Sleeve question

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Mylkshake

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Well I've been fiddling with my AGA T2 all weekend and haven't been able to get a good coil to work right and taste right. I decided to cheat a little. I took apart a used dual coil cartomizer (don't ask me why I keep them lol) and I noticed there was a sleeve covering the OUTSIDE of the coils in it.

The sleeve appears to be like the nextel sleeves I see discussed on here. I slid it onto the outside of my 400 SS mesh wick (nice snug fit) and slid all that down into the coil I've been fiddling with (super tight fit, took about 10 min to work it down without messing up the coil). Now with that on there I have absolutely no hot spots and it is working like a charm.

My question is: does anybody know exactly what material the sleeves in dual coil cartomizers are? and do you think it is safe to use on the INSIDE of the coil, making full contact with every wrap? I'm just worried about it putting off harmful fumes or something, probably just newbie paranoia but it can't hurt to ask.
 

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What I'm saying, in all seriousness, is I don't know for sure; but I believe it's the same stuff used in vivi-nova heads, and it does seem to be a ceramic sleeve. If not ceramic, it nonetheless doesn't fray, splinter, or poof when handled (so I can't see how you could possibly inhale any). It can clearly be subjected to heat. So I wouldn't worry about it.
 

Kevin Brown

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I tested the braided silicon sleeve on the stove

@ white hot on stove it brittles and starts to dust small sand shaped particles
I also use this sleeve in some of my set-ups as a spacer not as wick, it does help the wick tho-
its saturated in juice and never will get close to white hot temps

over a week or two period i replace it
 
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