Tho, you still got to give me a name for a top flavour rda, I am intriqued to try and compare to oxva solo until I get the money spared for one.
Don't feel bad because I am way out in the sticks and there is not a vape shop within probably 200 miles of here....... They don't know what a vape shop is here LOL...... I get everything from online.....
I like the solo, I just wished they would have designed the airflow better for better flavor......
Update!
Tried a bunch of different builds in RDL mode.
26g kanthal 7 twist and 8 twist.
24g kanthal 5 twist and 6 twist.
26g 7 twist - awsome flavour super clouds
26g 8 twist - big clouds flavour half of what it was, burnt hits
24g 5 twists - superb flavour, massive mesh rta clouds
24g 6 twists - big clouds every second hit burnt
Conclusion: of the 3 materials kanthal ni80 and ss316l, considering flavour and clouds, kanthal is far, far, very far superiour to the others. Ni80 lasted longer 1000 puffs, while kanthal lasted about 500 puffs, consider kanthal reusable, ni80 not. ss316l - double the battery life, for the sacrifice of everything else.
Since I tried kanthal in this atty, I am never looking back to any other wire material. This said 24g drinks like a wino on a payday, tho the clouds and taste are overwhelming at 30W. I think I will turn back to the 26W 7 twist, bcus it was very satisfying for my experience, the taste at 24g is even a tad too intense for me, also 26g, battery life is 30-40 percent longer and it doesen't consume up too much juice.
I am tangled between these two tough, 26g, battery lasts for day, 24g battery lasts 3/5 of day, tho the draws are way way more satisfying and I have to take much less draws to hit that joint.
If you want a superb experience from this atty, kanthal is the WORD. Can't wait to try other configurations of kanthal, like ribbon and claptons.
The taste and clouds, man you have to try to believe....
Peace and love!
Tried a bunch of different builds in RDL mode.
26g kanthal 7 twist and 8 twist.
24g kanthal 5 twist and 6 twist.
26g 7 twist - awsome flavour super clouds
26g 8 twist - big clouds flavour half of what it was, burnt hits
24g 5 twists - superb flavour, massive mesh rta clouds
24g 6 twists - big clouds every second hit burnt
Conclusion: of the 3 materials kanthal ni80 and ss316l, considering flavour and clouds, kanthal is far, far, very far superiour to the others. Ni80 lasted longer 1000 puffs, while kanthal lasted about 500 puffs, consider kanthal reusable, ni80 not. ss316l - double the battery life, for the sacrifice of everything else.
Since I tried kanthal in this atty, I am never looking back to any other wire material. This said 24g drinks like a wino on a payday, tho the clouds and taste are overwhelming at 30W. I think I will turn back to the 26W 7 twist, bcus it was very satisfying for my experience, the taste at 24g is even a tad too intense for me, also 26g, battery life is 30-40 percent longer and it doesen't consume up too much juice.
I am tangled between these two tough, 26g, battery lasts for day, 24g battery lasts 3/5 of day, tho the draws are way way more satisfying and I have to take much less draws to hit that joint.
If you want a superb experience from this atty, kanthal is the WORD. Can't wait to try other configurations of kanthal, like ribbon and claptons.
The taste and clouds, man you have to try to believe....
Peace and love!
Put in japan muji cotton pad as wicking.....srsly, you wouldn't believe the taste.....hell, I can't even believe what I just hit......I am in vaping heaven, thanks a thousand times for the experience oxva arbiter solo.....
Put in japan muji cotton pad as wicking.....srsly, you wouldn't believe the taste.....hell, I can't even believe what I just hit......I am in vaping heaven, thanks a thousand times for the experience oxva arbiter solo.....
Excellent! I am glad you are making progress with it
I usually always use Kanthal for my wire whether it be single wire or claptons...... I am currently using 26g, 7 wrap, single Kanthal wire in my solo.....It's strange tho, how the simplest solution is always the best.....and we just have to try all the other options trough first ourselves......nevertheless I think that in zeus dual, the ni80 served it purpose.Excellent! I am glad you are making progress with it
Update!
Dryburn and reuse of the 24g kanthal coil is totally possible, but gives diminishing returns.
First use about 500 really really good puffs at 30w before struck a bad note.
Second use, almost 400 puffs, the taste was not so fresh, but it was still very very enjoyable.
Third use, almost 300 puffs before struck a bad note, taste was still quite good but uncomparable to a fresh coil.
