I've done several builds on the Orchid, and when I hit a good one, life is good. Right now I'm running 28 gauge, 7 wrap around 3/32 duals, at 0.69 ohms. It's the wicking, however, that I can't really get my mind around. I use fairly high VG liquid, so I'm trying to build this with that in mind. I have seen a couple people who wick for thick liquid by resting the wick on the deck above the juice channels, with no tail extending down the channel. I tried that a couple times and got severe flooding. The air intake holes are on the same level as the deck, so I'm sure that's why. I have tried "trimming" and "sculpting" the wicks to have thin tails, but it takes forever to do. I would like to hear how you're wicking your Orchid to avoid flooding and dry hits. I guess I'm looking for a method that doesn't take half an hour just to do the wicks. Thanks!
Wicking the Orchid... Not that easy...
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Here is how wick with rayon and now koh gen do. Thin tails that don't completely fill the channel, but just to hold the wick in place. Never floods (unless filled from the top). It takes a little practice to where you can do it easily. At first for me, it was taking a bit of time to do. Just cut the bottom of the tails to form an arrow point. Put some juice on it and then jam some of the tail into the channels. I use a tiny flat head screw driver to move the wick into the channels, but anything small will work. Rest the remaining wick tail on top of the channel.
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