kanger bdc and heavy vg

[drunkenbum]

Been using ragtime vapor juices in my aerotank 2 and the heads aren't lasting very long. I know the ragtime juices are roughly 70 to 75% vg. Is the heavier vg likely to wear the heads out quicker?

[djs]

The only problem I can see is the silica not wicking fast enough, which means faster burning/gunking, yes.

You'd also get some bad tastes too. ???

[drunkenbum]

Feb 11, 2015 20:45:27 GMT djs said:

The only problem I can see is the silica not wicking fast enough, which means faster burning/gunking, yes.

You'd also get some bad tastes too. ???

Got the nasty taste. They are the new type heads with the wicks hidden inside the head. They seem to work fine for a few days then just taste burnt with next to no vapour and high resistance reading. Took the chimney off tonight and it looks really black and burnt inside. Would vaping at 9 watts be too much for the 1.5 ohm dual coil?

[Perpetua]

Feb 11, 2015 21:07:35 GMT drunkenbum said:

Feb 11, 2015 20:45:27 GMT djs said:

The only problem I can see is the silica not wicking fast enough, which means faster burning/gunking, yes.

You'd also get some bad tastes too. ???

Got the nasty taste. They are the new type heads with the wicks hidden inside the head. They seem to work fine for a few days then just taste burnt with next to no vapour and high resistance reading. Took the chimney off tonight and it looks really black and burnt inside. Would vaping at 9 watts be too much for the 1.5 ohm dual coil?

Could be . . . start lower and work up drunkenbum see if it helps. Plus if they're sweet/dessert type flavours or anything that's sweetened, then they'll caramelize quicker on your coil and cause a build up of gunk.

[drunkenbum]

Feb 11, 2015 21:23:37 GMT Perpetua said:

Feb 11, 2015 21:07:35 GMT drunkenbum said:

Got the nasty taste. They are the new type heads with the wicks hidden inside the head. They seem to work fine for a few days then just taste burnt with next to no vapour and high resistance reading. Took the chimney off tonight and it looks really black and burnt inside. Would vaping at 9 watts be too much for the 1.5 ohm dual coil?

Could be . . . start lower and work up drunkenbum see if it helps. Plus if they're sweet/dessert type flavours or anything that's sweetened, then they'll caramelize quicker on your coil and cause a build up of gunk.

That could be the problem Perpetua. The main one I've been vaping is Jim dandy, which is Apple pie And the odd tank of jubilee (melon). Hopefully it's not the wattage being too high as 9 gives me the perfect vape! if I keep going through heads at this rate it's gonna make me learn to recoil!

[Perpetua]

Feb 11, 2015 21:29:56 GMT drunkenbum said:

Feb 11, 2015 21:23:37 GMT Perpetua said:

Could be . . . start lower and work up drunkenbum see if it helps. Plus if they're sweet/dessert type flavours or anything that's sweetened, then they'll caramelize quicker on your coil and cause a build up of gunk.

That could be the problem Perpetua. The main one I've been vaping is Jim dandy, which is Apple pie And the odd tank of jubilee (melon). Hopefully it's not the wattage being too high as 9 gives me the perfect vape! if I keep going through heads at this rate it's gonna make me learn to recoil!

A bit of both I'd think drunkenbum . . . some of my Dessert vapes, I'm changing the coil every 2 days and I mix VG heavy which has a base sweetness that PG mixes don't, before you add any flavouring.

It's certainly a very good reason for learning how to re-coil, even if you use ready made coils, which I do.

[drunkenbum]

I think all the signs are pointing to having to learn Perpetua. Perhaps I'll look into an rba at some point too

[Perpetua]

Feb 11, 2015 21:38:59 GMT drunkenbum said:

 Perhaps I'll look into an rba at some point too

I'm sure you will DB . . . start off in a modest way with the Aerotank heads, they're good practise and confidence builders.

[drunkenbum]

Does anyone have a link to a good tutorial for recoiling the kanger heads?

[Get Off My Cloud]

Feb 11, 2015 22:05:27 GMT drunkenbum said:

Does anyone have a link to a good tutorial for recoiling the kanger heads?

Here's one.

[drunkenbum]

Thanks Get Off My Cloud

[dreamylittledream]

Whilst you're learning (and bear in mind it is not easy to recoil the new style wickless Kanger heads - much easier to use some of the old ones and then use a spacer to fit them in your Aerotank) maybe worth trying a Virtual Vape unicoil or one of the duel coil style Naturevape heads.

Not only do they give miles better vape but you can rewick with cotton and dry burn them very easily and treated well they can last for months.

[Greg]

Feb 12, 2015 0:58:08 GMT dreamylittledream said:

Whilst you're learning (and bear in mind it is not easy to recoil the new style wickless Kanger heads - you really need some of the old ones and then use a spacer to fit them in your Aerotank) maybe worth trying a Virtual Vape unicoil or one of the duel coil stele Naturevape heads.

Not only do they give miles better vape but you can rewick with cotton and dry burn them very easily and treated well they can last for months.

Guide on the old style heads drunkenbum

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/48380/kanger-protank-recoil-microcoil-guide?page=1&scrollTo=846323

[drunkenbum]

Feb 12, 2015 1:08:07 GMT Greg said:

Feb 12, 2015 0:58:08 GMT dreamylittledream said:

Whilst you're learning (and bear in mind it is not easy to recoil the new style wickless Kanger heads - you really need some of the old ones and then use a spacer to fit them in your Aerotank) maybe worth trying a Virtual Vape unicoil or one of the duel coil stele Naturevape heads.

Not only do they give miles better vape but you can rewick with cotton and dry burn them very easily and treated well they can last for months.

Guide on the old style heads drunkenbum

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/48380/kanger-protank-recoil-microcoil-guide?page=1&scrollTo=846323

I found this and had a read last night. I've got some of these heads. In fact I've got one in my aerotank now. No need for a spacer. I'm gonna order the bits I need today and have a go

[drunkenbum]

Looking at it, the heads I have are the old style bottome dual coils with the wicks on show. Would the same apply to these with the microcoil and cotton?

Just ordered myself some kanthal and tweezers. Just gotta work out what cotton to buy and get a little blowtorch.