Taifun gt dry hits,why?

[denis9t9]

Can someone help me I am getting dry hits on my gt?
This is my first coil on the gt it's coming out at 2.0ohms with 3 wraps of 0.2 canthal & 3 strands of 2.0mm kaywool I am very disappointed compared to the Kayfun 3 which works great.
Have I got too much wick?

[djs]

Dec 27, 2013 15:33:08 GMT denis9t9 said:

Can someone help me I am getting dry hits on my gt?
This is my first coil on the gt it's coming out at 2.0ohms with 3 wraps of 0.2 canthal & 3 strands of 2.0mm kaywool I am very disappointed compared to the Kayfun 3 which works great.
Have I got too much wick?

Can't help much I'm afraid, but I have 8.5mm of silica in mine and it's wicking just fine. I can't believe you have too much.

[Mev]

Can only imagine the coil is too tight around the wick or the wick is too tight for the wick holes and juice isn't wicking through well.

[blakey]

if kaywool is in fact eko wool then that's where your problem lies, 2mm is infact the internal diameter of eko wool - it's a hollow weave.
Try with 3 strands of 1mm eko wool and see if that helps.

Or try with 3 strands of 2mm silica

[melitahams]

Dec 27, 2013 19:06:02 GMT blakey said:

if kaywool is in fact eko wool then that's where your problem lies, 2mm is infact the internal diameter of eko wool - it's a hollow weave.
Try with 3 strands of 1mm eko wool and see if that helps.

Or try with 3 strands of 2mm silica

Damm I never knew this on ekowool even tough I won't use it again.  

[djs]

Dec 27, 2013 19:28:11 GMT melitahams said:

Dec 27, 2013 19:06:02 GMT blakey said:

if kaywool is in fact eko wool then that's where your problem lies, 2mm is infact the internal diameter of eko wool - it's a hollow weave.
Try with 3 strands of 1mm eko wool and see if that helps.

Or try with 3 strands of 2mm silica

Damm I never knew this on ekowool even though I won't use it again.  

I shan't buy it again. Never had much joy with it.

[denis9t9]

Dec 27, 2013 19:06:02 GMT blakey said:

if kaywool is in fact eko wool then that's where your problem lies, 2mm is infact the internal diameter of eko wool - it's a hollow weave.
Try with 3 strands of 1mm eko wool and see if that helps.

Or try with 3 strands of 2mm silica

I think you may be right blakey it is very tight, I only used it as it's the only 2mm I have, will try the 1.5mm silica I have.
Yes I did mean ekowool sorry.

[sloppyvape]

I use the mesh mostly in mine rolled just enough to fit into the grooves then 7-9 wraps of .30 kanthal ,when i test fire for hot legs ect untill everythink is sweet i then give it some more heat but this time using tweezers squeeze that coil together so in the end looks like a micro coil.Then i lay a 2mm peice of ekowool on top apply a few drops on the eko and screw the lid on.

When i have custards i use 3 x 2mm silica position them so 1 peice is facing down into the curve and the other 2 upwards or ive even tried 5mm silica which fits also perfect but need to be carful not to have your coil too tight or its dry hit time again.

[paulymeatballs]

I first set mine up with 3x 2mm silica as per the instructions. Found this gave me dry hits so tried again with a cotton/microcoil set-up. Big improvement! No dry hits, no gurgling no leaking!

[denis9t9]

Dec 28, 2013 14:46:36 GMT denis9t9 said:

Dec 27, 2013 19:06:02 GMT blakey said:

if kaywool is in fact eko wool then that's where your problem lies, 2mm is infact the internal diameter of eko wool - it's a hollow weave.
Try with 3 strands of 1mm eko wool and see if that helps.

Or try with 3 strands of 2mm silica

I think you may be right blakey it is very tight, I only used it as it's the only 2mm I have, will try the 1.5mm silica I have.
Yes I did mean ekowool sorry.

Got it sorted thanks blakey used 3 strands of 1.5 mm silica, running like a dream.
I think i had to much wick being strangled by the coil chamber when you screw the top down tight. Not clouds of vapour like the Kayfun but still a good vape.

[Deleted]

denis9t9 ... try it with a microcoil and cotton ... 10 times better performance than the silica set up that I had previously used.

[denis9t9]

Jan 3, 2014 15:02:48 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

denis9t9 ... try it with a microcoil and cotton ... 10 times better performance than the silica set up that I had previously used.

Thanks will do @freefromsmoking.