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For me, that's a good thing.
On a side note, you might want to trim the top of your wick down to where the knurling starts on the center post or even a little bit lower, you don't want the top of that wick to make contact with the top cap.
On a side note, you might want to trim the top of your wick down to where the knurling starts on the center post or even a little bit lower, you don't want the top of that wick to make contact with the top cap.
my mini did does that as well, the liquid even comes thru the airhole in the topcap....and ive just learned to accept it. -___-
Condensation. It's normal. Some of those clouds recondense inside the cap. It's the same thing that causes drops of water on your mirror when you're in the shower.
I had a rebuilt vvn do that and it's not fun. I had to fire the provari and then hold it away from me for a second or two until the juice stopped popping or I'd get hot juice shot up on me 
I still don't know what exactly was going on, maybe the cotton wasn't saturated but something caused it because it didn't do that on other builds. My rba with a ss mesh wick hasn't done that, I mean it pops and all but not to the extent that it would cause me burns. I certain amount of popping when juice is wicked is normal but what was going on in my situation wasn't. Other than the wick looking like it might be a bit too long, yours looks pretty good and it's obviously heating evenly.
I still don't know what exactly was going on, maybe the cotton wasn't saturated but something caused it because it didn't do that on other builds. My rba with a ss mesh wick hasn't done that, I mean it pops and all but not to the extent that it would cause me burns. I certain amount of popping when juice is wicked is normal but what was going on in my situation wasn't. Other than the wick looking like it might be a bit too long, yours looks pretty good and it's obviously heating evenly.
Oh, I just realized you're talking about actually shooting stuff out when you fire it.
A few things that could be:
1. Water. If you've cleaned the thing recently on got it wet, that stuff'll pop when it gets hot.
2. Too much juice. If you flood the wick, some of that juice will boil... that's the popping.
3. Loose coil. I don't think this is your problem based on the pictures, but a loose coil can cause this, too, as drops of juice get between the coil and the wick.
If you've been tilting to get the juice to the top of the wick, you may just need to to less of that.
A few things that could be:
1. Water. If you've cleaned the thing recently on got it wet, that stuff'll pop when it gets hot.
2. Too much juice. If you flood the wick, some of that juice will boil... that's the popping.
3. Loose coil. I don't think this is your problem based on the pictures, but a loose coil can cause this, too, as drops of juice get between the coil and the wick.
If you've been tilting to get the juice to the top of the wick, you may just need to to less of that.
I second everything said here. Trim your wick, don't tilt so much, let the wick do its thing.
What voltage are you using? What resistance is the coil?
What voltage are you using? What resistance is the coil?
another thing to consider that has nothing to do with the popping:
wrapping your coil in the opposite direction will ensure that the neg lead isnt touching and heating up the center post silicone grommet. i had that problem breifly. i cant tell from your photo if this is an issue for you, but it does certainly look like a possibility.
wrapping your coil in the opposite direction will ensure that the neg lead isnt touching and heating up the center post silicone grommet. i had that problem breifly. i cant tell from your photo if this is an issue for you, but it does certainly look like a possibility.
I would trim the wick then pinch the end closed a bit, as i really dont have this problem in my cobra, it could be what they said too much flooding of the wick.
i have heard that some juices contain more water then others, this could be a reason
its because it is a straw like wick......it creates a volcano effect. one of the reasons i did away with straw like wicks and went to solid. i get very little of what people call condensation(which it is not, it is a exploding volcano), no coloring of juices and no overwicking(another incorrect term, straw wicks drain, they don't actually wick all that well).
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