Rba

[Format]

Hi all,

It has been a while since I have posted for numerous reasons but have still got my trusted Reo Grande and works everyday of every hour of minute of every vape, best vaping machine I have ever bought and STILL not had a cancer stick.

I normally use dual coil cartomisers as they seem to give the best throat hit but after a couple of days they seem to loose the effectiveness and die off.

I have been in contact with my very good friend "oldbroad" who has kindly stated that Rob's Reomizer would be the best option. I don't want to pester Kay anymore as she might be fed up with all the questions I PM her, but to get the low resistance like a 1.5 ohms what wire should I be looking at? To add I think that cotton would be the best option for me and have found a site that sells 250 buds of surgical grade for 5 quid.

In placing an order of 2 rba's from Rob would there be another purchase that I should add to my shopping cart that would hold me in good stead for some time?

I know that I can get the wire here in the UK with no problems, it is just the accessories for the Reo Grande that I am concerned about.

Any comments much appreciated.

Thank you.

p.s. if all smokers had a chance of a Reo mod we would not have any smokers .

 

[nerak]

Nice to see you back!

You would probably be happy with the 28 gauge wire for 1.5 ohm coils. On Reosmods you can pick up some small quantities of different gauge to try.

You might want to get a couple of the RM2 screws, and a couple o-rings. Springs for the REO are always good to have if you are a long distance away.

On the cotton, you can use any cotton balls, or sterile cotton in a roll. It does not have to be sterile but that is the best. Make sure it is not scented in any way. What you are considering, the surgical grade, should be perfect. Around here we find the sterile cotton in the first aid section at our pharmacy stores.

I don't know if you were around before Robert made the button top mod. They are available on site. They slip on over the button and are very comfortable!

Good luck with your purchase! I know you will be blown away by the RM2!

 

[super_X_drifter]

You probably will never need the springs if you order them but if you don't order them something freaky will happen and your REO will be out of commission until you replace the spring

I have never used my spares and have been using RBAs for about 6 months

Here's a video to give you an idea how to build that RBA
http://youtu.be/_XjH8lFurPk

Here's a photo tutorial too
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413000

You can do it - it's very easy and quite fun

 

[oldbroad]

Dale! I wouldn't get fed up with any questions you have,lol. I might give some bad advice, tho, being a former blond/now grey haired....

And you can always PM me...I just sent a brand new one back to you cuz when we get "x" amount of PM's they turn into this weird single letter thing going down the page, like this:

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k

And they're enclosed in bars on either side! Very hard to decipher

Anyway, it's better to post a question here cuz you'll get so much info from folks much more experienced than I am.
" sides, we all like our Reopeeps visiting, so you keep coming back!

And I just saw your join date...you've older than I am by 4 months!

At least here

 

[Matthee]

Not much to add Format, other than hat off for being smoke free for so long. Agree 28g should do the thing. Probably around 8/9 wraps for 1.5 ohm if you make the micro coils.

 

[FeistyAlice]

Congrats. I lose the o-rings at an amazing rate and once they hit the floor it's highly unlikely they will be found. So I ordered a bunch of them. Also, I have, out of many REOs one that leaks with one particular RM2 using the thin o-rings that come with RM2 even if I double them. Using the 6ml REO bottle o-ring, thicker, just about cures it. It probably wouldn't hurt to have extra bottle o-rings especially if you might be using one of the few juice types that swell them. That is if you got Grand or VV. The Mini uses a 3 ml bottle so its o-ring is smaller.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 4

 

[dhomes]

I enjoy 1.5 ohms for VV/VW, since thicker wire means it's easier to handle and wrap I coil I normally go the thickest I have at the moment

i'm using a mini coil, 12 wraps of kanthal on a 5/64" drill bit, gives me 1.5 ohms on the provari (where I'm vaping it)

on my reo i go for sub-ohm, but as you are coming from cartomizers this is not something you want to get into right now

 

[FACE MEAT]

According to Phil Busardo's resistance wire calculator, with 28 gauge wire, you should use 6.9cm of wire to build your coil (not including the coil legs).

I like building my micro coils on a 16 gauge luer lock blunt tip needle.

 

[Format]

Well thanks Oldbroad and you guys for the valuable feedback, just placed an order with Rob and now the anticipation starts.

