ss mesh wick

[Monk33]

is it necessary to use a butane torch to burn the mesh or can i just use a regular lighter or kitchen stove?

 

[Turbo]

is it necessary to use a butane torch to burn the mesh or can i just use a regular lighter or kitchen stove?

The answer could be any of those mentioned, depending on who you ask. I myself use my stove's flame (natural gas). Some who use the non oxidized version use a regular lighter, as originally proposed by Petar K. And the vast majority seem to use a butane torch/flame of some kind.

 

[fjg123]

You can also pulse a mech mod and let the red of the coils go through.

I've heard lighters take forever and practically it all up

 

[Hello World]

No fires, flames, etc. required.

If you have a mechanical mod, that's all you need to oxidize your coils using the 'Pulse Method".

 

[Monk33]

No fires, flames, etc. required.

If you have a mechanical mod, that's all you need to oxidize your coils using the 'Pulse Method".

thanks everybody for replying but sadly i dont have a mech mod yet. Im trying to set up my RSST that i got today but im meeting with alot of disappointments. The first wick, i built wasn't wicking correctly and i used a lighter on it so it didnt burn it evenly. I then made a second wick but it was rather thin for the wick hole in the RSST. Now im on my third wick which fits perfectly and is wicking correctly(i think). So my question is, can someone tell me why im not getting good vapor production? Im getting very minimal vapor right now.

 

[payne1226]

high ohm not enough volts what are you using

 

[Blix]

At which resistance have you built your coil?

 

[Monk33]

high ohm not enough volts what are you using

At which resistance have you built your coil?

The first one came out at 2.2ohm with a 4/5 wrap. The 2nd one, i didn't bother to test the ohms since i was charging my evic. I just popped on and fire it to see if it will glow evenly. The third one is reading 2.0 ohm with a 3/4 wrap. Im using 500 mesh + 32 kanthal.

 

[Monk33]

oh forgot to mention, i was testing them with my twist at 3.2volt. Since it seems all the video on youtube lowered their voltage to test/fire them.

 

[Hello World]

The third one is reading 2.0 ohm with a 3/4 wrap. Im using 500 mesh + 32 kanthal.

Check your pos. and neg. atty connections to ensure everything is down tight. 2.0 ohms is a tad high.

Power eVic down and restart to get a reading.

 

[cricque]

i just hold the mesh once in a lighter flame, like 30 seconds tops for the entire piece, to burn of leftovers on the mesh of whatever might be on.. and then pulse with a twist on 3.2 once i get a turn or so gowing, i crank it up to 3.4 and go a bit higher and higher till i get a good coil. Sometimes the twist does run a bit hot and I take another twist

 

[TheBoom]

Had that same problem with my eVic, I was capped at 11 watts max. Vapor production was average to be fair. Then I decided to get a mech mod for my genesis rbas and problem solved!