Merlin by Augvape and Roxy

[ShowerHead]

"Actually", I never said ending up with an end product which works as it should is unrealistic, what I did say is expecting CHINA to have perfect quality control, and everything you get from them to be PERFECT IS and unrealistic expectation. Just isn't going to happen regardless of how loud people whine & cry.

Yeah, I do expect quality when I spend money. That you don't does not excuse any manufacturer from shipping quality merchandise.

And this is China's fault how? The populous allowed it to happen China does not charge more simply because they don't like them.

And it is his fault how? Because he was born there? Doesn't excuse poor quality.

Well this one is certainly opinion, my opinion is what more can you ask? What needs to be done is to do your homework, buy from a decent vendor who supports the customer. We have no idea where he purchased this specific atomizer, nor what steps if any he tried to resolve the matter. Had he simply put in a little effort to contact Roxy she would have made sure it was taken care of. Not to mention the fact I get the distinct impression he would not be a very pleasant individual to deal with.

Ah, I see. If he had a better attitude, then you'd support him. Doesn't matter where it was bought, why should the retailer pay the costs? Should they inspect every package to see if it can ship or be binned? Contact Roxy? Why?

Apples to Oranges, a big difference in poorly written/implemented hardware/software and a mis-machined atomizer. Not to mention I don't see any effort from Sig to make anything right.

No, it is bad quality from a manufacturer. Same.

Fixed it? how many individuals ended up with those poorly finished devices? Yea, they revised it, and made subsequent devices better, but I can't recall them fixing any M class, seems to me the fix was hide it with a skin, or some such other cover-up. How about all those expensive M class owners that ended up with something looking like it rode around in the back of a pickup truck for a year?

Mine was replaced when I received a bad one. Your recall is incomplete.

What an interesting descriptor you've used, "punishing"

One of my favorites.

Any attempt to contact Roxy? I'm betting not. As previously mentioned I get the impression you probably aren't the nicest individual to deal with. Even so, If you had bothered to take the time to contact Roxynoodle, I'm quite sure she would have went out of her way to make it right.

Again, why would I contact someone who does not make the device nor sell it. Where is Roxy? How do you contact her since you think that is a support avenue?

I'd say you should stick to your Lemos, since all these other manufacturers are full of unfulfilled promises, and crap gear. And seemingly so unwilling to accommodate your needs.

A shining example of "You don't like what I like so you are foolish". You have no point except, well, none that I can find.

 

[Baseman]

The top one is from Everzon and as it seems from the second batch (replacement glass is tinted), the other one from STS (first batch). I'm not running high wattage builds, so I couldn't detect any difference in performance.

 

[MMW]

If you don't care for the tinted glass (which I didn't). It's easily removed with a razor blade. Despite a couple of small flaws mentioned throughout this thread, I find the Merlin to be the best RTA I've tried thus far hands down. The Merlin has become my standard tank even unseating my beloved serpents. Kudos Augvape and Roxy


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Agreed wholeheartedly!

Showerhead, no one that I see is excusing the manufacturer. If I were to have have a problem with a tank, one option would be to send it back. For me that would be one option. I would try other things too which is what I think cc is saying. Some people won't and they can ship it back, as they have that right and option. In manufacturing, nothing is ever 100% perfect and vape gear is no exception, whether it's Chinese or not.

This Merlin is a great vape, and in my top rotation.

 

[mgmrick]

Jeez guys... it costs 30 bucks or less.... too compare it to tv's and such is.....

I don't know what your cigarettes cost where you are but I was throwing 150 bucks away every single week 6 years ago before vaping

 

[MMW]

 

[juicynoos]

I didn't have time today to get into the merlin and just threw in the notch coil and wicked it with a dense organic pad I found in the bathroom and guess what...it works just fine. In the morning I'll try a Clapton I pre-made and try to make a decent job of wicking it and see what I have here with a flavor machine. Then, I'll restrict the airflow and try to make it into a kayfun just to see how versatile this thing really is.

1st impressions are pointless and count for nothing where a tanks performance is concerned. I've needed months or even longer to learn how I like to use certain rta's and rda's whilst others that are not familiar to my current preferred vaping style take even longer..eg. Doge V2 after using MTL gear like kayfuns and the Origen. I wanted to throw it in the bin- but now I love it.

 

[stylemessiah]

Any attempt to contact Roxy? I'm betting not. As previously mentioned I get the impression you probably aren't the nicest individual to deal with. Even so, If you had bothered to take the time to contact Roxynoodle, I'm quite sure she would have went out of her way to make it right.

I'd say you should stick to your Lemos, since all these other manufacturers are full of unfulfilled promises, and crap gear. And seemingly so unwilling to accommodate your needs.

What a complete superiority troll post

I made it clear i contacted AugVape

And actually im one of the nicest people you'll meet, maybe you froth at the mouth at the the drop of a hat when your dummy hits the ground, i dont, im rational and in real life too.

Why would i contact roxy? I contacted AugVape, got nothing, and then contacted the vendor it was bought from. how is that not a correct enough contact path for you.....

