So The Road Begins

[Andre]

Great to hear it is going well, @kimbo. Drink lots of water and yes, especially in the first few weeks, lip ice will help.
Further to @devdev's post on cleaning, some of us keep a jar of vodka with a lid on top at hand. As we take out one coil we rinse in hot water, throw it in the vodka to soak for at least 24 hours (can be as long as you like), take out, rinse and let it dry for a day or two. Then good to use again.

 

[kimbo]

Great to hear it is going well, @kimbo. Drink lots of water and yes, especially in the first few weeks, lip ice will help.
Further to @devdev's post on cleaning, some of us keep a jar of vodka with a lid on top at hand. As we take out one coil we rinse in hot water, throw it in the vodka to soak for at least 24 hours (can be as long as you like), take out, rinse and let it dry for a day or two. Then good to use again.

@Matthee must it be vodka or will rubbing alcohol do?

 

[Andre]

@Matthee must it be vodka or will rubbing alcohol do?

Should work just as well. Just rinse well after taking it out of the rubbing alcohol.

 

[kimbo]

Should work just as well. Just rinse well after taking it out of the rubbing alcohol.

Thank you

 

[devdev]

I would opt for the Vodka, as in an emergency you could drink it if you had to

Ok, I think rubbing alcohol may actually have a better cleaning effect on the coil (this is my assumption, not fact) but as @Matthee said, you will have to rinse very well to make sure all the methanol is flushed out

 

[kimbo]

I would opt for the Vodka, as in an emergency you could drink it if you had to

Ok, I think rubbing alcohol may actually have a better cleaning effect on the coil (this is my assumption, not fact) but as @Matthee said, you will have to rinse very well to make sure all the methanol is flushed out

Hi @devdev.

With my balance being all screwed already i opted not to do the drinking thing but i can see the posetive there, i have some rubbing alcohol at hand but no vodka.

Ok so after the rinse i must do the dry burn i presume?

Sorry for all the noob questions, i am enjoying this vape road a lot and would like to keep my donated gear in good condition.

Edit: o and the flavor wick, must i replace after the fist rinse and if so .. with what?

 

[Andre]

Hi @devdev.

With my balance being all screwed already i opted not to do the drinking thing but i can see the posetive there, i have some rubbing alcohol at hand but no vodka.

Ok so after the rinse i must do the dry burn i presume?

Sorry for all the noob questions, i am enjoying this vape road a lot and would like to keep my donated gear in good condition.

Edit: o and the flavor wick, must i replace after the fist rinse and if so .. with what?

I have never dry burned my commercial wicks or removed/replaced the flavor wicks. But I am not a good criterium, vaping mostly on Reos.

 

[RIEFY]

you doing great kimbo. really hope this works out for you!

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[devdev]

Ahhh the flavour wick. That is a good question. I personally never include flavour wicks in my commercial coil rebuilds. Ideally one would use silica.

From my perspective the 'flavour' wick has little to do with flavour and more to do with ensuring that there is enough juice on the coil, and secondly, that no leaking occurs through the wick slot.

I am going to suggest a strand of cotton as a replacement for the flavour wick @kimbo

I think some comments from @BhavZ, @Silver and any of the other Protank 2 experts about dry burning would be most useful, as I say, this is not an area I am very clued up on

 

[BhavZ]

Ahhh the flavour wick. That is a good question. I personally never include flavour wicks in my commercial coil rebuilds. Ideally one would use silica.

From my perspective the 'flavour' wick has little to do with flavour and more to do with ensuring that there is enough juice on the coil, and secondly, that no leaking occurs through the wick slot.

I am going to suggest a strand of cotton as a replacement for the flavour wick @kimbo

I think some comments from @BhavZ, @Silver and any of the other Protank 2 experts about dry burning would be most useful, as I say, this is not an area I am very clued up on

If you are going to use a flavour wick I would not suggest using cotton. Cotton swells and absorbs the vapour when using as a flavour wick, resulting in a very tight draw with minimal VTF.

you can have a look at my post here, I discuss the methods for dry burning coils.

 

[kimbo]

If you are going to use a flavour wick I would not suggest using cotton. Cotton swells and absorbs the vapour when using as a flavour wick, resulting in a very tight draw with minimal VTF.

you can have a look at my post here, I discuss the methods for dry burning coils.

