SS Wick touching center post in AGA-T+ tank.

[4matic]

Probably a stupid question lol but....will having the wick touching the center post inside the tank where the juice resides create any shorts and possibly cause my never ending hot spot?

If so, what can I do to prevent it from touching that center post?

Thanks and again sorry for this noob question lol.

 

[BuzzKilla]

No...
As long as the coil is set properly, you are fine.

Don't over think it...
When you over think a hotspot, you start to fix things that aren't broken, thus creating more problems...

IF there is a really bright spot on your coil, then you have found your problem area... fix it and move on.

When your coil has not hotspots, it doesnt matter what the mesh is touching (in the case of a genisis tank)

EDIT:
Sometimes, a few seconds of pulsing the fire button fixes very small hot spots...
Small fix for a small problem

 

[calpis]

There's a small moat around the center post. That's where I like my wick because it makes the wick closer to the glass making it easier to saturate the wick when the fluid levels are low by tilting it slightly.

 

[4matic]

No...
As long as the coil is set properly, you are fine.

Don't over think it...
When you over think a hotspot, you start to fix things that aren't broken, thus creating more problems...

IF there is a really bright spot on your coil, then you have found your problem area... fix it and move on.

When your coil has not hotspots, it doesnt matter what the mesh is touching (in the case of a genisis tank)

EDIT:
Sometimes, a few seconds of pulsing the fire button fixes very small hot spots...
Small fix for a small problem

Yeah I TRY not to over think this and simplify it as much as possible lol .

My hot spot almost always is at the bridge bw positive post and wick (which I think is where most people have hot spots). I find that yes moving the wick closer to the positive post does eliminate that specific hot spot but I really don't want to be doing that. I'll probably try to rewrap the coil making it a little more even all around and see if that helps.

 

[4matic]

There's a small moat around the center post. That's where I like my wick because it makes the wick closer to the glass making it easier to saturate the wick when the fluid levels are low by tilting it slightly.

Hey calpis...Bay Area?! Where in the bay are you from?

 

[dam718]

It IS possible that the wick touching the center post is causing a short if your wick is not oxidized properly. typically the hot spot going from the positive post to the wick is due to the coil shorting out IMMEDIATELY as it touches the wick... So it only energizes the very top leg of the coil. This is a clear indication that your wick is shorting out against the metal somewhere along the path. It could be where it passes through the top cap... It could be where it touches the bottom cap... could be where it touches the center post...

Anywhere that wick is touching metal is a potential path to ground, and those points in particular need to be well oxidized.

If the wick has no path to ground, you can wrap a coil around it and ONLY the coil will glow.

This process is painful... I won't lie, I haven't perfected it, but my background in electrical theory knows precisely what the problem is... I just haven't perfected a method to eliminate the problem...

Yet...

 

[calpis]

Hey calpis...Bay Area?! Where in the bay are you from?

Man Jose... erm San Jose.

 

[dirtyrigger]

Make sure your coil isn't wrapped too tight around the wick, if it is then it has a potential to break through the oxide layer and short out. If your wick is properly oxidized and your coil has the right tension then it doesn't matter what your wick is touching.

 

[k_s_]

Man Jose... erm San Jose.

Me too! Wish we had a B&M worth visiting…

 

[4matic]

Me too! Wish we had a B&M worth visiting…

I'm in Hayward myself. Not sure if you heard the shop called itisvapor here in hayward. But it's pretty decent. We should all meet up sometime lol I need to see all yall's AGA-T's!!

 

[4matic]

Make sure your coil isn't wrapped too tight around the wick, if it is then it has a potential to break through the oxide layer and short out. If your wick is properly oxidized and your coil has the right tension then it doesn't matter what your wick is touching.

Thank you this makes a lot of sense...And a hot spot is a result of shorting out right?