ReadyXWick - Round 2
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That'll work. I straighten out a large paperclip and run that through the RXW after it's in the coil and trimmed to size. My wick will eventually close up at least at each end though. I want to rectify this problem.
I keep a couple'a T-pins in my kit.
Less snags, no worries.
Good luck.
p.s. Great tool to realign your dripper post holes!
p.s.s. BTW, google T-Pins…these things are everywhere!!
p.s.s.s. Careful with the diameters! No sense distorting that great coil.
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Based on the kind of juice I use, (literally depends on the juice you use) I have to change the coil out every 4 days. Or else, the TemCo 28g Kanthal forms a dark black, cruddy looking color that releases a harsh throat hit. Since Kanthal wire is cheap, I replace the coil. RxW 3mm works much better for re-coiling. It's thicker, and will allow you to change coils about 5 times. However, you do have to be careful when pulling it out of the old coil, or it will break apart.
______**Here's a strategy I'm using to change coils. So far, it's working good.**______
**Please Wash your hands before doing anything.
1. Clean the RxW by doing pulse dry burn (can run a pencil torch over it IF you have one. It does help in the matter)
2. Add a couple drops of spring water to the coil and RxW to lubricate it.
3. Using sharp tweezers, carefully wiggle the RxW out of the coil. Don't pull it. You want to PUSH (walk) the RxW through the coil more than PULLING it through.
4. Once it's out, stick a paper clip or wire through the RxW center (to act as handle). Hold underneath hot water, and gingerly rinse thorough. Gently sqeeze the RxW. Next, run a pencil torch over it to evaporate the water. Hold the pencil torch back from the RxW and let it slowly heat up. Don't overcook the RxW by holding to close to torch. The Goal is to restore it to a White color that it naturally is.
5. Add a drop of spring water to the RxW (to make it easier to reinsert), and carefully roll it with your fingers while adding slight pressure.
6. Reinsert it in new coil by using the tweezers. (Use the Push and Walk method. Pulling MAY break it.)
7. Once you have it situated in the new coil, do a few quick pulse dry burns, or slightly heat the RxW with pencil torch to evaporate the water.
8. Squonk. Vape fresh flavor and taste.
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Note: Don't even waste your time trying to change an old coil using 2mm. It'll immediately break in half as you attempt to thread/screw it through the new coil.
Coils I used:
- TemCO 28g Kanthal on RM2
- 3/32 drill bit
- 6/7 wraps
- 1.2ohm
Pencil Torch I got, and works great --> http://www.harborfreight.com/butane-pencil-torch-41169.html
- One hour run time on butane / 5 seconds to fill
- Adjustable fuel control
- 4 nozzle tips and holder
- Porcelain enclosed Piezo igniter
- Brass valve block
- Made from aluminum with black anodized coating, and chrome plated brass tip
List of other Pencil Torches --> http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=pencil+torch
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^^^ regardless of the juice, BB or my own brews which are junkies as well, I have atties with coils at least 3-4 months old. Every 3-4 days, wash it down, gently dry burn the coil, blow the stuff off, wiggle the wick, gently burn, wash down, blow dry with an electric vac duster thing. Prime the wick, assemble, squonk or drip. Vape on.
Takes 5 minutes - if I am slow.
Cheers
Takes 5 minutes - if I am slow.
Cheers
I've found the same as HappiVappi, build it, vape it, dry burn and vape again. Longest I've gone is 2 months then I get bored and build a new coil. If I had to do the all the work you are Ed101 I'm not sure I'd still be using it.
I have been Using ReadyXWick since before the Name, and have Found that putting a Mandrel though the center and Wrapping Right On the wick to Be a Lil easier and Limits the Chance of Breaking the Weave...Just My 2 Cents
I happen To Love this stuff...I know Some swear By Cotton but I change flavors Often and in Kayfuns Have had Wicks Last 4-6 months, changing flavors every other day...JS
I happen To Love this stuff...I know Some swear By Cotton but I change flavors Often and in Kayfuns Have had Wicks Last 4-6 months, changing flavors every other day...JS
Shopan, when you wrap this way, is you what size mandrel do you use? Is the ceramic very tight on the mandrel? Do you wrap the wire very tightly or is it rather loose? Last question, do you try a contact or spaced wrap?
