Looking at getting a REO

[Cptfunpants]

I'm looking at getting a REO, I have heard and read about all of the positives of getting one, now I need to hear about the negatives of the REO. I want honest answers, now like "I hate how it always works" kind of answers. I have heard people mention stuff about the device shorting, how does that happen, how does one avoid it, and how do you fix it if it were to happen? What do you guys use as toppers on your REOs? I was looking at some rba's on fasttech, they're a little cheaper than the REOmizers on the reowebsite.

Thanks,

 

[Cptfunpants]

A follow up question, why would anyone get a normal REO Grand when the Low Profile REO Grand can handle a larger selection of toppers?

 

[nerak]

I'm looking at getting a REO, I have heard and read about all of the positives of getting one, now I need to hear about the negatives of the REO. I want honest answers, now like "I hate how it always works" kind of answers. I have heard people mention stuff about the device shorting, how does that happen, how does one avoid it, and how do you fix it if it were to happen? What do you guys use as toppers on your REOs? I was looking at some RBA's on fasttech, they're a little cheaper than the REOmizers on the reowebsite.

Thanks,

Make sure you are looking at bottom fed RBA's. Lots of them are only for dripping.

The RM2 and the IGO-s that Robert sells are bought and modded to work on our REO's. They are not his own creation. But he does make sure they will work and be a great and durable RBA.

I have lots of REO's. Not many things can go wrong with them.

With a crowd of people building very low ohm and sub-ohm coils they found the REO will only take so much. Problems with the contact and the battery sparking, and a slow collapse of the spring. The spring will drop/collapse in case of a short. In the metal REO's it is easy to put in a new spring. In the wood REO's it will take some soldering skills to replace the spring. Frequent cleaning of the firing contact and lots of Noalox keep it in check.

Robert took notice of the problems and is working on a sub-ohm kit. It will be out as soon as parts are ready. The kit will come standard on the new REO's. It will be available for purchase to retro-fit existing REO's.

Some RBA's do not fit on the REO's. Robert has made the LP Grand available. It has a lower drip well to accommodate the larger RBA's.

The standard RM2 is milled to fit the existing REO's. IF you get a LP Grand you will want to get a non-milled RM2.

The Mini is no longer produced. Might be a negative!

The wood REO's are only available when Robert has the time for a run. Not always available on site. Now that's not positive!

The metal REO's will get cold in cold temperatures and hot in hot temperatures. But you can order a free cover here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/464607-covers-your-reos.html

The button on the metal REO's is small and may cause some discomfort. Robert came out with delrin and brass button tops and they work really well for comfort.

I think that is about all I got for ya!

I love my REO's and Robert is the best.

 

[Riverboat]

Make sure you are looking at bottom fed RBA's. Lots of them are only for dripping.
I love my REO's and Robert is the best. With a crowd of people building very low ohm and sub-ohm coils they found the REO will only take so much.

What REO is used only for dripping? Do they have a VV REO to drip with? I have been direct dripping for 4 1/2 years and the idea of a bottom feeder scares me..I think of leaks and floods?? I guess one could not fill the bottle and just drip?
My current mods: 1 Provari and 2 SuperT ELA's/Kick2 set ups...... Not a sub ohm fan... I prefer to use a boost chip of some sort to get my vape up to par

 

[nerak]

Do they make a VV REO that is used for dripping? I have been direct dripping for 4 1/2 years and the idea of a bottom feeder scares me..I think of floods and leaks??
My current mods: 1 Provari and 2 SuperT ELA's that are using a Kick2.......

Many of our REOnauts come from the practice of dripping!

You can use a REO as a dripper. Just don't fill the bottle and squonk!

But really the REO can do bottom fed without the leaks and floods. Many have been converted by their first experience with a REO. All the taste and vapor of dripping with no mess.

Just think of it as dripping up!

The VV Grand is a wonderful REO.

 

[vsummer1]

Do they make a VV REO that is used for dripping? I have been direct dripping for 4 1/2 years and the idea of a bottom feeder scares me..I think of floods and leaks??
My current mods: 1 Provari and 2 SuperT ELA's that are using a Kick2.......

All REO's "drip" but instead of from the top, it feeds up the bottom thus dripping a few drops to the coil without the mess of from the top.

