Terminator-C quick question.

[Xaiver]

There's a giant thread here... I made it about 35 pages in before I started falling asleep and not finding the answers I was looking for. Figured that I would see if someone would be kind enough to point me in the right direction.

So, I've got a Terminator-C. Two problems:
First, wrapped up a coil with 3mm silica that I use on Penelope aaaand....way too big. Even if I jammed it in, I had to cut a bunch off, and then it didn't wick hardly at all. So, do I need 2mm or 1.5mm? Or is there a safeish way to trim back the ceramic to make the channels wider?

Second: I can't get the ceramic out. It's almost like it's glued in there. Push, pry...Doesn't even budge. Is this a common problem? Was my ceramic fit too tightly? Or did they maybe actually glue it in?

Thanks for taking the time folks. Have a nice day!
-X

 

[dwcraig1]

2 mm silica fits stock ceramic well. ceramic is not glued it, more likely the metal housing it not in spec. use a Dremel to enlarge channels in the ceramic.
Hope that helps

 

[Trick]

I use 2.5, doubled up at the coil. Works great.

As for the ceramic... did you take out the nut at the bottom? Should slide right out even if you don't, though.

 

[Aliendogstar]

A few turns with a small precision screw driver should loosen up the screw enough to get the ceramic piece to come out. 2mm silica is the suggested size of silica for the Terminator. I personally like the cheesecloth wick at the moment. Am thinking of trying hemp string as a wick.

 

[Xaiver]

Oh, I've taken the post out and the ceramic won't budge. I didn't want to push on it too hard, for fear of breaking it.
So, 2mm it is.

Thanks a bunch guys!

 

[dwcraig1]

Right now I'm vaping on a Term that the ceramic channels that have been enlarged to use 3.5 mm wick. I'm using 2 mm wick with a short piece of 3.5 mm wick piggybacked on inside the coil, no flooding or gurgling going on here just excellent feed to the coil.

 

[pAth77]

One option that you could try is to take a few strands out of the 3mm wick. I did the same thing for my Penny when using 3.5mm silica, and it definitely helped with wicking and flavor. I'm currently using 3mm organic cotton wicks from HDV on my Penny, and I just set up a Term-C with it. I do double up at the coil. The flavor for me is much better with the cotton wicks, and it easily fits within the channels of the Term-C.