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Isn't that what makes the ECF such a great place? I can't tell you how much I have learned here since I became a member.
Completelly Agree, some people like puzzles, others like to build model airplanes, we build vape mods ...
Completelly Agree, some people like puzzles, others like to build model airplanes, we build vape mods ...
I used to build model airplanes. My modeling experience has come in very handy with vape mods. Anyway, I'm now using a modded atomizer with a nickel mesh wick. You know, the metal mesh that's in 510, 901 and other atomizers. It works great. Performance is very similar to SS wicks. Of course this works only because I "oxidized" the nichrome coil. Now I'm wondering if I could use a screw for a wick. I know that sounds crazy and it probably is, but I'm thinking it might work with a top-fed design. I would use a cartridge with filler, like in a 510. The filler would make contact with the top of the screw-wick. The e-liquid would pool in the troughs of the threads in the screw. The head of the screw would hopefully stop the e-liquid from moving further. Of course the ox'ed nichrome wire would be wrapped around the screw. I'm going to have to try this...
KY, about the screw wick idea, amazing turn... sounds like a very interesting alternative.... please keep us informed...
Only one question, in your mesh wick, why are you useing the scrap mesh instead of SS mesh ?
Pictures of what? The screw idea is only in my head at this point. I'll post pictures if I have any success.
Will do. I don't really think the screw thing will work... but yet it seems possible, so I gotta try it. The only reason I'm using scrap nickel mesh instead of SS mesh is for testing purposes. I know from experimenting that nickel mesh conducts electricity well, even if it becomes oxidized. If the nickel mesh atomizer continues working well over a few days, that proves to me that the oxidized NiCr-C coil is indeed reliably insulated. Otherwise, the nickel mesh would short it and cause it to burn out. Once I'm sure that the oxidized NiCr-C holds up well I can do silly things like trying to use a screw for a wick
I setup a screw-wick on my helping hands thingee, and oddly enough it actually worked. That's a long way from saying it would work well inside an atty, but it is intriguing. I clamped the screw/coil in place, threaded end up, and attached a tiny plastic bottle of e-liquid to the top of the screw. I gave it power and it continued to feed and produce vapor. Then the plastic bottle melted and fell after about 30 seconds. Of course the actual tank in a design like this would be made of glass or metal or something else that's heat-resistant, so melting shouldn't be a problem.
I'm glad you brought this up because it prompted me to experiment. I put an SS mesh wick in a modded atomizer - with no resistance wire. The SS mesh is the resistance wire. So far it looks promising, and it definitely IS possible to run this on a single 3.7 volt lipo battery.
Completelly Agree, some people like puzzles, others like to build model airplanes, we build vape mods ...
Have thought the same. Even got a buddy into who is into RCs into vaping and mods just for that reason.
I know I started this thread, but now I think it's a solution looking for a problem. I'm satisfied just knowing that I can use a wick made out of conductive material, if I ever need to, by oxidizing a nichrome-60 coil. However, my focus has now moved to this thread, thanks to roadrash: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-mods/164865-ss-wick-resistance-wire.html
Thanks for all your responses.
Thanks for all your responses.
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