Yes, there is a VV REO, but with the right atty you can just coil to get the same thing the VV does. I currently own 4 VV REO's and a kick for the mechs I have, but honestly don't use them. I prefer my Grand, and if I wanted could put my kick in it.

http://www.reosmods.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=29&Itemid=3

 

[nerak]

A follow up question, why would anyone get a normal REO Grand when the Low Profile REO Grand can handle a larger selection of toppers?

Some of us are not interested in the other RBA's. We can use the RM2 and be very happy!

I for one am not interested in modifying a dripper RBA for bottom feeding. I don't care if I don't have the most expensive RBA either.

The RM2 is a beast. I get everything I need from it.

 

[Big Hitter]

What REO is used for only dripping? Do they have a VV REO to drip with? I have been direct dripping for 4 1/2 years and the idea of a bottom feeder scares me..I think of leaks and floods?? I guess one could not fill the bottle and just drip?
My current mods: 1 Provari and 2 SuperT ELA's/Kick2 set ups......

Nope, no leaks and no floods. It really is just like dripping only you don't have to carry the bottle with you or take the cap off and drip. When every you think it needs more juice just give it a squeeze and away you go. It takes one second and you back vaping away.

Really though, I've been using REOs every day since November 2010 ....... They don't leak, they can flood if you mash the bottle but a dripper can flood if you mash that bottle and send 30 drops in it too

There is something so satisfying about leaving the house with just one thing (A REO) for a whole day. Heck when I smoked I needed the pack and a lighter ...... this is even better.

 

[jifjifjif]

+1 on the beast comment.

Put it this way, I have owned about 30 mods, including the elusive Eclipse EQ. I have tried just about everything from REOs to Provaris to VV Monkeyboxxes to the VVPV to the Bogger Box to the etc.etc.etc

The only setup I use these days is a REO Grand with Reomizer. It is truly the best setup in my opinion.

ONLY downside I have is the fire button can leave your finger slightly sore if you are whomping away on it all day. And like Nerak said, there are now delrin button covers to prevent this.

 

[Big Hitter]

A follow up question, why would anyone get a normal REO Grand when the Low Profile REO Grand can handle a larger selection of toppers?

Well the low profile grand can handle a larger selection of toppers ...... the problem is almost if not all of them are sealed post toppers ....... so they need to be modified in some way to work on a bottom fed device.

So almost everyone has the regular grands and runs the RM2, Chalice, or cyclone (bottom fed version) which all fit down in the juice well anyway.

I honestly can't think of any bottom fed RBA you can buy that doesn't fit in the juice well of a standard grand. But folks do like to buy bigger RBA's take them apart and start drilling holes to make juice flow up into them somehow.

EDIT: Ok I just though of one .... The Cyclone (BF: Bottom Fed Version) with the optional adjustable air flow cap ..... can't remember what its called right now. So if you have or want one of those set-ups the LP Grand might be a good choice.

 

[vsummer1]

I have a negative! I was distracted the other night, doing chores, and oversquonked and a drip of juice came out the air hole. That was a shocker to me, I never did that before? Anyway, no harm or foul and I didn't mess up my wonderful tan Karen cozy, I just wiped it off.

Which reminds me, sometimes when I am driving and there is a lot of elevation change my REO self-feeds a little so I watch my squonking in that instance. I just vape it off


Oh! And when I first got my Grand, I though I broke it. It has a turn off in the button, and sometimes you inadvertently turn it off. If you don't know about it, it can cause you to have a meltdown thinking you broke the unbreakable. Now I just kind of have a habit of turning it as I press it

 

[AmandaD]

I primarily use a Provari with cartotanks and my little original Reo mini. It seems to me as if the Reo is the perfect RDA and I don't have to mess around with direct dripping. I see more Reos in my future

 

[Riverboat]

All REO's "drip" but instead of from the top, it feeds up the bottom thus dripping a few drops to the coil without the mess of from the top.

Yes, there is a VV REO, but with the right atty you can just coil to get the same thing the VV does. I currently own 4 VV REO's and a kick for the mechs I have, but honestly don't use them. I prefer my Grand, and if I wanted could put my kick in it.

Thanks fellows for the quick answers.....Now do tell me more about Kicking a Reo Grand? So I assume you would use an 18490/Kick2 instead of the 18650 battery--It fits with no problems? Is that a better option then buying a VV REO Grand that uses 2 AW 18350 batteries? I like the idea of a Kicked Mechanical REO vs one that has a boost chip built in..... opinions?

