xCOXINATORx Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Alright so I have my Kayfun up and running how it should, but for some reason, the cotton I used doesn't want to wick enough juice... it's not like a dry hit... I just feel like it should taste better and like I should be producing more vapor... what do those of you that have kayfuns use as wicking?
xCOXINATORx Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 Nvm...I had it in the well... now I got it in the right spot... I'm very satisfied now! Loving this new setup Mtdobies 1
Vaporsmith Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Glad you solved the issue! I use rayon. The uniform strands seem to make it wick better, and they appear to stay cleaner for a longer period of time. Just an idea if you get bored one day haha, I am still putting this stuff to the test, so far so good.
Mr Smith Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I still want to get a SS mesh wick to work properly without shorting out... I had one working for about a day and then it shorted the coil and took the coil out. doesn't seem to matter how much I torch the crap, it eventually shorts out. Wonder if pre-oxodized mesh will work any better. The flavor was amazing when it was working, but the problem is that it doesn't last more than a day before it decides to short out my coils.
Richstag Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 One thing I found helps wicking with any rba/rda and cotton is to cut it out in parallel strands. Find the way the cotton is stranded and snip a section. Pull it away with the strands parallel. Then cut out what you want. Wick as normal from here. With dual coils to keep consistent wicking cut wicks from the same length of cotton. This keeps it the same.
dave61 Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 I use peaches and cream cotton yarn from walmart 3 strands in a coil wrapped on 1/16 in drill bit with 7 wraps of 32ga gives me 2.1 on a V5 Vamo Lay it on the ledge then asemble dont block the chanels The wick I have in now is 5 days old and flavor still great Ive been running this experiment to see how long the wick lasts before the flavor goes bad so far so good xCOXINATORx 1
Richstag Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Wick longevity really depends on the juice all else equal. Sugary will destroy coils and wicks quick. We'll burn off the coil and rewick. But u know what I mean. I could not stand sugary juice in kayfun. Mtdobies 1
dave61 Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Wick longevity really depends on the juice all else equal. Sugary will destroy coils and wicks quick. We'll burn off the coil and rewick. But u know what I mean. I could not stand sugary juice in kayfun. True type of juice can make a big difference I can do chocolate or cinamin roll but not many really sweet juices seem right
Monkeyman Posted August 24, 2014 Posted August 24, 2014 I use Japanese cotton. It comes in 2x2 sheets. I cut a strip (with the grain), put it in the coil then cut it to length. The Kayfun (I have the EHPro version) is a bit temperamental when it comes to wicking. A little too much and it floods. Not quite enough and it burns. There have been a couple times when I've had to rewick right away.
Richstag Posted August 24, 2014 Posted August 24, 2014 I have a new technique for my kayfun. It was pretty much dead to me for a while. I ended up making a macro coil at .92ohms. It wicks the very thickest juice. Mother milk and similar now seem THIN. I wick it up so the cotton will spin inside the coil just between snug and loose. Then I cut them to fall BEFORE TOUCHING the lower deck. The combination of MUCH more cotton to hold the juice and cutting before the deck makes this a wicking KING. The flavor is now OFF THE CHARTS!!! One downside, you MUST remove the airflow screw AND have a slot for it to draw air. My buddy tried this on his identical Kayfun and it was awful due to his top cap blocking the additional flow. Also, you need a STRONG/CLEAN mech to fire this coil up well on the Kayfun. My buddies was firing real slow... Side by side this will wick better than micro builds and will Dominate in flavor. It will also put out dense warm vapor. Somehow this is not easy to do though??? My buddy tried with my 24 gauge and he failed over and over. He said I must have done something right...??? IDK. Kevin
Richstag Posted August 24, 2014 Posted August 24, 2014 The screwdriver I wrap it on is about 1/8" and I think it's 11 wraps. I will take a pic when I rewick.
Mtdobies Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 So here I was wrapping these dinky coils ... back to the drawing board. I just filled my tank, drat.
Richstag Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 It would appear that way It's not an easy setup to put together though. Gotta get it all together right.
Mr Smith Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 jeebus that coil is huge! Makes my 0.5ohm 26g look itty bitty!
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