Brand new rba bottom coil tank

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68injunhed

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mgmrick, your holes look a little bigger in your pic, but its tough telling. I made sure to wrap the wicks around the posts when i primed and put back together. I think i flooded the bottom by primer puffing while i was trying to test the draw of the thing. I think it will be ok once i refill (as long as i can come to terms with the tight draw and not keep primer puffing!!)

Hey Tao, if you keep having the tight draw, let me know, and I'll send you a drill bit to ream the holes above your threads with. It is a .8mm or about 1/32.

Least I can do for running such a smooth coop. :D
 

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Hey Tao, if you keep having the tight draw, let me know, and I'll send you a drill bit to ream the holes above your threads with. It is a .8mm or about 1/32.

Least I can do for running such a smooth coop. :D

hey 68injun, i'd take you up on that if you've got an extra 1/32 bit laying around. otherwise i can probably pick one up at the hardware store (or is that a difficult size to find?)
 

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hey 68injun, i'd take you up on that if you've got an extra 1/32 bit laying around. otherwise i can probably pick one up at the hardware store (or is that a difficult size to find?)

The bits I get are from work and are .8mm, just over 1/32", perfect for reaming those air holes. PM me your address and I'll mail you a couple. These are cobalt drills made by a company called Guhring, they are about as good as you can get. (I'm a machinist for my day job)
 

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The tight draw on these was driving me nuts, but I didn't want to go in and bore out the hole just yet. While playing around with it, I pulled out a 510 to 510 connector with a hole in the base, not a sealed 510/510 connector. The draw is very easy now, just like taking a draw while unattached. It works fine like this on my Lavatube with a floating center pin and on my VV Gripper, which has a sealed 510 center post.
 

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Ok, finally got through this thread :D.

I also found the use of an unsealed 'shorty' 510-510 adapter takes care of any tight draws.

I got one through taofishdudes co-op (sure wish I'd gotten more). I only got one because normally I use top coils - I like warm vapor. BUT, I have to admit the taste from this tank is phenomenal!

I re-coiled and re-wicked the tank after a weeks use of the stock wick/coil. Then dang near cried when it started shorting :ohmy:. I too discovered that the positive post can't be pushed all the way down in the grommet. It's working fine and I'll probably order another soon, you know, just to have a spare :D.

ETA:
Found the BO-6s here for $12.99
 
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TomCatt, there is something odd about the pictures on that site. The tank should be bigger than the chamber... I hope their camera is a bit distorted...

I just used a jeans needle to widen those two little air-holes. Broke off the tips of 2 several times and had magnetise smaller needles to fish the tips out again. I probably shouldn't have done that. I might've damaged the grommet that separates the +/-. Also, I liked those needles. :( Also, I was forced to use a screwdriver to flatten the warps I made in the holes. But all in all, total success. I don't recommend doing how I did it... extensions certainly do the job better... but whatever works for you...

I've found making a mark somewhere so I can ID the hole works well. So if your chamber is looking a bit too wet, you can you just tilt the thing up at 180 degrees or higher while vaping to prevent more liquid from dripping in. Finally got some high-resistance Kanthal D on ebay. Am I the only one who likes vaping 4.1 ohms at 3.7V? These things still vape awesome even with such a high resistance!
 

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Mine does not look like the one from Vapor Alley - the size difference is more like the pic at the bottom - the B08 - but with the atomizer on the bottom. About a 60/40 split or perhaps even a 65/35 split in the chambers. The pic on Vapor Alley looks like the posts in the atomizer are taller as well.
 

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Yeah, after looking closer at the pics on VZ and VA - the VZ ones appear to have shorter posts and the 'tank' bottom/chamber top seems to set closer to the top of the posts. The 'tank' may be the same size, just could have a shorter tube and shorter posts. :blink: :D
Who is VA? I'd like to do another modification. Thanks
 
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