What wick and coil setup are you running in your Taifun GT?

[ashron64]

Hey all,
Looking to try something new in my Taifun. Just wanted to see what everyone else is doing.
Right now I have a 0.5 ohm parallel and ceramic wick. I switched to readxwick because I got tired of changing cotton constantly. The readyxwick is good stuff. I can dry burn with the wick in place. I have found that after about a week I need to take the wick out and rinse everything and give the coil a good dry burn. The problem is with the readyxwick, when I remove it I can't get it back in. I trim the wick off so it's just barely sticking out of the chamber. When I try to get it back in I can't get both sides pinched down with the cap and one side leaks. I suppose I could try just leaving them longer, but everything I read said to cut them off almost flush.
I was thinking about trying silica. It would have the same problem, but it's cheaper so I wouldn't mind just throwing it out and putting in some new. The readyxwick is about $1 a foot. It'd last forever if I could get it back in there.
Any suggestions?

 

[Snugglepooter]

Rayon, rayon, rayon.

See the thread in 'Rebuidable atomisers' for tips and tricks. This stuff is a miracle and CHEAP.

I run a 1/16" diameter spaced (wraps not touching) coil, #32 Kanthal, 5/6 wrap for 1.5 or so Ohms. I use a little more rayon than I would with cotton as rayon will shrink a little once wet with juice. I add a small tuft over each end of the wick to close off the rest of the wick channels, put the cap on, then trim in a k-fun style point to hang into the tank.

My coils last for weeks, the wicks need changing about once a week.

 

[ashron64]

This may be a stupid question but what exactly is rayon?
I have had several people tell me that their cotton wicks were lasting them a week or so in their taifun but I was having to change it every day. That's the reason I switched to the readyxwick. Just didn't have time to switch it constantly.

 

[Snugglepooter]

Rayon is pure cellulose. Lots of people will talk about the possibility of lots of nasty chemicals in it - but it is PURE cellulose. Non-reactive, SAFE.

Graham cellucotton at Sally's Beauty supply is like $12 for 500 feet. That is THOUSANDS of wicks...

Read a few pages of JeremyR's thread in rebuildables - its a whole new world!

 

[ashron64]

I'll check it out. It lasts a little longer than cotton?
You say it's 500 feet...is it like a strand or weave?
One slight issue I was having with cotton was I was inconsistant with amount I was putting in each time. One time I'd get it just right and then I might have some leaking and then some dry hits...due to varying amounts of cotton.
That's one thing that was attractive about the readyxwick...consistent diameter. So I figured out what works and do the same thing everytime.