Disclaimer: I bought this mod and all extra components from the authorized supplier at the full asking price. No special obligations were incurred whatsoever, and my only consideration is to give my honest opinion based upon my experience with and use of the product.
You're probably thinking, What? You're doing a review on a
ing adapter?!? Dude, come on! But stick with me, guys, this isn't just another mass produced threaded adapter.
For starters, it costs Twenty Eight bucks, not including shipping. It's essentially a custom made, all brass replacement for the 901 connection that ships with the Golden Greek Automatic Vapn System (GG-AVS) meant to be used with the Golden Greek Telescopic System (GGTS) and a brass extension to the 510 atty that extends the length of that atty to the 901.
For another, it's complicated. It's strongly suggested that you watch imeo's instructional video before you assemble the connector, which requires at least two adjustments to start vaping. The first is to loosen the brass screw at the bottom of the 510 connector and snug it to the bottom of your 510 atty once it's firmly placed onto the connector's top half. This is a vital aspect of the design, otherwise the semi floating center connecting pin of the GGTS/AVS can easily impale the center of the 510 atty and cause it to short circuit. (Which I did on my first attempt after rushing too quickly through the instructions.)
The second adjustment is to loosen or tighten the brass nut at the top of the connector to control the amount of juice going into the 510 atty. The further up the nut is, the less juice is delivered versus being rotated down. The video suggests higher voltage attys should receive more juice to keep from popping. Viscosity of the juice (PG vs VG) may come into play in this adjustment as well.
Imeo's video then suggests additional steps in securing the top of the avs in stages to avoid the atty from being flooded. This hasn't been strictly necessary for me so far in vaping a LR510 with a high drain 18650, but then again your results may vary.
Veteran AVS/AFS hands can then use the Control Ring to fine tune the air/juice intake mixture while vaping.
And like the 901 connection on the AVS, the juice tank has to be screwed into the collector tank tightly enough to make sure the parts concucting electricity touch, but loosely enough to not cut off air flow into the mod.
When everything's lined up correctly, the native 510 in the AVS is a treat. While the LR510 powered by a 18650 is not quite the fog machine that I've expereienced in other mods, it offers a consistent if subdued vape, nice taste and glorious throat hit. You can hit the button two, five or fifteen times in a row and get the same hit every time. The large tank of the AVS, battery capacity of the 18650 and low juice consumption of the LR510 promise enjoyable vaping for an extended time. In addition, the setup doesn't appear to leak juice into the collection tank as the 901 connection the AVS ships with; after a day of vaping, it's bone dry.
But the connection adds its own additional level of complexity to an already complicated and interconnected-if mechanically simple-mod. If it's not firing or the draw is off, tracing down the problem can be something akin to a pilot following a preflight checklist on a small to medium sized airplane. There's a reason why every element of this modular mod carries the disclaimer on the vaporkings website for advanced users only. Not wanting to sound like a broken record*, but a mod of this complexity could and should have a little better documentation than the home webcam video made by it's creator in Greece, who speaks English as a second language.** Precise written instructions accompanied by some clear pictures or illustrations would greatly help the users of this mod, and may help to lessen its complexity to the end user.
If you're an old GG hand, and/or already have the GGTS/AVS there's no reason to not get the connector unless you just hate 510 attys. The connection brings a little bit of the versatility of the GGTS (any atty and every batty) in 2nd gen mode to the AVS itself. If you're a veteran vaper and are now considering the GGTS/AVS due to this new ability, be advised that you're probably not going to throw this mod together in five minutes and walk out the door vaping with it; be prepared to give yourself half an afternoon sans distractions and interruptions. Newbies should seriously consider a simpler 3rd gen mod unless they're vaping prodogies and have a lot of time on their hands.
This is a first impressions review, but I'll come back to update it after more use. This won't be easy since I'll be playing with a couple of great mods from redeyedancer that also favor the LR510 atty: the Mini Reo and the Reo Grand(which should be called the 'Reo Grande', but that's not my call). I'll be back to update this thread as a time and conditions permit.
*I wonder if this is a valid analogy anymore in the days of CD's and MP3's.
