I was wondering how often and when exactly to check my coils for hotpots. Obviously I eliminate hotpots immediately when installing a new coil. But some time goes by it is time to rewick. When remove the cotton I was thinking that I should dry burn for hotspots because I'm not sure if the tightness of the removed wick could have created one. Do others check for a hotspot after every wick change?
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Yeah I mean, I dry-burn to clean the coils anyway when I rewick, so why not watch for hot spots while I'm doing it anyway? And like you said, removing the wick might possibly deform the coil a little, so there's potential for something to develop, why not give it a quick look-see. Since you're already there.
I normally check when rewicking. Exceptions made for quick and dirty in the car or at work wick changes but those are pretty rare.
What they said. Cept for that quick and dirty thing. I'm too old for anything quick or dirty in a car.
Never to old for any of it, just need a bigger car and an understanding driver
I can’t say I ever consciously check for hot spots after the first build, but after dry firing you would clearly see it and could sort of needed.
I have never seen a Hotspot after the first wick...usually by the time your on your second rewick, the coil is oxidized and won't have any hotspots again...unless there is a break in coil, or perhaps a lead is loose, you won't get one simply from the coil getting squeezed by the wicking process
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Well I tend to keep my wick clean and safely concealed. Not one to just pull it out and handle it.
Not in a car
Not in a bar
Not when it's dirty
Not when it's clean
My wick, I say, is always appropriate
There is no way I can get over it.
Not in a car
Not in a bar
Not when it's dirty
Not when it's clean
My wick, I say, is always appropriate
There is no way I can get over it.
I'll go along with jfcooley, my wick and coil just keep doing there thing without problems, I'm still wondering how long that SS Clapton will last.
I think a lot of the expense is just in the startup months. Mods, tanks, batteries, chargers, juices are primarily bought at the start. If it becomes a hobby, you can enter the continual necessity binge shopping shiynitis that is all consuming. But if you are fortunate to not catch the disorder your ongoing vaping expenses go way down.
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