Looking for RBA to use with my Vamo

[Mylkshake]

Hey everyone, I've been stalking the forums for a few weeks now and finally decided to join up.

I just got my Vamo V2 in the mail from rustbeltvapors.com. I hadn't seen them mentioned in here before but they were the only place that had any in stock, and for my budget it was perfect. The Vamo is my first mod, I upgraded from an ego twist which seems to be the norm.

I am currently using my Totally Wicked Odyssey tank on it with a 1.5 ohm atty. I've got my eyes on an AGA T2. Do you guys think that is a good choice for the Vamo? is there something better? I feel like such a noob here even though I have been vaping for almost 3 years now lol. I feel like I'm finally entering the "real world" of vaping by purchasing a mod, and I think a rebuildable atty should be my next step. Then maybe I'll try mixing my own juice finally haha.

Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated!

BTW rustbeltvapors.com was an excellent shopping experience for me. Took 2 days to ship to my door in Colorado, and they threw in a free 5ml bottle of "black squirrel reserve" flavor and I'm about to order 30ml of it come next paycheck, it is SO good!

 

[Kanj.nguyen]

AGA-T2 is your best bet. It fits perfectly on a VAMO like its made for it. And plus its cheap, very well built, and a great beginner RBA. Good luck.

 

[Oktyabr]

Hi Mylkshake and welcome to ECF! So glad you finally decided to pop in and say "Hi"!

I own two AGA-T2s and love them both. They aren't the easiest RBA to get started with, rolling wicks and coils and such, but it's not rocket science by any means. An added advantage of the AGA-T2 is the pyrex tank which means you can put *any* juice in it, even those with a reputation for eating or cracking plastic tanks.

A lot of folks have been hot after the Smok RSST, especially beginners, because it has an insulated wick hole that makes eliminating "hot spots" in the coil much easier. In my own humble opinion I think that anything easier than an AGA (or similar genesis style atty) will also limit how fast your skill grows, like learning to ride a bicycle... that you can't take the training wheels off of. There are plenty of videos on youtube for both and the choice will ultimately be yours. After five posts you can post in the Vamo section or the RBA threads elsewhere too.

I seriously recommend you start with a cheaper dripping atty like the Smok RDA "Octopus", the popular IGO-L, or a super cheap Phoenix clone from reosmods.com, just to get some practice working with kanthal. As a fringe benefit you might find (as I have!) that drippers, when properly coil-wicked, provide a flavor and vapor that is hard to beat, even by a full blown RBA.

Google "Temco" for the best place to buy kanthal wire. OKCvapes usually has the best price on small sections of SS mesh, themeshcompany.com in the UK is far better priced if/when you decide to buy some bigger sheets. I find the best price on silica at PBdragon.com

Let us know how it works out for you and don't be shy about asking questions! We were all new here once

 

[Satava]

AGA-T2 for sure. Also be sure to buy some #500ss mesh and 32awg Kanthal A-1 I get my Kanthal from temcoindustrialpower.com. I say 32 because it's easier to start with, eventually you'll shoot for exactly 1.2 ohms with 30awg on the Vamo

Also since the pricepoint on the AGA is so low, get yourself a reliable little dripper too, the IGO-L is a cheap little beasty. It's easy to roll a coil on silica and it won't short out as easily as a stainless wick. Plus it'll give you something to vape while you noodle with the AGA or if the AGA craps out while you're not home. Be sure to get some good quality wicking material for this beasty, I highly suggest the silica wick offered by RTDvapor.com. It's the best quality available domestically.

Best of luck and enjoy your Vamo, I love mine!

 

[Mylkshake]

Wow thank you all for the fast responses and all the links and info! I think I'm up to the challenge for the AGA T2, and as mentioned above it does look very sleek on a vamo.

Maybe this is a total noob question, but looking at pictures and videos of the AGA it seems like it is going to leak like crazy out if the holes where the wicks come up. Will I need to try to keep it upright? That might be a problem as I never leave home without my device in my pocket.

 

[Oktyabr]

Wow thank you all for the fast responses and all the links and info! I think I'm up to the challenge for the AGA T2, and as mentioned above it does look very sleek on a vamo.

Maybe this is a total noob question, but looking at pictures and videos of the AGA it seems like it is going to leak like crazy out if the holes where the wicks come up. Will I need to try to keep it upright? That might be a problem as I never leave home without my device in my pocket.

Nope! I use an AGA-T2 on top of my mech in a pocket carry all day long and never a single leak. Also I leave the screw for the "fill hole" out for better wicking. Any leaks at all will be very minor, unless you hold it completely upside down, and the cap should fit tightly enough to contain it within. I do vape a juice with high VG, which is thicker than PG, so if you are using a very watery juice YMMV.

 

[Hello World]

Maybe this is a total noob question, but looking at pictures and videos of the AGA it seems like it is going to leak like crazy out if the holes where the wicks come up. Will I need to try to keep it upright? That might be a problem as I never leave home without my device in my pocket.

