Some coils crackle some dont?

[The60WattGUY]

Hey guys ,

Quick question why does some of my coils give me a nice crackle sound and some coils do not?
Im using vandy vape alien coils atm with no crackle at all, i was using just regular fused claptons wotofo before it and that had a ton of nice crackling how come this new alien does not?
It does taste alot better but i miss the sound :/
Does it mean its a bad coil?

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

It's your wicking

 

[The60WattGUY]

How should i wick to get crackle then lol its already pretty loose in there and fluffed out @Daniel Forsyth

 

[ShowMeTwice]

As @Daniel Forsyth said................ " It's your wicking "

Wicking any RBA is a total "feel" thing. Once you know the "feel" of a good fitting wick in a coil you can reproduce that every single time.

Rule of Thumb with Wicking: Too little = gurgling/flooding. Too much = dry hits/muted flavor.

Ideally you want a cotton wick to be tight fitting within a coil when moving the wick side-to-side, but not so tight that it moves your coil when you move the wick side-to-side.

A wick should move side-to-side within a coil while feeling some friction.

And absolutely, not loose fitting within a coil.

Again, wicking is a "feel" thing.

If using rayon for wicking, you need to use ~30% more density versus cotton. That's because rayon contracts (cotton expands).
As noted in both rayon threads, you want a rayon wick to fit tightly (not too tight). You should hear some squeaking as you pull rayon through a coil.

I switch off between using cotton and rayon in all my RBA's.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

its already pretty loose in there

If your wick is "pretty loose" in your coil then that's the problem............ your wick should not be loose fitting.

You should be "feeling" friction as you move your wick side-to-side in the coil. If you are not, then you Do Not have enough wick density.

See my previous post.

 

[smacuser]

All coils crackle, some you just don’t hear.

 

[robrrt]

In rare occasions, it can also be in the flavors used. I have a setup dedicated to a (diy) single recipe and I've considered renaming that recipe Rice Krispies because it's a snap, crackle, pop symphony that never changes with the coils

 

[The60WattGUY]

@ShowMeTwice by loose i ment i can move it side to side without bending or moving the coil, i can def still feel it grab onto the cotton i always wick tjis way and the coils i was using before was crackle city, this one has completely no crackle whatsoever lol

 

[DPLongo22]

All coils crackle, some you just don’t hear.

 

[bombastinator2]

Popping or Crackling are really tiny explosions. So juice is entering a cavity and flashing to steam. (Gas expansion) Some coils (or wicks) will do that and some won’t

 

[bombastinator2]

If your wick is "pretty loose" in your coil then that's the problem............ your wick should not be loose fitting.

You should be "feeling" friction as you move your wick side-to-side in the coil. If you are not, then you Do Not have enough wick density.

See my previous post.

Depends on your definition of loose. It shouldn’t be so loose that the wick doesn’t touch the coil when it is saturated. Too tight can also be a problem because there is so much wick that juice won’t flow.