SS mesh wick and discolored ejuice

[TomCatt]

OK, think I got the SS mesh wick shorting problem corrected

Now, has anyone noticed any discoloring of their ejuice when using a SS mesh wick?

In the picture below is an XL clearomizer on the right that hasn't been altered in any way with my DIY peppermint ejuice. On the left is a Repairable CE2 with a SS mesh wick with the same ejuice. The ejuice has been in the Repairable CE2 for less than 24 hrs and there is a noticeable change in the color. The color in the picture isn't from a shadow or anything like that, it's real. Any ideas why this is hapening?

TIA

 

[asdaq]

If the whole wick is oxidized, it sorta looks that way, then there is a lot of carbon in that juice. Also the gunk from vaping breaks down in juice and can darken it too. You could minimize it by just oxidizing the part where the coil is.

 

[TomCatt]

I thought about doing that asdaq, only thing is the posts on the Repairable CE2 aren't insulated (at the moment anyway).

That's what I figured was happening, not sure about vaping juice like this. Think I'll just put the SS mesh on the back burner for now; I have some silica sleeveing on order. Will have to order some teflon shrink tubing.

The back burner is getting quite crowded now

 

[antfuzz]

I have a DYI peppermint juice that also darkens after about a day. But I'm using it in a Stardust that's been re-wicked using wicks from a fluxo and Nichrome wire. I think I will try the same juice in a new fluxo and see what happens.

 

[Paradisevap]

1/2 of it could be it "looks" darker because the dark wick is in there

 

[asdaq]

It's really just an aesthetic thing. Coils don't stay clean for long and we vape on them quite gunked. We also hope that all that juice gets to the coil sooner or later, so it gets in the gunk too. This way it gets it sooner, but oh well.

I know, nasty, huh.

 

[TomCatt]

Not sure if it's the 'power' of the rebuilt CE2, the discoloration of the juice or if I'm coming down with a bug; but hitting off of that CE2 gives me a 'prickling' in my throat. Think I'll change out the juice and let the fresh juice set for a day, repeat and then try it again.

I did get my silica wicking in today, gonna try that tomorrow.


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[oldblue]

Maybe it's something you did/used to make this a rebuildable? Flux, solder, non-stainless pins...

 

[nicotime]

TC...another thing that will change the color of the juice in the tank is if there is not a good separation of the tank and coil chamber...allowing the condensation/burnt juice to drain back to the tank.

 

[TomCatt]

TC...another thing that will change the color of the juice in the tank is if there is not a good separation of the tank and coil chamber...allowing the condensation/burnt juice to drain back to the tank.

Hmmm, no separation of the tank and coil chamber . CE2 w/o any seals. Started removing the seals from my CE2s a couple of months ago. Easy refill, just drip; plus condensate doesn't end up in the air tube. The nice thing about box mods - they stand up .

 

[asdaq]

It is pretty much one big chamber there. Maybe it wouldn't bother if there were a sleeve over the clearo tube?