Evolv-ing Thread

[Steamer861]

We are all different, but I wouldn't buy one as I found the Mini was one vary disappointing tank. The flavour was quite muted and I got them for flavour, I had to up the temp so far to get 3 out of 5 flavour that the vape was uncomfortable. Vapour production, ease of use etc were fine and I use them for flavourless liquid (PG+Nic+0.125% Ethyl Maltol).

I tried the smok Baby Beast with RDA deck, very promising, but wicking was to difficult with 100% PG so sold it, great flavour when it was first primed.

Nothing has knocked the Aromanizer V1 of my ADV spot, if the Baby Beast had worked out the performance would have been better, flavour close, maybe better than the Aromanizer, but not as easy to use: build, fill, clean etc, esp having to drain the tank to rewick.

In the RTA game there have been only a few real mile stones, Svoemesto is responsible for most of them.
The OG mizer was the first RDTA an innovation that really hit home
The direct to coil Air Flow & from the bottom juice flow, has improved the RTA like no other innovation till then or from then IMO!
I have basically moved on from the OG mizer to the Supremes, same style just with top fill & JFC.
I have a few rta's I would consider on par flavour wise as a Supreme, But none that are better!
IMO as far as tanks go Steam Crave is #1!

 

[Steamer861]

Service Pack 5 is available for DNA200/250's
I have a dna 200 on a 900mAH lipo, from time to time it locks it's self
I go to hit it & it's locked (click 5 times to unlock) Some times it has to be clicked many times to unlock
it's in a 3D printed ERM, button is clear been working good for a long time. This just came up recently out of the blue.
Anyone see this before?

 

[cigatron]

Service Pack 5 is available for DNA200/250's
I have a dna 200 on a 900mAH lipo, from time to time it locks it's self
I go to hit it & it's locked (click 5 times to unlock) Some times it has to be clicked many times to unlock
it's in a 3D printed ERM, button is clear been working good for a long time. This just came up recently out of the blue.
Anyone see this before?

I've never had that happen with 900 or 1300mah dna200's. Was that happening before or after sp5?

 

[SlickWilly]

Service Pack 5 is available for DNA200/250's
I have a dna 200 on a 900mAH lipo, from time to time it locks it's self
I go to hit it & it's locked (click 5 times to unlock) Some times it has to be clicked many times to unlock
it's in a 3D printed ERM, button is clear been working good for a long time. This just came up recently out of the blue.
Anyone see this before?

Yup, I've got a couple 75's that lock unintended, they are old Hana box mods that had cloned DNA 30 boards. I put new VT 510's in them and replaced the little tact switch with a bigger one, come to find out those switches are the problem. Took me a long time to figure it out but what happens is, unless you push the switch firmly it makes and breaks contact like a machine gun on full auto and then you end up locked. If I remember to push the button firmly it doesn't lock, but we (or at least I) vape without thinking, old smoking habits, I forget and bam, it's locked again, frustrating! I like the little buggers, small, runs 18560's and use them as beater's like when in the shop but the constant locking gets old fast. I've put them off to the side for now, at some point I'm going to open the switches and see if it's just dirty contacts or just the nature of the switch, maybe I can tweak them to work better. In this old pic I took to show the FatDaddy 510 tool you can see the fire switch I used.

 

[Steamer861]

I've never had that happen with 900 or 1300mah dna200's. Was that happening before or after sp5?

Yes Before & after SP5

Yup, I've got a couple 75's that lock unintended, they are old Hana box mods that had cloned DNA 30 boards. I put new VT 510's in them and replaced the little tact switch with a bigger one, come to find out those switches are the problem. Took me a long time to figure it out but what happens is, unless you push the switch firmly it makes and breaks contact like a machine gun on full auto and then you end up locked. If I remember to push the button firmly it doesn't lock, but we (or at least I) vape without thinking, old smoking habits, I forget and bam, it's locked again, frustrating! I like the little buggers, small, runs 18560's and use them as beater's like when in the shop but the constant locking gets old fast. I've put them off to the side for now, at some point I'm going to open the switches and see if it's just dirty contacts or just the nature of the switch, maybe I can tweak them to work better. In this old pic I took to show the FatDaddy 510 tool you can see the fire switch I used.

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Thanks Willy Will try the hard press, see if it helps
Worst case maybe I can replace the tiny switch? anyone got a Digikey part# for them?

 

[Steamer861]

 

[SlickWilly]

Amen! Still trying to get some feeling back in my toes! I was out there for a couple hours riding the John Deere blowing snow. All that time I put in rebuilding the blower this fall paid off, man it can throw snow some good distance now! But sucks when the wind turns and blows it right back at you, I looked like a snowman by the time I was done. It's only 20F here but it feels a lot colder! I'm not accumulated to this weather, had to get accumulated these days when one day it's in the single digits and two days later it's rain. As they say here in New York, if you don't like the weather, give it an hour.

