Official ProVari Radius Thread

[jwbnyc]

lol I probably have near 20 micro usb cables from various things I have purchased from over the years, I find it strange people don't have at least 1 or 2 extras lying around. I actually kind of cringe when I get another one like "Sheesh what to do with these things"

Anyhow I just pulled the trigger on another 2.5. Satin black. Pretty excited.

I am going to hold out on the radius for a while. I think it looks very nice but it's just not in my price range at the moment. Really happy the 2.5's have gone on sale. Going to retire my zombie 2.5 and have it as a back up. But for how well these things work will probably never need to dust it off haha.

Can't go wrong there.

 

[The Ocelot]

Please forgive me for not searching the Kabuki thread, but how long are the coils lasting for people?

 

[jwbnyc]

Oops! Sorry.

How would you know if you don't have one.

Apple just never seems to want to play well with the other kids.

 

[Katdarling]

Ms. Celot, it might have been an odd ball, but I had one last 38ml. 70% PG tho.

 

[jwbnyc]

Please forgive me for not searching the Kabuki thread, but how long are the coils lasting for people?

I get about a Week using a medium light juice, 70/30-60/40 juice, sometimes a bit less. That's 30ml of juice for me.

That's with the new coils.

The old design coils last about Twice as long and wick better but do not deliver the flavor as well as the newer ones.

YMMV

 

[The Ocelot]

Ms. Celot, it might have been an odd ball, but I had one last 38ml. 70% PG tho.

I get about a Week using a medium light juice, 70/30-60/40 juice, sometimes a bit less. That's 30ml of juice for me.

That's with the new coils.

The old design coils last about Twice as long and wick better but do not deliver the flavor as well as the newer ones.

YMMV

I'm still debating. You all say good things about the Kabuki and I like that it's shorter than the Rüzgar, but I've been vaping on the same coil for over a year with just re-wicking, dry burning and the occasional soak.

 

[jwbnyc]

I'm still debating. You all say good things about the Kabuki and I like that it's shorter than the Rüzgar, but I've been vaping on the same coil for over a year with just re-wicking, dry burning and the occasional soak.

It won't be as economical.

It will be a comparable vape as long as you aren't vaping high power.

 

[Zen~]

@zen - WOW.... I'm absolutely sure there's no placebo effect here with the Kabuki... I'm actually blown away by the flavor from this thing. I know its been discussed significantly on here - but i just fired one up for the first time, and am shocked. Flavor is right on with my Kayfun v4 - if not picking up more flavor/sweetness. I don't know how thats even possible out of these pre-built nauty coils, but apparently it is.

**This isn't some post to try to make Zen look good, or just try to convince people to get a Kabuki. I'm genuinely shocked at the flavor and vapor.

I'm only at 11.2 watts on my P3 with boost 3 also.

The Kabuki is designed to maximize wicking, and control the air to create as little turbulence as possible. This results in more complete atomization, which in turn results in more concentrated flavor.

Zen needs to release an RTA version of the Kabuki with a kayfun-style deck. i'd buy it the day it comes out

I hear the Kayfun is quite good at being a Kayfun, so that solution already exists. The Kabuki is kind of the "anti" Kayfun if you think about it.

I'm really curious about the Cisco spec coils. Geeze, $9 a piece.

lol... he lowered the price from 10 bucks!

Maybe he could just design an rba head that would fit existing nauti/kabukis? Seems that would be easiest

If somebody designs a rebuildable head for the Nautilus, it would work in the kabuki. But my design goal is to make rebuilding obsolete. Believe it or not, at one time, the edison light bulb was rebuildable. My goal is to make vaping simpler with less of a learning curve. I want people to be able to vape more easily without having to learn new skills. At one time, High Fidelity sound systems were ONLY attainable by the mavens that could put components together and tinker, over time it became plug and play, and more people were able to enjoy great music in their homes. Now there are a small group of audiophiles left in pockets of the world, but EVERYBODY has great access to very high quality music!

Vaping will head down this same path as it becomes easier and easier to vape. The most recent generation of vapers walked into the rebuildable era and they feel it's the only way to get a great vape. I hope to be a part of the innovators that take it to the next logical level, where new vapers can come in, and never learn to rebuild.

If it is using the aspire heads what makes the flavor so much better than using that same head in a nautilus?

