Tired of people defending the protank ll

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Jay-dub

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I can keep a iC30S vaping well for around 2 months before the vape quality starts getting noticeably diminished. I just soak them in the ultrasonic cleaner every week with 91% alcohol for about 12 hours. The cleaner runs in 3 minute cycles so I run it every time I happen to pass it by. I was considering building when I came across this thing. I guess because I was using the PTII at the time. Now, I really don't feel the need. I'm still waiting for anyone to PM me with a stock tank that works at least as good as the iC30S. I'm not trying to be a shill either. I really think it's that good.
 

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I've had some gurggling/leaking issues with my PT2, but I figure I'm new to this and there's a learning curve to everything. Eventually, I'll figure it out!

I had the same issue. I found that the two silica flavor wicks that are free floating above the coil aren't quite thick enough to stop the juice from flooding the head.

What I did was just removed the stem post and placed a cotton flavor wick I made from a cotton ball on top of the two flavor wick a that are already there.

This totally stopped the leaking - gurgling issues for me.
 

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I've had some gurggling/leaking issues with my PT2, but I figure I'm new to this and there's a learning curve to everything. Eventually, I'll figure it out!
Yes, you'll figure it out. Looks like people have had good luck with them. I always figured out my PT2 problems too. It was just never-ending is all. I could get them working great for a day or two. I just didn't feel like dealing with an inventory of wire's, wicks and o-rings on top of troubleshooting the thing on a nearly weekly basis. I never built coils for them though. I just played around with cleaning and eventually re-wicking a bit. Blowing them out would solve the gurgling most of the time. But the o-rings in the bottom would occasionally give out too. Then, you think you're just blowing out a little excess fluid only to drain the entire contents of the tank. I can see why people who like to fidget would like them.
 

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I rewicked my head this morning with cotton and it seems to be working as far as no gurgling or leaking goes.. but it didn't seem to increase the vapor production. Of course this is on an EVOD, so maybe it just is what it is. About how many times can you rewick the same stock coils? Haven't tried it yet on the protank.
 

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Just curious, can you re-wick without rebuilding the coil? I'm waiting on the wire, but would love to try to re-wick in the meantime.

Absolutely. You don't even need to go 100% rewicking to get improvement.

You can just remove the flavor wicks, and dry burn the coil and not physically touch the coil. You can then put cotton instead of the flavor wick. That way, you can still dry burn your heads to clean off the gunk (cotton does not dry burn well).
 

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I rewicked my head this morning with cotton and it seems to be working as far as no gurgling or leaking goes.. but it didn't seem to increase the vapor production. Of course this is on an EVOD, so maybe it just is what it is. About how many times can you rewick the same stock coils? Haven't tried it yet on the protank.

Until the coil fails (breaks). If you are using cotton for both the main wick and flavor wicks, you will want to remove the cotton prior to dry burning the coil. You will want to dry burn the coil periodically to remove the gunk from the coil or find a different method of cleaning.
 

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I personally haven't used the PTII yet. I did just order one this morning though. I think it's just like any other tank out there. High end devices included. You'll see good experiences, you'll see bad experiences. With a device like this particular one, I think it's important to note that if you aren't willing to experiment, then you can't form an accurate opinion about the tank. There are so many variables to account for in this hobby, it makes it extremely difficult to replicate and one persons experience. This is the reason there is so much subjectivity within this hobby. I personally have found I compare this whole thing to cars. Let's say we both have an identical 68 nova. Now lets say I run high test, but you run mid grade. Is the performance going to be the same? Most likely not. Now lets say the same identical cars run the same fuel, but I use a demon ignition system and you use accell. Again the performance will be similar, but not spot on. Not sure where I read it in this barrage of posts, but if you're not happy with the performance of a device, move on to a different one. There are way to many options available in today's market to dwell on one item not working for you.

On a side note, bashing people for their opinions might not be the best way to gain knowledge from experienced people. Tell your mechanic he is wrong only so many times until you're told to find another mechanic. Welcome to the boards though.
 

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Oh my god. I just re-wicked the stock coil with cotton yarn I had already and it is a HUUUUUUGE difference. I can actually taste the flavor again!

