Looking for a rebuildable dripping atomizer
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go back to that video and look at the comments added later by him in the comments area., he said after a few days he started to see leakage onto the battery/510 area.
It's a toss up between the Phoenix and Igo-l for me. The Phoenix is easy to work with because the posts are different height. An easy coil to build for a beginner is a vertical ss and it's really easy with the Phoenix. I also like that the posts aren't in the center either. But the drawbacks of it are the o-ring gets compressed easily and leaks when that happens. You have to pop the cover off and move the air hole in front of the wick. Once the positive post is pushed up and you have to push it down to make contact it'll get loose and you'll have to do it constantly. It's also chrome plated. The screws for the posts are really cheap and will strip easily, and the posts can get looses and turn when youre unscrewing the screw. And lastly, it's a small space to work in.
The Igo-l has a lot of room to work in. The air hole can be put wherever you want. Holds a lot of juice. The posts are solid and don't move, and the screws are better quality. It's also all stainless and thicker giving it a much more solid feel than the phoenix. There's no issues with the center post moving. The drawbacks are one of the posts is smack dab in the center of the atty. The posts are the same height so building vertical and angled coils takes some practice. The cover is now so tight it takes gorilla strength to pull it off. The unit itself is too wide so you always have to tilt your device toward your wick if you use ss. The well on it is too shallow for my liking.
I like the Igo just a little better right now. But they're both good rba's. If the Igo had different height posts, that alone would be enough to put it far ahead of the Phoenix. The igo- s looks very promising too and it's next on my buy list. The other rba I have is the a7 and I have nothing good to say about that hunk of garbage.
The Igo-l has a lot of room to work in. The air hole can be put wherever you want. Holds a lot of juice. The posts are solid and don't move, and the screws are better quality. It's also all stainless and thicker giving it a much more solid feel than the phoenix. There's no issues with the center post moving. The drawbacks are one of the posts is smack dab in the center of the atty. The posts are the same height so building vertical and angled coils takes some practice. The cover is now so tight it takes gorilla strength to pull it off. The unit itself is too wide so you always have to tilt your device toward your wick if you use ss. The well on it is too shallow for my liking.
I like the Igo just a little better right now. But they're both good rba's. If the Igo had different height posts, that alone would be enough to put it far ahead of the Phoenix. The igo- s looks very promising too and it's next on my buy list. The other rba I have is the a7 and I have nothing good to say about that hunk of garbage.
What's wrong with the A7? I've heard a lot of good things about them, both on ECF and elsewhere. Are you referring to leakage out the 510 connector? I know they're popular with the bottom-feed crowd, and I was attracted because people say they don't leak out of the top and are "pocketable".
I have one. Don't care for it at all. Very airy vape, leaks. Looks and feels like what it is, a cheap unit. Vapes like a cheap unit too.
Mine is completely unusable now. The center post is a screw that is too small for the threads on the body. It worked for a couple weeks then started slipping. So I had to carry around a small flathead screwdriver to back it out. Now it's to the point that I had to put plumbers tape on the threads to keep it from slipping, but it really tightened up the draw ( which I don't like). The problem is the 510 connection is sloppy so you have to screw it down firmly to keep it from wobbling around, but doing that puts a lot of pressure on the center screw.
Not only does it leak through the center post because of the air hole, but it also leaks around the threads of the body. The center section where the posts sit is screwed into the body of the unit. Juice leaks around the sides and comes out through the center screw. The other issue is there's less room to work with because the center air hole takes up a lot of real estate. You can't do a vertical ss wick, and if you use a straight wick and angle it, it will touch the center air hole. This causes juice to slide off the wick after you take a puff and it slides down the air hole. So you're limited to silica/cotton wicks or a u shaped ss wick. Lastly, it feels cheap compared to an Igo. It's a lot thinner and lighter than the Igo. That includes the screws, posts, and tolerance of the threads.
For me this atty doesn't perform as well as a Phoenix or Igo. I get much less vapor and flavor. But that's subjective and not my biggest gripes with this unit.
Listen to pkj!
There was a time when her postcount was TINY compared to mine, I respected her opinion then, and I bow to her opinion now.
I have a trivecca from OKC (aka Phoenix V3, aka Rainbow) and I absolutely love it, though it's not perfect. It is too long and, I have replaced the o-rings & sanded off the chrome finish (it's an antiqued brass finish now, so the length kinda works in a steam-punk/retro sorta way).
Though I have never seen either in person, I would recommend the iGo-L or the SMOKTech RDA. the Igo is shorter, but the RDA is tool-less (i am trying to decide what to order next)
good luck
There was a time when her postcount was TINY compared to mine, I respected her opinion then, and I bow to her opinion now.
I have a trivecca from OKC (aka Phoenix V3, aka Rainbow) and I absolutely love it, though it's not perfect. It is too long and, I have replaced the o-rings & sanded off the chrome finish (it's an antiqued brass finish now, so the length kinda works in a steam-punk/retro sorta way).
