SMOK Nord and Coils problem

[Geri]

Hi all! So in September last year I ditched the fags at long last and switched to vaping! Thought I would never do it but so pleased to have made the switch.
Since then I’ve been using a SMOK Nord with 1.4coils, 20mg Nic salt liquid mainly the granola line from yogi. However I have noticed my coils burn out really fast, sometimes only lasting 2 - 3 pods worth of juice, then either the draw becomes useless or the coil tastes rank. I prime the coils properly, always make sure the liquid doesn’t run down below the holes, and don’t vape that much, usually between 1 - 1.5 pods a day maximum mostly less.
Is it the juice? The coils? The device?
I want to stick to the pod type system and when it’s working I like the Nord. Also love the yogi Nic salts. Any help or ideas that may prolong coil life or something I could use instead? Thanks.

 

[Mike 23]

Hi there. I use Nords all the time. What is the pg/vg ratio of the juice? Also if it is the 1.4 ceramic coils I found they didn't play well for longevity. I use either the 1.4 regular kanthal coils or the 0.8 mesh coils with 50/50 juice. If the juice is vg heavy then the chances are that the coil can't wick fast enough so that would give the bad taste and in turn burn out quicker.

 

[Geri]

Hi, it’s 50/50. I use 1.4 coils. I MTL and didn’t think 0.8 worked well for mouth to lung draw.

 

[Geri]

1.4 mesh not ceramic. Never tried the ceramic. X

 

[Steve.]

I use the 0.6 coils with 70/30 and they last for weeks, not had a bad coil yet but cannot really comment on others.

 

[MrDJ]

where are you buying your coils from @Geri as there are a lot of fakes and clones out there.
ive never tried the 1.4 but buy my 0.6 from here which actually worked out cheaper than the last time i checked china prices https://www.wholesalecoils.co.uk/co...oducts/smok-nord-coils?variant=14977992785962

 

[Sharkymarky88]

I had a similar issue but with the nord coil that comes in the kit.....

I put one pod’s worth of fizzy juice eliquid through it and it was superb.... then when I topped it up it just went to pot, crap wispy flavor and borderline dry hits. The 0.4 mesh coil was good for a week using a different juice so might have just been the juice I was using.

Come to think of it, it did the exact same thing in my nunchaku tank before and those coils were the best I’ve ever experienced.

 

[Deleted member 58360]

Talking to the guy in the vape shop a while back - his opinion is that yogi juices are the worst he's experienced for killing coils.

But he still used them because he liked them (and got staff discount on coils )

 

[Mitz]

Some nic salt eliquid turns very thick and syrupy as you vape your way thru it. It's one of the reasons I stopped using the nautilus tank way back. I was killing the coils in 2 to 3 days max. I would fill the tank up with 2ml vape it down to about half a mill and then top back up to full 2ml. By the time it went back down to around 1 ml I would have to either pour the rest away and refill fresh liquid or I'd fill the tank by adding another ml of pure pg to dilute it. When I poured the juice away it was thick like syrup or honey. Very different to the 50/50 consistency it started at. It's seems to be made worse in my experience if you never finish the tank and just continuously top it up.