I just received my ishare a couple days ago. Burnt out both pods rather quickly. After studying the pod system, I found it is rewickable. The pods it comes with originally are definitely garbage pods, however, the replacements are of better quality. But if you can put your own top shelf cotton in there...why not?! Much better flavor and vapor production. Next time I rewick the pod I will take photos and post. Will also post a video on YouTube since nobody else has yet. Great system but cheap components out of the gate.
As you say, the wicking that comes with the brand new unit are complete garbage.
RE-wicking isn't to bad. The bottom pops off easily. Just be careful not to lose any tiny parts.
I lightly torched the existing coil with a lighter, then re-wicked it to my standard, ( not the Chinese 1/4" thick cotton rope style.) It now wicks pretty good, but I find my self torching and re-wicking after every 2 fill ups, ( 1.7ml.) Could be the sweet juice I like gunks up these tiny coils quickly.
I have torched and re-wicked each of the 2 tanks a dozen or so times with better results every time.
I'm waiting on FastTech to get me the 6 spare tanks I ordered. No doubt they'll be wicked like crap!!!!
One trick I learned is to leave the silicon oval gasket in the bottom of the tank, then load the newly wicked coil part into the silicon oval , carefully. It's all about how much cotton you get in place. Preferably, very little, but not to little to cause it to leak.
Overall, this little thing hits pretty nicely.
If I could figure out the right equipment to film the procedure, I'll be on YouTube showing those who have the patience and tools needed to accomplish this tiny / delicate task.
I'll be trying to fit a new coil in them soon. Imagine that won't be any harder than the My Jet, Fuchai V3 or the Boulder Rock.
I copied a guy who used micro nichrome ribbon wire on the My Jet. The hit, taste, and vape cloud were amazing.