the night. Hopefully after a day or so, after the cotton burned off, it'll get better. This will be my last try with ss mesh on bottom coil. It's so hard to get it not to short. Oh, it leaks more than cotton wick.
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Perhaps it has to also do with the juice type concerning leaks. Thin juice would be leak prone I would guess. I will eventually try this myself. Even with the standard wick setup I sometimes get some popping indicating juice hitting the PV contact.
Another night, another ss mesh wick on protank. Finally I could make it work, o short, no burn, no leak. Well, it leaks little enough to wet the bottom of the protank. Taste is ok, hit hard. In fact it hit too hard that I can't take a long shot. When I do, I am out of breath 
. There is a problem though, vaping production is bad. Very little vapor, even less than my cotton wick. So I took the head out and put the cotton wick head in. At least I can make it to this point 
Thanks everyone.
. There is a problem though, vaping production is bad. Very little vapor, even less than my cotton wick. So I took the head out and put the cotton wick head in. At least I can make it to this point Thanks everyone.
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Thank you i just pust 400 mesh 32 kanthal in 2 of my protection heads one is 2.4ohm the ither is 2.5. Not leaks. Good flavor no burn even on long draws. It way better than stock. How high you think i can turn up the volts?
i just pust 400 mesh 32 kanthal in 2 of my protection heads one is 2.4ohm the ither is 2.5. Not leaks. Good flavor no burn even on long draws. It way better than stock. How high you think i can turn up the volts?Another night, another ss mesh wick on protank. Finally I could make it work, o short, no burn, no leak. Well, it leaks little enough to wet the bottom of the protank. Taste is ok, hit hard. In fact it hit too hard that I can't take a long shot. When I do, I am out of breath
Thanks everyone.
Sorry. I have been on Vacation up north in Arizona. Vaping in the high country. I wish I could figure out why it is not working for you. Mine are still working great. PM me your address. I will make you one and send it to you so you can try it out. I thought I was just Lu my but I have done it to everything and it works great on all of them. If you see it in person you might see what your doing different. Shoot me your address and I will toss one in the mail to you.
I made one at 1.9 ohms. Flavour is amazing on it, vapor production could be a bit more but its not bad. I wrapped the mesh around a nail, then wrapped the kanthal around it, put it in place and removed the nail.
I just got into rewicking for the first time. I'm using a Protank and like rnln, I'm having the same issue with my coils. By some miracle, I managed to get one wick and coil to work. It's about 2.5 ohms and I've been using this head for three days with no problems other than slight leaking.
I've tried wrapping another steel mesh wick about 10 times. Every time I'd fire it, the positive lead would pop / break right under the wick. I'm oxidizing the wick 7-8 time, applying juice and burning it off. I'm using 34 AWG kanthal A-1 wire, four wraps gives me about 2.5-2.8 ohms. It's especcialy frustrating since I got one wick and coil to work well, with the coil glowing pretty uniformly / no hot spots.
I can't seem to reproduce this success though. Does this sound like a short? If not, should I try using a thicker wire, 32 AWG maybe? I'm leaning towards a short though. If I managed to get one wick and coil working then I would assume the problem isn't with the gauge of the wire. I'm at a loss, what am I doing wrong?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I've tried wrapping another steel mesh wick about 10 times. Every time I'd fire it, the positive lead would pop / break right under the wick. I'm oxidizing the wick 7-8 time, applying juice and burning it off. I'm using 34 AWG kanthal A-1 wire, four wraps gives me about 2.5-2.8 ohms. It's especcialy frustrating since I got one wick and coil to work well, with the coil glowing pretty uniformly / no hot spots.
I can't seem to reproduce this success though. Does this sound like a short? If not, should I try using a thicker wire, 32 AWG maybe? I'm leaning towards a short though. If I managed to get one wick and coil working then I would assume the problem isn't with the gauge of the wire. I'm at a loss, what am I doing wrong?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Just tried myself 400ss and 32 kanthal. Tasted like I was vaping a tire. I'm sure it's the grommet just don't know how to fix it. Hot leg maybe. I'll try again tomorrow.
Hmm, sounds similar to what I'm experiencing. The positive legs heat to the point of popping / breaking. Maybe your wire isn't breaking because it's a thicker gauge and it can handle the hot spot. What do you think? Please let me know if you have any success.
I rebuilt a Kanger protank with 400 ss mesh and sure enough it tasted like crap. My wick is hollow, as I thought it would add to the vapor production, the fix that worked for me was to stuff the little hollow wick with cotton. Worked great for me, your results may vary.
That's odd, because the one wick and coil I did manage to get working tasted great. It actually produced better flavor than the stock silica wicks. Did you guys check the grommet? Does it look burnt? Maybe you're getting a hot leg.
Malarky, did you ever get your setup working?
Malarky, did you ever get your setup working?
Has anyone had any more success with ss rewicking a ProTank..
I want to start getting into it and was wondering if anyone knows a god tutorial video out there on YT to watch as I go along..
I want to start getting into it and was wondering if anyone knows a god tutorial video out there on YT to watch as I go along..
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