Thanks to the info I got on here. Coil gunk is no longer a problem.
I have found that in a full tank off juice i.e. 4.5 ML. All I need is 4 drops off my NET. And the flavor hit is strong.
For the real buzz. I still have to mix 50-50 i.e. 50% my net and 50% a Diy flavor.
With the 4 drop method my coils are not gunking any more than say the Hangsen flavors. Im vaping Indian, RY4, Camel and they all tend to coat the coils.
With build up.
To answer some of the questions.
a. Nothing works as good as the microwave for speed steeping or extraction. Its not the temp. Its how long you maintain that temp. Ask Granny how she made pickles. They would leave it out in the sun. Why ?. Its the long hours of heat not how hot that does the work.
My microwave is 950 watts. And I run it at 10-20% for 3-5 min. I only use glass. Borosil most of the times. Or microwave safe glass.
You do not want your Juice temp to cross 100c. I use my wifes baking temp or my non contact infra red temp measuring gun. To keep an eye on the temps.
Dont panic if you cross 100c. You want to keep it under 150c.-180c. But around 100 is what works best. Doing anything in plastic is a big no-no for me.
It has to be glass. Too may reasons to explain here.
You will find a setting which will allow you to turn on your microwave and leave it running for 10 min.
All the Power % setting does is it times the on / off. I dont think it actually fires the microwave at 10%. Not sure. But the feeling I have is that when you pick the power % it just rotates the plate with the magnetron off.
As to how Im getting so little juice. Its easy you use something like ever clear or alcohol. Most of it evaporates. Another method is
I put my juice in a borosil test tube. And leave my SMD hot air gun at 200c hitting the tube. This removes any water vapour. I leave this on over night and the next morning my tube level will be half. Again you dont want the temp to cross 150c. Just hovering around the 100c mark or under to get water to evaporate. PG Evaporates at 180c.
I then use a Murku maker to press the juice out.
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I just use a super fine mesh at one end. This clogs up fast. And then the pressure just causes the juice to get squeezed out behind the plunger. Where I have drilled a hole and drain. My leaf is never soaking in juice. Its just damp. And the way I do it. Put the pressure on. Leave it for some time. Come back and put some more pressure on. As the juice is pressed out of the leaf. You get to apply more pressure.
Also I have found some leaf produce very little or no gunk. But these are the ones that have very mild flavors. The logic is simple.
WHen they cure the leafs some guys soak the leaks or spray them. Some guys dont.
Ive tried washing the leafs that cause gunk. But you then land up washing away the flavor or watering it down.
For example the leaf from Andhra which is sprayed with Molasses causes the most gunking.
Also has the most amazing sweet taste to it. Im sure they spray a lot more stuff on it.
The leaf from Mysore and Hassan which is raw leaf cured by burning coffee plants to dry them. And have nothing sprayed on them. Cause the least gunk.
My nets mix well with any of the other Tobacco Flavors for a very distinct nice vape.
Honey Tobacco, Ry4, RY4 Double, RY1, RY Asian, Hangsen Indian, Camel etc. All you need is a few drops.
If you smoke it in a genny. You will have what I call Clot formation. (See thread by Halo e-juice user asking what this clot is).
Then you just throw the clot out. It never climbs the wick. And the gunking is less.