So a connoisseur like me, the cheap cost of a simple round wire doesen't justify the reuse of coils versus loss of taste and puff count.
Btw, my wicking over lasted the coils every single time, and the wicking looked like ot could take twice or triple the load, so if you use unflavoured or something that doesen't gunk coils, you could keep going for miles.
I used muji cotton pads, so far, the best I ever had, the durability and taste are just exellente.
Dryburn and reuse of the 24g kanthal coil is totally possible, but gives diminishing returns.
First use about 500 really really good puffs at 30w before struck a bad note.
Second use, almost 400 puffs, the taste was not so fresh, but it was still very very enjoyable.
Third use, almost 300 puffs before struck a bad note, taste was still quite good but uncomparable to a fresh coil.
So a connoisseur like me, the cheap cost of a simple round wire doesen't justify the reuse of coils versus loss of taste and puff count.
Btw, my wicking over lasted the coils every single time, and the wicking looked like ot could take twice or triple the load, so if you use unflavoured or something that doesen't gunk coils, you could keep going for miles.
I used muji cotton pads, so far, the best I ever had, the durability and taste are just exellente.
Update!
The guy with the crackling info....
well I suppose that part....is wrong, when your oxva crackles, it could mean three things, either you underfire your coil or you overfire, last, your given vg/pg is wrong for the coil or current wattage.
The crackling...to me it seems, only my opinion....is a sign your juice is cooking, the chimney was all brownish after the vaping with full crackle on....
Now, at 0,45 ohm coil 35 watts, vg70/pg30, no crackle or pop, smoothest draws I've ever had, taste amazing clouds dense, no damn crackle, atty clean coil lasts for 1K puffs, wicking totally untouched, only coil needs cleaning once in a while.
The guy with the crackling info....
well I suppose that part....is wrong, when your oxva crackles, it could mean three things, either you underfire your coil or you overfire, last, your given vg/pg is wrong for the coil or current wattage.
The crackling...to me it seems, only my opinion....is a sign your juice is cooking, the chimney was all brownish after the vaping with full crackle on....
Now, at 0,45 ohm coil 35 watts, vg70/pg30, no crackle or pop, smoothest draws I've ever had, taste amazing clouds dense, no damn crackle, atty clean coil lasts for 1K puffs, wicking totally untouched, only coil needs cleaning once in a while.
The more I learn about this atty, the more I love it, placed an order on two Brunhildes (1o3 and mtl) to have something to compare.
Will keep you posted!
Will keep you posted!
You forgot the 4th factor for crackling/popping........... When wicking is not tight inside of a coil then your ears will be filled with crackling. The tighter a person can get their wick packed into a coil the less crackling and spit back............. However, some people I know actually enjoy the sound of a crackling tank..... To each their own I suppose.
And on RDL mode 24g kanthal ID 2,5, 5 twist 0.45 ohm, placed low (1-2mm from deck), @35w vg70/pg30, air all the way open, muji cotton pad, cut almost at base lenght, combed really lightly.....is G.O.D.
I might be wrong, but hey.....I don't own all the variations of claptons and neither do I plan to, because I am all the way satisfied with what I have now, claptons might be a tad better.....but is it really worth it....I presume claptons gunk up way faster then casual round wire.
Oh, btw, be sure to twist your wire the right way, so you don't have to bend the legs, unless you want to place the coil high, twist coils clockwise.
Peace and love and good vape vibes!!!
I might be wrong, but hey.....I don't own all the variations of claptons and neither do I plan to, because I am all the way satisfied with what I have now, claptons might be a tad better.....but is it really worth it....I presume claptons gunk up way faster then casual round wire.
Oh, btw, be sure to twist your wire the right way, so you don't have to bend the legs, unless you want to place the coil high, twist coils clockwise.
Peace and love and good vape vibes!!!
Hmmmm, yeah maybe when you start with the new setup, but going 2 light it will end in a lot of spitback and then even more, and so on....maybe when your draws are really short and shallow......idk....don't know about this but so far to me a crackling sound means there's definitely something really wrong with your build or wattage.....just let them be....there are all kinds of ppl out there, with no regards towards their health, or sience....or anything......
Considered wicking, I don't want to go too tight either, but thats even not really possible I guess, because so far as much as I put into my coil, until it doesent bend my coil it has been just right, when I see that the cotton starts to really pull on my coil, I pull it out and peel off a bit and go again.
