wicks

[Mrsmac]

Hey everyone a real newbie diy'er question. What is considered to be the best wick available for flavour? I am just getting into rewicking (not recoiling) my stock protank heads for my mini protank and an winding what the pros use!

Tia

[spikus]

Cotton wool

[Mrsmac]

Thanks, that is what I have done my first one with and it is working well!

[Greg]

Mar 17, 2014 22:28:11 GMT Mrsmac said:

Thanks, that is what I have done my first one with and it is working well!

You've done well if you've managed to rewick a standard protank head coil with cotton wool 

[Mrsmac]

Thanks gregb, only thing is I am reading that they don't last add long as silica we shall see lol

[spikus]

They won't last anywhere near as long but it looks like you've got the hang of recoiling it ... The extra work involved with CW is worth the effort

[enjay]

Only thing I'm finding with cotton wool is gurgling on the protank type heads, I might try and see if I can get some silica in them.

[Greg]

Mar 18, 2014 19:58:16 GMT enjay said:

Only thing I'm finding with cotton wool is gurgling on the protank type heads, I might try and see if I can get some silica in them.

When you put the cotton in the protank head fluff it up a bit so it fills the gap it's sitting in either side, sounds like you may be getting juice bypassing the wick rather than going through it. I rarely got gurgling on a pt with CW, not that I use Them anymore but good to have backups 

[enjay]

Mar 18, 2014 20:04:29 GMT Greg said:

Mar 18, 2014 19:58:16 GMT enjay said:

Only thing I'm finding with cotton wool is gurgling on the protank type heads, I might try and see if I can get some silica in them.

When you put the cotton in the protank head fluff it up a bit so it fills the gap it's sitting in either side, sounds like you may be getting juice bypassing the wick rather than going through it. I rarely got gurgling on a pt with CW, not that I use Them anymore but good to have backups 

Genesis and kayfun for me, this is the wifes evod, maybe I'm using to much cotton and it's drawing faster than it can vapourise it?

I add the extra bit on top of the coil

[enjay]

I was right enough, to much wick, took out the bit over the top and it's perfect, cheers

[Greg]

Mar 19, 2014 14:56:21 GMT enjay said:

I was right enough, to much wick, took out the bit over the top and it's perfect, cheers

Don't worry mate it's only for the wife 

[enjay]

Mar 19, 2014 15:59:05 GMT Greg said:

Mar 19, 2014 14:56:21 GMT enjay said:

I was right enough, to much wick, took out the bit over the top and it's perfect, cheers

Don't worry mate it's only for the wife 

Ha ha, I've got one of the rare ones that I actually like even after 21 years!



But, problem is still there, just not as bad, looks like I've got some vids to look at and see if it's my coil or the wick

[giles]

Mar 17, 2014 22:52:38 GMT Mrsmac said:

Thanks gregb, only thing is I am reading that they don't last add long as silica we shall see lol

The wick doesn't, but the coil lasts longer - it is easy to pull out the old wick, rinse & dry burn, and insert more cotton wool.

[Mrsmac]

Mar 19, 2014 23:13:31 GMT giles said:

Mar 17, 2014 22:52:38 GMT Mrsmac said:

Thanks gregb, only thing is I am reading that they don't last add long as silica we shall see lol

The wick doesn't, but the coil lasts longer - it is easy to pull out the old wick, rinse & dry burn, and insert more cotton wool.

So the wick won't last as long as silica but will have better performance, how long does the average coil last or is it dependant on wick, I must admit I vape at low voltage and change my heart based on latest recommendations so have never reached the end of a coil? Do microcoils last longer?

Tia

[giles]

Mar 20, 2014 7:44:13 GMT Mrsmac said:

I think my ordinary coils with silica lasted about a week, but I have a friend who washes them every night and I think hers last about 6 months. It wasn't the coil that died on me, it was the wick, and the way I did them I could't change the wick without destroying the coil. 

My cotton wool wicks last probably about 4 or 5 days, and the coils I put them in maybe 5 or 6 weeks.

I also do a mesh with a little cotton wool around it on an aga-t, but that doesn't seem to last as long, I don't know why.

I think life depends on how often you wash it, the juice, and especially on how often you burn it by mistake.

I don't think microcoils last longer, but I pretty much went from silica in an ordinary coil to cotton wool in a microcoil, so I'm not sure. I have occasionally put cotton wool in a shop-bought ordinary coil if I was feeling lazy and the silica came out easily, but it isn't as good.

I have yet to do a dual microcoil in the evod 2. I like the standard coil+wick that comes with them well enough to keep washing them rather than doing a new cotton wool + microcoil (and I suspect that the dual coil will be a bit of a PITA to do - it certainly was on my Novas), so I'll see how long they last.