I think I have made an observation that can be qualified by my relative noob status. I started vaping in September using cartos. Found the vaping equivalent of winning the lottery (REO) in October, still using cartos. Found RBAs in feb or march. All of my time using RBAs were during months where it is very cool and dry where I live. Last week it started to get very hot and humid. I believe that that had a major change on the vape from my RBA setups. Most notable was with the chalices.
I know that with dirtbikes, you often have to rejet in the summer then again in winter to compensate for presence of heat and humidity. This changes the air / fuel mixture because the bike will run crappy if ya don't.
I offer that the same is true with RBAs to some degree. The chalice has a very small chamber compared to the RM2. Last week, I ran a Nextel wick in the chalice and RM2. Both are drilled to 1/16". The chalice was performing about the same as it did before I drilled the airhole - in that it was tight and "slurpy". I just thought it was the Nextel. I made another coil and cotton wick and experienced the same results.
I have subsequently arrived at the theory that it is more attributed to the small chamber and position of the airhole and come to the conclusion that the chalice is jetted for cool dry weather. I have put them both away.
Conversely, The RM2 has a much larger chamber and the airhole is right in front of the coil. It vapes much better than the chalice since the weather changed.
I recollect that the humidity started on day 2 of my 1st Nextel build - that was the day when I posted less favorable results for it.
Having come to the jetting / heat / humidity theory and how it affects vaping, I'm running another Nextel build to see how it compares to the cotton I've been running during the heat and humidity. I've also reduced the wraps by 2 to increase the heat, but the fact that there is more moisture in the air that's being sucked in and vaporized with the juice must have an affect on vapor production. I think that I have gotten used to it now, but it definitely had me scratching my head and blaming the wick.
Has anyone else experienced this and have any observations to share?
I know that with dirtbikes, you often have to rejet in the summer then again in winter to compensate for presence of heat and humidity. This changes the air / fuel mixture because the bike will run crappy if ya don't.
I offer that the same is true with RBAs to some degree. The chalice has a very small chamber compared to the RM2. Last week, I ran a Nextel wick in the chalice and RM2. Both are drilled to 1/16". The chalice was performing about the same as it did before I drilled the airhole - in that it was tight and "slurpy". I just thought it was the Nextel. I made another coil and cotton wick and experienced the same results.
I have subsequently arrived at the theory that it is more attributed to the small chamber and position of the airhole and come to the conclusion that the chalice is jetted for cool dry weather. I have put them both away.
Conversely, The RM2 has a much larger chamber and the airhole is right in front of the coil. It vapes much better than the chalice since the weather changed.
I recollect that the humidity started on day 2 of my 1st Nextel build - that was the day when I posted less favorable results for it.
Having come to the jetting / heat / humidity theory and how it affects vaping, I'm running another Nextel build to see how it compares to the cotton I've been running during the heat and humidity. I've also reduced the wraps by 2 to increase the heat, but the fact that there is more moisture in the air that's being sucked in and vaporized with the juice must have an affect on vapor production. I think that I have gotten used to it now, but it definitely had me scratching my head and blaming the wick.
Has anyone else experienced this and have any observations to share?
