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Apr 09 2016
The Griffin has ran low and its performance has begun to falter. I have filled it quite a few times and have put 3 to 4 grams of QWISO through it
You can see the wick (organic cotton) is dirty and dark looking
 
The coils themselves appear to be in good operating condition. I removed the old cotton wick and cleaned up the coils by soaking the deck in some 190 proof alcohol. I figure any alcohol of 151 proof or higher is adequate for cleaning the coils, of course with the cotton wick removed.
I did purchase another Griffin and built a set of coils for it. Have to make sure it works right? For each coil I did 7 wraps with 24 gauge kanthal wire. This time I used a bit more cotton in the wicking ports. I took my chances and topped it off with oil using my new top airflow piece. It has not leaked whatsoever! Definitely the baddest rig yet. At least when it comes to e-cannabis oil.
I had to make some fresh QWISO to run the tests on the Griffin. I winterized it with 200 proof ethyl. This is some tasty potent stuff!!
I have really been enjoying building my own coils. From now on when considering a new attachment, I will take into consideration whether or not it comes with a RBA deck or is simply a build your own coils unit.
Apr 11 2016
Update:
I have noticed that building my own coils offers me more potential. I am going to start devoting more of my time towards building my own coils. With a few exceptions, the kanger subox nano, I really love the KangerTech subox nano and will be on the look out for a RTA or RBA deck that is small enough to fit. I don't mind it being small, I am willing to work with it. The Kanger mini platnium offers a RBA deck with the kit. The RBA works really well, especially with my own coils, far better than the prebuilt coils the kit comes with.
The RTA units have now become really popular, and many companies have just started competing. There are many units coming out in the near future. A lot of these units with new technology are 25mm diameter. The larger decks offer the opportunity for larger coil builds. I am not sure if I prefer the 25mm size, but I will need a larger vape to do some testing. I am highly interested in these new units. One of the main reasons is that they may all get banned soon. It will be those with rebuildable units and spare equipment that will be able to continue vaping the manner in which we enjoy. Otherwise, I am pretty much a do it yourselfer anyway. I would rather build my own coils so if something is going wrong, I can trace it down and learn from the failure.
So I just ordered one of these 
Can't wait to get it!!I also ordered some clapton wire. Very interested to see how it compares to regular kanthal wire.
I mounted the Griffin on my JoyeTech E-Vic and it mounted flush like it is supposed to. The KangerTech tanks do not.
Apr 14 2016
I want to fully master the Griffin and other RTA units for the benefit of cannabis. I switched to sub ohm vaping with my e-cig oil. I chain vape and never cared for sub ohm when it comes to my e-cigs. The only way I will be able to master the sub ohm vaping cannabis oil is to sub ohm vape my e-cig oils. Also I will be building my own coils. Right off the bat I have learned that it does not matter how well the coils are built. What matters most is how well the wick cotton has been installed. Different methods work differently for all people. With thick oils and sub ohm coils, the cotton needs to be free and not compacted. Since sub ohm vaping uses more heat and more of the liquid is consumed, the cotton cannot be restricted on the quick uptake of fluid. The Griffin has made me learn (since I am using super thick pure VG with my e-cig oil) that not just the cotton must be free, the oil wells must have an opening for just liquid. The cotton cannot block the hole up or you will not be able to chain vape. I have also learned that if the cotton is not installed just right, the unit can leak and flood real easy. When it comes to super cloud puffing vapes, which is great for e-cannabis, the Griffin can do it, but it is difficult, it must be wicked perfectly. I have watched many different videos that were very convincing. The methods worked great for them, but not for me. I use similar methods, but for some reason, I give the wicks a bit more of a "hair cut" and using a toothpick instead of needle nose tweezers to open the oil wells next to the wick on the post side of all 4 wells, it made all the difference. Suddenly, my vape began to work perfectly when it came to my chain vaping e-cig juice. It took about 3 tries, but I got it. It did leak a few times, but not horribly.
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