Newbie's first order--please critique.

[KCFilly]

Hi to everyone,

I’m a newbie and thank you all for your advice.

I’ve been using e-cigs for about four years now. I got so tired of recent coils lasting no more than a day so I decided to upgrade to a re-buildable.

Would you take a look at my first purchase and let me know what you think. Did I miss anything.

Here’s what I bought.

Authentic Plume Veil 1.5 by Aethertech. Of course right after I made the purchase I saw there was a 2.0 available for less than I paid for the 1.5

Orchid V4 Clone from fasttech

Combo tester

Nitecore D4 Digital Battery Charger

Authentic Sigelei 150W Box Mod

Kanthal 26 Gauge Wire

Cotton Bacon wick

Coil Master Wire Coil Winder

4 Ea LG 18650HE4 3.7V 2500 Rechargeable Li-lon Batteries—(I purchased these from fasttech and they were so inexpensive I’m wondering if they are the correct ones for the Sigelei box.)

Heather’s Heavenly Vapes Heavenly Tobacco, Dragon Fire, Pirates Booty and Dark Horse; Whiskey Rebellion’s Angry Farmer and Hamilton Heat. No more Dekang—I hope.

What kind of tip do you recommend for the Plume Veil?

What would you recommend for a Mod?

Thank you guys so much for sharing your experience and wisdom.

KC

 

[SlimCookie]

Take a look at the Efest Luc v4 charger. My local vape shop had both in stock and was steered toward the Luc v4 over the D4. Maybe because I'm running Samsung 25r 18650's.....I dunno. Looks good though.

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum KC. Glad to have you here!

Your Sigelei requires two 30A CDR batteries. Unfortunately the batteries you ordered are only 20A CDR (35 pulse/20A continuous)

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[KCFilly]

Thanks. I will check out the Luc v4.

 

[Rat2chat2]

to ecf KCFilly. Nice to meet you and so glad you are here. Sounds like you are off to a splendid start. Have fun and I look forward to reading more about you. Good luck and make yourself at home.

 

[KCFilly]

Thanks Rat2Chat2. Sometimes all the info can be overwhelming. Nice to have the support and advice here.

 

[gord1895]

If your LG batteries are really what they are advertised as they will be fine. My Sig 100W+ has run great on LG HE2s and Samsung 25rs.

 

[Rob.Gee]

I would recommend two things for the orchid clone.

First $1.21 Replacement Acrylic Tank for Orchid V4 RTA Rebuidable Tank Atomizer - translucent at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

And this if you want to do single coil builds on the orchid
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/coil-builds/641217-orchid-single-coil-build.html

 

[KCFilly]

Rob,

I tried to quote you in my response but as a newbie, I don't think I can use links.

What a nice looking coil you built. Is your Orchid a clone or the authentic? I purchased a clone. Hope it's ok. Also, is the acrylic tank for breakage reasons? What battery are you using with it? I'm not looking for clouds of smoke (can't see that great any way) but just don't want to have such difficult draws. Thanks for your response.

 

[SndGrdn]

I did not really like my Plume Veil 1.5 until I added this 2-in-1 top...

https://www.fasttech.com/p/1959408

Now she chucks the clouds

 

[KCFilly]

SndGrdn, Do you fill thru that 2 in 1 top?

 

[edyle]

Hi to everyone,
I’m a newbie and thank you all for your advice.
I’ve been using e-cigs for about four years now. I got so tired of recent coils lasting no more than a day so I decided to upgrade to a re-buildable.
Would you take a look at my first purchase and let me know what you think. Did I miss anything.
Here’s what I bought.
Authentic Plume Veil 1.5 by Aethertech. Of course right after I made the purchase I saw there was a 2.0 available for less than I paid for the 1.5
Orchid V4 Clone from FastTech
Combo tester
Nitecore D4 Digital Battery Charger
Authentic Sigelei 150W Box Mod
Kanthal 26 Gauge Wire
Cotton Bacon wick
Coil Master Wire Coil Winder
4 Ea LG 18650HE4 3.7V 2500 Rechargeable Li-lon Batteries—(I purchased these from Fasttech and they were so inexpensive I’m wondering if they are the correct ones for the Sigelei box.)
Heather’s Heavenly Vapes Heavenly Tobacco, Dragon Fire, Pirates Booty and Dark Horse; Whiskey Rebellion’s Angry Farmer and Hamilton Heat. No more Dekang—I hope.
What kind of tip do you recommend for the Plume Veil?
What would you recommend for a Mod?
Thank you guys so much for sharing your experience and wisdom.
KC

What hardware have you been using for 4 years?