Tx @BhavZ

 

[devdev]

Thanks @BhavZ I knew one of you would know the answer for sure, what I did not realise was that you had a write up ready to go.

Again an indication that we need to compile a FAQ sort of Wiki so that all these things can be found easily.

That is one hell of a big job though

 

[kimbo]

Ok .. just took the coil out of my tank, is there some kind of a trick to open these?

The youtube vids say just wiggle the post and pull, but this one is stuck tight

 

[Metal Liz]

Bhavz and Riaz showed me at the vape meet that it's easier to open the coil if it's still screwed into the "foot piece" of the tank... it gives a better hold on it in stead of just trying to hold onto the coil...

 

[kimbo]

Tx @Metal Liz

 

[Metal Liz]

only a pleasure dude, we all find out these things from someone

 

[Silver]

Ahhh the flavour wick. That is a good question. I personally never include flavour wicks in my commercial coil rebuilds. Ideally one would use silica.

From my perspective the 'flavour' wick has little to do with flavour and more to do with ensuring that there is enough juice on the coil, and secondly, that no leaking occurs through the wick slot.

I am going to suggest a strand of cotton as a replacement for the flavour wick @kimbo

I think some comments from @BhavZ, @Silver and any of the other Protank 2 experts about dry burning would be most useful, as I say, this is not an area I am very clued up on

Hi @kimbo, when rebuilding a coil for a mini Protank 2 I never used a flavour wick. Just made the coil and inserted it and positioned it - then used a cotton wick through the centre of the coil - no flavour wicks.

As for dry burning, go with what @BhavZ says - he is a master of the mini protank.

All the best and I hope your vaping is going well

 

[kimbo]

Tx @Silver and the Innokin 16D coil can that be cleaned or must i get a new one?

 

[devdev]

Tx @Silver and the Innokin 16D coil can that be cleaned or must i get a new one?

I would certainly try and clean every coil @kimbo, there is no harm in experimenting, provided that the coil has already stopped performing well.

You will soon get to a stage where you know when the coil is on its way out.

 

[kimbo]

Tx @devdev sorry for all the noob questions

 

[devdev]

Tx @devdev sorry for all the noob questions

Don't stress man, we all had to start somewhere. It's better to ask than sit quietly not knowing

 

[Andre]

Ok .. just took the coil out of my tank, is there some kind of a trick to open these?

The youtube vids say just wiggle the post and pull, but this one is stuck tight

Just a thought - if your intention is to clean the coil you need not take the coil out, just screw the coil unit out and rinse, vodka, etc. You will only take the coil and wick out of the coil unit if you want to rebuild your own coil and do your own wicking.

 

[kimbo]

Just a thought - if your intention is to clean the coil you need not take the coil out, just screw the coil unit out and rinse, vodka, etc. You will only take the coil and wick out of the coil unit if you want to rebuild your own coil and do your own wicking.

Sorry @Matthee i meant coil unit, to get the chimney (long piece that channels the vapor) of. This is to see the coil after the rinse so that i can do the dry burn

 

[Andre]

Sorry @Matthee i meant coil unit, to get the chimney (long piece that channels the vapor) of. This is to see the coil after the rinse so that i can do the dry burn

Ok, now I got it. I have never taken it off because I have never dry burned such a coil - just the vodka treatment was good for me. Thus my total ignorance. Sorry.

 

[kimbo]

7 Day report, well almost 7 day's

I am not completely of the pipe as yet, i still light it once a day but this morning i realized that it is not a craving i fulfill it is more of saying good-buy to an old friend. Well can't really call it a friend but i am very sure @johan will understand

Can't wait to see what @TylerD is cooking up with that pipe mod of his but i am patient

So far the vaping is treating me very well, well apart from the fact that i am still looking for my ADV. Last night i mixed Deluxe Tobacco with a few drops of Vanilla for the roundness and just a drop of cherry for that sweet aftertaste, this seems to work but now i have the problem of recreating that taste lol

Again, and i know by now it is getting "hol rug" Thank You to all the people helping me with this road of mine. I will give the vaping another week just to see about the ulcers and if all is still good i will post on FB and my site and some Behcets forums i know.