Spheroid lasso wick?

[stitch]

Ok guys so I've come back to it I want to stop feeling so upset with it I've sorted the post length and found one of my drip tips lol yup only one but it fits and alls well
But I want a bit of help with my wick when I do the lasso wick do I have it long enough to basically be folded to the other side so it loops around te outside of all the filler
Like ... Wait for it lol



Or do I have it just going up at a right angle like this lol




Any other suggestions welcome

[eyebrook]

I have my lasso 15 mm long from the coil if that makes sense

[blakey]

Stitch, with the spheroid too much wick becomes a problem, there's nothing stopping you from using 5-6ml of wick at the point of coil but the tails that go up to the filler need to be just long enough to make contact and no more than about 3mm thick but preferably 2mm. Too much wick disrupts airflow as well as inhibits wicking.
When you take the time you can set a spheroid up to produce fantastic flavour.
That lasso method means that the coil will only be fed from one end, ideally you need to feed the coil from both ends.

[stitch]

Ok so does my second master piece resemble your wick and coil ? Mean so there's just a loop one side and nothing the opersite side to touch the filler?
And reason I'm getting so confused is I've seen so many pics but can't work out if
Say that pictures it in found of me and I put the top on do I want the wick to be touchin the left side as I screw it on or the right side so it's erm .. Going around the center tube
Hope that make sence

[blakey]

A standard wick with a coil in the middle is sufficient, the ends (tails) of the wick need to be just long enough to make a good solid contact with the filler, you can add an extra length of wick at the point of the coil which will increase it's flavour production but the tails of that wick should only protrude by about 3mm each end if that.

[stitch]

Mar 11, 2013 18:56:29 GMT blakey said:

Stitch, with the spheroid too much wick becomes a problem, there's nothing stopping you from using 5-6ml of wick at the point of coil but the tails that go up to the filler need to be just long enough to make contact and no more than about 3mm thick but preferably 2mm. Too much wick disrupts airflow as well as inhibits wicking.
When you take the time you can set a spheroid up to produce fantastic flavour.
That lasso method means that the coil will only be fed from one end, ideally you need to feed the coil from both ends.

How would you set it up if you had infront of you
.16 and .2 kanthal
1.5 ,2 and 3mm wick

[blakey]

I would use a length of 2mm wick and at the point of coil I would add a small length of 3mm wick. I would use .2 wire and aim for a 2ohm coil.

[stitch]

Mar 11, 2013 19:06:28 GMT blakey said:

I would use a length of 2mm wick and at the point of coil I would add a small length of 3mm wick. I would use .2 wire and aim for a 2ohm coil.

Cheers mate ill give that a try , with that 2mm piece I'm just going to want it just long enough to reach the filler each side yeah?straight up
And how many turns you guess be 2ohm

[blakey]

Roughly 5 turns should hit 2ohms, and yes, just long enough to comfortably reach the filler each side and straight up. Nothing fancy is required

[worthingbloy]

Stitch, I've had my fair share of issues too with the set up. Blakey is spot on, single loop and tail. I have yet to change this way , I've tried plenty too. Double loops, 4 tails, you name it. Keep coming back to the same one as Blakey recommends. Once you have it....stick with it.

[Greigster]

Here is a photo of mine just taken and works perfectly for me.

[Perpetua]

Mar 11, 2013 21:16:57 GMT Greigster said:

Here is a photo of mine just taken and works perfectly for me.

That's exactly how I set mine up Greigster.

[eyebrook]

And me

[Greigster]

When I first got mine Perps, I did a lasso at each end of the wick (double lasso) but had big problems with over-wicking, causing gurgling and leakage from the air holes in the 510 connector. I don't have any probs now, works like a dream. Still haven`t made up my mind which is better, the Kayfun Mini or the Spheroid, the results for me are too close to call. I will keep them both........until the next new best attie comes out

[Perpetua]

Got to say ( and it's tempting fate ) that I've never had a moments bother coiling a Spheroid . . . down to luck, as it certainly isn't due to my technical ability.