Kat’s Kalamari Klub (Squid Industries Mods)

[Hitcat44]

It’s been crickets in here

Yeppers. Don't know bout ya'll but been a Bee-atch of a week here all around. But, par for the Course here at the Work-Farm at end of each Month.

As Dear Ol' Dad said to me long ago (after my 1st day of work at Dunkin' Donuts at age 14),,,,
"Work Sucks.
If it didn't, they'd call it Play.
Get over it"

 

[Hitcat44]

J-Wraps are the "Diggity". Had several and they are the Benchmark for Wraps/Skins IMO.
Matter of fact, they have finally added the Squid DB v2.1 to their Offererings and I ordered 2 of them this morning.

 

[Hitcat44]

"Side-by-Side" Pic of DB and TAC off SVG
Figured it out,,,, tad on the Slow side today it would appear

 

[NolaMel]

Ok, obsidian black DB is here.... and... it’s black . Not sure how to describe it. It’s not matte, less satin than the champagne. Closest would be the car paint analogy someone made earlier (forgive me for not paging back to see, but credit is due to you). Battery door is perfect, AND box came from RTD with all new batteries. FINALLY

 

[NolaMel]

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"Side-by-Side" Pic of DB and TAC off SVG
Figured it out,,,, tad on the Slow side today it would appear

I like everything about it but the size. I already have a steampunk nano and sx mini for hang at home mods. Even they’re smaller than that honker. It is a beaut though

 

[NolaMel]

Hitcat, I’m going to order a few wraps then from him. Pinky swear they’re easy to align? I’ve got about as much patience as a hound dog at dinner time... negative zero

 

[Hitcat44]

I got 2 Bad Eyes and a twitchy Trigger-Finger....
If I can do 'em,
A one-eyed Monkey on a $20 Rock could

 

[Hitcat44]

Little update,,,, I refilled to about 85% level (with the AFC closed fully of course as always), snugged the Top-Cap down tight, inverted for about 15 seconds, opened the AFC back up and let sit for @ another 15 seconds, and no dumping but did get a little bit of Seep.
Wondering if the Glass is properly seated into the Base Trough around the lower O-ring? Will take it apart Sunday and put under the lighted & magnified Jewelers Lamp I build with to take an Up-Close & Personal peek. If that ain't it, then the 70/30 (thin) viscosity juice & filling past 85-90% must be the Culprits.
Too many of these in the Field with no other Reports of Leaking/Seeping/Dumping for it to be the PMT (unless I got an anomalous Turd). Gotta be something I'm doing or have done.

No Defeat-No Surrender.
Failure is NEVER an Option

Besides,,, the damn Thing just looks Sooooo Freakin' Awesome

 

[NolaMel]

I absolutely love the look. I have a jeweler’s headset with multiple levels of lens sets. For me, it works better than the lighted magnifier. Have a light bar on my bench to work under out in the shop

 

[NolaMel]

Little update,,,, I refilled to about 85% level (with the AFC closed fully of course as always), snugged the Top-Cap down tight, inverted for about 15 seconds, opened the AFC back up and let sit for @ another 15 seconds, and no dumping but did get a little bit of Seep.
Wondering if the Glass is properly seated into the Base Trough around the lower O-ring? Will take it apart Sunday and put under the lighted & magnified Jewelers Lamp I build with to take an Up-Close & Personal peek. If that ain't it, then the 70/30 (thin) viscosity Juice & filling past 85-90% must be the Culprits.
Too many of these in the Field with no other Reports of Leaking/Seeping/Dumping for it to be the PMT (unless I got an anomalous Turd). Gotta be something I'm doing or have done.

No Defeat-No Surrender.
Failure is NEVER an Option

Besides,,, the damn Thing just looks Sooooo Freakin' Awesome

Just a thought, got stuck using my sister’s naut 2 on vacation last year. She hated it because it was a drooler. I filled with afc open. Screwed on lid, flipped upside down, closed afc, then flipped, screwed it on , then opened afc. No leaks... but, I don’t have time for that much fiddling especially with a 2ml. I run higher ohms, low watts, the Zenith works fine for me. It’s just not as fierce looking as that tank

 

[Hitcat44]

Thnx. Will keep that Method in the Bag-o-Tricks/Options.

Had a break at the Work-Farm so went in the Facilities and took it all apart, hot-rinsed, blew dry, reassembled taking care and attention to being sure the Glass was seated fully and evenly over the O-ring on Base. Closed the AFC, filled up to @ 90%, firmly snugged the Top-Cap back on, inverted for a bit, opened AFC while inverted and let sit for another bit, then loaded onto the DB and fired 'er up for a few. Back to Office and she has been sitting here Leak/Seep/Dump-free for about 25 mins now with no signs, indications, or reason to fear a relapse is comin' (knock HARD on Laminated Press-Board Desk Wood)....
So, maybe-maybe not who knows and rock & roll. We shall see and the Trial (& Error?) goes on. In the meantime I'll keep on diggin' the Looks and genuinely enjoying the tasty plentiful Vapes the PMT is giving.