Nope. Have 3 AGA-T2 running now for almost 3 months, not 1 of them leaks, not a drop.

If your wick is rolled solid and tight enough to fit the hole, there won't be any leaks when placed horizontally. Ceramic wicks even with a .8mm space won't leak providing in both of these cases the fill screw is installed.

 

[Risu]

The AGA-T2 looks fantastic on a SS Vamo. It's very durable, as others have said, and has withstood my constant abuse. I'm horribly clumsy and knock the darn thing over all the time. I haven't cracked the tank yet *knocks on wood*. My hubby and I both have one for our Vamos, and we love 'em. I've only had minor leakage issues, but that was from leaving the device nearly upsidedown on my leg. Aside from that, there's been minimal leakage. If you're really worried about it, just store it with less than half a tank full of juice with the airhole facing upwards. You shouldn't have a problem.

The RSS-T doesn't look bad either, although the colors don't quite match up (if things like that bother you).

 

[Mylkshake]

Nope. Have 3 AGA-T2 running now for almost 3 months, not 1 of them leaks, not a drop.

If your wick is rolled solid and tight enough to fit the hole, there won't be any leaks when placed horizontally. Ceramic wicks even with a .8mm space won't leak providing in both of these cases the fill screw is installed.

Thanks! You mentioned ceramic wicks, and I know there are many other types, which wick is best? It might be useful to know what I look for in my perfect vape is mainly a strong throat hit, and also a large volume of vapor and flavor. In that order lol.

 

[SirSteve]

It seems the AGA T has many fans, count me as one. I put a cotton wick in mine last Saturday, just for the heck of, really surprised at how well it works. But I will most likely put the mesh wick back in soon. Good luck with whatever RBA you chose.

 

[Oktyabr]

Thanks! You mentioned ceramic wicks, and I know there are many other types, which wick is best? It might be useful to know what I look for in my perfect vape is mainly a strong throat hit, and also a large volume of vapor and flavor. In that order lol.

The "best" wick is the one that will stay wet under *your* vaping conditions.

On an AGA-T2 I found a *tightly* rolled 2" piece of 500 ss mesh works best. I tried 3mm silica, I tried a 3mm silica "U wick", I tried a 3mm silica "U wick" with an extra 2mm "U wick" as a helper. I couldn't get the silica to stay wet enough under my particular sort of chain vaping, although the 3mm + 2mm combination was almost there. I haven't tried ceramic yet... it's pretty new but already has it's devoted following. It may work better than silica but to my eyes I don't see why it would wick *much* better since the strand layout is very similar.

 

[blowingclouds]

Thanks! You mentioned ceramic wicks, and I know there are many other types, which wick is best? It might be useful to know what I look for in my perfect vape is mainly a strong throat hit, and also a large volume of vapor and flavor. In that order lol.

I really think you should get a cheapo Chid( chinese RBA DID CLONE) and practice on that before you spend money AGA t2. Or a RDA but agat2's probably can only use mesh or ceramic. Ceramic is not a choice now since its not widely available and breaks easily unless you want to keep buying them which is not cheap. I started with a DID clone and Hits hard if you build it right. Building takes time and you should just you tube the videos on how to make wicks tons of them. But since your on a vamo you can't go below 1.3 or else you RBA wont fire. So your limited by your vamo.

If you want THROAT HIT.80/20 PG/VG. 18mg nic of any juice No vapor. You can't really Have Throat hit and vapor with your current setup so you would need to get a mechanical eventually. Mesh has lots of flavor. It all varies in your setup and tank you use. I highly recommend an AGI or RSST. for the price its the best tank i've own and tried and i've tried the Oddy,ZAP, COBRA, BLISS...blah blah its really all Genny's. Build it right and you will be happy. Don't fall for the hype. Save your money, try the cheap stuff out to see if you like it, then shell out more money once you think your cheap stuff isn't performing like the Brand name stuff. I think someone here described it best like a car. You want to own a Ferrari(PROVARI) which gets you from point A to B the same as volvo(VAMO). I think i went off topic. Anyways goodluck!

 

[Hello World]

Thanks! You mentioned ceramic wicks, and I know there are many other types, which wick is best? It might be useful to know what I look for in my perfect vape is mainly a strong throat hit, and also a large volume of vapor and flavor. In that order lol.

You could make a thread from that query and get a dozen different responses. What I can state without hesitation is that ceramic surpasses SS in every way ... flavor, wicking speed, vapor production ... you name it ... it's a substantially superior vape. Hundreds if not thousands of SS troubleshooting and debug threads exists on ECF that for the most part are moot points with ceramic.

Real throat hit comes from nicotine, not the qualities, acridities or harshnesses of SS mesh, often mistaken for TH, and as such you get way better TH from ceramic.

Good thread to keep an eye on and get assistance with ceramic wicks: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...stems/379380-fc-2000-porous-ceramic-wick.html

As far as ceramic wicks breaking easily -- simply not true. PEOPLE who do not make the effort to read up on nor follow the instructions for installation are the REAL cause. Anything haphazardly done will obviously result in non-optimum conditions.

