Not satisfied with Cisco's 306 atomizers.

[dokebilee]

Hello,

Yep I said it and you can flame me and whip me for saying such a thing but it is based on my personal experience.

The juice that I'm using with these Cisco LR 1.5/2.0 306 atomizers are all 100% VG, such as Boba's Bounty (alien Visions), Maple tobacco (BWB), and VR4 (VapeRite).

Quality (7/10) - The workmanship and quality on these things are obviously way cleaner and much more compact than the usual standard version. I have ordered 6 of them so far, 4 of them being 1.5, 1 of them being 2.0, and the other one is 1.8. One of them came DOA (Dead on arrival) due to bad soldering and it was quickly replaced, and I thank them for that. The other one had mesh covering one side of the bridge and that caused air constriction, which gave off this horrid burnt taste.

Vapor and Throat hit (9/10) - Vapor and throat hit is phenomenal and I have no complaints. Although, the 2.0's are a bit weak for my taste and at times it feels like drawing on air.

Consistency and effectiveness (3/10) - This is the real issue that really bothers me. These atomizers are not meant for thick juices and they are prone to flooding really easily. After a day of usage, performance will go way down and I would have to take it off the device to blow from the battery end to get the excess juice out that has occurred from using thick juices. After blowing the excess juice out and getting nicotine on my lips, it will go back up to top performance for about half a day and then it will go back down again, and then I would need to blow on it again. If I am able to use it for a week with consistent performance, then I would be very happy but unfortunately that is not the case.

Overall, I give it a whopping 5 out of 10, and I will not buy these again unless they fix the flooding issue that it has with thick juices.

On the bright side, I am happy to report that the flooding issue is not present on the Cisco LR 510 atomizers and they will last for about 4-5 days with thick juice (Boba's Bounty).

- Louis

 

[makasin]

Only lasting 4-5 days? damn! Thats short! Where are you sourcing these things?

 

[dokebilee]

Only lasting 4-5 days? damn! Thats short! Where are you sourcing these things?

I think I misinterpreted that, I mean to say that the performance range is 4 to 5 days before dropping off. After 4-5 days, you would have to clean the atomizer (Boiling water, alcohol, etc) and it will go for another 4-5 days, and so on so forth.

 

[DragonflyVaper]

I agree with your review.... I experienced the exact same problems but thought I was doing something wrong because of all the hoopla over Cisco Attys. In my case, those expensive attys would drop dead within 2-4 days of usage. Vape was never consistent w/o fiddling blowing out, testing, retesting, etc. Maybe we are the only two that received bad batches of Cisco since everyone raves about them. I vape a ReoGrand and presently using Ikenvape 2ohm.... so far very consistent and in my third day of not having any problems.

 

[JudgeVape]

The Cisco LR306 is the best vaping I ever found on a Riva-type device. But I agree, they were not as consistent as I would like and their average lifespan was disappointing. I always bought the 2.0s, FWIW.

Once I stepped up to true 3.7V devices, I found I actually preferred the Cisco 510s to the 306s, and I have also found the 510s (again 2.0ohm) last much, much longer.

 

[mgaruccio]

I agree with your review.... I experienced the exact same problems but thought I was doing something wrong because of all the hoopla over Cisco Attys. In my case, those expensive attys would drop dead within 2-4 days of usage. Vape was never consistent w/o fiddling blowing out, testing, retesting, etc. Maybe we are the only two that received bad batches of Cisco since everyone raves about them. I vape a ReoGrand and presently using Ikenvape 2ohm.... so far very consistent and in my third day of not having any problems.

I never experienced durability issues with Cisco atomizers except for one that I forgot to prime and popped as soon as I hit the button on my reo, on the other hand they were much more prone to flooding than ikv's 306 which is what I am currently using.

 

[caz55]

The Cisco LR306 is the best vaping I ever found on a Riva-type device. But I agree, they were not as consistent as I would like and their average lifespan was disappointing. I always bought the 2.0s, FWIW.

Once I stepped up to true 3.7V devices, I found I actually preferred the Cisco 510s to the 306s, and I have also found the 510s (again 2.0ohm) last much, much longer.

I'm the first day of use of a Cisco LR510 1.5 ohm DEBRIDGED and so far it is awful. I cannot get it to produce any appreciable vapor no matter what I try. I also gives a strange "pop" when it seems to run low of juice.

How does the Cisco 510 compare to Joye 510's?

 

[zackswag]

i had a cisco 1.8 ohm atty last me for a month .... i accidently used it on 5 volts now it wont make alot of vapor

 

[jifjifjif]

Interesting. I have been running the same Cisco 306 2.0 atties for a few months now. I clean the atty ultrasonically each night.

 

[Uma]

I had one that blew in 2 days due to my learner's permit, but the next one lasted 3 months!! and without a single cleaning. That was on my Old Goat BF without catchcup. That Cisco spoiled me rotten, tons of vapor and flavor. It was easy to keep it wet with the OG. plus the instructions on Cisco's site assured me a good experience.

I've recently been using the LR 510 Joyes from VK (bulk), on my new Reo Grand. I've blown threw 3 atties since the first of Setember, and am vaping on atty #4 as I type. The Reo has a catch cup, so I'm probably not squonking right or priming the atty first right or something. But the coils are not centered, they're over to the side. One was so far over that it made a "ker-thud!" and I stopped using it. I just read how atty coils are easy to scoot over to the center, so I'll try that with my next ones and hope they last longer. I haven't tried a Cisco on my Reo yet, but will after a few more paydays.

I haven't tried the Iken ones yet, but they'll be on my next shopping list.