I bought one just to compare the clone version to the real Cyclone. I have to say you are not getting anything close to the same experience with the clone.
On the left in the Mighty Mite, to the right is the Cyclone. As you can maybe see the Cyclone has a far better finish and is made of 304 grade SS. As for the Mighty Mite the finish is dull grey in color and not very polished. The materials of the Cyclone seem much better. On the inside as you can see in the following pic the holes to thread wire thru are larger on the Cyclone allowing dual coils. The finger screws of the Mighty Mite make it very difficult to trap higher gauge wire with out the use of a pair of pliers. Also the negative post on the Mighty Mite is very loose fitting and could possibly make contact with the positive post causing a short.
I am all for inexpensive devices even clones, so long as logos are not copied like they have been recently. You really want to know what you are buying. I can see the potential for safety issues with this clone and would not recommend buying one even at the price of 9 dollars. For that money you could buy the Phoenix rba which is far better and easier to build.
On the left in the Mighty Mite, to the right is the Cyclone. As you can maybe see the Cyclone has a far better finish and is made of 304 grade SS. As for the Mighty Mite the finish is dull grey in color and not very polished. The materials of the Cyclone seem much better. On the inside as you can see in the following pic the holes to thread wire thru are larger on the Cyclone allowing dual coils. The finger screws of the Mighty Mite make it very difficult to trap higher gauge wire with out the use of a pair of pliers. Also the negative post on the Mighty Mite is very loose fitting and could possibly make contact with the positive post causing a short.
I am all for inexpensive devices even clones, so long as logos are not copied like they have been recently. You really want to know what you are buying. I can see the potential for safety issues with this clone and would not recommend buying one even at the price of 9 dollars. For that money you could buy the Phoenix rba which is far better and easier to build.
