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So I keep getting told my juice mixes are really good, so I'm considering upping scale a bit. Get or make myself a rack, more supplies, flavours, get some proper steeping going on, using fresh bottles rather than reusing old ones, and perhaps selling some to the shop I used to work at.

So my question is what sites do you DIY guys order from? Cheap, bulk, quality PG, VG and nicotine? Decent bottles (I quite like the ones TPA flavourings come in, seems like they don't leak and seal easy)? Site with a wide range of flavours at a reasonable price?

Ibottles for well bottles they have a huge range/selection

I've just been buying VG/PG/Nic from Chefs Vapour but both Lubrisolve and dark star do all three in late quantities and have a good reputation
 
Well, the Aromamizer doesn't leak in my pocket. This is good. Really really impressed with this thing.
I'll try and do a titanium build in it tonight.
 
Guys what temperature do you vape at with a ni200 coils? I have 560f atm and find its a good spot,

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My Uwell Crown just arrived a few minutes ago, pulled out the .5ohm coil head and wicked and fitted the RBA section, juiced u and now letting it sit a few minutes to settle... cant wait to rock this on the DNA200... got the 304 SS TCR downloaded from Steam Engine and uploaded to a 304 SS profile i created on the DNA..

I may need to go to my local B&M for more juice from what ive heard about this tank... ive only got about 200ml of juice lol

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Is it any good?
 
Guys what temperature do you vape at with a ni200 coils? I have 560f atm and find its a good spot,

You shouldn't need it that high, a few things look off though, resistance at 0.76, thats pretty high for nickel, most would struggle to break 0.2, wattage also looks relatively low, wouldn't have thought 22w would get that close to 560f?

I tend to use nickel around 410-440f at 30J.
 
You shouldn't need it that high, a few things look off though, resistance at 0.76, thats pretty high for nickel, most would struggle to break 0.2, wattage also looks relatively low, wouldn't have thought 22w would get that close to 560f?

I tend to use nickel around 410-440f at 30J.

Must have done a screen shot when it powerd Down at max temp,

I like my vape to be warm, anything in the 400s are a cool vape im just strange :o

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I've been a bit apprehensive about materials used for coils apart from Kanthal but I definitely won't be using Nickel. I saw that Kanger are making TC work with Kanthal but there isn't a release date for it. Titanium seems the "safer" option for me but I heard that microscopic shards of Ti can ignite, so do you need to wash your coils and let them dry before wicking and use?
 
Just make sure to use surgical grade 1 titanium :)

560f is warm lol, highest I've been on nickel is around 480, starts tasting horrid above :p
 
Ok, got to reply to two things here..

First the Uwell Crown:

The tank itself feels solid and well made, but at the same time something about it seams cheap, i think its the nurling on the top cap, but all the threading is spot on and clean.
You get three coil heads in the package.. in the tank is a .5ohm SS coil, then in the box is a .25ohm SS head and an Ni200 head.
I have only been using the .5 so far and i love the vape, it took about half a tank to break in and tasted a bit odd till then, but now its great.
Im running at 250c, 40w pre heat, 6.5 punch and 35w normal... on a long drag i can see the power drop a watt or two, but not hitting temp protect and its a lovely warm vap, better than i get from Titanium and Far better than i ever got from Ni200.

The RBA was a disappointment, its tiny... looks like a Subtank RBA inside but with a much smaller deck so wicking is not so easy, you need to make sure the wick blocks the juice holes on the RBA top cap or it Will leak... trust me, i did not cover one hole properly and it got messy, but the real let down was the fact its an SS coil pre built on the deck and when i put it on the Coil Master Tab to check the ohms, it could not read it, my old cheapy ohm could though and so could the DNA200... however it Will Not fire in temp control mode and i think its something to do with connection but not sure and hence why im using the coil head, but i dont want to keep using coil heads, they are expensive and not so easy to re wick when the wick needs it.
I will try an TI coil in the RBA, but if that fails too... it wont be using the tank for long.

The top fill is great and easy to use, just make sure to close off the airflow at the base first.

@pokerking.. pgi947 is right, .77ohm is Very high for an NI200 coil, in fact its near impossible on a 22mm atty with even 32awg, ive tried and cant get higher than .2...
I think you did not let the coil and mod get to room temp before connecting the two or your resting resistance is way off and that would explain you needing such high temps to get a warm vap.. cotton burns over 410f, though in a tank it should not as there should always be juice around the wick if it is wicking well.. I would take the deck apart, check the posts are tightened properly on the coil legs, then rebuild and leave to sit for 10 minutes Before putting it back on the mod to see if you get a lower resistance.
 
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Just make sure to use surgical grade 1 titanium :)

560f is warm lol, highest I've been on nickel is around 480, starts tasting horrid above :p

Yeah its warm :) Ill try it on 480f for a bit and see how I get on. Hoping the coils last me a while not had a dry hit yet and the cotton is still pure white 3 days on.
 
Well, the Aromamizer doesn't leak in my pocket. This is good. Really really impressed with this thing.
I'll try and do a titanium build in it tonight.

Really interested in your comparison of the Aromamizer and the Cthulhu v2 when you get a chance.
 
Ok, got to reply to two things here..

