what does "breaking in" a coil mean?

[Prometheus72]

I have some new T2's and I was reading that the top coil needs to be broken in. what does this mean? how do I do it? I just started using them and they seemed fine. just filled them up and started vaping..but maybe I did something wrong?

 

[tj99959]

Lots of peeps just let them break themselves in, and there isn't anything wrong with that.

Several things happen with a new coil. When the wire is made it is exposed to a machine oil, this can change the taste until it dissipates. The coil will also change in resistance slightly. The coil and wick then also become coated with partially caramelized juice. All of these things do effect their performance.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Yep they also form a protective layer of oxide on the surface of the heating wire. I guess this might contribute to the slight resistance changes you get as they break in (I find the resistance normally goes up a bit once broken in) but don't know that is the case.

 

[s14sher]

I'm using a vivi nova and it's not bad at first, but it gets better after a day or two of normal vaping. I look at it as part of vaping.

 

[Unspokenzero]

in a nut shell the flavor, vapor production, and throat hit get better. some coils depending if it is nichrome or kanthal this is 3-6ml of juice. My vivi's take about a tank and a half to fully reach thier potential and perform amazing!

 

[WTC1]

in a nut shell the flavor, vapor production, and throat hit get better. some coils depending if it is nichrome or kanthal this is 3-6ml of juice. My vivi's take about a tank and a half to fully reach thier potential and perform amazing!

I will have to break out the vivi's and give them a second shot. Cause i couldn't get them to work the way I wanted them to.

 

[Unspokenzero]

it depends on which version you have. My first vivi was horrible! they had a problem with the legs getting hot before the coil which muted all the flavor and tasted horrible, the newer version solved that problem. Now I get CLOUDS of vapor, flavor and throat hit. Check out the Vivi Nova Modders thread and they have a ton of tips and tricks to making this platform sooo much better.