RDA Kennedy 24mm RDA thoughts.
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Was trying to put some claptons in that are 24g and 28g but was struggling with the middle post so I gave up.
24/28g is too thick. I use 28g as cores for Claptons. Try 24/32&up.
I'm not saying all other mods become redundant but I'm saying this is the hardest hitting single battery mech on the market. It's got all silver plated contacts, and at first I was thinking "it's not direct to battery, how's the voltage drop off going to be compared to a direct to battery?" But I've seen some people do voltage drop tests and it drops like .07-.09v under load. I will test that myself when I get a better ohm reader/voltage meter.
I would have gotten it in black ceracoate (to match my black K24), but the shop I went to had no stock so I was limited to copper & it was their last SOI mod in stock. This mod towers over my Limitless. I'll probably get the short switch eventually because of the height. But as for the actual bottom contact, it works as advertised, which is great.
So on top of the overpriced mech game there is an overpriced tube customization game?
Overpriced? I got it new for $75. Retail on copper with the Legendary switch is like $135. Compared to AV mods & the like I'd say this is very affordable. If you want to talk about overpriced mechs talk about the AV Shock and Awe, coming in at.....wait for it......$499.
And yes, there's massive customization amongst mechs. Anything from gold/platinum/rhodium/silver electroplating, to patina jobs, to custom sleeves for mods, to super fine grit jeweler finish polishings.
Yeah I wasn't saying you got ripped off sorry, I just didn't realize this was a thing.
Ya man. Check out @mrpatina & @killercloudkustoms on Instagram. They do patina work. Then there's @pourboycustoms who does a lot of comp caps for atties, but also does some sleeves. Then there are people who make custom sleeves for sleeve mods like the limitless & the AV able mod.
On top of all of that, look around eBay for a Kennedy 24. You'll find a ton of custom 24k gold, black rhodium, silver, etc plated caps & decks.
I agree a lot of tube mechs are overpriced, but some of them are worth it IMO. The QC on Made Man Mods Hitman mod is incredible. Everything is literally perfectly made on it. When AV releases a mod & before they start mass production of them, their mods are worth the price. The first Shock and Awe's had so much quality, all high polish naval brass with a copper firing pin. And the mod itself is a thing of beauty. Same thing with their Timekeeper mod. I'd pay for an early run of either one of those. But their Able mod, in copper, sells for I believe $249 with a basic sleeve. Then they have custom jobs all over the place with matching sleeves and Hubble/Captain's caps that can cost you about $400-600 overall.
But if you want the MOST overpriced mod, check out Relik Vapor's Traveler Mod. It's made from a 4.2 billion year old meteorite and sells for $4,000 with a $1,000 down payment.
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Sry Tom I went mia for a month while we were talking about the clapton coil build in convo. Too many .... going on irl.
Yes, Round House from Kennedy. Thought they where put up for sale over these past few days, oh well.
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Right on, RiderVapor 
. I absolutely love this mod. It is simpler than the SMPL+ with no tools required for takedown or assembly. The button and positive contact are milled out of a single piece of tube stock (ala Limitless). Also features a direct-to-battery style connection (the only style that I am willing to purchase aside from hybrids).
. I absolutely love this mod. It is simpler than the SMPL+ with no tools required for takedown or assembly. The button and positive contact are milled out of a single piece of tube stock (ala Limitless). Also features a direct-to-battery style connection (the only style that I am willing to purchase aside from hybrids).They are exactly the same. No more, no less. Even the height of the posts are same.
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Wish Kennedy came out with the roundhouse sooner, just picked up my first mech recently to put my Kennedy 22 on. Got the V2 Rig so guess at some point I will snag another set up after learning a little more about the roundhouse.
Right on, RiderVapor
They are exactly the same. No more, no less. Even the height of the posts are same.
Simple and well engineered, definitely my kinda mod.
It's beautiful
It's a beautiful mod. What's the price on it? I'd consider getting one solely for one of my Kennedy 24's. BTW - the clones are out....took them a decent amount of time to come out but they're here. Kennedy 24 Silver Stainless Steel 24mm RDA Rebuildable Atomizer
And for some reason the black & white cap versions come with a brass deck. Odd. I wonder how quality the brass/copper isn't.
And for some reason the black & white cap versions come with a brass deck. Odd. I wonder how quality the brass/copper isn't.
It's basically the price of the ruby minus the build in K24. Not bad at all.
I love that mod. It hits noticeably harder than pretty much every other mech I've used. I've side by side tested it to a brass limitless, copper limitless, rig v2, AV brass Able & a few others. I have a few sets of VTC4's & used them in each mod to keep things fair, but this sub zero is something else man, even with a top contact. Well, the positive contact is actually at the bottom of the mod, manual says to put the battery in + facing down.
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