Too much cotton on the Velocity V2?

[EIHYPI]

What Guage wire do you use? I'd say it's just juice sizzling on the coils as they cool down.

I'm using 22 gauge 8 wraps with about 3mm inside diameter.

 

[Kprthevapr]

 

[EIHYPI]

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Thank you.

 

[Darth Omerta]

I'm using 22 gauge 8 wraps with about 3mm inside diameter.

22AWG takes a while to cool down. It's a lot of metal. The hissing is just sizzling juice. Try releasing the switch about 2 seconds before you finish your draw

 

[EIHYPI]

22AWG takes a while to cool down. It's a lot of metal. The hissing is just sizzling juice. Try releasing the switch about 2 seconds before you finish your draw

Thanks. I will try that.

 

[EIHYPI]

I'd agree with @Ben85 not just for the velocity but for any RDA. It boils down to personal preference though. If you are enjoying the vape you're getting from the setup you have with that much cotton then that's what really matters. I know it's too much cotton for my tastes though

Is this okay for my RDA or too thick cotton for your standards?

 

[Darth Omerta]

To me that looks much better. Again, the important part is whether or not you like it. Have you vaped it yet? What are your thoughts? Better? Worse? No difference?

 

[Ben85]

Is this okay for my RDA or too thick cotton for your standards? View attachment 641095

Looks better to me. Do you prefer it?

 

[EIHYPI]

Even though I made the cotton very thick, there is so much more flavor that I'm getting right now because of the setup. I like it a lot better than the way it was before. I'm just not sure if the bottom tails will wick up from what's in the juice well and keep the coils saturated when I drip into the middle. It seems like it's doing that but with the velocity the coil is built very high and there are long ropes of cotton reaching the bottom. If the cotton is thick will the juice still be drawn up from the bottom of the wick, up to the coil the same way like if I were to be using thinner wicks, keeping the coils saturated?

 

[Darth Omerta]

It should work better for drawing the juice up from the bottom of the wick. Less cotton at the bottom for the wick up top to "compete" with. Give it a good try for a day or so and see how you like it. Later I'll show a pic of the build and wick on my avocado24 RDTA with the wick barely touching the top of the tank part.

 

[Kprthevapr]

I would like to apologize for being a smart in your other thread. I was just trying to lighten the mood a bit.

 

[EIHYPI]

It should work better for drawing the juice up from the bottom of the wick. Less cotton at the bottom for the wick up top to "compete" with. Give it a good try for a day or so and see how you like it. Later I'll show a pic of the build and wick on my avocado24 RDTA with the wick barely touching the top of the tank part.

Okay. I'd like to see that. So basically when one takes a puff the drawn to the coil, aside from when you drip and the cotton getting saturated from what's in the well?

 

[EIHYPI]

It should work better for drawing the juice up from the bottom of the wick. Less cotton at the bottom for the wick up top to "compete" with. Give it a good try for a day or so and see how you like it. Later I'll show a pic of the build and wick on my avocado24 RDTA with the wick barely touching the top of the tank part.

(I meant) Okay. I'd like to see that. So basically when one takes a puff the juice gets drawn to the coil, aside from when you drip and the cotton getting saturated from what's in the well?

 

[Darth Omerta]

Essentially...yes.

 

[EIHYPI]

Essentially...yes.

So people who drip directly from the mouthpiece to the middle must be counting the puffs that they take because otherwise the cotton will become all dried out and dripping from the middle won't help. Is that right?

 

[Darth Omerta]

Not necessarily. You get a feel for how much to drip and how often. You also get a feel as you're vaping of the cotton drying out. Eventually it becomes second nature.

I drip directly on my coils and try to avoid any excess at all in the well.

 

[EIHYPI]

Not necessarily. You get a feel for how much to drip and how often. You also get a feel as you're vaping of the cotton drying out. Eventually it becomes second nature.

I drip directly on my coils and try to avoid any excess at all in the well.

So you take off the whole top to drip?

 

[Darth Omerta]

Yes. Always. I find it much easier that way.

 

[Ben85]

After a while you won't even think about it. I just know when I need to top up and even if I do get a tad behind, I can taste when it is getting low.

Depending on the RDA, I either take the top cap off or just drip through the drip tip.

 

[Bunnykiller]

looks fine to me... I use about if not a tad more than what you show in the pix...