I pack my coils as tight as I can get them no matter what my juice ratio is........ I pack them until the coil starts deforming.... However, it does create a bottleneck and messes a bit with the juice flow but it also stops the crackling.... I never get crackling off of my coils when tightly packed.....
I hope you get the two other RDTAs soon because you are really going to love them..... You will experience a total different vaping experience due to the way the airflow is designed on those two tanks compared to the solo. You're going to love them
Thanks for the support, can't wait, checking every day the delivery status.I pack my coils as tight as I can get them no matter what my juice ratio is........ I pack them until the coil starts deforming.... However, it does create a bottleneck and messes a bit with the juice flow but it also stops the crackling.... I never get crackling off of my coils when tightly packed.....
I hope you get the two other RDTAs soon because you are really going to love them..... You will experience a total different vaping experience due to the way the airflow is designed on those two tanks compared to the solo. You're going to love them
I really do hope to get something really different to learn from the experience, I'll be dead honest about the results, have no sponsorship behind me, nor did I get anything for free, especially the results.
I do hope it gives a better experience but not too far better at the same time, so that I keep all the attys running and in use, idk seems a weirdo thing but hey it's the way I am
Update!
The guy with the crackling info....
well I suppose that part....is wrong, when your oxva crackles, it could mean three things, either you underfire your coil or you overfire, last, your given vg/pg is wrong for the coil or current wattage.
The crackling...to me it seems, only my opinion....is a sign your juice is cooking, the chimney was all brownish after the vaping with full crackle on....
Now, at 0,45 ohm coil 35 watts, vg70/pg30, no crackle or pop, smoothest draws I've ever had, taste amazing clouds dense, no damn crackle, atty clean coil lasts for 1K puffs, wicking totally untouched, only coil needs cleaning once in a while.
True true !
Here are a few of my additional observations in regard to the solo....... So, any of you fellow solo lovers out there try not to take offense because there are a ton of people who love them. However I can only report my experiments and experiences with the thing.....
The solo is a strange RTA in the fact that it is designed for two different modes..... It is my opinion that it's best to have an atomizer that is specifically designed for MTL and one specifically designed for RDL instead of trying to make one device try to do a good job at both...... The solo is trying to be a jack of all trades and it falls short for me.....
Like I said before, I have placed every type of coil and juice imaginable into the thing with results that are not satisfactory compared to other RTAs......... There are plenty of RTAs out there that are designed solely for MTL that provide much better flavor...... There are also plenty of RTAs out there that are designed for RDL that are also superior for flavor.....
The reason I purchased the solo in the first place was for it's RDL vaping mode.... But after trying many experiments and various coils and experiencing little flavor in RDL mode then I tried high resistance coils in MTL mode... The same thing happened (little flavor)................ I then disassembled the entire build deck for analysis and quickly discovered that in RDL mode that only ONE side of the coil is being hit by airflow in RDL mode. Yes, there is an airflow hole on each side of the coil but only ONE of them provides air to the coil. That is a major design flaw if you ask me. The flavor may have been good if they designed that airflow differently...... The more airflow that can hit any coil from as many angles as possible (especially underneath) then the better the flavor. Hitting the coil from only one side is absurd.
Another problem with the RTA is that if you use a thin wire for a coil for MTL mode then like all MTL tanks, you cannot turn the wattage up very high otherwise the coil will get too hot and you will start getting a burnt taste...... In other words, if you have an MTL coil in it and want to go to RDL mode with higher power then you will experience burning of the wick. The only remedy for this is to use a thicker wire (that doesn't get as hot) so that you can turn the power up for RDL vaping......
The last wire I used to build a coil was the best I used thus far for operating at 29 or 30 watts in RDL mode and I used larger 24g wire that came out to 0,5 ohms for RDL vaping..... With 24g the wick no longer gets a burnt taste at 30 watts..... But even though I have curently got the RDL mode to produce lots of vapor at 30 watts with zero wick burning, there is still poor flavor quality and this is due to the inferior airflow design on that deck. (single side airflow) There is no fix for that.
So, it's great that some people love the solo and I am happy for them. It's not the best RTA for me though.
The solo is a strange RTA in the fact that it is designed for two different modes..... It is my opinion that it's best to have an atomizer that is specifically designed for MTL and one specifically designed for RDL instead of trying to make one device try to do a good job at both...... The solo is trying to be a jack of all trades and it falls short for me.....
