Rayon wick, better flow, flavor, saturation and Nic Hit!

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retired1

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Your not allowed to talk about co-op's in other parts of the forum??? Really? :facepalm:

Yes. Really.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...co-op-rules-updated-often-without-notice.html



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IMO, pure titanium should NOT be used on anything EXCEPT a temperature-regulated mod. It works great in that application, but indeed, if you get it too hot, it will form lots of oxides.
You CAN dry-burn it, but you have to be real careful about how hot you get it.

For non-temperature regulated applications, ESG's titanium mystery alloy is a better choice because its much more resistant to such oxidation, but it doesn't have a high enough TCR for temperature regulation.

I dry burn Nickel coils all the time (current ADV coil is was wound in Jan, and dry-burned about once a week) I wash them with a pretty strong automotive cleaner (like fantastic or 409 on steroids) then rinse them really well. Do you think that this cleaning method would work on Ti coils to get rid of the oxides after a dry burn?

Even if they do come clean enough to vape safely, have you noticed how excessive heat effects your Ti coils rigidity/wickability? (new word)...with Rayon, of course ;)
 

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Ti in powdered form will burn white hot, it's what makes the white sparks in fireworks (a hobby of mine). I could see a Ti wire emitting a bright flash if it was to burn through, and I suppose there's even a possibility this could set the wick on fire. That said, I would not consider this a real hazard that needs to be worried about. Just don't be alarmed if a Ti coil burns through with a flash.

ETA, I would be cautious dry burning Ti coils. Because it will oxidize and burn if it gets hot enough.
 

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Okay... Here we go.

This is my setup after 5 days and around 40 ml of exclusive custard experience. Very sweet and very yellowish :)

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After some very light wash

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The rayon... Maybe a little too tight...

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Just a tip for everyone regarding TI wire.

If you dryburn it will form titanium dioxide, that's a given.
This doesn't mean you can't dryburn though.

When dryburning, while the coil is glowing, quickly quench it in water and all the titanium dioxide will pop right off the coil and into the water. Problem solved.

Sometimes I need to do this twice, but afterwards all the white coating is gone from the wire.

To stay on topic, rayon is awesome.
 

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What will quenching do to the wire's properties?

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It probably makes it a little stiffer. It hasn't affected my temp control at all though.

I run my TI coils around 330F. At that setting, for me, it just begins to ever so slightly give the rayon just a tiny hint of yellowing if fired completely dry. I will never get a burnt hit at that setting with TI, and when all juiced up it runs between 25-30 watts before it throttles back.

Settings aren't the same, but I much prefer using TI over nickel. Night and day difference performance wise.

One other thing worth mentioning
I have a large screen RNDA40, newest version. If I use nickel I will get the screen glitch about once an hour on average.
Using Titanium wire, I have not once had a screen glitch on any DNA 40. Just saying. Been using TI exclusively since late Jan.
 
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