Aspire Nautilus Mini BVC Coils

[Bez]

How long on average are these coils lasting and what ratio of PG & VG juice are you using?

[callumcutter1]

Aug 7, 2014 1:43:27 GMT Bez said:

How long on average are these coils lasting and what ratio of PG & VG juice are you using?

Don't think anyones had one long enough to ruin one yet, due to just how long they actually last. Been using one for two weeks now, and its still working flawlessly! I am using 80/20 PG/VG ratio though I believe. Awaiting a delivery of some much higher VG ratio juices (30/70) that should be here within the next few days, so I'll revisit this post whenever they finally decide to give in on me. As far as I can see though, from other peoples comments whilst using high VG liquids, they still work perfectly, and seem to have lasted everyone a while, as most people are still using the first coil then put in.
Definitely worth the investment in my honest opinion, best thing I've purchased vape-wise 

[Bez]

Aug 7, 2014 4:56:00 GMT callumcutter1 said:

Aug 7, 2014 1:43:27 GMT Bez said:

How long on average are these coils lasting and what ratio of PG & VG juice are you using?

Don't think anyones had one long enough to ruin one yet, due to just how long they actually last. Been using one for two weeks now, and its still working flawlessly! I am using 80/20 PG/VG ratio though I believe. Awaiting a delivery of some much higher VG ratio juices (30/70) that should be here within the next few days, so I'll revisit this post whenever they finally decide to give in on me. As far as I can see though, from other peoples comments whilst using high VG liquids, they still work perfectly, and seem to have lasted everyone a while, as most people are still using the first coil then put in.
Definitely worth the investment in my honest opinion, best thing I've purchased vape-wise 

Handy to know they last a while. I'm using 50/50 in my home made juice and find that it gunks cartomizers within 3 days. 

[callumcutter1]

Aug 7, 2014 5:09:56 GMT Bez said:

Aug 7, 2014 4:56:00 GMT callumcutter1 said:

Don't think anyones had one long enough to ruin one yet, due to just how long they actually last. Been using one for two weeks now, and its still working flawlessly! I am using 80/20 PG/VG ratio though I believe. Awaiting a delivery of some much higher VG ratio juices (30/70) that should be here within the next few days, so I'll revisit this post whenever they finally decide to give in on me. As far as I can see though, from other peoples comments whilst using high VG liquids, they still work perfectly, and seem to have lasted everyone a while, as most people are still using the first coil then put in.
Definitely worth the investment in my honest opinion, best thing I've purchased vape-wise 

Handy to know they last a while. I'm using 50/50 in my home made juice and find that it gunks cartomizers within 3 days. 

The only thing to remember about the BVC coils, is that you cant dryburn them. So if they do start to get gunked up, its off down the shops for a small bottle of Vodka to clean them with

[Bez]

Aug 7, 2014 5:12:08 GMT callumcutter1 said:

Aug 7, 2014 5:09:56 GMT Bez said:

Handy to know they last a while. I'm using 50/50 in my home made juice and find that it gunks cartomizers within 3 days. 

The only thing to remember about the BVC coils, is that you cant dryburn them. So if they do start to get gunked up, its off down the shops for a small bottle of Vodka to clean them with

Will isopropyl alcohol clean them as well as vodka? This would be a lot cheaper than buying vodka.

[callumcutter1]

Aug 7, 2014 5:19:02 GMT Bez said:

Aug 7, 2014 5:12:08 GMT callumcutter1 said:

The only thing to remember about the BVC coils, is that you cant dryburn them. So if they do start to get gunked up, its off down the shops for a small bottle of Vodka to clean them with

Will isopropyl alcohol clean them as well as vodka? This would be a lot cheaper than buying vodka.

Oooo I'm not too sure about that. I havent cleaned ANY of my coil heads with alcohol yet, but I will need to soon. Hopefully one of the more experienced members will be able to help you with that question 

[callumcutter1]

Just did a quick Google search, and found a thread where someone was saying it was BAD to use iso to clean the heads. I'm not 100% sure as to why though, so I dont want to say for definite and then end up leading you mis-informed

[Bez]

Aug 7, 2014 5:27:03 GMT callumcutter1 said:

Aug 7, 2014 5:19:02 GMT Bez said:

Will isopropyl alcohol clean them as well as vodka? This would be a lot cheaper than buying vodka.

