Taifun GT Discusion!

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MikeB

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What are you using for wicks?

Some of the guys in the Rayon thread have ran 300ml's through a single wick, and it was white when washed out later. The Rayonati change wicks out of boredom, not necessity. ;)

I have never gone that far with a wick as I have flavor OCD and change out wicks with juice changes. :D

I use Rayon. I like it as a wick. It's just getting junked up from my juice. I think I might wash my next wick just to see if it's burnt at all beneath the gunk.
 
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One juice that is always in my rotation and burns clean is MR Vape RY4 Handcrafted E Liquid - Tobacco - Page 2 - Mr Vape Inc.
I vape 50/50
I also love all things Ahlusion and find their juices some of the cleanest and best tasting. NOT for high heat though. At 12 watts I cannot live without some of theirs
Ahlusion - A Fresh New Taste
Some other good 'safe' stuff is Nirvana and MOuntain Oak Vapors
 

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One juice that is always in my rotation and burns clean is MR Vape RY4 Handcrafted E Liquid - Tobacco - Page 2 - Mr Vape Inc.
I vape 50/50
I also love all things Ahlusion and find their juices some of the cleanest and best tasting. NOT for high heat though. At 12 watts I cannot live without some of theirs
Ahlusion - A Fresh New Taste
Some other good 'safe' stuff is Nirvana and MOuntain Oak Vapors

Thanks!

What happens if the heat is too high with the Ahlusion juices?
 

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Brainstorming:

What if I cut my juice with a base, say VG? I vape 3mg, so what if I order 6mg and cut it 50/50 with unflavored pure vg? There would only be half the flavoring, but I'd still be getting some flavor, and maybe my wick would last longer? How much longer? 2 days? Lol.
We have a company here called 12 Monkeys that make some really tasty juice. The only problem is it will totally destroy a coil head in a day or two. There is so much flavor in their juice I can cut a 30ml bottle of it in half with straight VG and not really notice much difference. That gives me twice the juice and a longer lasting build.
 

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We have a company here called 12 Monkeys that make some really tasty juice. The only problem is it will totally destroy a coil head in a day or two. There is so much flavor in their juice I can cut a 30ml bottle of it in half with straight VG and not really notice much difference. That gives me twice the juice and a longer lasting build.
I like this! Maybe this is an easy way for me to go? Just order the juice I already like but thin it out either by half or by thrids. Honestly, the flavor is pretty strong. Well, not "strong", but there is a lot of flavor. I bet I could be happy with only a third the flavor.

What does everyone think? Worth a try?
 
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I like this! Maybe this is an easy way for me to go? Just order the juice I already like but thin it out either by half or by thrids. Honestly, the flavor is pretty strong. Well, not "strong", but there is a lot of flavor. I bet I could be happy with only have a a third the flavor.

What does everyone think? Worth a try?
It works for me and the 12 Monkeys... It'll only cost you a bottle of juice to try out. :thumbs:
 

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I'll let you know my thoughts on it, they have a free sample button you can get a 30ml bottle of 6mg base for about $3.00 (they charge for shipping) They claim to use NicSelect nicotine so that should be OK think I saw $30 for 500ml of 100mg, so $60 a liter is not horrible if its decent stuff. I'm having issues over the winter months with VG depositing on everything in my Vape room, and hoping this may cut down on the accumulation.

As mentioned PG causes me throat issues (difficulty in swallowing) over 30PG, and if I vape more then normal even in lesser amounts. A year or two ago none of the above were really issues but as gear advances and consumption goes up both throat irritation and mess from condensation in my home have worsened.

I'm fairly skeptical it will change much, but for the small investment it is worth a shot.



Whats your daily juice consumption? I typically go through 15-30ml a day of some pretty gunky juice and typically get a couple days out of a build before flavor change forces a rewick, weeks on a coil but have to clean it occasionally.

Sweetener some flavors are worse then others. I think your first clue is the mention of scorched wick fairly quickly. Sounds to me like you just don't have the flow to keep your wick wet. I'd be experimenting with some different builds.

My preferred kanthal for Taifun type tanks is a .26g around .8 ohms power typically 18-24ish watts. Though the closest I really come to the Taifun any more is the Hurricane Junior which is built lower with more power.

First recommendation is to lose the old school wick through slots method, while it can wick well that way it is more critical you get the proper amount of material in those slots.

Much easier to manage consistently good wicking using the following method. Can't remember if this was 3mm ID coil, think it was.

Simply put your wick through the coils, cut it about the length shown Grab the ends and sort of fold/push them into the chamber, leaving the shoulders puffy and against the chamber slots. wick density is not hugely important, but the thinner the juice the more dense the wick.

Wicking properly your 1.5 ohm build should run up around 18-20 watts with no dry hits/burning pretty much sounds like a case of not enough juice flow to me.

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So I build a 1.8 ohm coil from 5 wraps of 30ga kanthal around a 3mm rod, and ran it at 5.3 volts to get 15 watts at 2.8 amps. Turns out my old Provari Mini has a 3amp limit I think. I can't seem to fire past that anyway, so I had to build a higher resistance coil.

