Recent Posts

There are a number of areas to look at.
Personally I don't torch wicks any more, it just covers them in soot, which then mixes
with and turns the juice black. Hotspots can have a similar effect as loose soot will develop
around them. I think this is why people always say that SS is best with Tobacco flavours,
which can mask the sooty taste better. I try to avoid adding to the soot and find even delicate
flavours can shine in a genny.
Hotspots also create their own particular metallic flavour whilst they are active.
A hotspot can be either due to shorting or wicking issues. You don't say what ohms your
coil is. Low and sub ohm coils can be great for vapour and flavour but only if you can get them
to wick fast enough to keep the wick wet. Airflow also has a small effect on this, a coil
heating up with the top cap off will benefit from air cooling, once the top cap back on
the heat of the vapour will encourage the coil/wick to get hotter. So the size and position
of the air hole will contribute to how it all works together.
Ribbon wire in itself has no particular effect on flavour other than it has a larger surface area
against the wick, once again adding to the operating temperatures. What most
people are looking for is for the coil to warm up fast, to create the vapour required, but not hot enough
to start burning the taste. Its a juggling act that takes time and experience to develop.