<HELP> New Reo Grand

[dfranks04]

Hello all. I have been stalking this forum for about a month but this is my first post. Not smoking and loving the vape. 8^) Instead of buying a bunch of cheaper mods I jumped right in and got a Provari. Been using it with a kayfun clone and its been great. I wanted to check out some different dripping mods and sorta went for the lazy mans dripper and got the Reo Grand in the mail today. Built my coil (1.2 ohms) and cotton wrap on the RM2 ( setup is exactly same on the Provari w/ kayfun) and its producing decent vapor but the taste is not there. Whenever I try the Provari setup its just has a lot more taste.

I thought the Reo was gonna give me substantial more flavor so I'm hoping its just me not doing something correct. So please give me your thoughts? THANKS!


*** I already got a bunch of help from the beginners forum but still trying to figure out how to make this thing rock! Here is the thread I previously posted. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/536533-help-new-reo-grand.html
I'm not a cloud chaser but I am looking for the best flavor I can get. ***

 

[thinkingaboutit]

Lower the coil for more taste, raise it for throat hit. I and others have found we use less flavoring with the RM2. Got a pic of your coil by chance?

 

[element77]

Mundy's Magic is also essential information in the quest for knock out flavor

 

[thinkingaboutit]

Also, do you have the cap air hole lined up with the coil itself and not pointing downward while you vape?

 

[The Yeti]

Make sure your coil is as close to the air hole as possible and make sure the hole is lined up dead center on your coil. Also make sure to not use too much wick, you only need enough on each end of the coil to reach the deck. And, don't choke the wick - it should slide fairly easily in your coil.

 

[PapawBrett]

I am no expert... but wrap another coil and this time try for about 1.7 to 2.0 ohms. Unlike your ProVari, a Grand is pretty well set at 3.7V, and the only way to adjust wattage is with your resistance. Ohms Law- (V X V) divided by Ohn = Wattage.
(3.7 X 3.7) = 13.7 divide by 1.2 ohm = 11.4 Watts applied to the coil. It is possible that, while the vapor production looks cool, you could be blowing right past the flavor range of your e-liquid.
(3.7 X 3.7) = 13.7 divide by 1.8 = 7.6 Watts. Cooler burn would not produce "My clouds bigger than you cloud" Vapor, it could make the flavor of your juice much more noticeable. Just my
Look closely. In this configuration, the coil is raised directly above the juice port. This way the air hole lines up with the coil, the coil and wicks are raised high enough to NOT interfere with the flow of juice. Others might add better advice, but I have success with this setup.

 

[dfranks04]

Ok I re-positioned the air hole after I rebuilt the coil and still not getting the flavor. Vapor production seems to be really good but just missing the flavor. Thanks again for helping this Reo Newb.

 

[Funk Dracula]

Why does your post contain a share sale link?


ShareASale

 

[dfranks04]

Someone else told me to decrease my wraps and I did by one when I rebuilt it. I have 6 wraps for 1.1 ohms. If you think increasing the wraps will help I would be glad to do that.

 

[Borescoped]

Here are some links to some video's that super_X_drifter did. They are great to help out with micro coils on a BF atty. I recommend watching them and seeing how he does his thing. Supe is pretty good at this, and took the time out to make these vids to help everyone out.

Ric23, thanks for having posted those before, so I could easily find and borrow the links from your post!

EDIT: Ok, since you bounced to the REO forum, I'll link THIS post in there for you, just in case LOL.

This is courtesy of super_x and has helped me a lot!
Micro Coil 101 - Making A Perfect Micro Coil Using The Coil Gizmo By Artistic Wire - YouTube

Micro Coils 101 - Part Two - Mounting The Coil In A Bottom Fed Or Dripping Rebuildable Atomizer - YouTube

Micro Coils 101 - Part Three - Wicking And Vaping - YouTube

 

[dfranks04]

I have no idea what you mean by this? I thought the only link I had was to my previous post in the beginners forum.

