wire mesh ?

[intheblim]

Hi im thinking of getting a aga t3 tank and was just wondering if i use wire mesh is that all you use as the wick or do you have to wrap it around some sort of silica wool ?

[decoy]

I found with mesh I had to put cotton wool in side and a little on the outside like rips vid shows ie the cotton bud look to get a good wik and taste with mesh

[Perpetua]

You can just use a tube of oxidized mesh intheblim . . . though I found that Genesis atomizers weren't for me, preferring dessert type vapes I found they muted the flavour too much.

Plus they seemed like a whole lot of faff to me as rebuildables go, but I can't be doing with tinkering with coils, so I'm not the right person to give you an unbiased opinion really.

[enjay]

Mesh on it's own is fine but you may need to pulse the coil for up to 10-15 minutes to get rid of hot spots, that's pressing the button on and off to heat the coil in pulses. You're basically building a layer of carbon between the coil and the mesh to stop the shorting etc.

Sticking a tiny amount of cotton around the end as suggested means you don't have that issue although it does taste different.

Same with wire rope.

You can also just use a straight cotton wick with micro coil or silica or ekowool.

All work fine but all have a slightly different taste.

Another thing with mesh or rope is it can get hot and cook some juices, like I vape caramel blend and you can see it caramelises a bit using mesh or rope due to the heat. Still vapes fine though.