No more buying carts for me I hope and after the initial outlay these RBA's should work out a lot cheaper to boot.

 

[Matthee]

We're waiting with you...keep us updated.

 

[Format]

We're waiting with you...keep us updated.

I sure will mate, I will keep you posted!

 

[Format]

After reading a lot of info about the Reomizer I have a few questions If I may,

firstly how long would one last for? do you need to do maintenance to keep it in good health?

The higher the number of the gauge the less ohms? and if I am right the less turns the higher the ohms too?

I like a good throat hit so the coil being higher and less turns and thinner gauge would suit me?

Might as well get fully educated before the delay of them arriving due to shipping and customs.

 

[Format]

Oh dash, forgot another question, does it come with a tip? can I use these metal 501's that I have? or are they size specific? as I never ordered any

Thanks and sorry for all the questions.

 

[eHuman]

The RM2 can last many years.
The higher the wire gauge #, the thinner the wire, the more resistance per foot.
Since coil resistance is a function of length (when comparing the same gauge wire), more wraps (around the same diameter mold) = more resistance.
Greater TH is achieved by higher nic%, higher PG%, or higher wattage, If everything else is equal, a lower resistance coil can achieve a more pronounced TH. A shorter and more open drip tip can also increase TH.

You can achieve the same resistance (and thus wattage) coil using thicker (lower gauge) wire and more wraps, as you can using thinner, higher gauge # wire with fewer wraps.

What is not obvious at first is surface area and mass of the coil that contacts the wicking material. More is better in terms of volume of vapor. More vapor leads to greater TH (unless you strictly relate heat to TH which isn't technically correct)

Heavier wire (lower gauge #) lasts longer, I've never popped a 28g coil even in my genny days, ever. I popped a few 30g ones, and many 32g ones.

So the short answer is you must experiment, but I would expect that you would find happiness in the 1 - 1.4Ω range using 28g wire. How many wraps needed to accomplish that is a function of coil diameter since total length of wire used is actual determining factor on resistance.

 

[eHuman]

The RM2 comes with a delrin drip tip, and any 510 style can be used. Metal, plastic, glass, stone, as long as it is a 510 sized drip tip you are good to go.

 

[moondragon]

I found this thread http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/446263-micro-coils-ohms-description.html helpful as a starting place to figure out how many wraps to try at first, given the gauge wire I had and what I was using to wrap it on, and the ohms I was trying to come out with.

 

[Format]

Thank you eHuman and moondragon, took a whole of 6 minutes to get the info I want EXACTLY. No wonder people love Reos, must be the family too!!!

Thank you for taking the time in replying, vape those clouds in health .

 

[Matthee]

So the short answer is you must experiment, but I would expect that you would find happiness in the 1 - 1.4Ω range using 28g wire. How many wraps needed to accomplish that is a function of coil diameter since total length of wire used is actual determining factor on resistance.

Dale, I also love my throat hit. After much experimenting I ended up exactly as eHuman recommends. I use a 1.5mm (1/16") drill bit and site my coil quite high. Between 8 to 10 wraps of 28g should put you at the ohms suggested. I am not a cotton fan, but disentangle my silica wick, threading 2 doubled threads (thus ending up with a 2mm wick) with Kantal wire through the coil. In case you're interested, here is how I do it:

 

[Format]

Thanks Matthee, that will be another easy way to construct and keep me busy, thanks for posting. On a side note, why don't you like Cotton and use the wicks instead? Is it the throat hit or are you more likely to burn a cotton bud?

Thanks buddy.

 

[Matthee]

Thanks Matthee, that will be another easy way to construct and keep me busy, thanks for posting. On a side note, why don't you like Cotton and use the wicks instead? Is it the throat hit or are you more likely to burn a cotton bud?

Thanks buddy.

Oh, I have tried all the types of cotton I could find down here, but they all give me an 'industrial' taste, which is horrible to me. Obviously silica lasts much longer and, with the way I insert the wick, can be replaced as fast as cotton should it be required. As you say burning is not an issue with silica. Other people have also reported that cotton and NETs are not good friends, and I only vape tobaccos. Throat hit with cotton is great, no problem there.