EEK Fire!

[emba]

my aga arrived today, made up my first wick and coil, of course there was a short, on the third attempt the coil popped at the top and i had to take a turn off to make the wire stretch, so i decided to make one that was a bit more likely to work. it was a fair way from the wick but i thought what the hell lets try it out, the coil lit almost perfectly evenly which was nice, started thinking "this isnt as bad as some people make out" and after a bit of pulsing i thought id put a few drops of juice on the wick.

so wick now coated with a bit of juice it was time to fire it, it worked! wasnt huge amounts of vapor but it worked, so i tried a second blast, a bit longer this time, after about 1.2 secs the wick and coil set alight! so i blew it out, it happened twice more then eased off, im guessing thats because i dripped the juice straight onto the coil right? or have i done something drastically wrong?

 

[Livewire]

I think its over heating or there is a small short thats causing it to set alight...

 

[emba]

well it now doesnt set on fire thankfully (well not unless you fire the coil for about 13 secs) now i just have to find a way to get rid of the nasty burning smell/taste. the coil could be better but i didnt order extra kanthal or mesh so ill have to wait until i have some more supplies to try again

 

[MrToast]

This thread is making me nervous, I too got an aga-t+ today and am waiting for my kids to go to bed before I have a play

 

[emba]

it wasnt scary giant flames or anything, the wick and coil just set alight a bit like a zippo, just blow it out and its fine. when i recoiled and put juice in the tank rather than dripping straight onto the wick it would run for easily 10-12 secs before it caught light. im a total noob to rebuildables yet though, i may be doing things very wrong, i have got it working but it tastes and smells awful and the draw seems awfully tight.

so dont worry too much about the fire, do however be careful not to drop the coil/wire, its a nightmare to find on carpet! although thats not a problem if unlike me you actually bought a proper roll of wire and sheet of mesh and not tried to rely on the little bit that is included

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

LOL It happens, if there is not enough juice on the wick and it is only lightly coated, there is a chance of the juice catching fire, but it is a tiny flame that goes out rather quickly with a wave or a quick puff.

I purposely burn juic on my wicks to watch the lil fireworks show Purplefowler does the same

You need to make sure that the coil is glowing evenly without juice first, this will help you identify any hot spots. It should start to glow from the middle and spread out. Once you add juice, pulse it a few times, add more juice, pulse it (this is before even filling up the tank!) once you are confident there are no hotspots which could be setting the juice alight, then fill the tank.

 

[Purplefowler]

Now this is how you burn a u wick, lol!

 

[jrob3rts]

A bit like this?



It happens

 

[emba]

yep just like that except that my coil lit much more quickly and evenly than that one did, it did have fewer turns though