using cotton as wick funny taste

[itsmeiank]

So i got some kantham .32 mm and some cotton from tesco 100% cotton and made a coil this is my first attempt worked out great vamo showing 1.7 ohms.

Only problem is a funny taste not a burning taste just a weird taste and a funnt odour

Any ideas as im clueless

Do i need to boil the cotton or buy a drifferent type 


Any help will be great 


Thanks ian

[dalealan]

Had the same thing earlier with the first coil I've ever tried to rebuild on an aerotank. Turned out I'd put too much cotton in it and it wasn't wicking right. Took it out and started again and it's spot on.

[ruffdog]

Might be new kanthal taste? Could be sweat or whatever was on your hands when building.
Did you make sure wick was wet before it's first fire?
What are you using? Dripper , rba?
Cotton does have a fluffy kinda taste the first few puffs IMO, but goes away soon.
The wire can taste a bit funny and you may find it is better once the coil has accumulated a bit of gunk tbh. Bedding in they call it.

Ruffie.

PS look at me giving advise an everything. Woo hoo I must be super ruff now. Lol

[dalealan]

Woooo go ruffdog

[itsmeiank]

Haha its a mini pro tank dropped my aero tank today and smashed the glass hence going back to this.

The coil is about 2-3 mm wide so probs put to much cotton in.

Is cotton better then the silica you can get ??

[Greg]

There isn't a better, it's personal taste. I prefer cotton, others prefer silica. Only way to find out is to try both

[VapingBad]

^ all good tips ^
I pull my kanthal through a rag with some IPA on it a few times just before winding the coil, you will be surprised what comes off. If its old or rough I run it through a bit of folded wet'n'dry a few times first to resurface it.

[dalealan]

Jul 29, 2014 22:24:29 GMT itsmeiank said:

Haha its a mini pro tank dropped my aero tank today and smashed the glass hence going back to this.

The coil is about 2-3 mm wide so probs put to much cotton in.

Is cotton better then the silica you can get ??

So far I'm preferring cotton. Mind I was lazy and just bought the coils ready made from fasttech. Think they were just over a quid for 50 but they're tiny. The holes just over a mm and they're about 2 or 3 mm wide. Took ages getting the cotton through with my eyesight

[vinny41]

Jul 29, 2014 22:30:21 GMT dalealan said:

Jul 29, 2014 22:24:29 GMT itsmeiank said:

Haha its a mini pro tank dropped my aero tank today and smashed the glass hence going back to this.

The coil is about 2-3 mm wide so probs put to much cotton in.

Is cotton better then the silica you can get ??

So far I'm preferring cotton. Mind I was lazy and just bought the coils ready made from fasttech. Think they were just over a quid for 50 but they're tiny. The holes just over a mm and they're about 2 or 3 mm wide. Took ages getting the cotton through with my eyesight

I agree it's a shame there isn't a cotton  rolling machine similar to a cigarette rolling machine that produces the perfect cotton wick

[dalealan]

Jul 29, 2014 22:41:24 GMT vinny41 said:

Jul 29, 2014 22:30:21 GMT dalealan said:

So far I'm preferring cotton. Mind I was lazy and just bought the coils ready made from fasttech. Think they were just over a quid for 50 but they're tiny. The holes just over a mm and they're about 2 or 3 mm wide. Took ages getting the cotton through with my eyesight

I agree it a shame there isn't a cotton  rolling machine similar to a cigarette rolling machine that produces the perfect cotton wick

Now that's a good idea plus if it was adjustable we could make a fortune selling those cotton wicks with strings on ladies seem to keep buying. Right where's Cousin Itt when ya need him??

[ronaldo]

Jul 29, 2014 22:43:52 GMT dalealan said:

Jul 29, 2014 22:41:24 GMT vinny41 said:

I agree it a shame there isn't a cotton  rolling machine similar to a cigarette rolling machine that produces the perfect cotton wick

Now that's a good idea plus if it was adjustable we could make a fortune selling those cotton wicks with strings on ladies seem to keep buying. Right where's Cousin Itt when ya need him??

wibble time to get inventing again we need a tiny tampax machine inventing so get to work on it we will allow you 3 days to perfect it

[dalealan]

Jul 29, 2014 22:47:34 GMT ronaldo said:

Jul 29, 2014 22:43:52 GMT dalealan said:

Now that's a good idea plus if it was adjustable we could make a fortune selling those cotton wicks with strings on ladies seem to keep buying. Right where's Cousin Itt when ya need him??

wibble time to get inventing again we need a tiny tampax machine inventing so get to work on it we will allow you 3 days to perfect it

No use inventing a tiny one for the lasses round here ronaldo 

[ronaldo]

Jul 29, 2014 22:48:55 GMT dalealan said:

Jul 29, 2014 22:47:34 GMT ronaldo said:

wibble time to get inventing again we need a tiny tampax machine inventing so get to work on it we will allow you 3 days to perfect it

No use inventing a tiny one for the lasses round here ronaldo 

two machines needed a tiny one for making cotton and rayon wicks

and a machine that makes them as big as rolls of wallpaper for mackams

[dalealan]

Jul 29, 2014 22:53:16 GMT ronaldo said:

Jul 29, 2014 22:48:55 GMT dalealan said:

No use inventing a tiny one for the lasses round here ronaldo 

two machines needed a tiny one for making cotton and rayon wicks

and a machine that makes them as big as rolls of wallpaper for mackams

And one that basically rolls a sheep up with a bit of rope attached for boro lasses 

[ronaldo]

Jul 29, 2014 22:54:34 GMT dalealan said:

Jul 29, 2014 22:53:16 GMT ronaldo said:

two machines needed a tiny one for making cotton and rayon wicks

and a machine that makes them as big as rolls of wallpaper for mackams

And one that basically rolls a sheep up with a bit of rope attached for boro lasses 

boro lasses still use moss and no drawers I know