Does anyone have one of the V5 fasttech RDA's?

[Cavediver]

I haven't tried the Nimbus. If the Nimbus sucks, then the fasttech rda is comparable.

Classic!

Mine just arrived today along with a second Phoenix clone and some other goodies. It looks reasonably well made, and the cover is pretty secure. I have to agree with you about the drip tip; it seems a little loose. A standard drip tip (pulled from a mini-vivi) seems to have a much better / tighter fit.

Empty, the draw doesn't seem to be as tight as you describe. Take that with a grain of salt though, 'cause I'm an RBA / rda newb and can only compare it to CE4s, EVODs, and the Phoenix clone.

I'll give it a rinse and fill this evening and see how well it works!

PS: I could swear I saw a post talking about Phillips head replacement screws. I'll look for it and post up a link if I can find it.
ETA:http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/rebuildable-atomizer-systems/425910-phoenix-v5-dual-coil-rda-3.html#post9733499
http://www.kidneypuncher.com/screw-ss-m2x0-4-HD4/

 

[meowmixmeow]

Forgot to put my street name on my order, so it's getting sent back. Yay for my fail -_-

 

[FACE MEAT]

^^It's a blessing in disguise.

 

[tmoore]

I got one. Looked like a cheap foray into RBA. Now what?

Mine reads .6ohm out of the box. My evic won't push it, and a mech with a charged battery fries it. A mostly depleted 18350 in a mech functioned, produced great flavor, but had little vapor. Besides, can't just run depleted batteries with it. I can always rebuild it to resistances I'm accustomed to, but what do you do with a .6ohm dual coil?

 

[CloudZ]

I got one. Looked like a cheap foray into RBA. Now what?

Mine reads .6ohm out of the box. My evic won't push it, and a mech with a charged battery fries it. A mostly depleted 18350 in a mech functioned, produced great flavor, but had little vapor. Besides, can't just run depleted batteries with it. I can always rebuild it to resistances I'm accustomed to, but what do you do with a .6ohm dual coil?

First off, these things come out of the box with a design flaw. Two coils, one small air inlet hole. For sub-ohm vaping on a single coil, you need at least a 1.5 mm (1/16") opening (I know, some may be happy with smaller but this seems to work for many). On a dual coil, you need two of these, maybe not quite as big, but definitely pointing right at the coils when you put it all together. RBA's in general need tweaking and sometimes modding before they work well, especially for really cheap ones like this. Once you figure out how to make them work well, they are easy. But there is a learning curve for most people.

That said, it is really weird to me that no one can get this one working well.

Here is my Phoenix V3 clone with a 1 ohm dual coil. When assembled, the 2mm drilled out inlet hole points right between the coils. The vape is good. I know the design is different, but this RBA worked horribly for me for the first week or so until I figured it out. It didn't actually work well until I drilled out the hole. Also keep in mind this is a 14mm atomizer, rather than 20mm like the Fasttech V5. Less room to work with.



tmoore- You could try taking out one of the coils and using it as a single coil. Each one should be about 1.2 ohms, which is still plenty low for a good vape.

 

[tmoore]

tmoore- You could try taking out one of the coils and using it as a single coil. Each one should be about 1.2 ohms, which is still plenty low for a good vape.

Great idea. Thank you. Now it's functional at least. Kinda lame, but functional. Ha. Time to experiment with some various coil sizes of my own. Wish I had some 28 or 30awg kanthal to play with, but I'll see what I can do with some 32. I wonder why they used such tiny wire in these to begin with?

 

[NiburianElf]

What about the 4-hole V5? Has anyone used that one?

 

[silber]

My friend and I have several of these. 1 of the 1 airhole version, 2 of the 3 airhole version, and 2 of the 4 airhole version.

Mini review:
+ 3 posts, easy to use post holes
+ Decent sized dish
+ Cap fits well, everything works well
+ I like the drip tip for some reason
+ Cap doesn't heat up quick, doesn't really require a delrin/teflon/ceramic/etc tip for sub ohming
- Bad post screws, they are aluminum and will strip + rust out. replace them asap. Go to the hardware store or something and get some stainless steel M2x0.4 screws with HD4 or HD32 head size. Kidneypuncher also sells these. Protip: Most fasttech cheap clone rda's use these screws, stocking up on them makes a lot of clone drippers more viable.
- Post holes could do to be drilled out, are made of chromed brass and not SS. Mine have never worn off of flaked so no brass is exposed.
- Lots of chamber room, mutes flavor compared to a trident or bully clone or something.
- Threading on 510 isn't the best. It won't thread onto my k101 (not the best 510 threads) but it has no problem with my nemesis clones.

4 airhole version differences: The finish is a lot better on this version. It's still a matte finish but it's more uniform and seems to be finished with something finer than the other ones. The airhole placement isn't bad and I haven't felt the need to drill mine out. I normally run it at .5 ohms with dual microcoils on cotton. If I were to go any lower I would drill them out. My friend drilled his 4 airhole chimbus and it doesn't leak juice or anything. I haven't had any issue with the coil placement, but it isn't an ideal atty for vertical coils if that's your thing. Logo engraving isn't bad, the clone actually stands out because the engraving is more exact than the real deal.

Over all the 4 airhole version a good RDA if you want to use dual coils and probably the best you can do for 5 dollars. I think the trident clone (which is 3x the price but I would consider it cheap) does everything this atty does but better (chamber reduction, copper contacts, etc) and the trident 2 clone will blow it out of the water. Still for 5 bucks I like having these things handy and I like the looks a lot better than the trident so I find myself using it a lot. For 5 bucks it's worth a shot, you can't go wrong. It's a pretty decent atty if you replace the screws.

IMO the 1 airhole and 3 airhole version (single coil) are inferior to the SS bully/era clones or SS phoenix v4 for flavor and vapor production by a long shot, but the 4 airhole version isn't a bad dual coil rda at all.