Lemo 2 RTA Question

[Rafique]

Hey Vapers,

I recently got the Lemo 2 and love it to a certain extent, today I suddenly remembered why I wanted to quit vaping and go back to stinkies. I have the same problem on the lemo 2 that I had with the initial Lemo and nautilus mini.

The question is posed at both Lemo and non Lemo owners.

On the first few drags its extremely harsh no matter what the wattage, this is currently on the standard coil 0.5 and standard wick.

I have taken it to 30w and see how it vapes still harsh but it seems the coil needs to be heated well, after taking it to 30w and dropping all the way to 10 w it vapes fine.

Has anyone else had this issue ? I havent had this on the subtank mini not once.

Juice used is 6mg VK5 and also awesome sauce vape elixir.

 

[zadiac]

Is the wick properly saturated before you start vaping? From experience I know that to be a big problem. Wick not properly saturated and then the first few toots are harsh until the wick is saturated and then it settles in.

 

[Andre]

Maybe it has to do with the coil settling in. When rebuilding one normally anneals the wire and pulse the coil beforehand, which does the settling in. Maybe pulse burn the coil before inserting the wick.

 

[Rafique]

I normally take a few pulls without igniting the coil for the juice to wick the coil, doesn't help though. Vaping at 10w on a 0.5 is not on but all I can stand with this RTA. Do you think I should rebuild ?

 

[Rafique]

I know with the previous version everyone said the standard coil was cr@p, this one seems to be the same but alot of other people who have the Lemo 2 say this coil is better than the first.

 

[Rafique]

Maybe it has to do with the coil settling in. When rebuilding one normally anneals the wire and pulse the coil beforehand, which does the settling in. Maybe pulse burn the coil before inserting the wick.

Will rebuild later and let you know, on the subtank I never had this issue

 

[Jakey]

i dont know what the others experience was with the standard coil that came with the Lemo2 but i wanted to rewick it lastnight and when i began to pulse the coil at 30w the coil popped immediately. so perhaps try to rebuild and take it from there

 

[Rafique]

coil rebuilt,

i dont know what the others experience was with the standard coil that came with the Lemo2 but i wanted to rewick it lastnight and when i began to pulse the coil at 30w the coil popped immediately. so perhaps try to rebuild and take it from there

Did you rebuild ? I rebuilt mines now and same issue, harsh hits on first 10 to 15 pulls and slowly comes right after

 

[free3dom]

coil rebuilt,


Did you rebuild ? I rebuilt mines now and same issue, harsh hits on first 10 to 15 pulls and slowly comes right after

I've never experienced that with any RTA (including the original Lemo, or the Lemo 2).

What are you wicking with...and what juice are you using?

 

[Jakey]

same with me. never experiences that before.... if you dont mind.... i know its an effort but when you rebuild your tank would you post pics and a step by step run down on how you did it? maybe the guys here might pick up on why this is happening...

 

[Jakey]

the last build i had in the goblin i hit at 65w on the first pull and it was smooth. when you say harsh what exactly do you mean? like burnt? hot?

 

[Rafique]

I've never experienced that with any RTA (including the original Lemo, or the Lemo 2).

What are you wicking with...and what juice are you using?

using Japanese cotton and 6mg awesome sauce, I had this before on the lemo 1 but no other RTA's

 

[Rafique]

will do that now Thanks Jakey, will post pics in a bit

 

[Rafique]

the last build i had in the goblin i hit at 65w on the first pull and it was smooth. when you say harsh what exactly do you mean? like burnt? hot?

Heavy throat hit, not burnt or funny taste just burns the throat.

 

[Rafique]

24g Kantal. 8 wraps 0.5

 

[Jakey]

and when you say harsh, what do you mean?

 

[free3dom]

24g Kantal. 8 wraps 0.5



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In single coil tanks I tend to stick to 26G (and up) and use a larger 2.5mm and up ID. Never had any issues

 

[Jakey]

sorry seen you posted that already

 

[Rafique]

Complicated to explain, vape isnt smooth, throat burn

Found this on another forum with someone who has the same issue

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/rta/648284-lemo-issues-harsh-throat-hit.html

 

[Rafique]

ok im not sure on the Kanthal, its what came in the box might be 24 or 26, its the standard kanthal that comes with the lemo

 

[free3dom]

ok im not sure on the Kanthal, its what came in the box might be 24 or 26, its the standard kanthal that comes with the lemo

Well then that's probably the issue, as the original Lemo did it, and now this one...could be they include some funky wire. Try building with your own Kanthal

 

[Jakey]

im out on this one. build looks solid to me. struggling to understand why the behaviour is such. i would be clutching at straws giving you further advise. the only further advice i can offer is, keep at it. it WILL come right at some point. lots of guys loving their vape from this device. hopefully you will join that list soon

 

[free3dom]

Try also lowering your coil slightly. The higher the coil is above the air hole, the more thump (throat hit) it delivers

 

[LandyMan]

Try also lowering your coil slightly. The higher the coil is above the air hole, the more thump (throat hit) it delivers

Agreed ... Also that Kanthal looks quite thick (24 maybe) and a very small diameter ... try and increase both.

That being said I am running the pre-installed coil and wick without any problems (3mg MAX VG juice though).

 

[Keith Milton]

Also try building a normal coil with spacing between the wraps if the micro coils are not working or giving a harsh toot. Try using a screw to do even spacing on the coil.