Thanks,
CMD
Shopan, when you wrap this way, is the mandrel
Thanks,
CMD
Shopan, when you wrap this way, is the mandrel
Great Question...was thinking about that after I posted...I use a Cheap mandrel From Ft, but anything that Doesn't Break the Weave should Work...The second question is Key...DO NOT WRAP TIGHT!!!Just enought to gently Go Around the Wick...You can Micro if You choose, but I have made the Mistake, it breaks the weave and that shortens the Life of the Wick...I forgot after Not having to do it very often
For Me its easier than Tying to thread without a Snag...
You can even Use a Micro Screwdriver, and keep it though the wick to help install the coils....(Why Didnt I Try This)!
For Me its easier than Tying to thread without a Snag...
You can even Use a Micro Screwdriver, and keep it though the wick to help install the coils....(Why Didnt I Try This)!
Are you using 3mm or 2mm and what is the diameter of your mandrel? I have pretty much given up on micros-contact coils.
Great Question...was thinking about that after I posted...I use a Cheap mandrel From Ft, but anything that Doesn't Break the Weave should Work...The second question is Key...DO NOT WRAP TIGHT!!!Just enought to gently Go Around the Wick...You can Micro if You choose, but I have made the Mistake, it breaks the weave and that shortens the Life of the Wick...I forgot after Not having to do it very often
For Me its easier than Tying to thread without a Snag...
You can even Use a Micro Screwdriver, and keep it though the wick to help install the coils....(Why Didnt I Try This)!
Great Question...was thinking about that after I posted...I use a Cheap mandrel From Ft, but anything that Doesn't Break the Weave should Work...The second question is Key...DO NOT WRAP TIGHT!!!Just enought to gently Go Around the Wick...You can Micro if You choose, but I have made the Mistake, it breaks the weave and that shortens the Life of the Wick...I forgot after Not having to do it very often
For Me its easier than Tying to thread without a Snag...
You can even Use a Micro Screwdriver, and keep it though the wick to help install the coils....(Why Didnt I Try This)!
Shopan ceramic wick requires a little compression, not anywhere near as much as cotton or others to account for sag, but for all to maintain consistent contact. And it needs to be uniform, measured. That reliable contact is what assures we don't see disconnection and hot/cold spots as we vape.
And you say not tight. Too loose and you don't get performance from the wick. I just landed on this planet…what's not tight?
You suggest making a micro breaks the weave. If building micro's and specifically precise tensioned micro's breaks ceramic then the build I'm vaping oh about six months now shouldn't exist. There is a right size for everything. I'd ask just how exactly did the micro break the wick? Can you honestly say this little honey I posted earlier on this thread is any worse for the wear?
I've built more than a few of these and never found that the uniform contact helpful to avoid thermal shorts breaks a NexT weave. What does break them by soiling them (coupled with inadequate cleaning or purging) is inconsistent contact. That's why the recent posts affirming this and attesting to the resulting longevity.
So no Sho have to differ with ya bro. Building to a metric for any wicking material is going to help identify the precise suitability, performance and durability of a material. We know what happened because we know the specification. Then…we can predict the result and comment on it accurately. Including the mechanics of installing it consistently and effectively.
Otherwise, were guessin'.
It's frankly no damned harder to do a proper micro than the eccentric coil we most of us produce by hand. Should know, I built hundreds of 'em as you suggest to be sure of the principle. If practiced hand winding works for ya, have at it. You've obviously got the touch for it after no doubt considerable experience. Congratulations. That is a compliment to you.
For new vapers, measuring matters if they want and need to get there right now. And that info on NexT can be found on this thread, its predecessor and the Protank MicroCoil Discussion! thread.
But you're just damned wrong about that breakin' thingy Sho. Gotta tell ya. Picture tells the story.
Good luck and enjoy the vape.
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If you try to tension wrap with a lot of pressure on the wick it does make it a mess, I've tried it. I thinks that's what he was talking about.
