I recently bought a Squape R clone from Fasttech,its ok but not what i was expecting, so i'm looking now to kinda move up in the RTA world, I can't afford an original svoemesto, erlkonigen or taifun, but is it worth getting a clone of one of these? my clone experience so far hasn't really been amazing, obviously its hard to differentiate between it being the fact its a clone or that, heaven forfend, i just don't like the squape style.
So heres the rub, do i try another clone of one of these other styles as a cheap way of seeing if i prefer another RTA style, or do i just stick the money into an original like the Lemo 2 ?
I'm not certain of what i really want to be honest whether its dual coil i need for the flavour and clouds i'm not getting from my squape r or if its down to the build deck/airflow/chimney/whatever but the hit from the squape only satisfies if i pre-heat it for a second and only take a quick puff then. otherwise its low flavour dry throat hit.
Ok so i recently made my little Hana clone with a genuine DNA 40 and so decided to buy myself a Squape R clone to use on it. as a novice to the world of RBA/RTA/RDA's this was my first foray and i thought I'd give my opinions/review/thoughts
1st making the clone - I'm not a novice with soldering and so i found the board easy to work with as long as i had the guide in front of me to work it all out. The Cigabuy Hana Enclosure was good as well with reasonable switches DNAsled etc.
BUT.... the 510 connector is crap! i had to fit it in with a hammer, its centre pin (non adjustable) catches and shorts on my aerotank when screwed on fully and to even get that far i had to modify it by removing the white plastic insulating ring and replace it with 2 sizes of heat shrink on top of each other.
other than that i put the up and down buttons in the wrong way round - but i'm leaving that element of stupidity as it makes it mine.
the Squape R clone or Traingle windows atomizer as it is from fast tech,
.... Fasttech takes ages BLAH BLAH BLAH .....
ok so it seems well made, no leaks from the windows no shorts on the deck, good click on the airflow,
but, neither the w or c decks fit the thing, at all, and i'm not hammering it in!!
so thats the bits about the equipment
now onto vaping,
1) wrapping coils is a PITA to start with! it looks easy, everyone makes it seem easy, but its fricken not every coil i wrapped was more like a spring than a coil!
2) when i started i had no idea how much is a reasonable wick, either using too much and it looking like a rabbit ran into a mousehole or when juiced in, looking like a bedraggled pathetic thing on the deck dead.
3) It was easier to make a coil with Nickel than Kanthal
4) once i had a coil built that worked, the squape leaked unti i realised i had to tuck the cotton into the channels on the deck.
5) vaping is very different on an RTA to a kanger tank, you have to pre click your button to let some vape build or the cloud is dry and hurts my throat, with a one second pre-hit i get what everyone is taking about - warm, moist cloud full of flavour!
6) temperature control is a PITA - yet more variables to play with to get it right, but once it is right it works, yup it works for me
So to round up i went from an MVP 20W on an aerotank with 1.8 ohm coild to a DNA 40 with Nickel coils vaping at approx 0.18 Ohms, i've still not found my perfect vape but i'm getting there, now to learn how to wrap coils, then move on to each new idea
Its a steep learning curve but i think worth the niggles, sore dry throat and PITA's of learning everything again.
To me to be a clone you must COPY the original not just run extra units at the manufacturing plant and selling them out the back door, in a manner of speaking
For all you brainiacs and problem solvers out there. I've just recieved my Hcigar DNA 50 Hana Modz Clone from our friends at Fasttech. Overall it seems like a niece piece for the price. I've only really one issues with it which is as follows. The voltage read out is fairly accurate up to 40w but can't seem to go higher than 6.4v all the way up to 50w. 50w should read at 7.07v given the below build.
I'm currently using purple efest 3100mah batts with a 1ohm dual coil on a plume veil.
Is it that the display is faulty, (doubt this), I need higher drain batts (probably not as not pushing the amp limit here), or simply just that it's a clone and the chip isn't all the way up to the job?
I'm leaning towards the last one but can't complain, as an (essentially) 40w mod for the price is pretty flippin good!
Any ideas or suggestions would be great.
Cheers folks!
So I was wondering if there is any correlation between throat hit and temperature. I noticed that I feel a larger throat hit or end up having a sore throat when I use my tank throughout the day, but I don't when I just use my RBA and the same juice. So does a cooler vape lead to a stronger throat hit?
For reference, the tank (Lemo V1) is built somewhere between 0.4 - 0.6ohms (24g single coil) and the RBA (Doge Clone) is around 0.2ohms (24g dual coil). All coils are 2mm inner diameter and cotton wicked, but as would be expected, airflow is significantly larger on the RBA, but the vapor temperature feels to be warmer.
Got home from work and was stoked to see a package from seven vapes containing my smpl clone and derringer rda clone. What a clean compact combo. Did a five wrap 24 gauge which read .31 on meter. Loving the results. I've been slipping up and smoking cigs the past few days. All 7 roommates (live in a recovery house) smoke so the temptation is real. I think this one will finally get me off the sticks. One can only hope
Hello everybody
I'm sorry because my English not so good))
I want to buy mtl tank with single battery mod
I need rta tank
I found this 3 tanks
Brunhilde mtl
Glaz mini
Dvarw 22 clone yftk
For me im looking for nice flavour and not hard throat heat
And about the mod
I found cube and swag 2 and tarot baby ?
And thanks so much
A week ago I have bought Bou 30W which is a clone of iStick 30.
Bou 30W Style Variable Wattage Box Mod Black
On page of Angelsigs it is written it can go from 2W to 30W, and it is a lie. I hoped it is improved version of iStick, but seems it has the same circuit in. It starts only from 5 W, and quite often I like to vape at lower wattages (you know, to suck on pacifier without really spending any juice). And it is a bit too small to be comfortable. Vamo is still better, and I can just replace batteries instead of charging the whole device (where are phones with replaceable battery?)
Otherwise it feels very sturdy, buttons are solid, battery life is good. I have not used iStick, but think there is practically no difference.
Hi,
I am currently using two different Vision Spinners (900mah and 1600mah). Both are variable voltage. I have paired the spinners with the Kanger2 Mini protank.
I vape at about 4.3v. I use 1.8ohm or 2.2ohm coils. I have been happy with the result so far.
I am not interested in a big old MOD or anything. I like the pen-like style.
I bought an Aerotank Mini that turned out to be a clone and it didn't work. Maybe it came with a bad clone coil? I don't know.
Any suggestions on updating the mini protank 2 and the Spinner? There are just way too many products and I have no clue where to start. The short life of the Kanger colils has been pretty annoying. I read they have better coils now for the Protank 3.
Anyway, thanks for any input on this!
Hello, I am thinking of getting a Vaporflask v3 but before spending 300.00 I would like to try a clone
does anyone know where i can order one from the United States Ive seen some but they ship from China
and I am kinda nervous about putting my credit card info to a company that is outside the United States
thank you
Hi guys
Just wanted some thoughts from people who already have either one of these atty. Which one is easy to setup/have the best flavour these kind of things.
Thanks in advance