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Everyone has to feed their own curiosity but I have a Hana V3 with an eBaron Pro on top of it and I like the full rich flavor of that combo but I have not used it at all since getting my REO's and RM2's. The REO/RM2 gives me that same full flavor without the need to drip.
Yes they have an abundance of horsepower but It is really not needed especially when the sub-ohm kit is available.
Yeah good point, I went straight from a little VV device to the reo so I haven't tried anything else. I know the reo performs excellently, but i've been wanting to try the hana. Just don't feel like throwing 250 at it haha
Turbocad6 put a DNA in his new woodie, and I think he put one in a metal reo also.
That hana DNA30 is SO calling me, too. But, yeah, hesitant to throw $250 plus the $100+ cost for an awesome RBA/RDA that deserves to go with it. If I learned my lesson with juices buying (yeah, I've spent at least that much on juices I DON'T like, sigh...), I know to stop spending now that I've found my bliss.
I'm waiting for the sub-ohm kits because then my grand will be the same reliable bomb-proof mod it's always been and with low resistance coils, i can easily exceed even DNA30 specs.
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I looked at the Hana and it looks nice but changing batteries would be a pain. I believe you have to remove the two screws to get to the inside of the mod. Besides having to drip...uggg.
ETA: or use a tank
ETA: or use a tank
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There ya go! Give me all the "bad" things about the Hana, so I won't waste my money on it
There ya go! Give me all the "bad" things about the Hana, so I won't waste my money on it
I think the Reo Rob is coming out with sounds nice. THe one that will have a Kick and take an 18650. We will have a nice strong bodied regulated mod with one battery so no stacking. IF you want to go mechanical there will be an insert to replace the Kick then you've got a tall Grand. If the electronics die you can fix it with a new Kick. IF you have to clean it you can run it underwater. It'll have the new contacts so you can sub ohm to your hearts content. It just sounds like a very versatile, rugged mod.
Oh, you don't have to sell me on the new Reo's in the works. I'm totally going for a subohm kit as soon as they come out! Unless I'm missing something, I see that w/ the subohm kit, I should be able to do anything the Hana can do, but better, right? I just build to get the output I want. And the subohm kit will do it, AND if I drop it in a puddle, it will still work
agreed, I normally run my REOs at around 28 watts with my home-made low kit, but the batteries dies fast, the AW 18650 recommended for the reo barely last me two hours at my vape pace before I can feel the vape weakening out considerably
Nowadays I'm using the Sony VTC4 (2000 mah) and will soon get ahold of some VTC5 (2500 mah, I believe)
My issue with the Hana (or just about any other device besides the Reo) is not the battery/power management, it's the topper - juice storage/delivery, coupled with flavour.
Dripping gets me the best flavour (which I truly struggle with), tanks get me convenience. The closest thing to effectively pairing those two aspects was the Kayfun (which would absolutely hum on the Hana). It is not, however, very convenient to maintain (rewicking is especially bothersome) and the flavour is second to a dripper or a RM2 on a Reo (IMHO).
So, with the Hana, I'm faced with either dripping on a good RDA - sacrificing convenience - or using a KF-quality RTA - sacrificing flavour.
A Reo gives better me the best of the two things I care about at, I might add, a lower price point.
Dripping gets me the best flavour (which I truly struggle with), tanks get me convenience. The closest thing to effectively pairing those two aspects was the Kayfun (which would absolutely hum on the Hana). It is not, however, very convenient to maintain (rewicking is especially bothersome) and the flavour is second to a dripper or a RM2 on a Reo (IMHO).
So, with the Hana, I'm faced with either dripping on a good RDA - sacrificing convenience - or using a KF-quality RTA - sacrificing flavour.
A Reo gives better me the best of the two things I care about at, I might add, a lower price point.