Next Refill should tell the tale definitively if issues (PMT's and/or Mine) identified & rectified

 

[NolaMel]

Which coil and what watt or temp do you set it for?

 

[eGoisti]

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"Side-by-Side" Pic of DB and TAC off SVG
Figured it out,,,, tad on the Slow side today it would appear

Holymoly, that is huge! So there is a bigger screen, any photos from that department?

 

[DPLongo22]

I’m thinking about a wrap for the champagne... has anyone used one from JWraps? Hard/easy to put on? Durability? I was going to get a sleeve, but I think the silicone will make it hard to get out of my pocket. A pox on whoever decided women only need pockets the size of a credit card. The DB with a Zenith JUST squeezes in as it is

J's are good. I didn't realize that had done the Squids. You'll be fine (as HC later indicated).

"Side-by-Side" Pic of DB and TAC off SVG

Holymoly, that is huge! So there is a bigger screen, any photos from that department?

 

[Katdarling]

J-Wraps are the "Diggity". Had several and they are the Benchmark for Wraps/Skins IMO.
Matter of fact, they have finally added the Squid DB v2.1 to their Offererings and I ordered 2 of them this morning.

Here's hoping your PMT is acting appropriately still, Hit. Leakies are NO FUN. I somehow doubt it's the viscosity of your eliquid tho, since you run VERY high VG... (mumbling "hmmmm").

Jwraps just actually got the DB recently, so no surprise they'd have the wraps for them.

Actually, I would LOVE to see VaporSkinz if they decide to create any. Jwraps might be the Diggity, but VaporSkinz adds the "hot" and "dog".


TAC TAC TAC, sorry, no, no, no.

 

[eGoisti]

Those photos are totally out of scale, both, the mod and atomizer. What happend here, with this mod? Sorry, if iam repeating this again and again! But whatta? Was my first intuition right? from hero to zero? And yes, i am making a Little Drama here aka LD
Not gonna go for that one, ofcourse its very difficult anyway, with all this tpd and other ....e we have this days
But it only hurt you, that you know you are still alive!

 

[52anddone]

 

[Hitcat44]

Leaker not fully rectified yet... Next, to swap Coils and confirm or eliminate another of the Variables in the possible Suspect Pool. Try the other type of Squid Coil (B4) 1st then a Baby Beast Cotton big Single. Kinda wondering if the Squid Flax-Cotton material, although heartier, doesn't provide as good a "barrier" against leaking and siphoning as std. Cotton does?.... hmmmm.
I'll either get it figured out and solved or,,, hell I'll get it eventually. It's All Good.
IF this is the worst thing messin' up one's life, truly blessed. No Biggie in proper Perspective right

Fantabulous Day to ya'll
I'm soon off early to the Looney-Bin to prep for & subsequently endure another typical "Last Saturday of the Month Cavalcade of Abject Insanity & Blatant Stupidity, Clowns & Calamity Carnival"
Ya just gotta love the Automotive Retail Game
Well,,, it's better than a Root Canal or Retinal Cryopexy (maybe)

P.s. Coil & Watts? the B1 0.4 Squid Coil & 38-40W

 

[suprtrkr]

Hhhmmm... I am not getting my notifications of people posting here. I wonder why?

But Big Brother arrived today. I am feverishly building an Aromamizer as I type...

 

[suprtrkr]

Ok, got her fired up with the Aromamizer on top and loaded with my DIY peppermint. Vapes very nicely indeed. I didn't read the instruction manual (naturally) so it took a few seconds to figure out two clicks locks the wattage, but other than that, smooth sailing. It's bigger than its little brother in all dimensions (even the button/wheel has a larger diameter) and correspondingly heavier. It's bigger than most of my other two-cell regulateds, but this is not surprising since it's a 20700 mod. The screen is bigger, but the only additional data appears to be it displays "Watts" to mean wattage mode and "Bypass" for that mode. It's scary-powerful in bypass mode, it hit 102W with the .46Ω SS dualies aboard. Needless to say, I didn't vape it that way for very long. Oddly enough, there is a slight but noticeable delay between pushing the button and the screen firing up. Search me as to why. The attached battery door is an improvement; slightly stiff, but I managed to close it with 20700 cells aboard.This can be considered an accomplishment for certain nameless arthritic old fools.

I really don't have anything to add to the Great Color Conundrum. When I ordered the DB, the available color choice was "black" and I got matte black. When I ordered the T21, the available color choice was "black" (the only color in stock, glad I wanted black, huh?) and I got matte black. If that's meaningful, exactly how escapes me.

Yes, all in all, I believe I like it