What is going on with this coil?

[JaCqEeZ]

I have a coil that technically should be on something better than my tube mod. I have the smok mega tube mod with the aspire cleito tank. I am using the second coil that came with the tank so its. a .2 ohms 55-75 watts. The mod is supposed to be 45 watts when charged and needs charge when it falls below 30 watts. It was fine for a few days and yesterday I was ripping it hard core. Had a few drinks. And today, the coil is just heating up so fast that I have to hit it pretty quick to not get a burned taste. The thing is like popping and what not if I hold it too long. So I am just trying to get educated as to what the hell I did to it basically. I know I gotta get a better mod for one, I was ripping one the other day set to 65 watts and it was a whole different ballgame.

 

[Maestro]

It's possible that your mod is not applying the watts it says it is, but not likely. It sounds like a wicking issue. It's the evaporation of the juice that cools the coil. If the coil is not getting juice fast enough, it will get too hot. I'm not familiar with the tank, so I don't know what the root cause would be.

 

[Falco78]

It's possible that your mod is not applying the watts it says it is, but not likely. It sounds like a wicking issue. It's the evaporation of the juice that cools the coil. If the coil is not getting juice fast enough, it will get too hot. I'm not familiar with the tank, so I don't know what the root cause would be.

I agree, it sounds like wicking to me too

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[vapdivrr]

Sounds like you simply burnt out the coil. Some coils can last a week , maybe more, but some can crap out in a couple days. It doesn't take much at those watts for a slight issue, like chain vaping to much for the cotton to singe and once it does, it's done.

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[mongo74]

Let me ask you this: what's the VG/PG ratio of your juice? Cleito coils have notoriously bad wicking (in my experience) of anything over 70/30 vg/pg. I do chain vape, and 80/20 in mine resulted in nothing but burnt cotton flavor. Try this: take your coil out and with a fine needle, poke a tiny hole through each of the juice channels and try vaping it again. If one hole doesn't make a difference, try two. If that fails it's possible you burned out the coil.

DO NOT GOUGE A LARGE HOLE THROUGH THE WICK. You will do nothing but flood the coil.

 

[Two_Bears]

It's possible that your mod is not applying the watts it says it is, but not likely. It sounds like a wicking issue. It's the evaporation of the juice that cools the coil. If the coil is not getting juice fast enough, it will get too hot. I'm not familiar with the tank, so I don't know what the root cause would be.

Evaporation and airflow cools the coils

 

[Two_Bears]

Sounds like you simply burnt out the coil. Some coils can last a week , maybe more, but some can crap out in a couple days. It doesn't take much at those watts for a slight issue, like chain vaping to much for the cotton to singe and once it does, it's done.

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I agree.
Sounds EXACTLY like tge OP burned tgee wick.

People wicks take time to break in and you can't hit a new coil the same as you did the old one.

Each coil is unique. Too much or too little cotton.

When starting a new coil Prime the coil with Juice fill the tank

Then turn down the power to 50-75% of the wattage you were using. Vape 3-4 mls so you know tge coil is wicking properly tgen bump up your wattage.

 

[JaCqEeZ]

Thanks for the replies. Coils def. not burnt out. Not sure the VG/PG ratio, is that something usually listed on the bottle? Ill take a look.

But, this was happening this morning and I wasn't pulling nearly as hard, first few pulls in the am usually take me a bit til I can really rip the thing. I started ripping it like a champ again and its working fine, so maybe it is a wicking issue but at the moment its back to normal, I just gotta rip the thing pretty good.

 

[mongo74]

That's definitely a wicking issue. It should tell you the vg/pg ratio on the bottle, and if not, on the mfgr. website.

 

[vapdivrr]

Thanks for the replies. Coils def. not burnt out. Not sure the VG/PG ratio, is that something usually listed on the bottle? Ill take a look.

But, this was happening this morning and I wasn't pulling nearly as hard, first few pulls in the am usually take me a bit til I can really rip the thing. I started ripping it like a champ again and its working fine, so maybe it is a wicking issue but at the moment its back to normal, I just gotta rip the thing pretty good.

I purchase my eliquid according to pg vg ratios although there are some vendors that don't give you the option or even list it on their bottles, but 95 percent of all the juices I have ever bought do have it listed. I'm not familiar with pre done coils, but I suppose if you have a really thick juice, it won't wick properly. You can try tightening the draw slightly which can bring in liquid a bit more.

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[JaCqEeZ]

If I were to grab a better suited .4 ohm coil, what's the process to save this coil for a backup in a pinch? I'm sure I can't just let the coil sit with juice in it and expect it work at some point down the road right

 

[ppeeble]

Pop the juiced up coil in a baggy and zip it up. I've saved coils this way and re used them a month down the line with no problems.
I wouldn't wash out any cotton fill coil heads for storage. The cotton will hold the water and taste nasty after a couple of days.