Rebuildable Dripping Attie - "open" design

[blakey]

Nov 6, 2011 12:51:42 GMT lisa said:

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Well I soaked the wick and after about 30 mins the taste has started to come through nicely now..

Thanks

Well, it's been going all day now lisa- all sorted?

[Deleted]

Yep, it's going great. Am using the bulli wick, might try the other one tomorrow.

Seem to be getting through alot of juice though!

:-)

[blakey]

Nov 6, 2011 23:26:51 GMT lisa said:

Yep, it's going great. Am using the bulli wick, might try the other one tomorrow.

Seem to be getting through alot of juice though!

:-)

Yeah, thirsty bugga isn't it
A higher res coil will sow it down a bit
Glad it's working for you now.

[ian]

Definately a thirsty bugger but the vape is mint.I find a 2.4ohm coil slows juice consumption down alot.Also making sure the wick fills all of the hole to slow the flow down.Ive found the best two wicks in the RTA are the Bulli wick but even better is the thicker CE2 wick from e-cigz london.Thicker wick which fills the holes well but still gives full flavour of your juice.

[blakey]

Just ordered a few meters of that CE2 wick on that recommendation Ian, do you need to double it before coiling like the bulli wick? Or is it thick enough to run on a single length? How does it rate in the RDA?

[clockworks]

I really should try CE2 wick - I've got loads of it, from all the CE2s that I've dismantled to build RDAs and RTAs.

I'm a bit concerned that some people are having to boil the wick to get it to work properly. I wonder if it's the thickness of the juice or the physical tightness of the coils that means boiling makes it work better? I've been assured that the wick doesn't have any additives or chemicals, so maybe it's just being damp from the washing that helps get past the "break in" period?

[blakey]

Tried different coils with regards to tightness with no difference, also I've left it over night to fully wick without vaping, no difference. The bulli wick suffers the same problem albeit to a much lesser extent. Soaking both types of wick drastically reduces the amount of time it takes for the funny taste to disperse. You may have something with the juice types but I can't confirm cos I only use cocomel or whiskey cream in my RTA. Still, once that flavour issue is out of the way then the only other thing as good as this is your own RDA.

[ian]

I ordered 8m of Cam's CE2 wick and it is thicker than the Bulli stuff so doesnt need doubled like the Bulli wick.I find that when you build a coil if you prime the coil well,and the wick length all the way to the holes it starts wicking off perfectly.Ive found the CE2 wick fills all of the hole and stays set very well so you get a perfect flow of juice.As for boiling wick,ive never ever had such poor wicking as to have to do this.Bulli wick,group buy 1mm stuff and CE2 wick have all worked fine to be honest.I do find with the group buy stuff you get a slight wick taste for the first ten minutes but then it goes.I find that the RTA works the same as the Arry clearomiser tank,if you hold your device in such a way to keep the juice flowing up towards the coil area then it works its best.I love this CE2 wick in the RDA Blakey,full flavour and works from the off,it also cleans and dry burns very very well.Ive been running my coil for a fortnight and its been pure bliss

[ian]

I must add that i only ever use 100% pure PG juices in my RTA and RDA's and ive never once had a burnt hit or poor wicking.I find the Bulli and CE2 stuff to be excellent and work from the very first drag,shocked others have found different.I reckon it must be thicker juices causing wicking issues.Im going to try boiling some wick tonight out of curiosity and see if it makes any difference.Im especially interested in what difference it will make to the group buy wick

[blakey]

I have to say, actual wicking of juice is no problem at all, as I said before, this RTA could wick engine oil, once that funny taste from the wick has gone it stays gone. NEVER have I had a single dry hit. If you have no trouble with pure pg then it must be a wick vs juice issue. Infact , seeing that soaking the wick drastically improves the situation I would have to conclude that it is the wick at fault. Remember, you use much less wick in a bulli so it would hardly show up on that device.

[ian]

Yeah,it definately seems to me some wicks need more breaking in than others.Ive got some of the 1mm and 3mm group buy stuff on the boil now Will see if it makes any difference to the way it works tomorrow.Im also going to pre burn some of the group buy wick and see if that has any positive effect on wicking.Ive noticed this wick doesnt dry burn to well so if its pre burned it may clean up better like the Bulli and CE2 stuff.God knows but its worth an experiment to see what happens innit?lol.

[ian]

I think you have it spot on Blakey,as you say,in the Bulli you would not notice any issue at all as the amount of wick used is alot smaller as compared to the RTA.If my five minute boil works well and improves wicking even more then its well worth doing.lol,i never thought of soaking or boiling wick to be honest

[blakey]

I'll be interested in those results mate, I haven't bothered boiling it yet. Soaking and wringing it out and then a couple rinses seemed to work well enough.

[clockworks]

After you've washed or boiled it, do you leave it to dry out completely, or start using it while it's damp or wet? If it's not totally dry, it just be the residual moisture that's helping it to wick better from the off. As I said, Tim was assured by the manufacturer that it was just pure fibreglass, with nothing added.

My theory is that the funny taste isn't the wick as such, but it's the juice being taken up too slowly or unevenly, and then burning or getting too hot. I get the same problem with XL CE2s if I don't tip them regularly - poor wicking making the vape taste a bit "off".

Of course, it could be that there is something in or on the wick, maybe something that's used to lubricate the threads as they pass through the machinery? A side effect of the manufacturing process, rather than something that was added on purpose.

It'd be great if you guys could come to a firm conclusion, as it's something that's been bugging me, but I've never had the time to investigate it properly - too busy building stuff to play with it.

[blakey]

After soaking, wringing and a couple of rinses it goes in the airing cupboard or on the washing line - weather depending- till its completely dry before I use it. Only the ends of the wick get moistened again to get them through the holes. I have noticed that the water goes a bit cloudy when soaking so something is washing out of the wick. Ians boiling test should prove interesting.