T3S help

[TheRhetorician]

I've had my kanger t3s for about 2 weeks now and it's starting to not hit as hard as it used to when I first got it. Im not confused with the liquid because I've used PG for awhile and it's always hit hard with this thing (because PG has a better throat hit from what I hear). It just won't produce as much vapor or sometimes very little vapor at all. I have a vision spinner with the t3s and I always keep the voltage between 3.8-4.3. I have 24mg eliquid as well. Will someone tell me if I need a coil or wick or if it's better to just get a new piece altogether? Thanks

 

[State O' Flux]

Two weeks without a cleaning or replacement of the coil head? Yes... it's time for cleaning or, considering the low cost of replacement heads... toss in a new head.

 

[Blkwdw86]

+1

Time to clean.

 

[Revelene]

It could just be gunked up. Try taking it off your device and blowing through the tip over a paper towel. If that doesn't help it may need to be cleaned. Hope this helps!

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[Dakota Jim]

+2

definitely time to clean or replace head

 

[TheRhetorician]

I did clean it once a few days ago, I took it apart and wiped it down with paper towels and stuff. Do I need to wash it with soap and stuff?

 

[Rickajho]

2 weeks? It's time to change out the coil or clean it.

 

[State O' Flux]

2 weeks? It's time to change out the coil or clean it.

Tell 'em how it do it Rick... I don't use clearos anymore, so I may not be up on the latest maintenance/fixes/cures. ;-)

 

[danny4x4]

Take the base off.

Take the metal post off the base. It's press fit and you'll need to use a bit of strength.

Take the flavouring wicks off. You can either use a blow torch to burn the gunk off the
flavouring wicks, or toss them and use your own silica /cotton/ekowool/etc later.

Rinse base and flick dry.

Put base on pv and press the fire button for about 5 seconds. Keep doing this untill the wires glow red and no more vapor is produced.

RINSE again. Wires should now be free of gunk.

Optional : use a sonic toothbrush TO LIGHTLY clean wires and cavities of base. Be careful not to displace or break the wires.

Put your choice of flavor wicks back. Put the metal stem back and enjoy your revived head.

 

[Glitched]

Wow.. I got about three days out of mine before I decided I should probably clean it. Maybe 6ml of liquid through it, 50/50 mix before getting a burning taste. It's on the counter drying now...

 

[Glitched]

Take the base off.

Take the metal post off the base. It's press fit and you'll need to use a bit of strength.

Danny, the T3s atomizer portion actually unscrews from the base now

Did not know the flavor wicks should be removed before dry burning... uh oh

Edit - Yup... I fried them.

 

[TheRhetorician]

How do I make my own wicks with cotton? And what do I set my voltage to?

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

 

[Glitched]

Thanks Warhawk... Now I need cotton balls *eyes q-tips as alternative*

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

 

[Glitched]

HAHAHA. Awesome! Now I just need to get the rest of the burnt cotton out of the coil

Edit- Just rewicked my 3 day old T3s - Actually quite easy, even with a slight curve on the coil..

With this rebuilding process, I'm good as long as the coil still fires?

 

[TheRhetorician]

In my t3s it seemed like the coil is wrapped around the wick

 

[danny4x4]

In my t3s it seemed like the coil is wrapped around the wick

The coil is wrapped around the wick in conventional builds. With microcoils and cotton, we typically wind the wire around a drill bit/screwdriver/toothpick/paper clip/etc. We then thread the cotton thru the coil.

End result is still the same, coil is wrapped around the wick.

A conventional build would have gaps between the coils and has a larger bore.
A microcoil has no gaps between the coils and has a smaller bore.
On the phone now, so I don't have the link. But search ecf for super_x_drifter and microcoils.