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I'm late to the party, of course! Merry Christmas everyone. I was thinking of you. And Happy New Year!! Mike

you might be a candidate for a pod system with salt nicotine. Higher nic content and less wear and tear on a coil. check it out

long live the ego-C! That was my ticket off the cigs so long ago. simple and effective. ah, those were the days.....

very interesting. I see now it's a vertical coil. but why can't you just pull out the cotton and then stuff some more in there? I know, easier said than done but it might be a fun project.... it's probably a press fit top on that coil so would be tough to get to.....

remove cotton gently burn off old coil and clean (Heating, then rapid dip in cold water) rewick should buy you a week

here's a pretty good tutorial

Smok AL85 Click the fire button 3 times semi rapidly. that allows you to get to the menu. the 1st menu item should be "mode" hold down the fire button and the screen will switch to "modes". set the mode to "watt" click three times to exit. set the watts to 25 and adjust to taste from there. If your using the stock coils for that tank it's a .6 ohm coils and 25 - 30 watts should be about right. good luck

sounds interesting, shen..... I dont use my RDA very often, mostly because it's just a deal when I want to change flavors and stuff but I wouldn't mind having a stash of premade for special occasions

I have tons of cotton bacon and I've always liked it (minus the break in) but I'd be willing to try something new. I just bought a couple bags of cotton bacon premium but I dont know if it's any better.....

let us help you. tell me what you did to turn it on again. is the top box not turning on at all? or is it just not producing vapor? I'm assuming you have the subtank mini tank on there? what coils are you using? do you have a separate charger? and please take the batteries out and make sure they are not rusted and corroded..... hey, I'm just trying to talk you off the ledge. the sub tank mini is one of the most reliable vapes I've ever owned. I'm sure we can work it out.

You mentioned earlier "3 dry draws" which in my opinion does next to nothing to help prime a coil. You CAN close off the airflow and do a couple little draws which essentially pulls a little juice in to the coil but I would be gentle with that because you could flood the coil if too much. pulling air over a dry coil does next to nothing. hope that helps

ok yes that may have contributed to it but not sure how. always safest to check your wattage when installing a new coil. Tip: On a new coil or one I haven't tried before I set my voltage, not the wattage. (wattage will adjust automatically). I set voltage to 3.9, to start, up to 4.2. Then I see how it vapes and adjust up or down accordingly to performance. I dont know if your device displays wattage and voltage at the same time (most do). Also, that T8 is a large coil (8 coils actually each with their own cotton) so I would make triple sure it is well primed. that means letting it soak for a couple minutes minimum no matter what else you do to prime it.

the T8 and the Q2 are very different coils. the Q2 is a .4 ohm coil which should run very nicely at 50 watts or so. The T8 is a .15 ohm coil which should take way higher watts around 60 - 80w easily. Are you verifying your wattage change when you switch the coil to the T8? The T8 would barely heat up at 35w. It's a mystery that it would burn on one hit at 35w. doesn't make sense. Did you verify your smok 225 is in wattage mode and not TC (temperature Control) mode? I don't know what else to tell you at this point. It's a mystery. you may need some hands on help because it doesnt make sense.

take that sucker apart and find out what it is! I'm so curious...

need more info. do you build your own coils? only store bought? are you a heavy vaper? like lots of vapor and power? what are the specifics on your beloved set up? what resistance? what wattage do you set? how much do you vape? what nicotine content do you use?

this is just my opinion based on experience and nothing more. Fresh coils seem to be able to take more wattage initially but tend to burn out faster if pushed to heavily. there seems to be a happy medium which produces adequate flavor and vapor if the coil is not pushed to hard. usually on the lower side of the range. 2 things lead to early coil burn out (well, 3 things but I'll get to that). 1. high sugar content. 2. darkness of juice ( high particulates in juice). the combination of both is a real killer. the third thing is airflow. Too little airflow does not allow for full evaporation and the juice cooks on the coil. There is a happy medium here too. Too much air and it skips the coil. Generally, the higher the wattage, the more airflow you need to keep up. to get the most time out of a coil, use moderate wattage, vape clear or near clear juices and use proper airflow.

love the deck by the way. Nice design. one of the better designs I've seen. I would clip those leads too, if I were you. the ones going down to the deck.

lol. noob! just ribbing ya. It wouldn't be funny unless I'd done the same or similar things myself. Are you planning on running it single coil mode? do you have a plan to block off airflow if you are?

sounds like you'reon your way. good luck!

In this video Grimm does a 7 wrap, 3mm coil with 24G kanthal which yields him about .3 ohms. pretty similar to what you're describing. study it well. In this video he doesn't measure the resistance of each coil. He builds the coils, mounts them, then checks the combined resistance of the two coils. If he were to check each coil you would find that each coils sits around .6 ohms In your case I would add an extra wrap each coil to get to your target .4 ohms dual. start there. good luck and dont hesitate to ask questions or seek advice from someone who knows and has experience.

Hey Cory Get yourself a good vape calculator. I'm assuming you will be building your own coils? In a dual coil RDA you will want to build 2 coils at .8 ohms each. this will yield a .4 ohm resistance for your mod. what device/battery are you using? I should add that if you know anyone experienced with this it can save you a lot of grief.

I just want to add for edumacational purposes, youh understand... Volts vs Watts you're looking at two sides of the same equation. Watts = Amps x Volts So when you change "watts" on your device, you are really adjusting the voltage. As your "watts" reduce your voltage drops with it. If I were to draw a piss poor analogy, think of it like the equation 2 + 2 = 4. If I change the 4 to 3, I automatically have to reduce the 2 to 1. (1 + 2 = 3) the 2 sides of the equation are "tied" together. so when you change your wattage and see your voltage changing that is what you are seeing; the two sides of the equation "balancing". What we are concerned with is exceeding the amp rating of our battery. Amps are calculated by watts ÷ volts. ex: 60watts ÷ 3.7 volts = 16.2 amps. Your battery has to be rated for more than that amount or it goes *boom* This is why your battery "shuts down" at 3.2 volts minimum because you can see that if your volts dropped to 2 volts, at 60 watts you would be drawing 30 amps! yeah, *boom* A regulated mod is designed to keep the voltage constant as the battery discharges. That keeps you safe and happy. This is just a simple, practical explanation and is in no way intended to inform, insult, offend, challenge or disrespect any real electrical engineer. No real engineers were harmed in this explanation.

your wattage seems a little high for that coil. your over 5 volts which may work for a while on a brand new coil but as the coil ages you'll probably experience a burnt sensation. drop it down to about 45 watts and try there. in general a new coil will take more wattage than a used one. it's hard to predict how long a coil will last. the harder you drive it (more wattage), the sooner it will burn out. New vapers tend to burn out coils faster because they are really craving the vape and chain vaping. I dont have direct experience with that tank and coil but if your pushing wattage and vaping a lot you may only get a few days if that. hope that helps

I use one of either a straight Wild blueberry from TFA or a Harvest berries from Capella, which is a mix of strawberry, blueberry and raspberry. I use French Vanilla, or Vanilla Bean Ice Cream to smooth out some mixes. I like berry mixes for a palette change here and there but I cant vape them all day like I can the coffees and custard mixes.

Hey Tam! I make a berry custard for my wife she adores. still going strong....and no pod system yet. I've fallen in to too much of a routine. oh well, what ever works and gets you there..