Happened to me as well. All I did was turn the adjustment screw untill theres just a little bit of resistance and then another quarter turn. Havent had problems since. Unfortunately ive got mechanic hands and love to over tighten bolts and screws.
Also i think the problem lies with the cotten and not the ceramic. When the cotten is pack too tightly then the ceramic dont get saturated enough hence the dry hits. Well my opinion.
I was actually going to go for the target tank and coils but 1st waiting for the the manufacturing processes of...
That is cotton around the ceramic. Its there to prevent the ceramic from getting over saturated and also to prevent the ceramic from touching the coil housing. But its not used as wicking matrial