Tanks/RDA’s or coils?
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Oh ha ha, my bad! If you don’t have an ultrasonic cleaner Everclear is great if you can get it. If not, cheap vodka will do, too. I’m lucky that most my flavors aren’t the kind that invade my o-rings with strong odors. Warm water usually does it for me.
Have a nice night Jim and jinx. Work for me tomorrow morning. Sweet dreams 
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to me “tanks” are facctory coils. then there is RTA and RDA = yes, coils and all.
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Thanks, you too
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I just pulse my coils and use a small wire brush and ceramic tweazers. I soak everything else in near boiling water for just 5 or 10 minutes before the water cools too much. If hot enough the pieces will almost dry themselves.
An old friend of mine that used to be a competition U-control(young people, look it up) airplane speed champion passed on one of his speed tricks. Every new engine gets disassembled and placed in a pan of boiling water. the boiling water takes all grease and grime away and any of the metal filings/dust left over from machining. They float to the top and then spread out to the sides and cling to the sides of the pan. You wouldn’t believe the difference it makes in a small airplane engine. Of course with the engine you lube it up with…? something red can’t remember. Either has red in the name or just that it is red. It was a very common machine oil back in my father’s day. Anyway, the water works great for tanks/RDA’s and it quick and easy.
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when rewicking i just water rinse.
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@muth thank you. I have to say, that I’ve been doing verts for soo long, it really doesn’t take much time at all. If you think about it, it’s almost easier, as you only have ONE tail to fan out, not two. Obviously SOME of the ease, WILL be dictated by your setup. I’m still stuck on my SteamCrave RDTA v.1 for my critical testing, and an older Supreme v.1, and the Plus for my daily drivers.
My primary flavor tester is super simple, no airflow, juiceflow to worry about, BUT, it is a bottom loader, so the tank does need to come apart to reload, but after doing so much, it’s a quicky.
Flattered @JiM210
My wife would say I was born to get OUT of doing my chores !!!
Thank you very much @JiM210, that always means a lot.
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I don’t @muth, BUT, I’m mostly using single wire, 24 ga. Kanthal, so like you, I can dry burn, rinse off, and RIGHT back to the NEXT flavor.
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@jinx_d I tried to read up ^^^^, but may have missed your EXACT setup. Max VG can be very unforgiving on setups where there is limited juice flow, or overpacked wicking. Are you able to take a few pics of what you’re using ?
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a Profile Unity mesh. i watched a DJLsb Vapes vid on it. he had 4x the tails i now have and he was chuck’n much more than i am on it. so idk wth is up.
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but saying that, i would like to get back OT with the Plus. what is good coil placement here ? that chanber is quite laarge.
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Like you I only build vertical single 24g - K1 and then strip down, burn & rinse between wick changes. Fast & Easy
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I have multiple mesh RTA’s. Different manufacturer. I wick them all the same way and haven’t had any weeping since I watched this. The cotton ears on top give it a better vape. It is all in the cut.
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thanx. how close together are the coils ?
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I always use contact coils.
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@jinx_d, granted this is the original SteamCrave RDTA v.1 with the Velocity deck, but every chance I get, I run dual verticals, 24ga. Kanthal, 7 wrap, 3mm I.D.
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Session drummer thanks that you mentioned pg vg ratio maybe that is little nicer if i mix my juice in little higher pg ratio i always vape at 20/80 maybe the juice flow gets more wett and suck it up better
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@min0, I’m not sure where you’re located, but currently on the East Coast US, it’s damned cold. Sometimes I back down my daily drivers from 70v/30p, to 60v/40p just due to the thickening of the liquid while out and about. Your PG sensitivity will however dictate how low you can go. Obviously if you go TOO low, hehe weeping can occur. Just a balancing act, and it CAN vary from setup to setup.
My experience with the bigger (more recent) SteamCraves, is the juice flow ports are ginormous !!!. When I’ve filled them (with the juice and airflow closed), closed the tank, and opened up the juiceflow, I can almost hear a GLUG GLUG as it’s pre-charging !!!
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Nice verts!. Looks like a clean build…
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