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Without knowing the content - and by that I mean what the string is made of, or what chemicals were used to process it... I'd not use it for wick.
I'd say that if you KNOW FOR SURE that the string you have there is 100% pure cotton, then boil it, dry it out, and then put in in your setup and vape on it! Otherwise, if you don't know exactly what it's made of, then I wouldn't go about wicking it. Know what I mean? If you found a good deal on some pure cotton string, then I'd vape the crap out of it! Otherwise, not so much.
I was just wondering I couldn't find any silica at a store but I did hear about cotton and I bought this roll of cotton string I guess you could call it was wondering if this works to wick a vape and how do I change the wick that it under the coils?
Looks a bit on the large size. If it's 100% pure cotton, you might be able to unravel it and use it. Frankly, just get some cotton balls at the drugstore. A bag is like $2. As far as rewicking a coil, what kind are we talking about??
I have the kangertech pro tank mini 2 and the cotton balls won't burn?
Yes, if it's 100% cotton. I use cotton cooking twine (looks similar to yours) and it works great in my micro coils. I use a bead needle (hobby lobby) to thread some of the strands into the coil, and then use several more on top for flavor wicks.
However, threading it into a stock coil is going to be much trickier. Do you have something to check the resistance of the coil after you have rewicked it? It's very easy to accidently bend the wire so it's touching the side creating a short.
If you're going to the effort of changing the wick, you might as well learn how to completely rebuild them. There are several u-tubes showing different methods, and also several threads here on ecf.
Do some research, buy some kanthal, (30g wrapped 10 times around a 1/16" bit gives me 1.8 ohms), and start rebuilding. Once you have a properly build micro coil in place, it's easy to remove the cotton wick, dry burn the coil (to get the gunk off), install new cotton and you're good to go.
ALWAYS check resistance after you've fiddled with a coil.
+1 to all the advice here. Also, if you are absolutely sure it's 100% cotton, be sure it is fully saturated before you fire it up. I always prime the wick with juice before putting the center post back on the head, then fill the Protank, put the head on and let it sit for at least 15 minutes to be sure the wick is fully saturated.
I have a variable voltage/wattage battery that reads the ohms. Also can you rebuild a coil even if it's stock and not a rebuildable one? I read up on it all and they were talking about rebuildable atomizers but they didn't say you could do it with a stock one. And yea I think mine is cooking twine I got it out of the kitchen section but I guess doesn't mean it is.
Check out the Clearomizer section here on ECF and you'll find that rebuilding stock heads is the norm, and for good reason
. I do it all the time, and there are many, many tutorials here and on U tube. Here's one that covers the basics pretty well and will give you a good example on how to rebuild Kanger heads:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OHLJ92Lvx8
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Kanger Protank/Evod coils are all that I use and are very easy to rebuild.
Here's a bunch of threads to check out. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/search.php?searchid=23437504
Here's a bunch of threads to check out. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/search.php?searchid=23437504
As long as it's juiced up, no burning. DO NOT fire it dry......yuck!!
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