 

[dfranks04]

Ok I will rebuild again and see if that helps. I will let you guys know in a few mins.

 

[Funk Dracula]

I have no idea what you mean by this? I thought the only link I had was to my previous post in the beginners forum.

Circled in red. It's a spam link that pays up to 10% commission to the linker.

Here's the broken html in your original post:

Hello all. I have been stalking this forum for about a month but this is my first post. Not smoking and loving the vape. 8^) Instead of buying a bunch of cheaper mods I jumped right in and got a Provari[URL]http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=5...pe.com/provari-variable-voltage-ecig-s/36.htmhttp://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=5...pe.com/provari-variable-voltage-ecig-s/36.htm. Been using it with a Kayfun clone and its been great. I wanted to check out some different dripping mods and sorta went for the lazy mans dripper and got the Reo Grand in the mail today. Built my coil (1.2 ohms) and cotton wrap on the RM2 ( setup is exactly same on the Provari w/ Kayfun) and its producing decent vapor but the taste is not there. Whenever I try the Provari setup its just has a lot more taste.

 

[dfranks04]

I did 10 wraps and its now 1.7 ohms. But not noticing a huge differing in flavor. Do you guys think I should expect better flavor with the Reo and RM2 vs. the Provari and Kayfun?

 

[dfranks04]

Circled in red. It's a spam link that pays up to 10% commission to the linker.

Here's the broken html in your original post:

Hello all. I have been stalking this forum for about a month but this is my first post. Not smoking and loving the vape. 8^) Instead of buying a bunch of cheaper mods I jumped right in and got a Provari[URL]http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=5...pe.com/provari-variable-voltage-ecig-s/36.htmhttp://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=5...pe.com/provari-variable-voltage-ecig-s/36.htm. Been using it with a Kayfun clone and its been great. I wanted to check out some different dripping mods and sorta went for the lazy mans dripper and got the Reo Grand in the mail today. Built my coil (1.2 ohms) and cotton wrap on the RM2 ( setup is exactly same on the Provari w/ Kayfun) and its producing decent vapor but the taste is not there. Whenever I try the Provari setup its just has a lot more taste.

I just typed Provari and it somehow made it a link. I'm using Safari and have never had this happen before. Any idea how this happened?

 

[dfranks04]

Now that I'm vaping on it I think the lower wraps (around 1.2 ohms) was tasting better. Thanks for your helps guys but I'm still not getting it yet. I will keep trying and keep checking to see what you recommend.


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[Borescoped]

Watch those videos that I linked up for you. They do help out in understanding a really good way in setting up the micro coils.

 

[solace.discord]

I also prefer flavor over the impressive clouds around here!

took me a few coils to get it right, and now that I have my range, I keep tweaking. I had never built a coil before, so.. maybe that was my advantage. flavors I loved at 2.0 in a carto tank are now heaven around 1.3-1.4 without burning.. while my cinnamon-y liquids are awesome at like 1.5-1.6- not too far from the 1.7 I previously loved.

coil placement was another thing I had to master- not only height from the deck, but angle and closeness to the air hole.

you'll find it!!

 

[thinkingaboutit]

Circled in red. It's a spam link that pays up to 10% commission to the linker.

Here's the broken html in your original post:



I just typed Provari and it somehow made it a link. I'm using Safari and have never had this happen before. Any idea how this happened?

No link on my computer. Looks normal.

How high is your coil? Also, with cotton, less is more. The links above will help.

 

[dfranks04]

Ok I was about to stop for awhile as I'm about to go to dinner with my wife but I decided to give it another go. I lowered the wraps to about 7 which should be around 1.2 ohms, positioned everything where you guys have recommended. And already things are improving. I will keep looking on here to see if anyone recommends anything else but wanted to say thanks again for your help! Not sure if this will end up being a Provari killer but I think over time I will get better.

** I still would like to hear of owners of both the Reo w/ RM2 and Provari (w/ Kayfun) to see what build you like best. **