Anybody Using A Kabuki?

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coldgin96

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today I picked up a couple of ccell coils. the young gal at the gape store said a lot of people liked them . she said the flavor was great and they last a long time. I have an old triton so I figured what the heck. at 18'to 22 watts the flavor is great. I've read reports that they last 20to 75 tankfulls.ntime will
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if they last a lot more than the two days my nautilus coils do I'm thinking I'd like to see a 1.8 that would fit a kabuki. if that would come to fruition I would buy a ti kabuki and put it in first line use with my kayfuns.

as it sits my kabuki is on the back burner but it works in conditions that would cause a kayfun to leak. my test was sitting on a hot dash in 90degree weather for an hour. once I cooled off the drip tip it gaped with nary a leak or gurgle. impressive. the next test will be a trip to Reno which will be 0 to 7200 feet in an hour. not fun with a tank unless it's a dripper or a vivi nova top coil.

sorry for the mush, just thinking out loud.
Well, jeez o pete, thanks for thinking out loud! Good info on the Kabuki!
 

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The GMZ Provari's are fully mirror polished before the treatment. The GMZ is what is called in the metal finishing business, Fully Brushed in finish.

The Stealth is an entirely different animal all together. Where the GMZ is a Metal treatment, that permanently changes the surface of the metal, the Stealth is a baked on finish. The GMZ if vastly superior in both abrasion resistance and hardness.

For the most part, to damage the finish on a GMZ. You just about have to damage the metal matrix beneath the surface, whereas the Stealth, can actually chip, since it is a coating adhering to the surface. The GMZ treatment actually changes the surface fo the metal. Very Good Stuff!

In Gunsmithing, and Knife Making, we usually bead blast the surface before applying the finishes in the Stealth type coatings. This gives it a stronger bond when baking. We also use the Ceramic coatings on engine headers in drag racing applications. It's a wonderful at keeping the heat high in the tubes where it belongs.

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The GMZ Provari's are fully mirror polished before the treatment. The GMZ is what is called in the metal finishing business, Fully Brushed in finish.

The Stealth is an entirely different animal all together. Where the GMZ is a Metal treatment, that permanently changes the surface of the metal, the Stealth is a baked on finish. The GMZ if vastly superior in both abrasion resistance and hardness.

For the most part, to damage the finish on a GMZ. You just about have to damage the metal matrix beneath the surface, whereas the Stealth, can actually chip, since it is a coating adhering to the surface. The GMZ treatment actually changes the surface fo the metal. Very Good Stuff!

In Gunsmithing, and Knife Making, we usually bead blast the surface before applying the finishes in the Stealth type coatings. This gives it a stronger bond when baking. We also use the Ceramic coatings on engine headers in drag racing applications. It's a wonderful at keeping the heat high in the tubes where it belongs.

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Hey Knife, I already knew all this, but I think it's cool you came in here and took the time to pass along info such as this to those who might not have.
 

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Speaking of coils, has anybody tried the Beyond Vape 1.8 coils in a Kabuki? I know they are made to go in the Silo tank but figured if the Silo can take an Aspire Nautilus BVC coil it stands to reason the Kabuki should be able to accept the Beyond Vape coil.
 
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Speaking of coils, has anybody tried the Beyond Vape 1.8 coils in a Kabuki? I know they are made to go in the Silo tank but figured if the Silo can take an Aspire BVC coil it stands to reason the Kabuki should be able to accept the Beyond Vape coil.

My understanding is there is a difference between the Aspire BVC coil and the Aspire Nautilus coil and the Kabuki does not work with the Aspire BVC coil.
 

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I'm using Nautilus BVC coils in both my Kabukis on my Radii - working perfectly so far - 9 watts x 1.6 Ohms ...
The Aspire BVC coils are different from the Aspire Nautilus BVC coils - I believe that is what @YoursTruli was referring.
 

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Hmm --- It seems to me that the Beyond Vape BVC's should easily work on the Kabuki. "The Silo BVC Coil is equivalent to the Aspire Nautilus BVC Coil."

It's the Silo Lite that uses the ones that are the same size as the Aspire BVC, and not Kabuki compatible. "The Silo Lite BVC Coil is equivalent to the Aspire BVC Coil."
 

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I received the blue MBV 510 Kabuki today. Undortunately, when screwed together, the wicking holes are mostly covered unlike on my P3 kabukis. I've tried screwing the atomizer in tighter, loosening the hex screw on the 510 connection, and tried alternate nautilus BVC coils to no avail. I emailed MBV earlier today after no luck getting through on the phone. I'll see what they suggest.

Is there something else I might try or something I missed while searching this thread?
 
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its just the difference in bases. with the nautilus coil screwed onto the 510 base the wick holes sit a bit higher. with the P3 base the coils sit deeper in the base. i noticed the difference also, but havent seen it affect the vape quality.

edit: if it helps, i vape 50/50 mr eliquids and a much thicker suicide bunny
 
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its just the difference in bases. with the nautilus coil screwed onto the 510 base the wick holes sit a bit higher. with the P3 base the coils sit deeper in the base. i noticed the difference also, but havent seen it affect the vape quality.

edit: if it helps, i vape 50/50 mr eliquids and a much thicker suicide bunny

Well if that's true, I think they should have shortened the top chimney by design to compensate or made them sit deeper by design. Are there alternate coils that don't do this? My holes are nearly 90% covered but if that's normal for this version of the tank I can see how it goes.
 
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are you noticing a difference in vape quality between the P3 and 510 version...i originally purchased the 510 kabuki and shortly after the P3 to be able to use the triton mini clapton and ni200 coils...the 510 version with 1.6 ohm nautilus coils has been a very nice experience so far, i just got tired of the 510 pin backing out every time i removed the tank from the battery device and the coilhead getting wedged in the chimney...the P3 version has been absolutely a flawless experience.
 
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