That is very good to hear. Possibly some production runs of them had less of those. Of my 2 A7s and 1 mini, I never had all those problems in the same atomizer. All three had the wobbly positive post, and the other problems were randomly scattered accross them.
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That is very good to hear. Possibly some production runs of them had less of those. Of my 2 A7s and 1 mini, I never had all those problems in the same atomizer. All three had the wobbly positive post, and the other problems were randomly scattered accross them.
keep in mind you need to keep a constant vigil on that center post and make sure its not out to far
Mine HAS to be out or it will short my 2.0 (but not on the Grand). I had read everything about making sure it was screwed down, but that is what blew my spring. I put in the new spring and short stop and it would have blown again had I not had the short protection. I metered it fine, it worked on my grand. Once I used the handy screwdriver that came with the A7 and screwed it out, it was fine. It vapes wonderfully now.
So clearly this is an issue that is individual to each REO and each atty. My only suggestion would be to use a short stop and figure out the right combination. As with any mechanical and atty, you just need to get the right power to the wet coil sans shorting.
As for the cost issue, my A7's work just fine. I have expensive rebuildable atties, I have cheap atties (although for tubes not the REO). As long as the juice is hitting a hot coil vapor will be produced. How you accomplish that has nothing to do with the price, but everything to do with your wick and coil and the delivery of power. So if a cheap A7 does it well, I see no reason to pay more money for something that does the same job. My ZAP works great on my ProVari, but so does my el cheapo chobra as long as the coil is adjusted to the power.
I am sure that the higher priced atties will have less variance and higher quality control, but so far I haven't come across an A7 that has a wobbly post (knock on woodvil). It doesn't require a gasket, and is easy to rebuild so works for me!
I put in a gasket on my mini and as I hate lower air holes I put in a side hole and wow it's perfect 
not bad for a cheapo rba. I'm considering not selling one of the 2 I have for sale now and may take it to get the top shortened for me as I find it is a bit long but other than that it's pretty good
not bad for a cheapo rba. I'm considering not selling one of the 2 I have for sale now and may take it to get the top shortened for me as I find it is a bit long but other than that it's pretty good
I put in a gasket on my mini and as I hate lower air holes I put in a side hole and wow it's perfect
Where exactly did you drill your hole? I can only compare an a7 to a reomizer , I too prefer the side air.
I want to convert one of my A7s to side air hole. I prefer a tight draw. What size drill bit would be recommended for drilling. I don't want to drill too big and have an airy draw then have to cobjob it up. I'll pick up a cobalt bit to do the job.
I think 1/32 is what your looking for 3/64 is nice but you can always drill it again if 1/32 is to stiff of a draw
1/32 as rob says to start I put a felt mark on the top at 90 degrees to the coils and drilled the hole just a hair above the threads on the cap so as to keep it close to the coils. I will try to remember to post a pic later.
Knife guy has a drill press and said I'd have to bring my own bit. Carbide?
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A less than $3 cobalt bit works fine but it'll only do 3 ERA's before it needs sharpening... or replaced.
Jack
Jack
Yuup, Maybe I'm just spoiled, but I have come to the conclusion that anything that warrants a thread to educate people how to keep it from potentially damaging their REO isn't going anywhere near my REO.
RBAs in general have required countless threads.
Even the early ERAs had a positive post that was too long and would cause the REO to short. Yes, they did eventually fix it, but it just goes to show you that just because it costs more doesn't mean it's going to be free of issues.
Don't knock it till you've tried it, as the saying goes.
Even the early ERAs had a positive post that was too long and would cause the REO to short. Yes, they did eventually fix it, but it just goes to show you that just because it costs more doesn't mean it's going to be free of issues.
Don't knock it till you've tried it, as the saying goes.
The only thing that doesn't have the potential to cause a short is a cigarette... now, house fires is a different subject entirely.
Jack
Jack
I did manage to singe my fingers a few times while building coils. Adjusting it, turning the mod to adjust more, and accidentally firing it. Skin and finger grease doesn't make for a tasty vape, btw.
We can't be held responsible for your reckless coil wrapping techniques.
May I suggest using one of these for your vaping activities.
Jack
We can't be held responsible for your reckless coil wrapping techniques.
May I suggest using one of these for your vaping activities.
Jack
Holy... Why didn't I think of that?! I have an orange one in my closet since April of '86!
I wonder if I could get one with a magnifier instead of that stupid plastic face cover though.
To translate it to terms I can relate to:
An A7 is a lot like a ......: inexpensive (compared to a wife), highly risky (even if you use a rubber) but pretty satisfying if you get it all worked out.
Ok, I get it now.
Yuup, Maybe I'm just spoiled, but I have come to the conclusion that anything that warrants a thread to educate people how to keep it from potentially damaging their REO isn't going anywhere near my REO.
Hmm... A badly built Genesis tastes terrible, and has good possibilities of damaging your batteries and mods. And there are a LOT of threads and videos on how to build them. I believe, for the price and availability, A7 deserves at least one thread and a spot under the sun
Incidentally, after a few months of experience building genesis, reomizer, Vivi Nova, and A7 with all kinds of wicking materials and coil configurations, and after reading several threads, it still took me 6-7 attempts to build a Hornet to my liking. Provided, it never blew out my hot spring, but that's just cause I learned from A7 to watch for coil shorts.
I'm not saying A7 is the best thing ever. As a matter of fact, I don't intend on using mine, since I now prefer Hornet. I do intend to give them to friends of mine that don't want to spend 80 bucks on a better atty. They're also not willing to spend the money on Reos yet
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