Sneaky shorts...

[AndAllThingsWillEnd]

So I've been having issues with my zap. Everything tastes burnt no matter what voltage I use. What do most of you do in this situation?

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[Thrasher]

burnt taste is almost always a short, hotspot or uneven coil glow.

and a slight chance the wick isnt doing its job, but thats down the scale.

and if using the zap wicks tilting to keep them wet is a must from what i have read.

 

[AndAllThingsWillEnd]

I should probably add I'm using #500 rolled solid with the insulator removed. I fix hot spots while the wick is dry but it seems like my issue comes when I add the juice.

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[j4mmin42]

Is this your first genesis vape?

IDK what most people do, but the first thing I would do (if you're comfortable with doing this kind of thing) is 1. take out the teflon insulator; 2. Wrap a solid, hole-filling 400 mesh wick; Re-coil that wick with 32 gauge wire (because it's going on a VV mod), wrapped tighter than the stock setup that comes with it.

But, that's just what I would do. Everyone will have a different setup.

 

[j4mmin42]

wow I got ninja'd. Looks like you're doing what I would've done...

Dry it out and re-oxidize your wick, that's what I would do next...

 

[AndAllThingsWillEnd]

wow I got ninja'd. Looks like you're doing what I would've done...

Dry it out and re-oxidize your wick, that's what I would do next...

Will do. I'm using the stove till red hot and quenching. Is that good enough to oxidize?

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[Thrasher]

out ninja-ing the ninja? must be getting old...............


the stove works fine. if your putting heavy oxidization on the wick and havent vaped on it long enough there is a chance you may have to just fight through it till the flavor breaks in.

 

[AndAllThingsWillEnd]

What would you consider optimal oxidization? The zap is my first genesis but not my first rba.

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[Thrasher]

personally i cant answer that as i dont oxidize so i dont know what to look for, lol but i wouldnt recommend this for a first timer, so maybe someone will pop in with some advice on that part.

 

[j4mmin42]

out ninja-ing the ninja? must be getting old...............

Indeed...I'll be 25 in 2 weeks.

 

[AndAllThingsWillEnd]

Just a quick update... So after re oxidizing and recoiling a million times, I decided to try low resistance 30g. Previously I was using 32g at around 2 ohms and was constantly shorting out. The minute I put on the 30, all the shorts went away. Hopefully it stays this way, I don't mind sacrificing battery life for an amazing vape. Thanks guys, I was really getting worried with my purchase.