Let me start off by saying I'm predominantly a MTL vaper, but occasionaly enjoy a temperature controlled vape from a dripper. I bought the Tilemahos X1 after seeing several V2 reviews online. I was a fairly early adopter and received my X1 at the beginning of June. For comparisons sake, I regularly use a kayfun Lite plus and also a Kabuki.
Before I go into the good and bad points, I should mention that I'm running this tank on a Dicodes Dani Box and occasionally on an Istick Pico.
The good
The build quality, finish and threading (mine is the shined version) is second to none. It's really really really well made and looks like it could survive a nuke.
The ease of putting in a coil/spring is very handy and as yet I've not had one fail or come loose. I've made my own from Kanthal all the way up to 1.6 Ohms and they fit in the gap perfectly (and stay in there nice and tight).
Works well in temp control. But you may have to use slightly different than expected settings. The stainless steel springs work with the suggested coefficient, but I'm running the zirconium ones at 120.
Refilling is a breeze (so long as you remember to screw down the juice flow first).
The bad
Wicking is a real PITA... Seriously I've tried absolutely every method outlined on every video and in every forum post. All with bacon bits 2.0. Every single time I start getting dry hits. They don't taste as bad with the Zirconium springs, but it's gotten to the point where I am no longer using this tank... If I open the juice control right up then it's better for a while, but they eventually return. I must have wasted 50mm of juice trying to get this thing wicking right.
My tank cracked
It was fine with everything except some Apple Scrumple Juice which absolutely destroyed it. Not the fault of the X1 though in this case. I now use the stainless shined tank (even though I won't be using such acidic e-liquids in the future).
The vape is very harsh on the back of the throat. Especially with the lower resistance Zirconium springs. I end up having to run my mod with much lower power than normal and even then it's still too harsh. My current solution is to use kanthal at a higher resistance which makes for a much smoother vape suitable for MTL (still with a nice throat hit, but not so scratchy feeling).
Flavour... It's...OK I guess. Definitely comparable to my Kabuki and slightly better than the Nautilus tanks, but not up to Kayfun standards. The build quality and looks are much nicer though.
Unfortunately for me, the pro's of the springomizer are massively outweighed by the hassle of wicking this thing. Mostly because I can't access the build deck without emptying the tank, and I can't afford to keep throwing juice away. It simply isn't as nice a vape as my Kayfun's.
Imeo, if your reading this, can you please tell me where I can buy the internals to change my X1 into a regular Tilemahos V2?
Before I go into the good and bad points, I should mention that I'm running this tank on a Dicodes Dani Box and occasionally on an Istick Pico.
The good
The build quality, finish and threading (mine is the shined version) is second to none. It's really really really well made and looks like it could survive a nuke.
The ease of putting in a coil/spring is very handy and as yet I've not had one fail or come loose. I've made my own from Kanthal all the way up to 1.6 Ohms and they fit in the gap perfectly (and stay in there nice and tight).
Works well in temp control. But you may have to use slightly different than expected settings. The stainless steel springs work with the suggested coefficient, but I'm running the zirconium ones at 120.
Refilling is a breeze (so long as you remember to screw down the juice flow first).
The bad
Wicking is a real PITA... Seriously I've tried absolutely every method outlined on every video and in every forum post. All with bacon bits 2.0. Every single time I start getting dry hits. They don't taste as bad with the Zirconium springs, but it's gotten to the point where I am no longer using this tank... If I open the juice control right up then it's better for a while, but they eventually return. I must have wasted 50mm of juice trying to get this thing wicking right.
My tank cracked
It was fine with everything except some Apple Scrumple Juice which absolutely destroyed it. Not the fault of the X1 though in this case. I now use the stainless shined tank (even though I won't be using such acidic e-liquids in the future).The vape is very harsh on the back of the throat. Especially with the lower resistance Zirconium springs. I end up having to run my mod with much lower power than normal and even then it's still too harsh. My current solution is to use kanthal at a higher resistance which makes for a much smoother vape suitable for MTL (still with a nice throat hit, but not so scratchy feeling).
Flavour... It's...OK I guess. Definitely comparable to my Kabuki and slightly better than the Nautilus tanks, but not up to Kayfun standards. The build quality and looks are much nicer though.
Unfortunately for me, the pro's of the springomizer are massively outweighed by the hassle of wicking this thing. Mostly because I can't access the build deck without emptying the tank, and I can't afford to keep throwing juice away. It simply isn't as nice a vape as my Kayfun's.
Imeo, if your reading this, can you please tell me where I can buy the internals to change my X1 into a regular Tilemahos V2?