Though I have never seen either in person, I would recommend the iGo-L or the SMOKTech RDA. the Igo is shorter, but the RDA is tool-less (i am trying to decide what to order next)
good luck
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surprised and kinda sad that no one's suggested the bulli a2 classic yet. bulli always seems to fly under the radar but for me it's given the best flavour and vape of any dripper i've tried. I have the ebaron spiral atm and .. i wouldn't say it's bad but the flavour is so muted compared to the bulli, I can really only vape a couple of juices happily in it and even then they don't taste anywhere near as good as the do in the bulli
the bulli doesn't hold as much juice as some of the newer rda's like the ebarons or the igo-l but in terms of performance/flavour.. I really don't see it being beaten. I guess if you prefer a tight draw the bulli might not be for you and it is pretty long but it is an incredible dripping atomiser.
40 euro for the stainless steel version, 8-9 euro for the ss drip tip adapter (you need this to use it as a dripper, there are a couple of american sites that sell drip tip adapters for it.. cant remember which but they are out there) and then shipping from germany so it probably does work out expensive enough to the states but it is a top quality dripper.
the bulli doesn't hold as much juice as some of the newer rda's like the ebarons or the igo-l but in terms of performance/flavour.. I really don't see it being beaten. I guess if you prefer a tight draw the bulli might not be for you and it is pretty long but it is an incredible dripping atomiser.
40 euro for the stainless steel version, 8-9 euro for the ss drip tip adapter (you need this to use it as a dripper, there are a couple of american sites that sell drip tip adapters for it.. cant remember which but they are out there) and then shipping from germany so it probably does work out expensive enough to the states but it is a top quality dripper.
I could recommend what I honestly feel is a better dripping atty but it is both hard to come by and expensive. The Chalice by http://markbugs.com/index.php Can be used on a standard mod as a dripper or on a bottom feed mod. With as much as I love the IGO-L, this thing just blows it out of the water. Same juice, wick and coil material (I can't explain why) but the flavor coming from the Chalice is hands down superior. And the drip tip opening is wide enough that I can actually drip into it instead of removing the cap to drip and get zero liquid on my lips. Using the Chalice drip tip on the IGO-L improves flavor too, but not quite as much as on the Chalice.
So i just saw all the threads on the Igo L the other day and ordered one... I typically use my two DID's and a ZAP. I got the Igo set up rather easily and wanted to solely use mesh which I am comfortable with. It wicks better than I thought and I can use up all the juice I dripped, redrip a different flavor and not taste the first... Rather easy... A little tougher to set up than I thought because of the odd angle.
The one issue I am having is I seem to get a very strong throat hit and not a ton of vapor... When hitting it with cap off, everything looks good, no hotspots, juice bubbling evenly but when I line the air hole up it doesn't seem like the airflow is quite right. Ive tried putting it in front of the rightmost coil, the leftmost, and in the middle... Decent flavor, strong throat hit, So So vapor... Anyone have ideas?
I've appreciated all the reviews and tips on this, its what made me decide to get this... If I could solve this issue, I could see this being my go- to... I love the simplicity, no worrying about filling tanks, leaking, getting juice down into the center channel running through the tank, etc...
That's odd, I can't say what may be wrong:
This is also set up with an all SS wick:
When I put on the cap I line up the air hole directly with the wick. Imagine if you could look into the air hole, you'd be looking down the wick like you would a paper towel roll. Also, I didn't have much success with the slug type wicks. I got a lot of dry hits with it and just so-so vapor production. I just use a plain and simple straight wick and it sucks up every last drop of juice in the well. To get it angled nicely just leave the screw driver in the coil, tighten down the leads but give yourself a little bit of slack on the bottom one, then use your screw driver to position the coil where you want. When it looks good, slide your wick in. Don't have a lot of the wick coming out of the top. For some reason I get dry hits on occasion if I have too much wick coming out of the top. Here's what my straight wick looks like if it doesn't make sense. There's a little too much wick coming out of the top, but I trimmed it after taking the pic. Also, don't forget to make sure it's not crimped after you trim it, that way it's still hollow.
When I put on the cap I line up the air hole directly with the wick. Imagine if you could look into the air hole, you'd be looking down the wick like you would a paper towel roll. Also, I didn't have much success with the slug type wicks. I got a lot of dry hits with it and just so-so vapor production. I just use a plain and simple straight wick and it sucks up every last drop of juice in the well. To get it angled nicely just leave the screw driver in the coil, tighten down the leads but give yourself a little bit of slack on the bottom one, then use your screw driver to position the coil where you want. When it looks good, slide your wick in. Don't have a lot of the wick coming out of the top. For some reason I get dry hits on occasion if I have too much wick coming out of the top. Here's what my straight wick looks like if it doesn't make sense. There's a little too much wick coming out of the top, but I trimmed it after taking the pic. Also, don't forget to make sure it's not crimped after you trim it, that way it's still hollow.
Huh, urs is a little different than mine, posts further apart on mine from RTD Vapor. Ur coil placement seems similar to mine... it may be that I'm used to a drier coil and what I am experiencing is better wicking and saturation.. longer drip tip seems to help.. let's see if I get used to it... Thanks for the feedback.
It looks like your outer post is further away. They look like they're different heights too. Having different height posts fixes the biggest gripe I have with this rba. I may have to order one from RTD. I've got a Igo-s on the way though.
I just got my pheonix style in, and I think I'm sold lol. It's awesome, I just don't know if I like mesh more than silica, red drop is awesome on silica
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