Uwell Crown
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Strange, I was just about to post something similar. The black Crown I got from Code-3 finally came and I primed it for a long time, broke it in super slow, and have been vaping on it on and off for 2 days with a 1.2 coil in wattage mode at around 22watts. Same thing....it seems like it doesn't produce nearly as much vapor as my Silo beast when it's using it's 1.2. I've upped the wattage, but it doesn't seem to matter.
I've heard people complain about the airflow, but that doesn't seem to be the issue; though I can see where someone might think it's that. Something about it takes a really long time to get going, and even then, the vapor production just isn't very good. I'm pretty disappointed so far. Flavor is good, but i dunno. I feel like I might be doing something wrong. Or maybe I got a pack of dud coils.
I've got a 0.29Ω coil in mine. I bought the RBA deck. It's been perfect since I wicked and put the coil in. Great flavor and vapor production outstanding airflow. I'm using 70vg 30pg. No leaks. I liked it so much I ordered another one.
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I find the 1.2 ohm coil needs around 40 watts to be any good, but even at that it's my least favorite crown coil!
Isn't the whole point of Ni coils and Temp Control that the resistance changes with heat so when you hit the fire button that .18 HAS to change. The mod's just not reporting it, though it's measuring it to DO the temp control.
Regardless though, yes, I've seen several reviews of the (h)ohm wrecker and it's all been good. I've had it in a cart several times now but am holding strong so far! (I have too much stuff). In fact the only negatives I've heard is not charging via usb and design/aesthetics (the gender symbols and the logo!)
I have probably 6 Crown tanks. I saw "fast"tech had a sale on Crown Tanks for like $15 a month or 2 ago, and ordered 2, and sold one to a cheap friend. The packaging looked exactly identical to Crown, but they seem a bit different. For instance, the o-ring that contacts the top of the coil/atomizer head doesn't hold in place at all. When you take it apart that oring's usually on top of the coil. This tank is also my only crown tank that leaks. My friend prefers a Subtank to that crown because of leaks and dry hits.
I also got 2x5 atomizer or coil heads. Rather than coming in the plastic box they were just in plastic wrap, heat sealed in. Their flavor seems much more metallic and more prone to a metallic taste.
I'm wondering if these are both clones. The tank itself LOOKS the same. The packaging was identical too.
Just saying, in case someone else experiences the same.
I also got 2x5 atomizer or coil heads. Rather than coming in the plastic box they were just in plastic wrap, heat sealed in. Their flavor seems much more metallic and more prone to a metallic taste.
I'm wondering if these are both clones. The tank itself LOOKS the same. The packaging was identical too.
Just saying, in case someone else experiences the same.
Got mine also and I hate it. Way too airy and seems to want real high wattage to get any vapor going. Ran it at 60 watts and it seemed to want a primer puff before anything would happen. Taste was good but not earth shattering like it is hyped up to be, no better than my Subtank mini. Hoping one of my vaping buddies wants to buy it from me, bought 2 packs of coils with it also. All the ones I tried were on higher powered mods and worked well so its probably just not enough power on my end.
That's exactly it, it needs a primer puff each time. So strange. Yeah I bought 2 tanks since the deal was good, and 3 packs of coils which I don't think I'll get to now. Bummer.
Too much stuff is true. I picked up some Jaybo DNA so the HW has not been getting too much use lately. Still think they are top notch ☺a value at 100 buck range.
I used to soak my evod coils in HOT water, dry, dry burn & rewick the "flavor wick".
It worked very well and kept them going for weeks after they got cruddy.
I didn't bother with that when I switched to Nautilus BVCs.
I didn't bother with Subtank coils or arctic coils either.
They were all so cheap and lasted so long, etc...
They also didn't swill juice like an alky that won the lottery.
These Crown coils tho...
Tonight I ultrasonic cleaned a Crown coil after scraping the crud out.
It made the water dingy and the cotton cleaned up fairly whitish.
It seemed like it was shot before but now it's hitting clean and tasty.
I did have to poke and dig up the cotton with a map pin to make it wick well but it's good now.
I'll see how long it lasts and if it's repeatable.
Anyone as cheap as me had good results USC'ing cruddy Crown coils?
It worked very well and kept them going for weeks after they got cruddy.
I didn't bother with that when I switched to Nautilus BVCs.
I didn't bother with Subtank coils or arctic coils either.
They were all so cheap and lasted so long, etc...
They also didn't swill juice like an alky that won the lottery.
These Crown coils tho...
Tonight I ultrasonic cleaned a Crown coil after scraping the crud out.
It made the water dingy and the cotton cleaned up fairly whitish.
It seemed like it was shot before but now it's hitting clean and tasty.
