fc-2000 porous ceramic wick

[MikeE3]

does this one have an auto trigger? meaning it stays on w/o holding down a buton? also, does it go out on you when the head gets too hot? thats the issue i have with my pencil torch

Yes - it has a trigger lock to keep it on w/o holding the trigger 'in'. And, no I've never had it auto-shut off on me for getting too hot. Actually, I left it running my mistake once for a good 15 minutes on it's low output setting (you can adjust the flame size).

 

[Railrust]

The .5mm x .1mm ribbon reacts just like 30g. It has almost the same resistance. I can get instant-on with the Provari at 1.6Ω. The .8mm x .1mm wire is about the same as 28g, but slightly lower resistance, so it will be slow at above 1Ω coils. I did pull together a coil with the new wire for an Ody clone earlier and it vapes great at .9Ω.

Cant seem to get a hold of the ceramic yet. But Im using the same ribbon wire and cant think of anything working better. Hope to try the ceramic soon. AC9 loves this ribbon wire!! So does my mini DID. Im at 1.4 ohms right now.

 

[DeadPerfect]

Yes - it has a trigger lock to keep it on w/o holding the trigger 'in'. And, no I've never had it auto-shut off on me for getting too hot. Actually, I left it running my mistake once for a good 15 minutes on it's low output setting (you can adjust the flame size).

im getting tired of your sig, damn it. i want that provari!!

 

[FrogHat]

im getting tired of your sig, damn it. i want that provari!!

They are in stock.....FYI

 

[MikeE3]

FC-2000 from the co-op finally came in....yahoo....let the wrapping begin.

Yea - that was a sweet deal! Mine came in yesterday. If what we paid was the going retail price, I'd stop grinding Fishsticks. And since i now have a surplus I figured time to recoil my broken wick, even though it was still working well. It hit me, I put that wick in Jan. 12th, re-coiled it Jan. 26th and been using it broken for the last couple weeks. And it still looked like new after torching it clean before putting the broken pieces into the parts box. If the Snap Dragon doesn't bite ya, these wicks should last a long long time.

I'm really liking the Elias Hot Wrap and getting better at it. It was going so well I ended up with an extra turn or 2 of 30g Kanthal on the wick and it ohm'ed out at 2.3Ωs (I usually shoot for 1.8). I think the extra wire heating up is giving more/better vapor production. Even though I vape w/ Provari's - I just may have to try some of the 28g I have but never tried. At 2.3Ωs and the big heat sink of a stick, I have to crank up the Provari to get the vape I like.

im getting tired of your sig, damn it. i want that provari!!

It's my favorite PV. Many folks talk the wonders of mech-mods but I'd be lost without buttons and a screen on my PV. I guess 45 years in the tech industry has biased me to electronic gadgets.

 

[gdeal]

Yea - that was a sweet deal! Mine came in yesterday. If what we paid was the going retail price, I'd stop grinding Fishsticks. And since i now have a surplus I figured time to recoil my broken wick, even though it was still working well. It hit me, I put that wick in Jan. 12th, re-coiled it Jan. 26th and been using it broken for the last couple weeks. And it still looked like new after torching it clean before putting the broken pieces into the parts box. If the Snap Dragon doesn't bite ya, these wicks should last a long long time.

I thought the same thing. FC-2000 is working great, nice supply of back-ups and no more grinding...Then NamVet68 posted that link to AC9 clone with the 4mm wick hole! That was the first atty purchase I didnt really did think twice about before pulling the trigger.

 

[MikeE3]

I thought the same thing. FC-2000 is working great, nice supply of back-ups and no more grinding...Then NamVet68 posted that link to AC9 clone with the 4mm wick hole! That was the first atty purchase I didnt really did think twice about before pulling the trigger.

I saw the Smok Natural w/ RSST atty for $69 - soooo tempted! Then I could get my 1st taste of a mech-mod.

 

[FrogHat]

I saw the Smok Natural w/ RSST atty for $69 - soooo tempted! Then I could get my 1st taste of a mech-mod.

My take on the mechanical versus the Provari.......

You will lose too much of the oooompf that the Provari provides throughout the charge of the battery. I have run a 1.2 ohm on the Provari with no problems, but I guess if you are a sub ohm vaper the mechanical is the way to go.
And the batteries on the Provari (mini w/extension).....don't last very long

 

[Hello World]

I saw the Smok Natural w/ RSST atty for $69 - soooo tempted! Then I could get my 1st taste of a mech-mod.

Anyone know who else other than Vaportekusa carries it, as they don't ship outside of the USA?

Google came up with nothing.

 

[NamVet68]

Anyone know who else other than Vaportekusa carries it, as they don't ship outside of the USA?

Google came up with nothing.

That price was for a pre-order of the RSST & a Natural Mechanical mod .
I ordered mine yesterday from Litecig (just got notification this morning that it shipped) - $35

Smoktech RSST Genesis style rebuildable Ecig Atomizer.

They still show them as being in stock, And they are an ECF supporter.

Good luck...

 

[MikeE3]

Anyone know who else other than Vaportekusa carries it, as they don't ship outside of the USA?

Google came up with nothing.

Not bundled - but Discount Vapors has the Natural and LiteCigUSA has a listing for the RSST/

 

[Hello World]

That price was for a pre-order of the RSST & a Natural Mechanical mod .
I ordered mine yesterday from Litecig (just got notification this morning that it shipped) - $35

Smoktech RSST Genesis style rebuildable Ecig Atomizer.

