Flash-e-Vapor V2 rba by Artur Schwarze

[JeremyR]

Hey dice are the wick holes the same size on the clone compared to original. I think the wick issue with the clone is the air tube overlapping the wick holes. I mean it's working but grinding it down should really improve it. On the clone the wick is only about half the size of the hole to get it to wick without mesh. But it can fall out easily if you not careful without mesh.

Vapes a dream.. Never a gurgle with this baby.

So I figure we need some more pics of the flashi built up for others to see..

Here's some - coil is parallel 32g, 1.4ohms

I built it with the coil angled with the posts, I'm assuming this is why the posts are offset.??.. My bit is layed on top of the screws to match the angle and then tightened.

 

[dice57]

Your posts are angled because on the Tobeco clone they put the wrong post on top of the positive insulator. They are supposed to be even. That's what led bapgood to disassembling the base and replacing the wire and such. He did a write up on the 2nd page of this thread about it.

The juice deck wick holes seem to be the same size on the authentic as they are on both my clones.

 

[JeremyR]

Ok wasn't sure if there was a reason they did it. I don't really see an issue with building it this way though, do you?

 

[dice57]

Should be fine, just some people can't live with slight disorder in their gear. And some have the tools to fix such flaws.

 

[JeremyR]

Really like the dual mode on this. Vaped dripper most the weekend. Tanked it today and when I ran the tank dry just switched to dripper and started vaping a couple other flavors.

I don't find the draw on this to be cooler at all in short tank mode, actually sometimes hotter.

Dripper mode with the short tip, is very warm at high wattage better have it wide open with a sharp lung pull.. I guess that's why they have the long tip.. Either way puts out great vapor. I think the thing that's different with this is that there's essentially no chamber. The coil is right under the air tube. Vaporizes straight up to the tip.

Another flaw with the clone is the air screws don't have the tube sticking out on the inside like I think I saw on the original. That would really help keep it from leaking if you put 30 drops in it and lay it on its side..lol. Your can drip a ton in there if you keep it upright between vapes. I'm going to try to find something to make an air tube so it can't leak with a 1/2 ml of juice in the dripper.

This puts out a great vape and I definitely recommend it.

I redid the tank wicks this morning and kept taking strands out to get it wicking because I used too much again. Then it's started wicking great after various dry pulls and blows. ( only because I had too much wick/ no mesh)... Found out why its was wicking so good.. Only one feeder wick was in the hole. The other hole was open! Wicked great didn't leak. The wicked hole delivered the juice - the open hole let air into the tank.. I'll see if it works like that again tomorrow.

 

[dice57]

Yeah, love the versatility of this rba/rda. basically a dripper tank system. lmao, yeah if she's flooding and gurgling, you got a chit load of juice in there, she's popped a tank wick or two. to funny. Well after the fact it is. There's just a lot about this system that makes it a fun rba to build and vape. Love dripping to break in a fresh build and re-wick.

With the Magma and the Cats, I have finally ventured into rda's, and the sub basement, sub ohm zone. That's builds less than 0.3 ohms. I blame the Flashi.

 

[JeremyR]

Yeah rocking dripper today because its so easy and vapes so powerfully with the short mouthpiece.. Can put an hours worth in there no problem as long as I don't lay it down the the air hole down.

I was saying the tank was wicking great with only one wick the other hole just open. Wicked wonderfully this way.

 

[justdoeit]

My Tobeco clone failed on me :/

I couldn't get it to fire; put it on my ohmeter and got no reading. Took apart the coil and removed the Positive post. Just as in the pics before, the positive post is soldered to a tiny wire, and mine had come apart. I was pushing it with subohm builds (.6-.8) and clearly didn't like it.

my V3 is in customs, hoping I'll get it this week. Sucks going back to Taifun/Kayfun city

 

[dice57]

Bummer about the clone, but it was a known issue on the Tobeco. Hope your V3 arrived safely. Thinking of getting the base to upgrade the EHpro clone. Since it's a 1:1 clone, can use all the tanks and drip cap on the V3 base.

Speaking of flashi, just rebuilt my V2 with a 0.42 ohm coil. Using just SS Mesh for the tank wicks, no fiber. Took a genie coil I had, it was just the right diameter for the tank wick, twisted it up a bit tighter to go through holes, pushed it into the build wick, cut off almost flush with top tank deck.

Must say, removed the air screw for full air, and the flashi is vaping up a storm. Liked it so much, built the FT clone with the same build. Fraking Awesome.!!! Just happened to mix up to new juices, made some Black Banana Graham Cracker juice and some Fired Dulce Praline juice. Both damn tasty and enjoying a flashi makeover.

When all is said and done, the flashi remains a top performer as a dripper or tanker. A 5 ml dripper tank that's tough to beat, and has to be the easiest rba to build and service out there.

Oh, picked up some wide bore drip tips from fatdaddys, 2 glass & 1 SS, working really nice on this build, supper airy draw, getting massive lung hits of incredible vape. Fraking vaped one tank dry already, chain vape, big lung hits, kick me in the azz type stellar hits.

Oh, and did use Ramie in one and Rayon in the other, both are with in 6 hrs of the same age, so the R & R wick off is officially started. . So far, they both dead equal, can only tell them apart because have a different flavor in them and the Ramie is in the Authentic.

 

[JeremyR]

Been running dripper mode since that last post, it is a nice dripper. My tobeco posts are holding up so far the posi will start to turn if you tighten too much. A pair of needle nose hiding the post to tighten all the way does the trick. Running a 1.3-1.7 at 6v. Seems the turning of the post is what ruins it.

The tank has been laid up for quite a while. It was too inconsistent for me without *mesh. Over wicking or not enough, I had it good for a while but the wicks are soo loose they fall out without mesh to grab em.

