New tank from new manufacturer - Asvape Cobra

[Shawn Hoefer]

Here's an interesting one... Although small, it holds just shy of 3.8 ml. It's 24 mm x 42.5 mm... Dunno if that is with the included drip tip or not. There's also adjustable airflow on the bottom... kinda standard. It's available in black and stainless steel.

It uses a kinda funky coil... instead of a couple large ports, it appears to have bunches of pinholes. Makes me think it'll wick just fine, but not flood easily. The coils are 0.5 Ohm NiChrome80. Another interesting choice, the Ni80. They're rated for 30-45 Watts - kind of a narrow range, but lowish compared to other modern tanks.

The kit comes with extra glass, o-rings, and a spare coil. Speaking of coils, they appear to be affordable-ish.

Specs aside, I think it's a fine looking tank...

In the cart!

Found it here: https://www.heavengifts.com/product/Asvape-Cobra-RTA-Tank.html

I'll provide some thoughts when it arrives...

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[Shawn Hoefer]

There are a few reviews already...







More to come...

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[zoiDman]

I wonder How Well the coil head wicks with Higher VG e-Liquids using that Array of small holes?

 

[mjag]

Here's an interesting one... Although small, it holds just shy of 3.8 ml. It's 24 mm x 42.5 mm... Dunno if that is with the included drip tip or not. There's also adjustable airflow on the bottom... kinda standard. It's available in black and stainless steel.

It uses a kinda funky coil... instead of a couple large ports, it appears to have bunches of pinholes. Makes me think it'll wick just fine, but not flood easily. The coils are 0.5 Ohm NiChrome80. Another interesting choice, the Ni80. They're rated for 30-45 Watts - kind of a narrow range, but lowish compared to other modern tanks.

The kit comes with extra glass, o-rings, and a spare coil. Speaking of coils, they appear to be affordable-ish.

Specs aside, I think it's a fine looking tank...

In the cart!

Found it here: https://www.heavengifts.com/product/Asvape-Cobra-RTA-Tank.html

I'll provide some thoughts when it arrives...

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The 42.5mm includes the drip tip and 510, not including the 510 it is about 38mm tall. Small tank but I squeezed 4ml into it verified with a syringe.

I just posted my review, I liked it a lot more than I was expecting and it will stay in my rotation for sure.

Cobra Sub ohm tank by Asvape Review

 

[liblue1]

I have one already and have done a review.....
Pay attention to the changing coils section.....I spent 15 mins trying to pull off the glass......lol...
Asvape Cobra Sub Ohm Tank Q & A?

 

[liblue1]

I wonder How Well the coil head wicks with Higher VG e-Liquids using that Array of small holes?

It seems to be doing just fine after a few days worth of use.....I am using max vg (80/20)....no issues yet!!!

 

[liblue1]

The 42.5mm includes the drip tip and 510, not including the 510 it is about 38mm tall. Small tank but I squeezed 4ml into it verified with a syringe.

I just posted my review, I liked it a lot more than I was expecting and it will stay in my rotation for sure.

Cobra Sub ohm tank by Asvape Review

I agree...I had troubles putting it down while the Drag was recharging!!!!

 

[mjag]

I have one already and have done a review.....
Pay attention to the changing coils section.....I spent 15 mins trying to pull off the glass......lol...
Asvape Cobra Sub Ohm Tank Q & A?

Hmmm, I haven't changed my coil yet but took the tank apart the first day, came apart no problem. Where did it get stuck?

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[liblue1]

the instructions say to pull the glass off......you have to unscrew it from the coil.....
I wanted the .50 coil on......

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

It's here! It's here!

My impressions...

The packaging is very nifty. A nice departure from the cardboard boxes and plastic clamshells. An arrow etched on the top would be a nice touch so those not reading this wouldn't struggle trying to lift off the top.

What's inside feels very much like most every other subtank... the tank, a spare glass, some spare o-rings, a spare coil. The spare coil comes in a bullet shaped container, and finally made Asvape's marketing make a little sense (see pic below). Apparently, this isn't just for the kit... that's just how the coils come... check the third image on this page: https://www.heavengifts.com/product/Asvape-Cobra-Replacement-Coil-5pcs.html

About those coils... hmmmm... 0.5 Ohm Nichrome 80. Really? I mean, in the day and age of SS temp control and the ginormous 0.15 Ohm monstrosities fitted into the TFV12, do 0.5 Ohm coils make sense? Turns out, they do. This is delivering a restricted direct-to-lung hit that's quite satisfying. Closing the AFC down to just about nothing, and it provides a very passable MTL vape. And it doesall of this as a lowly 30 watts. Nice!

The coil, as much as I'm liking it out of the gate, is a puzzle to me. I am used to priming the coils top and sides. The micro perfs for the wicking on this mean it can really only be orimed through the top. That said, it is keeping up fine at that 30 watts.

The tank comes apart into 6 parts: drip tip (510, smallish inner bore, but a largish sloped exterior), fill cap, top cap (where the fill ports are), glass, coil (which is also the chimney and holds the tank together a la Aspire Cleito and Tesla Shadow), and base.

It's really, really, REALLY nice to see a manufacturer make a new, simple, tank that makes older mods (I'm looking at you older iSticks) relevant all over again.

I'm having to really dig to find cons... I, personally, think the lack of other coils (which may well show up later) a pro... I'm tired of having to try 7365262 coils per tank to detemine which is best. Other folks might not like only having one coil to choose from. The capacity (roughly 4 ml) might be a con, but at 30 watts, I think it'll last. And, a larger tank might decrease the flavor. The air is restricted, but I don't see this being marketed to cloud chuckers... modwompers and flavor chasers... maybe even rebelious tootle puffers...

Remembering that this is a first impression and subject to change, I think this is a win!

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[liblue1]

Very well put Shawn....I have actually had some issues with the TFV-12 with the .25 ohm coil...as it is too much too fast and makes me cough...it took me a couple days to figure it out....I was getting thickness in my throat and constantly having to clear my throat after using it..so I put it away and after a couple days noticed I wasn't having to clear my throat anymore.....so there is a lot to be said for the .50 ohm...lately I have been changing most of my new tanks to that size coil...IMHO it makes a difference...