Advice on what to get for a 1st go at RTA...

[xdarktime]

Lots of good advice here except for the one saying you need to buy authentic... as if spending $150 more than you need to on your very first rta was somehow going to ensure a successful experience.

From a consumer stand point, I agree, there's probably nothing more that a $150 RTA is going to impart upon a first time user than a clone. However, from a business/future innovation stand point, I would tend to encourage people to buy authentics just because it incentivizes the original designer to create new (and potentially better) products in the future. Obviously, its not all black and white, and any one individual buying a clone isn't going to completely diminish creativity in the vape market. I guess I just think it's pretty easy to go authentic and cheap now, what with the Lemo, Billow, SilverPlay, Goblin, etc. It's not an elitist thing, but if everyone were to exclusively purchase clones... well, eventually we wouldn't even have clones ha. I prefer to support the original creators of products because they're the ones taking a HUGE risk.

 

[edyle]

Going to drop the coin on a Drop no pun intended. Getting some 28 and 30 gauge A1 wire off ebay for starters and the big 200 pc Japanese cotton pack as linked above. Oh and a cheap ohm meter to use while building the deck. Figure I'll be in $55 or so all said and done. I have a small torch lighter but will get a little handheld torch locally. Everything else I have already and can make any size mandrel I want on my lathe I was even thinking about using it to wrap some nice tight coils really easy by hand. Now to just learn the tricks of what size coils and how many with which size wire to get the desired resistance.

The thing I am wondering now is will going to a RTA setup be an improvement at all over Aero Tanks and Nautilus style tanks if I run the Lemo at the same ohm resistance and wattage? Or will I not notice any major improvement unless I up the wattage and lower the ohm closer to 1?
Thanks again all. I am taking the plunge!! Then on to dual coil decks one day maybe lol.

CC

The wattage required per ohm of coil resistance, depends on the wire gauge.
(The thicker the gauge, the more wattage per ohm of wire required)

So if you run the Lemo at the same ohm resistance and wattage as your Aerotanks and Nautilus style tanks, they will perform pretty much the same if you're using the same gauge and type of wire that comes with the aerotanks and nautilus style tanks.

There would be differences in performance due to differences in airflow, and fogchamber size.

 

[KGB7]

Lots of good advice here except for the one saying you need to buy authentic... as if spending $150 more than you need to on your very first RTA was somehow going to ensure a successful experience.

Buy what you want or what you can afford, even if you can afford $200 for a mod, a clone will do the same exact job for 1/10th the price. At times, clones are better then Original.
Plus some people like to support the American hard working class, instead of sending the money over-seas.

And there are more and more none-clone products coming out that are cheap and work well; Lemo or Atlantis for example. Both are well priced.

 

[Brandon David]

Good choice on the drop. Large build deck, great airflow, good flavor, very forgiving when it comes to getting your bearings on wicking technique and excellent price point. The list goes on and on. Are there some cons to it? Yup. Every rta has cons but this one's pros outweigh them so much that many seasoned veterans in this hobby have their high end tanks collecting dust. You'll dig it.


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[CajunCloud]

Thanks again everyone. Things are now in transit and the slow wait for all the pieces parts begins I'll report back on my first build attempts. Might even video tape my very first coil attempt for laughs

Being new to this whole vaping thing I thought that AeroTanks rocked over the iClear30S and eGo style tanks. I also got a Nautilus from the get go and really loved the airflow on it even more. Not until recently have I noticed how much that airflow affects the flavor profile along with the vapor flow itself. I'll still use the Aero and Nauti with some juices I like to leave loaded up and that give me a great flavor in them as is.

Question I have now is would it be worth the extra $18 or so to get the updated Aerotank v2 airflow pieces they offer to upgrade my 3 Aerotanks? Are the v2 adjustments more in line with making the Aero v2 as airy as the Nauti for instance? Does the v2 improve it enough to make the one last upgrade on these tanks I already have worth the money and time?

Thanks!!!

CC

 

[roxynoodle]

I would wait on the aerotanks. I got to try my first RTA at the beginning of August, and it was game over on the aerotanks I had 3 more RBAs within the month, and somehow they just keep coming

 

[Angel Eyes]

I swear if anyone can get an RTA or clearomizer to be leaky, it's me - what are the RTA's that give access to the build deck without emptying the tank, and also never seem to leak no matter how much you screw up?

I vape an expensive 100% VG WTA, and it loves to leak if given the chance and that leaking costs me a lot of $$

 

[sparkky1]

You might need to invest in a DNA 30 regulated mod, 1 ohm standard build on that lemo @ 20 watts and taste the rainbowwwww

 

[edyle]

Thanks again everyone. Things are now in transit and the slow wait for all the pieces parts begins I'll report back on my first build attempts. Might even video tape my very first coil attempt for laughs

Being new to this whole vaping thing I thought that AeroTanks rocked over the iClear30S and eGo style tanks. I also got a Nautilus from the get go and really loved the airflow on it even more. Not until recently have I noticed how much that airflow affects the flavor profile along with the vapor flow itself. I'll still use the Aero and Nauti with some juices I like to leave loaded up and that give me a great flavor in them as is.

Question I have now is would it be worth the extra $18 or so to get the updated Aerotank v2 airflow pieces they offer to upgrade my 3 Aerotanks? Are the v2 adjustments more in line with making the Aero v2 as airy as the Nauti for instance? Does the v2 improve it enough to make the one last upgrade on these tanks I already have worth the money and time?

Thanks!!!

CC

If you're thinking about the aerotank the other alternative would be the nautilus.

But after those two, there are now also the atlantis and the subtank.
Costwise, I suppose the aerotank and nautilus would be cheaper because they're older.

The subtank is the newest thing out and with it you get the choice of buying replacement coils or using a rebuildable deck/coil.
I've seen replacement glass tanks come out for them too;
when I see replacement rebuildable coil/decks come out for them I'm in.