Ares, new MTL RTA designed by Phil Busardo and Dimitirs Agrafiotis

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Anyone have any Ideas on a suitable device (single 18650 battery, VW) that would look good with a 19mm topper sitting on it ?? All my devices are at least 22mm to 25mm's in width. (or point me to a thread ??)

Edit: I don't think that KF mini V3 would look particularly good sitting on top of my Black SVD2. I'm just sayin'.:rolleyes:
To me they look fine on 22mm “Mini” Box mods.

I think it fits perfectly - and hits great, IMO - on the original iStick 20w, but that mod doesn’t buck.
 

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Thanks Jumpin', but I do need the ability to go from about 5 watts up to 15, at about the highest. I suppose my Presa 75TC's would work OK for me though.
would it help you to see a pic of one on a lavabox m 75 or a evic vtc mini - those or the only 18650 mods I have in rotation atm?
 

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would it help you to see a pic of one on a lavabox m 75 or a evic vtc mini - those or the only 18650 mods I have in rotation atm?
Same two 18650 mods I have, and agree it would good on the evic vtc mini (I have a KFv5 /22mm).
 

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would it help you to see a pic of one on a lavabox m 75 or a evic vtc mini - those or the only 18650 mods I have in rotation atm?
I run my Tobeco on both of those, plus on occasion on an old iStick 40 with a silicone case. I’d post pics, but I don’t know how. :blush:

Btw, don’t want to hijack this thread (sorry, folks), but you might compare the deck of the LiFeng at 3f to the deck of the original at Origin Vapes:

LieFeng KF Mini V3 Silver 2ml 19mm RTA Rebuildable Tank Atomizer

Kayfun Mini V3 SvoeMesto - Authentic - Ships 24 hrs from NY

Note how the screwhead on the positive block extends beyond the outside end of the block on the LiFeng? Hopefully you can still get wire to cinch around the screw and the screw doesn’t touch the bell, but that kind of stuff bugs me.

At least the airhole on the positive blocks looks like the right size. One of the clones I got was something like 1.8mm instead of 2.2mm on the original.
 
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I run my Tobeco on both of those, plus on occasion on an old iStick 40 with a silicone case. I’d post pics, but I don’t know how. :blush:

Btw, don’t want to hijack this thread (sorry, folks), but you might compare the deck of the LiFeng at 3f to the deck of the original at Origin Vapes:

LieFeng KF Mini V3 Silver 2ml 19mm RTA Rebuildable Tank Atomizer

Kayfun Mini V3 SvoeMesto - Authentic - Ships 24 hrs from NY

Note how the screwhead on the positive block extends beyond the outside end of the block on the LiFeng? Hopefully you can still get wire to cinch around the screw and the screw doesn’t touch the bell, but that kind of stuff bugs me.

At least the airhole on the positive blocks looks like the right size. One of the clones I got was something like 1.8mm instead of 2.2mm on the original.

The clone I have is horrible to build on. I can't trap any wire bigger than 30 gauge. And the deck moves when you try to tighten the screws. It's in the discard pile.
 

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The clone I have is horrible to build on. I can't trap any wire bigger than 30 gauge. And the deck moves when you try to tighten the screws. It's in the discard pile.
The positive block can be tightened from the bottom, but the trapping problem is fatal. I can do 28 ga on my Tobeco.
 

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The positive block can be tightened from the bottom, but the trapping problem is fatal. I can do 28 ga on my Tobeco.
not on the one I have. I actually broke the tip off of ceramic tweezers to stop the deck from moving while tightening the screw (because I had the bright idea of putting it in that crevice to keep the deck from moving)!
 

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not on the one I have. I actually broke the tip off of ceramic tweezers to stop the deck from moving while tightening the screw (because I had the bright idea of putting it in that crevice to keep the deck from moving)!
Use a regular size paper clip. Unfold in the center and the loop on one side should fit almost perfectly over the positive block, with legs on both sides of the block. Just make sure the insulator under the block is perfectly positioned, and tighten from the bottom. :)
 

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Use a regular size paper clip. Unfold in the center and the loop on one side should fit almost perfectly over the positive block, with legs on both sides of the block. Just make sure the insulator under the block is perfectly positioned, and tighten from the bottom. :)
nah, I'm done with that thing. Thanks tho.
 

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That wrap looks OK to me, for sure. :thumb:

Thanks lil_buddy for those pic's. I just happen to have a VTC mini myself here, somewhere, that I had forgot about. That is encouraging to see the two paired up together. Thanks again.:thumbs:

I have an ErlK clone somewhere in a box that I think is on the smaller Diameter also, but don't remember just what I put under it. That was a long time ago that I used that small topper.
 
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Yes, I know all about ArcticFox firmware Cirus, but thanks. I have it installed on my Presa's, Sinuous p80's and Love it. It's the best firmware one can put onto his or her devices, be it Joyetech, Eleaf, or WisMec as it takes all of them to whole new level. And that's just in Power Mode, I haven't even tried TC/TL mode with it yet. It has "Curves" and "Profiles" for both Watts and TC/TL, and a customizable Battery "Profile" and all kinds of neat stuff. Your Right Cirus, it's WAY Cool.:thumbs:

And for the sake of trying to stay on Topic, I haven't, yet. I'm still watching and reading this thread, and Thanks to all that post here.
 
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Anyone have any Ideas on a suitable device (single 18650 battery, VW) that would look good with a 19mm topper sitting on it ?? All my devices are at least 22mm to 25mm's in width. (or point me to a thread ??)

Edit: I don't think that KF mini V3 would look particularly good sitting on top of my Black SVD2. I'm just sayin'.:rolleyes:

A setup like this might be a sort of Game Changer yet again for me, who knows.

Oh, I didn't even think of it till someone in another thread mentioned, how much easier it was to wick using KGD pads instead of fighting with getting the correct amount of unrolled cotton ball thru my coils. After I tried KGD, all of a sudden I could wick my coils properly, like magic.
Hope you like it, 52 - and that the LieFengs work out ok. I'd suggest not even using the AF screw- it seemed like it moved around in there or something, and changed throughout the day, so I removed it. Was too airy at first for me, but once I got used to taking a priming puff and a slow 6-8 sec. vape at 8-10W, it was perfect for me.

I saw on the Sinuous P80 thread you have a couple of them. Here's the pic I posted that has the Ares and the Mini 3 on it. I don't think it looks bad at all on the P80. And if you need a 3rd one, you saw that @gerrymi posted they're $21.75 at Vapesourcing.:) That's a Nautilus 2 drip tip on it, though. I don't really care for metal drip tips.
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Yes, I know all about ArcticFox firmware Cirus, but thanks. I have it installed on my Presa's, Sinuous p80's and Love it. It's the best firmware one can put onto his or her devices, be it Joyetech, Eleaf, or WisMec as it takes all of them to whole new level. And that's just in Power Mode, I haven't even tried TC/TL mode with it yet. It has "Curves" and "Profiles" for both Watts and TC/TL, and a customizable Battery "Profile" and all kinds of neat stuff. Your Right Cirus, it's WAY Cool.:thumbs:

And for the sake of trying to stay on Topic, I haven't, yet. I'm still watching and reading this thread, and Thanks to all that post here.

I think the KFM3 will look good on the sinuous

Ed: Oh look a picture to prove me right :D
 
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