^^I'm sure what FB said would be what Sho found out... I too along my journey tried to wrap a micro directly onto RxW and found it to break the weave. Wrapping an ugly coil directly onto it did as well. I only did it trying to find flaw in someones theory that they shared worked, but alas, it didn't... For all the naysayers about not getting RxW to perform for them, they can send me what they have and call it a day. RxW is "THE BEST" wicking media I have found in my 4yr journey and will never use anything else as long as I am vaping.
I will say also that for all the failure's I have seen posted on RxW, 99.9% of the time it was due to user error!!! It still amazes me that for us that have had stellar performance with it, shared said stellar performance, coupled with the recommendations from Jeremy, (RBA Supplies), that people still have problems with it...
I nominate Mac for ECF HOF also... Epic guy...
I will say also that for all the failure's I have seen posted on RxW, 99.9% of the time it was due to user error!!! It still amazes me that for us that have had stellar performance with it, shared said stellar performance, coupled with the recommendations from Jeremy, (RBA Supplies), that people still have problems with it...
I nominate Mac for ECF HOF also... Epic guy...
I can tell you that all of my failures were user error. I wasted a bunch of wick getting it right. Now that I have found a good method, I use RXW exclusively, two Odin's and two RM2's. I read the posts, watched to movies and took the recommendations to heart but found it difficult to learn, perhaps that speaks to my deficiencies both in intelligence and in manual dexterity. Hands on practice was my solution, trying to incorporate the experience of others, but it was worth the wasted material. I write this to encourage folks to keep at it; it really is worth the cost and time. I can now, after practice, take the stuff out of an old coil and use it again in a new coil. This stuff lasts and lasts and a dry hit is no problem at all (but for the terrible taste), you just squonk again and all is fine again.
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Don't confuse me.
Now I don't know what he was drivin' at.Don't choke or fray RxW wrapping or wicking it. Shope's right on that score.
Rather envious of anyone that can free wind consistently. So it was a compliment. That's how I picked up winding on a pin vise, from an old school line tech doing free hand spaced solenoids, if you've heard the story.
For the rest of us who can't hand wind worth a lick two times in a row build to a metric.
You take care FB, g'luck.
I think I found my issue - On the Nuppin I have to raise my coil so high that I was using long tails of 2mm RxW wrapped around to the deck. I dont know why the heck I didnt think of vert coils as I use to use them all the time...
Duh moments - off to recoil!
Duh moments - off to recoil!
When you say "regardless of the juice", are you implying that it doesn't matter how a juice is made, and that it shouldn't affect the coil? Because if you are, that's not accurate. There is a drastic difference between Naturally Extacted Tobacco juices compared to Synthetic juices. Just try to vape 5ml of Black Cavendish from NET.com, or Patriot from Goodejuice, and then compare the results to Unflavored Nic Base, or a Synthetic blend. You'll discover a lot of coil gunking - which means inevitable dry burning. Can't compare Heavy Hitters with Synthetic, easy vape juices. Sugar content in the juice also will cause gunking, and will affect coil performance.
I'm beginning to wonder the same thing. The only problem I have is with the actual Kanthal wire itself. Have noticed adding water drops to the coil (which is metal wire) induces a Rust appearance to occur. I'm gonna stop dripping spring water on the coil. Just don't like vaping when the wire starts looking brown/black with a rusty look. The vapes becomes harsh, and since juice products are not that cheap, and Kantal wire IS very cheap... why not change coils? It just takes me a few minutes to mount a new one.
I'm going to look into Titanium wire. Maybe that can withstand the Heavy Hitter juices.
That sounds as tho I wrote it
So I will just concur with you,, especially the user error part...as I well know
I still haven't ordered the pin vise.Don't confuse me.
Don't choke or fray RxW wrapping or wicking it. Shope's right on that score.
Rather envious of anyone that can free wind consistently. So it was a compliment. That's how I picked up winding on a pin vise, from an old school line tech doing free hand spaced solenoids, if you've heard the story.
For the rest of us who can't hand wind worth a lick two times in a row…build to a metric.
You take care FB, g'luck.
Been busy paying out the ying-yang for bills, and other stuff. I plan on getting one and mastering your technique of hand winding. I did try to imitate it though by taping some Kanthal to 3/32 precision screw driver, and winding it. Worked pretty good, but know I could do it better with the correct tool. - Status
