RDA RDA disgusting flavour

[kayuuelbee]

Hey so i recently bought my first rda coiled and wicked her up, but any flavour i have tried is making me sick to my stomach, like actual nausea, flavours i really enjoy out of my subtank are either giving me muted flavour or just making me feel sick and tasting sickly. using a velocity 0.7 dual coils at 30 watts, any help would be great ^^

 

[Jimi D.]

Did you clean it before building? Sounds like machining oil was left behind.

 

[kayuuelbee]

Did you clean it before building? Sounds like machining oil was left behind.

I gave it long soak in hot water with some dish soup and rinsed, dont have any alchohol to soak it in atm :L

 

[Larry J]

Did you reduce your nic level from what you had previously been using in tanks? Over-nic could be causing the nausea.

 

[MagnusEunson]

The four most common things I've heard / read causing this:

• Used too high nic for first RDA
• Did not use nitrile gloves and some people's finger oils impart a nasty flavor on the coils when handled
• Not enough wicking material making contact with inside of coils
• Parts weren't cleaned with vodka or some other solvent before using

Good luck! -Mags

 

[kayuuelbee]

Did you reduce your nic level from what you had previously been using in tanks? Over-nic could be causing the nausea.

yeah i did ^^

The four most common things I've heard / read causing this:

• Used too high nic for first RDA
• Did not use nitrile gloves and some people's finger oils impart a nasty flavor on the coils when handled
• Not enough wicking material making contact with inside of coils
• Parts weren't cleaned with vodka or some other solvent before using

Good luck! -Mags

using 6mg nic, oils could be it but i did dry burn them, wick is pretty snug, and yeah i did soak em in water and dish soap but thats it :L

 

[MagnusEunson]

using 6mg nic, oils could be it but i did dry burn them, wick is pretty snug, and yeah i did soak em in water and dish soap but thats it

~I~ have never had luck with dish soap myself - while it's supposed to degrease I always end up with even less desirable residue. I'm able to use grain alcohol where I am at but some people can only get their hands on vodka. I don't use isopropyl anymore either because so many of them appear to come with ~some~ ingredient meant to dissuade from digestion (some w/ camphor) which is worst of all.

Sorry I can't offer more insight - good luck, -Mags

 

[sonicbomb]

A soak and rinse is very often not enough. I disassemble every part including the o-rings and soak then scrub every part using very hot soapy water. The residue is lubricating oil used in the machining process and is really nasty stuff, not just foul tasting. I have had RDAs that required four or five washes to until they were clean enough to use.

 

[93gc40]

Try less nicotine or MORE PG in the mix. Too high a nic level and VG both give me stomach issues. VG also mutes flavor, FWIW.

 

[mecca7979]

so are you saying you used 12mg in the subtank? I think it might be a nic level thing. IF not then its most likely machine oil or something else.

 

[RipCigs]

Some clones i got from FT i had to boil multiple times in water and vinegar plus soak in lemon acid multiple times until it lost all notes of that machine oil

 

[kayuuelbee]

so are you saying you used 12mg in the subtank? I think it might be a nic level thing. IF not then its most likely machine oil or something else.

yeah 12mg in the subtank, using 6 on the dripper, 70/30 VG/PG.

 

[93gc40]

IF a mod comes to you with machine oil on it and you only CLEANED any plastic or rubber parts. Then it is highly likely those "soft" parts are the source of oil taste. These parts will need replacement. Solvents like alcohol or even gasoline would be a better way of removing the oil. Boiling can work, because of the heat, but, you have to remember that OIL is NOT water soluble and can in fact inbed the oil flavors in the softer materials of the atty.

 

[puffon]

Solvents like alcohol or even gasoline would be a better way of removing the oil.

Hmmm...I think I'd skip the gasoline