Look at it from this point of view... Let's say you have a build that you always use on a HoBo dripper... it's great and satisfies you... but then you do the exact same build in a Veritas or a marquis... it will taste entirely different! The build being identical has a WIDe range of possibilities based on what else is happening in the atomizer.

Try to think of the Nautilus coil as a "build"... If you move that build to another tank design that alters the way air and juice enter it, then it will taste entirely different.

I did a LOT of research as to which design features had what effect on flavor, vapor, wicking and density. Countless hours of double blind testing goes into one of my tank designs, and when I get a good handle on which parameters are making the changes that are observed, I start finalizing them into something more finished... then I keep testing.

It cannot be all things for all people, I selected the features that would be MOST likely to produce great flavor and be easy to use for the widest range of people, all with the goal of making the best FLAVOR producing atty I possible could. YES I could give you a larger tank... Wicking would suffer, flavor will go away. YES I could give it more air... Wicking will suffer, flavor will go away.

I created a tank using a relatively generic coil head that people are RAVING about... Simply by ignoring what people were asking for and figuring out what would give the best result for the widest range of people.

Henry Ford is credited with saying that if had asked his earliest customers what they needed, the answer would have been "Faster Horses". He gave them something better... the automobile.

Ignoring customers NEEDS is never a good idea... But knowing what they need vs. what they think they need, is the difference between innovation and pandering.

 

[DougFNJ]

I'd like to interrupt this thread to express my EXTREME happiness that my Mets after 15 harsh years of baseball are GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES BABY!!!!!!!!
The Mets win the Pennant!!!!!

Thank you for letting me share, for the record, I was Vaping with my Radius when it happened [emoji41]

 

[Susan W.]

I'm having the same debate. I'm using Sophias in all my devices and I rarely change a coil. I might re-wick every two weeks or so, that's when I usually dry burn. I think the last time I changed a coil was in July. That's when I went on a vacation and wanted everything new.

I have tried the Nautilus Mini and I couldn't tell the difference between it and the Sophia so when I heard the Kabuki is better I want to try it.

I'm still debating. You all say good things about the Kabuki and I like that it's shorter than the Rüzgar, but I've been vaping on the same coil for over a year with just re-wicking, dry burning and the occasional soak.

 

[Zen~]

I'm still debating. You all say good things about the Kabuki and I like that it's shorter than the Rüzgar, but I've been vaping on the same coil for over a year with just re-wicking, dry burning and the occasional soak.

Well, if you have something that's working for you... why change?

Change should be reserved for problem solving. If you don't have a problem, there's no need to seek a solution!

 

[rbrylawski]

I'm still debating. You all say good things about the Kabuki and I like that it's shorter than the Rüzgar, but I've been vaping on the same coil for over a year with just re-wicking, dry burning and the occasional soak.

I'm having the same debate. I'm using Sophias in all my devices and I rarely change a coil. I might re-wick every two weeks or so, that's when I usually dry burn. I think the last time I changed a coil was in July. That's when I went on a vacation and wanted everything new.

I have tried the Nautilus Mini and I couldn't tell the difference between it and the Sophia so when I heard the Kabuki is better I want to try it.

Like Kat suggested, a Kabuki won't be as economical with BVC coils. But them smoking wasn't economical for us either. But smoking a brand you liked, is kind of a good analogy for the Kabuki. We liked our brand, because it delivered a consistent good smoke and it was easy. Remove stinky from pack. Ignite the end. Smoke it. Rarely, if ever did one smoke taste different from the other. Well, Zen here has created something that produces amazing vapor and it's beyond simple to use to get such a consistently perfect vape.

I don't know if anything I just wrote makes any sense. I'm totally beat after a long day, so I'll leave it at that and go to bed.

Happy Dreams to you all.........

 

[chrisz]

The Kabuki is designed to maximize wicking, and control the air to create as little turbulence as possible. This results in more complete atomization, which in turn results in more concentrated flavor.



I hear the Kayfun is quite good at being a Kayfun, so that solution already exists. The Kabuki is kind of the "anti" Kayfun if you think about it.



lol... he lowered the price from 10 bucks!



