Rebuilding Kanger Protank 2 mini

[The Outlaw Dripper]

Hello guys! My wick in my kanger protank 2 mini is starting to taste burnt. I have non nicotine drops in the tank but the burn on my throat from the wick is horrible. Could I take some ordinary cotton from a cotton ball and replace the old wick with that? Or would that be unsafe? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[M3CH M0D M4DN355]

By ordinary do you mean non-organic? Some cottons have been treated with pesticide and bleached, which I don't think would make for a good vape!

 

[EBates]

Welcome aboard

Before you try replacing the wick in your PT2 atty head, try cleaning the head. Here's how I do it.
If my instructions are unclear I've included a video.
How to clean your Kanger Protank Coil - YouTube

Atomizer Cleaning

Soak in 91% Isopropyl alcohol or everclear/vodka over night or until I get 5-6 to clean.
Rinse throughly with warm tap water forcing water into the wick area.
Towel dry and blow out any water.
Mount the head on a tank base.
Remove the gasket and stem.
Remove the flavor wick(s).
Mount the tank base with the atomizer head on your PV.
Dry burn 6 watts, 5 seconds on/off. Repeat until coils are all turning red and wick is clean.
Blow the burned off crud away.

Hold the flavor wick with tweezer while burning them with a lighter or torch until wick is clean.
-Place the flavor wick back on top of the coil.
Or
-Replace the flavor wick with the material of your choice.

Reinstall the stem and gasket.

 

[Nightshard]

The pre-made PT coils are flimsy, it's possible but you need to make sure you're not screwing up the coil while doing it.

If you rebuild PT head with micro coils, it functions much better then the original and makes replacing the cotton much easier.

 

[The Outlaw Dripper]

What exactly is a micro coil? I could make a coil with some kanthal. My brother has some laying around at his shop. (I get a special discount!)

 

[Nightshard]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvwOf13U-s

 

[postmister]

I recommend rebuilding them. The Kanthal is cheap, so are the cotton balls. I've estimated the rebuild to be about $0.03 per atomizer. Once your experienced with it, it's about 2 min a pop. If you are winding them for the recommended value of 1.8 - 2.5 ohms (32 AWG, 5 times around a 1/16" allen key), I've had some last over 2 weeks (12-18ml) of fluid. However, if you want a different experience with your vapor, grab some 28 AWG wire and wrap it 4 times around a 1/16" allen key. That will get you down to .8 - 1.1ohms. MASSIVE VAPOR CLOUD!!!


From other's mistakes, you must learn, young padawan.
Only run below 1.5 if you have a mechanical mod. DO NOT do it with an ego battery, I have melted two batteries doing that.
Make sure you are using "organic" cotton. There are some cotton balls that have been bleached. Yeah, you can actually taste the bleach... It is nasty.

 

[Nightshard]

I recommend rebuilding them. The Kanthal is cheap, so are the cotton balls. I've estimated the rebuild to be about $0.03 per atomizer. Once your experienced with it, it's about 2 min a pop. If you are winding them for the recommended value of 1.8 - 2.5 ohms (32 AWG, 5 times around a 1/16" allen key), I've had some last over 2 weeks (12-18ml) of fluid. However, if you want a different experience with your vapor, grab some 28 AWG wire and wrap it 4 times around a 1/16" allen key. That will get you down to .8 - 1.1ohms. MASSIVE VAPOR CLOUD!!!


From other's mistakes, you must learn, young padawan.
Only run below 1.5 if you have a mechanical mod. DO NOT do it with an ego battery, I have melted two batteries doing that.
Make sure you are using "organic" cotton. There are some cotton balls that have been bleached. Yeah, you can actually taste the bleach... It is nasty.

This brings old memories.
I used to make 1.5 builds on a mech with 28AWG (actually it was 0.3mm but close enough).
On the other hand i wouldn't sub ohm with a PT it's too cramped and too poorly built.
If you want to sub ohm do it properly with an RDA

 

[The Outlaw Dripper]

Thank you so much for this! My hits seem much stronger than before! Your video was very helpful to me.