I think of the orchid as a budget kayfun; I hope you got a glass tank and some spare glass tubes for it.

I wonder why you bought 26 gauge kanthal?
30 gauge is a good all round gauge.

What would you recommend for a Mod?

Authentic Sigelei 150W Box Mod sounds good; actually fantastic, not just good.


Cotton Bacon wick? ? ? Think I'd like to taste that!

 

[SndGrdn]

Yes thru the top

 

[gotpardon]

Orchid v4 clone by Fasttech


And.. this is Orchid v6 clone by Fasttech


Which one is better ?

 

[edyle]

Orchid v4 clone by Fasttech
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And.. this is Orchid v6 clone by Fasttech
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Which one is better ?

I'd go with the v6 because of the glass tank.

 

[KCFilly]

What hardware have you been using for 4 years?

I think of the orchid as a budget kayfun; I hope you got a glass tank and some spare glass tubes for it.

I wonder why you bought 26 gauge kanthal?
30 gauge is a good all round gauge.


Authentic Sigelei 150W Box Mod sounds good; actually fantastic, not just good.


Cotton Bacon wick? ? ? Think I'd like to taste that!

As far as the Orchid, I just bought stock what came up on Fasttech's page. I went back and ordered the replacement acrylic tank.

Hardware for the last 4 years--I opened my e-cig graveyard drawer and there's probably 15 or so VX Brandz EGO 650mah, 1100mah and 1300 mah batteries. Plus I had 12 different complete sets with rechargeable Joyetech 360mah batteries. (I only have this many left because I've given several sets away.)

I don't think the problem was the battery, I believe the problem was the CE4's and later the coils. When I bought a Kangertech Mini Protank 3, it worked fine on any of the EGO batteries but the coils only lasted about 8 hours. That's why I decided to try RBA's.

I purchased 26 ga Kanthal because someone at Heather's Heavenly Vapes recommended it as an all around good wire. I suspect I will need to try different gauges but that was a place to start.

I'm just getting started but what I can tell I'm going to need is a large magnifying glass and a base to hold the rba while I build the coil. Will be fun.

 

[KCFilly]

I'd go with the v6 because of the glass tank.

At $10.96, I'll try it.

Do you know if most people have a problem removing screws to fill the Orchid from the bottom? I can't imagine not losing a screw each time I try to fill the tank. I can fill these cheap CE4's while driving, at least when I'm at a stop light, but removing a screw might be tough...

 

[Msand]

At $10.96, I'll try it.

Do you know if most people have a problem removing screws to fill the Orchid from the bottom? I can't imagine not losing a screw each time I try to fill the tank. I can fill these cheap CE4's while driving, at least when I'm at a stop light, but removing a screw might be tough...

instead of going with another Orchid. I would suggest picking up a Lemo Drop. Little more expensive, but nice to build on, and forgiving to wick. Also, you can use the included seal to not have to use the screw fill.

Lemo Drop RTA by Eleaf - Eciggity

 

[itskohler]

The Orchid blows a Kayfun out of the water. Good choice.

 

[edyle]

As far as the Orchid, I just bought stock what came up on Fasttech's page. I went back and ordered the replacement acrylic tank.

Hardware for the last 4 years--I opened my e-cig graveyard drawer and there's probably 15 or so VX Brandz EGO 650mah, 1100mah and 1300 mah batteries. Plus I had 12 different complete sets with rechargeable Joyetech 360mah batteries. (I only have this many left because I've given several sets away.)

I don't think the problem was the battery, I believe the problem was the CE4's and later the coils. When I bought a Kangertech Mini Protank 3, it worked fine on any of the EGO batteries but the coils only lasted about 8 hours. That's why I decided to try RBA's.

I purchased 26 ga Kanthal because someone at Heather's Heavenly Vapes recommended it as an all around good wire. I suspect I will need to try different gauges but that was a place to start.

I'm just getting started but what I can tell I'm going to need is a large magnifying glass and a base to hold the rba while I build the coil. Will be fun.

I know the feeling.

bought that but never use the magnifying glass much; too impractical.

the magma is easy to build on:

Note the wide spacing of the posts and the postholes are high enough and not down inside the well area.
but that's an rda

for an rta there's the flash evapor

The build deck is just like a dripper deck, and the screws are widely separated; it's 22mm also, so the topcaps from other 22mm drippers can fit on it; I sometimes use the top tank from my biddripper on it; right now I have it set up on it's own with its own tank.