OBS Crius II RTA

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Oh, @Letitia, you asked if I had gotten my pink Miniken V2 yet. Here is a photo with the Rainbow Nano. A perfect match, IMO. It is extra shiny in the photo because the sun was bright. I played with it in my photo editor just for fun. :)

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Beautiful set up! How bad is it for fingerprints?

Surprisingly, not at all bad for fingerprints. I think that all of the Minikin V2s have a special, fingerprint resistant paint on them. I was disappointed when it first came since the finish is different from the purple and I figured fingerprints would be an issue. Pleasantly surprised about that.
 

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LOL- just stay away from the chrome finishes if you hate fingerprints! I have 2 of the rainbows(prism) constantly wiping them down- the gold and the silver chrome- fingerprints!
Your Pink V2 is gorgeous with the rainbow nano- I went with the White Pearl- I almost chose the pink, next time!
 

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Yay! I got my package today.

My first impression is highly positive.
Production quality is really, really good, although I thought at first, that the afc is a little loose, but when it's on the mod, it has the perfect tolerance and tension. Great!

The builddeck is the easiest I've ever used. That single clamp system is very comfortable and the zirconia seems durable, and I cranked it down really tight.
It comes with a preinstalled 0,4ohm flat clapton with an ID of 3.5mm, but I there's room enough to go even larger in diameter.
The first time I wicked it too tight, but fortunately the deck can even be accessed with a full tank. So I cut the ends of the wick in a triangle, with the tips just protruding the wickports.
So far the juiceflow is good and there's no leaking. I even refilled it after chainvaping with open afc and there was no sign of flooding, spitback or leaking.

The draw is a little restricted but very comfortable. I noticed that it starts to whistle, if I close the afc more than half, but i like the draw best when fully open anyway.

It is definetely not the cloudiest RTA out there, but the flavour is excellent and at least on par with the best DL flavour RTAs, and I say that despite the fact, that I had to use only simple cosmetic cotton from a local supermarket, because my supply of vapecotton is depleted.

As of now I would highly recommend the Crius II, but there's a chance, that I revise my opinion, after testing it for a few more days. Although at this point I highly doubt it, because this is the first RTA in a long time, that impressed me that much with its first impression.

Nice review!
I am still loving mine too, vaping on it right now- great flavor, love the single coil! Mine gets a slight leak occasionally after refilling even with the air vents closed off- but will play around with my wicking I probably did something wrong. No spit backs and vapes really nice and smooth. I have no whistle at half open.
I wicked with my Walgreens Organic cotton- Gotta get more Cotton Bacon!
I was going to order another Crius ll from FT in Gold, but a Heaven Gifts flash sale on the Ample Pixy RDTA changed my mind, so I ordered that instead- so I am waiting on that to try out!
I will probably order the Gold Crius ll later on maybe a Black Friday sale, hopefully in US shops by then!
 

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View attachment 694847 LOL- just stay away from the chrome finishes if you hate fingerprints! I have 2 of the rainbows(prism) constantly wiping them down- the gold and the silver chrome- fingerprints!
Your Pink V2 is gorgeous with the rainbow nano- I went with the White Pearl- I almost chose the pink, next time!

I am thrilled that I don't have a fingerprint problem with the pink Minikin. I expected it since I thought it was metal but apparently, the paint is shiny AND resistant to fingerprints. It is kind of funny that what first drew me to the Minkin was the shiny gold. I debated with myself long and hard before deciding to go with the purple. No regrets at all on that decision. That is my go to mod. The pink is also great. I am still amazed that there isn't a fingerprint problem. It must be magic. ;) Your white is lovely. I do love my Minikins!
 
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@SnapDragon NY Order some Drago egyptian cotton wick. I've been using it a week or so and it's great. No flooding or spitback and lasts much longer than KGD. You can order at Smoke and Vape.
How you doing?

I am going to give that a try myself. I don't love Cotton Bacon and prefer the pads of Japanese Organic cotton but feel like there is a lot of waste in that with peeling, etc. Thanks for the tip even though it was meant for @SnapDragon NY.
 
