jwill27

I am not sure if you are still watching this thread, but the V12 has some of the same issues I noted on the Baby-T6 with the 6 elements. You have to make sure you are getting PLENTY of liquid to the coils for it to work correctly. I only vape the mint mixes, but I normally get a month or so from a coil, and I am a heavy vaper and usually refill my Baby Beast 2-3 times a day. I put in a write-up on another thread regarding using distilled water to thin the liquid a bit to get better results. I also just posted another thread on these coils on how I needed to "doctor" the T6 coils for best results. Please take a look and see if any of that helps.

just to add my 2 cents: 24oz spray bottle 12oz distilled water 10oz 90% rubbing alcohol 2oz dish soap microfiber towel or paper towels Add the water, and rubbing alcohol to the bottle, lightly shake. Add the dish soap, turn upside down a few times to mix. Only spray on the towel, and only on the side that you didn't touch. I found those instructions on how to remove film on the windshield, and this guy used it on his corvette when cleaning it normally. He used vinyl gloves as well, but I am lazy and figured this was already enough work. I found it worked REALLY well on taking off the vapor film, too. It doesn't work long-term, though, because it doesn't have anything to keep the vapor from sticking.

I am really liking the results you got with the polishing. I noticed that my Alien has a few scuffs on the edges where the black paint has come off, and I have a dremel. I tried using a sharpie, but that just came off after a few days. Hmmm...the possibilities.

Disclaimer: Certified products are preferred to knock-offs. Check your Authentication on ALL Smok coil purchases...especially if the price seems like a steal compared to what you see locally. My Hardware: Smok Alien 220w with Big Baby Beast tank, running at 80w of pure bliss. As I posted about in my other post, I bought some Smok V8 Baby-T6 six-element coils through eBay. I got a crazy deal, so I figured that they are probably not authentic. The first two worked fine, but with all coils, you get a limited life on them. I found more than a dozen posts on how to "fix" some of the issues you see with these, and thought I might share some more findings I have with them. I am not an expert, and certainly still retain my N00B status on vaping... In the other post, I posted my results with diluting MaxVG liquid with distilled water for these coils. This worked like a CHAMP, but I needed to swap my coil finally (yeah, I REALLY like to chain-vape). I noticed a few odd things about the coil I put in. I noticed that when the tank was fully installed, I could still turn the top, and could see the coil itself spinning inside the tank. I thought it was odd, but only noted it in passing. After priming nicely and getting several good hits from it, I started noticing that the coil wasn't producing the normal number of bubbles of air in the tank. For the newbies, those bubbles are caused by the liquid refilling the cotton inside the coils (wicking), which allows the vapor to work. I kid you not, the next hit after noting the lack of bubbles, was BURNT, and I choked for a good minute or two. Seeing that I was having a wicking problem, I tried some of the methods I had seen on the YouTube videos: lowered wattage to 50W and primed 2-3 times before each hit. This meant I got 4-5 hits without burnt, after letting sit for 30-40 mins. Verdict: Partially worked, but not for a chain-vaper like myself. using a pin to make a hole in the side of the cotton to allow more liquid to enter the inner cotton. This actually did nothing at all, and I noted that the pin wouldn't penetrate very far (very important to note). Verdict: Didn't work for me, but for a very important reason. dripping some liquid directly into the stack. This will literally ONLY work if you have multiple elements in your coil because the idea is to drip the liquid into the inner cotton directly. This worked, but it meant I had to keep my refill bottle next to me at all times, but I would only get a couple hits from 6 drops before it was burnt tasting again. Verdict: Works, but not efficient or sustainable. Fix Ok, here is where the lightbulb came on for me. Anyone who knows vaping and troubleshooting is probably WAY ahead of me right now, but I was feeling a bit slow without my pick-me-ups. I put in 6 drops to the coil through the stack, pulled on it a few times to create pressure, and took a couple regular hits. Once that was complete, turn the top (where you open to refill it) clockwise slowly until you see bubbles start to come out of the vents on the sides of the coil. Once you see this, turn it just a little more (talking 1/16in). Take a couple hits to confirm bubbles are still going out. If you notice that the taste is lacking a little, turn it another 1/16in clockwise because it means you weren't fully lined up on the inlets for the inner coil. Obviously, this wasn't an issue with the coils that came with my Big Baby Beast, and really points to buying directly from the Manufacturer or a reputable dealer. It also means that if you buy cheap, then you are asking to use your brain a bit to work through any quality issues you will see. Happy Vaping!!

Thank you! I will certainly be back. I looked at a LOT of forums trying to find info...kinda crazy how little information is available around these mods. Quite a lot of trolls out there, unfortunately. Seems to be a pretty good group in this chat, though.

I am sharing a finding. Backstory: I have been vaping off/on for the past 4 years. My first ecig was a iTaste VV3.0, and I put a KangerTech PROTank on it first thing. I loved that little pen for a long while. I recently upgraded to the Smok Alien 220W and put a Big Baby Beast tank on it. The tank comes with a single-element coil installed, and a V8 Baby-T6 in the box. I am allergic to PG (MAJOR headache, upset stomach, and asthma), so I have to use Max VG mixes which are incredibly thick. My normal pulls are around 2.5sec. I ran the coils at 80W since that is the sweetspot for the coils, and that was recommended. I am also a chain-vaper when I am stressed and usually go with either 0mg or 3mg to mix. Scenario: Using the single-element and MaxVG, I LOVED all the smoke and the flavor I was getting. I got about a month out of that coil before it was burnt beyond use, even using Menthol Ice Drops. I swapped to the six-element coil, and enjoyed that just as much for a couple of weeks...but started getting a lot more burnt hits and that coil only lasted a couple weeks. I bought a bunch more of the T6 coils, though, because I found them at a crazy price. Only issue is that I get way too many burnt hits...to the tune of about 1 in 5 hits was burnt to the point I wanted to throw up and would choke for a couple minutes. Research: I looked all over various forums and most noted that the burnt hits were due to the liquid being too thick for the coils, or that I had the wattage too high. Testing: I tried dropping the wattage in 5W increments all the way down to 50W (below the recommended range), and adjusting the airflow, and recently tried thinning the liquid. Findings: Dropping the wattage all the way down to 50W really didn't achieve anything other than a cigarette-sized cloud, and still resulted in regular burnt hits. Changing the airflow, didn't really accomplish anything at all. Thinning the liquid, has done WONDERS. There are several ways to achieve the thinning, but the cheapest by far is Distilled Water. I few drops in my tank, and chain-vaped through the whole tank at 80W and no burnt hits at all. Some forums were trying to say the 6-element coil doesn't handle Distilled Water well, but I beg to differ. I agree that the flavor is somewhat lessened by this approach, but I will take a little less flavor over choking for 2mins from a burnt hit ANY DAY.