Bigbob2322

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    I know a few shiners were looking at the KSL S Box, my review has posted if you care to read it.

    KSL BOX S MOD REVIEWED BY BIGBOB2322

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    stabwood is good

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    Good afternoon Folks !!! :D

    I hope each of You is enjoying a splendid Saturday, or Sunday (you future folks).

    Squonkin' Saturday!!!
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    I had to break it out in honor of my most favorite Luna in the whole world... Ange's Luna kitty!!! ;) :)

    The colors on that are mind blowing! That’s THE most amazing Luna I’ve ever seen. Was that a 1 of 1? How did you acquire it???
     

    Resistance

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    Thanks so much for the links!! I’m not crazy of tall attys but this one looks good and if the flavor other THC tanks then I’ll probably love it!

    I’m using a THC RDTA right now! Wonderful thick vape!!
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    A little birdie told me that it's very good. Said birdie has the rda, RDTA and the RTA.
     

    AngeNZ

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    So you like the spider?

    I find normal-sized kiwi spiders scary :facepalm: An Aussie giant huntsman is so damn big, I'd only cope with it by giving it a name and its own fenced paddock to run around in
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    ^^^^^^ that is a broom head, and Hetty the Huntsman

    I'm more scared of wasps though, and a 2.5 inch wasp, that uses those spiders as a breeding ground? :shock:
     

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    I find normal-sized kiwi spiders scary :facepalm: An Aussie giant huntsman is so damn big, I'd only cope with it by giving it a name and its own fenced paddock to run around in
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    ^^^^^^ that is a broom head, and Hetty the Huntsman

    I'm more scared of wasps though, and a 2.5 inch wasp, that uses those spiders as a breeding ground? :shock:

    Naaaaah Nope That’s a big NO right there Sorry but I’m going to have to decline. Did I mention No Thank you?
     
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    Pigs

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    So you wire gurus...if I staged a slow ramp fused clapton with a 26g kanthal single round wire will it give me a faster ramp?
    My guess is that the KA1 round wire will heat up as fast as it normally would and the fused clapton will follow - so yes probably a faster ramp but won't hit full blast til the clapton would have anyway.
    No doubt Ange will have the science covered.

    Are you using Ni80 fused claptons? Fastest ramp for sure.
     

    Letitia

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    My guess is that the KA1 round wire will heat up as fast as it normally would and the fused clapton will follow - so yes probably a faster ramp but won't hit full blast til the clapton would have anyway.
    No doubt Ange will have the science covered.

    Are you using Ni80 fused claptons? Fastest ramp for sure.
    No, ss. Nichrome makes me cough. I wasn't paying attention to the wire gauge when I ordered the spool. Thought about staging it with ss flat wire but guessing the resistance would be lower than I prefer. Thanks Pigs.
     

    Fidola13

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    Yes. That one is mine. It is a dual 18650 mechanical series box. Doubles as a hand to hand antipersonnel device. It weighs ALOT lol.

    As I recall, you and I were talking about multi battery mechs a little while back :)

    Yep I do remember!! Thanks!!
     

    Fidola13

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    Sara if you like single 18650 mods the new Aspire/sunbox Paradox looks good

    I was looking at it today. Is this the mod that was designed by someone in Italy and manufactured somewhere else.
     

    Pigs

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    I was looking at it today. Is this the mod that was designed by someone in Italy and manufactured somewhere else.
    Yes. A colaboration between Sunbox (Italian high end modders) and Aspire (their "Elite" line). Same concept as the Mixx. Mass manufactured in China to keep costs down.
     

    Pigs

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    Ok so I got this no name SQ Arise clone today from FT - arrived after only 8 days door to door. As you guys know, I was super excited.

    $21.21 SQ Arise Styled RTA Rebuildable Tank Atomizer - 4ml / 316 stainless steel / 24mm diameter at FastTech - Free Shipping

    First I want to make it clear that these comments relate to this no name clone. Not the authentic or other clones like the FSTK.

    My first impression was that it looked ok but then I had a closer look before disassembling and cleaning. Plenty of rough edges and even loose SS shavings.

    One spare parts bag contained the af inserts and chimney reducer, the other O rings.
    You can see the crap quality of the af inserts below.

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    The chimney reducer had some type of glue or melted plastic that completely blocks it.

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    I want to thank @ShowMeTwice for his detailed description and photos of the parts and functions of the authentic Squape version. I referred back to this before I built - lucky I did.
    My clone had an O ring missing on the top/outside of the deck. Would have been easy to miss this. SMT's photos and description made a point that this needed lubing before assembly. Luckily the spare parts bagggie had one that fit.

    The main and most disturbing issue with this clone is the 510 pin.
    When it is fully screwed in the pin doesn't protrude properly - so no good positive contact:

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    I had multiple SHORT and CHECK ATOMIZER error messages before I dug around and found a second O ring to push the 510 out just enough. Still this is just a dodgy, temporary fix.
    I don't expect it to last or work on different mods. An unforgivable and dangerous flaw.

    Also the coil I wound for this (6 wrap 2.5mm ID 2*28/36 Ni80 fused clapton) reads 0.8 Ohms on this atty. The same build always reads between 0.5 and 0.6 Ohms in other decks so there's an added resistance here. In the 510 pin or deck - bad components.

    Fasttech shouldn't sell crap like this in 2020


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    PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS RTA ON A MECH MOD.

    In fact don't buy it at all. Buy the original or the YFTK clone or whatever - just not the one I linked above.
    And just as I was typing this my temporary 510 fix failed. So fuggit - it's time to have a vape on the trusty Dvarw!

    Here's how it looks anyway (Bludger showing his disdain in the background)

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