The paragraph about Lemo's is pure trolling. Makes you look silly.

Further, my issues are dealt with, if you want to keep trolling and making sure the issues ive had (which as ive said are dealt with) keeps bobbing up at the end of the thread, then go ahead, it makes you look even sillier and troll like. Its my last post on the subject, theres too many trolls looking for dry bread, and im fresh out. Enjoy feeling somehow superior in a forum for, you know, the minute until the next post comes in.

 

[juicynoos]

How'd ya do that..Clever camera or talented sketch artist? nice

 

[MMW]

 

[MMW]

How'd ya do that..Clever camera or talented sketch artist? nice

Late-night vaping and post photo editing mixed with boredom.

It almost looks like a charcoal rubbing.

 

[juicynoos]

Late-night vaping and post photo editing mixed with boredom.

Haha, you should get bored more often! Thought we had a Rembrandt etching to make Roxy proud..well, it's very cool and thanks for posting to lighten this thread up a little.

 

[juicynoos]

A wizardly good vape..

 

[MMW]

well, it's very cool and thanks for posting to lighten this thread up a little.

Thanks!
Yep! Rule 62! Don't take oneself too seriously.

 

[Joe KY]

I'm late to the party, but I have arrived. Received my Merlin form STS yesterday and wasted no time getting it fired up. SS316L Clapton, 3mm ID, and 6 wraps. Vaping it at 29 W and 420 F with air wide open and no reducer (Teleos, The Milk). Cloud production is good, if not great, for a single coil atty. But for me, I think what has impressed me the most is the flavor. I generally use a Velocity RDA to see what a juice really tastes like, this kind of gives me a baseline for my tanks. The flavor, for this juice anyway, out of the Merlin is absolutely on par with the Velocity. Can't wait to finish this tank and try some Cannoli Be One.

 

[MMW]

Welcome @Joe KY !

 

[Joe KY]

Welcome @Joe KY !

Thanks MMW! A miscommunication with ricks actually led me to this atty. His recommendation and comments are what caused me to give it a try. Couldn't have worked out better!

Hey ricks, THANKS!

 

[juicynoos]

Pre-built a 24/32 Clapton and popped that in the 2nd blk tank with a 2.5 mm ID @ 0.5 ohm and wicked with a Scottish roll. At 32 watts the flavor is banging and the draw- wow; it's like drawing nectar of the gods through a straw-perfect restricted lung for me and a Sh.. ton of vapor and flavor...quite impressive.

Managed to not loose the top cap center O-rings during cleaning but can see how easy that will be, especially with the black version. I'm probably going to swap the evap chambers cause I can't see the jfc on the black version.

One small flaw I've found! Some of my 510 drip tips don't fit due to the very shallow top cap lol.

 

[dshuld]

As a fwiw, I was talking with Roxy yesterday about running it on a nc. She said it should be fine and that they had tried to plan ahead for people like me that were curious about it causing what some are referring to as a defect. Aka the long pin is to make sure idiots like me that want to put it on a hybrid don't blow up in the process. I don't have a nc but was thinking about getting one how ever decided to get a different mod. Again, it's a fwiw but that is the reason.

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[MMW]

Nice pics!

 

[stylemessiah]

As a fwiw, I was talking with Roxy yesterday about running it on a nc. She said it should be fine and that they had tried to plan ahead for people like me that were curious about it causing what some are referring to as a defect. Aka the long pin is to make sure idiots like me that want to put it on a hybrid don't blow up in the process. I don't have a nc but was thinking about getting one how ever decided to get a different mod. Again, it's a fwiw but that is the reason.

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I was trying to stay out of this and read along without taking further part

But this just beggars belief

I dont buy that for a second, so theyre now saying it was a planned feature? How do you explain that out of two from the same batch and same supplier, only one of them has a long 510 pin...they either screwed up one, or screwed up the other, or, and my pick, they have no quality control at all and therefore no control how the products end up.

Cant have it both ways, no you cant.

Its a defect (and it seems a random one), plain and simple. Be honest about it.

Further, if this was a "forward thinking feature" so that people didnt blow up a hybrid, they were apparently okay shipping every other one up until now (even forgetting the variance at the factory that produced mine and my mates with different length pins) to people to potentially blow themselves up if they put it on a hybrid?

You cant have that both ways either.

Me i hate being lied to, or to have people spin bs, ymmv.

I still have not recieved a reeponse to my email from them, and then on top of being ignored, theres this alleged explanation from Roxy. Looks like no one has integirty enough to simply say "we made a manufacturing error", let alone the complete lack of contact, let alone an offer to replace it.

AugVape just joined the list of vendors i definitely wont buy from ever again. I just assumed that list would only ever contain JoyeTech.

And that really is the end of my even looking in here ever again.

Edit/update:

Felt it was important to share the smoking gun, i got a response to my ticket at FastTech, the first response out of anyone i reported the issue to btw...AugVape will talk to FastTech, but not me....

Apparently AugVape doesnt class the long pin as a feature as they told FastTech they want proof of the defect before rma'ing it....