ReadyXWick - Round 2

[tmel]

Did my first dry burn today...I pulsed it and blew on it, for whatever reason, one coil was glowing significantly faster then the other in my Odin. Both coils glowed evenly from the inside out before I put in the RxW and if I take it out, they will both glow evenly at the same time.

The RxW in the coil that glowed faster/hotter is white and perfect, the one that was slower and kept igniting a flame on only its side of my Odin is not as white and good looking.

After that, I lightly torched it, just 2 passes each coil...coils look good, but the flavor has changed. Not sure if it's vapors tongue from 50ml of non stop Wakonda, but its not the same.

Something I think important to note is the smell while dry burning, its smells like a fire place and stinks up the room, no dry burning at work...

 

[supertrunker]

If you prefer tight micro - or macro coils - they work fine too. Just don't strangle the wick!

Tonight i'm running dual parallel 27g coils in my new Dark horse, with the 3mm RxW (cos it holds more juice) @ 0.2Ω. My Reo has been modified to deal with it - i'd suggest you stay over 0.5-0.6Ω generally.

I run 3mm in big atties like the CLT and Horse - they are 22mm. I run 2mm RxW in smaller atties like my Atomics (19mm).

So Muzic is right and wrong, at the same time, neither of which offends me, cos i just tell you what i do in the forlorn hope it might help a few!

And i couldn't give a toss if it doesn't!

T

 

[built4feel]

I noticed in my dry burning, that one coil will glow before the other. I just keep lightly blowing and short pulses, until they both glow evenly. Let them cool, and pulse again, just to be sure as well..

I haven't had problems with flavor after a dry burn. It has always been improved, or the same as when first installed.
I don't notice, too bad, of a smell either.. not enough to stink up a room, anyway.

Note, that I do run mine, lightly, under warm water, prior to the dry burn.

If the coils aren't firing evenly, then something is wrong, and the coils are no longer efficient. Id build a new set of coils, trying to keep them as even and tight as possible...

I still have the my first two ever builds with RxW (2mm) in my odins, after over a week of daily use and after several dry burns. Im satisfied. Im more than happy to keep them going like this.. Good luck to you in your next build.
I have a 2.5mm mandrel coming my way, so I plan on using that to build some tensioned micro coils, to use the 3mm RxW with, in a TOBH atty.


Btw, Id really like to see posts about this, in the older (main) Rxw thread, instead of this one? IMO, It's redundant to have this one...no offense.

 

[Matthee]

This works perfectly for me in the Odin. Micro coils using 28g Kanthal on a 1.5 mm ID mandrel with 2 mm ReadyXWick screwed in - 0.5 ohms.

On the Reomizer2 I prefer the 3 mm, socked on a 1.2 mm mandrel and hand wrapped with 27g ribbon.

I pulse dry burn with the wicks intact and have been using the tip of lightly torching to good effect lately. These wicks last me for months and are just the best!

 

[muzichead]

It is normal when dry burning for one coil to glow faster than the other, when starting the dry burn. This has nothing to do with your coils being bad and everything to do with how you vape. What I mean by this is when you vape you don't always hold the device in the exact same position when you squonk, therefore your coils don't get the same amount of liquid distributed between them. You also don't hold your device exactly the same when you vape it and one coil will get better airflow and burn more efficiently than the other. This is very normal and infact, will do exactly the same thing with other wicking...

After pulsing the coils several times you should see that they start to glow evenly and clean up nicely. It is also normal for the liquid to burn as you are pulsing. It is not coming from the coil or inside the coil, but rather from the length of excess wicking. It is ok to let it burn off or just blow it out after a few seconds and pulse the device again. If you don't burn off all the excess liquid from the coil and wick or if your coils don't glow evenly you haven't finished the dry burn and need to continue until both of these items have been satisfied. You might even have to use something like a brass wire brush or a screwdriver to clean some of the excess gunk off the coils as well. It really depends on the liquid you vape.

If your coils don't glow evenly from the inside out together then you have a hot spot in one or both of your coils. This also is common, as things heat and cool, expand and shrink, and have a tendency to move and shift. Post screws have been loosen while vaping also and will cause the coils to not fire evenly.

Not trying to beat a dead horse here, but I will point out again that all this information is available in the original RxW thread and has been posted in it on multiple posts... This will be the last time I post in this thread, as it is, IMO, not productive to have 2 threads on the same topic going at one time and a lot of good , (and bad), information gets mixed up between different threads too often.


Again, here is a link to that thread... http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/539791-readyxwick-non-cotton-people.html

 

[Big Tom]

Well.... I read all this and thought I would try readyxwick. It arrived today and I wrapped a 1.07 ohm 1/16th coil and about .6 inches of 2mm wick.
The wick only allows about a one sec. pull. great sizzle good vapor but then its dry. It is seemingly taking on more juice as it ages, it.s been about
3 hrs. now. It started at 1/2 sec. pulls. I get alot longer pulls (4-5 sec. with cotton) and I'd like this to work for me. HELP!!

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

A pic or two would help, Tom.

It shouldn't be strangled - I've had great success with 2ml RxW in 1/16" micros (duals, even). Prolly just an adjustment or two needed, but the pics would help with that.

