The ZAP is the same. I pulled mine out when I saw it changing color. Not a fan of plastics near the wick myself and particularly with ceramic. These suckers can get very hot when you chain vape as those of you using them will be aware. Kind of works both ways with these, they take a while to heat up but when hot, they stay hot for a time as well.
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The ZAP is the same. I pulled mine out when I saw it changing color. Not a fan of plastics near the wick myself and particularly with ceramic. These suckers can get very hot when you chain vape as those of you using them will be aware. Kind of works both ways with these, they take a while to heat up but when hot, they stay hot for a time as well.
Yeah scary indeed...
I just thought that you could probably go to a crafts supply and get stainless steel that would fit around inside the hole and around the wick some sort of sleeving that can be pushed in if it's too large....
I have a griffin large and small rebuildable tanks here, havent played with them yet, but the holes seem mighty small in them thats why they are still un-used... dont exactly want to grind down my 1/8th wick.... (I still have 2 full length FC2000 left and 1 broken one the length of the coil missing so still fairly long)
Anyone know anything about the griffins?
Elias
With the ZAP at least, removing the insulator makes the hole size about 1/8" so pretty much OK for either ceramic though the fit is snug for the larger size. I know they are a little pricey but if you are looking for something that is ready to go for these wicks straight out of the box the DID is perfect. Right height centre post, nice spacing around the wick (3.5mm hole) and they are all round a classy little atty, precision craftsmanship. The other great thing about them is they have a screw on cap, unlike most of the clones, which means you can take the cap off and put it on as gently as a lamb without the risk of accidents. The cap wont come off if it falls over either. I think I already related my little accident where I dropped the ball onto a wooden floor and did not even break the wick. Maybe its my age or something but if something is good to go straight away I am on it. Can't be stuffed drilling out, resizing etc. Just some food for thought mate. To each his own I guess. I got mine as a cosmetically flawed model for 67 euros and I would pay it again in a heartbeat. You can possibly pick one up here in the classies for less. I have seen them sold on the Aussie forum recently for as little as $55 with four tanks.
Yeah agreed, paying for the quality is a given, I can wait...
Do you have a link to images or who sells them by chance?
Im also hoping that the RSST ends up being a nice quality tank...
call me whatever but I like things to have smooth lines, ie: my mod flows into the tank width, why on earth are most tanks 20mm and not 22mm is beyond me, are there mods out there that are 20mm ??? it would be a very thin mod if it is....
Totally agree with your comments about the DIDs. I'm running 3.2mm FC2000s in My D20 and D16 and the 2.4mm in the D14.
Sure mate! My pleasure: atomizer-the-did-d20
That link is for the standard DID full price. Keep an eye on the specials link because they will pop up from time to time 20 euros cheaper and I challenge you to find just how they are cosmetically flawed.. I also picked up an additional pyrex tank for mine - beautiful quality. Good luck. Check out the classifieds in the Aussievapers forum as well no offence to ECF but the bargains are MUCH better down here (shipping cheap as chips as well):
For sale: Vaping Related
Good stuff! Another really good thing that I forgot to point out is that spare parts for these are abundantly available. Starting to see some threads pop up now with the AGAs where posts have been broken or the silicon grommets are stuffed. So where do you go to get replacements? Buggered if I know . . . I think you have made a great choice personally and hope you are as happy with yours as I am with mine. If you don't like it mate, I will buy it off you for whatever it cost you with a smile on my face
.Cheers.
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Good stuff! Another really good thing that I forgot to point out is that spare parts for these are abundantly available. Starting to see some threads pop up now with the AGAs where posts have been broken or the silicon grommets are stuffed. So where do you go to get replacements? Buggered if I know . . . I think you have made a great choice personally and hope you are as happy with yours as I am with mine. If you don't like it mate, I will buy it off you for whatever it cost you with a smile on my face
Cheers.
I will buy one next week, very tight this week for splurges.
When you look at a product and it has ticks in all the boxes (except 1) then thats as good as it gets...
the 20mm as apposed to 22mm is the only thing I dont like about it, everything else is exactly what I want, like finding the perfect woman but she is only 5'8" and not 5'10" well you know....
Elias, from what I hear you shouldn't be disappointed with the RSST. I personally disliked the marketing strategy but if you refrain from making nonsense comparisons, you may very well find that its a respectable atty all on its own, within the range of the more affordable ones.
That being said, if you can put your hand on a DID, it will probably be a life changer. And even if its counter intuitive, you will save a lot of money in the end. I often had the feeling the attys I bought besides the DID were kind of superfluous... Another thing, it looks like the fc2000 is being made with the DID in mind. The DID is a no brainer.
Now about the 20mm vs the 22mm. So true! There is one mod I know of that fits the DID like it was made for it and its the Precise Plus.
"I like things to have smooth lines" too and I was rather furious that MMvapors didn't come up with a similar mod (20mm) in continuation of the DID.
Curiously it seems I was the only one affected by it!
Yeah the RSST looks promising indeed, I personally dont go for product because of the marketing...
With my RC helicopters there is the cheap quality, good quality and originals, the cheap are so you can practice on, drill holes through and basically throw away when your done, the good quality ones are the step below the originals if you cant afford the originals you get those.
From personal experience it's best to spend the money on the originals and be done, no more issues with this doesnt fit or that is loose or this leaks etc.... and in 90% of the cases it works out cheaper going straight for the best rather than working with the others.
