I know OP said no clones, but if anyone else is in the same boat, I've gotten amazing performance out of the phoenix v4 which is vaguely an ERA clone. I'm suggesting the clone because it's not a bottom feeder, which actually makes it better than the ERA when paired with a chi you sleek. The only real flaws are that the posts are chromed brass (although I have several that have been around for about a year, no flaking etc, chroming seems to be solid) and the post screws suck (buy a pack of m2 machine screws, every vaper should have this in their kit anyways)
edit: another flaw is that there's no drip well. The airhole is placed high up enough on the cap that it will hold a solid 10-15 drops depending on your wick size, which is plenty, but it can sometimes get messy when you're replacing the cap.
Its arguably the best performing rda I've used, and it was 4 dollars. I've spent 10-20x more on atties that did not stand up to it. I'm not into mini mechanicals, so it ends up shelved most of the time, but only for aesthetic reasons.
Its hard to argue with this performance, this is with high PG juice and a half discharged battery...
Next time I'm around a drill, its quad coil time.
edit: another flaw is that there's no drip well. The airhole is placed high up enough on the cap that it will hold a solid 10-15 drops depending on your wick size, which is plenty, but it can sometimes get messy when you're replacing the cap.
Its arguably the best performing rda I've used, and it was 4 dollars. I've spent 10-20x more on atties that did not stand up to it. I'm not into mini mechanicals, so it ends up shelved most of the time, but only for aesthetic reasons.
Its hard to argue with this performance, this is with high PG juice and a half discharged battery...
Next time I'm around a drill, its quad coil time.
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