So after it's accumulated some crud can you torch it off and end up with a white wick again?
Wick Material Question
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Just so you know... if you have an IATTY rebuildable atomizer... The ceramic cup that is used in it is the exact same ceramic cup that the CE2 Clearomizers and Cartomizers use at the top of the steel post. It is encased in that black nylon at the top of the post. Funny you can get a 5 pack of the CE2s for around $9.00 but the retailers for GG IATTYs sell the exact same cup alone for around $3.00. So buy yourself a pack of CE2s... use them up and then take the ceramic cup out for your IATTY.
Ordered some of that nextel wick last night, not sure what I'm going to do with 25 foot though, haha. Lots of dual coil bulli's I guess 8)
Thanks everyone for the info !
Thanks everyone for the info !
I may be interested in a foot or two to test it out. If you want to sell some when you get it, let me know. I didn't even want to buy the minimum 10' just to try it. lol
Simple test for those who like the fiberglass wicks...using these two items from MSC.
MSC #: 31951064 Silica Sleeve
MSC #: 31950793 Fiberglass Sleeve
MSC #: 31951064 Silica Sleeve
MSC #: 31950793 Fiberglass Sleeve
I only use the Omega XC wick and it sure seems to be some very good wicking material, been using it for months now !
I havent tried the Nextel but its sound like it should be ok. Its 96% silicone dioxide..the same as this silica wick...silicone dioxide is silicone dioxide...its the binder and residual metals used in some of the processes that you have to watch for. It looks to me like its basically the same stuff as the ceramic cup in the CE2. High Purity Quartz Yarn would be another good one to look for.
I just want a wick that wont char/burn in my scubagen. I hate having too many choices 
I have been using the nextell xc116 in my iatty for a month now and I decided to stop using it last nite when I realised what it was doing to me. The wick doesn't burn and tastes excellent but I noticed that I started getting shortness of breath and an itchy throat and here's why. When you torch the chemicals off of this rope it gets stiffer and brittle, once it gets brittle alot of fibers start to break off the rope and become air born. These fibers then stick in your throat and lungs which in turn irrates them and makes it hard for your body to expell them. I starting getting phlem like I was smoking again and the colprit ere these fibers, if you search enough online you will find that the people that manufacture this stuff after a certain a mount of time will developed a thickening of their lung walls and they have found that rats were starting to devolope tumors after being being subjected to the air born particals after a while.
do some of your own research if you are sceptical but before you vape it hit it with a torch and afterwards bent it a couple of times over a black piece of paper and watch all the particals that fall off. You will also notice an itchy feeling when you are vaping with it and after a period of time you will noticed you are producing phlem and experiencing shortness of breath like you are smoking analogs again.
do some of your own research if you are sceptical but before you vape it hit it with a torch and afterwards bent it a couple of times over a black piece of paper and watch all the particals that fall off. You will also notice an itchy feeling when you are vaping with it and after a period of time you will noticed you are producing phlem and experiencing shortness of breath like you are smoking analogs again.
I just want a wick that wont char/burn in my scubagen. I hate having too many choices
Well this is my take on it...I wrap my coils around a 3/32" bit and keep the turns spread out...and run my wick thru snug but not tight with a bow configuration. The bows act like temporary storage....just like the RAM in your computer keeps data it needs frequently at hand so it doesnt have to go get it from the hard drive...the bow (or any form of bulk wick) keeps the liquid near the coil to replenish it quickly. I think keeping the wick and coil size larger spreads out the heat and reduces the chance of burning. One problem with most attys and CE2's IMO is the tiny coils makes a lot of heat in a small area incinerating the liquid and creates carbon..ie...nasty taste. If your coil is getting red hot in use you are creating carbon and scorching flavor...no two ways about it. Lower the heat and/or increase the size of the coil and wick. I have also had some wicks fuse together completely in my days with CE2's..and when that happens nothing will flow. The straighter the fibers are the better also...while braided wick may be neater...the braids spiral around increasing the length the liquid has to travel.
@d_sten...that doesnt surprise me either...it is ceramic after all. I will only dry burn my silica wicks only once or twice max because they will start to deteriorate after multiple dry burns. Its so cheap I usually just put new in..and if you wash it and sterilize it correctly there is now "new taste" to get thru with it.
Again guys....this is just my opinion and observations. Some people just dont want to hear anything bad about stuff they bought or think is cool. Me...I hate and distrust everything until I prove to myself otherwise!