Oooo I'm not too sure about that. I havent cleaned ANY of my coil heads with alcohol yet, but I will need to soon. Hopefully one of the more experienced members will be able to help you with that question 

Well isopropyl alcohol is supposed to be over 99% pure alcohol. I've never cleaned coils with alcohol before. Do you just let the coil soak for a certain length of time?

[Bez]

Aug 7, 2014 5:28:18 GMT callumcutter1 said:

Just did a quick Google search, and found a thread where someone was saying it was BAD to use iso to clean the heads. I'm not 100% sure as to why though, so I dont want to say for definite and then end up leading you mis-informed

Maybe some else can confirm this?

[blakey]

A head lasts me 4 days which isn't too shabby considering that a wick in a rebuildable will last about the same.

[callumcutter1]

Aug 7, 2014 5:29:48 GMT Bez said:

Aug 7, 2014 5:27:03 GMT callumcutter1 said:

Oooo I'm not too sure about that. I havent cleaned ANY of my coil heads with alcohol yet, but I will need to soon. Hopefully one of the more experienced members will be able to help you with that question 

Well isopropyl alcohol is supposed to be over 99% pure alcohol. I've never cleaned coils with alcohol before. Do you just let the coil soak for a certain length of time?

People seem to be referring to the fact that its dangerous to ingest Iso, so they keep away from it when using it to clean coils.

"As llong as you are rinsing after soaking it's fine.



But it is technically a solvent. Soaking for a few minutes will yield about all of its benefit so it might be overkill to soak longer than that.



While it is pretty mild as solvents go it is harder on plastics than metals. It can make plastics brittle (as well as o-rings) causing cracking.



My opinion is it's relatively safe if rinsed thoroughly and allowed to dry. Any residues left are of insignificant quantity to cause harm



That being said I dont do it. I just dont think it's necessary as normally rinsing with filtered water does enough for me"

[callumcutter1]

Heres a link to a thread where people are talking about Iso, hopefully this will help 


www.vaportalk.com/forum/topic/19603-isopropyl-alcohol/

[Bez]

Aug 7, 2014 5:31:46 GMT blakey said:

A head lasts me 4 days which isn't too shabby considering that a wick in a rebuildable will last about the same.

Problem is with this is the Aspire heads are £2 a piece, a lot more expensive than changing the wick in a rebuildable.

[Bez]

Aug 7, 2014 5:33:04 GMT callumcutter1 said:

Aug 7, 2014 5:29:48 GMT Bez said:

Well isopropyl alcohol is supposed to be over 99% pure alcohol. I've never cleaned coils with alcohol before. Do you just let the coil soak for a certain length of time?

People seem to be referring to the fact that its dangerous to ingest Iso, so they keep away from it when using it to clean coils.

"As llong as you are rinsing after soaking it's fine.



But it is technically a solvent. Soaking for a few minutes will yield about all of its benefit so it might be overkill to soak longer than that.



While it is pretty mild as solvents go it is harder on plastics than metals. It can make plastics brittle (as well as o-rings) causing cracking.



My opinion is it's relatively safe if rinsed thoroughly and allowed to dry. Any residues left are of insignificant quantity to cause harm



That being said I dont do it. I just dont think it's necessary as normally rinsing with filtered water does enough for me"

It's a tricky one this as we are breathing this in our lungs. Definitely isopropyl alcohol is not to be consumed as it is 99% pure and should just evaporate after time. I have used it to clean flux from PCB's and it leaves no residue once evaporated.

[callumcutter1]

Aug 7, 2014 5:39:29 GMT Bez said:

Aug 7, 2014 5:33:04 GMT callumcutter1 said:

People seem to be referring to the fact that its dangerous to ingest Iso, so they keep away from it when using it to clean coils.

"As llong as you are rinsing after soaking it's fine.



But it is technically a solvent. Soaking for a few minutes will yield about all of its benefit so it might be overkill to soak longer than that.



While it is pretty mild as solvents go it is harder on plastics than metals. It can make plastics brittle (as well as o-rings) causing cracking.



My opinion is it's relatively safe if rinsed thoroughly and allowed to dry. Any residues left are of insignificant quantity to cause harm



That being said I dont do it. I just dont think it's necessary as normally rinsing with filtered water does enough for me"

It's a tricky one this as we are breathing this in our lungs. Definitely isopropyl alcohol is not to be consumed as it is 99% pure and should just evaporate after time. I have used it to clean flux from PCB's and it leaves no residue once evaporated.

From what I can gather, it seems to be ok if you make sure you rinse it all out completely! But for safety, I think people lean towards Vodka