Uwell Crown

[StrahmNoMore]

I rarely change flavor on a coil and everything is 80-90 VG. I really think that once you get them properly primed and broken in that keeping that juice warmed up and flowing in 90-110 range *IS* the way to long coil life. It's really not that warm IMO.

I have been use these tanks since page 3 of this thread. I have never vaped it less than 90.

Nice! Alright. Well the first .25 I had I think its demise may have been facilitated by change of flavor. I had vaped a strawberry shortcake 70 vg juice at 90 for 8 days. Threw in a max vg cinnamon juice and that's when the burned hits started. I'll try keeping the same flavor this time. Coincidentally I did have it at 105 last night and I didn't think it was hot.

 

[Mr.Mann]

This is not directed at anyone in particular, but I honestly believe some people are over-saturating their Crown coils initially and that is leading them to issues. This is how I saturate mine with not a drop over or under:

Not sure how much this is as I eyeball it. It's probably about a 1/3 of a mL or so. I just drip onto a plastic surface (the lines are my guides of sorts and I've used that card ever since I got my amount right. It's just a 3" x 5" card under the plastic surface). Note: it takes way less liquid than it seems it would.

Place the coil head on the little puddle with one liquid feed hole facing directly down into the puddle. You can get the idea of how much (or better yet, how little liquid) is used by seeing it in relation to the coil head.

About 10 minutes later and the liquid is already pretty soaked up, but it's not made its way up and around into the cotton yet...

Exactly 15 minutes later (generally all that it will take for 70 VG, but 90 VG takes about 20 minutes or longer). The liquid has made its way up and around and it's saturated fully.

25 minutes later and no more liquid would absorb. That last little drop is what would not be absorbed.

Perfectly saturated with no more or no less than it should be. This is what I do to ensure no gurgling, no flooding, no excessive spitting and no wonky hits from drowning coils.

Everyone has their on way to do it, so this is only here for someone to try if they are having issues and would like to try a new method. Note: once placing the coil on the puddle, don't fiddle with it. Leave it be and trust that cotton will do what it is supposed to do, i.e., absorb. I don't rush the process.

 

[AtmizrOpin]

Anyone else like the rba over the pre made coils? I just wicked up the rba with the preinstalled coil that came with it. Apparently it's .25 ohms. I've noticed the vape is tastier at 450°F 30 watts on this rba and coil compared to the .25 pre made that needed 500° F 45-50 watts and wasn't that great in the flavor department. FWIW, I'm running it on a mod with an SXK board that has an adjustable TCR.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Anyone else like the rba over the pre made coils? I just wicked up the rba with the preinstalled coil that came with it. Apparently it's .25 ohms. I've noticed the vape is tastier at 450°F 30 watts on this rba and coil compared to the .25 pre made that needed 500° F 45-50 watts and wasn't that great in the flavor department. FWIW, I'm running it on a mod with an SXK board that has an adjustable TCR.

I wouldn't say I like it more, aside from not having to spend $$ on more heads, but I'd say I like it *almost* as much as the Crown heads when using kanthal. But I am not using my RBA head for temperature mode (nor do I use these SS heads for temp mode--just the Ni200s). I do find that the flavor off the RBA head is still just as Crown-esque as the pre-mades, so that is a HUGE plus!, but I don't think there is much, not even the RBA head, that is totally on par with the pre-mades---but still, that is with kanthal vs. pre-made's SS.

I wish the RBA head was designed a bit differently from a wicking standpoint, but it's pretty dadgum easy all around to deal with, but occasionally the wicking can be a bit finicky with clipping it just right or doing whatever adhoc wicking method we all individually develop to get our own satisfaction.

 

[Rixsta]

This is not directed at anyone in particular, but I honestly believe some people are over-saturating their Crown coils initially and that is leading them to issues. This is how I saturate mine with not a drop over or under:

Not sure how much this is as I eyeball it. It's probably about a 1/3 of a mL or so. I just drip onto a plastic surface (the lines are my guides of sorts and I've used that card ever since I got my amount right. It's just a 3" x 5" card under the plastic surface). Note: it takes way less liquid than it seems it would.

Place the coil head on the little puddle with one liquid feed hole facing directly down into the puddle. You can get the idea of how much (or better yet, how little liquid) is used by seeing it in relation to the coil head.

About 10 minutes later and the liquid is already pretty soaked up, but it's not made its way up and around into the cotton yet...

Exactly 15 minutes later (generally all that it will take for 70 VG, but 90 VG takes about 20 minutes or longer). The liquid has made its way up and around and it's saturated fully.

25 minutes later and no more liquid would absorb. That last little drop is what would not be absorbed.

