Chamber reducers

[PunkRockr]

As the above picture with the can reducer illustrates when you do reduce the chamber it has to be drastic, filling up some of the top cap will show no real effect. it has to be most of the space used. some of the most flavorful geni's have the smallest chambers, with i think the DID mini probably having the smallest cap I have seen, this limited area is why the Pulse has become such a hit. the vapor has nowhere to go and cannot mix with the air in the cap, cool off or condensate, coming off the wick straight out the tip.

 

[RicModMaker]

Its interesting. Maybe I need to reduce the RSST even more and try again.

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[big benson]

Have you seen the plastic ones that are made for the rsst.

 

[RicModMaker]

Have you seen the plastic ones that are made for the rsst.

Ive just seen a yt vids. Anyone know where these are available in the UK?

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[big benson]

Yup.http://www.smokecloud.co.uk/accessories/misc?product_id=167

 

[Stanley Spadowski]

I have definitely noticed an increase in flavor due to a decreased chamber size.

As someone pointed out earlier, the difference between the Igo-L and it's miniature cousin the Igo-S is rather telling. You can bundle things like the Kayfun chimney and the Pulse G into the fray as well.

You want efficient airflow over the coil to produce maximum vapor, but after that you want efficient airflow and direction of that vapor straight towards consumption, not swirling around in a chamber.

Definitely worth looking into the DIY chamber reducers gents. Some nice ideas here so far.

Seeing how hot it can get inside a chamber (albeit briefly), I wonder how practical using something like this polymold plastic product would be;



I'm thinking of trying something like shoving the heated and moldable product in the top cap, then jamming it on the deck to get a really tight, ruff mold around the posts etc. After it's cooled, I'd just carve out the post, coil, and airflow areas with a drill and an x-acto tool.

My only question is how this stuff would hold up to the indirect heat coming off of the coils when firing? I would think the short bursts wouldn't be enough to cause the product to go back into a moldable state...

Crazy?

 

[RicModMaker]

I have definitely noticed an increase in flavor due to a decreased chamber size.

As someone pointed out earlier, the difference between the Igo-L and it's miniature cousin the Igo-S is rather telling. You can bundle things like the Kayfun chimney and the Pulse G into the fray as well.

You want efficient airflow over the coil to produce maximum vapor, but after that you want efficient airflow and direction of that vapor straight towards consumption, not swirling around in a chamber.

Definitely worth looking into the DIY chamber reducers gents. Some nice ideas here so far.

Seeing how hot it can get inside a chamber (albeit briefly), I wonder how practical using something like this polymold plastic product would be;



I'm thinking of trying something like shoving the heated and moldable product in the top cap, then jamming it on the deck to get a really tight, ruff mold around the posts etc. After it's cooled, I'd just carve out the post, coil, and airflow areas with a drill and an x-acto tool.

My only question is how this stuff would hold up to the indirect heat coming off of the coils when firing? I would think the short bursts wouldn't be enough to cause the product to go back into a moldable state...

Crazy?

I'm still wondering why vapour swirling around the chamber would lose flavour. It can't stay in there long if you open up the airhole. Mine is at 2mm so you'd think it would empty pretty quick which it must as I get loads of vapour.

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[Merino-Teflon]

Maybe it just makes it more concentrated, whatever, my RSM Rocket, wot I just sold like a fool, now, massively reduced chamber, makes the flavour on taifuns and kayfuns, and piefuns, and griffuns seems apologetic, rivals drippers, reduced chamber drippers at that.

 

[Stanley Spadowski]

I'm still wondering why vapour swirling around the chamber would lose flavour. It can't stay in there long if you open up the airhole. Mine is at 2mm so you'd think it would empty pretty quick which it must as I get loads of vapour.

I kind of wonder as well about the specifics, but in my experience it is pretty straightforward and noticeable. I'm no scientist, that's for sure.

The dumb alcoholic in me would compare it to something like whiskey with ice in it. The ice melts, the flavor gets watered down. Probably the same with vapor (whiskey) and air (ice).

Massive air flow across a wet coil when being fired is what we want. Take the cap off of your RDA and test fire a juiced up coil and you'll see vapor, but blow over it and you'll see much more.

Now, the resulting vapor from that point on needs to travel as efficiently as possible to your mouth. I'm guessing that any air mixed into the vapor after the point of production is "watering" the flavor down, hence why reduced chambers taste better. We don't want to choke the airflow over the coil, we want choke the resulting vapor production on it's way to our mouth, not allowing it to "get watred down."

That's pure speculation on my part, but seems pretty logical.

 

[RicModMaker]

I think you're right. It's a messy business but I've been tooting on an RSST and a lump of cork all day. It seems to be better than before when the battery gets a bit lower but not seeing a big difference in flavour. Probably mt palette though. Cheers for all the advice guys.