S-Body Bottom Feeder S-Ca3 50Watt-Opinions

[Blind Owl]

Freshly polished, I see.

It is a pretty nice little unit, no doubt about it. Congrats, and welcome to the joys of squonking!

 

[bky16]

The Vortice is a clone. It's a nice bf atty.

 

[foliagegreen]

The Vortice is a clone. It's a nice bf atty.

sweet. i thought about getting it but wasn't sure. i guess i'll give it a try, the price is good.

 

[unsure]

This mod was surprisingly nice and has served me well. I have found my sweet spot with my newest rba and coil configuration so anyone new here on the fence might want to checkout the classys soon for one at a real cheap price.

 

[ericbnc]

closing in on 3 weeks with the S-Ca3 mod - no issues with it to report. the bottle screws in and out much easier now, so that is a plus. i keep the battery adjustment pin low to get a tight connection with the 18650 too since i had a half day of inconsistency a while back with a new battery before figuring this part out.

 

[RuDawg7890]

Curious about regulated squonking, at the price of this thing, I had to try it. I've been using REOs for nearly a year, and tried a PEKO for a while.

So far, it seems like a decent device, haven't given it a thorough run yet though.

I wanted to comment about the supplied atty. I actually thought it would be a good atty by looking at it. I built it last night for the first time. Dual coils netting .34ohms. During annealing of the coils, the positive post insulator melted! Smelled like burnt rubber. I think I won't be using the supplied atty.
I'm going to put on of my BF Vectors on it tonight and give it another try.

 

[steeledragon78]

have a question for the folks that own these, have you noticed any juice ending up on the bottom of the mod by the vent holes. i have found some instances where i pick it up and get juice between my pinky and ring fingers ( i support the mod in my hand with my pinky). at first i thought i just placed it in a puddle from when i take the drip tips off, but this morning i had it on the kitchen counter and it happened again. any ideas? i know the bottle is tight, as is the atty, havent over squonked in a few weeks, just worried that im gonna fry the board and have a shiny paperweight.

 

[unsure]

have a question for the folks that own these, have you noticed any juice ending up on the bottom of the mod by the vent holes. i have found some instances where i pick it up and get juice between my pinky and ring fingers ( i support the mod in my hand with my pinky). at first i thought i just placed it in a puddle from when i take the drip tips off, but this morning i had it on the kitchen counter and it happened again. any ideas? i know the bottle is tight, as is the atty, havent over squonked in a few weeks, just worried that im gonna fry the board and have a shiny paperweight.

Yes, sometimes I'll feel a little at the bottom of the bottle. Like maybe not a tight enough seal.

 

[rgerber]

It sure is a petty thing. I almost ordered one but went with a REO for my first bottom feeder.

 

[unsure]

It sure is a petty thing. I almost ordered one but went with a REO for my first bottom feeder.

Good choice. This is a fun thing to play with once you got a reliable BFer.

 

[ericbnc]

One issue with this mod and the self contained squonker Fountain V2 - you thread a plastic bottle into a metal threading - I turn the plastic like I am unscrewing it first so the bottle will find the threading properly. It is easy to have the bottle threads to be offline but still seem tight - this will cause leaks most times even if the bottle feels inserted right.

 

[fishwater]

How are these holding up so far for you guys?

 

[ericbnc]

Mine is holding up fine - no issues yet.

 

[dsheik]

For those that have this and haven't chimed in ... Would you recommend this?

Im strongly considering getting this. I need to move up to a bottom feeder, but Im to the point where I just prefer regulated devices over mechs. I love dripping, but never use any of my mechs anymore. So I just cant bring myself to pull the trigger on a Reo or even a cheap mech squonker.

It seems like there are not any proven reliable regulated bottom feeders out there. Yet. The S-CA3 is the only one ive seen that might suffice.

 

[fishwater]

There are a few regulated squonkers around now but mostly clones or high end ones. I felt the same as you about wanting regulated instead of a mech but after owning a REO for a month I'm sold on the build quality & simplicity. In fact I traded my Snow Wolf for another REO because I didn't see the benefit. The REO fans are so fanatical because it flat out works & you don't need or even want another device once you get one. Now, wanting another REO happens but that doesn't count

 

[fishwater]

Fwiw, my coil builds are .45-55 & a battery lasts all day using about 4ml of juice. My batteries are about 3.7v when I charge them. Very efficient use of a single 18650.

 

[rgerber]

For those that have this and haven't chimed in ... Would you recommend this?

Im strongly considering getting this. I need to move up to a bottom feeder, but Im to the point where I just prefer regulated devices over mechs. I love dripping, but never use any of my mechs anymore. So I just cant bring myself to pull the trigger on a Reo or even a cheap mech squonker.

It seems like there are not any proven reliable regulated bottom feeders out there. Yet. The S-CA3 is the only one ive seen that might suffice.

Look at SunBox!

 

[unsure]

Has anyone ever gotten the words on the display "POWER LOCKED" not the padlock icon?

 

[unsure]

Well it was fun for awhile but I think I'll PIF it someone who wants it.

 

[unsure]

Btw the I just figured out that the display "POWER LOCKED" is how to set a wattage #......