That's how I started, the wick was touching the glass slightly though and every time I refilled the glass moved the wick and caused a bit of flooding, I had to spin it around a bit more so the wick wasn't touching the glass..
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That's how I started, the wick was touching the glass slightly though and every time I refilled the glass moved the wick and caused a bit of flooding, I had to spin it around a bit more so the wick wasn't touching the glass..
I thought he was talking about the whole Xeta bridge ?.. When I first built mine I had the wicks off-center front to back in the boro so when I lay it down the juice would soak into the rear wick so there's less chance of dry hits when the tank level is getting low.. Then I discovered if the wick is touching the glass when you slide the glass up it pushes the wick up and causes a bit of flooding, so I had to turn the xeta around a bit more so the wick doesn't touch the glass, it's now at about 45 degrees in the boro, wicks pointing to the corners of the boro... I seem to be able to suck the tank dry like that with no issues..
Hope that makes sense..
When I hear the word "insert," I think of the little round things you insert into the deck or chimney to adjust the airflow. I always think of the holes for the wicking as "ports."
That's where I was getting mixed up.
had finally built the vapeshell to my liking and had been using it for the last few days. half way through today and it's check atomizer time. everything was good and tight. removed the boro and it was pretty wet around the bb pin. concerned that the innards have been effected
Hey Flick, I'm going to give this a crack when mine arrives before I start using it. Are these the types of sealants you used?
Selleys 80g All Clear Multipurpose Sealant
Parfix 40g Clear All Purpose Silicone
I just used that Parfix stuff because that's what I had on hand, it does a fine job, it's a typical acid cure silicon and gives of slightly corrosive fumes as it cures so it may not the best option (the fumes aren't really toxic, it's the same acid that's in vinegar and such)... The Selleys stuff may be better because it's natural cure, it doesn't give off fumes as it cures..
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Actually, that Parfix is natural cure also, for some reason I thought it was acid cure.... That being the case I would go for that... I use a lot of that exact stuff and it's pretty good, I carry a tube in my campervan and on my motorbike for odd emergency repairs, my motorbike has so much on it, it could be a rolling advertisement for it, lol... (maybe they've changed from acid to neutral over the years and I hadn't noticed)
Oh perfect. I’ll go for that one. Half the price of selley too.
Here’s hoping I don’t mess it up before I even get to use the damn thing
With the SXK Vapeshell you have to put the cap on with the logos one on each side or it'll leak. If you set it up with the top and bottom engravings on the same side it'll leak. No lie. I tested this myself. I saw somebody else say it and they were right.
Update on the Xeta: It also leaves the smallest amount of condensation of any BB RBA I've tried. I've got most of them (except the Crossbow and the Flow) and the Xeta leaves the back of the Boro basically bone dry. After 2 days of no cleaning I've found a few tiny beads of condensation around the positive pin but much less than others. Not using a condensation plug either.
Note that the one corner of the upper half (right upper corner) is cut out more than the other side where it clears the peak insulator of the bottom halves positive post.
The one area is longer than the other.
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Just got my SXK dna60 from Fasttech. 3 days shipping with DHL and delivered on a Sunday, glad I paid the extra.
First impressions out of the box is good, lighter than I expected, admittedly no battery in yet. Doesn't feel as premium as I thought it would. Not sure if that's SXK specific or my expectations were too high in general. Also came with a black boro which is nice, was expecting white. I put in an ultem button, it took 3 layers of masking tape on the back of it to make it not wobble. I also got the clear panels, hoping they'd have the logos as the photos did on FT, but nope. And they wobble like crazy too, any fix for that?
Gunna be a busy afternoon of fiddling ahead with the Xeta.
First impressions out of the box is good, lighter than I expected, admittedly no battery in yet. Doesn't feel as premium as I thought it would. Not sure if that's SXK specific or my expectations were too high in general. Also came with a black boro which is nice, was expecting white. I put in an ultem button, it took 3 layers of masking tape on the back of it to make it not wobble. I also got the clear panels, hoping they'd have the logos as the photos did on FT, but nope. And they wobble like crazy too, any fix for that?
Gunna be a busy afternoon of fiddling ahead with the Xeta.
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