Thinking about drilling it out to 3/32, with the screw out its 5/64. Or same size as the screw driver it comes with.

 

[dice57]

If you drill out a screw, drill out the smallest one. Finding SS rolled and oxidized like a genesis wick, works really well for wicking. Plus I wrap my wick like a bow tie with the ends going under the build and sticking out the other side, That way have plenty of wick to soak up juice when not being vaped, and adds more juice to coil from underneath.

Next time you buy wire, get a sheet of 400 mesh SS, it's only like $9 for an 11.7"x8.3" sheet at Lightning Vape . They have great prices on wire, mesh, and other rebuilding items.

 

[JeremyR]

Not the screw those are way to small. I,be had no air screw in since day one. I guess I like a loose draw but now I want it even looser. Also hoping it will take away the whistling noise.

 

[dice57]

crazy, she's pretty damn loose with out being screwed. Trying to fist Vape the poor girl??? I do have my builds dang near touching the top of cap. use large dia. coils, with the bottom level with top of screw heads. Though did pick up a few wide bore drip tips from the fat guy, 2 glass 1 ss, and that does tend to way loosen the draw, like breathing loose. liking them on the flashi and drippers. I'm in flashi love all over again. Can't wait till the Max brothers get home, and see what she'll do at 75 or so.

 

[dice57]

Damn, must say, these new recipe's I created are like really nice. Only a day old, and flavor is coming in nicely. Wanted to make 2 new flavors, and clean up some partials, so ended up with Banana cream, Graham Cracker and the Captain in one grouping, with Dulce De Leche, Praline, Virginia Fired in the other. estimated the percentages and created the recipe. I call it the Special de Frigidaire!!!

Needing to take inventory, and stock up on extracts, and down to 2.5 qrts VG. Have around 9 solid recipes, but out of most those flavors. Now just playing with miscellaneous flavors to try.

Fired Dulce Praline and Black Banana Graham. Tasting so fine, will be upgrading them to house Select status. Fraking Fired DP is really surprisingly great, from 3 partial extract bottles came forth on Damn Fine Vape, Taste like what the damn Bobba crap was supposed to be like. Fortunately the extracts come in 8 ml bottles, so was pretty accurate at documenting the recipe.

Fired DP ahh, I got my own wit before the first edit. what are the odds???..... astronomical I tell you. Ah, Fired D.P. Sex in a bottle, Vape to die For I like it, Patent Pending@dice

 

[Troll from behind]

Hi, decided to post here EVEN though I have V3 since the V3-thread is kinda quiet.
Having some issues with feeding, mainly with getting dry hits with 1.3 regular coil stuffed with cotton and the brided cotton feeders on 4 volts.
Should the feederwicks be cut level with base or slightly longer?

 

[JeremyR]

Well, I've never got good feeding with just wick material without making it extremely loose. A good size gap around the wick. Otherwise air doesn't get into the tank to allow it to feed. Basically about loose enough that the will about fall out. If you chain vape you can just leave on wick out and I will feed quite fast a little on the flooded side but if you vape enough you can keep it from flooding too bad. Mesh seems to be the ticket but I don't have any mesh either.

 

[dice57]

I use full SS mesh as my feeder wicks. Oxidize and roll up a genesis wick, Fairly tight, just like you would a genie. twist it just tight enough to slide into the wicking holes. I cut them off almost flush with the top deck.

Works awesome. Been vapeing 2 V's, both at 0.4 ohms, and must say, frak me in the back side, but that's one damn Fine vape.

Also, I use a fairly long coil wick, I like the tails just long enough to tuck down to the build deck, and under the build. Looks like a figure 8. Gives lots of wick to soak up any over wick, and vapes oh soo fine. Can't wait to get Max back and push this build at 6 volts. It's soo fine, ohh, said that already, that's a penalty vape if I ever heard of one.

I stated going with full SS wick coils after receiving the Tailfun GS, which is basically a mini flashi, well it's tank wicks were itsie bitsie tinie weenie yellow poke-a-dot bikini genie wicks.

Have done a few other types of SS fiber core, but damn, the genie wick works real good. Also have gone to a wide bore drip tip and ~1/16" air hole screw. Just Awesome vape. oh, said that already

Am on the 3rd fill on both tanks since going this route, this ain't no tank, this is an bada, Buildable Auto-dripper Atomizer. :ldo:

 

[Troll from behind]

Back to mesh wick and braided cotton as feeder and boy does she deliver!
Only issue is, that it feeds a bit too well now!
Need more power!
Big thumps up for this, damn easy to set up and easy to fill and it gives you more options than you might think on the first glance.
Never liked RBA's that had airhole under the coil or "pressurecookers" like Kayfun, way too much fiddling to get the setup right.

 

[justdoeit]

*cough* V3 thread lol

Jeremy, you've used no feeder wick with success? I had my first leak, removed tank and found a loose feeder wick. It definitely couldn't maintain "straw" pressure without that wick.

I build so my feeder wicks can't keep up, but on purpose. It's just that easy to block the airhole and dry-pull for a second and flood the deck vs trying to get the feeders perfect

 

[dice57]

Yeah, the flashi is a beauty, for sure. When I fist received it, was vapping at a max of 15 watts. I hadn't used them for a bit, and was pizzed at the orchid, so rebuilt the at 0.4 with full SS tank wicks. New drip tiep, and It's Alive and Vaping, quite well.

Yeah, only time I had a leaking flashi, is when one tank wick popped out, and way to much juice flow with only one hole wicked. Flashi is a way under appreciated rba. Easiest to work on, build, fill, maintain.. Drip or tank, a great contender in any arena.!!

V3 Thread? may have to wander over there.