Catfish atty mods.

[phibbus]

Doubt that's possible. The airhole goes straight down the middle through almost the entire center pin. Not sure how chowder can possibly drill his way around that.

Yeah, I see what you mean looking at a cross-section drawing...

I don't think that's the final design, but I assume the pin is basically the same. What I can't quite figure out is where that (usually not very functional) fill port next to the air hole feeds. I don't think it was in the design yet, at this stage.

 

[TheKiwi]

What are the main differences between the divo, cyclone, & clt?
Are they all the same diameter? Any leaking issues with any of them? Which one is better for flavor? One easier to build than the other?
Is there an atty that won't hang over the side that I am missing here?
I am wanting to get into BFing and am currently on a nautilus Mini & MVP 2. Looking for max flavor - clouds optional. ;-)

CLT left, cyclone afc right. The CLT is significantly bigger at 22mm

The CLT is a dual coil only set up with humongous air flow. the cyclone can be set up for single coil or duals.

The CLT is a tri-post design with a T-positive post. The cyclone is a dual post:

The chamber in the cyclone is TEEEEENY TINY, and the flavor off it is intense and super good. The CLT is a significantly cooler vape because of its size, but ah, the flavor is no slouch either.

 

[Iron]

The great flavor is due to the small chamber of your two drippers, the magma cannot duplicate that due to its size

Granted, the chamber is not as small on the Magma, but it is very reduced. I think it is the combo of bottom air flow and small chamber that makes them superior in flavor to my palate. I think the ideal atty would be a Divo with air flow under the coil and AFC. You listening, Vicious Ant? I've made up my mind to go ahead and get Chowder to BF my Magma.

 

[VeeHa]

what seems to be the one everyone likes for use on the reo?

 

[Chowderhead1972]

All around good atty would be the Atomic kind of a middle of the road atty that is well suited to the standard issue, garden variety crowd.

If you are looking for extreme flavor and possibly reduced vapor the small attys are awesome Divo, Cyclone standard cap, Reactor are all great choices and sell faster than I can get them.

The 22mm attys will hang over the top a little bit. Will have great flavor (albeit less than the small chamber attys mentioned above) and huge vapor potential. The flavor can be somewhat muted compared to the tiny chambered attys but that's not always a bad thing. I prefer a 22mm over the little guys for that muted flavor because the intensity of a Divo or Cyclone standard can be a little much on some juices.

 

[VeeHa]

i really love my veritas but i dont guess u can turn it into a bf? i just tried to put my CLT and stillare on my reo LP and they wouldnt' go all the way down flush? do u use a fatter O ring or something also i like single coils over duals but would go duals if that is the way to go

 

[TheKiwi]

So chowder. What're the odds you can mod the 454 1:1 clone from fasttech? By mod I mean BF-ing it plus replacing the copper center pin with a stainless steel one like how you did up the CLT.

Which btw has officially beat the cyclone as my fav bf atty.

 

[freedogg]

Iron....If you are a flavor junkie don't forget about the PlumeVeil. The PV has 3 airflow controls, one being under the coils. You can also vary the chamber size with the top cap delryn insulator airflow thingy. It looks to me that the chamber is smaller than the Magma. There are a bunch of reviews of the PV on youtube. Rip Tripper has a pretty good one.

The Magma is an excellent RDA and when Tom sends it back to you think seriously about having him throw a PlumeVeil in your package as well!!

Granted, the chamber is not as small on the Magma, but it is very reduced. I think it is the combo of bottom air flow and small chamber that makes them superior in flavor to my palate. I think the ideal atty would be a Divo with air flow under the coil and AFC. You listening, Vicious Ant? I've made up my mind to go ahead and get Chowder to BF my Magma.

 

[Iron]

Iron....If you are a flavor junkie don't forget about the PlumeVeil. The PV has 3 airflow controls, one being under the coils. You can also vary the chamber size with the top cap delryn insulator airflow thingy. It looks to me that the chamber is smaller than the Magma. There are a bunch of reviews of the PV on youtube. Rip Tripper has a pretty good one.

The Magma is an excellent RDA and when Tom sends it back to you think seriously about having him throw a PlumeVeil in your package as well!!

I actually do have a Plume Veil clone, but even with all the holes closed, it's too airy for me. May just be a sucky clone. Got it from Angelcigs.

 

[TyCreek]

Thanks CH for another nice BF conversion...
I was originally thinking non-AFC ... but wow, I like the the airflow, the flavor and its dual coil ease! Nice atty that goes to the top of my favorite list!

