This is my first contribution in this community. I hope someone will find it useful, and make his vaping life better 
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I'll try to make this as short as possible, i am new to the vaping world and i managed to get myself an EHPRO kayfun lite+ V2, an istick, an MVP2 which came with an iclear 30. But, i started vaping with a mini protank 2 and a couple of kangertech 1100mAh batteries, and that was my starting point for building my own coils.
To get into the subject, the whole idea came from the flavor wick which i prefer to add to my coils in the mini protank 2, and also from koh gen do JOC.
One day i was rebuilding and rewicking my kayfun coil, and this just jumped into my imagination: what would happen if i put a flavor wick similar to the one in my mini protank 2, on top of my kayfun coil? i even posted here asking if anyone tried it before, and if it would cause any troubles but did not get enough answers, so i proceeded with my curiosity and tried the following:
1- I wrapped a 1.7 coil around a 2.4mm screwdriver with 28 gauge kanthal, around 9 wraps. This was not a diagonal coil so the wick was cut to touch the base of the deck (not an "S" shaped wick)
2- Now the interesting part. Most people wicking with koh gen do or any other JOC would peel off the outer layer on one side or both sides after cutting stripes of about 5-7mm, and generally use the fluffed portion in the middle as their main wick. Now i thought just why not use this outer layer as a flavor wick instead of wasting it? What i did is just take a stripe of the dreaded outer layer and cut it and lay it on the already juiced main wick so it sticks to it, bridging the two lower sides of the deck, just like the normal wick but instead of going through the coil it just lays on top of it like this (i apologize for the quality of the pics):
I didn't want to obstruct the original wick from wicking properly, so i cut the flavor wick just a tiny bit higher than the deck like this:
I also worried about the airflow but as you can see in the following pic, the vapor would come out on the two sides of the flavor wick, where the two posts screws are situated:
Now the RESULTS!!!:
1- Flavor is amplified for me.
2- I have never seen such thick plumes of vapor come out of anything i vaped before (have not tried any RDAs so can't really compare) but just as i described it thick plumes of vapor. This might also be caused by the reduced chamber effect caused by the flavor wick (does that make any sense?).
3- No spitting, there's no chance as the coil is covered.
4- The flavor wick somehow reduced the coil gunk, but this needs further investigation.
5- Forget dry hits with double wicking inside and on top of the coil.
6- No HOT vapor just warm smooth vapor.
7- No harshness like before, this is a very smooth vape, and i'm vaping 12mg. 70/30 VG/PG.
I am now vaping a 1.5 coil, 28g kanthal, 2.4mm, 8/7 wraps, at 5.1 volts 15.3 watts on my istick, with no HOt vapor or dry hits, and this is the highest i went on any of my coils and wicks. This coil is diagonal, with the "S" shaped wick and the flavor wick is placed at each end of the original wick, as in bridging the two ends of the wick passing on top of the coil while the rest of the wick lies along the sides of the upper building deck. (sorry, i have no pics taken for this one)
Disclaimer:
I haven't read anywhere on any forums someone talking about this type of wick nor seen any videos using this technique before, so if this subject have already been introduced by someone else, i apologize in advance. My intention here is to share something that could possibly make our vaping experience more enjoyable.
Like i said, i am new here and new to the vaping world, so this wicking setup may not work for you exactly the same way it worked for me, and you may end up with different results (better or worse).
Nevertheless, i invite you to try this, even out of curiosity, and provide feedback if it actually made any difference.
If you are going to try this, you will have to juice your wicks before installing the lower chimney portion, you will also want to fully juice your flavor wick making sure it is making good contact with the top of the coil, actually with enough juice it will stick to the coil. Also make sure the flavor wick is not too long, so as it is not obstructing the main wick from wicking properly, and also if it's too long it will not sit correctly, and make the desired contact with the top of the coil. Make sure the flavor wick holds back the original wick so that both will stay away from the juice channels on the sides.