 

[bushmaster]

Well.... I read all this and thought I would try readyxwick. It arrived today and I wrapped a 1.07 ohm 1/16th coil and about .6 inches of 2mm wick.
The wick only allows about a one sec. pull. great sizzle good vapor but then its dry. It is seemingly taking on more juice as it ages, it.s been about
3 hrs. now. It started at 1/2 sec. pulls. I get alot longer pulls (4-5 sec. with cotton) and I'd like this to work for me. HELP!!

Same here. I had an almost identical set-up. I was at just under 1 ohm, 16 mm, 2mm wick. I tried it for a day and went back to rayon wick. I can't squonk every other draw. Just doesn't work for me at work. Didn't like it at home either for that matter. I'd hoped to like it because it seemed that it would solve my problems with burning up wicks while vaping outside in cold temps. Back to the cellucotton.

 

[SoftSell]

A pic or two would help, Tom.

It shouldn't be strangled - I've had great success with 2ml RxW in 1/16" micros (duals, even). Prolly just an adjustment or two needed, but the pics would help with that.

And where did you obtain this RxW you sly dog

 

[Filthy-Beast]

I've found that a spaced coil works better for 1/16 and short wicks, Of course YMMV.

 

[Big Tom]

It slid in easily, ahh.... I don't think it is strangled!!.

 

[Big Tom]

I tried a short wick i thought maybe more is better. same results. I can try spaced coil but the wick seems stiff maybe I should boil it or beat it!

I've found that a spaced coil works better for 1/16 and short wicks, Of course YMMV.

 

[Rmcgloth]

I put a little blob of cotton behind the wick, as a sort of reservoir. I have left it there for a week, and don't have to change it, as it is touching the wick, not the coil. Gives me a few 4sec toots instead of one.

 

[Big Tom]

Thank you, that might work as i believe the wick just does.nt hold enough juice.

I put a little blob of cotton behind the wick, as a sort of reservoir. I have left it there for a week, and don't have to change it, as it is touching the wick, not the coil. Gives me a few 4sec toots instead of one.

 

[bushmaster]

I tried a short wick i thought maybe more is better. same results. I can try spaced coil but the wick seems stiff maybe I should boil it or beat it!

You can beat your wick if you feel you need to but there has to be a better way.

 

[jifjifjif]

I found with 2mm ready wick, I had the same problem.....one drag and dry. That's precisely why I moved to 3mm. Holds way more juice. Another tip is, with the 3mm, I run an unfolded large paperclip through the hollow core of the wick right after I thread it into the coil. I put some juice on the wick and then slide the paperclip back and forth, opening the wick up into a straw. I have also plucked out 3 or 4 individual strands of the wick, thereby lessening the "choking" factor.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

And where did you obtain this RxW you sly dog

Why, from the RxW Fairy, of course. Next time you lose a tooth, ask for it instead of cash (but you didn't here that from me ).

 

[built4feel]

Well.... I read all this and thought I would try readyxwick. It arrived today and I wrapped a 1.07 ohm 1/16th coil and about .6 inches of 2mm wick.
The wick only allows about a one sec. pull. great sizzle good vapor but then its dry. It is seemingly taking on more juice as it ages, it.s been about
3 hrs. now. It started at 1/2 sec. pulls. I get alot longer pulls (4-5 sec. with cotton) and I'd like this to work for me. HELP!!

It slid in easily, ahh.... I don't think it is strangled!!.View attachment 393461View attachment 393461

I tried a short wick i thought maybe more is better. same results. I can try spaced coil but the wick seems stiff maybe I should boil it or beat it!

Have you fired the coil/ checked for hot legs?
Tried opening up the center of the wick, by lightly inserting a small rod/paperclip?
Watched when squonking, to ensure the wick is getting saturated?

Just keep squonking

ETA:

I just built my mom's new REO/RM2, to almost the same specs as yours: ~1/16" (using the second smallest rod in the artistic coil gizmo), I forget how many wraps, but it came out to 1.2ohms.... Kept the wick short, and all the wraps touching... I can get at least 4 hits per squonk with it (4-5 sec hits). The fifth one is a little dry. At first, it was about 3 hits/squonk, till I ran about 1ml of juice through it.

And Ill quote myself:

Btw, Id really like to see posts about this, in the older (main) Rxw thread, instead of this one? IMO, It's redundant to have this one...no offense.

 

[RattlerX]

I had a co-worker that was having the same issue. I told her to hit the local B&M and add some VG to her juice because it was tooooo thin (80/20). She cut her juice in half with the nic base VG and it is much better and she still has the flavor. Not sure what mix you are running but it might be something to think about.

 

[Big Tom]

I found with 2mm ready wick, I had the same problem.....one drag and dry. That's precisely why I moved to 3mm. Holds way more juice. Another tip is, with the 3mm, I run an unfolded large paperclip through the hollow core of the wick right after I thread it into the coil. I put some juice on the wick and then slide the paperclip back and forth, opening the wick up into a straw. I have also plucked out 3 or 4 individual strands of the wick, thereby lessening the "choking" factor.

I also received some 3mm wick, I will try that next. I was disappointed with 2mm because other had success.