Phoenix V4 entirely different than Phoenix FH20 ?

[izaidi]

Is the Phoenix V4 an entirely different animal than the Phoenix FH20 ? I was thinking of picking up one of these. But I am wondering if one will perform better than the other. The posts are different, and the measurements are slightly different -- but otherwise, they look the same for the most part.

Phoenix V4
$4.99 Phoenix V4 Detachable Dripping Atomizer (1.2ml) - 1.0

Phoenix FH20
$5.08 Phoenix FH20 Detachable Dripping Atomizer (1.5ml) - 2.4

Any advice is appreciated. Thank You

 

[Thrasher]

it looks like the fh20 is a better version. the posts look better and the insulator is thicker , there are a few at FT like this, so most likely they just keep redesigning the same ones over and over.
I think the v5 is better.
$5.10 V5 Electronic Cigarette Round Mouth Detachable Dripping Atomizer - 1.0

 

[P1NkY]

The v5 is better, but it is a 20mm atty. OP might be looking for a 14.x mm instead.
I would go for the v4 over the FH20, as I've read the thick insulator is rubber and if the coil is too close, it will burn it and taste awful.
I have the YK1 (cyclone clone) it is 14.2mm and it rocks!
$5.93 YK1 KTS Stainless Steel Electronic Cigarette Atomizer at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

 

[izaidi]

The v5 is better, but it is a 20mm atty. OP might be looking for a 14.x mm instead.
I would go for the v4 over the FH20, as I've read the thick insulator is rubber and if the coil is too close, it will burn it and taste awful.
I have the YK1 (cyclone clone) it is 14.2mm and it rocks!
$5.93 YK1 KTS Stainless Steel Electronic Cigarette Atomizer at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

The V5 does look nice! But P1NkY is on the money. I am looking for a 14.X mm rda to throw on my eGo Twist.

Thanks P1NkY! I didn't notice the YK1 KTS. I think I am going to grab that !! And pointed noted about the V4 over the FH20. Thank You !!!

 

[Thrasher]

i missed that point, ok then yea I go with the yk1, it is a direct copy of the cyclone, i drilled the hole out to 1.2 mm and that little thing slams out some clouds

 

[izaidi]

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i missed that point, ok then yea I go with the yk1, it is a direct copy of the cyclone, i drilled the hole out to 1.2 mm and that little thing slams out some clouds

I never made that clear in my original post. But thank you for the help.

I'm going to be vaping this on my twist. The twist has a current limit of 2.5A -- I am limited to 10-11 Watts using a resistance of 1.9 ohms at roughly 4.8V.

Do you think I'll will NEED to drill a larger air hole to cool the coils? Or did you do that because you like a more airy draw?

Thanks!

 

[Thrasher]

i found most of the clones at fasttech just happen to ship with tiny airholes, in a sense it is nice because it lets everyone find the perfect draw when they drill it the way they like it.
a lot of atty's come with "their" choice of airhole size not leaving you any options if its to airy.

I have several of the fasttech clones and almost all of them ship with undersized holes, who knows you may actually like the tight draw.. but popping them open just a tiny bit made all of them work much better.

run this guy with a 2 ohm coil around 4 volts and it will work fine.

 

[izaidi]

awesome. thank you very much thrasher!

 

[izaidi]

Just bought it !

 

[P1NkY]

I love mine. It's all I use now.
As soon as you get it, file the tip of the hex key flat, so it doesn't strip out your grub screws.
Also note the hex key is very small, as in tiny! I keep mine stuck to a magnet so I don't lose it.
IDK what kind of rebuilding experience you have, but this little atty performs awesome with a micro coil. Highly recommended!
Best of luck iziadi!

 

[izaidi]

Thanks P1NkY. Now I just got to wait a month for it to arrive. Thanks for the tip I will do that.

This will actually be my first rebuild-able atomizer! I am excited. I've watched a lot of videos. Going to try to rebuild my protank before the YK1 gets here. I think Rip Tripper made a 1.8 ohm micro coil using 28AWG kanthal and a cotton wick for a protank. That would be perfect for my twist.

How do you build your micro coil? How many wraps?

Thanks again.

 

[P1NkY]

The micro coil thread is here:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...271-micro-coils-increase-vapor-flavor-th.html
Great tutorials, pics and videos there!

I build mine a bit different, as I use silica, not because I don't like cotton (I love it!) but because I have the tendency to burn my cotton wicks (don't always know when to stop, LOL).
I use 6-7 wraps of 32g nichrome (it's what I have, never tried kanthal) around a folded over piece of 2mm silica with a needle between the fold for stiffness and so I don't choke off the wick. I make my wraps tight against each other and install on my YK1. I dry burn (remember, I use silica!) and squeeze the coils together carefully with tweezers and consistently get a 1.7 - 2.0 ohm coil.

 

[izaidi]

Very nice! thanks for sharing that! I'll give that a try!