 

[SlickWilly]

Yes Before & after SP5



Thanks Willy Will try the hard press, see if it helps
Worst case maybe I can replace the tiny switch? anyone got a Digikey part# for them?

You may be able to catch it if you can watch the screen or use a digital volt meter when firing, if that's the problem....

 

[Steamer861]

Amen! Still trying to get some feeling back in my toes! I was out there for a couple hours riding the John Deere blowing snow. All that time I put in rebuilding the blower this fall paid off, man it can throw snow some good distance now! But sucks when the wind turns and blows it right back at you, I looked like a snowman by the time I was done. It's only 20F here but it feels a lot colder! I'm not accumulated to this weather, had to get accumulated these days when one day it's in the single digits and two days later it's rain. As they say here in New York, if you don't like the weather, give it an hour.

I was just on my way out & it's starts snowing again!
Lucky for me I bring my tractor home in the winter to do the driveway, But I still have to do the walkway & steps by hand
It's been nasty cold here for a few days straight now

 

[dwcraig1]

The switch on the board disassembles quite easily (actuator part) once it's in front of you. Take note of which way the disc is positioned. Clean and reassemble. (at own risk)

 

[cigatron]

In the RTA game there have been only a few real mile stones, Svoemesto is responsible for most of them.
The OG mizer was the first RDTA an innovation that really hit home
The direct to coil Air Flow & from the bottom juice flow, has improved the RTA like no other innovation till then or from then IMO!
I have basically moved on from the OG mizer to the Supremes, same style just with top fill & JFC.
I have a few rta's I would consider on par flavour wise as a Supreme, But none that are better!
IMO as far as tanks go Steam Crave is #1!

CAUTION: This post contains techy stuff!

I like the og mizer and v2. Steam Crave didn't invent the rdta though. The first rdtas were pump style atties with the tank on top eg Pontus, Big Dripper, Zero Gravity etc. You would depress the drip tip to let juice drip onto the coils below. Unlike the Aromamizer those were truly rdtas. The aroma is no more a dripper than any other rta. Steam Craves best innovation was that deck in the aroma imo. No need to block the juice holes to prevent flooding. Great piece of engineering.

True Rdtas today are just Genesis style tanks but with a removable top cap for dripping if desired. Most of them work quite well but have the same vacuum related issue as rtas. Too much wicktail=dry hits and too little=flooding and/or leaking.

There is one true rdta out there that addresses the vacuum problem simply by eliminating it. There are tiny air bleed holes through the deck of the Quad Flex RDTA that enables air to enter the tank after each pull. That means each and every pull produces exactly the same vapor and flavor. True rda flavor with every pull.
End of techy stuff....

Aspire Quad Flex, 4 in 1 tank

 

[Steamer861]

I remember the Big Dripper LOL That style atty didn't catch on In my recollection the term rdta, was first associated with the Aromamizer. Not because it was an actual Rebuildable Dripping Tank Atomizer, But because it had side/direct to coil air holes like a dripper. I could be wrong? I'm going off memory & mine isn't what it used to be I see now the newbs are calling the new "Genie Style" attys RDTA's But to me there just Genie Style

 

[VapingBad]

Sorry Slick, just have a good lol at you mincing snow into the wind and getting covered, pics or it didn't happen

 

[tiburonfirst]

 

[mikepetro]

 

[SlickWilly]

Sorry Slick, just have a good lol at you mincing snow into the wind and getting covered, pics or it didn't happen

Yeah it's no fun when that happens, I don't have any pics but I'm sure we'll get more snow and I'm sure I'll get an opportunity to get one and post it before winter is done. This morning it's steady rain, the long driveway is now a sheet of ice, I could go out and spread a few bags of salt but it's suppose to turn back to snow in a few hours and the snow will cover it back up. It's a back and forth game here, snow, rain, ice, snow, rain, ice...... I go through $75-$100 worth of salt every year on the driveway.

 

[dwcraig1]

I pay extra not to have any of that.....have other problems I guess.
Bull City has free shipping today (18th)

 

[Steamer861]

Yeah it's no fun when that happens, I don't have any pics but I'm sure we'll get more snow and I'm sure I'll get an opportunity to get one and post it before winter is done. This morning it's steady rain, the long driveway is now a sheet of ice, I could go out and spread a few bags of salt but it's suppose to turn back to snow in a few hours and the snow will cover it back up. It's a back and forth game here, snow, rain, ice, snow, rain, ice...... I go through $75-$100 worth of salt every year on the driveway.

It could always be worse! it's minus 21 here with a strong wind we got at least 8" of snow yesterday.
I'm going to have to leave the tractor plugged in for at least 2 hours for it to start.
I all ready did the walk way it's Cold! out there today

BTW the hard press worked Used that mod all day yesterday pressing the fire button firmly each time & no more auto locking Thanks so much for the tip Willy

 

[Tpat591]

 

[tiburonfirst]