What tank type and coil ohms? What are your voltages reading. Probablyabout 3 on your 20.
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Nautilus mini - 1.8ohm BVC coils. voltage ranges between 3.0-3.3 on my istick which in reality is 4.0-4.3 volts due to how the chip is set.
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You seem to be ok with the settings. Flavors will mute when a coil gunks up and some juices are coil gunkers. But if you initially burn a wick from dry hitting before the juice can saturate it, the wick will gunk up much easier and mute flavors quickly plus provide a burned taste. High VG juice will wick much slower than 50/50 or less. I'm not saying that's your problem but something is not right with your experience. Do you have juices from other manufacturers to compare?
Bikenstein:
You wrote, "But if you initially burn a wick from dry hitting before the juice can saturate it, the wick will gunk up much easier ... " I'm still pretty new to all this and I was wondering how to saturate a wick before burning it? Sorry if that's a stupid question, but I'm wondering if that was my issue...I had a coil last literally 24 hours with SC...and while it does gunk them up pretty badly, that seems pretty extreme... I appreciate the help.
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You wrote, "But if you initially burn a wick from dry hitting before the juice can saturate it, the wick will gunk up much easier ... " I'm still pretty new to all this and I was wondering how to saturate a wick before burning it? Sorry if that's a stupid question, but I'm wondering if that was my issue...I had a coil last literally 24 hours with SC...and while it does gunk them up pretty badly, that seems pretty extreme... I appreciate the help.
-Lady Ic.
With a new coil I always apply drops of liquid directly to prime the wick (wicks) and let it soak in before putting it in the tank. Then I will stand the device up and wait 15 minutes or so to allow the juice to saturate better. Then I will turn the watts down lower than normal to test vape it. If it still tastes too mild or flat, I let it saturate some more Depending on the viscosity of the juice it may take 30 minutes before I'm comfortable turning the power up. After a bit it will start vaping fine after it is completely primed. Some people call it breakin in a coil I guess.
I also take several series of 3-4 puffs without hitting the fire button - keep doing that untill there are no bubbles coming up in your liquid - I also use a mini naut on an istick 30w with the 1.8 ohm - I have found my sweet spot at 12 watts
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Plus ONE on that scrubzz. Take several good draws without firing like you said helps to prime the coil effectively.
I am very particular about insuring that a new coil is primed because in earlier days I have messed up a few myself. You can clean a coil when it gets gunked if it hasn't been burned and reuse it rather than tossing it.
Rasberry mojo is amazing
So far my favorite juice ever only tried ITCVapes, Gremlin, Crimmy, MBV but i love this flavor
65% VG 3mg nic with flavor boost (but could do without it)
Anyone else try rasberry mojo? I ordered another 10 ml and 10 ml of strawberry mojo as well to try
So far my favorite juice ever only tried ITCVapes, Gremlin, Crimmy, MBV but i love this flavor
65% VG 3mg nic with flavor boost (but could do without it)
Anyone else try rasberry mojo? I ordered another 10 ml and 10 ml of strawberry mojo as well to try
I use the same set up a 20 w istick with a mini and my coils usually last more than a week. At the beginning when I first bought coils, a lot of them were bad right out of the box so you might just have a bad coil. One of my coils lasted only 2 days brand new then it turned my juice dark brown and it made my juice taste horrible. Recently though my coils have been good to me and have been lasting me at least a week. The one I'm using now is going on a week and 3 days.
I have juice from a local vendor that is 60vg/40pg that does not have this issue. My VW juice is 65vg/35pg. Most of my juice is from MBV at a higher vg% that does not have these problems either. I prime all my coils all the same and exactly how you do it...drops on the coil and starting at the lowest wattage allowed with gradual increases.
The flavor isnt muted after 2 tanks, it begins to decline after 3/4 of the first tank and is completely gone by the end of the 2nd tank....i mean - no flavor at all. Its like vaping unflavored eliquid. When i change the coil it comes back, so I know its not vapers tongue. If I put a different liquid into the tank with the ruined flavor less coil there is no flavor either.
The rest of my liquid is from various different places via contest wins but i dont have enough of a stock of each to say that overall those companies are different.
For those of you who have tried to tobacco flavors (Reds,Turkish, Lights) how was the odor of these juices. Were they really strong or low in odor?
Bikenstein and Scrubzzz - thanks for the advice. I just recently upgraded to an istick 20w with a protank mini 2 with 1.8 coils. I'm thinking maybe the istick is just too much for my tank/coils to handle.
With the 20 not regulating below 4v well, if you vape at low watts, you would be better off using tanks with at least 2.5 ohm coils.
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Hi Rachel. I don't know if this will help, but I don't seem to experience these negatives. I easily clear 5-6 tanks of VW in the Nautilus Mini, and notice no significant flavor drop with any of my selections. The only time I change a coil is when it fails, or when I choose to swap a light flavor for a strong one (and I usually don't bother even then). Here's a list of our differences:
1. I use 50/50 mixes
2. I use 2.0 ohm Nautilus BVC coils
3. I fire the VaporShark at either 12.4W or 13.3W when the Mini is mounted
Maybe you could try a little more power? I would think 11-12W on the iStick wouldn't exceed what I'm doing.
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Any suggestions for what tank? I'm really just kind of feeling my way as I go and all suggestions or advice is always appreciated.
Edit: Actually...I just re read this advice. Do you by any chance know if the protank mini 2 can handle 2.5 ohms?
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What problems are you having with your Protank Mini and what watts are you runnin with it?
I always vape at 4.0v or higher. On the istick 20 its a math game since the chip is set to 'Mean' which makes a 3.3 volts actually 4.3. Thats my usual setting. I have gone up higher but it doesnt help. 7 watts is actually closer to 10watts on other devices becaused of how the mod is programmed.
I dont experience this weirdness or gunking on the same coils with other juice. It may just be my bad luck
Yeah,your protank should be fine with a 2.5ohm coil,i don't know if they make a 2.5 though,i can't remember what the available coils were,i think they had up to either 2.5 or 2.8 i cant remember which it was though,whichever it was,i used them all the time with no issues.Any suggestions for what tank? I'm really just kind of feeling my way as I go and all suggestions or advice is always appreciated.
Edit: Actually...I just re read this advice. Do you by any chance know if the protank mini 2 can handle 2.5 ohms?
Haha,i thought the same thing,they say it's there,but i have never been able to find it.Sweet Complexity is supposed to have rum flavor?
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