Terminology

[Palantir1120]

Ok I am trying to get down some of the terminology. Head/coil/wick are all referring to the same part? I have a Kanger T3S and have heard the replaceable part referred to as a coil and a wick. Kinda wish there were a glossary of terms for noobs like myself.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Yes the head (contains coil+ wick) is one unit. Lottsa glossaries out there but no one seems to have updated them in the last 1 1/2 yrs. Here's Bad's Blog that is the latest I've seen:
www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blo...-carto-tank-what-guide-juice-attachments.html
And an older glossary:
http://www.ecigology.com/e-cig-glossary/

 

[Jwaterski]

Pretty sure someone with the link to the terminology will be along shortly, but the coil normally winds around the wick and when combined with the part the connects to the tank forms what is normally referred to as the head.

 

[DavidOck]

The ankle bone's connected to the leg bone...

Vapoor's got it. And that then screws into the base, and the base screws into the tube/tank... with the silicone cup around the air tube pressing against the - uh, inner tube??

Yes, terminology is far from standard, and as fluid as 100% PG... Just keep in mind that if you're descriptive enough, we'll probably figure out what you mean

 

[Blkwdw86]

With the Kanger tanks (and most others), the coil and wick are replaceable as part of the assembly we refer to as the head. The head screws into the base, then that assembly screws onto the tank. You can purchase new heads with a new coil and wick installed and just screw it into the base and keep on trucking, or you can grab some Kanthal resistance wire (or Nichrome wire, as your tastes dictate), silica or cotton wick, and rebuild your old heads yourself (I rebuilt six last night while watching a movie). Included on the head and base are gaskets, of course, and I haven't come across uniform names for the other parts (5 major pieces to a head besides the coil and wick). Theres the bottom post that wedges up into a rubber cup or tube that holds the coil wires. Then there's the main head piece, and the top post with a silicone cup gasket. That's the best I can offer on those.

 

[DavidOck]

Nicely phrased, Blkwdw.

I call the bottom post that wedges the coil leads the positive pin, and the part that holds the flavor wicks down the "air tube" for want of a better term. Maybe someone else has a better name, but until the makers start putting out detailed parts lists, I'm afraid it's still just a case of "um, that thing that goes on the other part,and then fastens to the doohicky...

 

[wonner]

Don't spend too much time studying terminology. It changes like the wind.