 

[TheKiwi]

To those thinking about the Zenith v2, here's some pictures!

The atty at the front:

Here's the massive air slots. Similar to the CLT:

Unlike the CLT, the zenith v2 features 3 air slots arranged in such a way that it allows for single coil set ups:

The entire atty breaks down into 4 parts (no drip tip included): Top cap, main sleeve, AFC ring, and deck/base

Here's the top cap with the super awesome delrin insulator. Or at least i HOPE its delrin lol.

Here's the deck with the nice wide post slots. it's BIG, and actually would be perfect for parallel builds.

As usual, the vertical position of the squonk hole is low and perfect.

Unfortunately, out of the 3 catfish atties that I've had, this is the only one that I would consider a bummer. If you refer to the last 2 pictures, you can tell that the holes were drilled very very off centered, as opposed to having the 2 drain holes directly opposite each other. I do think that the drainage would be much better if it had been centered. In any case, I will test out the drainage later today. The vertical hole in the 510 pin is perfectly centered though.

Out at the lab now so I havent vaped and tried it.

 

[Nautilusfan]

Does anyone have any interest in a Vulcan atty?

 

[Chowderhead1972]

I will mod it if you send it in.. The response I got when I asked initially was very soft on doing them in mass. I had one in my hands when I was in a Denver vape shop and I was impressed with the quality and heft of it but at the end of the day I'm not trying to get stuck with 15 of them.

 

[Chowderhead1972]

To those thinking about the Zenith v2, here's some pictures!

The atty at the front:

Here's the massive air slots. Similar to the CLT:

Unlike the CLT, the zenith v2 features 3 air slots arranged in such a way that it allows for single coil set ups:

The entire atty breaks down into 4 parts (no drip tip included): Top cap, main sleeve, AFC ring, and deck/base

Here's the top cap with the super awesome delrin insulator. Or at least i HOPE its delrin lol.

Here's the deck with the nice wide post slots. it's BIG, and actually would be perfect for parallel builds.

As usual, the vertical position of the squonk hole is low and perfect.

Unfortunately, out of the 3 catfish atties that I've had, this is the only one that I would consider a bummer. If you refer to the last 2 pictures, you can tell that the holes were drilled very very off centered, as opposed to having the 2 drain holes directly opposite each other. I do think that the drainage would be much better if it had been centered. In any case, I will test out the drainage later today. The vertical hole in the 510 pin is perfectly centered though.

Out at the lab now so I havent vaped and tried it.

It will drain beautifully... Remember the smallest hole in the system is the restriction. On a Reo the smallest hole is the metal tube in the bottom of the 510 and where the bottle cap crushes the hose to make a seal at the top of the bottle.

 

[TheKiwi]

Ermagerrrd the zenith is awesomeeeeee....

I LOVE the CLT. easier deck to build ever. nice range of air flow. build real solid and nice. great flavor. buuuut it has a cooler vape, probably due to the size of its chamber.

But then. The Zenith........ WARMER VAPE = win. Same huge range of airflow, nice slots for your leads... flavor is GREAT, delrin drip tip attachment...

I was super excited to try it out after having vaped on one months ago. build a simple dual at 0.8 ohms

Wicked it up with rayon and did my squonk and drain test. drains well.

Looks AWESOME with my shorty pyrex drip tip. with the delrin drip tip attachment, i'll never ever have to worry about a hot drip tip

overall... well i LOVE the zenith. might be a tiny bit more than the CLT just because I can get a warmer vape from the exact same build.

The only unfortunate thing left is that my middle grub screw is smaller than the actual post hole, so it doesnt really capture my leads well. they end up getting squished to the side, which annoys me with slight fluctations in resistance.

If i could figure out a way to fix that.. man. this atty is AWESOME. still a little bewildered by the mehhh response to them.

 

[caveat]

Got a Hobo in today. It's got a copper positive T-post, so guess that's a no-go for a bottom feeder.

 

[MotherNatural]

I'm lovin the Cyclone with AFC. Wrapped my first micro coil with ReadyXwick. This is a whole new ballgame. Thank you, Tom!

 

[Mr.Reliant]

Wondering how a 454 Big Block would work as a BF?

 

[TheKiwi]

Wondering how a 454 Big Block would work as a BF?

Same! Waiting for chowder to reply my early post. Only issue is the copper center pin, which I'm hoping that chowder can do what he did with the CLT and just replace it with a ss one.

 

[Chowderhead1972]

I tried the 454, it has a chrome plated copper pin. The entire post is copper, until someone makes generic 2.5mm and 3mm center posts the 454 is a no go..