Not really, you'd have to block one of the airflow tubes. You could stuff some cotton in there.
RDA Holmes RDA by Cigreen
- Thread starter suspectK
- Start date
- th_trl_thread_readers 0
- Status
So I just got my Holmes today (ordered wed, shipped out thurs and arrived today!) from Origin vape and it looks beautiful, even came gift wrapped!! but I haven't tried to put a build of yet because the posts are uneven height, a bit slanted, and rotated a bit so on one side the post holes look cross eyed and opposite on the other side. Should I say screw it and keep it for builds or see if it's worth getting it exchanged?
Yeah, I'm gonna give them a call tomorrow. I was just blown away with the fast shipping, price, and gift wrap. I was super excited to use it too, heard really good things about it and wanted another dripper besides my magma but hopefully I can get another one quickly =l
Really interested in this one. I was hoping for some more raving reviews though. Reminds me of the Hermes v2 but with improved AFC.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Does anybody have an idea on how to block two of the 4 airholes? Of course I could just stuff cotton in there but I'd love a slightly less haphazard way.
i just picked a holmes up and im really suprised by the price.
One thing that i do not like however is that my AFC ring has a small gap between the upper and lower portion of the body. Its the only thing bad thing i can say about it really. I wonder if there is a way to remove the AFC ring.
Juice capacity is a bit smaller than what everyone else is saying. I can comfortably put in at most 17-19 drops before liquid gets into the airholes.
All in all I give it a 8/10. It would be 9.5 if mine didnt come with the small machining defect. Some spare screws would have been nice as well.
One thing that i do not like however is that my AFC ring has a small gap between the upper and lower portion of the body. Its the only thing bad thing i can say about it really. I wonder if there is a way to remove the AFC ring.
Juice capacity is a bit smaller than what everyone else is saying. I can comfortably put in at most 17-19 drops before liquid gets into the airholes.
All in all I give it a 8/10. It would be 9.5 if mine didnt come with the small machining defect. Some spare screws would have been nice as well.
a little update about my holmes rda after a few days of living with it :
Pros :
-Great build area, easy to wick. Lots of space to work with.
-Holds a decent amount of juice
-Machining is good
-AFC ring click feedback is extremely nice
-Great flavor
-No coil spitback , which has been plaguing me with my other drippers.
-Crazy open airflow
Cons:
I dont know if my unit is bad but after a few days of using some problems and annoyances started to arise.
First one is obviously the one i mentioned earlier that my AFC ring has a gap between the upper and lower portions of the body. Its extremely small but noticeable to me. I can actually wiggle my afc ring up and down. Anyone else holmes does this?
Second is the AFC ring, the smallest airhole setting was not aligned well. One of the 4 holes is cut extremely close to the wall.
Third, The fact that as you vape, condensation and moisture will collect in bottom portion of the dripper, where the air is coming from below the build deck. This seems to create a droning noise cause by wetness and air when drawing.
Also because alot of moisture will collect around inside AFC ring, even if you arent overdripping or anything. If you go and try to change your AFC, you will get juice all over your fingers from the hidden moisture around the inside of the ring.
Lastly, All airflow settings will whistle for me other than the largest airhole setting.
Is anyone else having these problems? I feel like I got a lemon.
Pros :
-Great build area, easy to wick. Lots of space to work with.
-Holds a decent amount of juice
-Machining is good
-AFC ring click feedback is extremely nice
-Great flavor
-No coil spitback , which has been plaguing me with my other drippers.
-Crazy open airflow
Cons:
I dont know if my unit is bad but after a few days of using some problems and annoyances started to arise.
First one is obviously the one i mentioned earlier that my AFC ring has a gap between the upper and lower portions of the body. Its extremely small but noticeable to me. I can actually wiggle my afc ring up and down. Anyone else holmes does this?
Second is the AFC ring, the smallest airhole setting was not aligned well. One of the 4 holes is cut extremely close to the wall.
