Finally,
I bought my last rda! At least until something better comes along. Before I tell you why I think it will be a long time before something will beat the N22, I’ll tell you what’s wrong with RDAs in general, IMO. I’ll use the best RDAs I’ve had before the N22 as comparison (in order of preference); The Vertex, The Little Boy, The Patriot, The Magma, & The Veritas.
Air Flow Control (AFC)
Its either too little or too much. The Little Boy is the airiest rda I have, which is great for cloud chasing, but horrible for small restrictive settings best for flavor. This is because the outer cap & inner neck wall has a big gap letting in air even at small openings. Also, as you close the hole, a smaller portion of your coil is exposed to direct air flow. N22’s coil is exposed to direct full air flow no matter what the AFC setting. Air intake is sealed between two O-Rings preventing by-pass; all air flows directly to coil.
Build Ease
Getting your coil as close as possible to the air holes is critical for best flavor & vapor. Three post designs with side/cap air holes present a challenge; you have to skew your coil radially in danger of shorting against the cap. In the case of The Patriot, the AFC is performed by an inner cap which can touch your coil if it’s too far out. While a nice idea, The Veritas gets you close to the air hole but it’s a disaster to build a double coil. The N22’s design is the easiest to build on and gets you as close as possible to the air holes with little effort; the AFC works well for max flavor and cloud chasing.
Design
Simplicity is often the best design. O-Ringed top caps come off in your pocket (think Tobh & 454 Big Block). The Little Boy scores points here since its top cap screws onto its barrel. Too many O-Rings mean there is more to replace. AFC rings, ie Magma & Vertex, are unnecessarily complex and usually too restrictive; although the Vertex scores airy points. Deep drip wells means more juice & cotton to hold it preventing leakage and allowing more vaping before you need to re-drip. The Vertex is a great atty but its shallow & leaks. Screws back out under use loosening your connection; headless set screws do not. The quality has to be good. Thin/week O-Rings means top caps & barrels easily come apart; tiny screws requiring coil wire wrapping (non three post design - think Veritas) means a difficult, crappy build, & lost or stripped screws. Its gotta look good; The N22 mounts flush & looks great.
The N22 has an inner conical small chamber with direct bottom fed airflow to coil at any AFC setting, which is great for restrictive flavorful draws as well as airy cloud chasing vapes. It’s a simple two piece 22mm flush mounting three post design with large headless set screws, deep well, and looks good. The only con I can find is minor, the top O-Ring is subject to additional wear due to the air flow holes passing over it when assembled.
I bought my last rda! At least until something better comes along. Before I tell you why I think it will be a long time before something will beat the N22, I’ll tell you what’s wrong with RDAs in general, IMO. I’ll use the best RDAs I’ve had before the N22 as comparison (in order of preference); The Vertex, The Little Boy, The Patriot, The Magma, & The Veritas.
Air Flow Control (AFC)
Its either too little or too much. The Little Boy is the airiest rda I have, which is great for cloud chasing, but horrible for small restrictive settings best for flavor. This is because the outer cap & inner neck wall has a big gap letting in air even at small openings. Also, as you close the hole, a smaller portion of your coil is exposed to direct air flow. N22’s coil is exposed to direct full air flow no matter what the AFC setting. Air intake is sealed between two O-Rings preventing by-pass; all air flows directly to coil.
Build Ease
Getting your coil as close as possible to the air holes is critical for best flavor & vapor. Three post designs with side/cap air holes present a challenge; you have to skew your coil radially in danger of shorting against the cap. In the case of The Patriot, the AFC is performed by an inner cap which can touch your coil if it’s too far out. While a nice idea, The Veritas gets you close to the air hole but it’s a disaster to build a double coil. The N22’s design is the easiest to build on and gets you as close as possible to the air holes with little effort; the AFC works well for max flavor and cloud chasing.
Design
Simplicity is often the best design. O-Ringed top caps come off in your pocket (think Tobh & 454 Big Block). The Little Boy scores points here since its top cap screws onto its barrel. Too many O-Rings mean there is more to replace. AFC rings, ie Magma & Vertex, are unnecessarily complex and usually too restrictive; although the Vertex scores airy points. Deep drip wells means more juice & cotton to hold it preventing leakage and allowing more vaping before you need to re-drip. The Vertex is a great atty but its shallow & leaks. Screws back out under use loosening your connection; headless set screws do not. The quality has to be good. Thin/week O-Rings means top caps & barrels easily come apart; tiny screws requiring coil wire wrapping (non three post design - think Veritas) means a difficult, crappy build, & lost or stripped screws. Its gotta look good; The N22 mounts flush & looks great.
The N22 has an inner conical small chamber with direct bottom fed airflow to coil at any AFC setting, which is great for restrictive flavorful draws as well as airy cloud chasing vapes. It’s a simple two piece 22mm flush mounting three post design with large headless set screws, deep well, and looks good. The only con I can find is minor, the top O-Ring is subject to additional wear due to the air flow holes passing over it when assembled.
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