 

[Oktyabr]

I'll have to try ceramic before I believe any claim that flavor, wicking and vapor is significantly better than any thing else, rolled properly.

I'm posting again because there is a HUGE difference, worth pointing out, between the type of "ceramic" that Hello World has posted, the hard kind, and the Nextel "rope" kind of ceramic: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tanks/345326-nextel-ceramic-wick-my-vivi-nova-its-great.html

 

[Kanj.nguyen]

I really think you should get a cheapo Chid( chinese RBA DID CLONE) and practice on that before you spend money AGA t2. Or a RDA but agat2's probably can only use mesh or ceramic. Ceramic is not a choice now since its not widely available and breaks easily unless you want to keep buying them which is not cheap. I started with a DID clone and Hits hard if you build it right. Building takes time and you should just you tube the videos on how to make wicks tons of them. But since your on a vamo you can't go below 1.3 or else you RBA wont fire. So your limited by your vamo.

If you want THROAT HIT.80/20 PG/VG. 18mg nic of any juice No vapor. You can't really Have Throat hit and vapor with your current setup so you would need to get a mechanical eventually. Mesh has lots of flavor. It all varies in your setup and tank you use. I highly recommend an AGI or RSST. for the price its the best tank i've own and tried and i've tried the Oddy,ZAP, COBRA, BLISS...blah blah its really all Genny's. Build it right and you will be happy. Don't fall for the hype. Save your money, try the cheap stuff out to see if you like it, then shell out more money once you think your cheap stuff isn't performing like the Brand name stuff. I think someone here described it best like a car. You want to own a Ferrari(PROVARI) which gets you from point A to B the same as volvo(VAMO). I think i went off topic. Anyways goodluck!

No, he CAN get flavor and TH and vapor from his current setup. Please explain why you cant. You dont need a mechanical device to get all that stuff.

If you are referring to sub ohm coils, know that high wattage doesnt translate to more vapor. Heat input does. High wattage is a way to increase heat input by simply heating the coil to a higher temperature. However, there are many other alternatives, such as using ribbon wire to increase heating surface and thus increasing heat input into the juice.

Also, TH comes from nicotine primarily. So there is no reason why his current setup cannot provide TH.

 

[Mylkshake]

Wow it seems there is much more to it than I originally thought. Glad I don't have the funds yet to buy something, now I am forced to nerd out over it and research for a few days anyway thanks again everyone for your input!

 

[El_tecolote]

Buy both an IGO-L and a T2. Practice wrapping a coil on the IGO and then graduate to the T2 once you feel comfortable with a basic RBA. The T2 is one of my favorites and mates very well with the Vamo.

 

[EFBEEDUB]

The aga t is great got one today I don't want to take it off my ss vamo its looks great and the flavor makes me to never use anything else ever again

 

[Romann]

I have the aga t2 and RSST both are great atomizers. But the RSST is a bit better because it has bigger wick hole and spring centre pole which in my opinion is much easier to work with. The main difference is that the wick hole is insulated an closer to the centre pole less hotspots from the top. Much easier to work with. Chears

 

[fabricator4]

Hey everyone, I've been stalking the forums for a few weeks now and finally decided to join up.

I just got my Vamo V2 in the mail from rustbeltvapors.com. I hadn't seen them mentioned in here before but they were the only place that had any in stock, and for my budget it was perfect. The Vamo is my first mod, I upgraded from an ego twist which seems to be the norm.

Yeah, we all do the progression thing. My progression took three weeks from the time I received my first cigalike to deciding I needed to buy the Vamo, but that's just me. I went from the cigalike to an Ego-like kit, to Ego-C twist batteries, and now have a Vamo V2. If you've been tobacco free for three years that is brilliant, no matter how you got here.

I am currently using my Totally Wicked Odyssey tank on it with a 1.5 ohm atty. I've got my eyes on an AGA T2. Do you guys think that is a good choice for the Vamo? is there something better? I feel like such a noob here even though I have been vaping for almost 3 years now lol. I feel like I'm finally entering the "real world" of vaping by purchasing a mod, and I think a rebuildable atty should be my next step. Then maybe I'll try mixing my own juice finally haha.

Anything you want to screw onto the Vamo will work just fine. The choice of device is really down to personal preference and what give you the best experience. I do encourage you try other things though... buy one of everything cheap, and once you have used and broken them all you have more idea about the direction you want to go.

Things like the AgaT2, DID, and other Genisis style atomiser are a lot more hands-on and require more setup, but the results can be much better if you get it right. They're not for everyone. Be aware that you can also rebuild heads for things like the vivi novas, and that is where I am at at the moment. I also have a Phoenix atomiser clone which I am using and enjoying very much as the flavour is better than anything tanked that I've used so far. Next stop for me is trying a dual coil carto tank (in the mail) and a genisis style DID (still looking around and thinking about it).

If you're really interesting in DIY juice and want to start easy, come over and see us on this thread:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/406393-super-easy-diy-method-tape-2-a.html