**No rip on Imeo for his English skills, which are excellent for a second language speaker.
You're probably thinking, What? You're doing a review on a
ing adapter?!? Dude, come on! But stick with me, guys, this isn't just another mass produced threaded adapter. For starters, it costs Twenty Eight bucks, not including shipping. It's essentially a custom made, all brass replacement for the 901 connection that ships with the Golden Greek Automatic Vapn System (GG-AVS) meant to be used with the Golden Greek Telescopic System (GGTS) and a brass extension to the 510 atty that extends the length of that atty to the 901.
For another, it's complicated. It's strongly suggested that you watch imeo's instructional video before you assemble the connector, which requires at least two adjustments to start vaping. The first is to loosen the brass screw at the bottom of the 510 connector and snug it to the bottom of your 510 atty once it's firmly placed onto the connector's top half. This is a vital aspect of the design, otherwise the semi floating center connecting pin of the GGTS/AVS can easily impale the center of the 510 atty and cause it to short circuit. (Which I did on my first attempt after rushing too quickly through the instructions.)
The second adjustment is to loosen or tighten the brass nut at the top of the connector to control the amount of juice going into the 510 atty. The further up the nut is, the less juice is delivered versus being rotated down. The video suggests higher voltage attys should receive more juice to keep from popping. Viscosity of the juice (PG vs VG) may come into play in this adjustment as well.
Imeo's video then suggests additional steps in securing the top of the avs in stages to avoid the atty from being flooded. This hasn't been strictly necessary for me so far in vaping a LR510 with a high drain 18650, but then again your results may vary.
Veteran AVS/AFS hands can then use the Control Ring to fine tune the air/juice intake mixture while vaping.
And like the 901 connection on the AVS, the juice tank has to be screwed into the collector tank tightly enough to make sure the parts concucting electricity touch, but loosely enough to not cut off air flow into the mod.
When everything's lined up correctly, the native 510 in the AVS is a treat. While the LR510 powered by a 18650 is not quite the fog machine that I've expereienced in other mods, it offers a consistent if subdued vape, nice taste and glorious throat hit. You can hit the button two, five or fifteen times in a row and get the same hit every time. The large tank of the AVS, battery capacity of the 18650 and low juice consumption of the LR510 promise enjoyable vaping for an extended time. In addition, the setup doesn't appear to leak juice into the collection tank as the 901 connection the AVS ships with; after a day of vaping, it's bone dry.
But the connection adds its own additional level of complexity to an already complicated and interconnected-if mechanically simple-mod. If it's not firing or the draw is off, tracing down the problem can be something akin to a pilot following a preflight checklist on a small to medium sized airplane. There's a reason why every element of this modular mod carries the disclaimer on the vaporkings website for advanced users only. Not wanting to sound like a broken record*, but a mod of this complexity could and should have a little better documentation than the home webcam video made by it's creator in Greece, who speaks English as a second language.** Precise written instructions accompanied by some clear pictures or illustrations would greatly help the users of this mod, and may help to lessen its complexity to the end user.
If you're an old GG hand, and/or already have the GGTS/AVS there's no reason to not get the connector unless you just hate 510 attys. The connection brings a little bit of the versatility of the GGTS (any atty and every batty) in 2nd gen mode to the AVS itself. If you're a veteran vaper and are now considering the GGTS/AVS due to this new ability, be advised that you're probably not going to throw this mod together in five minutes and walk out the door vaping with it; be prepared to give yourself half an afternoon sans distractions and interruptions. Newbies should seriously consider a simpler 3rd gen mod unless they're vaping prodogies and have a lot of time on their hands.
This is a first impressions review, but I'll come back to update it after more use. This won't be easy since I'll be playing with a couple of great mods from redeyedancer that also favor the LR510 atty: the Mini Reo and the Reo Grand(which should be called the 'Reo Grande', but that's not my call). I'll be back to update this thread as a time and conditions permit.
*I wonder if this is a valid analogy anymore in the days of CD's and MP3's.
**No rip on Imeo for his English skills, which are excellent for a second language speaker.
