aerotank kills nautilus

[DaveP]

I'm about to spring for an Aerotank today when I go back to my local B&M to discuss failed nautilus heads. I contacted my supplier a few days ago and quoted the Aspire bulletin that said Aspire would replace any low life heads with new ones. Aspire admitted to thin wicks being the problem.

My latest nautilus problem has been 6 in a row that rose in resistance over a few hours from 1.8 ohms to as high as 7.2 ohms. I verified the problem on both my VV mods. One actually read open on my Provari and 9.9 ohms on my Sigelei Zmax (9.9 ohms is its highest reading, so open = 9.9 ohms).

I'm sure they will replace my bad heads again, but I fear that much of their shelf stock is bad. Maybe I can get them to give me an equivalent amount in Aerotank heads. They can get replacements from their supplier.

I can rebuild my bag of nautilus heads using Riptripper's method for single coiling the Nautilus. I've already done one and it's a good vape.

 

[doots]

I am real curious about the nrw AeroTank myself. I am never one for AVC though. Just never found it useful. I had two Nautilus and was not impressed. Sold them. I currently use PTII's with rebuilt heads and the MagnaVape Pro Killer which also uses the same head. I just recently got into rebuildables with the Taifun GT. Love the vape but really hate the hassle. I actually had 4 mech mods too but just sold them yesterday because vaping was starting to turn into a hobby. The only thing that is keeping me from giving the new AeroTank a try is the heads are not as easy to rebuild as the single coil PT heads. And I do have a preference to single coil anyway.

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To Be honest here, If you were not impressed with the Nautilus, you wont be impressed by the Aerotanks either.. IMHO
I have a couple of new Aerotanks with the New Heads. They arent bad at all, but nothing to write home about either.. if I use strong flavored juices in them they are pretty good. Milder juices I can't taste.

If you are building your own single coil heads on the device you have and are happy with it, keep it up and save your money.

Aerotanks are a nice built tank and Look good too, But flavor to me lacks even with these new heads just like they do with the Nautilus. Good vapor, but very muted flavor to me.. Again, not a bad product by any means, Just bought in to the hype and bought a couple after seeing Pbusardos video which let me down big time after actually using them for a few days. I do like them more than the Nautilus tanks.

Muted flavor I do not like.. Not for me.. Spoiled by RBAs and Reos and devices that give good vapor and flavor...YMMV

Just an added mention. The AFC is good on them and many ppl love them and vape pretty good overall. My expectations were higher for the new heads. Maybe haven't tried enough heads to give it a chance. I'll keep using them and report back.

 

[Garemlin]

To Be honest here, If you were not impressed with the Nautilus, you wont be impressed by the Aerotanks either.. IMHO
I have a couple of new Aerotanks with the New Heads. They arent bad at all, but nothing to write home about either..

If you are building your own single coil heads on the device you have and are happy with it, keep it up and save your money.

Aerotanks are a nice built tank and Look good too, But flavor to me lacks even with these new heads just like they do with the Nautilus. Good vapor, but very muted flavor to me.. Again, not a bad product by any means, Just bought in to the hype and bought a couple after seeing Pbusardos video which let me down big time after actually using them for a few days.

Muted flavor I do not like.. Not for me.. Spoiled by RBAs and Reos and devices that give good vapor and flavor...YMMV

Good to know. I also felt the Nautilus had a very cool and muted flavor. Of course I think most big tanks do anyway. The only one that hasn't so far is the Pro Killer.

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[doots]

Good to know. I also felt the Nautilus had a very cool and muted flavor. Of course I think most big tanks do anyway. The only one that hasn't so far is the Pro Killer.

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Does the Pro Killer Use single coil heads? Never seen one.. Any link to one you could give? thanks

 

[Garemlin]

Does the Pro Killer Use single coil heads? Never seen one.. Any link to one you could give? thanks

Yes it uses the single coil Kanger heads as well as their own in-house built heads. Here is a review I did with all the pertinent info.

Review: MagnaVape Pro Killer - The FIRST American made clearomizer

 

[DaveP]

I've always judged a good Boge, Smoktek, or other good grade carto as a baseline for performance (doesn't mean I think cartos are best, just a good comparison). My Nautilus was a great tank ... til the heads started having problems (story in post #61).

I went back to the B&M and had a sit down with the owner, who agreed that a problem exists. She credited me for 8 heads and I used the credit to buy a Kanger Aerotank Mega and two boxes of dual coil heads. That made the Mega cost me out of pocket $11 plus the price of the heads. I still have the Nautilus and can rebuild the coils and wait for an all clear on the manufactured ones.

I put the Aero Mega together and have vaped it for a half hour. Vapor and flavor are good, maybe as good as the Nautilus, at least as good as I know my Dakang RY4 to be. I'm happy with the Aero. We'll see how it performs.

 

[Sdh]

Has anyone tried the 1.2ohms new updated wickless coils? Just curious? I seen one place to have them. I'm wondering if they will be awesome on a regular VW unit?

 

[DaveP]

Has anyone tried the 1.2ohms new updated wickless coils? Just curious? I seen one place to have them. I'm wondering if they will be awesome on a regular VW unit?

Link to a source with pictures or a vendor who has them?

 

[DaveP]

The Aerotank Mega has heads that don't pop apart like the old ones. Anyone tried to disassemble and rebuild? It looks like a press fit cap that is designed to discourage rebuilds.

 

[doots]

The Aerotank Mega has heads that don't pop apart like the old ones. Anyone tried to disassemble and rebuild? It looks like a press fit cap that is designed to discourage rebuilds.

too much trouble to rebuild these. just rebuild the old ones and use in the Mega.

