Rayon wick, better flow, flavor, saturation and Nic Hit!
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ok so i attempted that center post build with my cats rda. first i tried a 4strand twisted 32g nichrome80 sleeper build. that was a horrible experience.
so i took 1 strand of 24g kanthal, and 2 strands of 32g nichrome80 and twisted them up with drill. slapped that drill in reverse and rolled a fat clapton with .8/.1mm ribbon kanthal. .6ohms nice at 5-6v
A little high in ohms then i was shooting for of .4 but oh yeah crank up the vv and enjoy
I used rayon wick
"Ya-But" - Tencel wicks like a soda straw for me.
By the way if you wet it is relatively easy to work with.
I use both Sally's and Tencel. In my tanks (KF, Fogger, and Lemo) I prefer Tencel for .5 and lower ohms. The "trick" to Tencel is like Holman said - wet it thoroughly with your juice before you install the coil. I think it wicks better than Sally's on the low ohm tanks. I prefer Sally's on my bf Reo's, Tobh, and Origen at around .8 - 1.0 ohms
Damn you guys, I was perfectly happy with CelluCotton, but you just had to start talking about Tencel
It's funny, because i have a huge 3lb bag of Tencel Top sitting at home that I haven't even opened yet. I bought it when it was "the" wick in the beginning of this thread before Cellucotton was discovered lol. May have to try some out tonight!
I'm satisfied w/the rayon from Sally's even though I like the med bottle rayon I first used by accident (thought it was cotton!) better. So no way am I going to start 'chasing the dragon' by trying every iteration of "rayon".
I asked this earlier but got no reply so I guess the question wasn't posed clearly, so I'll try again: Is there any correlation between the "sizzle" from a rayon wicked coil and the correct density of rayon in the coil? Reason I ask is lately I'm not getting much sizzle or crackle using Sally's. Earlier when I was using med bottle rayon I did get a good amount of sizzle. Same juices, same attys, same type coils, same ohms/watts, etc. So I'm wondering if the lack of sound is because I'm wicking too tight or if there's a difference in Sally's vs. med bottle rayon regarding the sizzle. Whew... replies/opinions or not- that's the last time I'm gonna ask all that! lol
I asked this earlier but got no reply so I guess the question wasn't posed clearly, so I'll try again: Is there any correlation between the "sizzle" from a rayon wicked coil and the correct density of rayon in the coil? Reason I ask is lately I'm not getting much sizzle or crackle using Sally's. Earlier when I was using med bottle rayon I did get a good amount of sizzle. Same juices, same attys, same type coils, same ohms/watts, etc. So I'm wondering if the lack of sound is because I'm wicking too tight or if there's a difference in Sally's vs. med bottle rayon regarding the sizzle. Whew... replies/opinions or not- that's the last time I'm gonna ask all that! lol
Well for what it is worth I get more sizzle & pop with Tencel than I do with Sally's.
Tencel sizzle is more like what I got with Silica and I attribute it to more (larger pockets) of juice between the more coarse fiber of the Tencel. Again another opinion is that the spaces between the Tencel fibers act like capillary tubes and suck up and hold on to a fair amount of juice and when you hit is with 15-20 watts it's like Rice Crispies - Snap, Crackle and Pop. But what do I know.
Maybe Sally's rayon is meant for stealth vaping.
Ok just got either a squid, or caterpillar the shop didn't know she name lol, also finally gonna see what the fuss is about with the chuff caps for my TOBHv2
Now that you bring it up cobalt, I use to get that snap, crackle and pop with Sally's when I vaped at a higher PG to VG ratio, 80-20 but now I'm at a 50-50 mix and don't get it anymore. Does that make sense or could it be due to something else I may have changed over time?
Slick,
I use 50/50 also so who knows. But - I would expect a higher VG to PG ratio to pop more. I am pretty sure VG has a higher boiling point. Now I have to go Google it to find out for sure.
Oh - something just dawned on me. Yesterday I fired up my Squape and forgot to take out my leak plug when I hit the button I got one heck of a pop... actually made me jump.
For clarity the leak plug is just some tissue I stuff in the air intake hole in case it decides to burp during the night. The thought of juice running inside my Vapor Flask is more than my OCD can deal with.
So now I am wondering if these newer atomizers with more air flow tend to knock down the sizzle & pop. The Squape has so much free air flow it is incredible
Sizzle and pop is because its loose. Tencel you typically don't wick as tight as Sally's
I recently saw this also that a thinner juice pops more than 100vg on a particular coil.
I recently saw this also that a thinner juice pops more than 100vg on a particular coil.
I dunno. I'm running Sally's in a Big Fogger, wicked pretty nicely, and get sizzle and pop at 22 watts with a .9 ohm build. The rayon wick is definitely tight enough since I'm on the 6th tank of liquid and the coils and rayon wick still look fine, checked the condition today as a matter of fact.
I do get some pop and sizzle from the Tencel in my CE3s, but they're running on auto stick batteries so the power level is kind of low. The CE3swith rayon wick from Sally's also produce a little pop and sizzle so I'm at a loss there. I don't use Tencel in the Foggers because it's too stiff and I don't have enough patience.
I do get some pop and sizzle from the Tencel in my CE3s, but they're running on auto stick batteries so the power level is kind of low. The CE3swith rayon wick from Sally's also produce a little pop and sizzle so I'm at a loss there. I don't use Tencel in the Foggers because it's too stiff and I don't have enough patience.
Oh yeah I hear you. I don't mean that you can't get it I definitely get some piping depending on juice and how its wicking. Typically though I think you can have a little more chance of piping with a loser wick, depending on 20 other factors. Lol
More water in the juice more popping
More water in the juice more popping
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Aside from the tencel talk.
I'm at 3 weeks on my build 120-140ml with delascos or bottle on this one
Stacked Zmax v3, 20-24w
I'm at 3 weeks on my build 120-140ml with delascos or bottle on this one
Stacked Zmax v3, 20-24w
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Here's a simple 1.9ohm 32g nichrome80, about 1.2mm ID.
Double insertion wick method, single tail thinned about 90% off close to coil.
^^ already thinned fanned out ready to be trimmed flush with deck.
So far so good with the squid, need to open the airflow up a tiny bit.
Double insertion wick method, single tail thinned about 90% off close to coil.
So far so good with the squid, need to open the airflow up a tiny bit.
Just watched this Dr. F interview, some may be interested since rayon is discussed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJiIB4X7XFU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJiIB4X7XFU
He suggests the 'simplest' least processed... so, I guess I shall go back to plain tobacco that is farm fermented and that's all... adios vapers! hehehehe. Seriously, he did admit that he doesn't know... and through talking about what he knows about Rayon he proved it. I'm guessing he just wasn't prepared to answer, nor would I expect him to be (unless he was given a list of the questions in advance). Not all Rayon has to go through the very very complex process as it was in the old days... hence the lyocell method... nor does it all require inorganic or toxic solvents/chemicals, nor does the fact the process is lengthy mean or contribute to there being contaminants in the final product... quite the opposite is often true with the process being what is required to reach the desired output quality. This is common sense chemistry.
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