Modvapa Panda V12

[350ZMO]

I was on Alibaba looking for inexpensive nonporous vertical tube Tungsten encapsulated in ceramic heating elements for use in various cartridge rebuilds or replacements for the Krixus and found them from Modvapa at $2.50 each which was the cheapest I could find so I ordered 10. Modvapa decided to throw this in for free. I'm not sure why this tank hasn't made the mainstream yet, it has a lot to offer.

Things I like:
Takes 510 drip tips.
Glass Tank - fire polished edges and comes with spare.
Top Fill - no needle needed and 4ml.
juice Flow Control - seals very well.
510 threads unpainted.
Adjustable 510 center pin.
Air Flow Control - rotates ~90 degrees and wide open is DTL.
Came with RBA section but will be sold seperately.
Came with three different wire center wrap cartridges all clearly marked for resistance and power, two are Clapton, all with Kanthal and OC.
Cartridge design - easy to rebuild, no outer metal casing, the chimney serves as the outer casing.
Main AFC has flats, bottom tank rings are knurled and top fill cap is grooved making this thing easy to grip to attach, fill, close/open JFC and AFC.

Things I dislike:
Cartridges work with 100VG but as with all others they work much better if rebuilt with less wick. Any appreciable amount of PG and they should be just fine.

Things to note:
It comes with an AFC equipped drip tip for slip streaming. I don't use them but some may like that.
Cartridges are clearly marked for resistance and power.
Ceramic core cartridges are separate but for now at least, inexpensive.

You can clearly see the red seal when the JFC is closed

Came with extra seal, O-rings, RBA, cartridges and glass:

Top fill doesn't need a needle and no worries about compressing the tank:

Optional ceramic cartridges:

A close up of the ceramic heating element, I have asked Modvapa how the legs are attached:

After rewicking the ceramic I was able to get power under temp control to around 80W.
Video

Update from Modvapa/
Boxed retail will include:
1*panda v12 tank
1*0.5ohm regular coil without sleeve
1*0.5ohm clapton coil without sleeve
1*1.0ohm clapton coil without sleeve
1*spare glass tank
extra o-rings /silicone seal

Ceramic coil legs are silver soldered. I have a question in about cadmium. I will update when I get a response.

HTH, have a great day!

 

[f1vefour]

No response yet?

 

[350ZMO]

Hey f1vefour. No all they say is they use silver solder. So that probably means yes. I suggested they either use cadmium free silver solder or encapsulate the solder pads. Looks to me to be the same on the Krixus, Ceramikas, and Dolphin as well.

I also suggested changing the JFC so it would open when putting atty on and close when taking off, opposite of what it is now. Not a big deal but I think is more natural.

Also suggested a VRBA:

Additional insulator washer under HRBA:

Removing flanges from ceramic cartridge:

And honestly the Horizontal RBA is unnecessary as the base with flanges works:

 

[f1vefour]

It's an interesting tank, especially having a seal on the JFC. That alone makes it unique to my knowledge.

No one in the States carries this?

 

[350ZMO]

Not that I have found. Yes that JFC seals off completely.

 

[f1vefour]

Not that I have found. Yes that JFC seals off completely.

I said I would not buy another tank until someone created a JFC that will shut all the way down. This way I don't have to worry about my mod being destroyed by a tank full of liquid down the 510 and battery door as it sits overnight.

So how may I obtain the tank and at what cost?

My only other alternative is a Cubis, while fine for tootling not so much for DTL.

 

[f1vefour]

I sent a request to them through alibaba.

 

[350ZMO]

Fasttech has it listed for $25 but the 'ol ships in 7 days.

 

[350ZMO]

I sent a request to them through alibaba.

I think that's the best bet at this point.

Also, I did a second video.

 

[f1vefour]

Fasttech has it listed for $25 but the 'ol ships in 7 days.

I will wait and see if that 7 days is really 7 days but yes that is an option. Thanks mate.

 

[f1vefour]

Well after watching the video I'm very conflicted, my whole interest in this tank was based around the JFC. I am not very interested in the stock coils.

Losing JFC when using the RBA is a fail.

I guess the search continues unless they release a new RBA that doesn't need a different chimney.

 

[350ZMO]

Yeah the performance loss plus the loss of JFC makes the optional HRBA a loser even if it were included let alone at $8. If you're looking for an RTA that has a JFC seal you might research the Smok TF-RTA. I don't have one so can't verify but they claim a 'hidden seal' for the JFC.

 

[f1vefour]

The TF4?

Vicky offered to send a sample including the RBA for $37 shipped but as it stands with the RBA/JFC issue I'm not pulling the trigger. Not even for $25 on FT.

Damn I was excited until I watched the video, thanks for doing that by the way. I almost wasted money for nothing.

Had it been what I envisioned I was going to get my sister to carry it in her shop.