this edit is because you can't delete a post. So I guess I'll just rewrite it. LOL!
Good job on taking apart the echo-e, Jeremy. It's not an easy task. I had to use the same method as the 808 but it seemed after 10 minutes of pounding with a screwdriver I went to check my work by screwing it onto an ego battery and I had only moved the base down the threads like 1/8th inch.
The only good way I was able to rebuild the stock coils was to remove the air tube. Fix and dry burn and reattach the tube with food grade silicone. Silicone by it's nature is food grade but the solvents in it are not. DAP brand is safe but since it doesn't use the quick dry solvents, it takes a minimum of 72 hours to dry. Silicone uses humidity to cure so leaving it in a humid room like a bathroom can help but I'm not going to recommend anything less than 72hrs. Make sure to use the least amount possible and that there is no silicone near the coil and wicks or your going to have a bad time.
Another thing I was doing to get at the coil was only removing one side of the airtube and bending it off to the side. I'd carefully snip any fraying I caused to the airtube by bending it, trying not to open the hole where it fits the coil too much. Once it's wrapped back up with the filler, the airtube will stay in place.
One question is do you have experience filling bottom coil cartos? You really need to oversaturate the filler to the point the drip out the bottom the first time. Using a syringe helps the process. Don't forget to blow out the excess and wipe off the connections. Dispite them wanting to be oversturated to work right....they also don't like to be too wet so it takes a while to prime these at first to get a good draw.
The last thing: Horizontal bottom coils do best at 3.7v. If you are using an unregulated kgo, that first half an hour that the Kgo comes off hot at 4.2v may produce a burnt taste. But the dry tatse usually means the first thing. The wick didn't get wet enough on first fill. Again....don't keep at it until you fix it. If you keep tooting it with that nasty dry burnt taste, it will stay there long, long after you corrected the problem.
Good job on taking apart the echo-e, Jeremy. It's not an easy task. I had to use the same method as the 808 but it seemed after 10 minutes of pounding with a screwdriver I went to check my work by screwing it onto an ego battery and I had only moved the base down the threads like 1/8th inch.
The only good way I was able to rebuild the stock coils was to remove the air tube. Fix and dry burn and reattach the tube with food grade silicone. Silicone by it's nature is food grade but the solvents in it are not. DAP brand is safe but since it doesn't use the quick dry solvents, it takes a minimum of 72 hours to dry. Silicone uses humidity to cure so leaving it in a humid room like a bathroom can help but I'm not going to recommend anything less than 72hrs. Make sure to use the least amount possible and that there is no silicone near the coil and wicks or your going to have a bad time.
Another thing I was doing to get at the coil was only removing one side of the airtube and bending it off to the side. I'd carefully snip any fraying I caused to the airtube by bending it, trying not to open the hole where it fits the coil too much. Once it's wrapped back up with the filler, the airtube will stay in place.
One question is do you have experience filling bottom coil cartos? You really need to oversaturate the filler to the point the drip out the bottom the first time. Using a syringe helps the process. Don't forget to blow out the excess and wipe off the connections. Dispite them wanting to be oversturated to work right....they also don't like to be too wet so it takes a while to prime these at first to get a good draw.
The last thing: Horizontal bottom coils do best at 3.7v. If you are using an unregulated kgo, that first half an hour that the Kgo comes off hot at 4.2v may produce a burnt taste. But the dry tatse usually means the first thing. The wick didn't get wet enough on first fill. Again....don't keep at it until you fix it. If you keep tooting it with that nasty dry burnt taste, it will stay there long, long after you corrected the problem.
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