I hope this is useful, enjoy!! Vape on, and vape strong!!
.I'll try to make this as short as possible, i am new to the vaping world and i managed to get myself an EHPRO kayfun lite+ V2, an istick, an MVP2 which came with an iclear 30. But, i started vaping with a mini protank 2 and a couple of kangertech 1100mAh batteries, and that was my starting point for building my own coils.
To get into the subject, the whole idea came from the flavor wick which i prefer to add to my coils in the mini protank 2, and also from koh gen do JOC.
One day i was rebuilding and rewicking my kayfun coil, and this just jumped into my imagination: what would happen if i put a flavor wick similar to the one in my mini protank 2, on top of my kayfun coil? i even posted here asking if anyone tried it before, and if it would cause any troubles but did not get enough answers, so i proceeded with my curiosity and tried the following:
1- I wrapped a 1.7 coil around a 2.4mm screwdriver with 28 gauge kanthal, around 9 wraps. This was not a diagonal coil so the wick was cut to touch the base of the deck (not an "S" shaped wick)
2- Now the interesting part. Most people wicking with koh gen do or any other JOC would peel off the outer layer on one side or both sides after cutting stripes of about 5-7mm, and generally use the fluffed portion in the middle as their main wick. Now i thought just why not use this outer layer as a flavor wick instead of wasting it? What i did is just take a stripe of the dreaded outer layer and cut it and lay it on the already juiced main wick so it sticks to it, bridging the two lower sides of the deck, just like the normal wick but instead of going through the coil it just lays on top of it like this (i apologize for the quality of the pics):
I didn't want to obstruct the original wick from wicking properly, so i cut the flavor wick just a tiny bit higher than the deck like this:
I also worried about the airflow but as you can see in the following pic, the vapor would come out on the two sides of the flavor wick, where the two posts screws are situated:
Now the RESULTS!!!:
1- Flavor is amplified for me.
2- I have never seen such thick plumes of vapor come out of anything i vaped before (have not tried any RDAs so can't really compare) but just as i described it thick plumes of vapor. This might also be caused by the reduced chamber effect caused by the flavor wick (does that make any sense?).
3- No spitting, there's no chance as the coil is covered.
4- The flavor wick somehow reduced the coil gunk, but this needs further investigation.
5- Forget dry hits with double wicking inside and on top of the coil.
6- No HOT vapor just warm smooth vapor.
7- No harshness like before, this is a very smooth vape, and i'm vaping 12mg. 70/30 VG/PG.
I am now vaping a 1.5 coil, 28g kanthal, 2.4mm, 8/7 wraps, at 5.1 volts 15.3 watts on my istick, with no HOt vapor or dry hits, and this is the highest i went on any of my coils and wicks. This coil is diagonal, with the "S" shaped wick and the flavor wick is placed at each end of the original wick, as in bridging the two ends of the wick passing on top of the coil while the rest of the wick lies along the sides of the upper building deck. (sorry, i have no pics taken for this one)
Disclaimer:
I haven't read anywhere on any forums someone talking about this type of wick nor seen any videos using this technique before, so if this subject have already been introduced by someone else, i apologize in advance. My intention here is to share something that could possibly make our vaping experience more enjoyable.
Like i said, i am new here and new to the vaping world, so this wicking setup may not work for you exactly the same way it worked for me, and you may end up with different results (better or worse).
Nevertheless, i invite you to try this, even out of curiosity, and provide feedback if it actually made any difference.
If you are going to try this, you will have to juice your wicks before installing the lower chimney portion, you will also want to fully juice your flavor wick making sure it is making good contact with the top of the coil, actually with enough juice it will stick to the coil. Also make sure the flavor wick is not too long, so as it is not obstructing the main wick from wicking properly, and also if it's too long it will not sit correctly, and make the desired contact with the top of the coil. Make sure the flavor wick holds back the original wick so that both will stay away from the juice channels on the sides.
I hope this is useful, enjoy!! Vape on, and vape strong!!
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