Vision Vivi Mini Nova... Cleaning didn't help...

[thxone]

I have cleaned this thing three times now. I have used cold water, hot water and boiling water. The taste is done. I am sure the coil is shot... well, maybe the wick because the coil still lights up big time. There is no burned looking wick though so I am puzzled. Well, this is why I bought it though, so I could replace the heads when they go out. Kinda sucks though because this has the best flavor so far. I will miss it until I get my new mini nova that I already ordered instead of heads (Doh!!). Luckily I have the Vision V2 and my Artemas D.C, they seem to be just fine. Just wish I knew why it taste so crappy now.

I am doing a lot of trial and error but I am getting there... finding the juices I like, tanks, clearo's, batteries... etc. I am more than likely going to go with 2 Mini Nova's, and two Vision STV Nova tank's on a rotation, using two Spinner 1300's and a CRAP TON of drip tips. I think I can justify that approach. I trust many of you are with me on that. I will vape like this for a year or so... or maybe until Christmas... then its a VV/VW Mod and possibly RBA's!!! I do love my Nova's.

 

[thxone]

FINALLY... I got my replacement heads!! I washed the mini out real good, discarded the old head and re-assembled the mini... working like a charm again. I stuck with the 1.8ohm heads because they seem to be working well on the spinner at near 4v.

 

[bacc.vap]

Do you rinse and dry burn the coils when you clean the tanks? Should be able to get quite a few uses out of a coil if you clean it regularly.

 

[thxone]

Do you rinse and dry burn the coils when you clean the tanks? Should be able to get quite a few uses out of a coil if you clean it regularly.

Yeah... when I dry burned it that's when it got worse. Its all good though... it's running like a champ now.

 

[bacc.vap]

That's odd it still tastes burnt afterwards. I haven't used a mini VN, but I wonder if the rubber isolater isn't being schorched by the wire.

 

[thxone]

That's odd it still tastes burnt afterwards. I haven't used a mini VN, but I wonder if the rubber isolater isn't being schorched by the wire.

Yeah... it was horrible. Had a burnt taste after several cleanings. The main smell was right at the head/coil itself. As I said... it would glow just fine... I think the wick was beyond help. No biggie, I now have two Vision Mini Novas and extra coils so I am straight now

 

[dc321]

I've had the burnt taste after cleaning usually after a few vapes but it usually goes away, still on the same head for almost a month now

 

[FogHawg]

I have a couple of the minis & when they're working right - WOW!! They are a bit persnickety tho it seems...

 

[thxone]

I like them a lot... good amount of vape, good flavor... How are they persnickety?

 

[FogHawg]

No biggie. It just seems that I have to mess w/em sometimes to maintain a full flavor. Wicking probs I suppose. You know, the clearo dance (lean & twirl) mostly. Esp below half full. And mine like regular cleaning/dry burning to run at max performance.

 

[illstate]

I started trimming the wicks on my minis and haven't had a single issue since

 

[robo2000]

I think I will try that. Because it seems that with original short wicks I had much better flavor. I don't know how the wick length would change that though.

 

[thxone]

I have also found that dry burning them after cleaning was making them smell burnt... however I decided to "over dry burn" them... it helped a lot. I watched the coil as I was dry firing it and the coil got more and more shiny... by the time I was done there was almost no burnt smell. Also, there was very little burnt flavor and that went away quick. So I "over dry fire" them now until the coil is clean looking again.