Smok Alien dry hits

[Katez_Kloudz]

Can you give us your definition of a dry hit? Generally, a dry hit means the worst, rinse my mouth out, burning cotton taste imaginable, and I'm not dramatizing (OK, maybe a little). A true dry hit generally scorches the coil bad enough that things never taste right again. Is this what's happening every third or fourth draw?

Dry hits aren't always that way every time, everyone experience varys but it's definitely a mini dry hit on the verge of burning coil out enough to have to change. It burns my throat, ejuice flavor is no longer there n tastes disgusting like eating a camp fire and pisses me off, so yes a form of dry hit lol. The coil is not absorbing the eliquid, bottom line and it's only after 3 baby hits... only like 1 2 seconds long each. It should not be doing this on a brand new mod n coil. I even let it sit for an hour to try to get the wick really saturated and during mid hit started to dry out again n burn

 

[greengemini]

I don't have a solution to my problem, other than that I benched the smok and have been Vaping the same tank same coils on a pico dual, at around 57w and everything's been tasting great constantly, no dry hits. So I can't help you there. Maybe we got a bad batch, I don't know :/

 

[SteveS45]

With the Alien make sure you have not switched strength mode.

Use POWER + UP Button simultaneously to switch among STRENGTH HARD, STRENGTH NORM, STRENGTH SOFT.

 

[Katez_Kloudz]

With the Alien make sure you have not switched strength mode.

Use POWER + UP Button simultaneously to switch among STRENGTH HARD, STRENGTH NORM, STRENGTH SOFT.

The first thing I did was switch the strength from normal to soft right away and it's still doing it. Only time I can get a few hits without any dry ones is by in screwing the tank from the deck n screwing back in. What's weird is the coil looks saturated with juice so I don't know why it's doing this. I had ordered the rba for the baby beast so hopefully I get soon and we will see if there's a change. But this is so upsetting...I was so excited to finally get the black with rainbow splatter one which I got from csvape.com for $42 with there 40% off site sale. Ahhh such bull....!!!!

 

[SteveS45]

Well with my Baby Beast and the X4 Quad coils I don't go over 30W Maximum because I think it tastes burnt but that is just my opinion and others will argue they get no taste. Max or High VG for me and lower wattage across all my tanks except TC Mode then I will crank that baby up and let the TC keep my vape cool and comfortable.

 

[Katez_Kloudz]

Well with my Baby Beast and the X4 Quad coils I don't go over 30W Maximum because I think it tastes burnt but that is just my opinion and others will argue they get no taste. Max or High VG for me and lower wattage across all my tanks except TC Mode then I will crank that baby up and let the TC keep my vape cool and comfortable.

That's crazy. The damn thing is a 220 and the X4 suppose to handle much higher than 30 watts. Granted my normal sweet spot for me is only around 40 but I can even do 35 without getting burnt tasting, dry hits.

 

[SteveS45]

Well 10,00 puffs on first coil and 6,800 on the second so far. Just because they say it can work at 80W doesn't mean you have to. They like to sell coils you know. But I am not getting dry hits so it works for me!

 

[Katez_Kloudz]

Well 10,00 puffs on first coil and 6,800 on the second so far. Just because they say it can work at 80W doesn't mean you have to. They like to sell coils you know. But I am not getting dry hits so it works for me!

Well maybe I got a defective kit bc even at 30 watts it's doing it

 

[BlueMoods]

Okay, as soon as you get a dry hit, open it up and check the wick. Is it saturated entirely? Look for even a small drier area, like a thread width line that's drier than the rest. If you find that, take a needle and fray the wick at that point a bit. Let it soak for 15 mins and, see if it's better now.

The wick might seem wet enough but if one spot is drier than the rest, it isn't drawing juice past that spot fast enough. If fraying that spot fails, try a new wick or, different wicking material in there.