First the Uwell Crown:

The tank itself feels solid and well made, but at the same time something about it seams cheap, i think its the nurling on the top cap, but all the threading is spot on and clean.
You get three coil heads in the package.. in the tank is a .5ohm SS coil, then in the box is a .25ohm SS head and an Ni200 head.
I have only been using the .5 so far and i love the vape, it took about half a tank to break in and tasted a bit odd till then, but now its great.
Im running at 250c, 40w pre heat, 6.5 punch and 35w normal... on a long drag i can see the power drop a watt or two, but not hitting temp protect and its a lovely warm vap, better than i get from Titanium and Far better than i ever got from Ni200.

The RBA was a disappointment, its tiny... looks like a Subtank RBA inside but with a much smaller deck so wicking is not so easy, you need to make sure the wick blocks the juice holes on the RBA top cap or it Will leak... trust me, i did not cover one hole properly and it got messy, but the real let down was the fact its an SS coil pre built on the deck and when i put it on the Coil Master Tab to check the ohms, it could not read it, my old cheapy ohm could though and so could the DNA200... however it Will Not fire in temp control mode and i think its something to do with connection but not sure and hence why im using the coil head, but i dont want to keep using coil heads, they are expensive and not so easy to re wick when the wick needs it.
I will try an TI coil in the RBA, but if that fails too... it wont be using the tank for long.

The top fill is great and easy to use, just make sure to close off the airflow at the base first.

@pokerking.. pgi947 is right, .77ohm is Very high for an NI200 coil, in fact its near impossible on a 22mm atty with even 32awg, ive tried and cant get higher than .2...
I think you did not let the coil and mod get to room temp before connecting the two or your resting resistance is way off and that would explain you needing such high temps to get a warm vap.. cotton burns over 410f, though in a tank it should not as there should always be juice around the wick if it is wicking well.. I would take the deck apart, check the posts are tightened properly on the coil legs, then rebuild and leave to sit for 10 minutes Before putting it back on the mod to see if you get a lower resistance.


If its showing .077 Is there something wrong? Just tried a new genuine coil and this is around the same when fired to 480f 0.66 :confused:
 
Really interested in your comparison of the Aromamizer and the Cthulhu v2 when you get a chance.

Aromamizer wins in just about every department IMO. The only thing it lacks is a better air control ring, but it's easy to look past that on all of the other departments it shines in.
 
If its showing .077 Is there something wrong? Just tried a new genuine coil and this is around the same when fired to 480f 0.66 :confused:

.077 would be ok, but your screen shot shows .77 much higher, but i see your on the Smok Cube II, so if memory serves, it shows the live resistance, so if your screens where taken just after firing, then it would explain the higher ohms as they rise with the heat going into them.
What you need to look at is the resistance when the mod has been sitting a while unused, thats when you see the resting resistance, the mod needs to know the correct resting resistance in order to calculate the temperature correctly as it uses an algorithm to work out the temp based on the resistance and its changes as the temp rises.
Your last screen shows .28ohm, that looks far more likely :)
 
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.077 would be ok, but your screen shot shows .77 much higher, but i see your on the Smok Cube II, so if memory serves, it shows the live resistance, so if your screens where taken just after firing, then it would explain the higher ohms as they rise with the heat going into them.
What you need to look at is the resistance when the mod has been sitting a while unused, thats when you see the resting resistance, the mod needs to know the correct resting resistance in order to calculate the temperature correctly as it uses an algorithm to work out the temp based on the resistance and its changes as the temp rises.
Your last screen shows .28ohm, that looks far more likely :)


I hope this makes sense :)

Changed to a new ni200 0.20 Coil and the Cube 2 shows a resting ohms of 0.28 if I use temperature mode the ohms rise to 0.68 when firing at 420f this coil is much better get nice flavour and warmth at 420f while I had to use 560f on the last one.

If I use Watt mode @ 44w the resting ohms is 0.28 and stays or drops to 0.25 during firing.

I am new to a box like this only had it 4 days so its all a massive learning curve, dont want to mess up and be safe.
 
Just make sure to use surgical grade 1 titanium :)

560f is warm lol, highest I've been on nickel is around 480, starts tasting horrid above :p

Not sure what Stealthvape sell but I get my wires from there now. I will give them a call and find out if it is surgical grade. edit - states medical grade on their site
 
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@pokerking: that sounds about right, the Smok Cube shows live resistance, so when you put in a new coil and both the mod and tank are at room temp, your mod reads the tank and sets and shows the base resistance, in this case .28, then when you fire the mod, the Cube II will actually show you the resistance change, in this case up to .66... this is normal on the Cube II, other china chips have the same feature, unlike the DNA chips which only show the base or resting resistance.
Thats how temp control works, you see Ni200 and Titanium are such low resistance that as they heat up, the resistance changes enough to be read, the chip reads the resistance and uses an algorithm to work out the temp because they know the relationship between temp and resistance on these wires.

@Twirlywoos: Stealthevape does do Grade 1 Titanium, that's where i got my 24awg TI from. Also got 26awg from The Crazy wire Company.

When using TI, it is recommended to clean the wire with Alchohol before using, but to be honest, i just wipe mine with a tissue, as long as there is no residue left then i build.
A fresh coil can taste a bit "odd" for the first dozen puffs, but after that its sweet juice flavour all the way.
 
Not sure what Stealthvape sell but I get my wires from there now. I will give them a call and find out if it is surgical grade. edit - states medical grade on their site

Get mine from stealth vape too. Will have to bang an order in with them now it's reminded me, almost completely out of kanthal and could do with some thicker gauge Ti.
 
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