I know I am preaching to the converted, and really repeating much of what most say, but being an engineer I do like to tinker to the extreme, trying this, trying that and seeing why certain things are better than others like center posts, earth screws, wicks, coils batteries the list goes on... I will end up with something at the top end, just like with my RC helicopters I have 2 originals of the models I like and one is 100% standard as the manufacturer intended and the other is with the mods I found worked best. in some cases there is almost nothing to mod which is similar to these DID's and Zens etc.
As far as the precise plus its a 14 size battery 450 long and I prefer the shorter mods, I will never take with me to work or going out a mod and atty that ends up being that long I cant fit it into my pocket, so hence why I prefer the 18350 size mods, but they are all 22mm and not many atty's are 22mm in size...
Ive noticed a pattern when I drink and that is I write too much and most likely boring or annoying the readers, so apologies for that but it's Saturday night here and like a concerned father I am waiting for my daughter to turn up and as time ticks on I am drinking more to reduce the stress...
Elias
thats great man, no apologies... enjoy ur kid (and relax on the liquor, you wanna be awake for the visit )
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i have had the rsst for over a week now and to be honest, i think its just ok at best. mine seems to be a little leaky, and the top cap fit isnt very good. if you dont keep the o-ring purposly wet, your o-ring will cut from the cap. i did take out the fitting to get some extra wiggle room for the 1/8 wick and in doing so the plastic fitting got ruined. now it most likely is because of the extra room between the 1/8 wick and the extra large wick hole, but the atomizer seems to be very gurgly, need to somehow put back the bushing. i guess for a clone its ok, but when you have some quality gennys, the clones just seem to be very cheap. this is my second cheapy genny, the original aga was the first one i had purchased and tbh the aga-t is by far a much better atomizer.
dsmooch, so out of all the set-up you have done with the 1/8 wicks, what wire and resistance is your fav so far? i have just done a 3 wrap of 30g @ 1-Ω, kind of liking it. also, it seems like the newer fc wicks done hot wrap as good as the older ones.
Just got my RSST, I didnt take out the bushing yet, but I noticed the same thing with the inside edge of top cap and o-ring. Its way too sharp, so I smooth it/rounded it a bit with sandpaper. Much better fit now. I have it set up with a pdib twisted SS and its working real well with the stock wick hole, no gurgling yet.
Funny, the first thing I did was compare it to the original AGA-T. I would rank the AGA-T slightly higher than the RSST and both way higher than the AGA-T2. Given the current price differential, the AGA-T (if you can still get one) is a much better value for a chinese atty. Almost every chinese atty I have needed some additional tweaking to bring it up to par. Ya get what you pay for....
BTW, any thoughts on the .8mm kanthal..definitely needs a mechanical to drive it.
I have not purchased from this site before but they have the AGA-T if anyone is looking for one:
AGA & AGA-T Rebuildable Atomizer
AGA & AGA-T Rebuildable Atomizer
Hey SteveW,
Thanks for the link, but I not sure that is the AGA-T I have. The original is a bit different: MOD AGA-T e-cigarett Atomizer Can be adjusted Resistance and I think it was discontinued.
Once you take off that bulky knurling and sand down the top cap to align the airhole, bob is your uncle. Then again, I am beginning to appreciate your point in the other thread on the Did. It makes more sense in the long run, especially with parts. Just splurge and buy quality. I have a dozen or so chinese gennies in the vape cemetery that haven't seen any action in months.
Thanks for the link, but I not sure that is the AGA-T I have. The original is a bit different: MOD AGA-T e-cigarett Atomizer Can be adjusted Resistance and I think it was discontinued.
Once you take off that bulky knurling and sand down the top cap to align the airhole, bob is your uncle. Then again, I am beginning to appreciate your point in the other thread on the Did. It makes more sense in the long run, especially with parts. Just splurge and buy quality. I have a dozen or so chinese gennies in the vape cemetery that haven't seen any action in months.
Just got my RSST, I didnt take out the bushing yet, but I noticed the same thing with the inside edge of top cap and o-ring. Its way too sharp, so I smooth it/rounded it a bit with sandpaper. Much better fit now. I have it set up with a pdib twisted SS and its working real well with the stock wick hole, no gurgling yet.
Funny, the first thing I did was compare it to the original AGA-T. I would rank the AGA-T slightly higher than the RSST and both way higher than the AGA-T2. Given the current price differential, the AGA-T (if you can still get one) is a much better value for a chinese atty. Almost every chinese atty I have needed some additional tweaking to bring it up to par. Ya get what you pay for....
BTW, any thoughts on the .8mm kanthal..definitely needs a mechanical to drive it.
sorry, i thought iy was .5 ribbon. i still am alittle unsure of the diameters. so the .8 is like 28g round, and the .5 is equal to 30g, right? well i set up the .8 on a 1/8 wick to about 1 ohm, i do like it but it seems to gunk up a little faster and is harder to wrap, but besides that i think it is a little better then the 28g round. it seems to be a little more responsive. so all in all not sure if its worth the extra time. maybe once i get better at wrapping the ribbon i will feel differently.
Yup, it was .8mm.(Equiv resis to 28g round) Its a bit wide, you can bale hay with it.
If you hot wrap it, you really need to hit it very hard with the torch to get that tight wrap. Not sure why it reacts that way, b/c if you do the same type of torching to 28g round it will melt it.
there seems to be quite a few different types of aga's, that one i havent seen before, the one i have has much more knurles on it. the original aga-t is very heavy and a different ss to the rsst. one day i will sand off the knurly's and top cap, but the top cap isnt really an issue because it is really sealed anyways because of the 0ring, but it would be nice to just tighten it up all the way instead of looking at the alignment . as for the new aga, my buddys has one and it is nothing like the older ones, they seem to be much cheaper in quality.
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