Seeking a more efficient squonk

[sneakyfreaky]

Hey guys I just rented my first apartment in reoville a few weeks ago and need some help BAD!!! I'm using a lp reo grand with a rm2 and I'm finnaly starting to master the squonk. The problem is I have to squonk about every hit or 2. Now, this isn't a problem at all when my bottle is half full or over since a .5 second squonk inbetween puffs just comes naturally. But when I get lower than about 3ml in the bottle I have to press hard and hold for like three seconds after every hit and this becomes very VERY annoying. Now my question is is there a way I can maybe cut the tube or something to make the last half of the bottle sqounk better? Or maybe I can set up my coil better so I don't have to squonk as much? I'm rocking a micro coil on a 5/64 drill bit with 28 guage kanthal with about 5 wraps or so measuring at .9 ohms. I cut the cotton very short like that bmx drifter guy does. I know this is a long post with a lot of questions in it so help would be very appreciated.

 

[jifjifjif]

It goes against everything that most people say in here, but a bit more cotton would hold more juice. Other than that, maybe a thinner juice with more PG than VG?? Lower viscosity=easier to flow up through the juice tube.

Others?

 

[stillnotsmoking]

You can try two things to get more vape between squonks--leave a little tail of cotton to hold more eliquid between squonks, or up your resistance on your coil. Other than that, at <1ohm I find I squonk pretty much between every hit, and yes as the bottle gets lower you have to squonk harder/longer.

 

[timk]

I can offer some help, sorta help, not real help. The vapage 9ml bottles work great and are much easier to squonk when full. However, when they get low the issue comes back and it becomes harder/longer to squonk as they get low. I think its worse than the 6ml bottles. But you have that first half of easy squonkin.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/346883-larger-bottle-vvg.html

 

[brickfollett]

Just keep your bottle topped off. It's far less of an issue for me because I run a Trident V2, modified for bottom feeding, and I set it up just like a regular dripper. Heavy on the cotton (not stuffed, just the total amount).



This is more than I usually use, but you get the idea. I also now use Koh Gen Do cotton from the Sephora website and it's far superior to regular cotton in my opinion. I tried ceramic wicks (ReadyXwick) and a mesh build when I had my Reomizer, but they either didn't hold enough juice in the wicks, or didn't move the juice fast enough. If you have a LP Grand, consider acquiring a modified dripper. Lots of ReoNauts do it

Edit: I do understand your frustration with the squonk duration though. I use thick, syrupy juice and have to squeeze that bottle for like 5 seconds. A lot of times, I'll just sort of double squonk, and do it every hit when low on juice. Squonking is just a way of life in ReoVille, you'll get used to it very soon

 

[kinggirl]

Do you have a V cut in your tube in the bottom?

 

[rufus1138]

ive googled and googled and i cant find a clear answer so im sorry but what is squonking.

 

[tmel]

I run at around 0.5 ohms and I only get 2 hits per squonk, I vape 12mg and 3 in a row will give me that brick in the chest.

The best part of the Reo is always getting fresh uncooked juice on your coil. Embrace the squonking..

 

[stillnotsmoking]

ive googled and googled and i cant find a clear answer so im sorry but what is squonking.

LOL, it's when you press/squeeze your juice bottle on your REO to feed juice to the coil/wick.

 

[sneakyfreaky]

THanks for all the responses guys! Yeah I'm gonna try stuffing this baby up with more cotton, it kinda makes sence that more cotton equals less squonks. Also whats this v cut business you were talking about kinggirl?

 

[sneakyfreaky]

Also whats a good bottom fed atty with the hole in the center of it? I figure if the hole is in the center I can stuff cotton all around it instead of just on one side of the hole like with the rm2. But as a lot of you guys said, i guess I'll just have to get used to squonking. I really don't mind it, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong.

 

[sneakyfreaky]

Just keep your bottle topped off. It's far less of an issue for me because I run a Trident V2, modified for bottom feeding, and I set it up just like a regular dripper. Heavy on the cotton (not stuffed, just the total amount).



This is more than I usually use, but you get the idea. I also now use Koh Gen Do cotton from the Sephora website and it's far superior to regular cotton in my opinion. I tried ceramic wicks (ReadyXwick) and a mesh build when I had my Reomizer, but they either didn't hold enough juice in the wicks, or didn't move the juice fast enough. If you have a LP Grand, consider acquiring a modified dripper. Lots of ReoNauts do it

Edit: I do understand your frustration with the squonk duration though. I use thick, syrupy juice and have to squeeze that bottle for like 5 seconds. A lot of times, I'll just sort of double squonk, and do it every hit when low on juice. Squonking is just a way of life in ReoVille, you'll get used to it very soon

Wow that baby looks juicy! is the feeding hole in the center of that atty?

 

[brickfollett]

Wow that baby looks juicy! is the feeding hole in the center of that atty?

It's two holes on either side of the positive

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[mackman]

THanks for all the responses guys! Yeah I'm gonna try stuffing this baby up with more cotton, it kinda makes sence that more cotton equals less squonks. Also whats this v cut business you were talking about kinggirl?

Many of us cut a very small inverted V in the bottom of the feed tubing to insure the juice will flow until the bottle empties. As far as wicking material Ramie and Pima cotton wick like a fire hose and hold juice a large volume of juice.

 

[kinggirl]

what ^^^ said. If you cut an inverted V in the bottom of the tube, it keeps the tube from somewhat suctioning to the bottom and the juice flowing instead of slowing.

 

[sneakyfreaky]

what ^^^ said. If you cut an inverted V in the bottom of the tube, it keeps the tube from somewhat suctioning to the bottom and the juice flowing instead of slowing.

Oh I see. Now is this V on one side of the tube or both sides? Sorry about all these questions you guys are a real friendly bunch!

 

[Rmcgloth]

Both sides.

 

[MamaTried]

all the above advice is great


but, soon, you will squonk subconsciously without even thinking about it. you will lose the ability to determine how many hits you get per squonk. do you know how many breaths you take per word? nope. squonking will become like breathing.


soon you might even post about flooding your rm2 cuz you're squonking too much

 

[super_X_drifter]

Look at this killer chalice with the hole in the center

But I still use only a little KGD cotton or sometimes a little rayon

 

[Kentastic]

Look at this killer chalice with the hole in the center

But I still use only a little KGD cotton or sometimes a little rayon

I sooooo want a chalice.... Sigh... never going to get one when they cost more than a new Reo.