 

[DaveP]

too much trouble to rebuild these. just rebuild the old ones and use in the Mega.

So the old Protank heads fit. Interesting. I have a ziplock with 2 or 3 dozen. I've recoiled a few of them over and over. Thanks for the info.

 

[doots]

So the old Protank heads fit. Interesting. I have a ziplock with 2 or 3 dozen. I've recoiled a few of them over and over. Thanks for the info.

I have only heard they fit. I havent tried any yet.. let us know if they work. I would assume they do since I am using the new ones in the old aero tanks, the old ones would most likely work fine since the new ones work ok..

 

[doots]

Maybe I just got some bad new heads.. Don't know. Pbusardo said he liked the flavor from them but I cant tell any difference. Maybe he got a good head or something.. Had high hopes these heads would be so much better than the older ones. Not for me so far anyways.

Seems like they would maybe try a cotton wick or something to get more flavor. I always seem to have a off taste like plastic or something similar to that taste in these heads.. Unless I use an in your face flavored juice I dont seem to taste flavor too much. Light flavors, forget it. vapor and not much taste to it. The new heads cant even be rebuilt easily. nDisappointed in Kanger. The tanks look nicer though..

 

[Sdh]

Sweet-vapes.com has the 1.2s. Unfortunately, they are too low for my units.
http://www.sweet-vapes.com/shop?pag...color_plus.tpl&product_id=3398&category_id=87

 

[Chelonian]

Maybe I just got some bad new heads.. Don't know. Pbusardo said he liked the flavor from them but I cant tell any difference. Maybe he got a good head or something.. Had high hopes these heads would be so much better than the older ones. Not for me so far anyways.

Seems like they would maybe try a cotton wick or something to get more flavor. I always seem to have a off taste like plastic or something similar to that taste in these heads.. Unless I use an in your face flavored juice I dont seem to taste flavor too much. Light flavors, forget it. vapor and not much taste to it. The new heads cant even be rebuilt easily. nDisappointed in Kanger. The tanks look nicer though..

I have given up on clearos.

For my quick n dirty vape needs, I use tanked cartos.

 

[DaveP]

Maybe I just got some bad new heads.. Don't know. Pbusardo said he liked the flavor from them but I cant tell any difference. Maybe he got a good head or something.. Had high hopes these heads would be so much better than the older ones. Not for me so far anyways.

Seems like they would maybe try a cotton wick or something to get more flavor. I always seem to have a off taste like plastic or something similar to that taste in these heads.. Unless I use an in your face flavored juice I dont seem to taste flavor too much. Light flavors, forget it. vapor and not much taste to it. The new heads cant even be rebuilt easily. nDisappointed in Kanger. The tanks look nicer though..

The new head (with the elongated side holes) lasted about 4 hours in my new Aerotank. It started rising in resistance and then started tasting burnt. The second head from the 5 pack I bought had 2 round holes on each side (old head) and it lasted the rest of the night and late into the afternoon the next day before rising to 2 ohms and climbing to over 4 ohms before declaring open on my Provari. I checked it on my Sigelei Zmax and my ohm meter and all declared it open.

Maybe those were flukes, but two in a row is the beginning of a trend. If they had suddenly risen to twice the rated value, that would be one coil open. These ascended smoothly and that reeks of gradual loss of contact with the grommet pressure against the body and center pin. The open state just about has to be a break in the wire. Any contact at all would read on the higher ohms scales.

 

[nic_fix]

I am very happy with the mega. have no issues. taste is good. vapor is a lot for a clearo. maybe I have been lucky.

 

[nic_fix]

well I do have but one gripe with it. the thing does not produce as much vapor as a good rba. fine. yet what it does produce condenses all over the thing. so since it does not have a knurled bottom I have to thoroughly wipe it before each refilling. which for me is often. I know, how lazy can I be? still, I don't see why it should do that. in that regard, if I get it hot enough it leaks out of the 510 as well. minor gripes though.

I think it is better than any carto,clearo and the mighty nautilus too. I think we have all established it is not a top rba. I will dare to put it up against a kfl+, which in fact I have. I agree wholly with pbusardo. it is close. perhaps not "very" but close indeed. with the ss tank it looks like the uvo footon aqua. don't be fooled there my friends. the aqua hands down slaughters the aerotank mega. still, for convenience I feel it is currently the only game in town.

I had to spend enough time with it to be sure. sorry I went back and forth so much on the subject. I have not used the nautilus in nearly two weeks. which indecently has it's own set of issues. if for nothing else the cost of the heads makes it a no brainer for me at least. big improvement over previous kanger products at that. ahh, evolution.

 

[DaveP]

I was paying something like $3.50 each for Nautilus heads at the local B&M. They don't sell 5 packs. The Aerotank heads are $8.95 for a 5 pack. Depending on life, that's a deal except for the fact that a Nautilus head lasted over a week before QC went South and the Aerotank heads are lasting a day, maybe two if they don't fail like the first two.

Someone needs to design a head with some life span that can be cleaned easily.

 

[Sdh]

I am not happy with the life of the coils. IDK if I am going to pursue the dual coil. Anyone know if these are backward compatible. Example: Will a regular Kanger bottom coil fit? I'm thiinking about getting a Kafun now. After the nautilus and aerotank I am not to happy. The nautilus I loved but it has it's faults. The mega is nice if the darn heads was designed better.

I'm going to make one more coil purchase from a different vendor to see if it is just a vendor related issue or a Kanger. I'm blown away to purchase a tank for 35 bucks to only have the coils disintegrate and only last days. I don't use citrus as well.

If anyone has any recommendations on a cheap Kafun 3.1 clone I'm all ears.