RSST on SVD produces so few vapor

[gold1304]

Hello everybody,
I have been vaping for a few month and recently just try out rba which is RSST but run into some problems. RSST on SVD produces so few vapor less than my clearro or carto tanks( vivi novas, iclear 30s and AGR lock tank). I tried to build it several times with kanthal 30awg and ss mesh ( im not sure it it's 400 or 450) but still have the problem. It usually comes out at 1.4-1.7 ohm with 3-4.5 rounds. I have read many tutorials and youtube videos about building rba. The coil on mine glows nicely with out any hot spot. It does work so I guess it isn't short or something. I also tried increase voltage and wattage on my SVD but it doesnt help. So my questions are:
Did I do anything wrong? Is it normally get hot when its working because it kinda hot after I try a few vapes
And
Is it good to use rba on vv/vw device? or should I buy a mech mod?

Thank you very much!

added some pictures

 

[StarDose]

Sounds like a wicking issue, someone should come along shortly that can help. I prefer rdas personally since mesh doesn't seem to like me.

 

[gold1304]

Thank you for the reply. You mean the wick can't get enough juice to the coil right? if that I tried drop some drops directly on to the ss mesh wick but it still doesn't make enough vapor

 

[JeremyR]

Make sure your air hole lined up with the wick/coil? You may want to try higher ohms on a vv. Try 6-9 wraps

 

[Liaxela]

I don't think its a wicking problem, you would know because you'd get a burning taste. If you still have the stock airhole, I'd recommend opening it up a little. Vapor production is the result of airflow and heat. If you crank up your mod but don't give it more airflow it's not gonna do much. And yes it's normal for the atty to heat up as you use it. It's also fine to use your RBA with a VV/VW mod.

 

[Biker_Bry]

Do you have a fully glowing coil? Or do you have shorted hot ends? A good genesis makes a ton of vapor. Recently, I've been using the zig zag method on a new build. I use a 500 mesh, 30 kanthol. 4/5 wrap for my Vamo and 3/2 on a mechanical. Vapes like a steam train.

 

[omarcolocci]

I just got my RSST and I'm having the exact same issue with my SVD.

Tried mesh, regular silica, ekowool and I get an OK vapor at most. Even my EVODs would give more vapor. Haven't tried widening the vent hole yet and was wondering what would diameter I should make of it. 1/16"?

Thank you very much!

 

[rogergendron1]

your doing it wrong!

Lol srsly any rba even tbe cheapest poce of crap os better ghan almost any clearo

The rsst is an exceptional rba !
Go buy 28g ka.thal 50ft and 3 mm silica 10ft a bag of cotton balls and a 12" sheet of 400ss mesh
Keep trying over and over again it might take you a month rt o get it right but lnce it clicks and hou figure out what you like u will be in heaven .

I vaped for 2 months of ss mesh wondering ... was wrong with all my builds and why is it not hitting right why does my juice taste wierd and a hundred other questions . I am a machinest by trade and am far from stupid so I knew all the coils were right but it just didnt taste right
Then I tryed silica for a wick in my genny cause I ran out of ss and holy sh#t man wow ! I love it first build massive clouds so I tryed cotton and wow again a genny with a cotton wick and tail running in the tank .... Its the bees knees !!!

Soo my point is I was doing everthing right ... I just didnt like ss mesh the flavor is awful to me and I am more siuted to silica gennys and kayfun/oddys and cotton dripper style wicks.

Try more than just wrapping ss mesh up and slanging a coil on there . If u think u truely are doing everything right but it just taste bad and off or metaly then go give silica or cotton a try in that bad boy you might just not like ss mesh . I hate it.

Ohh and make your coils aboug 1.5 _ 1.8 ohms and crank that wattage all the way up a ten wrap of 28g can handle way more than an svd can through at It . Trust me

Ohh and yep like somebody else said drill out the airhole go at least 1/16 .0625 I personally like .076 or around 2mm you will not believe how much that will help increase vaper production

 

[Grogfish]

Best things i did for my RSST is drill out the air hole to 1/16 and put in a SS rope 3/32 wick with mesh around the top where the coil goes. Now get clouds of vapor with no need to tilt for wicking and can leave the fill plug in without worrying about it leaking when its on its side. I also tend to chain vape and it never runs dry. Love this thing.

