Ithaka Tips, Tricks and Q&A

[bennyboy]

Migration from the Pre-Order thread. Share your tips, tricks and general queries here.

My only tip for now is go for dual coils straight off. No point messing about with single coils

[blakey]

What is your resistance on each coil benny?

[bennyboy]

I used the ready wires from e-smoke guru. I believe they are 1.5ohms. My resistance is 0.8ohms, so it sounds about right. I'll probably raise them to 2 ohms or something on the next recoil because on a fresh battery I only need to take 1-2 second draws on it

[Perpetua]

I've moved your thread onto the Repairables Board gents . . . as it's less likely to get lost in the General discussion here.

[blakey]

It a superbly built attie without question
But It's not a game changer for me
My reasons?
Firstly, using a single coil it performs no different to an odysseus, I expected that due to the chamber where the juice is vapourised being virtually the same as an odysseus
Then there's the positive post, it protrudes out far too much from it's ggts base even with it's brass adjuster removed meaning that the GGTS is longer than it needs to be. It increases the gap between the tubes by just over 1cm, doesn't sound much I know but it makes the GGTS less comfortable in the hand.
It's in the dual coil ability that I thought that this attie would shine and in a very low resistance set up it does indeed shine but very low resistance takes this attie out of the power range of electronic devices, the amp limitations on their switches won't cope with that kind of power drain which is a big problem for me as I require regulated power. Making two 3ohm coils gives an overall resistance of 1.5v and puts it within the capabilities of an electronic device but you then need more voltage than most devices can provide to run them. At a 5v setting each coil only recieves 2.5v which doesn't get the coil hot enough.
So it needs a mechanical mod and a very low 0.7-1ohm overall resistance to work effectively in dual coil mode.
Many people already vape that way so it will be great for them.
I got a better result from dual coils made from a single length of resistance wire, I ran 8cm of .212 wire making 5 coils round one wick then 4 coils around the other for an overall resistance of 2.5ohms, this had the effect of giving a more intense vape due to more coils in contact with the wick over a longer distance creating a very even burn which improved the flavour production.
The big advantage of the Ithaka though has to be the airflow control from its standard 510 configuration, something that odysseus could only do on a mod with its own airflow control. The ability to control the draw was what made odysseus on a GGTS an outstanding vape, now you can have that same vape on any device.
Early days for me with Ithaka though, I'll be experimenting a lot more to see what I can get this attie to do.

[Skwoddy]

Is it worth trying 7.4v / 3? ?, I've never tried stacked personally so cant comment really, but have seen enough videos of it. 0.8? is already pushing the amp limit (safely) of a single battery. Ive only tried dual wick once and cant say the positives outweighed the negatives. My best low ohm vape (0.8?) is using a u wick on the foggatti.

[bennyboy]

Great info Blakey. I don't use VV mods anymore, so won't encounter any issues on that front. I thought the positive post could maybe have been a little shorter, but that 510 base it quite deep. He has really tried to incorporate as much as he could into it, which appear to work pretty well together.

I'm sure once the Americans get theirs there will be loads of people mentioning things like that which Imeo will come up with a solution for. Maybe he already has extras like that in mind to pull in extra cash. He is in it for the long haul, so it wouldn't surprise me if there will be GGTS tailored parts, as this has to be the universal product.

[blakey]

Two freshly charged 18350s push out 8-8.4v and yes I tried it with the two 3ohm coils
Jesus, it performs
But I only tried it as an experiment, I- as a rule- do not stack batteries so It's not a viable option for me.

[blakey]

Apr 10, 2013 8:46:17 GMT bennyboy said:

Great info Blakey. I don't use VV mods anymore, so won't encounter any issues on that front. I thought the positive post could maybe have been a little shorter, but that 510 base it quite deep. He has really tried to incorporate as much as he could into it, which appear to work pretty well together.

I'm sure once the Americans get theirs there will be loads of people mentioning things like that which Imeo will come up with a solution for. Maybe he already has extras like that in mind to pull in extra cash. He is in it for the long haul, so it wouldn't surprise me if there will be GGTS tailored parts, as this has to be the universal product.

All he needed to do here was make the brass adjuster longer and the center tube shorter, then all you would need to do is remove the brass adjuster for the native GGTS conection - problem solved, can't think why he would make an attie shorter than it's predecessor and overlook something so simple

[bennyboy]

If you spend time over where Imeo dwells, he had so much crap flying at him from both experienced and amateur members that he has tried to cater for everyone. There must be logic in his final product. I got the other mouth piece which lets you use your own drip tip. That debate went on for a bit on which to include with it.

[blakey]

Apr 10, 2013 9:27:43 GMT bennyboy said:

If you spend time over where Imeo dwells, he had so much crap flying at him from both experienced and amateur members that he has tried to cater for everyone. There must be logic in his final product. I got the other mouth piece which lets you use your own drip tip. That debate went on for a bit on which to include with it.

I know I saw that debate, I got both mouthpieces myself and much prefer to use my own drip tip
The mouthpiece on penelope was perfect but on odysseus was too thick, the mouthpiece on Ithaka is also too thick for my liking
Happy with this though

[bennyboy]

You can take the o ring off the top part of the plastic section to screw that part flush. It won't leak

[blakey]

Apr 10, 2013 10:14:04 GMT bennyboy said:

You can take the o ring off the top part of the plastic section to screw that part flush. It won't leak

lol
I know mate, but I'm continually rebuilding this thing to find the best set up for me- I'll sort out flush fitting things when I'm done

[thinwhiteduck]

It seems I only de-lurk when I get a new atty.
Seeing as mine is sitting at home waiting for me to get back, does anybody have a link to a simplified set-up tutorial or is Imeo's 50 minute epic still the best bet. I have a penny so I'm familiar with GG coil making - just looking for the quickest way to screw the thing together once I get it in my sweaty palms.

[bennyboy]

It comes assembled mate. You might just need to tighten the centre post part inside the ceramic, and loosen the black nut under the base of the rebuildable part a bit. Other than that, give it a rinse and it'll be ready to go

You just need to skip to the nitty griity in the feature film vid