I got a merlin mini today and it is a beautiful little thing. I decided to try it mtl as best I can as I've never done that before, so I installed the smallest air hole widget, did 9.5 wraps SS316l (0.5 ohms) 3.5mm diameter, and then looked up a youtube tutorial for wicking. The wicking went against what I thought was right, I used a 5mm strip or so of muji cotton and pulled it through. There was barely any resistance in the coil and it didn't seem to pack those wick holes. Anyway, I start to use it, and I' enjoying the tight vape, it's different, but I notice the atomizer is getting a little warm. I turn down the wattage to something like 10 to see how that is and there's no vapour so I go back to 20 but there's now a gurgling sound. I figured maybe I could vape it off but then it just pissed juice out of the airflow.
This is the 3rd RBA I've used, I also have a troll v2 and an obs engine nano. No need to worry about leaks there! But this is obviously a little different. I think the wick technique I used sucked, and I'd just like some input from you guys. For instance, is my coil build okay? How should I wick? Are my ohms too low for mtl (I read another mtl'er recommend this build)?
Other things to note, I had the 'juice flow control' open (which makes me a little uncomfortable it's just unscrewing the tank isn't it), and the airflow was fully open.
EDT: rewicked it to what I thought was best, maybe 10mm or so of muji, good amount of resistance through the coil. Tucked it into the wells gradually, bottom to top until it was all in there. So far so good. I am tentatively vaping with a roll of toilet paper in my other hand lol
Still would appreciate some solid tips. I don't want to be scared of this thing ruining my mod or I'll never use it, let alone leave the house with it. What's the proper usage of the 'juice flow' for instance? Is there a certain way to fill it? Certain time to open or close the juice flow? Do you often experience leaks or do you have the wicking down? What's your technique?
This is the 3rd RBA I've used, I also have a troll v2 and an obs engine nano. No need to worry about leaks there! But this is obviously a little different. I think the wick technique I used sucked, and I'd just like some input from you guys. For instance, is my coil build okay? How should I wick? Are my ohms too low for mtl (I read another mtl'er recommend this build)?
Other things to note, I had the 'juice flow control' open (which makes me a little uncomfortable it's just unscrewing the tank isn't it), and the airflow was fully open.
EDT: rewicked it to what I thought was best, maybe 10mm or so of muji, good amount of resistance through the coil. Tucked it into the wells gradually, bottom to top until it was all in there. So far so good. I am tentatively vaping with a roll of toilet paper in my other hand lol
Still would appreciate some solid tips. I don't want to be scared of this thing ruining my mod or I'll never use it, let alone leave the house with it. What's the proper usage of the 'juice flow' for instance? Is there a certain way to fill it? Certain time to open or close the juice flow? Do you often experience leaks or do you have the wicking down? What's your technique?
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