Katana by POC ~ Show and Tell :) - Part 2

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rwechsler

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I bet dude! The current documentation of vapor production speaks for itself, and is enough for me to go ahead and sign myself up for one, but I have a few concerns, mostly b/c they regard things that are new to me, not anything that's inherently bad or poorly designed. First off, how's the firing mechanism working? I can see it misfiring as juice and gunk starts to build up, but that's a speculation based on nothing more than checking out a few pics and one or two vids. Are you using a traditional oxidized wick or the new method that uses an unoxidized wick where the coil doesn't touch? If yes, I'd love to hear your take on the new system. How well does it wick considering there's no fill-hole to free up the vacuum in the tank? How would you describe the draw with the dual airholes? Sorry for that barrage of questions Lord....I hope you don't mind! It's just such an innovative and unique PV that there's so much new information to uncover about it's performance! Lastly, I'm considering modding one or two of my genesis atties with a dual air-hole top cap, my Katana v1 (centered wick, so doubled, even airflow) and on my hellfire mini (spaced aprox 30 degrees apart to provide even airflow over a dual-coil/dual-wick setup), and I wanted to know if you think it'll provide and noticeable enough difference to warrant modding them? Again, sorry for the WALL of text!
 

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I bet dude! The current documentation of vapor production speaks for itself, and is enough for me to go ahead and sign myself up for one, but I have a few concerns, mostly b/c they regard things that are new to me, not anything that's inherently bad or poorly designed. First off, how's the firing mechanism working? I can see it misfiring as juice and gunk starts to build up, but that's a speculation based on nothing more than checking out a few pics and one or two vids. Are you using a traditional oxidized wick or the new method that uses an unoxidized wick where the coil doesn't touch? If yes, I'd love to hear your take on the new system. How well does it wick considering there's no fill-hole to free up the vacuum in the tank? How would you describe the draw with the dual airholes? Sorry for that barrage of questions Lord....I hope you don't mind! It's just such an innovative and unique PV that there's so much new information to uncover about it's performance! Lastly, I'm considering modding one or two of my genesis atties with a dual air-hole top cap, my Katana v1 (centered wick, so doubled, even airflow) and on my hellfire mini (spaced aprox 30 degrees apart to provide even airflow over a dual-coil/dual-wick setup), and I wanted to know if you think it'll provide and noticeable enough difference to warrant modding them? Again, sorry for the WALL of text!


I did not think we could even sign up for one yet. I was told it was two weeks till the list would be started. Is that not the case?

and what is this unoxidized method where the coil does not touch?
 

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Shoot me a PM if you want links to what we're talking about. But as far as I know, the list is only open to beta testers, but I'm pretty sure one of my main homies just gave me his spot! I can't wait to try this thing out. My only fear is that my vaping style is going to exceed the wicking ability, but I'll just have to wait and see.


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Shoot me a PM if you want links to what we're talking about. But as far as I know, the list is only open to beta testers, but I'm pretty sure one of my main homies just gave me his spot! I can't wait to try this thing out. My only fear is that my vaping style is going to exceed the wicking ability, but I'll just have to wait and see.


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It won't. This thing wicks like a MONSTER!!

You'll have problems with it getting hot, really hot, at the cap because the thin metal. I have not had connection issues yet from gunk, the only real issue I have come across is that lots of vapor means lots of condensation and nowhere for it to go.

Take Petar's advise and put some food safe oil on the switch in the silicone cover. It prevents sparking due to how the switch works and increases the conductivity in that spot so performance will be good.

It takes a little more pressure than I thought it would to activate the switch, but this was easily fixed with a little fine tuning :)

I am using the no oxidation method now, but it works just as well with the standard oxidation methods as well.

The wick hole is HUGE for the size of the mod and it helps ALOT. I used a much thicker mesh than usual to provide the juice needed for the ammount of heat this little beast puts out (about 1 1/2" thick) but the wick can be very short because of the natural angle you'll vape this at. A full length wick is just not needed, may just 1/2" into the tank to prevent leaking from the wick.

The performance of this thing really is amazing when it's all going right. It's a different animal for sure so be prepared for some fiddling to get there, but it's worth it. It's only about the size of an EGO-T but it puts out voluminous clouds of vapor and it likes direct inhale better than mouth inhale.

It can use some refinement, but all in all, it's a win for Petar for sure and it vapes like nothing else before it in this size mod.
 
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Score, sounds like it's just right for me. Direct inhale friendly means it's an airflow freak, and I bet it's near impossible to scorch a wick that thick! You're getting me really excited Lord!
It won't. This thing wicks like a MONSTER!!

You'll have problems with it getting hot, really hot, at the cap because the thin metal. I have not had connection issues yet from gunk, the only real issue I have come across is that lots of vapor means lots of condensation and nowhere for it to go.

Take Petar's advise and put some food safe oil on the switch in the silicone cover. It prevents sparking due to how the switch works and increases the conductivity in that spot so performance will be good.

It takes a little more pressure than I thought it would to activate the switch, but this was easily fixed with a little fine tuning :)

I am using the no oxidation method now, but it works just as well with the standard oxidation methods as well.

The wick hole is HUGE for the size of the mod and it helps ALOT. I used a much thicker mesh than usual to provide the juice needed for the ammount of heat this little beast puts out (about 1 1/2" thick) but the wick can be very short because of the natural angle you'll vape this at. A full length wick is just not needed, may just 1/2" into the tank to prevent leaking from the wick.

The performance of this thing really is amazing when it's all going right. It's a different animal for sure so be prepared for some fiddling to get there, but it's worth it. It's only about the size of an EGO-T but it puts out voluminous clouds of vapor and it likes direct inhale better than mouth inhale.

It can use some refinement, but all in all, it's a win for Petar for sure and it vapes like nothing else before it in this size mod.
 

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Here is a sneak peek of the new toy I have been talking about. This is Petar K's new "The Vapor".

It weighs in at just over a fly and can blow clouds capable of changing the weather. It eats juice and batteries don't last more than an hour or so, but the performance is so stellar that it doesn't make a difference.

The idea behind this was to mimmick the feeling of smoking a cigar as closely as possible using a Genisis with an automatic switch and do so in a very light weight package. For all that it was designed for, this little beast is a winner.

It takes a little tweaking but once dialed it it works great and even though it has no lock per se, just a quick 1/4turn of the cap and it cannot fire so the in effect is a workable power cutoff :)



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