New to RDAs and buying my first this week ( Drop ) And have a few questions

Everything really. I'll say it's easy to put coils in but other than that the airflow and flavor is bad. If you get everything set just right it's ok but it's not worth the hassle.
IN MY OPINION there are soooo many better RDAs than the Dead Rabbit. Most RDAs really. I'm just saying for a first RDA you can't get any easier or better than the Drop. My favorite RDA is my Lucid but I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner. The Drop is #2. I use it every day. The OBS Cheetah 2 is another very easy to build RDA. Pretty much any RDA with a Velocity style build deck is easy to build on.

 

The Phobia looks good

 

Not really for a first RDA and it's a Vandy Vape product.

 

I just ordered one. I have a Desire Mad Dog V2 RDA this will be a step up imo. It doesn't look hard to build on

 

The Mad Dog is a good RDA. It can be tight to build on but worth it. I hope you like your Phobia when you get it. I will never give Vandy Vape any of my business ever again. There are too many better companies that want my business. Vandy Vape could really care less about their customers. Their customer service is worse than horrible.

 

In my Drop right now I have that same wire. Dual coils 7 wrap contact coils 3.5mm id at .22ohms.

 

60 to 70 watts.

 

From watching reviews on youtube that mod would drive me nuts the way the sides slide open so easily. I don't have one. There are ALOT of reviews on youtube for that mod.

 

What are your requirements for a mod? Should it be pretty and shiny? Should it be tough as nails?

 

Coil wise i use Geekvape's clapton coils (3mm diameter, about .25 0hms)

Rda wise there's just too many of em to suggest but i use the Peerless rda which i like alot.
Cotton matters btw, never skip or rush wicking your coils, and you can clean the coils very easily for months of usage.

 

I just picked up a Smoant Charon 218 for $35. It's impressed the hell out of me so far. Really what are you looking for in a mod?

 

I have one of these mods. It's my favorite one of apl the mods I have.
Revenant Cartel 160W TC Box Mod - Authorized Dealer - EightVape
This mod has got some good reviews
REV-Tech GTS 230W TC Box Mod - VOLCANO e-Cigs

 

The Voopoo drag

You just pulse it. I just use whatever wattage my mod is set to. The strumming is to get out hot spots. You want coil to heat evenly

 

You strum to check for hot spots in your coil, areas where its glowing too much or not enough, is my understanding of why its done. You want to get everything glowing evenly.

You can prime just like you would a regular coil, start low, keep increasing the wattage slowly until you land on a vape you like. I wouldn't start with any "preconceived" notion, since you've got a fair bit of metal in your tank with those coils.... You may find you need higher or lower wattage than expected, but wattage will depend not just on resistance, but how much metal your mod has to heat at once, so if you have more complex builds, it may be possible that you need higher wattage than you are expecting, especially since your resistance is going to be pretty low. I still think the best way to determine that is to start low and work your way up. You won't risk singing your wick as you get to the "right" wattage for you.

Anna