15 watts is wonderful! It heats up fast and cools down fast, and with the 3mm ID I think it's wicking a lot better. Lots of vapor, lots of flavor. My long draws are gone, only inhaling for 1-3 seconds. My hope is the 30ga cooling down fast will help with the juice cooking, and once my new juice and pure VG arrive and I thin out the flavor, I hope it'll work out.

Beyond that, once my Hcigar VT75 arrives I'm hoping temp control will help too.

This pretty well settles it. At 15watts, I'm still not getting any dry hits with this wicking, so it can't be the coil burning the wick. Has to be the juice.
 
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So I build a 1.8 ohm coil from 5 wraps of 30ga kanthal around a 3mm rod, and ran it at 5.3 volts to get 15 watts at 2.8 amps. Turns out my old Provari Mini has a 3amp limit I think. I can't seem to fire past that anyway, so I had to build a higher resistance coil.

15 watts is wonderful! It heats up fast and cools down fast, and with the 3mm ID I think it's wicking a lot better. Lots of vapor, lots of flavor. My long draws are gone, only inhaling for 1-3 seconds. My hope is the 30ga cooling down fast will help with the juice cooking, and once my new juice and pure VG arrive and I thin out the flavor, I hope it'll work out.

Beyond that, once my Hcigar VT75 arrives I'm hoping temp control will help too.

This pretty well settles it. At 15watts, I'm still not getting any dry hits with this wicking, so it can't be the coil burning the wick. Has to be the juice.
Do you know that the VT75 has a 6V limit on the output? That means the VT75 will only be able to deliver a maximum of 20W to your 1.8 ohm coil. A 1.5 ohm coil will go as high as 24W, and a 1.2 will go to 30W. You have to build below 0.5 ohms to utilize the full 75W.

Just a little info for you in case you are wondering why the "Ohms Too High" error keeps popping up.
 

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Do you know that the VT75 has a 6V limit on the output? That means the VT75 will only be able to deliver a maximum of 20W to your 1.8 ohm coil. A 1.5 ohm coil will go as high as 24W, and a 1.2 will go to 30W. You have to build below 0.5 ohms to utilize the full 75W.

Just a little info for you in case you are wondering why the "Ohms Too High" error keeps popping up.

Thanks!

Yea, I realise my coil will change. I just wanted to try higher wattage before the VT75 gets here. My Provari's amp limit won't allow a low ohm coil, so I had to increase the ohms and volts to get the wattage. 15 watts seems to be all i can squeese out of this device. This is kanthal too.

Once the VT75 gets here, I'll use SS 316L at maybe 26ga to build a 0.5 to 0.8 ohm coil. The amp limit on these temp control mods is insane. I'm eager to try it out with 20 watts or so.
 

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Sounds like you progressed nicely on your build! The few commercial juices I buy now days I always cut them with VG and a little nic. If your not already doing it you should consider making your own juice, that way you know exactly what is in it, and have full control.
 

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I pulled out the Taifun GTII today, first time in a long time. Filled it with some 6mg 50/50 juice, vaping quite nicely at 480f. This is one of mine I slotted the air holes on... It feels so much more open vs my Kayfun 5 on its most open setting. Enough so that I immediately noticed.

Was hoping someone may confirm this? (Hmm who has a slotted air flow Taifun GTII and Kayfun 5? )
 

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I pulled out the Taifun GTII today, first time in a long time. Filled it with some 6mg 50/50 juice, vaping quite nicely at 480f. This is one of mine I slotted the air holes on... It feels so much more open vs my Kayfun 5 on its most open setting. Enough so that I immediately noticed.

Was hoping someone may confirm this? (Hmm who has a slotted air flow Taifun GTII and Kayfun 5? )

I got my VT75 over the weekend, and I've been using my TGTII with three wraps of 28ga SS 430 at 480f. It's vaping well, though I think my coil needs work, and I still need to thin out my juice.

My Kayfun5 should be here soon, and I'm eager to compare them.
 

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I don't have any slotted TGT-2's (clones) as I like the tighter draw I get from the stock air hole configuration with the 2mm ID x 3mm OD air tube inserts, but, I just ordered 2 more of the same base/chamber units that chanelvaps uses (thanks again chanelvaps for that tip, I love mine). Now I have (4) base/chamber units and (2) TGT-2-S's, along with the Hexagon and Rhombus SS and glass tanks (all working perfectly with no leaks). Also, I now have (5) Lemo V1's and (2) Lemo Drops with (2) more Drop conversion units, and (3) ErlK's and (1) EK-2 (also clones). All those are my most used RTA's by Far. I put the 2mm ID x 3mm OD air tube inserts that I use on my TGT-2's into my Lemo's and like that configuration a lot. I don't go for Big air, like some do, but that's just me being a MTL'er I guess.
 

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Sounds like you progressed nicely on your build! The few commercial juices I buy now days I always cut them with VG and a little nic. If your not already doing it you should consider making your own juice, that way you know exactly what is in it, and have full control.

And, Save a ton of money while having all that control. :thumbs:
 
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