twist and mini vivi nova Plastic flavor.

[sega6830]

Hi, Noob here,

So I started out with an eGo C and the mini nova. Worked like a charm. NO problems whatsoever,

Then got a eGo twist. When I use the nova with the twist, I get a plastic taste, less flavor. It seems ok at around 3.7 ish area. But at 4.8, it gets pretty gross. I switched the head from 2.4ohms to 2.8ohms, still a problem. Any suggestions?

My Kanger bcc t3 works fine at all (4.8 and below) with the twist.

 

[Action_Jackson]

You will have to play with the twist to see what setting gets you the best vaping experience for each atomizer you attach. Generally, the lower the ohm the lower you will want to set the volage, the higher the ohm the higher the voltage. This has been my experience anyway. I have some atomizers that perform great at 3.4 volt and others that I like at 4.2 volt.

If it starts to taste nasty turn it down. Most atomizers are made to work well at around 3.7 volts, this is why they seem to taste better to you at that setting.

 

[darkhood]

double the ohms to get voltage, add or subtract .4 to get range.

 

[sega6830]

You will have to play with the twist to see what setting gets you the best vaping experience for each atomizer you attach. Generally, the lower the ohm the lower you will want to set the volage, the higher the ohm the higher the voltage. This has been my experience anyway. I have some atomizers that perform great at 3.4 volt and others that I like at 4.2 volt.

If it starts to taste nasty turn it down. Most atomizers are made to work well at around 3.7 volts, this is why they seem to taste better to you at that setting.

Thanks, that seems obvious now that you put it like that. They guy who sold it to me didn't even mention that. THanks for saving me a trip to the store.

 

[sega6830]

double the ohms to get voltage, add or subtract .4 to get range.

So if I'm using a 2.8, at 4.8 voltage, and still get a gross taste, do you think there's something wrong going on? All my stuff is new.

 

[speedjason86]

4.8 is a bit pushing in my opinion. those clearomizers are just not wicking that well. try to keep it below 4.5. I usually vape at 4.2 other wise you have to wait a bit between hits so it wicks juice.
also whats your VG/PG ratio? VG is pretty thick and for stardust type its gonna take longer to wick.

 

[sega6830]

4.8 is a bit pushing in my opinion. those clearomizers are just not wicking that well. try to keep it below 4.5. I usually vape at 4.2 other wise you have to wait a bit between hits so it wicks juice.
also whats your VG/PG ratio? VG is pretty thick and for stardust type its gonna take longer to wick.

somewhere close to 50:50

 

[cyclotron]

What you experience with a plastic or burnt rubber taste is a phenomenon commonly known as "hot legs". No not your legs.

The coil has two legs that extend down in the head to where they make contact with the positive and negative sides of the head and this is encased in a plastic/rubber grommet. To prevent these legs from getting hot and melting the grommet you must keep them wet and there are two factors to that. Wicking and coil temperature. If you don't keep the wick saturated or if you heat it faster than the juice can be replenished then the legs will burn the grommet and you get a nasty taste. I have found that heads that have gotten this taste in them don't really dissipate it readily requiring a replacement head.

If you get into rebuilding the heads there are ways to eliminate the hot leg issue. The best advice is to start low and slowly increment your temperature to get where you like it. Realize that top heads require regular tipping of the device to keep the wick good an saturated. Good luck!