Smok V8-Baby-T6 coils with Max VG

[jwill27]

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.

[Walt]

Hey, Welcome!  

Thanks for taking the time to write that out.  Great info!  Smok sold a lot of beasts, baby, big, and monster, and there are always posts asking about issues surrounding them.  It is great to see this post with a scenario and especially a resolve!  Reviewers are obviously always racing to get the new product on screen and then the products are never mentioned again.  Information like this are invaluable to owners of devices.  Very well defined and easily understood write up.  Bravo!  

Keep commin back!!! 

[jwill27]

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.