AGA-T Setup Thread

For conductivity yes, but many are scared (not me really ) about the brass being exposed to juice in the upper chamber, so ss is a more popular choice.

 

I also don't like the nuts being used on the AGA-W center post. The nuts on the AGA were the best sized nuts of all 3 designs for connecting the positive side of the coil, the AGA-T nuts I like better for under the AGA nuts to hold the center post in place, since their outer diameter is smaller. So 2 of each size would be ideal & is what I am using on my AGA-T. The AGA-W only has 2 nuts that are twice as long as the AGA-T nuts, this means you can no longer get as much adjustment in the size of your coil, which for larger .comge wires is what you really need.

 

Yep agree on that one too Noe, I'm hoping I can botch it up a bit using washers somehow. I wonder how hard it would be do make it like an AC9 design and make it spring loaded.

 

I think you could borrow a AGA-T nut & put it between the 2 AGA-W nuts, tighten the larger bottom nut down for the center post, then use the thinner nut to get the coil hight where you need it & use the other larger nut on top without screwing it fully onto the center post to connect the coil. The small amount of overhang on the top nut should be OK but it may .comse a bit of an airflow issue, although it probably won't.

Alternatively, pinch 2 AGA-T nuts & use them in place of one of the AGA-W nuts, above the AGA-W nut to connect the coil.

 

Some Pics with the AGA-T set up with a spring for tension and washers to reduce the gap to the wick

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To explain a little of what I have done!

I used the standard silicone insulators top and bottom,
I then put a plastic washer onto the shaft pushing on the silicone seal and then a spring to push down, (the plastic washer is to prevent the spring chopping into the silicone)
this keeps tension on the silicone seals top and bottom, without crushing the seals, (it also allows me to setup my gennie flush to the mod, Provari in this case)
Using two washers and a single nut, I can then tension the washers to a position where I can wind the coils trapping the wire between the washers,
This also makes setting the coils into position so much easier, without having to tighten/untighten and general fiddling to get all the coils glowing evenly during setup

I used nylon washers from Jaycar, 3mm Nylon Washers - Pk.10 3mm Nylon Washers - Pk.10 - Jaycar Electronics (A generic picture that doesn't show much)

"These are precision moulded from white nylon. They are fully insulated, suitable for high temperature work, are corrosion free and won't shake loose. Ideal for transistor and heatsink use."

And the spring I found somewhere??? 3mm id x 8mm long

 

So how are we all going with these and the AGA-T wicking?

I've tried to use it with the screw in but it doesnt wick very well at all.

If I take the screw out when it's in the car and falls over it will dump the tank of juice.

Any suggestions on how we could maybe fix this? What about a rubber plug which has a hole in it? It would let air in but not out maybe?

 

I ended up using the rubber plug from the AGA-W and when I intend to transport it, I pop the plug in and when I need to vape I take it out.
I haven't setup the AGA W yet.

Not ideal, but beats using the screw.
I've also found it wicks better without the screw in

 

easier to remove a plug than it is a screw..

Im now thinking about a car PV holder.

http://ukvapers.org/Thread-Modcan-mod-holder-for-cars

the modcan!

http://www.safercigs.co.uk/Modcan__Mod_holder_for_Cars/p705283_8081419.aspx

 

All going well today, got some m3 washers and using a slightly thinner than the hole wick and its working a treat now
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Has anyone tried doing a U wick similar to a hellfire? Apparently these work best with a U wick.

I might try it tomorrow.

 

Not by me, I think a U-wick is only going to be better if the wick you are using isn't wicking well. I see no real advantage to it if your wick is already working to the point where the coil is supplied with enough juice to chain vape constantly.
A wick can only hold a finite amount of juice & it can only replace a finite amount of juice as it is evaporated by the coil, if you are already meeting that point with the wick & coil you have, then adding an extra leg to the wick isn't going to dramatically improve the vaping experience IMO.

Could be a good experiment to try but as above, I doubt it will produce dramatic results.

 

Looks like there might be an AGA-T v2 in the works, poptop cap like the W and a glass tank and other minor adjustments
This info seemed to come from a vendor (steammonkey), so not sure if the glass tank is standard, or the vendor is adding that themselves (like maybe buying glass tanks from IBTanked)

 

Possibly.
I'm thinking of getting some from IBTanked in the new year, I like the carto tanks I got from the competition we had for their tanks. Very well made & finished. They are pretty cheap too.
I still prefer a screw on top cap I just wish they had have manufactured the top caps to line up the air holes with the wick holes. It wouldn't have taken much to get them perfectly aligned on every one of them, just drill the air hole after the threading was done on the TCs & they were screwed on.

 

Haven't used the AGA-W enough to see if I like the poptop cap, I think I rather it, it's good to line the air hole up, but like you said, if they drilled it after it was screwed on, there would be no issue!
Luckily, mine lines up fairly well, only a small turn to have it in the right position

Thinking of getting some glass tanks too, they are very well priced!
Although I have no juice as of yet that has seemed to damage any plastic I have used in any of my clearo's, etc. Glass appeals to me and if I ever do get plastic destroying juice, I'll have glass.

On another note, been loving the flavour out of my AGA heaps.
It's really hard to put the same juice I have in it into my vivi nova's and not get that same great flavour.

Unfortunately, I'm still finding oxidizing, coiling, etc a pain in the ass. (Even though I have 2, 12 hours shift blocks when I can spend all night with them.)

 

I just used a dremel to sand down my top cap. Lines up perfectly now

 

Check out my new method for building wick & coils, it might help : http://forums.canukvapers.com/moddi...d-building-wick-coil-aga-t-gennesis-atty.html

 

The drill bit / screwdriver bit, whatever you want to use method to wrap a coil is awesome.

I seem to be failing at simple rolling of the wick itself.
First I cant roll for me life, cant get an even roll a tight roll, I dunno, the wick seems to work well though on the 2 I've done so far.

Due to the drill bit method the fact my wick isn't even seems to stuff that up a bit.

I still get shorts, it may be I am overoxidizing my wick, which I have read creates tiny shreads of wire on the surface which can touch the coil.

I have a butane torch from jaycar, I torch it till its orange all over and then dunk it, x 3.
Drip a bunch of VG juice on it, light it with a light, until it extinguishes, x 3.

I'll try to make a better wick next time, uniform and even, I think it is my biggest draw back.
I never did roll my own smokes, and when I did I used a rolling machine

EDIT: Re-read your post, I might actual measure the wick size this time - 45mm x 30mm wick. That is the sheet I imagine, measure it, cut it, then roll it up?

 

You could try this :http://forums.canukvapers.com/gener...st-super-battery-efficient-genesis-setup.html

 

Hey guys im a total newbie in rba . I have one dud coming hopefully next week and been looking at some videos to coil and wick an rba

My question is, this is in regards to drill bit method i found on youtube, why cant we have something like a glass or something and roll the wick on it, fill the wick hole and wrap coil around it? Its similar to drill bit except we dont take out the drill bit be.comse its a glass with wick already on it.

Is the hole in the middle of the wick needed for airflow or something?

 

That would decrease the capillary action of the wick significantly, meaning you would get poor vapor production. It's juice flow not air flow you want from the wick.