 

[Nehbulah]

I have 3 aliens. None of them do this. My vb version is not upgraded to the latest firmware on the one I have. Maybe it's the firmware upgrade on vb version causing your problem?

 

[Vesh]

only read the 1st post.. probably just the alien hitting faster and harder.. alien has very fast response time.. eleaf have decent joyetech/wismec chips though, and fire quite fast also..i watch djlsb & P Busardo tear downs all the time, and both the alien and the pico are quite accurate. It could be a difference in batteries being used also. I must admit i am having horrible dry hits in the spirals tank, 0.6 ohm at just 18 watts with 70PG/30VG.. i'm kind of over smok tanks.. the only one i like that I still use is my brit mini....

 

[SteveS45]

As @Nehbulah mentioned the firmware version is another good possibility. I never updated mine from Version 1.2.1 because I feel if it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

[Katez_Kloudz]

Okay, as soon as you get a dry hit, open it up and check the wick. Is it saturated entirely? Look for even a small drier area, like a thread width line that's drier than the rest. If you find that, take a needle and fray the wick at that point a bit. Let it soak for 15 mins and, see if it's better now.

The wick might seem wet enough but if one spot is drier than the rest, it isn't drawing juice past that spot fast enough. If fraying that spot fails, try a new wick or, different wicking material in there.

I have been and it looks fully saturated...and also it's leaking a little out bottom air flow...so idk I'm stumped

 

[Katez_Kloudz]

I have 3 aliens. None of them do this. My vb version is not upgraded to the latest firmware on the one I have. Maybe it's the firmware upgrade on vb version causing your problem?

So ur saying to try the old firmware if it's not already the old one.... could it be possibly be the batteries.

 

[TaoteRich]

Sorry to hear this ad my BABY beast had the same coils I believe .15 ohm. It is great between 50_65 watts...however if I use a thick ejuice I prime it and I was getting burnt his If I did not prime it

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[Eskie]

So ur saying to try the old firmware if it's not already the old one.... could it be possibly be the batteries.

Can't see where the batteries could possibly be a factor with a regulated mod.

Sorry to hear this ad my BABY beast had the same coils I believe .15 ohm. It is great between 50_65 watts...however if I use a thick ejuice I prime it and I was getting burnt his If I did not prime it

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It's extremely important to always prime your coils when breaking them in. Otherwise you'll fry the coil.

 

[Katez_Kloudz]

I always prime my coils and the coil I have in now is the .4 ohm. I took a needle and poked a few holds in each opening and it's been kinda ok but I can't go higher than 30 watts and soft...which id rather be at 40 watts and normal. Away I'll be getting my RBA for the baby beast any day and hopefully I'll have no more issues

 

[TaoteRich]

I always prime my coils and the coil I have in now is the .4 ohm. I took a needle and poked a few holds in each opening and it's been kinda ok but I can't go higher than 30 watts and soft...which id rather be at 40 watts and normal. Away I'll be getting my RBA for the baby beast any day and hopefully I'll have no more issues

Hey Katez_Kloudz I figured lil something out..I have the coil with the circular setup, and Mike my local b&m [emoji65] told me that it is the lesser quality smok coil compared to the [emoji223]. Any way, approaching 3000 puffs and still ain't close to burnt taste. Using Pog premium ejuice from NAKED...passion fruit orange guava..pog...delish..STAY TUNED

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[TaoteRich]

Glad to help in anyway..my strengths are, writing, sobriety, spiritually, English, being open and honest. Anywho, peace out. Oh ya know any publishers yo, going to free open Mic night yknow, gotta flow, at the show, for dough? No just wanna go. Is that so? Yes and I'm out the doh. STAY TUNED

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[Chinu]

Bro bro
All you have to do it poke little holes onto your alien coils help with dry hits smoking at 65 watts on the t8 coils gtantee it will work work with all kind of smok tanks just poke like 3 hole in each cotton of your coil my coil last three week no dry hit like new will help save alot of money hopes this help