I just removed everything, stuck the head/coil in my gas stove flame for a few seconds, threaded the new wick in, added a couple small pieces on top, primed it and closed it up. SO EASY!! Thanks for this thread! I happen to like my PT2 mini... :)
 

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We all know that ecig technology hasn't quite yet reached the level we expect modern tech to achieve, but it's slowly getting better. Coming from the vinyl record era, I think modern CD/DVD/MP3 players are excellent. My new truck didn't come with a CD player. It has an SD card slot. So, I ripped all the albums I wanted in my collection and they reside in a postage sized SD card in a slot in my console. The sound quality is about equal to a CD.

Having been a Pyramid tea bag and Fluval modder, the Protank seems to be a major step in progress toward perfection. Maybe one day we will see a cigarette sized vv/vw mod that blows clouds and never floods or gunks up the coil, with a battery that lasts a week on a charge. By then, we will have juices that make you think you are still smoking or actually eating chocolate silk pie with graham cracker crust.

Until then, we either vape and learn to overcome the minor faults or just buy a pack and go back to smoking. I'll live with vaping I suppose. There's no way I'm buying another pack.
 
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I've had intermittent issues with flooding in my Protank 2, maybe once every week or two. Doesn't bother me too much - a quick wipe under the drip tip and leave it upside down on a bit of tissue for a few minutes and it's good to go again. I have noticed that the flooding/gurgling seems to coincide with darkening juice - regularly rotating and properly cleaning and dry burning coil heads helps enormously for me - it seems plausible that a mucky old wick could be less absorbent and make the setup more prone to flooding. Maybe this is common knowledge and I'd just not read it yet.

Having done some reading around here, I ordered Kanthal, voodoowool and an ohmmeter on Sunday with a view to to start rebuilding my coil heads to improve performance (and just for fun). They haven't arrived yet so...

Oh my god. I just re-wicked the stock coil with cotton yarn I had already and it is a HUUUUUUGE difference. I can actually taste the flavor again!

I just removed everything, stuck the head/coil in my gas stove flame for a few seconds, threaded the new wick in, added a couple small pieces on top, primed it and closed it up. SO EASY!! Thanks for this thread! I happen to like my PT2 mini... :)

I got home from work today and tried this too. Awesome. I love this forum.

The taste is brighter and cleaner, I love it so far. Popping it open and threading in a bit of wool is even quicker than dry burning a silica wick! I've yet to see if it clears up flooding, but looking forward to a bit of tinkering.

Curiouser and curiouser...
 
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Oh my god. I just re-wicked the stock coil with cotton yarn I had already and it is a HUUUUUUGE difference. I can actually taste the flavor again!

actually - very good point,
I've used Kanthal and own silica,
so did it all and on the own,
targeting ~2 Ohm and was just fine ...

made already 3 coils and just happy,
not sure if need to buy stock ones again ! :)
 

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I know that YOU do, but I also know that most ProTank users don't.
(at least your avatar does)


ok thats cool,,i use and like the PT1's mostly for out and about,,they are reliable and im only out 10bucks should i lose ,or break
like i have been doing a lot of lately

so now im hunting a new out n about atty that works but cheap
 

denali_41

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Just had a brain wave !.

An electric protank, not a brainwave but a brain tsunami !. You push your button on your battery, as always, and the power would drive the fan in the tip. Huh, then i would "no longer suck".

That's right, i'm an innovator...............WHAT !:laugh:

brain wave tsunami is flat calm now :D

scubabatdan already developed one of those early last year
 

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Considering the PT and EVOD use the same coil I find it hard to ascertain why "all the stuff surrounding the coil" is such a big problem for the OP with a PT and not with an EVOD.

I agree the smaller tanks are less prone to flooding.

These bottom coil things depend on air pressure/vacuum in the tank to keep from flooding. The larger air volume in the PT vs. the mini or evod is what causes the flooding problems. More air expands with temperature change. Heat from the coil conducted through the center tube heats up and expands the air, pushing liquid into the coil head faster. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
 
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