 

[nerak]

Thanks fellows for the quick answers.....Now do tell me more about Kicking a Reo Grand? So I assume you would use an 18490/Kick2 instead of the 18650 battery--It fits with no problems? Is that a better option then buying a VV REO Grand that uses 2 AW 18350 batteries? I like the idea of a Kicked Mechanical REO vs one that has a boost chip built in..... opinions?

Yes, the 18490/Kick in a Grand. You can also use the Mini 2.1 and use a 18350/Kick.

Robert will soon make a REO ready for a Kick. It will be fitted to be used with or without a Kick with the same battery. That way you can use your REO if your Kick fails and until you get another Kick. See this for more information:http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/481210-its-woodvil-time-24.html#post11438645

 

[Riverboat]

Yes, the 18490/Kick in a Grand. You can also use the Mini 2.1 and use a 18350/Kick.

Robert will soon make a REO ready for a Kick. It will be fitted to be used with or without a Kick with the same battery. That way you can use your REO if your Kick fails and until you get another Kick. See this for more information:http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/481210-its-woodvil-time-24.html#post11438645

Sounds just what I am looking for.....Thanks

 

[vsummer1]

Thanks fellows for the quick answers.....Now do tell me more about Kicking a Reo Grand? So I assume you would use an 18490/Kick2 instead of the 18650 battery--It fits with no problems? Is that a better option then buying a VV REO Grand that uses 2 AW 18350 batteries? I like the idea of a Kicked Mechanical REO vs one that has a boost chip built in..... opinions?

My Grand came ready to kick, it fits perfectly with the 18490. What that means basically is the blue color of the metal REO was scraped off down to the metal where the kick thingy needs to make contact on the side. Sorry I am not technical, but it needs to make that contact and coloring in the way prevents that

Now that I am using the RDA's, I can just coil it to where I like it and haven't used my poor abandoned kick in a long time. It doesn't need a boost if you coil it using ohms law to the wattage (power) you would adjust the kick to, and that is easy enough to do. Once you figure out how you like it, coiling the same thing every time is really not a problem. Karen made this thread that points you to the handy dandy list of what wire/number of coils = whatever level you are after. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/446263-micro-coils-ohms-description.html

 

[ltrainer]

Sounds just what I am looking for.....Thanks

THe Reo he is thinking about will take an 18650 and the kick. The kick will be removable and a spacer installed to run it as full mechanical.

As Tim said Reos don't leak.

 

[ltrainer]

The advantage of the kick over the vv reo is that if the electronics go south they are easily replaceable. Also they can be cleaned in running water bath. It also has no stacked batteries.

THe vv reo is easier to dial in the vape with the wheel. With the kick it has to be taken out then dialed in with a small screw driver. Not as convenient.

 

[reoluvr]

More on the cyclone and the low profile grand - The optional air flow control cap that you can get for the cyclone atomizer will not fit in the standard drip well of the REO Grand (the top cap is 18mm wide) so that is what created the need for the milled down or "low profile" on the grand (along with other modders that like to modify other atomizers but i dont have the technical ability to mod anything) I have used the ERA, the Hornet the RM2 , A-7, the original reomizer and the new igo-s and in my opinion the cyclone is far and away the best ( Its also all stainless steel if that matters to you) with the ERA being second and the RM2 being 3rd place. If you like a tight draw , you dont need the AFC top cap for the cyclone and you wont need a low profile or milled down REO as the stock cap of the cyclone fits fine in the stock grand. I prefer a very loose air draw for the big lung hits and the AFC cap is perfect for that - I open it wide open when i want that and when i want more flavor and less vapor - I close the top cap down and make it as tight as the stock hole so the afc cap is perfect for me but probably unnecessary for most. I have used genesis styles, kayfuns , billet boxes , most everything and the best vape for me is on a Cyclone with AFC on a Reo Grand at .8 microcoil cotton wick (28ga kanthal with 7-8 wraps on a darkzero coil jig or a 1/16 drill bit)

 

[STLJohnny]

My smart ... answer is I hate that I love my wife's girly purple mini as much as my manly olive grand.

Serious answer switching flavor profiles can sometimes be rough. Going from a mint or strong flavor juice to something else usually requires a deep cleaning and a day or two of vaping to get rid of the old flavor.
I haven't figured out where but that taste gets trapped at times.

In an effort to stop that from happening I just decided to buy a reo for every ADV I have. Im on #3, Ive spoken with them all and they would be happy to get a Woodville brother for #4