Focalecig ... A new Fasttech??

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Cranky99

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LOL! I thought rule #1 was no lurking.

Very good review! And it definitely looks great with the TGT. Sounds like a winner. I hope I am equally pleased. Now I'm off to do some more lurking...

She doesn't make rules we can actually follow. If we could, we might deprive her of her moments where she gets to be the stern leader :laugh:
 

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Nikita my friend, you are going to make me order another taifun, perhaps I did not give it ample time :)

Yes Crocky my dear, I think that is true ... I also believe that some folks get frustrated with trying to get all the machine oil taste out of the device too, which is off putting.

That guy that just sent me his unwanted Taifun GS just said, what you said ... I was able to get it up and running just fine, and its a really nice vape too, very happy with it. He was shocked..

So far the best build and vape that I have found with the Taifun GT is a micro coil with a 3mm xc-116 wick, no top wick ... Very clean flavor, no leaks, or gurgles. The 2nd best is the ss mesh wick w/silica 3mm silica top wick ... I didn't care for the all silica wick build at all, flavor was muted.

I have to eventually get a kayfun because I really want to see how they compare in vape when each is built properly. :)
 

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*** group buy promotions are still running ...

5 days remaining on the caravela mod set, 4 days for the zerotank and protanks ***

Oh.......just stop it already!!!!!:lol:

We need a ticker on this thread for "Group Buys".........:facepalm:......so no one misses these great buys!

Awesome review, as always, Nikki! I admit, I have only one mech, iTaste 134, but am debating whether to bring my other foot over to the "Dark Side".....:evil:
 

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Oh.......just stop it already!!!!!:lol:

We need a ticker on this thread for "Group Buys".........:facepalm:......so no one misses these great buys!

Awesome review, as always, Nikki! I admit, I have only one mech, iTaste 134, but am debating whether to bring my other foot over to the "Dark Side".....:evil:


Thanks NiNi! .... You know, part of the the enabler's "motive" is shared guilt ... why should I be alone??? Shop, buy, and be merry! :lol:

Well Ms. NiNi, should you ever decide to creep a little further into the "Dark Side" *whishper .. I promise not to pull a Judas with the Provarinati ... shh secret*

You can trust me :evil: ..... :laugh:
 

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Its a shame Focale doesn't stock the Rocket that I can see, I got mine today from FT and at $13 for a Kayfun clone, it has turned out to be a right nice little atty and I am vaping it out the box and really spot on.

Delboy is a happy chappy today, got his special glasses from NY, place called Melville so I can see a bit again :)

Anyone tried Focale on juices to the UK yet? I am thinking of trying out some of the unusual juices seen recently as I have raw nic to buff them up to my super high vape :)
 

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Its a shame Focale doesn't stock the Rocket that I can see, I got mine today from FT and at $13 for a Kayfun clone, it has turned out to be a right nice little atty and I am vaping it out the box and really spot on.

Delboy is a happy chappy today, got his special glasses from NY, place called Melville so I can see a bit again :)

Anyone tried Focale on juices to the UK yet? I am thinking of trying out some of the unusual juices seen recently as I have raw nic to buff them up to my super high vape :)

Look at you shopping so close to my home ... Melville is about a 10 minute drive from me :)

Good thinking about the Rocket ... don't know why I haven't suggested that one to Doris, especially the SS version. I kind of regret selling mine before I even tried it .. I had a knee jerk reaction to it being polished, instead of brushed, so I sold it in the classies, unused :unsure:

Someone else was asking about the e liquids on Focal ... I haven't tried them, but I think you should Delboy and then give us the feedback. I looked for you FT today while I was lurking on the forums. Thought for sure I would find you on the discussions for the Nemmy Hybrid dripper-3D :p
 

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Yes I saw the 3D, I'm pretty close on my rebate points so will buy it when I get my gift certificate hopefully next week so def keeping it in mind, wonder if they are going to bring in the Neme and the Dome as well as that would be cool :)

I have to have quite strong long vision glasses and America is the only place that sells 'em at an affordable price, the UK prices are like 2-£300 per lens and I discovered this lovely online shop called DebSpecs who get 'em to me in just over a week from buying so double thumbs up there :) I think the ones that arrived today cost me $40 which isn't bad for a bespoke pair of proper glasses in my book.

I will this weekend go through some of the juices and see what I can find, my palate is now widening and I am wanting more fruity mixes and I have an array of "alchemy" here in the form of food flavours, colours, sweeteners etc as MistEliquid over here sells the actual flavours of their very fine juices and I also get my raw nic from them as well, a canvas ready for me to paint :)
 

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I noticed that Focal put up a bunch of zero nic liquids too, I am guessing to appeal to the sub ohm vapers who do not vape nic juice ...