Like I said before, I have placed every type of coil and juice imaginable into the thing with results that are not satisfactory compared to other RTAs......... There are plenty of RTAs out there that are designed solely for MTL that provide much better flavor...... There are also plenty of RTAs out there that are designed for RDL that are also superior for flavor.....
The reason I purchased the solo in the first place was for it's RDL vaping mode.... But after trying many experiments and various coils and experiencing little flavor in RDL mode then I tried high resistance coils in MTL mode... The same thing happened (little flavor)................ I then disassembled the entire build deck for analysis and quickly discovered that in RDL mode that only ONE side of the coil is being hit by airflow in RDL mode. Yes, there is an airflow hole on each side of the coil but only ONE of them provides air to the coil. That is a major design flaw if you ask me. The flavor may have been good if they designed that airflow differently...... The more airflow that can hit any coil from as many angles as possible (especially underneath) then the better the flavor. Hitting the coil from only one side is absurd.
Another problem with the RTA is that if you use a thin wire for a coil for MTL mode then like all MTL tanks, you cannot turn the wattage up very high otherwise the coil will get too hot and you will start getting a burnt taste...... In other words, if you have an MTL coil in it and want to go to RDL mode with higher power then you will experience burning of the wick. The only remedy for this is to use a thicker wire (that doesn't get as hot) so that you can turn the power up for RDL vaping......
The last wire I used to build a coil was the best I used thus far for operating at 29 or 30 watts in RDL mode and I used larger 24g wire that came out to 0,5 ohms for RDL vaping..... With 24g the wick no longer gets a burnt taste at 30 watts..... But even though I have curently got the RDL mode to produce lots of vapor at 30 watts with zero wick burning, there is still poor flavor quality and this is due to the inferior airflow design on that deck. (single side airflow) There is no fix for that.
So, it's great that some people love the solo and I am happy for them. It's not the best RTA for me though.
Tried a bunch of different wires 28 7 twist and 30 5 twist. The experiment was rather rough and flimsy, but the conclusion I draw from it is that 50/50 isnt very good for RDL nor MTL. For mtl the best so far considering taste was a ratio between 80/20 to 70/30 PG/VG respectively. I think that for mtl even better taste could be achieved with thinner wire and even higher PG. For mtl the less PG the less taste. For 28g the coil and 50/50 vaped fine, but the taste wasnt much and the PG hit was rough.
MTL vs RTL.
I chose RDL in the end.
Goal was to smoke less and use less e-liquid and reduce the overall cost on vaping.
The result: I smoked way more in mtl, the 10mg liguid was strong, nevertheless it didn't give me the satisfaction I was looking for. The taste and feel was really good, but it didn't give that feel of fulfillment, I have no reasonable explanation for this.
So I installed my tried and proven 24g kanthal coil, mixed the remainder of my 50/50 mg liquid into 70/30 with a strenght about 5-6 mg nic.
And wow, I am enjoying vaping again to the fullest, the taste surely was more intense in mtl, but I don't know how it come to this, in the end it didnt even matter so much.
Go figure....
So I think arbiter solo is idel for making the transition from mtl to rdl, not the other way around. Oxva capabilities still don't cease to amaze me. If I had enough time I could turn this mtl into a paradise, but the mtl liquid is way damn too costly for me to go on and experiment. The RDL is just wonderful and very easy to use and to supply.
Thank you all!!!
I chose RDL in the end.
Goal was to smoke less and use less e-liquid and reduce the overall cost on vaping.
The result: I smoked way more in mtl, the 10mg liguid was strong, nevertheless it didn't give me the satisfaction I was looking for. The taste and feel was really good, but it didn't give that feel of fulfillment, I have no reasonable explanation for this.
So I installed my tried and proven 24g kanthal coil, mixed the remainder of my 50/50 mg liquid into 70/30 with a strenght about 5-6 mg nic.
And wow, I am enjoying vaping again to the fullest, the taste surely was more intense in mtl, but I don't know how it come to this, in the end it didnt even matter so much.
Go figure....
So I think arbiter solo is idel for making the transition from mtl to rdl, not the other way around. Oxva capabilities still don't cease to amaze me. If I had enough time I could turn this mtl into a paradise, but the mtl liquid is way damn too costly for me to go on and experiment. The RDL is just wonderful and very easy to use and to supply.
Thank you all!!!
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