NOOB , would this be a good starter ?

[Icer]

Was looking at this for a new to rta's and was wondering if this would work ? Looks simple enough , what ya say ?

$15.58 RTA Rebuildable Tank Atomizer (8ml) - stainless steel / 22mm dia. at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Thanks

 

[Dizzo]

It's an erlkonigin clone. Pretty easy build. Not the easiest wicking but not too tuff. More about flavor than big clouds. I like mine.
Keep in mind, anything from fasttech takes a while for shipping.

 

[Ou2mame]

I'd recommend the taifun gt2 for a beginner. Wicking is super forgiving. I have an erlkonigin, and maybe once every 10 wicks it doesn't leak or dry hit. It's in a drawer, too frustrating.

 

[defdock]

never used a taifun - but an erl, as long as the materials its made of dont disintegrate on ya like mine did , should be a fine vape. - as mentioned, more as a flavor atty instead of clouds

learning a style of wicking for it may be challenging to some, but one you get it down - its done

anyone want to pm me about the erl, il respond with a pictorial on how i set mine up.

 

[opensec]

simple is not the term i'd described this one with, I got one and it still is in my socks drawer, the tank is held only by orings giving the whole atty a flimsy vibe that I don't like, the wicking is a complete witch to master and get ready for big leaks on your first tries, if you are more persistent than I am, you may find out after setting it up right that this was a looooooooot of trouble to get a flavor "kayfun style" (I mean be4 v4).... not worth it if you ask me, a lot of hype around this thing for reasons I still haven't found out.

 

[roxynoodle]

Here is my build tutorial:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...s-anthology-pictorial-builds-reviews-156.html

Take a look at that, and if you feel comfortable doing the wicking, go for it . Its a great flavor atty and conservative on juice.

 

[defdock]

simple is not the term i'd described this one with, I got one and it still is in my socks drawer, the tank is held only by orings giving the whole atty a flimsy vibe that I don't like, the wicking is a complete witch to master and get ready for big leaks on your first tries, if you are more persistent than I am, you may find out after setting it up right that this was a looooooooot of trouble to get a flavor "kayfun style" (I mean be4 v4).... not worth it if you ask me, a lot of hype around this thing for reasons I still haven't found out.

"sealed" by orings yes, but held together by "screw force" when the top cap is screwed on.


TBH, i think most of the hype comes from the "huge" ml capacity and the top fill function.
personaly, i was liking the size of the mini - atop my istick 20 - nice out and about pocket setup

 

[roxynoodle]

The hype is how small and light it is for capacity, top filling, and it gives you flavor notes from your juice you didn't even know were there . That last aspect intrigues me, and I put different juice in them each time to see how it tastes in the Erlk.

 

[Ou2mame]

It's good on flavor, but after so many leaks and wasted money from expensive juices leaking on my table overnight, it's just not worth it. The taifun gt2 is amazing. I absolutely hate the airflow adjustment on the erlkonigin. I mean, the only plus side is if you completely close it it won't leak all over your stuff... I dunno. I tried everything and just couldn't get it to be reliable. Very hit or miss. I wanted to like it, it has a ton of cool features. Anyways, thats just my opinion. I'm recommending the taifun to my friends who are getting into rta's cause it works the first time every time. I shouldn't have to sit for hours watching youtube videos and reading forum posts to learn how to wick it. 1mm difference means leaks? Even when it does work right, it's still an over engineered tank that has major downsides.

 

[jefx]

The coolest part of the Erlkonigin, IMO, is no wasted space....That's what has kept me from getting a Taifun GT2.....There is just so much empty space in that thing that it looks twice as large as it needs to be.

 

[roxynoodle]

The Taifuns are monsters, but they are so easy to build and fill.

 

[defdock]

if there is a leak with the erl, you should check/replace any bad orings. - mine used to leak because one of the top fill orings was partially "shaved" and letting in air.

if all orings seal and there is only a leak when filling - you havent wicked the erl right.

dont get me wrong, i was uber mad too wasting juice for the first week learning how to set it up - it was my first rta and i JUST got an istick20 with it, it kept ...... on the istick

 

[Ou2mame]

It only leaks out of the 510 connector.. I did replace all the orings and it was the same. If it doesn't leak it dry hits. I'm disappointed, but whatever. My mom always said, if you can't do something right, don't do it at all.

 

[roxynoodle]

if there is a leak with the erl, you should check/replace any bad orings. - mine used to leak because one of the top fill orings was partially "shaved" and letting in air.

if all orings seal and there is only a leak when filling - you havent wicked the erl right.

dont get me wrong, i was uber mad too wasting juice for the first week learning how to set it up - it was my first rta and i JUST got an istick20 with it, it kept ...... on the istick

Poor istick.

If it leaks while filling, you aren't doing it fast enough

It shouldnt leak ever. If it does, its the wicking or a bad o ring.

 

[defdock]

^ exactly my point----------if its leaking - bad oring, or bad wicking.


im just sharing that it also "made me mad" to be loosing all that juice in a week - normaly vape 2-5mls a day so 35mls a week - wasted over 150mls that first week learning to wick it, just to later find out it was shipped with a bad oring installed.

 

[roxynoodle]

^ exactly my point----------if its leaking - bad oring, or bad wicking.


im just sharing that it also "made me mad" to be loosing all that juice in a week - normaly vape 2-5mls a day so 35mls a week - wasted over 150mls that first week learning to wick it, just to later find out it was shipped with a bad oring installed.

Yeah, I would be upset to.

 

[zeroclue]

Be careful on these, make sure you read the discussion/review, I picked up a FT erl in 22mm it was trash!

The thing just leaked, badly!

I've had great gear from FT so I'm not knocking them but I wouldn't have gone back if this was my first buy!

 

[sos2001]

My first was an EHPro Kayfun Lite Plus v2. Got it for $29.99. Still one of the best I own.

 

[roxynoodle]

Be careful on these, make sure you read the discussion/review, I picked up a FT erl in 22mm it was trash!

The thing just leaked, badly!

I've had great gear from FT so I'm not knocking them but I wouldn't have gone back if this was my first buy!

Was it the Yiloong? I love mine. But I did Dremel the wick slots in the top of the deck deeper.

 

[Icer]

Well I went shopping at FT again , just window shopping and I now have 8 in my wish list hehe

Now the figure out which of them looks like the easiest to work on LOL