RDA If the Magma and Tobh had a baby????

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Tmebs

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Ok so I was in love with my Magma for a bit, then moved to a Tobh and love the ease of the top cap for dripping.
But is there a rda that has the deep well of a Magma and the top cap style of a Tobh.

I own 2 Magmas and 3 Tobhs at this point, only using the Tohbs at this point in time and love them.

I am in a kinda transitional stage right now, just got the sigelei 100 w plus and starting to play with lower ohms and higher wattage...

I have been reading here and veiwing vids and there is just sooo many devices it bogles the mind....

Not looking for cloud chasers, kinda a flavor junkie.
So if you have any suggestions that fit the bill or come close....what should I be looking at.

Thanks in advance for any advise/suggestions.
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The Hobo V3 is kind of close. Super deep well, two post design and a removable cap that you don't have to unscrew. I'm definitely interested in it!
Thanks Cullin, I must have been remembering the V2....thought that top cap screwed on.
By the time I'm convinced what I want....and have money to buy....something else has come out.:)
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Thanks Cullin, I must have been remembering the V2....thought that top cap screwed on.
By the time I'm convinced what I want....and have money to buy....something else has come out.:)
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So the way it works is what you're screwing on is actually the juice well, well it creates the juice well. Then the top cap slides on over that. The V3 still has this I believe, but it's not a feature that should discern you from buying it. Once you build and wick it, you don't have to remove the screw on piece until you rebuild again. I love my Hobo V2's, they have the second best flavor behind my Magma.
 
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Holmes V2 and the Wotofo Freakshow. Both are authentic RDA's that cost $30 or less, with deep drip wells, bottom airflow like the Magma, and a two-pice top cap with heat sink like the TOBH.
Yeah, I remember looking at the Holmes....looks promising.
I just am thinking K I S S.... Like a Origen base with an o-ring barrel piece and easy pop off top cap.....deep well with easy access....
But can't work out the air-flow:p

Just me wishing out loud.
Tried a Freakshow....hated it....no matter how I build it it leaked like a sieve o_O
Thanks for the suggestions....next purchase may be a Holmes!
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Just FYI, the Holmes has a removable deck that screws on with very fine (tightly-spaced) threads, with no o-ring. A small number of these RDA's have leaked juice through these threads, getting juice into the airflow section and leaking out the airholes. If you get unlucky and get a leaky one, you can exchange it, or you can fix it yourself very easily. Just get some plumber's tape (thread seal tape), the thinner the better, cut off a long thin piece, and wrap it around the deck threads two or three times. Then just screw the deck down, and it should be leak-free.

Thread seal tape is non-toxic, one of the most inert substances in existence (it definitely does not react with any ingredients in juice), and can withstand continuous temperatures of 500 F, and limited exposure to temperatures up to around 700 F or so, with no damage. So no worries there.

Chances are the Holmes you get will be perfectly fine. Reports of them leaking are very rare, but I just wanted to let you know about it. I wouldn't be concerned, since even if you get the last one a place has in stock (so you can't exchange it), you can fix it yourself in like 2 minutes.

Mine didn't leak, but I still put some thread seal tape on the deck threads anyways, just to have extra protection against leaks, because it is the dedicated dripper for my iTaste MVP 3.0 Pro. On a mechanical mod I wouldn't have bothered sealing it.

Also, be sure to get the Holmes V2, not the original. I don't think anybody is even selling the original anymore, but the V2 added the two-piece top cap, where you can remove just the part with the heatsink fins to redrip (although, I just take off the drip tip and refill through that hole, because the two-post design means you have a "straight shot" right down to the deck from the drip tip connector).
 
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