when I tried t dry burn one of the CE4 head today, I noticed that the wick got charred/blackened around the coils. I have no idea why this happened as it is a pretty new wick and this is the first time cleaning it. I only vaped about five or six tanks with it and didn't get any dry burns so I have no idea why it got charred. Beside, I thought silicon wicks are immune to heat. Does this ever happen to you?
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Incomplete data. If it is silica it isn't burnt. The residual of juice could be burnt and adhering to the silica giving the appearance of the wick being burnt. If enough gunk is on the coil (or wick under the coil and where it meets the coil) you may need to pull all the stops in the cleaning process. Pure grain alcohol soak, rinse, proper dry burn, rinse again, inspect and possibly repeat. Check a few youtube vids to actually see the process. In a CE4 you first have to steam out the water in the wick before the dry burn even begins.
If this doesn't work it isn't silica. Some CE4's are not silica, in which case you will eventually burn through the wick.
If this doesn't work it isn't silica. Some CE4's are not silica, in which case you will eventually burn through the wick.
Silicon is a rubber replacement material
Silica is a wick material
Silica will melt into a blob of glass before burning.
any burnt look is the liquid residue on the wick. Pass it through a good Flame and it will turn white again.
Silica is a wick material
Silica will melt into a blob of glass before burning.
any burnt look is the liquid residue on the wick. Pass it through a good Flame and it will turn white again.
I take the heads off the T2's, T3's, and ProTank and boil them for about 5 minutes in distilled water. They come out white as snow. I always take the silicon pieces off first. YMMV
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Silicon is a rubber replacement material
Silica is a wick material
Silica will melt into a blob of glass before burning.
any burnt look is the liquid residue on the wick. Pass it through a good Flame and it will turn white again.
SHHH! I was trying to tell him the silica/silicon bit in a mild way, lol. BTW, if it is a CE4 I don't see him being able to pass it through a flame.
Nope, but with some really hard/frustrating work, it can be done. Me, I'd toss it and get ce5's if OP likes the way they vape.
I'm thrilled with the function of the T3-mini and Evod as far as Clearo's go.
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yeah, I thought silica can't burn/melt either at the temperature we are vaping, but I also see broken strands of silica at the coil, in addition to the blackened area, like it got burned through or something. If the blackened area is due to charred juice, how does one explain the broken strands of wick at the coil area? thanks
I noticed the broken strands with the twisted silica. It seemed to happen when the wick gets dry and the coils seem to "cut" through a small fiber of the twist. If it has been used for a while it seems to end up looking like its just falling apart. Dry burns and "Rejuvenating" a wick and coil back to new also seems to make it more brittle to me. Just try not to take too long of a drag where the wick is going dry and you're getting a burnt taste, and you should stop seeing the strands. I've noticed EkoWool (braided silica) doesn't fray like the twisted does. but it does come unbraided a little easily.
Maybe I should have phrased it as "I don't see him". I mean no offense to the original poster, but having disassembled a CE4 to see the inner workings, if he came here to ask that particular question, I don't think he has the CURRENT know how and patience for the task.
Silica won't burn at vaping temps. I can't even count the number of times I've used a hobby torch to clean silica wicks. Gets the wick glowing red then cools off to a brand new clean and white wick.
The black crud you see isn't burnt wick, it's burnt juice. If you are doing a dry burn, it's best to clean as much juice as possible from the wick by running it under water (or whatever method you choose) first. This will stop burnt juice from building up during the dry burn.
The reason you see broken wick with a gunked up coil is because silica wick is somewhat fragile. Normally the individual fibers can slide against each other easily. When you have a coil totally gunked up with crud, it "traps" the fibers and they can't move freely. So any sort of movement can snap the individual fibers. Wrapping a coil too tight can also "cut" into the wick and cause fraying and breakage.
The black crud you see isn't burnt wick, it's burnt juice. If you are doing a dry burn, it's best to clean as much juice as possible from the wick by running it under water (or whatever method you choose) first. This will stop burnt juice from building up during the dry burn.
The reason you see broken wick with a gunked up coil is because silica wick is somewhat fragile. Normally the individual fibers can slide against each other easily. When you have a coil totally gunked up with crud, it "traps" the fibers and they can't move freely. So any sort of movement can snap the individual fibers. Wrapping a coil too tight can also "cut" into the wick and cause fraying and breakage.
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