ERA - easy rebuildable atomzier

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Also, I have been paying close attention to the angle I vape in relation to the air hole.

EDIT: I did a little experiment. I removed the door and watched the feeder tube as I took a pull, I noticed that the juice would flow up even if I didnt press on the bottle.

Do you have the reducer tube in? That might help. I don't have my ERA's yet, but had the exact opposite with my Chalice. I removed my reducer tube in order to let the juice flow back into the bottle more easily, and haven't seen any auto-feeding.
 

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Do you have the reducer tube in? That might help. I don't have my ERA's yet, but had the exact opposite with my Chalice. I removed my reducer tube in order to let the juice flow back into the bottle more easily, and haven't seen any auto-feeding.

Nope, no reducer tube. I just threw the ERA back in the box for now and went back to my trusty V2 357 setup. My VVGrand is supposed to arrive today and I already have some new 357 attys waiting for her. The ERA may get some more use later on.
 

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Nope, no reducer tube. I just threw the ERA back in the box for now and went back to my trusty V2 357 setup. My VVGrand is supposed to arrive today and I already have some new 357 attys waiting for her. The ERA may get some more use later on.

Oh no! It must be defective- I will take it off your hands at half price :pervy:. I hope you get it sorted :)


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finally my ERA arrived, taking his tour over Italy. really nice folks in the italian forum :) they did a great job. but damn' i was lucky i could find the hex key in a shop nearby. this key is the tiniest i have by now. so made a first try with the silica and the wire delivered with the ERA, use it without an adapter. think i have to adjust squonking a bit, no leaking so far as the usual first time nervous leaking wasting liquid all over the place ;( so i ended up at 1.5 ohm, not bad ...

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Yep, I found that the RBA's are just a little different in that way. Not sure why.

Kind of like running a 1.1 on a 3.7v. If it was a standard atty I would have went in the trash but with my ERA LOL I am loving it. :)

I try to hit the 2.2 to 2.5 mark when setting up my VVG's Seams to give me a better range.
Lisa has been using one set at 2.0 and its kicking .... for her.


Tell me if this makes any sense.....I typically tape 3 ohm Cartos in a tank at 5 volts. That's always been my sweet spot. Now with the VV Grand I'm vaping a 2.85 ohm coil at 5.5 volts......It tastes the same to me.....Does that make sense?
 

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Nice, :) ........

finally my ERA arrived, taking his tour over Italy. really nice folks in the italian forum :) they did a great job. but damn' i was lucky i could find the hex key in a shop nearby. this key is the tiniest i have by now. so made a first try with the silica and the wire delivered with the ERA, use it without an adapter. think i have to adjust squonking a bit, no leaking so far as the usual first time nervous leaking wasting liquid all over the place ;( so i ended up at 1.5 ohm, not bad ...

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Yep, I found that the RBA's are just a little different in that way. Not sure why.

Kind of like running a 1.1 on a 3.7v. If it was a standard atty I would have went in the trash but with my ERA LOL I am loving it. :)

I try to hit the 2.2 to 2.5 mark when setting up my VVG's Seams to give me a better range.
Lisa has been using one set at 2.0 and its kicking .... for her.

My sweet spot on my Chalice is around 1.10 on my regular Grand, so it'll be interesting to see how the ERA compares. I imagine I'll try something over 2.0 when my VVG gets here.
 

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I try to set my ERA and Challis at about 2.2 to 2.5 when using my VVG or VVW.

I get good flavor and tons of vapor with that set up.

My sweet spot on my Chalice is around 1.10 on my regular Grand, so it'll be interesting to see how the ERA compares. I imagine I'll try something over 2.0 when my VVG gets here.
 

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You people are killing me!!

So far I've resisted the extremely difficult temptation of the vv grand, but lately i've been reading a lot about the rebuildable
atties and I'm gettiing closer and closer to jumping on the band wagon.....

"cept i really don't understand a thing that you all talk about where they're concerned:facepalm:

But i do have one question, the answer of I think will sink in to this peabrain

Are they virtually permanent atties? ( except, of course, for user error and ineptitude)
 

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You people are killing me!!

So far I've resisted the extremely difficult temptation of the vv grand, but lately i've been reading a lot about the rebuildable
atties and I'm gettiing closer and closer to jumping on the band wagon.....

"cept i really don't understand a thing that you all talk about where they're concerned:facepalm:

But i do have one question, the answer of I think will sink in to this peabrain

Are they virtually permanent atties? ( except, of course, for user error and ineptitude)

For the most part they are as you said permanent attys, you just change the wick and coil out when you need to or want to. Total cost to rebuild one atty is under .25 cents. So far everything about my RBA's is 50 times better than a standard type atty! Well worth the money!
 

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nobody knows yet, since they exist only for a couple of months :)
Hmm, we have used rebuildables for years. Not specifically the Chalice and ERA, but the principle is not new. Basically yes, they are virtually permanent atties.
A setup in a RBA (ReBuildable Atomizer) can last for days or weeks to months, just like any other atty. But when you normally throw away your cisco or joye atty, you just rebuild the innards in a RBA.
Pros and Cons:

+ each coil is a lot cheaper than a china atty
+ with some experience you can set the resistance and other properties of the atty to where you want it
+ in a good RBA the airflow is a lot better than in a china atty - vapor is better
+ they can taste better than everything else on the market
+ Your choice of wicking material and coil material, there are many ways to skin that cat

- initial cost can be high
- they are fiddely, some more than others
- screws and terminals and coils are tiny. You need good eyesight (or a good way to magnify)
- they have a learning curve and it never ends.

The RBAs for the bottom feeders are very simple, compared to the monstrous (but very rewarding) tank atties like a Cobra or an Odysseus, because they are basically dripping atties with a hole through the connector and dripping atties are the simplest there are. No tank, no juice control needed, its all in the squonking =)
 
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