If somebody designs a rebuildable head for the Nautilus, it would work in the kabuki. But my design goal is to make rebuilding obsolete. Believe it or not, at one time, the edison light bulb was rebuildable. My goal is to make vaping simpler with less of a learning curve. I want people to be able to vape more easily without having to learn new skills. At one time, High Fidelity sound systems were ONLY attainable by the mavens that could put components together and tinker, over time it became plug and play, and more people were able to enjoy great music in their homes. Now there are a small group of audiophiles left in pockets of the world, but EVERYBODY has great access to very high quality music!

Vaping will head down this same path as it becomes easier and easier to vape. The most recent generation of vapers walked into the rebuildable era and they feel it's the only way to get a great vape. I hope to be a part of the innovators that take it to the next logical level, where new vapers can come in, and never learn to rebuild.



Look at it from this point of view... Let's say you have a build that you always use on a HoBo dripper... it's great and satisfies you... but then you do the exact same build in a Veritas or a marquis... it will taste entirely different! The build being identical has a WIDe range of possibilities based on what else is happening in the atomizer.

Try to think of the Nautilus coil as a "build"... If you move that build to another tank design that alters the way air and juice enter it, then it will taste entirely different.

I did a LOT of research as to which design features had what effect on flavor, vapor, wicking and density. Countless hours of double blind testing goes into one of my tank designs, and when I get a good handle on which parameters are making the changes that are observed, I start finalizing them into something more finished... then I keep testing.

It cannot be all things for all people, I selected the features that would be MOST likely to produce great flavor and be easy to use for the widest range of people, all with the goal of making the best FLAVOR producing atty I possible could. YES I could give you a larger tank... Wicking would suffer, flavor will go away. YES I could give it more air... Wicking will suffer, flavor will go away.

I created a tank using a relatively generic coil head that people are RAVING about... Simply by ignoring what people were asking for and figuring out what would give the best result for the widest range of people.

Henry Ford is credited with saying that if had asked his earliest customers what they needed, the answer would have been "Faster Horses". He gave them something better... the automobile.

Ignoring customers NEEDS is never a good idea... But knowing what they need vs. what they think they need, is the difference between innovation and pandering.

Agreed, on everything. Still haven't bit the kabuki bullet. I did recomend (spelled wrong?) One to a friend, and he loves it! Looking forward to trying it, but would be heartbroken to retire 2 $160+ rebuildable systems. Its already learned, so hard to forget. Kabuki vs. Squape? I haven't seen it yet??

 

[Susan W.]

Well, if you have something that's working for you... why change?

Change should be reserved for problem solving. If you don't have a problem, there's no need to seek a solution!

Because it could be the best thing since the light bulb and I'd be missing out....
Kinda funny, I've got two light bulbs sitting on my desk at this moment. They blew out and I need to find replacements for them. One has been discontinued and Home Depot doesn't carry them anymore. Too bad I can't rebuild them.

 

[Siam Diesel]

Good Morning Radius Peeps! Looking for a little advice, please.

My buddy is flying over here next week and will be bringing 3 Radii with him. Due to the current TH import ban on vape gear, we normally put everything in checked luggage to minimize arrival issues with Customs. However, the Radius ships with a battery installed, and it's my understanding that mods with batteries have been banned in checked luggage. I really don't want him to put the mods in his carry-on bag nor to remove the batteries - - but I'm worried that they'll get flagged during pre-flight scanning of his checked luggage and removed.

What do you guys think is the best way to go...checked luggage or carry-on luggage? Either way, there are risks that they may not arrive (which would not be good).

 

[DougFNJ]

Good Morning Radius Peeps! Looking for a little advice, please.

My buddy is flying over here next week and will be bringing 3 Radii with him. Due to the current TH import ban on vape gear, we normally put everything in checked luggage to minimize arrival issues with Customs. However, the Radius ships with a battery installed, and it's my understanding that mods with batteries have been banned in checked luggage. I really don't want him to put the mods in his carry-on bag nor to remove the batteries - - but I'm worried that they'll get flagged during pre-flight scanning of his checked luggage and removed.

What do you guys think is the best way to go...checked luggage or carry-on luggage? Either way, there are risks that they may not arrive (which would not be good).

The battery is removable and if it is illegal to put a mod in your luggage with the battery....remove the battery to make it legal.

 

[stanleybb50]

The Kabuki is designed to maximize wicking, and control the air to create as little turbulence as possible. This results in more complete atomization, which in turn results in more concentrated flavor.