That is so awesome that you are shopping for glasses in Long Island, NY of all places ... Melville is a heavy industrial, retail, eatery area. Several large retail outlets, many of which are discounters, so its a very busy town. Also has a good many nightclubs, so it was one of my main "stomping grounds" once upon a time. :)
 

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Aw I had a boo-boo with my Focale Kayfun tonite :( I was sitting there imbibing the ol' red raspberry I put in there and thought hey my hand feels a bit wet and saw that the clear section had literally imploded and its like waaaah lol

Nevermind as I have plenty of steel sections lurking about and a couple packs of coloured glasses from FT coming in but I suspect this is what happened with my other KFL where the vacuum just got so heavy it broke the plastic, its weird as I ddn't put a citrus or a cinnamon in, must just be a design issue as after all its only a vanity thing and in full SS mode it works best I find anyways.

So, Nikkita will we see sharpie tags like "Vape on people" and "Nikkita woz 'ere" all over the place? I'm afraid my only experience of America is really from the TV :( I do get nagged to go over there as an old friend owns a punk club in NYC and as another friend is moving over there to help manage it, I got two ppl nagging now lol
 

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Well... my Squape arrived today and it's DEFECTIVE!!!!!!! :mad:

The base deck where the coil mounts is shorting out internally. My ohms are jumping all over the place from 6.6 ohms to 0 ohms. It makes no difference regarding how I adjust the center screw on the 510 connection. In addition, the threads on the 510 connection have a couple of machining marks on them as if a drill or machining die rubbed against them gouging the threads.

I have an email into Doris as I type this... hopefully they'll stand behind their product. I DO NOT want to ship it back to China as that will be an expensive mailing from the USA. The least expensive method would be $23.50 via USPS International Shipping. That's more than I paid for the item.

This really sucks! Man, I was really looking forward to trying a Squape!

Oh well I'll wait and see what response I get from Doris at Focalecig.

In the meantime, c'est la vie!
 

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Sounds like there may be a fault with the anodising of the two blocks although if the lathe used to machine the threading has gone awry then it could have pushed the inner wall of the connector tube onto or near to the centre pin thus causing shorts.

I've not got the squape but I have seen stuff where people have had similar issues with the blocks not being 100% non conductive because of a fault with the processing of the blocks themselves or shorting out on the underside of the blocks through to the deck.
 

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Thanks for the tips DelboyinDorset!

I received and email from Doris and she wants the order number (which I gave her in the original email) plus she wants photos?

How in the hell can one tell the unit is shorted by a photo? The only thing a photo will show is the muffed up threads on the 510 connection.

A website called bonanza.com has the HCigar model of the Squape, so I think I'll just order from them and hope that Focalecig refunds my PayPal account.

I won't hear anything from Doris until Monday now. Oh well... caveat emptor as always!

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Also the product arrived in a wrapped in piece of bubble wrap. No box, or package.
This connotes to me that this is cheap piece of crap.
I can get the HCigar model from bonanza.com for $36.44 w/free shipping so that's what I doing after I finish this post.

I'm turning in a defective product request to PayPal to get the ball rolling on that too! :D ;-)
 
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The only downside I can see there is if you do a faulty product focale might want the item back and paypal can be somewhat useless in supporting the customer in this instance as I found out with Vaporbreak who cheerfully lied through their teeth to paypal and despite giving PP proof they were lying, they refused to refund me my money :(
 

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Thanks for the tips DelboyinDorset!

I received and email from Doris and she wants the order number (which I gave her in the original email) plus she wants photos?

How in the hell can one tell the unit is shorted by a photo? The only thing a photo will show is the muffed up threads on the 510 connection.

A website called bonanza.com has the HCigar model of the Squape, so I think I'll just order from them and hope that Focalecig refunds my PayPal account.

I won't hear anything from Doris until Monday now. Oh well... caveat emptor as always!

Addendum:
Also the product arrived in a wrapped in piece of bubble wrap. No box, or package.
This connotes to me that this is cheap piece of crap.
I can get the HCigar model from bonanza.com for $36.44 w/free shipping so that's what I doing after I finish this post.

I'm turning in a defective product request to PayPal to get the ball rolling on that too! :D ;-)

I think it's only fair to give FC an opportunity to make things right first. I had an issue with something they sent and after receiving my pics, Doris had the problem solved for me and a replacement out in less than an hour. I did not have to return anything. This company definitely cares about customer service.
 

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Thanks for the tips DelboyinDorset!

I received and email from Doris and she wants the order number (which I gave her in the original email) plus she wants photos?

How in the hell can one tell the unit is shorted by a photo? The only thing a photo will show is the muffed up threads on the 510 connection.

A website called bonanza.com has the HCigar model of the Squape, so I think I'll just order from them and hope that Focalecig refunds my PayPal account.

I won't hear anything from Doris until Monday now. Oh well... caveat emptor as always!

Addendum:
Also the product arrived in a wrapped in piece of bubble wrap. No box, or package.
This connotes to me that this is cheap piece of crap.
I can get the HCigar model from bonanza.com for $36.44 w/free shipping so that's what I doing after I finish this post.

I'm turning in a defective product request to PayPal to get the ball rolling on that too! :D ;-)

Before spending money elsewhere, provide the order # & a pic of whatever you can take a pic of (muffed up threads).

I know it may feel ridiculous considering you've already provided the # but more times than not no one bothers to read initial contact emails from the beginning again.

I've gone thru this quite a few times (not vape related) & in the end it was worth it; annoying but worth it.

Best of luck to you.

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