I did have to poke and dig up the cotton with a map pin to make it wick well but it's good now.
I'll see how long it lasts and if it's repeatable.
Anyone as cheap as me had good results USC'ing cruddy Crown coils?
I tried it. I ran them under very hot water, cleaned with a teeny brush, UCd them, boiled them. They looked clean, and they lasted me precisely one tank!I used to soak my evod coils in HOT water, dry, dry burn & rewick the "flavor wick".
It worked very well and kept them going for weeks after they got cruddy.
I didn't bother with that when I switched to Nautilus BVCs.
I didn't bother with Subtank coils or arctic coils either.
They were all so cheap and lasted so long, etc...
They also didn't swill juice like an alky that won the lottery.
These Crown coils tho...
Tonight I ultrasonic cleaned a Crown coil after scraping the crud out.
It made the water dingy and the cotton cleaned up fairly whitish.
It seemed like it was shot before but now it's hitting clean and tasty.
I did have to poke and dig up the cotton with a map pin to make it wick well but it's good now.
I'll see how long it lasts and if it's repeatable.
Anyone as cheap as me had good results USC'ing cruddy Crown coils?
picked up a black crown from a local shop a few hours ago. I dont see why people complain about flavor or lack of wicking as i have gone through 4 tanks of 80% vg juice in about an hour and a half period on the .25 SS coil.
Running at 60 watts from the start after dripping juice down the center until the cotton was very saturated, there was only about a 6 puff break in and she was a rockin.
Perhaps i got a good one?
Although first thing i did was a thorough cleaning of the whole tank.
Running at 60 watts from the start after dripping juice down the center until the cotton was very saturated, there was only about a 6 puff break in and she was a rockin.
Perhaps i got a good one?
Although first thing i did was a thorough cleaning of the whole tank.
Sorry to hear that.
My UC experiment coil took about a tank to "refresh" but it's been about 5 half tanks now and it seems almost as good as a freshly broken in new coil.
Scraped of the grunge with a dental paddle and 5 minutes in the UC with the coil facing large hole down.
I tried with about a half dozen coils (different methods), but I couldn't get rid of that burned out taste. I took one apart to see what the problem was, and it turned out that parts of the cotton were burned. I suspect that I vape these coils too hard, and I get about 60 mls out of one. No complaints here, though - best flavor I've ever found in a tank, and no leaks!
Amanda- was the burning near the wicking holes? At least that's what I've seen, and I try to saturate those areas some more when priming. I had not previously gotten 60ml from a coil, but it is happening now, as I keep the power down, and rotate the tank with my Herakles. I think the issue may be a very thick layer of cotton, combined with SS wiring that heats up faster than kanthal, but that's just my guess..... that the cotton is quickly heating, and it is not wicking so well, given my vape style and juice.
As someone who has not built RBA's, I'm wondering if the prebuilt Crown coils can just be rewicked with new cotton, and put back into service using the rest (same wire and casing). As these coils are short and fat, they look pretty accessible.
As someone who has not built RBA's, I'm wondering if the prebuilt Crown coils can just be rewicked with new cotton, and put back into service using the rest (same wire and casing). As these coils are short and fat, they look pretty accessible.
I saturate my coils thoroughly before I use them, but I think that vaping 30mls in one day on one tank just creates too much heat, and - as you said - the ss heats up quickly. You could rewick - the one I took apart I had to use flat tweezers to gently get the cotton out from the top, and then you can get at the coil. But it would be pretty tricky, and really defeats the whole purpose of using OCC coils. I'm used to just changing coils every couple of days, unless I use all three Crowns in rotation
...and Shazam, it's done.
I got about 6 half tanks (refill at half empty) before it gave the burnt taste regularly.
I re-UC'd it but broke the coil when I rescraped it to make sure all the crud was gone.
I pulled it's guts out and some of the cotton was white and the layer touching the coil was charred.
I'll try again when the next one gets too cruddy for just scrape n vape.
I got about 6 half tanks (refill at half empty) before it gave the burnt taste regularly.
I re-UC'd it but broke the coil when I rescraped it to make sure all the crud was gone.
I pulled it's guts out and some of the cotton was white and the layer touching the coil was charred.
I'll try again when the next one gets too cruddy for just scrape n vape.
Just a quick help please. I have been using the crown for a couple of months with the 0.5 ss coils with no major problems do far. Tomorrow I will be trying the included nickel coil with tc control on sigelei 150w tc. I have never used the mod in tc mode before so I would be greatfull if you could suggest the proper settings for this coil. At what temp and joules should I start to break in the coil and how much I can go upto. Thanks in advance.
Has anyone tried the vertical build on the RBA head? I saw a youtube video on it... I tried, but I couldn't figure out how to properly wick it.
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