RTA and burnt taste

[Dan Fieldhouse]

When I recoiled my RTA it works perfectly. However after about 48 hours I start getting a burnt taste from the coil. This is after about 2 tanks.

I have it coiled at 2.6ohm, on a 3mm wick and vaping at 3.6V

Any ideas what is causing it to go off so quickly?

[maccafan]

Maybe your juice has a lot of sugar in it?

Some juices like RY4 have a lot of sugar in them and caramelisation occurs quicker..

[azzie]

Have you checked that it is still reading 2.6 ohms?

[blakey]

Macca has it there with the caramalisation, it tastes rank. You can remove the whole wick and coil and hold it in a lighter flame till all the wick goes nice n white and re-fit it.
Also, when you say RTA which rta are you using, if it's clockworks RTA then try using 2mm wick.

[Dan Fieldhouse]

Yes its a clockworks RTA. I am vaping Grants Vanilla Custard so I assume this has a lot of sugar.

Could that be the answer then?

[blakey]

Very possibly yes, but 3mm wicks I find get strangled in the wick holes and restrict the ability to let the juice flow. I always used 2mm wick for this tank and add a buffer wick at the coil only.

[Dan Fieldhouse]

However i enlarged my holes slightly to take a 3mm wick, as that is my preference. Also if it was strangulation it would happen almost straight away not after 48 hours, wouldn't it.

[maccafan]

If you post a close up picture of your wick and coil arrangement it might help others diagnose the problem more easily..

But 2 tanks of high sugar e-juice will caramelize your 3mm wick quite quickly especially if it is going through a lot of juice quite quickly.. My stainless wick gunges up quite fast when using RY4 and I have to remove and burn it every two days and that's not even two tanks..With homebrew tobacco extract I had to do it every day..

[Dan Fieldhouse]

Will put some pics up tomorrow as i arent at home tonight. I had to take an ego with me as it really does taste like shit in the RTA