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@SnapDragon NY Order some Drago egyptian cotton wick. I've been using it a week or so and it's great. No flooding or spitback and lasts much longer than KGD. You can order at Smoke and Vape.
How you doing?
Yes I have been reading about the Drago Cotton- will have to try some in the future! I am not really that big on using RTAs at the moment, have a couple Engines(dual coil), 1st Crius, the Crius ll ( I won that) and just ordered the Ample Pixy RDTA to try.
My faves right now are the Asvape Cobra tanks- I won one and had to get all the colors- great tank!
I have been busy Letitia, thanks for asking- I get up at 5:30 am every day now to drive over to son's, wake my Granddaughter get her ready for school and go back at 3:00 pm to get her off the bus and wait for Daddy! Go back home and make and clean dinner- then proceed to fall asleep on the couch!
Today I will have all 5 grands as parents attend a Wedding- never ends! Plus the added fun of hubby being off work till Tuesday- not!
How are you? I hope you are doing OK!
 
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After a week of use I still like it a lot.
I rewicked it today with my standard cotton and threw a 3mm id fused clapton in. There seems to be an increase in flavour. So far so good.
But I don't like that screwdriver. Although the triangular shape screwhead works great, I think the screwdriver is the weak point, because its handle is far too soft.
And if it breaks, you're literally screwed.
 

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After a week of use I still like it a lot.
I rewicked it today with my standard cotton and threw a 3mm id fused clapton in. There seems to be an increase in flavour. So far so good.
But I don't like that screwdriver. Although the triangular shape screwhead works great, I think the screwdriver is the weak point, because its handle is far too soft.
And if it breaks, you're literally screwed.

I might get mine someday - FT has been fast for me on my last two orders, but this one is taking a LONG time. I am looking forward to getting it so I can try it out. The screwdriver sounds interesting. Thanks for the report.
 
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I might get mine someday - FT has been fast for me on my last two orders, but this one is taking a LONG time. I am looking forward to getting it so I can try it out. The screwdriver sounds interesting. Thanks for the report.

Oh Wow- you didn't get this yet? I remember they were on PreOrder- but man this is a Looooong wait!
I am waiting on Heaven Gifts - the Ample Pixy- shipped 10 days ago, so I am hoping I see it this week or next!
I see that FT has the Crius II in rainbow now(again preorder), so I may order that one!
I am going to order the Demon Coils kit in Nichrome- love the coil that came with the CriusII and that is the metal used in my Asvape Cobra tanks too!
 

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Oh Wow- you didn't get this yet? I remember they were on PreOrder- but man this is a Looooong wait!
I am waiting on Heaven Gifts - the Ample Pixy- shipped 10 days ago, so I am hoping I see it this week or next!
I see that FT has the Crius II in rainbow now(again preorder), so I may order that one!
I am going to order the Demon Coils kit in Nichrome- love the coil that came with the CriusII and that is the metal used in my Asvape Cobra tanks too!

I think I screwed myself on that order by canceling the first one I had in (which would probably have been here already here.) I reordered using the last coupon, adding a lot of drip tips to that order. I decided to cancel most of those since I currently have a collection of DTs that sit in a box gathering dust. :) All of that delayed my order. It has been shipped, so hopefully will be here shortly.

I love the Engine Nano in the rainbow. Depending on how much I like the Crius II, I might need that one in rainbow too. LOL Glad to hear you like the nichrome coil. I did notice that it ships with a nichrome coil. I usually stick with SS, so it will be interesting to see how I like it.
 
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Oh Wow- you didn't get this yet? I remember they were on PreOrder- but man this is a Looooong wait!
I am waiting on Heaven Gifts - the Ample Pixy- shipped 10 days ago, so I am hoping I see it this week or next!
I see that FT has the Crius II in rainbow now(again preorder), so I may order that one!
I am going to order the Demon Coils kit in Nichrome- love the coil that came with the CriusII and that is the metal used in my Asvape Cobra tanks too!

Woohoo! The FT order with the Crius II is in New York. I should see it by mid-week. I had two orders outstanding and one went to Connecticut. Funny how that works out with these foreign orders. Vape mail to look forward to. My life is so exciting.
 

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Oh, @Letitia, you asked if I had gotten my pink Miniken V2 yet. Here is a photo with the Rainbow Nano. A perfect match, IMO. It is extra shiny in the photo because the sun was bright. I played with it in my photo editor just for fun. :)

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I had to copy cat you on this rainbow Nano tank! Just ordered it today and hope to have it by the end of the week! Just gorgeous!
I hope I like the Nano better than my regular OBS Engines- not a fan of the dual coil deck! Unfortunately I bought 2 of those that now sit in my drawer! Tried to sell them and get offers that barely cover my ship cost- I will hold on to them, not giving them away!
Still loving the OBS Crius ll great tank- I am sure you will love it too!
 
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