Penelope with cheese cloth more than stands up to my ZAP and DID with SS mesh, that's saying quite a bit!
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How are you getting that to work? I tried a cheese cloth wick in a Penelope and it looked sloppy as all get out and gummed up in hours. It was okay for a while but, not a long while. So, what's the trick?
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Hey Mickey...check this http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...erials-safe-vs-dangerous-407.html#post6811270
I just spread out the sheet of cheese cloth, counted 50 threads (then measured the rest, lol)...just cut a couple long strips, then cut those strips into Ody/Penny sized pieces and turn them into wicks while watching some TV...piece of cake...a wick lasts me about a week
I just spread out the sheet of cheese cloth, counted 50 threads (then measured the rest, lol)...just cut a couple long strips, then cut those strips into Ody/Penny sized pieces and turn them into wicks while watching some TV...piece of cake...a wick lasts me about a week
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What quigs said! I haven't tried his method because my first sloppy and free hand run at it is STILL going lol
Gotta love unflavored low gunk juice
Gotta love unflavored low gunk juice
Go for it. I have been using some raw pesticide free cotton picked off some cotton plants and it works great.
Wonder where you could get that? some organic, free trade, hippy shop maybe...no shortage of those in Vancouver...unfortunately Canada isn't really known for our cotton fields...and I don't think you can use a wheat stalk as a wick
Wonder where you could get that? some organic, free trade, hippy shop maybe...no shortage of those in Vancouver...unfortunately Canada isn't really known for our cotton fields...and I don't think you can use a wheat stalk as a wick
I wouldn't bet on that Q. Not sure if there's a wheat yarn, but I did see corn stalk and banana - google Eco fibers.
http://www.yarnmarket.com/knitting/Eco-Friendly_Fibers-670.html
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Wonder where you could get that? some organic, free trade, hippy shop maybe...no shortage of those in Vancouver...unfortunately Canada isn't really known for our cotton fields...and I don't think you can use a wheat stalk as a wick
Corn silk perhaps..?
Ooops...redundant.
Has anyone tried not using wick at all? I know it sounds weird but I've pondered the idea of having the kanthal slightly submerged in a tank of some kind. This may be very hard to execute but I think it would work. The only problem is keeping the coil just on top of the liquid as it runs out. I guess I was just really wondering if it would produce as much vapor with the coils submerged in liquid or would it just boil over?
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Perhaps something to 'float' a coil..? ...round toothpick..? Hmm...dunno.
I doubt that could be made to work well. Remember you don't get a lot of vapor if the wick is too wet. So, I would think even partially submerged would be a problem. Perhaps if you came up with a practical way to spray the coil, that might work.
I was going to buy a bunch of materials...candle wick, kanthal, silicone micro bore tubing, 99% silver wire, etc... Glad I didn't!
Last night I tore open an old ce3 that was no longer wicking well. I was able to reuse the nichrome. I didn't think that was possible. I rewired it using some small gauge wire I had lying around. That was easier than expected. I re-wrapped a coil over a toothpick and pulled my wick though after the coil was formed. I made the wick from a cotton ball. I primed with juice and reassembled. It works great and doesn't leak! It only took 15 minutes and I didn't know what the hell I was doing.
Performance is amazing. It never runs dry even on long draws. Taste is far superior to the stock ce3. I'm sold! It's cotton balls for me from now on.
These ce3's are ideal for rebuilding. You couldn't ask for a more rebuild-friendly design. I've seen other people refer to "ce3's" and the picture did not match what I have. This is what I'm talking about: CE3 - 5 Pack After modding with cotton the ce3 is my ideal atty.
Many thanks to urquidezj for his ce3 rebuild post! http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-mods/294873-ce3xl-phoenix-tank-rebuild-how.html
Last night I tore open an old ce3 that was no longer wicking well. I was able to reuse the nichrome. I didn't think that was possible. I rewired it using some small gauge wire I had lying around. That was easier than expected. I re-wrapped a coil over a toothpick and pulled my wick though after the coil was formed. I made the wick from a cotton ball. I primed with juice and reassembled. It works great and doesn't leak!
It only took 15 minutes and I didn't know what the hell I was doing.Performance is amazing. It never runs dry even on long draws. Taste is far superior to the stock ce3. I'm sold! It's cotton balls for me from now on.
These ce3's are ideal for rebuilding. You couldn't ask for a more rebuild-friendly design. I've seen other people refer to "ce3's" and the picture did not match what I have. This is what I'm talking about: CE3 - 5 Pack After modding with cotton the ce3 is my ideal atty.
Many thanks to urquidezj for his ce3 rebuild post! http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-mods/294873-ce3xl-phoenix-tank-rebuild-how.html
Mickey I think u just gave me an idea... Bottom fed sprayer. I just tried submerging a coil in liquid. Even if i put it just on the surface, nothin but bubbles. I'm working on a flat spiral coil now. I'm having too much fun with this stuff...
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fotsirk it's good to hear of your success. I agree cotton balls work well if you can get em to cooperate. If you like the ce2s I would give the vivi nova a shot. I'm loving mine and it's super easy to rebuild.
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I was going to buy a bunch of materials...candle wick, kanthal, silicone micro bore tubing, 99% silver wire, etc... Glad I didn't!
Last night I tore open an old ce3 that was no longer wicking well. I was able to reuse the nichrome. I didn't think that was possible. I rewired it using some small gauge wire I had lying around. That was easier than expected. I re-wrapped a coil over a toothpick and pulled my wick though after the coil was formed. I made the wick from a cotton ball. I primed with juice and reassembled. It works great and doesn't leak!
Performance is amazing. It never runs dry even on long draws. Taste is far superior to the stock ce3. I'm sold! It's cotton balls for me from now on.
These ce3's are ideal for rebuilding. You couldn't ask for a more rebuild-friendly design. I've seen other people refer to "ce3's" and the picture did not match what I have. This is what I'm talking about: CE3 - 5 Pack After modding with cotton the ce3 is my ideal atty.
Many thanks to urquidezj for his ce3 rebuild post! http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-mods/294873-ce3xl-phoenix-tank-rebuild-how.html
Be careful with any wires that might come into contact with juice. Don't use copper wire in these cases.
Yep. The wire I used wasn't copper.
Dunno if it was a mistype or not but I'm using ce3's which are a completely different design from the ce2. The ce3 is a bottom coil design whereas the ce2 is a top coil design. I haven't tried the vivi nova exactly but I have tried some of the others that take the same (or virtually the same) replacement "head." The ce3 blows away all of the top coil designs IMHO and I used to be a diehard ce2 user. It's even better with cotton.
As a happy coincidence, ce3's are only $2 a piece.
I seem to recall reading somewhere the possibility of using an induction coil to excite a mesh wick...would only really work in a desk top device due to the power required but interesting concept...
Thought I had posted this over here also; but actually didn't. Was playing with my Phoenix at work on Friday:
I've never been much of a dripper. I got the Phoenix to have a rebuildable on-hand and should be excellent to test juices.
Here's why an inexperienced dripper needs to be careful when vaping on a cotton wick; from one vape (just the same as all the others) to the next (slight off taste) and then checked it out:
Cotton wicks so well that there was no real noticeable drop-off of vapor or flavor.
LOL
When I first looked at the pic I was thinking "Nice SS/Cotton hybrid wick!"
When I first looked at the pic I was thinking "Nice SS/Cotton hybrid wick!"
Uh ... no; that's a burnt/unburnt cotton hybrid
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