Excellent point. I agree that if we are going to compare the Hana to the Reo, indeed the battery/power management is arguably a weak link for the Reo. That said, the minor inconvenience of swapping out a battery every X number of hours is negligible compared to the advantages the Reo provides. With a Reo/RM2 combination, we do NOT have to sacrifice flavor, nor do we have to sacrifice convenience (who can seriously claim that dripping "on the go" is convenient? Squonking wins, hands down).
This seems to be the exact thread I was looking for.. WHat is this sub ohm kit y'all are talking about> ?
I've been using dna's for a few months now and recently decided I missed my reo.. Want to purchase one now but wondering how low I can safely take it .. Currently .7 is the lowest I go so tell me will the reo safely handle that without a sub ohm kit?
I've been using dna's for a few months now and recently decided I missed my reo.. Want to purchase one now but wondering how low I can safely take it .. Currently .7 is the lowest I go so tell me will the reo safely handle that without a sub ohm kit?
Yes, it will safely handle .7 ohms, no problem. But anything much below .6 or so is right on the edge. You start collapsing springs and melting buttons. The sub-ohm kits will be coming out by the end of this month, so.....
What I'm wondering, is if there isn't a chip out there small enough to squeeze into the existing Grand frame, that just regulates to a flat 4.2V?
Something lo-fi. No protection (leave that for the collapse spring), no knobs and adjusting, no battery indicator; just a simple primitive 4.2V output thingy. Ideally it'd be so cheap and primitive that if you pushed it too far, you'd fry it or collapse the spring, throw it away and snap in a new one.
Of course it'd ideally handle high current draw, and center around it's adjustability the same way we do with mechs.. variable coil resistance builds compared to VV or VW.
Make sense? One could dream... LOL
Something lo-fi. No protection (leave that for the collapse spring), no knobs and adjusting, no battery indicator; just a simple primitive 4.2V output thingy. Ideally it'd be so cheap and primitive that if you pushed it too far, you'd fry it or collapse the spring, throw it away and snap in a new one.
Of course it'd ideally handle high current draw, and center around it's adjustability the same way we do with mechs.. variable coil resistance builds compared to VV or VW.
Make sense? One could dream... LOL
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You could easily Kick or Crown an 18490/18500 in the Grand, or an 18350 in the Mini V2.
I don't have a REO Grand to try, but depending on how long that spring is...
It 'might' be possible to Crown an 18650 in a REO Grand (I think it's only about 8mm tall) without the Vapesafe fuse by removing the REO's spring. If you didn't mind hacking up a Crown a (I.E. grinding down the contacts a bit) it seems just by looking at REO Grand photos that it might be quite possible to stuff a Crown with an 18650 into a REO Grand. In theory, the Crown would take over the safety functions of the REO's Native spring.
The Crown isn't quite as powerful as Kick 2 (5-15w and takes atties down to 0.5 Ohms) but it can take you up to 5.5v with regular atties (from 1.2ish - 3 Ohms) and regulate it nicely. It'll work in a VW mode from 5-10w (1w increments) or a VV mode from 3.5-5.5v (0.2v increments). You'd still get a regulated vape with some safety features, and unlike the Kicks and Stomps, you can adjust it without opening the mod.
From what I can see on the Mechanical REOs...the main issue with popping in some alternate controller chip is that you'd have to redesign the button somehow...that's a bigger problem than the 'space' to tuck the circuitry. Otherwise a DNA12 chip (if you can find some anymore), or even a helixed pair for 24w would probably fit no problem...
Since Kicks, Stomps, and Crowns don't need 'constant power' and are designed for mechs in the first place...those are good options that are easily implemented.
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Since I don't need 30 watts I can rock this bad mammma jamma when I want to be on the chip
Oh I'm quite aware you can Kick a Grand. I'm talking 18650 battery life, straight 4.2V regulation with something like a 15 Amp limit. It'd somehow still fit in a regular Grand frame and still use the 18650.
It'd still require user knowledge and operate like a mech; only it'd lack any battery drop off.
Make sense now?
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