Third, The fact that as you vape, condensation and moisture will collect in bottom portion of the dripper, where the air is coming from below the build deck. This seems to create a droning noise cause by wetness and air when drawing.
Also because alot of moisture will collect around inside AFC ring, even if you arent overdripping or anything. If you go and try to change your AFC, you will get juice all over your fingers from the hidden moisture around the inside of the ring.
Lastly, All airflow settings will whistle for me other than the largest airhole setting.
Is anyone else having these problems? I feel like I got a lemon.
Probably the base of the airflow part is press fitted. But maybe it's screwed or glued or welded. You COULD try to give it a bit of a hammering with two pieces of wood to close the gap. Mine doesn't whistle at all and I hate whistling too! I didn't have too much trouble with leaking except for overdripping but I didn't use it that long.
i took it apart just now to see if its even possible to hammer it down. I dont think it is honestly. I did try and nothing seemed to happen.
I have no idea how they got that AFC ring on there, the body of the dripper seems to be 1 piece so there is nothing to hammer.
Hmm too bad then. You could write to cigreen or origin vape.
About the whistling, maybe you can stop it by putting something either in the vertical airflow channels or the holes. A tiny "sound dampening object" somewhere in the airflow might be enough to stop the noise. Maybe a piece of stainless steel mesh. I haven't tried this but I read this tip for whistling on a magma clone.
About the whistling, maybe you can stop it by putting something either in the vertical airflow channels or the holes. A tiny "sound dampening object" somewhere in the airflow might be enough to stop the noise. Maybe a piece of stainless steel mesh. I haven't tried this but I read this tip for whistling on a magma clone.
Love my holmes, easiest to build and can drip easily 18 drops with no thoughts of leak. Also as suggested here, when doing single coils I stuff cotton into the unused air vent on deck and it works fabulously. Flavor has also been great and best thing is it is not lacking compared to magma without the restrictive draw. Also no splutter in mouth with twisted coil builds, really a bigge for some. The only con I have may be the drip tip it came with has a sharp edge on top and I have hurt my lips and sometimes tooth. Some condensation does occur in the base airflow chamber but nothing that could classify as leaky.
I would need some help in placing the coils at the right height. I am trying to get a warmer vape and trying to experiment with different heights above the air vents. With kanthal builds its not an issue to experiment but I am using Ni200 with rDNA40. The coils are flimsy and very hard to experiment. Would like to know any insights where would be the best placement of coils above the vent holes on deck.
I would need some help in placing the coils at the right height. I am trying to get a warmer vape and trying to experiment with different heights above the air vents. With kanthal builds its not an issue to experiment but I am using Ni200 with rDNA40. The coils are flimsy and very hard to experiment. Would like to know any insights where would be the best placement of coils above the vent holes on deck.
You can chamfer the holes as well, round em out just a bit. That's usually what I do with my drippers.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
Don't want to necro this thread, but they released all Holmes V2. It seems they improved all the weak points that ppl are complaining about. 
I ordered one for me and my friend.
Can't wait to try it.
I ordered one for me and my friend.
Can't wait to try it.
Stuff cotton into unused air hole on the deck and you are golden. Have been using it like that and never had an issue. In fact I just use snipped edges of cotton during rewicking to stuff it and that is more than enough until next re wicking. No need for any modifications.
Bottom pin from a Nautilus BVC coil wrapped with a tiny bit of foil also plugs the Holmes nicely. Vapes similar to a Lancia, but with less leaking, and similar to a Magma, but with more airflow.
Got the Holmes V2 in and put a .5 ohm coil in there wicked with KGD. Pretty nice flavor, haven't had any leaking yet. Went single coil and haven't even blocked up the unused air hole. Really enjoying it so far.
Hey guys. I am still trying to find a good build for my holmes. Coil positioning seems to be cruical because the airflow is at such a weird position.
Can I see some pics / details of your best build???
Can I see some pics / details of your best build???
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