Well this is my take on it...I wrap my coils around a 3/32" bit and keep the turns spread out...and run my wick thru snug but not tight with a bow configuration. The bows act like temporary storage....just like the RAM in your computer keeps data it needs frequently at hand so it doesnt have to go get it from the hard drive...the bow (or any form of bulk wick) keeps the liquid near the coil to replenish it quickly. I think keeping the wick and coil size larger spreads out the heat and reduces the chance of burning. One problem with most attys and CE2's IMO is the tiny coils makes a lot of heat in a small area incinerating the liquid and creates carbon..ie...nasty taste. If your coil is getting red hot in use you are creating carbon and scorching flavor...no two ways about it. Lower the heat and/or increase the size of the coil and wick. I have also had some wicks fuse together completely in my days with CE2's..and when that happens nothing will flow. The straighter the fibers are the better also...while braided wick may be neater...the braids spiral around increasing the length the liquid has to travel.
@d_sten...that doesnt surprise me either...it is ceramic after all. I will only dry burn my silica wicks only once or twice max because they will start to deteriorate after multiple dry burns. Its so cheap I usually just put new in..and if you wash it and sterilize it correctly there is now "new taste" to get thru with it.
Again guys....this is just my opinion and observations. Some people just dont want to hear anything bad about stuff they bought or think is cool. Me...I hate and distrust everything until I prove to myself otherwise!
How do you clean your silica? I just hit it with a torch until it turns white again
I hit it with the torch also...unless I'm tossing the wick then I just take it out and put new in...then once its back in I put some PGA in and shake it to rinse any stray fibers out. I usually just put new in...like I said its easier and for a few buck you can get a lifetime supply...I havent made a dent of the 2 feet of sleeve I bought almost two years ago.
I'm wondering if there are chemicals that need to be burned off the other stuff we are using for wicks also. Nextel is the only one trying to cover their asses. Sheet with my nextel said it was "Carbon Monoxide" as the primary thing burning off. Maybe the silica does it also? I agree about the little particles flying off the stuff after you torch it. My hands are glittering, lol. But dang, it sure works good !!!
Anyone tried just sticking the nextel in and not torching it first? I'll do that next time one of my coils dies.
XC4, there is nothing better, small particles I have not seen or had any bad reaction so far. the best is to stop vaping, all will have some side effects, to minimize is to use the best materials. If the flavor is the best, for me that means nothing else is burning, I have not have that experience with any attie, carto or tank system Now with the XC-4, the Genesis tank, good oxidised mesh I get the best of the best until something else comes along.
XC4 withstands heat up to 2800F
XC4 withstands heat up to 2800F
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Well this is my take on it...I wrap my coils around a 3/32" bit and keep the turns spread out...and run my wick thru snug but not tight with a bow configuration. The bows act like temporary storage....just like the RAM in your computer keeps data it needs frequently at hand so it doesnt have to go get it from the hard drive...the bow (or any form of bulk wick) keeps the liquid near the coil to replenish it quickly. I think keeping the wick and coil size larger spreads out the heat and reduces the chance of burning. One problem with most attys and CE2's IMO is the tiny coils makes a lot of heat in a small area incinerating the liquid and creates carbon..ie...nasty taste. If your coil is getting red hot in use you are creating carbon and scorching flavor...no two ways about it. Lower the heat and/or increase the size of the coil and wick. I have also had some wicks fuse together completely in my days with CE2's..and when that happens nothing will flow. The straighter the fibers are the better also...while braided wick may be neater...the braids spiral around increasing the length the liquid has to travel.
@d_sten...that doesnt surprise me either...it is ceramic after all. I will only dry burn my silica wicks only once or twice max because they will start to deteriorate after multiple dry burns. Its so cheap I usually just put new in..and if you wash it and sterilize it correctly there is now "new taste" to get thru with it.
Again guys....this is just my opinion and observations. Some people just dont want to hear anything bad about stuff they bought or think is cool. Me...I hate and distrust everything until I prove to myself otherwise!
Just tossing out my two cents, when I first started wrapping my own attys I was making the wire as tight and close as possible ( like what u see when you look in a mass produced atty) I was having to drip just as often as a joye atty no matter how big or long the wick and wire was.
Since I was tryin new things I also decided to spread out the wire, no matter what ohm I'm trying to get from 1.5-5 I only wrap it 3 times to 4 with a pretty nice gap in between each one , now I can drip 8 drops and get well over the 5-7 puffs I was getting.
Another thing that changed was the flavor , now the flavor will fade away instead of just vanishing
I understand totally! I had some concerns about the fibers myself, so I took a little square of blue foam and put it in the black mouthpiece of the dse701 cartridge. That way it could trap anything before it comes out of the mouthpiece. Works well and doesn't impede the airflow.
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