 

[rogergendron1]

Pics of setup so we can help you figure this out . I wanna see wbat you have exacty goinv on .
Pic of coil
Pic of coil powered at your prefered wattage/voltage
Close up of coil
Pic of air hole

With this info we can shurly help you a lot better . Pictuure is worth a tnousand words

Edit what battery are you useing ? Pic or info on that may help too

 

[Grogfish]

By the looks of your pictures I would say opening up the air hole some would do wonders for you. I used a drill bit on mine and ended up with a vary airy draw. I am using a mechanical mod and once i drop my coil for a 1ohm to a .7ohm it works really well for me. I am finding that a good build seems to be size of air hole + voltage + wicking = a good vape. To much or to little of one of them and its not as good.

 

[gold1304]

Thank you guys for replies. I just opened air hole a little bit and OMG that cloud. Finally it works properly! vapor is yeah a lot!. Throat hit is solid and flavor is also awesome. As Roger mentioned, after the great flavor of my new favourite juice( element royal tease) I can taste little metallic of ss mesh (I supposed). I gonna use ss mesh wick for a few days to see may be it will break in. If not I will buy silica and try to build it. And again, thank you very much!

 

[omarcolocci]

Have a 1/16 drill bit here. Gonna try increasing airhole diameter.

As for the wick, I tried mesh and it tasted just awful. Trying with ekowool right now. Good flavor, but not much vapor.

I know I haven't done a decent coil for this baby yet, but still experimenting. Have 32 gauge. Still waiting for my 2mm ekowool to arrive, but gonna try a four 1mm ekowool configuration wick until then.

I will report the results I get after testing all this at once.

Thank you so much for the all the advice guys.

 

[rogergendron1]

That is exactly what I was talking about ... I always tazte it

It does break in and most people get used to it and it goes away some even like it they say it adds to friut flavors but no matter what I did all I coukd taste was the ss mesh lol it was like I was subconciously focusing on it lol

If the coil is working to your liking let it break in and only make MINOR adjistmants only as needed! And ride it out as long as you can to get the full expieriance from it.

After it dies though or needs to be cleaned and re reapped try out a silica wick 3 mm eco wool or regular silica whatever. Just remember to run it under hoht hot water and dry it before vaping to get rid of the silica tazte and the break in period.

I wrap the coil around a small machine screw to make em perfect then squish em together to make a micro coil then slide the silica through... folded or not ... depends on the size of the coil wraps, then wash the whole coil setup in hot ... water for 3_4 min to get rid of the silica taste and impuritys, then dry and attach it to the posts and stick a small tail in the tank For wicking.

With silica u do not have to worry about hot spots or anything same with cotton jist dont dry burn. I dont dry burn anything. I can taste the burn off. I just wash in hot as I can stand water for a few and u are ready to swap flavors.

With the machine screw method u can pre wrap a bunch of diff size and ohm coils and store them in a small plastic case for later use verry convieniant. All u need is differant size thread and diamiter screws
A 4_40 metric is good to start with a 4_5 wrap will give 1.0 ohms exact with 28g kanthal and fit 2mm silica folded once pefectly.
Cotton is self explanitory wrap coil around the size screw u want unthread it and poke cotton though hole instant wick. And like I said with the screw method they come out perfect and can be squished together to make a micro coil if u use a thin fine thread screw.

 

[Jazzi Mike]

I actually am intent on getting a wrapped SS Mesh wick to work. It has been about a month now. At first, I would wrap a coil and everything would be fine until I added juice to the tank and tried to vape. I would get smoke, but it would taste like burning. Last week, I took some time and worked on wrapping the coil more precisely, so I wouldn't have to try to get rid of hotspots. The nasty taste is gone, but it still isnt right. Basically what I'm saying is that you have to work and play around with wrapping until you get it just right. While all the vids on Youtube are informative, they kind of unfairly give the impression that you just have to oxidize, wrap, and easy-peasy you have a working coil. You just have to work on building your coil more.

 

[omarcolocci]

Drilled the hole to 1/16, made a coil with care around 3 pieces of 2mm silica tailing down to the bottom of the tank. Got 1.8 ohm with 3.5 turns. Tested and no hotspots. Put the cap back on, filled with juice and fired the SVD.

NOW I GET SOME FREAKING VAPOR!

Waiting for my first mech to arrive and I'll get thicker wire. Let's see how steamy this beast gets on my hands.

Thank you very much guys!

 

[Biker_Bry]

Lower resistance is lower volts. Make sure you aren't vaping higher volts at low ohms... Will taste like electric burning wire. 30 kanthol with a 5-4 wrap is about 1.5-1.7 ohms. Make sure the wick is off the bottom of the tank. 400 or lower mesh wicks vg better. Make sure you are oxidizing your wick properly. I use the zig zag method.