We'll that didn't work

[sleedale]

But then I didn't really expect it to 

took and aspire bdc head to bits, made a single coil and wicked it with cotton wool, put it back down the little tube thing, attached to tank with juice. Waited for several minutes to 'soak' the wick


it didn't   Vaped burned cotton wool

oh dear

should it work?

[enjay]

They're tricky little sods, I did one with a single coil but it just gurgled and flooded

[csmith10]

Jun 19, 2014 14:08:25 GMT sleedale said:

But then I didn't really expect it to 

took and aspire bdc head to bits, made a single coil and wicked it with cotton wool, put it back down the little tube thing, attached to tank with juice. Waited for several minutes to 'soak' the wick


it didn't   Vaped burned cotton wool

oh dear

should it work?

They are a b***h to recoil, I followed a YouTube vid too the tee but failed miserably. The only way I could get it to work was by opening up the holes on the sleeve both in diameter and extending them upwards, bin the strip of wicking material that sits inside the sleeve too.
If you then place the coil in the lower slot you can line up the holes with the coil, you then need to tease out the cotton tails so there is a little bit coming out if the sleeve holes! It's a PITA but it does work. I went from vaping at 3.7v to 4.8v once I'd cracked it. Saying all that though I bought an aero tank which is miles easier to coil!

[Deleted]

I was contemplating using this guide on my aspire davide bdc www.reddit.com/r/RBA/comments/22bm2w/aspire_nautalis_rebuild_replacing_wicking_filler/

[leo]

Any time you use cotton it's a good idea to 'prime' it with juice before you fire it. Might help with the wicking. Not sure but worth a try.
Cheers.

[charon]

Jun 24, 2014 13:45:02 GMT leo said:

Any time you use cotton it's a good idea to 'prime' it with juice before you fire it. Might help with the wicking. Not sure but worth a try.
Cheers.

True enough, plus it makes it easier to work with in some RBA's as well.

[sleedale]

Thank you leo and charon, I did prime the coil and wick before trying it, even left it for 10 minutes to soak. Just tasted burned cotton!
I think it's because it's nothing like the NV or protank head and I'm not sure how to 'seat' the coil down the little tube and what to do with the wick? I just sort of stuffed it down the tube.

Anyhow, not going to try anymore, unless I'm really, really bored I'll use the PT's and NV, now those I CAN recoil