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FrootMachine

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Thank you! Any RDA you recommend? I'm buying a Aspire Atlantis to go with it, but I'm ready to buy my 1st RDA as well. There are so many options its overwhelming!

Depends on what you want really. Want to fog up the place, airy or tight draw, flavor, aesthetics. My first was a Stillare, and currently loving my Freakshow. which ones have you been looking at?
 

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Is the "Segelei 100w Plus" the v3 or the v2? I heard that the v2 has issues with the adjustable 510 pin being unstable...I want to be sure I get the right one that doesn't have 510 connection problems. Thanks


The V1 has the unstable pin, V2 has the pin fixed i guess V3 is the sig 100W plus, only real thing different about it is that it has a temp sensor or something.
Plus also has no screw holes but there are some V2 that don't have screw holes, Oni edition and theres another one which escapes my mind atm. Most of the V2's now come with carbon fiber stickers anyway that cover the screw holes.
 

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Thank you! Any RDA you recommend? I'm buying a Aspire Atlantis to go with it, but I'm ready to buy my 1st RDA as well. There are so many options its overwhelming!

Depends on what you want.

It's not enough to pick a RDA that suits your needs, but you need to know how to build for that particular RDA as well. They all have nuance and may require slightly different build styles

Magma is the king for flavor. Has a very deep well so it gets big points for convenience.

Plumeveil is great for monster clouds, and unlike most cloud machines it retains great flavor. Super easy to build on and fairly versatile as far as build options go. The latest version has a deeper juice well.
 

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Depends on what you want really. Want to fog up the place, airy or tight draw, flavor, aesthetics. My first was a Stillare, and currently loving my Freakshow. which ones have you been looking at?

I really have just been browsing. I'm yet to do my 1st build so I'm just kind of learning as I go. Is there a middle of the line one as far as draw/flavor/vapor. Maybe an rda for beginners? It's so overwhelming.
 

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Everyone has given you good options but i always recommend the tobh for new builders especially the 26650 clone since it gives you a lot of room to build on had a deep juice well decent airflow and is generally fairly well built.

That is probably the most commonly posted piece of worst advice I see here.

The TOBH is HORRIBLE for beginners. Those stupid AFC tabs have got to be one of the worst design elements in popular atty. Not much better on the larger versions either. Even if you milled off the afc tabs the plume is still much easier to build because of the positive T post having individual holes for dual coil builds.


Not to mention you have no method to close off airflow completely to one side, which you do on the plumeveil.

Under any circumstance the plume also wins for flavor. The TOBH isn't bad, just not as good.

Stock vs stock the plume also wins for vapor production. Sure you could mod a tobh, but you are also permanently making it more specialized in its utility. So such issue on the plume.

TOBH wins for liquid capacity compared to the original plume, but it is a wash when compared to the plume 1.5. Plus it is a dripper in the first place so we aren't talking about a lot of juice no matter what.

The best thing the TOBH had going for it was it's retro look, which they ruined with the last version when they switched logos.
 

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That is probably the most commonly posted piece of worst advice I see here.

The TOBH is HORRIBLE for beginners. Those stupid AFC tabs have got to be one of the worst design elements in popular atty. Not much better on the larger versions either. Even if you milled off the afc tabs the plume is still much easier to build because of the positive T post having individual holes for dual coil builds.


Not to mention you have no method to close off airflow completely to one side, which you do on the plumeveil.

Under any circumstance the plume also wins for flavor. The TOBH isn't bad, just not as good.

Stock vs stock the plume also wins for vapor production. Sure you could mod a tobh, but you are also permanently making it more specialized in its utility. So such issue on the plume.

TOBH wins for liquid capacity compared to the original plume, but it is a wash when compared to the plume 1.5. Plus it is a dripper in the first place so we aren't talking about a lot of juice no matter what.

The best thing the TOBH had going for it was it's retro look, which they ruined with the last version when they switched logos.
The only reason i recommend the tobh is because it has the deep juice well and the big tobh gives you a lot of room to work with yes the airflow control is wonky yes it has a few flaws but its my opinion it works not bashing anyone or anything its just my opinion.
 

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Get a dark horse. I just picked one up and love it <3 The posts are tall and easy to build on and the air flow is great
Sent with one hand, the other is busy vaping.
 

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The only reason i recommend the tobh is because it has the deep juice well and the big tobh gives you a lot of room to work with yes the airflow control is wonky yes it has a few flaws but its my opinion it works not bashing anyone or anything its just my opinion.

The afc tabs are still a pita on the big ones. I've had a 28.5mm clone since June or so. Still sucks and gets in the way. Not to mention they look really wonky on smaller mods.
 

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I honestly don't use the airflow control i just cut the tabs off then drilled the holes out because i feel they are to restricting abd if i want to cover then i use my finger,problem solved lol.

So you think it's a good idea to recommend a RDA to a beginner that requires milling off stainless steel and potentially modification of the cap or putting your finger over the afc to get it to function as desired?

Might be good advice if you want somebody to get frustrated and give up on RDAs
 
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