They still show them as being in stock, And they are an ECF supporter.

Good luck...

Greetz NV68.

I was looking for a vendor that sells the whole package deal other than Vaportekusa --> Smok Natural RSST Rebuildable Atomizer, not looking for the RBA itself. Thanks for the infos.

Not bundled - but Discount Vapors has the Natural and LiteCigUSA has a listing for the RSST/

Would be nice if I could get them as a package deal from someone other than Vaportekusa. Thx for your response.

 

[NamVet68]

Greetz NV68.

....Would be nice if I could get them as a package deal from someone other than Vaportekusa. Thx for your response.

I think the package deal is still too new, that's why you aren't getting any other hits for it online, even Vaporteck's is a pre-reservation notification..

If you really want one, you might just have to bite the bullet and order them individually - Litecig also has the Natural in stock, so you could get them both from one vendor...... I have no idea how long it will be before the combo deal will be available in quantity....and from who.

The RSST looks impressive in its own right, I can hardly wait to get mine. When paired with the Natural, it looks just like a Hybrid!

 

[-MikeR-]

Unfortunately the chinese manufacturers care not about US patents.

Its too bad the community doesn't care either.

 

[vapdivrr]

I thought the same thing. FC-2000 is working great, nice supply of back-ups and no more grinding...Then NamVet68 posted that link to AC9 clone with the 4mm wick hole! That was the first atty purchase I didnt really did think twice about before pulling the trigger.

bought one last night as well. gdeal, we were talking about a better connection at pp yesterday, and i was saying that i didnt care to much for the spring connection on the ac-9, it just seems to slip a little to much, and a regular nut connection, if over tightened can snap a wick, so being that i already have 2 washers that are a part of my spring connection i was thinking about taking the spring out and have a nut above & below the 2 washers, slip my wire between the 2 washers and tighten the nuts, this should prevent the wire from twisting as you tighten the nuts. i haven tried it yet, but next time i do another set-up i will see if there is no slippage.

 

[vapdivrr]

Thanks, no thats an FC... I haven't snapped another FC since I put my ZAU aside

well, didn't know about the 25 either until I ordered the flat ribbon from the german guy pointed out by gdeal. He only had the 25 so I took 10m to try out...
I have to say its pretty phenomenal. the pb is the 5 wrap still can't be measured on my provary, so it's probably around .7 ohm.
The big difference here with a 28g .7 is that you have the whole wick working for you instead of just a 2/3 wrap (which can be a bit harsh). So your vaporizing an insane amount of juice, you can almost feel the juice on you tongue. the cloud, its a 19watt cloud... A bit extreme but doesn't feel like so...really really nice. response time is similar.

Edit: It has been stated you can't go low res with the ceramic because the wick can't keep up. This isn't true anymore with the EHW method.

i have been wanting to try the 26g for a long time and am going to order some tonight. love the taste of the 28 so the 25 or 26 should be awesome, and i like the idea of extra wraps.

 

[vapdivrr]

I'm using a 1/8 ceramic with a 4/5 wrap & getting 2.2ohms with 32 gauge wire the vapor is good flavor is very muted...question is do I need more wraps for better flavor? Would like to keep the ohms down in case I do need more wraps so I got some 30 gauge on the way...BTW the wick has had about 5ml through it so far

it usually can be from a few things, did you boil and burn wicks? sometimes i have heard that there can be a kind of slurry left behind from the manufacturing process, so a good boil & burn can make a difference. also a loose coil, although they can appear to be tight, they are not, they still will glow evenly but looking closely with a magnifing glass you might see gaps. and if you do have these gaps, you will get a muted flavor. eventually these gaps will fill in from gunk and this is then the break in period that can take a while. depending on the size of the gaps, the longer the break in period. usually these gaps can be on the very top coil or bottom coil, if you have left some extra wire you can try to slightly pull the top coil and re tighten it, same with the bottom one, but be careful not to snap the wick. i have done some hot wraps that seemed tight, but looking at it very close up with magnification there were indeed gaps. for best break in, keep tank filled to top always. you definatly do not need more wraps, a 4/5 is plenty. you should be getting good flavor with the 32, but 30g is better.

 

[vapdivrr]

coil was wrapped tight, evenly spaced. only thing was it was a high ohm coil... the one in the video. not gettting "plumes of smoke". or a fast hit off of it.

you know i have this magnifying glass, and i have hot wrapped and hand wrapped quite a few coils and thought that they were tight but after looking at them under magnification i seen gaps. i have had to re-wrapp some wicks a couple of times before they were perfect. one tiny gap can make a big difference. if you do have some tiny gaps, or just one it can make the break in period quite long. also the slowness is from to many wraps, for 28g & 30g 5-6wraps max. what wire and how many wraps did you do? i know you were using the 3/32 wick, so i suppose you did 30g ?

 

[vapdivrr]

you know i have always stated that a mechanical mod's batterys will out last a vv device's batterys anyday and that in a days vape i cant really feel the battery drain in my mechanical mod. this was from a comparison between an 18650 mechanical mod & my 18650 provari. well my new caravela is an 18500 mod and within a few hours i can definatly feel the battery drain. so now my 18650 provari is out lasting my caravela. what a difference between a 18650 battery and a 18490 battery.

 

[FrogHat]

what a difference between a 18650 battery and a 18490 battery.

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