Mine will unscrew, but I really doubt it'll go far enough down to make connection without seriously risking a short from the thing bouncing around. Lemme find the wife's mini and see how far out it'll go.
Anyone try the A7 RBA ?? Will it fit?
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The good news: you could theoretically adjust the center post out far enough to make contact with the bottom of a mini. It would be on the barest ends of the last couple threads, though, and probably be a huge risk as far as damaging either your A7 or causing a serious short in your reo. I would not recommend actually assembling and firing it this way. Mine is still coil-less, which is really the only reason I even tried.
The bad news: on top of the risk from the good news, it also pretty much has to be screwed down right against the base of the catch cup, and just happens to be wide enough to block 95% of the air, so you'd be lucky to even get a mediocre draw out of it without modding the device to have a more ERA like air hole in the base of the device.
In short, it would work, but it'd be risky as hell and require way more work than you probably want to do.
Bonus: pictures, not the best quality (I used the tank as a method of measuring by setting the base directly against the walls of the catch cup to demonstrate how much clearance from A7 base you would need to make solid contact. It's just barely even.)
http://i.imgur.com/f3SV2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JNzN0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LP0be.jpg
The good news: you could theoretically adjust the center post out far enough to make contact with the bottom of a mini. It would be on the barest ends of the last couple threads, though, and probably be a huge risk as far as damaging either your A7 or causing a serious short in your reo. I would not recommend actually assembling and firing it this way. Mine is still coil-less, which is really the only reason I even tried.
The bad news: on top of the risk from the good news, it also pretty much has to be screwed down right against the base of the catch cup, and just happens to be wide enough to block 95% of the air, so you'd be lucky to even get a mediocre draw out of it without modding the device to have a more ERA like air hole in the base of the device.
In short, it would work, but it'd be risky as hell and require way more work than you probably want to do.
Bonus: pictures, not the best quality (I used the tank as a method of measuring by setting the base directly against the walls of the catch cup to demonstrate how much clearance from A7 base you would need to make solid contact. It's just barely even.)
http://i.imgur.com/f3SV2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JNzN0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LP0be.jpg
I've been thinking of buying one of the A7s but I don't care for an airy draw. Do you think plugging up one of the air holes would work to give a stiffer draw?
Also, Can anyone tell me where I can get one stop shopping for wicks and wires? I'm thinking of starting with 32 gauge wire and silica wicks.
Thanks
Also, Can anyone tell me where I can get one stop shopping for wicks and wires? I'm thinking of starting with 32 gauge wire and silica wicks.
Thanks
Thanks urquidezj! I decided to try making a SS wick setup today, turned out a lot prettier than my splintered silica wick:
Vapes about the same if not a little better than the silica.. metered at about 2.2ohms, I'm using 32 gauge A1 Kanthal.
Wow !!! That's a beautiful wick setup ! Probably one of the cleanest and neatest SS wick set ups that I've seen on a RBA (non-genesis). With a coil like that you more than hold the right to NOT call yourself a noob, Zod.
Again, man. Beautiful.
Zodduska, My first attempt with the A7 will be a Mesh wick.
Have you tried a U shaped wick? did you find it difficult or not enough room?
Im assuming you must have encountered a few dry hits with that wick, lol
That coil is . F.... PERFECT!
Have you tried a U shaped wick? did you find it difficult or not enough room?
Im assuming you must have encountered a few dry hits with that wick, lol
That coil is . F.... PERFECT!
I haven't tried the U shape, just the one in the pic. I really didn't have much trouble with it, the way I had it set up close to the inlet when I squonked along with a sharp pull the juice would pretty much go directly to the coil.. I was surprised how little it pooled on the bottom of the atty after a day of vaping.
A couple dry hits, yeah.. but I squonk a lot to avoid that.
A couple dry hits, yeah.. but I squonk a lot to avoid that.
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I just ordered from Empire and already received my shipping notice. Now, I have to hope someone can figure how to make it work like an ERA. It has the same working parts ( as far as I know ), just the bottom draw.
I just got this atty in today to see how it compares to the ERA. I have got to say that this atty is not to shabby, I am even using the installed coil on my Grand (metered at 2.1ohms). The one thing is it does give, is squonking feedback like a regular atty does and I wouldn't call it an airy draw but more simular to a regular new atty that has not tightened up yet. The taste and vape to me is on par with my Phoenix and I expect it to get better when I make a better coil.
For the folks on a tight budget that want to go with a RBA, I would say the A7 is a contender.
For the folks on a tight budget that want to go with a RBA, I would say the A7 is a contender.
I agree 100%
And if you want to it to be more ERA style, I imagine you could pull it off in a few minutes
Here's an idea. And I'm not sure if it has been brought up on the thread yet. Why not get an o-ring to slide over the base of the connector on the A7. This will block the air holes. Then drill a small hole in the cap. After doing this, it should be similar to an ERA. Any thoughts? I picked up a few #6 o-rings from Menard's for my neighbor, colt45 to slip around his ERAs to keep them from shorting out the REO.
That's exactly what I was thinking, should be super easy. But honestly it works so well for me as is I enjoy the variety compared to the ERA.
Now I just need another Reo VV so I don't have to switch/purge flavors in order to change atties
Now I just need another Reo VV so I don't have to switch/purge flavors in order to change atties
What is everyone's fascination with side air holes...
Its such a POOR design.
Its good for home made attys and tanks because its a quick solution, but FFS, its not ideal by any means.
I'm not trying to open a debate on air holes.... I just really dont think that drilling a whole on the side of the A7 is a bright idea.
Its such a POOR design.
Its good for home made attys and tanks because its a quick solution, but FFS, its not ideal by any means.
