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KC33

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Hi guys, I've been using RDA's exclusively since the end of last year. I just can't get a satisfying vape from tanks like KFL's etc. I know RDA's spoiled me with regards to flavor and vape production but I really hate filling them every friggin time I turn around. Any suggestions would be much appreciated, even maybe some ways you fill your RDA's.

I saw a RTA called the Perseus by Budworx but it never seemed to catch on and it was over $150. It's basically an RDA with a small tank that bottom feeds to the wicks, holding about a mil or 2 of juice. Seemed like a good idea but it apparently had some flaws or I'm sure it would have caught on.
 

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Magma by Paradigm.....It is an RDA that you can build single or dual coils on, and it's got a SUPER deep juice well so it holds upwards of 1.5mL of juice!! I have one and love it. You definitely don't need to drip every 2 seconds like a normal RDA....

Or you could go with an Origen (V1 or V2, both are very good).....I have 2 V1's and they vape wonderfully and hold a lot of juice....
 

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If you've not already tried them... you might want to look at the deep juice well RDAs. The Origen V2, Tugboat, Magma, Hermes V2 and Veritas all come to mind. Unique air flow pathways make some of these near leak-proof.

Don't know why I didn't think of the Veritas. The Veritas is one of my favorite RDA's that I own. The design is ingenious in that it is nearly leakproof. You drip through the huge air hole in the back of the atty, and the juice finds its way down into the deep juice well. Since the coils are in front of the hole, the juice cannot flow back up to the air hole without passing in front of the coils, so it never leaks......You have to build one to see what I mean, but the flavor and vapor prod. are second to none with the Veritas!!
 

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I have the Magma and Veritas and just to get what I have out of the way, TOBH, CLT, Zenith and Stillare. I probably wasn't clear, I would like to know if there's anything other than RDA's, kinda like the Perseus, that I described in the OP that may be available.
The closest RTA to an RDA that I own is the Gus Estia. Qorax's review pretty much covers the details... and excellent photos to go with.
 

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Have you looked at a Reo grand?

I had a feeling someone would mention the REO. I've been thinking about it. I contacted a couple of vendors asking them about bottom fed attys but they had no clue. That kinda put me off but I'm still in the same boat a few months later so if I can find some attys I could use with it then the Rio may be my best alternative.
 

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I had a feeling someone would mention the REO. I've been thinking about it. I contacted a couple of vendors asking them about bottom fed attys but they had no clue. That kinda put me off but I'm still in the same boat a few months later so if I can find some attys I could use with it then the Rio may be my best alternative.

Hey man. I just ordered a cyclone from mountainoakvapor. I am using a rm2 currently and also you can get the bf adapter for the Origen.
 
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The Reo would be a logical step up. But if you want to carry on with your drippers, why not try CelluCotton as a wick. I've just changed all my toppers over to CC, the 100% rayon version. In my Stillare, I can get about 30 drops in at a time.

Even in my smallest dripper the capacity has doubled - on cotton I could only manage about 6 drops, with rayon it's gone up to 12. Rayon can handle high wattage too - it's a win-win situation for me.
 

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The Reo would be a logical step up. But if you want to carry on with your drippers, why not try CelluCotton as a wick. I've just changed all my toppers over to CC, the 100% rayon version. In my Stillare, I can get about 30 drops in at a time.

Even in my smallest dripper the capacity has doubled - on cotton I could only manage about 6 drops, with rayon it's gone up to 12. Rayon can handle high wattage too - it's a win-win situation for me.

I've been wanting to try rayon, thanks for the tip.
 

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I've been wanting to try rayon, thanks for the tip.

It's really worth trying. Different set-up to cotton, you need more rayon than cotton and make sure it's not twisted. But the flavour and vapour production are intense. I've had to drill out all my Kayfun attys to cope, plus I'm now running them at around 14 watts instead of 8 watts. It's the most saturated vape ever. Give it a go, you won't be disappointed.
 

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They sell adapters to convert RDA's? If so where would I get one?

The cyclones have top fed and bottom fed versions and the origen has a bottom fed center post option. There are at least five BF atomizers for sale on ReosMods.com that you could check out as well.
 

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The cyclones have top fed and bottom fed versions and the origen has a bottom fed center post option. There are at least five BF atomizers for sale on ReosMods.com that you could check out as well.

Plus, from your OP, you soooo fit the Reo user profile. Check out the Reo subforum, read up a little, ask some questions.

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