Phoenix full of rust!

[Vaptor]

Here is a good one. My two weeks old Phoenix has screws and posts completely covered with rust.
Talking about China quality. The thought of those parts not being SS never even crossed my mind but here we are. Beat that! And no, I'm not vaping battery acid.

 

[Unforeseen]

Moved to Rebuildable Atomizer Systems

 

[Unforeseen]

Should be very careful about what you buy. Even if it's SS.

 

[BuzzKilla]

pics or it didnt happen!

Just messing... that sucks!

But seriously.... PICS!

 

[Switched]

I'm running 4 and no rust, pics

 

[PEneoark]

Clone?

Where did you buy it from?

 

[Algernon]

Pics, I've had mine for about a month and I've had no such rust.

The posts in the clones are chrome coated with brass.

Could you possibly be recognizing the brass?

 

[Vaptor]

Didn't take any pics when the rust was all over the posts and wicks. I've cleaned it all off and re wicked them. But here is the pic after that. If you look close you can still see some rust on screws I couldn't clean off. Most of the rust was coming out of the post holes like gung spreading all over. I expect it to happen again so will try to remember to make pics. I'll take magnet to it and see what metal and whats not.

PS - hmmmm...looking at the pic posted, it got re sized to see much details. Ech..next time.

 

[asha23]

Wow... I can't believe you are still using it

 

[Dieseler]

Rust not good, it may be the brass showing through i have the brass showing through in another type of chromed over tank's cap threads and i just do not use that 1 anymore.

 

[Racehorse]

This brings us to the question, how do you even know if you are buying clones? Topic has already come up with vivi nova's, etc.

 

[tobarger]

Phoenix Clones:
All Phoenix atomizers with angled top caps (drip tip hole area)
Those bought from any US vendor other than Vapor..... or LibertyFlights (only US distributers)

 

[Vaptor]

Not brass, it's rust for sure. At first I thought it was just ejuce residue so I ignored it but than I've seen it when I was going to rebuild coils. Most of it was coming out the the post holes and saturated the wick as well. I could not taste anything strange either. I don't think rust is a problem heath wise, we are full of iron anyway but it surely is ugly and can cause bad connection to the coil.

 

[Vaptor]

Got a pic after a week of use. I've only rinsed it with water, before that the wick also absorbed lots of it.

 

[flintlock62]

That is clearly not SS. Stick a magnet to it. If it has magnetic properties, you know right off it is not true SS.

 

[Rickajho]

I would contact the place you got it from and show them the pics. At the very least you might get a store credit or a refund for the price. (Lord knows you don't want it replaced with another one.) At most the vendor will stop selling them - for good reason.

Now I think I know why the real Phoenix costs so much more than a clone.

 

[j4mmin42]

That's really unfortunate- my Phoenix clones are my most-used RBA's, and now I'm nervous that it might happen to me too. But with all of the times I've washed them out, reloaded with juice, flooded them, etc., I've never had this happen. One quick observation: it looks as if the post that has rust on it is not surrounded by an insulator; both of mine have a bit of plastic material surrounding both posts, although in some ways that's not exactly ideal either- but it IS there, and I'm wondering if maybe yours was defective in this way...

 

[asha23]

Yep. Thats what you get with Chinese monkey-metal... Toss it.. It won't be good for your lungs, inhaling that crap..

 

[paulishuku]

Oy that is scary. That seriously makes me wonder about clones. You're not entirely sure what you're getting. With the real american made models you're getting quality, and relief in knowing they're made with proper material and they're safe.

For what it's worth I tested every section of my AGA-T to ensure it was SS, and it is. Even the screws. Still can't wait until I get a higher quality genesis.

 

[flintlock62]

True SS is non magnetic. Some cheaper SS on the market comes from China, and while they carry the name, it is not TRUE SS. These cheaper steels can rust.