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If you're happy with it that's all that matters.

Nice job on the coil wrap.

Glad you got it worked out. I've had my share of vape frustrations!

The eVic is a great device imo. I've had a V1 since last December and it's my preferred pv.

I've been reading elsewhere that some folks are experiencing issues with Fast Tech shipments being held up for some reason. I've not paid much attention to the details as it doesn't affect me. I'm still not ready to order direct from China just to save a few bucks. But that's me.

The Smoktech Zmax is infamous for fire button issues. I have one and finally ordered a Segelei Zmax telescope which I seem to recall from a different thread is what you have. After a few months my Sigelei Zmax still performs flawlessly. It's certainly possible that dropping anything electronic will create issues though. I paid a bit more for my Sigelei than I had to but having bought it from Varitube.com I got a 90 day warranty. Most vendors offer no more than 30 days. Wherever you bought yours hopefully you can get it replaced via warranty if it's still new enough.

The stem that the coil screws into is press fit into the base section. You might take it apart and check there for anything obvious. As stated before I'd triple check where the tank section screws onto the base. I had a few occasions where I had a seeping leak there but the juice appeared to be coming from the center pin area.

Never mind. I googled fairy-gift.com. Just ordered a Vamo on sale and a wrap from Varitube. I don't need it but what the hell?

BTW I've never heard of Fairy-gift.com. Are they US based? Anyone have any experience dealing with them?

I've been eyeballing the Vamo lately although I really don't need one. My eVic is my favorite device with the Sigelei Zmax telescope comng in second. The point of my post is that the Vamo looks like a solid device with good reviews and a nice feature set for cheap. I may go ahead and pull the trigger on one just to satisfy the 'I wants' for awhile.

Propylene glycol. It's a primary component of e-liquid.

Well then I guess we'll see how it plays out, won't we?

I've seen a lot of devices called game-changers over time. I've read other owner reports about this device in other forums. Not close to a game-changer imo. But you are certainly entitled to your opinion.

I usually just take 3 or 4 hard power-off draws from the tank to pull juice in and saturate the wicks.

When got my first protanks I put my coil/wick assemblies through maybe 5 cleaning cycles before the wicks degraded too much for my taste. I have actually killed only a couple of coils, one of which I killed by dry burning it at too high a voltage. One or two were doa right out of the box. Altogether I've probably used 70 or so new coil assemblies. Of those I've repeatably rewound/rewicked maybe 10. The rest are still serviceable in stock condition, either soaking in vodka or ready to use. At this point I'm done experimenting and tinkering for the most part. If for whatever reason push comes to shove with vape supplies I can make what I have on hand last for quite some time if I have to. Semper paratus. Nowadays if I feel like it I'll grab parts that I've cleaned, put them back together and vape with that. If I'm feeling lazy or rushed I'll just grab a brand new one. As I said, they're pretty inexpensive.

The authentic Vivi Nova is a Vision device. So replacement coils from Vision are the real deal and not generic knock offs.

It sounds interesting but personally I'd be very hesitant to call it a game changer. No detailed specs are offered on the site the op linked to. I have no idea what it is or is not capable of or compatible with. The price listed is now $47 and change.

I rinse the coil/stem assembly in warm water and then pull the stem and set it aside. I then use a pair of hemostats to grab and remove the flavor wicks, gently rinse them in warm water and set them aside. I then soak the base coil/wick section in 100 proof vodka for at least 24 hours. After the soak I use a fixed voltage eGo (LOW voltage) to dry burn the coil in max 5 second bursts. When there's no more visible smoke burning off and the coil glows evenly I reassemble the entire thing. In extreme gunk cases I'll use a jeweler's screwdriver to gently scrape buildup from the coil wraps during the dry burn stage. For me the wicks start to degrade with repeated cleaning cycles long before the bare coil fails Obviously replacement coils are ridiculously inexpensive. I have gone through the cleaning ritual mostly to see how far I can push a coil and wick assembly before replacement or rewind/rewick. As always YMMV.

I thought the op might have meant the coils themselves were failing absolutely. If the coils are merely starting to taste off, burnt or whatever that's more than likely a matter of the properties of the juice being vaped. Generally the darker the juice the shorter the coil life before changing or cleaning. I have some juices that degrade the coils after a couple of tanks. I have one that goes a full 2 weeks of daily, frequent use. As far as replacement coils, it's generally better to go with name brands vs. generics. The few pennies saved aren't worth the degradation in performance imo. In the case of replacement coils for Kanger devices, if you don't see the name Kanger in the item description it's likely a generic. While I haven't personally tried generic coil assemblies for protanks I did try generic replacement coils for Vivi Nova tanks. The difference in performance was night and day.

If you mean the coils are burning out that is an unusual problem from my experience. I have been using GENUINE Kanger protank coils for months and have used, cleaned and reused coils multiple times with very few burnouts. Usually the wicks start to go at which point I rewind the coil with a new wick.

Yeah that occurred to me as well.

Just saw this report on local tv news a few minutes ago. They actually managed to report the story 'as is' without the usual negative spin.

Go to the MBV home page and scroll to the bottom. There's a 'contact us' link. I've used a couple of times for this or that question and always received an answer within 24 hours or so.

There are a bunch of vapers that seem to get together regularly in the Richmond area. You can find them at ECF.

A few days ago I decided to revisit a particular juice that was mixed 18 months ago. It tastes great and seems no more or less potent than it did months ago. That particular bottle has been sitting on a shelf in my den out of direct sunlight the entire time. That's the extent of the special storage conditions. Not very special.