HIGO RDTA by Focusecig

[roxynoodle]

For the wicking I did what I do with the Bellus. I cut the tails to the bottom of the well, then cut a taper off each one and stuffed them in. Now there is a jfc ring you can adjust. I have it wide open and no juice was missing this morning so my wicking is handling that. If yours doesn't, close it some

I do have Raspberry Slushie flavor, and like that a lot (OSDIY).

 

[roxynoodle]

My debit card has her parrot on it.

That's Petey . He is one of my rescue birds. He's at least 32 years old. He is a wild caught parrot who was imported in 1983 (importation was banned in the US in 92). Despite being a wild animal, he became tame, and is quite the little Romeo, always trying to woo the ladies. He likes to watch serial killers and monsters on TV and cheers them on when they attack people. He has severe heart disease and arteriosclerosis from a poor diet in his previous home, but is doing quite well now

 

[ashtrayogdc]

He likes to watch serial killers and monsters on TV and cheers them on when they attack people.

That is freaking awesome haha

 

[roxynoodle]

That is freaking awesome haha

He laughs like a psycho and yells, "Woo! I LOVE it!"

 

[MMW]

That is freaking awesome haha

Best thing I've read in a while!!

 

[roxynoodle]

Ok, my thoughts on the HIGO

Pros:
1. Flavor is fantastic. Maybe the best of the high airflow, high power RTAs in my collection.
2. With both bottom and side airflow fully open its a little less airflow than the MT. About the same as my 22mm Ohmega Alpha.
3. Other 510 drip tips fit if you don't like the stock one.
4. Holds 6ml
5. Pyrex tank is super thick, thickest I've ever seen, and it comes with a spare.
6. Nice amount of spare parts included.
7. Easy to build and I had no issues at all getting dual 26/32 Claptons into the post holes. The top screws seem really good quality and I didn't worry about stripping them.
8. It wicks like a dripper. Just stuff them into the wells. JC ring should prevent floods or dry hits, though one tester is having a dry hit issue and we aren't sure why yet.
9. Very versatile with the two types of airflow. You can use just the bottom, just the side or both, and both are adjustable to dial it in for your vaping style.

Cons:
1. Top fill holes are small so I think filling with an eye dropper will make a mess. However, its easy to use and has the right amount of tension. Not hard to turn, and I think it will stay put when its closed.
2. My side afc ring has a bit of up and down play. One tester said his has sharp edges.
3. 510 positive pin must be fully tightened, and is a bit recessed. It did work fine on the 4 mods I put it on. It will be dangrous if an uninformed vaper puts it on a "hybrid top" mech.
4. Inside of chimney chamber is small, which contributes to the good flavor but limits you on using huge coils. Its possible you could get more airflow if you can get your coils higher than I did, but with the coils I used I thought I might hit the top of the chimney if I tried to raise them more.

Final verdict: I'm in love with the flavor, and if you don't need huge fused Clapton/Alien type coils or have to fill with an eye dropper, I think you would like this atty. I'm definitely getting at least one more, and a third if they release black.

My first build is dual 6 wrap 26/32 Claptons on 2.5mm bits. That black o ring is your guide for fitting your coils inside the chimney.



I'll post a pic later of the atty on a mod.

 

[nelsonm64]

sounds like QC is a bit off...I think i'll wait a bit

 

[roxynoodle]

sounds like QC is a bit off...I think i'll wait a bit

Just maybe a fraction of a mm on the side afc ring so I guess that depends on how much it bothers you

 

[suprtrkr]

Very nice, Roxy, and thank you for all your hard work. Dagnabbit, I think you just talked me into getting one.

 

[roxynoodle]

I should probably mention my method for leak free filling. I'm a long time owner of the Erlkonigin, you see. Maybe some of you have never had one (good bet many of you haven't). Well, I looked at the HIGO and went into Erlk mode without even thinking about it.

Our filling method on the Erlk is to fill in under 6 seconds. If you can do that it won't leak.

I have been doing the same on the HIGO. If I have a slow filling plastic bottle, I'll ram the metal needle from a bottle that has one down the plastic needle tip to widen it. And hey, its winter. Your juice can get thicker so it might help to put it in your pocket a few minutes first to warm it up. Some of my juice has been thick as molasses in January lately with gale force arctic winds slamming my N and W facing kitchen for 3 days nonstop.

