New coil taste?

[Yorkshireman]

I made my own coils using these,Silica Wick 2.5mm : and 0.2 Kanthal: .They work fine but that new taste you get doesn't seem to be going away,it's never lasted this long before,any ideas please.

[Carpe Vapor]

Most liekely the coil is to loose or too tight around the silica and thus not burning the wicked juice, or the wick is being strangled.

[mart166]

I heat mine to orange 4 or 5 times then light some juice on them, seems to stop that new metallic taste.

MP

[Deleted]

I always wash my hands before starting to recoil and torch silica beforehand to remove any contaminants .... it is surprising how easy it is to contaminate silica with oily residue from your hands.

[Yorkshireman]

Thanks,i made sure my hands were clean,i flamed the wire and wick before building and burned a few times before filling the tank.If it was too tight would it not affect it differently,maybe burnt taste?.It works fine and was rated at 2.2ohms when i tested it with a meter it's just that horrible new taste.

[charon]

Yorkshireman
Are you using a VV unit? Knock the the power back a touch as sometimes it's been known that new coils can taint if overheated at first.

[Super-Shiny]

If it is a kinda rubber taste it could be the legs of the wire burning the rubber inner bung, it goes after awhile:

[Yorkshireman]

I started low about 3.6 and gradually increased but no change,vaping about 4.0 now but did go up to 4.3.

[Yorkshireman]

Jan 8, 2014 12:10:01 GMT Super-Shiny said:

If it is a kinda rubber taste it could be the legs of the wire burning the rubber inner bung, it goes after awhile:

It is kind of rubbery but usually doesn't last this long.

[charon]

Yorkshireman
Yup if it's rubbery, then Super-Shiny has called it right. What Head is it? either use res/non res wire in future, twist the legs or vape through it. PITA I know, but all part of life's rich tapestry.

[Super-Shiny]

Jan 8, 2014 12:12:00 GMT Yorkshireman said:

It is kind of rubbery but usually doesn't last this long.

After about 2 full tanks it should start to wear off, next time you take it apart you should see some burn lines on the rubber bung where the coil legs have been so you will then know what i mean.

It does go just don't start putting a new bung in or your back to square one

Vape through it