Congrats! Now wait until you build your own with cotton. Then you really go down the rabbit hole.
Thanks TG! I almost boiled a cotton ball and did just that, but I wanted my first build to go as easy as possible, so I went with the one they "threw in" for me. In fact, I can't really call it my first build. They "built" it. I only screwed it to the deck, trimmed the extra bits, and did the other stuff involved between the build and the first vape.
I did all the safety steps, too. Had my multi-meter at the ready, checking it for shorts before connecting anything. Except I wasn't able to check for hot spots because I stupidly wetted the wick with e-juice to get it positioned in the chimney floor before I ever fired it the first time. I did fire it open like that to confirm operation, but there was no way to get it red hot in order to check for uneven heating. Oh well, if my first attempt at a build dies too soon, no big deal. I'll just build another. Maybe I'll do the cotton next time.
I have to say, my first build was pretty ugly. It's why I refused to take a photo of it, as so many others like to do for their first build. I could hardly see the coil enough to arch it up a bit to clear the top hole. But I suppose I cleared it enough, though, as it vapes very nicely, and I get the full range of airflow adjustments from zero to category 5 hurricane.
I've got two Ehpro Kayfun Lite Plus', an HCigar 3.1, and an Erlkonigin now. For some reason, because that clearly isn't enough, I have another Ehpro lite on the way, an Aqua clone and a Heron Clone on the way from Fasttech. Now I'm eyeing this $15 3.1 from 101vape even though I don't need it at all and the 3.1 I have is my least favorite RTA.
I doubt this is my last RBA purchase, myself. I've got the fever, you see.
By the way, the full port on the Hcigar 3.1 is on the side. Looks like an air hole, but if you put you finger over it you won't notice a change in airflow. If you put your finger over the real airflow hole, you'll cut it off completely. You would need the green, 18 gauge, plastic needle tips to fill that way though, so I typically only fill my 3.1 via the top as well.
Ahhhh - OK! So that's what that mysterious hole is for! Thank you for telling me.
I'll probably pick up the requisite green 18g plastic needle tip at some point in the future. But yes, top filling does work just fine in the meantime.