Perfectly saturated with no more or no less than it should be. This is what I do to ensure no gurgling, no flooding, no excessive spitting and no wonky hits from drowning coils.

Everyone has their on way to do it, so this is only here for someone to try if they are having issues and would like to try a new method. Note: once placing the coil on the puddle, don't fiddle with it. Leave it be and trust that cotton will do what it is supposed to do, i.e., absorb. I don't rush the process.

Why don't peeps just put the coil in the tank and fill it up and le

This is not directed at anyone in particular, but I honestly believe some people are over-saturating their Crown coils initially and that is leading them to issues. This is how I saturate mine with not a drop over or under:

Not sure how much this is as I eyeball it. It's probably about a 1/3 of a mL or so. I just drip onto a plastic surface (the lines are my guides of sorts and I've used that card ever since I got my amount right. It's just a 3" x 5" card under the plastic surface). Note: it takes way less liquid than it seems it would.

Place the coil head on the little puddle with one liquid feed hole facing directly down into the puddle. You can get the idea of how much (or better yet, how little liquid) is used by seeing it in relation to the coil head.

About 10 minutes later and the liquid is already pretty soaked up, but it's not made its way up and around into the cotton yet...

Exactly 15 minutes later (generally all that it will take for 70 VG, but 90 VG takes about 20 minutes or longer). The liquid has made its way up and around and it's saturated fully.

25 minutes later and no more liquid would absorb. That last little drop is what would not be absorbed.

Perfectly saturated with no more or no less than it should be. This is what I do to ensure no gurgling, no flooding, no excessive spitting and no wonky hits from drowning coils.

Everyone has their on way to do it, so this is only here for someone to try if they are having issues and would like to try a new method. Note: once placing the coil on the puddle, don't fiddle with it. Leave it be and trust that cotton will do what it is supposed to do, i.e., absorb. I don't rush the process.

Thanks for sharing, seems like a good method !

 

[Tpat591]

Got my 2 crowns and just filled them up with my current favorites and left them overnight. No priming ritual or ordeal. 2 Unpowered puffs and a quick safety gradual ramp up that proved unnecessary was employed. I'd rather curb my impatience for an evening while I was sleeping anyway rather than roast a coil or perform that whole ritual. Then again, I have a collection of mods & tanks to keep my vape on in the mean time.

Impressed with the tank and the coils. They perform perform at levels I will probably never really need or use but it is nice to explore a different style of vaping. Already after a day with this tank in use, all my othr tanks now feel somewhat inadequate. Great tank!

 

[Rixsta]

Hmmm, the Apex tank looks interesting

 

[Mr.Mann]

Why don't peeps just put the coil in the tank and fill it up and le


Thanks for sharing, seems like a good method !

I've done that too, but I also like being able to see and know exactly how long it takes to saturate it. This gives me a baseline for just filling and waiting. Whatever works, right?!

 

[Jonner]

I've done that too, but I also like being able to see and know exactly how long it takes to saturate it. This gives me a baseline for just filling and waiting. Whatever works, right?!

I'm going to have to try this. I see everyone else is getting a lot more time out of these coils than I am-I get approximately 7 days (but I'm using a semi-sweet NET), so I'll have to see if this helps get some more life out of the coil.

 

[Mr.Mann]

I'm going to have to try this. I see everyone else is getting a lot more time out of these coils than I am-I get approximately 7 days (but I'm using a semi-sweet NET), so I'll have to see if this helps get some more life out of the coil.

Well, while I do find this to be the most consistent tank (and coil heads) in terms of optimal performance, I switch out heads after about 70-80 mL. I change mine when the flavor is not top notch. I don't know about what others do, when they change theirs out or how nasty they let the coils get, but I don't play with worn out heads--those jokers get to lookin' plug-ugly! My heads could keep going probably for another 30-60 mL longer (maybe?) and I don't notice the taste drop that significantly before the time I chuck 'em, but I have no reason to accept less than the best performance. The tank works too well to not have it always like that. I guess my point is, if yours work for a week, enjoy the hell out of that week!

p.s. Have you ever kept track of the mL you run through one head?

p.p.s. I know all about NETs. LOL. So if you get a week off one, you're ahead of the game, mate! And what liquid is it, may I ask? Vita Bella or something like that? Miss that liquid.

 

[Stunned Guy]

Can some one tell me what places the o rings are situated?

I recently have a problem of sucking juice all the way up / in to the driptip.
So far I see no missing or bad o rings, drives me grazy.

Cleaned it out and after that it worked again fine for 1 day, but now after serval times cleaning the problem stays,
it's not the (o ring of) the driptip itselve, because i have the same problem with other driptips.

