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Cotton breaking in the coil is a sign the coil is too tight. I would start by using a bit less wicking in the coil if you can. A cotton wick should last a few days or slightly more, not hours. You may want to try rayon, if you tend to overwick, as it shrinks when wet, and is also prone to more longevity. It might be useful for you to try it, although it can still be overstuffed.
Best of luck,
Anna
Best of luck,
Anna
What I'm using is the graham cellucotton beauty coils. Its the 100% cotton not the rayon. They have both. I like the format of already being round. Just wicked my rdta and I tried something different took one of the beauty coils cut it down the middle then put one of the piece in a extra long cigarette roller I had laying around came out with a beautiful wick
You should be able to move wick back end forth easily but no too loose.
Are you sure you are cutting the cotton in the right direction? Makes a difference, there is only one right way to cut a pad. Along the long fibers.
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Yep, you've just got a bit too much wick going on, is my suspicion. You can just wick it slightly less, and it is easier when you cut the fibers in the right direction. One of the reasons I enjoy my cellucotton that is rayon, is it comes out of the box and I can just cut a piece but I already have the orientation right. I doubt I would enjoy cotton balls OR rayon balls. The rayon Sally's makes is just ideal for easy wicking. But, mainly, reduce the amount in your coil slightly.
Anna
Anna
Have seen it happen and OP hasn't mentioned burning the wick, just breaking it.
It has a burning taste even though the cotton is still wet. But when I check the cotton its already broken into 2 pcs
That sounds exactly like too much wicking to me. It also makes sense the coil is gunking up, as too much wick in the coil can actually overheat the coil and it can be difficult to get juice to the coil consistently.
Best of luck,
Anna
Best of luck,
Anna
How is it breaking? Make sure the cotton is going with the fibers length wise cut this way========= not
llllllllllllll this way
llllllllllllll this way
It's probably just the pic, but it looks like one coil is 6 wraps and the other 5 wraps. Also looks like one coil is closer to the posts than the other. The angle of the pic makes it hard to tell.
That wick job looks pretty good. That's a fat coil build though. I'm betting that it takes a lot of energy to get it up to temperature.
What wattage are you trying to vape it with? Are you using temperature control (assuming that's SS)?
What wattage are you trying to vape it with? Are you using temperature control (assuming that's SS)?
I'm using NCv2 there's not TC set up. Only voltage mode and regulated parallel
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