 

[MMW]

This is a flavor kisser for sure folks! I put a quick build in a few hours ago and have ran two tanks through it and I am in love.
SS 316l dual 26g, 2mm ID, 8/9 wrap, .3res. Wicked with cotton.

I didn't think all of the wick would fit, but it did.

Wicking great at 45w.

 

[ashtrayogdc]

Well I have been using mine for a couple days and feel confident enough to post some thoughts on this awesome tank.

Build Quality - Excellent. Threads are very smooth and it is a solid tank. More so than UD tanks imo. I would give it an 8 or even 9.

Deck - It is about average. Another thing that is unique about this tank though. It has like a dripper style juice well. I am not familiar with making giant coils so I have no opinions on that. I could see 3mm id fitting in there though, as long as they aren't crazy claptons.

Wicking Capability - Also very very good. I had some troubles when first wicking it because it would leak badly on me. I am now doing the fast fill method mentioned by Roxy and it works very well. At first I was frustrated and just overstuffed the channels. It worked, but chain vaping gave dry hits. Now that I am doing the fast fill I can chain vape no problem and the wicking keeps up like a champ. Follow up post will show my build and wicking I am using.

Airflow - Groundbreaking! Nothing else like it out there. It's very neat and fun to tweak your airflow with the 2 different options. Side flow and bottom flow. Very very cool. Not the airiest out there but I imagine you can still blow some pretty nice clouds with the right build.

Flavor - It is excellent also. I am more of a flavor chaser and the HIGO delivers! This is gonna be a big hit with the restrictive lung hitting crowd. I vape that style and man this thing is freaking awesome for that!

Cons - Obviously the juice fill holes. They are much to small. I thought I would not have a problem with them because I use needle tip bottles but they still do not work very well. You actually have to take the top part off and fill through the second section of holes to fill it. I plan on removing those o-rings and drilling bigger juice fill holes. Will follow up on that when I get around to it.

Subjective Cons - I don't like the o-ring that connects the tank to the base. It is kind of wonky, but does work though so no biggie.

I know those bottom airflow controls are really nifty and unique. They are different for sure, and pretty neat. Personally though, I would have just preferred an airflow control that was similar to the side flow. You have to take your tank off to adjust the BAC, unless you use a toothpick or something. Also if the BAC was more like the SAC then you could just adjust it to match up on both sides without having to go to each one to match them up. Honestly I thought it was neato at first but ultimately the novelty has worn off and that is just what it is imo, a novelty.

Also as mentioned the 510. My positive block was loose on arrival and had to tighten it. It is now quite recessed. Is working very well though so no biggie. Might be a biggie to those who want to use mechs.

Conclusion - Besides those little cons this thing is incredible. Excellent build quality. Excellent wicking. Also the dual (quad?) airflow control is just ground breaking and is really fun to dial in. I highly recommend the HIGO to flavor chasers. If you like more of a restrictive flavorful vape you're gonna love this bad mama jama.

I am making a follow up post after this one with some pics of my build so people know what it was tested on.

 

[ashtrayogdc]

Here is the build I have been using in my HIGO the past couple days. Thanks to Roxy for suggesting the fast filling. Has solved any leaking issues. Repeat FILL THIS SUCKER UP FAST!

Coil height. Top of coils lined up with top of posts. 26 gauge 6 wraps 2.5 id at .4 ohms.

Rayon wick. Thinned to 50% into juice channels. I find using the o-ring at the bottom of base is very good for lining up your scissors. Line up scissors with o-ring on base and then bring them upwards and snip.

Wick tucked around and under coil (like an RDA)

Push wicks from backside up against channel walls to fill the channels and block juice holes.

Juiced!!

Have the bottom airflow about half open and the side airflow just a sliver open. Makes for a very flavorful and hard hitting restrictive lung hit. :d

Using 70VG juice and have JFC wide open. Vape it at 45 watts and hits pretty great!