I'm not trying to open a debate on air holes.... I just really dont think that drilling a whole on the side of the A7 is a bright idea.
But it works so well especially on a bottom feeder. When the air hole is on the side you get the proper suction to pull the excess juice back down into the bottle ..... therefore you can squonk a bunch of juice to soak the wick and coil and let up on the bottle the excess goes down and you have an atty thats flood proof.
Once you put an air hole between the atty cup and the bottle that no longer works and you have to guage the squonk better to avoid flooding.
And the REO catch cup stays perfectly dry !!
For being a "POOR design" my two favorite attys have side air holes
Oh, and lets not forget being able to adjust the airflow to the wick and fine tune your vapor/TH
Seems like it has a lot going for it ..... not sure I would call it a poor design at all.
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But it works so well especially on a bottom feeder. When the air hole is on the side you get the proper suction to pull the excess juice back down into the bottle ..... therefore you can squonk a bunch of juice to soak the wick and coil and let up on the bottle the excess goes down and you have an atty thats flood proof.
Once you put an air hole between the atty cup and the bottle that no longer works and you have to guage the squonk better to avoid flooding.
And the REO catch cup stays perfectly dry !!
For being a "POOR design" my two favorite attys have side air holes
Couldn't have said it better my self. But each to their own I guess.
Thanks to all for the good info here. I've been looking for something like the Phoenix, but with better airflow around the coil. This looks like it fits the bill.
Looks like it holds quite a bit less liquid than the Phoenix, but I can live with that.
Looks like it holds quite a bit less liquid than the Phoenix, but I can live with that.
Alright, A7 review take two. I got a new coil built finally, been running it all day with 5 wraps of 32g kanthal around a cotton yarn wick at 9 watts kicked. Note that before this, I've never used a rebuildable atty before, so you guys with the shiny, fancy ones don't get to judge me
+ Cost. At 22 bucks shipped, it's a cheap rebuildable atty that's built well and easy to work with.
+ it'll work on pretty much anything, the open center post allows for bottom feeding just fine.
+ All stainless parts, adjustable center post for slightly wonky connector designs
+ Despite the airy as heck draw, the flavor is fantastic.
- Between the open center post and two air holes at the base of the connector, the draw is very airy. It takes a lot of the edge off the throat hit. I occasionally wonder if my battery is dying while firing because I legitimately can't tell.
- As I said before, the coil and wick that comes with the device is universally complete garbage. If you're looking at a rebuildable, you should buy kanthal and wick too.
Over all, I at least feel like I got my money's worth on this thing. Its kind of the eGo of the rebuildable world. Solid design, works well enough and serves as a cheap entry to the device with minimal drawbacks. If you've toyed with getting a rebuildable, this is a great way to try it out on the cheap. I've got enough yarn and kanthal right now to build 2 coils a week for at least 3 months, and it cost around 5 bucks.
But much like the ego, I feel that I'll inevitably end up upgrading a little further down the road to a stronger design that isn't as airy. That's really the most disappointing thing on the atty. On the other hand, for 20 bucks I'm now positive that rebuildables are for me, and I won't end up with buyers remorse dropping 70+ for a higher quality design.
+ Cost. At 22 bucks shipped, it's a cheap rebuildable atty that's built well and easy to work with.
+ it'll work on pretty much anything, the open center post allows for bottom feeding just fine.
+ All stainless parts, adjustable center post for slightly wonky connector designs
+ Despite the airy as heck draw, the flavor is fantastic.
- Between the open center post and two air holes at the base of the connector, the draw is very airy. It takes a lot of the edge off the throat hit. I occasionally wonder if my battery is dying while firing because I legitimately can't tell.
- As I said before, the coil and wick that comes with the device is universally complete garbage. If you're looking at a rebuildable, you should buy kanthal and wick too.
Over all, I at least feel like I got my money's worth on this thing. Its kind of the eGo of the rebuildable world. Solid design, works well enough and serves as a cheap entry to the device with minimal drawbacks. If you've toyed with getting a rebuildable, this is a great way to try it out on the cheap. I've got enough yarn and kanthal right now to build 2 coils a week for at least 3 months, and it cost around 5 bucks.
But much like the ego, I feel that I'll inevitably end up upgrading a little further down the road to a stronger design that isn't as airy. That's really the most disappointing thing on the atty. On the other hand, for 20 bucks I'm now positive that rebuildables are for me, and I won't end up with buyers remorse dropping 70+ for a higher quality design.
im getting mine tomorrow i hope, will see how bad this lose draw actually is, im sure i can come up with something. i hope lol
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seeing that its your first rebuildable, i can see why you feel the draw is airy. in order for a rebuildable to perform top knotch, it needs air. if you go too much though you lose th, but you can work areound that buy making your coil further from the air hole. little tweaks you find out about along the way will blow your mind when you find the sweet spot.
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seeing that its your first rebuildable, i can see why you feel the draw is airy. in order for a rebuildable to perform top knotch, it needs air. if you go too much though you lose th, but you can work areound that buy making your coil further from the air hole. little tweaks you find out about along the way will blow your mind when you find the sweet spot.
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You're definitely right on this. I'm experimenting a little bit before bed to try to find the "sweet spot" you're talking about. I was putting the coil close to the squonk hole in the hopes it'd help not dry the wick out, but moving it up a bit and making sure the wick touches the base has improved vapor production, taste and throat hit moderately. I'm also using a juice I'm familiar with this time, instead of a whole new one. The taste is beautifully clean, too.
I tried blocking one of the air holes with a bit of oring, too. That's a terrible plan. Everything goes way down in quality. The airy draw may be a little unpleasant, but I can see how it's necessary for the device.
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