Looking for a good RBA

[jaypee]

Hi Gents and Ladies,

I'm looking for a good rba with wick style, right now I have a KTS (ggts clone), I have tried some of the dripping tanks, but I don't really like them as they are to inconvenient. I have also tried some SS mesh types, but for some reason mine only tasted like burnt metal (not sure if I did it correctly). So with that said im looking for a rba with a tank and that uses wick. Do you guys have any recommendations? I was looking at the taifun, but it seems like it is not for sale in US.

 

[Serket]

I haven't messed with anything but ss mesh wicks. I was getting that metal taste at first but that was due to hotspots I hadn't taken care off. Once you work them out it tastes great! Check out eHuman's blogs on here, he has a real nice write up on how to build correctly. It worked great for me.

 

[Thompson]

AGA-T2 is affordable & works great. Got 2 and another on the way.

Same company just released the AGI which is a combo, can be used as a dripper or genesis style RBA.

I see some good words about this RSST but have never used or seen one myself.

If you've already got a genesis style RBA (or whatever you tried the mesh on) you can more than likely get away using fabric type wick (bamboo, hemp, cotton). But I agree with Serket that the metallic taste shows its ugly face when there is something amiss, generally a hot spot and/or lack of wicking.

Welcome to the forum, btw

 

[JUDGMENT AFFIRMED]

Hi Gents and Ladies,

I'm looking for a good RBA with wick style, right now I have a KTS (ggts clone), I have tried some of the dripping tanks, but I don't really like them as they are to inconvenient. I have also tried some SS mesh types, but for some reason mine only tasted like burnt metal (not sure if I did it correctly). So with that said im looking for a rba with a tank and that uses wick. Do you guys have any recommendations? I was looking at the taifun, but it seems like it is not for sale in US.

Hi jaypee,
Have you looked at the Bulli-Smoker, made in Germany?
Just had mine for only a week - but i love it, its perfect for me.

 

[scooterholic]

Welcome to ECF, I use the smokteck r-tank and a aga t2. The r-tank is wick the aga can do wick and ss, Ive been happy with both of them.

 

[jaypee]

Yeah, the one I tried was the AGA-T2, last time I tried it, it was so awful that I couldn't take it anymore, so it have only been sitting there. The problem I had was that it tasted like burnt metal, I read some posts that it could be because the coil was not tight enough. So I will probably try that again, I will probably also try it with silicia wick.

Thanks

 

[Kanj.nguyen]

Any time your AGA tastes bad, you built it bad.

Try the RSST if you are not confident in your skills.

 

[neilg]

E barron dripper is a good rebuildable from house of mods

 

[eazylee]

Yeah, the one I tried was the AGA-T2, last time I tried it, it was so awful that I couldn't take it anymore, so it have only been sitting there. The problem I had was that it tasted like burnt metal, I read some posts that it could be because the coil was not tight enough. So I will probably try that again, I will probably also try it with silicia wick.

Thanks

Either you built it bad or you did not let it break in. When I put in a new wick, I sometimes get a aftertaste that goes away after the first fill. I make sure to clean my mesh first with soapy water, then I torch it before I roll it.

 

[NancyR]

Yeah, the one I tried was the AGA-T2, last time I tried it, it was so awful that I couldn't take it anymore, so it have only been sitting there. The problem I had was that it tasted like burnt metal, I read some posts that it could be because the coil was not tight enough. So I will probably try that again, I will probably also try it with silicia wick.

Thanks

The aga-t is a good rba, and you can use silica if that is what you prefer, so don't give up on it yet

 

[Oktyabr]

Two AGA-T2s here, and I love them. I found I liked them at 1.5 ohm and higher but REALLY love them at 1.1 ohms.

My second go-to is a lightly modded Smok RDA "Octopus" with a fat wick and extra air hole at 0.9 ohms. Of course that's a dripper but it actually holds quite a bit of juice!

 

[Scoop224]

Love my AGA T2's.... Sold a Z atty pro and a D.I.D. but kept my 3 AGAs.

Might pick up a couple more. They are amazing when built right!

 

[NancyR]

Love my AGA T2's.... Sold a Z atty pro and a D.I.D. but kept my 3 AGAs.

Might pick up a couple more. They are amazing when built right!

you are not the first person I have heard get rid of a zap for a aga-t, tho I am wanting to get the agi next

 

[jaypee]

Two AGA-T2s here, and I love them. I found I liked them at 1.5 ohm and higher but REALLY love them at 1.1 ohms.

My second go-to is a lightly modded Smok RDA "Octopus" with a fat wick and extra air hole at 0.9 ohms. Of course that's a dripper but it actually holds quite a bit of juice!

Do you have any tips on how to get rid of the metal taste?

 

[barbas]

You just hawe to learn to build setup right. so there would be no strange taste.

 

[upsetter21]

Just shell out for the raw materials (Kanthal, SS Mesh, Wick, small tools, etc.). Once you've spent $50 you'll be ready to buy a dripping RBA for <$10. Really, this is way cheaper than smoking... Seriously tho, RBA's are were it's at & get a cheap "known good" dripping atty to practice on... it will help you prepare for the bigger dogs.

As mentioned above the AGA line of Genesis style atty's are very good. For under $40 you can get Stainless Steel, Pyrex, big capacity, adn good looks. My AGA-T2 is my go-to for this style of RBA. The flavor on SS mesh is GREAT when built right, and some flavors really beg to be vaped this way.

That said, my favorites that I actually own are the Terminators. I know they are cheap knock-offs, but my MOD's are flat-finish not polished so they match my setups. Once you get the hang of building them, it's the best - more like a hooka than a cigarette.

 

[tnt56]

I've got three Chobra's. (Cobra clones) and also a ZAP. One RSST on the way. I've never tried silica wick in anything but a nova. Make sure you oxidize properly and wrap snugly. Vape is fantastic. Just very open draw. But you learn to adjust to that.

 

[jfountain2]

I use cheesecloth for the wick on my AGI, works great, no metal taste and wicks well. I've been replacing all the silica wicks in my protanks with cheesecloth for a few weeks now and when I got the AGI it was the first choice for wicking material for me....

 

[Oktyabr]

I use cheesecloth for the wick on my AGI, works great, no metal taste and wicks well. I've been replacing all the silica wicks in my protanks with cheesecloth for a few weeks now and when I got the AGI it was the first choice for wicking material for me....

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I've experimented with a few different wick materials but not cheesecloth yet! Why exactly do you prefer it to silica? Is it the "health risk" some talk about or something else? How do you prep your cheesecloth? I wanna try it!

 

[Lessifer]

I use silica in my aga-t 2 because I only have an ego twist and I don't want to fry it trying to set up an SS mesh wick/coil. Here's a good video for setting it up YouTube