Lately when rebuilding coils for my Evods I'm getting the taste of the silica and and a little of the juice. When I used the pre made coils that you buy I would get instant taste of the juice and no silica taste... Am I doing something wrong? Should I boil the wick? I am using 3mm wick with no flavor wick on top.
Silica wick tasting weird
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As far as I know, silica should not have any noticeable taste.
I'd suspect the DIY wick material. Boiling it should not hurt, but may not be effective in removing manufacturing impurities, either. Some recommend torching silica, as well, but I've never seen a need to. I'd try a different source, if I were pretty sure that the silica wick is the problem.
A concern that I have with what I read above is that you seem to be using a bigger wick (thus bigger coil) than stock ones, with no 'flavor wick' on top. I would think that the 3mm wick may get pinched too much when putting the top cap back on, reducing it's effectiveness in wicking.
I'd also be concerned with the coil shorting to the top cap, as I suspect that the 'flavor wicks' are really there to prevent direct contact of the coil to the top cap. I noticed that this is very possible on my first eVod rebuild, when I used a 1.25 x 2.5mm (approx.) oval coil. I'd imagine that a partially shorted coil may cause what you describe.
I'd suspect the DIY wick material. Boiling it should not hurt, but may not be effective in removing manufacturing impurities, either. Some recommend torching silica, as well, but I've never seen a need to. I'd try a different source, if I were pretty sure that the silica wick is the problem.
A concern that I have with what I read above is that you seem to be using a bigger wick (thus bigger coil) than stock ones, with no 'flavor wick' on top. I would think that the 3mm wick may get pinched too much when putting the top cap back on, reducing it's effectiveness in wicking.
I'd also be concerned with the coil shorting to the top cap, as I suspect that the 'flavor wicks' are really there to prevent direct contact of the coil to the top cap. I noticed that this is very possible on my first eVod rebuild, when I used a 1.25 x 2.5mm (approx.) oval coil. I'd imagine that a partially shorted coil may cause what you describe.
I've been using rebuildables for over a year now, I've never experienced a silica taste.
Do you know what kind of wire you're using? The first half tank on a fresh NiChrome coil tastes very metallic. It's not unpleasant, but it's definitely not my liquid flavoring. If that's the case, sometimes torching the wire will help, if it's a big deal to you.
Mostly I'm wondering if it's something that you can stand for a half a day to see if it goes away. If that's the case, then it could just be that the wire needs oxydizing...or gunking up, as from the juices.
Do you know what kind of wire you're using? The first half tank on a fresh NiChrome coil tastes very metallic. It's not unpleasant, but it's definitely not my liquid flavoring. If that's the case, sometimes torching the wire will help, if it's a big deal to you.
Mostly I'm wondering if it's something that you can stand for a half a day to see if it goes away. If that's the case, then it could just be that the wire needs oxydizing...or gunking up, as from the juices.
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