 

[John Eldredge]

Ok guys, I'm the one, the tester having some issues with the tank. First off I'll say, I love the design and the look of the tank and all it's interesting features. My first tank was with ITC 70 vg apple buns juice, on a 24 ga 7 wrap. Wicked with rayon. First few vapes flavor and vapor were outstanding. Then things started to get a little dry. I noticed no air bubbles coming up from the bottom of the tank. It actually ran the wicks dry. I had the airflow wide open. I rewicked a couple times, to no avail. I did run some thin, 50vg and 60 vg in it, and had excellent flavor and vapor, and lots of bubbles from the bottom of the tank. I had to actually close down the juice control, and it was happy vaping through an entire tank. I then refilled with one hit wonder, "my man" And had the same issues. I opened the jfc fully again, and still got increasingly dryer hits. I'm not blowing the whistle, or throwing the flag on this tank, just wanted to share my experience so far. I wanna love it, I like everything about it, but the dry hits... Running the airflow more restricted seemed to increase the flow of juice to the deck, but still wasn't quite enough to keep from drying out wicks when chain vaping thick juice. Just a heads up I'll keep everyone who's interested posted.

 

[Landman]

Ok guys, I'm the one, the tester having some issues with the tank. First off I'll say, I love the design and the look of the tank and all it's interesting features. My first tank was with ITC 70 vg apple buns juice, on a 24 ga 7 wrap. Wicked with rayon. First few vapes flavor and vapor were outstanding. Then things started to get a little dry. I noticed no air bubbles coming up from the bottom of the tank. It actually ran the wicks dry. I had the airflow wide open. I rewicked a couple times, to no avail. I did run some thin, 50vg and 60 vg in it, and had excellent flavor and vapor, and lots of bubbles from the bottom of the tank. I had to actually close down the juice control, and it was happy vaping through an entire tank. I then refilled with one hit wonder, "my man" And had the same issues. I opened the jfc fully again, and still got increasingly dryer hits. I'm not blowing the whistle, or throwing the flag on this tank, just wanted to share my experience so far. I wanna love it, I like everything about it, but the dry hits... Running the airflow more restricted seemed to increase the flow of juice to the deck, but still wasn't quite enough to keep from drying out wicks when chain vaping thick juice. Just a heads up I'll keep everyone who's interested posted.

Just curious - as you're using rayon, how much in %, if any, would you say the wick tails are thinned out?

If USPS isn't lying to me, mine should be here tomorrow... looking forward to trying it out.

 

[John Eldredge]

Just curious - as you're using rayon, how much in %, if any, would you say the wick tails are thinned out?

If USPS isn't lying to me, mine should be here tomorrow... looking forward to trying it out.

I had had it pushed in, and trimmed off about 20% that stayed out, it looked right to me. Then I trimmed it about 40% and it was obviously loose in the wells. The jfc ring remedied that though, I closed it 1/2 way and it was perfect. It never leaked on me, though. I tried cotton bacon today, I'm pretty new to rayon and like it, but I feel like I can wick cotton with the best, so I thought I'd try some cotton. I don't believe the issue is the deck or juice holes in the channels. It almost seems like it's an issue with the juice supply through the bottom of the tank that feeds the deck...

 

[Landman]

I had had it pushed in, and trimmed off about 20% that stayed out, it looked right to me. Then I trimmed it about 40% and it was obviously loose in the wells. The jfc ring remedied that though, I closed it 1/2 way and it was perfect. It never leaked on me, though. I tried cotton bacon today, I'm pretty new to rayon and like it, but I feel like I can wick cotton with the best, so I thought I'd try some cotton. I don't believe the issue is the deck or juice holes in the channels. It almost seems like it's an issue with the juice supply through the bottom of the tank that feeds the deck...

Thanks, I'll be watching for any issues in that area.

 

[roxynoodle]

I want everyone to be aware that high vg might be an issue with this tank. Someone else is going to test it tonight with high vg so we can try to figure it out. And I can try ITC also or mix up something higher than 70vg to see what happens as well.

 

[freedogg]

roxy has your 70vg been wicking o.k.???

 

[John Eldredge]

I want everyone to be aware that high vg might be an issue with this tank. Someone else is going to test it tonight with high vg so we can try to figure it out. And I can try ITC also or mix up something higher than 70vg to see what happens as well.

Yes. What she said! Roxy you said it more clearly. I Was rambling. I'm still working on it, and another "tester" is finishing his Starbucks preparing to evaluate the tank with high vg