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That's a shame, it's a great atty. Surely a dual coil design would appear to a different market, it seems silly to drop one for the other when they already have a good product and could sell both. 

If I change my mind at any point in the future I'll let you know, but it's unlikely!

Your old cotton is probably less dense, so it absorbing quicker but with less juice so the coil gets slightly hotter (maybe, not sure of the actual physics on this). 

Either way, your vape has to be right for you - so if standard cotton works, there's no need to use something else just because others like it. I've not tried Japanese cotton because for my set-ups a normal bit of cotton wool gives me a great vape, plus I can stock up from mrs ionian's make-up supply at no extra cost!

If you have too much wick you can taste the cotton. It's possible you have more than before, in my experience the crackling happens with less rather than more wick, but don't overdo it when you take it out or you'll have flooding issues. 

It's likely to be the change in wicking material that's changed the vape - as you are on a vw device, the changes you've made to the coil shouldn't make too much difference. Height above air hole does make a small difference, but the further away from the air the harsher the vape in my experience, so it's unlikely to be that.

I've not tried Japanese cotton so can't comment on the differences but different wicks absorb juice at different rates and move juice to the coil at different rates, so that's why I think that's your issue.

I'd keep the same build, and change back to normal cotton to see if that helps.

If not, it's possible your throat has just got used to the juice you are using causing flavour fatigue. A change of juice might be the best option, just to let your taste buds have a change.

I have to say I agree with this. The Heron clone from FT is very good, so much so that I've bought a real one one the strength of the clone (which although expensive, is absolutely brilliant). Although you're sorted, it's certainly worth considering for the future - the deck is large and easy to build, and it's pretty much bomb-proof - plus flavour is as good as I've ever had around the 1 ohm mark. 

If you do get a a Heron clone, I'd recommend getting a 20x1 mod for it to sit on - the clone 510 adapter is huge, and adds about 1cm to the size, but as a hybrid on a tube it's a perfect pocket-sized atty. 

I think Perpetua has been shopping for menthol crystals this morning! The top link should be:
www.vapeescape.co.uk/MODS-Advanced/Eleaf-IStick/IStick-Leather-Case.Html

I've got an iStick under the Xmas tree so may have a look - thanks perps!

Just a quick update for those waiting - I ordered on 21 November and my tracking now says arrived in the uk. It should arrive in the next couple of days, so there's hope for most people waiting for fasttech vapemail before Xmas.