the Aquav2 clone thread
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I'd like to try that, or Pete's method. I don't have a carto to get the material from. I am sure there is something else similar, but don't know where to get it right now.
Sorry, my bad.. I don't use the thin sections but rather the conical piece that is on the bottom cap of the cart. I cut it in half and then trimmed to fit the juice slots.
That being said, you should also be able to cut and fit the little silicone plug that sits in the top of the carto. White piece below..
The dual coils @ .6 ohms is working out really well with the lower nic level -- I am not wanting more, unlike the same liquid in a 1.2 ohm single coil build in the Av2 or KFL clones. When the time comes to switch fully over to 12mg, I'll either have to sub-ohm on the KFL clones or buy more Aqua V2's 
It's not that I experience dry hits or even need to take primer puffs, it's just that the flavour is a bit off for the first half of a tank after rewicking.
That sounds like there's something contaminating the material you're wicking with. I'm assuming you do a dry burn before wicking to clean the coil and you're washing your hands with soap and water right before wicking- if not, try that first. Otherwise I'd check all my tools and work surfaces for any oil, etc. that might have gotten on them that's transferring to your hands or the wick. Because what you describe is not in any way 'normal'.
Good luck.
Thanks for your reply!
I thought about something contaminating the wicks and/or tools but i use the same wicks and tools for all my other attys and i'm only experiencing this issue with the Aqua v2. Yes, I dry burn thoroughly before every wick change. It's not a problem and I can live with but it's getting annoying especially because of the übergunky juices i tend to like which requires daily dry burns.
A couple other thing come to mind. The first is mainly a problem when using rayon: If there's too much rayon in the coil, as in too tight, there will be a "nutty" taste. If it's moderately too tight this will go away, but it it's really excessive you might taste it a lot longer. If there's too little rayon in the coil you can get a taste akin to a dry hit, where the juice burns off the coil. I have had builds that had not enough rayon (but was close) that tasted okay as long as I didn't take a long draw, but when I did take a long draw or chain vaped it, the taste got harsh. But you said you've tried more and less wick and different wick material and it didn't help, so...
Another thing was the oil that some Aqua clones came shipped with. One I got was filthy with this foul smelling oil, and it took a LOT of cleaning to get rid of all the odor. The other one was fine so it's the luck of the draw, I guess. I'm pretty sure you'd have noticed this, though!
Another thing was the oil that some Aqua clones came shipped with. One I got was filthy with this foul smelling oil, and it took a LOT of cleaning to get rid of all the odor. The other one was fine so it's the luck of the draw, I guess. I'm pretty sure you'd have noticed this, though!
Boiling can remove smelly residues when all else fails. Just remember to remove o-rings and plastic parts.
what I like about the Tobeco Aqua v2 clone:
absolutely doesn't leak or dry hit if you have it wicked properly
what I do not like about the Tobeco Aqua v2 clone:
wicking it properly is a pain
the build area is tiny, you really have to think about where your coil sits in relation to where the chimney is going to be, there just isn't much room to play with at all given the lack of space between the air hole and the chimney
airflow is not as open as I would like
doesn't disperse heat very well, drip tip gets hotter than other tanks I've used, that could be me throwing half ohm builds in it, it might do better with 1-1.5 ohm builds.
In the end after a month of use I feel this is a great tank for someone who vapes mtl with the ability to open it up enough to lung hit it. Flavor is excellent. I hate the tiny build deck, and I hate wicking the thing. I do appreciate that despite being meant for dual coils it works well for single coil builds. Better than any of the Orchid style build decks IMO. I still prefer the Kayfun style build deck and think they make throwing a new build on and it getting a good wick in much easier.
absolutely doesn't leak or dry hit if you have it wicked properly
what I do not like about the Tobeco Aqua v2 clone:
wicking it properly is a pain
the build area is tiny, you really have to think about where your coil sits in relation to where the chimney is going to be, there just isn't much room to play with at all given the lack of space between the air hole and the chimney
airflow is not as open as I would like
doesn't disperse heat very well, drip tip gets hotter than other tanks I've used, that could be me throwing half ohm builds in it, it might do better with 1-1.5 ohm builds.
In the end after a month of use I feel this is a great tank for someone who vapes mtl with the ability to open it up enough to lung hit it. Flavor is excellent. I hate the tiny build deck, and I hate wicking the thing. I do appreciate that despite being meant for dual coils it works well for single coil builds. Better than any of the Orchid style build decks IMO. I still prefer the Kayfun style build deck and think they make throwing a new build on and it getting a good wick in much easier.
^the smaller build deck does translate to a smaller chamber, which gives us the phenomenal flavor and dense dense vapor tho. It's a matter of compromise im afraid.
That said, I would have much preferred if the chamber section is two piece somehow. Much like a KFL or k4. Then you can at least adjust the wick with the barrel on instead of just screwing on the base and hoping the wick doesn't get messed ip
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That said, I would have much preferred if the chamber section is two piece somehow. Much like a KFL or k4. Then you can at least adjust the wick with the barrel on instead of just screwing on the base and hoping the wick doesn't get messed ip
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Subohming on a Kayfun doesn't quite provide the vape that duals on an Aqua V2 does , it's a harsher vape IMO .The dual coils @ .6 ohms is working out really well with the lower nic level -- I am not wanting more, unlike the same liquid in a 1.2 ohm single coil build in the Av2 or KFL clones. When the time comes to switch fully over to 12mg, I'll either have to sub-ohm on the KFL clones or buy more Aqua V2's
Well, I'm not looking forward to it
I've already had to replace the insulators on a few with regular 1.2 ohm type builds. And really, there just isn't enough airflow for sub-ohm, unless you're handy with a drill, which I'm not. I'll probably just end up buying a few more of these.
Jeff if you're looking for a single coil flavor atty that can take the heat I'd suggest looking at a Rose V2 clone , between the ceramic cup and peek insulater it's a natural for it . I regularly run .4 - .5 single coil Gplat builds in mine . They're dam near bulletproof . Of course there ain't nuttin wrong with having a couple more Aqua V2's either .Well, I'm not looking forward to it
Any fix for the tank wobble? It's not a deal breaker and mine barely does it, only when I try to make it wobble. I have the angelcig one with the otm on the way. I was thinking of trying a bigger oring but the stock one is pretty beefy already.
On my Aqua clone I was having some issues w/resistance being too high for the build and occasionally cutting the coil tail when tightening it. Got to looking and besides the screw bottoms needing to be smoothed, I found out the negative post is deeply cupped- there's 1/8" of empty space below the level of the holes that the tail goes through, and this situation creates a shear that cuts Kanthal and could be instant death to annealed Ni200 builds. This is on the FT SKU 2022300 clone, I haven't checked what my Tobeco is like and don't know if this applies to other Aquas. But anyway, I took a piece of 5/64" (`0.078") piano wire and cut a piece 1/8" long to insert into the neg. post to give the screw something to bottom out against. This works great but be sure the ends are square to assure a good connection.
I smoothed the bottom of my screws with light sandpaper. That way they don't cut the wire, when you tighten them down.
I just received mine today, the OTM version. Took it apart to clean it, took out all the o-rings and soaked it in detergent. When I put it back together I'm not sure if I put the o-rings back in their proper places. Should have taken pics but for what it's worth I had a pretty good wobble happening on it. I swapped out the o-ring for a beefier one and now it's rock solid. Live and learn.
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