 

[cjpeltz]

BTW - I did try to clean my last gunky Crown .25 coil with vodka overnight. It was nice and white throughout, but I never really got back to the taste I was expecting (it wasn't bad, just missing something). So, while it might be the frugal thing to do here, I just plan to replace the coil about every week or two. The extra $ on the coils are worth it if I get the same great taste. And, I will just drink the vodka instead!

 

[Rixsta]

BTW - I did try to clean my last gunky Crown .25 coil with vodka overnight. It was nice and white throughout, but I never really got back to the taste I was expecting (it wasn't bad, just missing something). So, while it might be the frugal thing to do here, I just plan to replace the coil about every week or two. The extra $ on the coils are worth it if I get the same great taste. And, I will just drink the vodka instead!

If you clean your coils in Vodka and then drink the rest you won't care if the taste is off, you probably wouldn't even know, works for me, a coil can last 6 months this way

 

[taylord22]

I received my Crown yesterday after being convinced it was something I had to try (thanks to this thread). I’ve tried nearly all of the top tier sub-tanks over the last year (waiting on my black TFV4) and this one easily ranks at the top. The build quality is superb, and the value for what you receive is incredible.

Thanks to those that have documented their experience/recommendations with priming the coil. I just grabbed my unicorn bottle and dabbed juice through the top and on the wicking holes until they weren’t absorbing immediately. Then filled it up, let it sit for a few hours, and used the ramp up method (half dozen hits at 15w, same at 20, 25, 30, 35, 40).

I should have stated at the beginning, I don’t concern myself much with vapor production — I’m 100% a flavor chaser. But, the vapor production on this has been great.

My only -slight- disappointment so far is that I’m not getting all of the flavor notes I want.

I load up Adirondack’s Placid into every new atty I buy. It’s the juice I know best, and it’s complicated enough to really test where an atty/build is at when it comes to being dialed in for flavor. The .2 build on The Crown at 50 watts is giving me more notes off Placid than my Herkales, Starre, Arctic and SubTank. But, I’m not getting the high end on the tart inhale, or the sweet exhale.

I acknowledge that this juice is a bit more demanding than the bulk of what’s out there, but, the Smok TCT is still the only pre-built that’s come close to delivering Placid like my Lemo 2 build, or, a closed down Velocity, or Aeolus. Yes, I know, that cheap Smok tank…not a good tank for clouds, but the flavor is still unmatched, for me.

I’m only a tank and half-in, so maybe I’ve yet to reach top end of this coil.

I think part of my problem is that this thing craves power and I’m not big on adding tons of heat to my pure fruit flavors. I have a feeling something like Lenola Cream is going to be amazing in this thing, however. I tend to accept/prefer more heat with creams.

Anyway, that’s my experience, so far. Just waned to stop in and say thanks to this community for pointing me toward it. So many people in here seem immune to purchase bias — which is fantastic for those looking for incremental improvements! Also, suggestions/tips are always welcome!

 

[moneymike]

50 watts is low for the .25 coils. They need at least 65-75 to get the best flavor, you might like the .5 coils better if you prefer less heat

 

[Rixsta]

80 to 90w on that coil really brings the flavor out, 50W is way too low.

 

[taylord22]

Thanks @moneymike and @Rixsta . I think I will prefer the nickel and .5ohm coils -- I'll be sure to update when I load up one of those.

I've got it on my IPV D2, right now (gorgeous stealth set-up, by the way) so I'll crank it up to 75watts and see what's doing.

After I wrote my post, I ended up getting a couple of pulls that hinted at that tartness that I want. Perhaps my coil is taking a little more time to break-in since I'm attempting such low wattages.

Also, for any lurkers reading this thinking my experience is a criticism of the Crown's flavor -- please don't! The flavor is fantastic! Buy it! (even if you plan on getting the TFV4)

 

[SeniorBoy]

@taylord22 - A fellow flavor chaser. YEA! Definitely the SS 0.50 head is the ticket for you. I vape a lot of very very very complex mixes at 50/50 and run at around 35 watts in power mode and not TC mode. I also use a narrow bore drip tip on my Crown. Superb flavor. EDIT: Yes I've experimented with higher watts for my flavor but for me, their is no difference in the flavor so why waste bat power and encourage the "piglette" to consume even more juice. If I want more clouds to torture my SO I open the AFC more and crank the watts.



Different strokes for different folks. Try it and let us know.

 

[taylord22]

@SeniorBoy Thanks for the recommendation there! I'm going to pop the .5 in tonight and see how it goes. Not before throwing it on my SnowWolf and taking the .2 through its paces, but, is there a preferred method for storing a used coil on these guys? Or will just a bath serve?

 

[EverPresentNoob]

I normally drop it in a shot glass fo vodka for a bit... I have found that with some juices in the wicking turns nasty after sitting on the shelf absorbing air for a while.