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Stosh

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What is a similar setup tank?

Similar to the Russian would be a kayfun, but the same issues would apply. They're an advanced setup that could be problematic for a beginning re-builder. You said that "I use mine alot in the car doing deliveries" so no leaking, fairly large juice capacity and rugged. The Vision vivi-nova is available with a metal tank in 3.5 mL size, so a couple should get you through a workday. They are also a top coil design, which gives a warmer vapor without needing to crank the voltage where your juice burns.
 
I am really an e-pipe Guy. I quit tobacco years ago, but I simply miss the class of the pipe. Looking for info and, as I tinker, probably going to DIY a Holmesian style pipe
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I got this CHammer mod The CHammer mod - 101 Vape and its working well with Kanger Protank II with 2.5 coils. Its an affordable quick fix for an e-pipe, but its metal and its pretty hefty. Hammer is a great name for it.
 
Many mechs are indeed nice looking, simple, and rugged, and you can use a kick in them to tame them for certain attys that can't take the straight voltage they deliver. A kick is a little round green circuit board device you put in there on top of the battery and has an adjustment on it for wattage. This is a good idea of you want to use a Kanger Protank on your mech. I tried it without a kick and went through 1.8 ohm coils pretty quick.

Thanks so much for this insight. This may be the answer to a question I asked about my K100 killing coils http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/501587-kamry-k100-question.html That said, I am not too happy with my K100.
 

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Similar to the Russian would be a Kayfun, but the same issues would apply. They're an advanced setup that could be problematic for a beginning re-builder. You said that "I use mine alot in the car doing deliveries" so no leaking, fairly large juice capacity and rugged. The Vision vivi-nova is available with a metal tank in 3.5 mL size, so a couple should get you through a workday. They are also a top coil design, which gives a warmer vapor without needing to crank the voltage where your juice burns.

That sounds like what I need. I have all the necessary things for any build coming. I have my MVP2 to read ohms and a multimeter. And there are plenty of vids on youtube.
 

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I've got this bad boy coming in the mail tomorrow. It's a slightly less expensive variant of the Kayfun/Russian--I say that because they all use a vacuum feeding strategy to get juice to the coil housing. It has a pyrex tank and this newest version has it protected because previous versions broke easily.

Anyway, from what I've heard, if you have the funds I'd go for a Kayfun/Russian and try to find a piece of glass to fit it, I'm sure they're out there. If not I believe they have solid steel sections to use for more corrosive juices. But you should definitely pick up a dripper as well; I'd go with an Igo-W/W4 or Igo-L, I went with the W4, but again, if money is not an issue there's lots of fancy ones with air flow control and whatnot. Building one or two setups on these drippers will help you get a feel for building coils, then you can focus the vacuum feeding and wick for you tank setup. Drippers are nice around the house anyway, you aren't committed to one flavor, less chance of leakage, etc.

But I'll follow up on my Fogger, I'm pretty excited. It will be my first tank RBA!
 

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Started on mechs from the get-go. Didn't know much about vaping, but a local b&m shop should gave me a good tutorial.

Keep in mind, mechs should be taken with precautions due to the dangers of the equipment.

Read up on all the information and watch videos on building.

There is a LOT of things to process for beginners, but it will be satisfying in the long run.
 
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