Blaze Pro Max RTA, an atomizer created by ThunderCloud in collaboration with the YouTuber Mikes Vapes. This is a massive rebuildable tank suitable for large cloud vaping. Top airflow, but as you can see from the photos of the deck, the air hits the coil (almost) entirely thanks to several micro airpins. The Blaze Pro Max RTA was sent to me for free by MoreVaping, without receiving any payment or having any collaborative relationship with them.
Packaging that leans towards the high end or, in any case, rare for products in this price range, with a beautiful large tin box, suggesting a rich equipment protected by a cardboard sleeve. On the bottom, there is also a scratch and check system to confirm the authenticity of your Blaze Pro Max RTA.
Content also well above average with, in addition to the Blaze Pro Max RTA already installed on the base equipped with 510 threading, a spare 5.5 ml tank, identical to the one already installed, and an additional 8.5 ml bubble tank. In the first bag, an Allen key, a screwdriver, grub screws, and spare o-rings. In the small bag, two 3-core fused clapton coils in Ni80 26ga x 3 + 35ga with a 3 mm diameter and 0.28 ohm each, and 6 parallel wraps. Finally, the leg trimmer and the user manual.
Blaze Pro Max RTA Thundercloud, a beast with a 28 mm base (but which reaches 30 or 35 mm at the pyrex tank, depending on which one is installed). Height of 45 mm and a weight of 87 grams due to the total construction in excellent quality steel. The top airflow and the 5.5 ml tank configuration are immediately visible, as well as the Blaze logo, engraved (not printed) on the bell cap.
Drip tip perhaps a bit short, made of plastic and with an 810 connection. Without o-rings, which are instead installed in the top cap housing and can be replaced with other drip tips of this type. Massive top cap that alone weighs 20 grams. Really difficult to make it hot during vaping. On the sides, grooves have been created to increase grip and facilitate opening.
Top cap equipped with a bayonet connection, and to screw or unscrew it, only a quarter turn is needed. Inside the top cap, there is an o-ring that ensures a tight seal, and the small tooth that allows the bayonet system to work should also be visible. Easy refill even if you keep liquids in twisted bottles thanks to a double slot.
Airflow ring and consequently, leakproof, equipped with an end stop that allows partializing the two mirrored slots. Ring equipped with a honeycomb system with 31 small holes per side to make the draw slightly quieter and more turbulent, as well as allowing precise adjustment of the airflow. It can be removed, remembering to align it due to the presence of the end stop, and is held by an o-ring. The pyrex tanks can be removed from below by sliding off the deck/base, with a choice between the standard 5.5 ml and 30 mm diameter (two available in the package) or the 8.5 ml and 35 mm diameter one.
Deck connection that must be aligned with the narrowing of the bell cap to allow correct insertion and then screwed on. If you are a fan of bottom filling like me, it is possible to do it quite easily, although obviously ThunderCloud did not intend it this way. Postless dual coil deck, therefore no turrets, with airflow baptized by ThunderCloud as Dual 310° Honeycomb, consisting of 60 small holes that hit the coils.
Photo with the 3-core fused clapton Ni80 26ga x 3 + 35ga 3 mm coils supplied. Simple installation, despite my being old school and coming from turrets, it was quite easy to install the two coils, perhaps avoiding using the supplied screwdriver and using a real one. The cotton must then be passed through the common cotton retainer for the two coils, which will be seen better later with the deck disassembled.
The height of the coils in the photo, although ThunderCloud does not specify anything, was obtained by cutting the legs to 5 mm in length using the special coil trimmer supplied. 4 mm is far too little and there is a risk of touching the deck and creating a short circuit, while 6 mm does not allow full exploitation of the airflow system lateral to the coil, and the cotton wicks would be very long.
Small detail of the stand with 510 threading supplied in the package. Where the first part and its narrowing should be noted in order to pair it much more easily with mods without it protruding for aesthetic reasons. Various engravings including Mike Vapes' signature, ThunderCloud logo, serial number, CE marking, and disposal symbol. It is possible to unscrew the gold-plated pin with the supplied key.
Coil clamping system and airflow completely separable once the pin is unscrewed. The generous cotton slots with a locking system that greatly simplifies things should be better noticed. They must obviously be completely covered with cotton, but without exaggerating in length; the cotton wick just needs to touch the deck. A peek insulator is present in the pin housing, which seems fixed or, in any case, there is no danger of it flying away as soon as it is unscrewed.
Blaze Pro Max RTA produced by ThunderCloud, very high quality-price ratio given the rich equipment, with 3 pyrex tanks and an atomizer that weighs almost 90 grams. The only real threading has been executed very well, while the bayonet connection needs a bit of lubrication with the liquid inside the top cap o-ring when screwing it on, or there is a risk of too much friction. I haven't found any other flaws. The flavor reproduction is very good even without pushing towards such complex builds as the one you get with the two coils included in the package. With a single 26-gauge wire on a 3 mm coil jig, you can already achieve good results. The structure of the Blaze Pro Max RTA obviously allows for much more powerful builds given its excellent heat dissipation. For someone using a dual coil atomizer for the first time with zero experience, the screws allow for fairly easy coil tightening, making learning about this world much simpler.
The Thunder Cloud Blaze Pro Max RTA is available on MoreVaping in various colors at the following link:
https://morevaping.com/products/thunder-cloud-blaze-pro-max-rta
Thank you to the staff and community of e-cigarette forum for the space, and to MoreVaping for providing me with the Blaze Pro Max RTA.