I hear the Kayfun is quite good at being a Kayfun, so that solution already exists. The Kabuki is kind of the "anti" Kayfun if you think about it.



lol... he lowered the price from 10 bucks!



If somebody designs a rebuildable head for the Nautilus, it would work in the kabuki. But my design goal is to make rebuilding obsolete. Believe it or not, at one time, the edison light bulb was rebuildable. My goal is to make vaping simpler with less of a learning curve. I want people to be able to vape more easily without having to learn new skills. At one time, High Fidelity sound systems were ONLY attainable by the mavens that could put components together and tinker, over time it became plug and play, and more people were able to enjoy great music in their homes. Now there are a small group of audiophiles left in pockets of the world, but EVERYBODY has great access to very high quality music!

Vaping will head down this same path as it becomes easier and easier to vape. The most recent generation of vapers walked into the rebuildable era and they feel it's the only way to get a great vape. I hope to be a part of the innovators that take it to the next logical level, where new vapers can come in, and never learn to rebuild.



Look at it from this point of view... Let's say you have a build that you always use on a HoBo dripper... it's great and satisfies you... but then you do the exact same build in a Veritas or a marquis... it will taste entirely different! The build being identical has a WIDe range of possibilities based on what else is happening in the atomizer.

Try to think of the Nautilus coil as a "build"... If you move that build to another tank design that alters the way air and juice enter it, then it will taste entirely different.

I did a LOT of research as to which design features had what effect on flavor, vapor, wicking and density. Countless hours of double blind testing goes into one of my tank designs, and when I get a good handle on which parameters are making the changes that are observed, I start finalizing them into something more finished... then I keep testing.

It cannot be all things for all people, I selected the features that would be MOST likely to produce great flavor and be easy to use for the widest range of people, all with the goal of making the best FLAVOR producing atty I possible could. YES I could give you a larger tank... Wicking would suffer, flavor will go away. YES I could give it more air... Wicking will suffer, flavor will go away.

I created a tank using a relatively generic coil head that people are RAVING about... Simply by ignoring what people were asking for and figuring out what would give the best result for the widest range of people.

Henry Ford is credited with saying that if had asked his earliest customers what they needed, the answer would have been "Faster Horses". He gave them something better... the automobile.

Ignoring customers NEEDS is never a good idea... But knowing what they need vs. what they think they need, is the difference between innovation and pandering.

I deem this = 100 "likes"

Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

 

[Siam Diesel]

The battery is removable and if it is illegal to put a mod in your luggage with the battery....remove the battery to make it legal.

Thanks...I agree, if a bit reluctantly. I really didn't want my buddy to fiddle with the Radii since he's not a vaper but I guess this is the safest course of action.

 

[DougFNJ]

Thanks...I agree, if a bit reluctantly. I really didn't want my buddy to fiddle with the Radii since he's not a vaper but I guess this is the safest course of action.

I would trust my friend to unscrew 2 screws than customs getting there hands on it and not getting it at all [emoji6]

Email him the manual...

 

[kbf101998]

I'm having the same debate. I'm using Sophias in all my devices and I rarely change a coil. I might re-wick every two weeks or so, that's when I usually dry burn. I think the last time I changed a coil was in July. That's when I went on a vacation and wanted everything new.

I have tried the Nautilus Mini and I couldn't tell the difference between it and the Sophia so when I heard the Kabuki is better I want to try it.

I loved the Sophia-but never got the life of the coil that you are. It was getting very expensive to order the coils from Greece. I still use it but not as much as before, mostly at home. Most times I left the house with only the Sophia--something went wrong and I was stuck without anything. It did not travel well either.

The Kayfun and I did not get along well either. I started with the 4 and--I am just not good at building.

I found I was using the Nautilus more and more because of convenience and a fair amount of consistency.

The Kabuki for me is the answer to all my problems. It blows the Nautilus out of the water with vapor and flavor. It is easy to use and perfect to take out and about. I do now take a bottle of juice with me and an extra battery for the Provari. When the Radius arrives--I won't even need the extra battery.

I haven't traveled with it yet---but I think it will totally reduce all the 'stuff' I had to take with me.

I would say the Kabuki--beats the Sophia a bit with flavor and vapor too and is a lot more convenient for me to use.