Smok RBA add on vs. Peerless RDTA

[Edward Denison]

So that's what I'm thinking of buying in about 2 days. I have 4 smok tanks b.b.,b.b.b & x-baby, oh and the prince, all have rba's available online but then one local shop has the Peerless they swear it's better more durable. Price is not a factor in it for me, product performance, durability and ease of use are. I've never built a coil so...Which would you think better to start/stay with?

My current disposable coils are .2 ohms at 70 watts & .13 ohms at 80 watts

 

[mimöschen]

All in all I prefere dedicated R(D)TAs over subohm tanks with RBA sections. They're easier to build on, because most of the time they offer more space, aren't as prone to leaking and give me better all around flavor, because of the optimized deck. And last but not least screwed in RBAs with a floating 510 pin might have connectivity problems.
But in the end it comes down to personal preference.

 

[sonicbomb]

Buy both, try both.

 

[Edward Denison]

I'm thinking that's the plan. Gonna get the Peerless tomarrow, with tutoring and order the Prince rba for $12. and will se how it works out. Thanks for the input guys!

 

[Fiestylillady]

I ordered the rba for the baby beast. I built it with 2 other tanks. I didn't vape it as much as the other two tanks in the two days I built the coils but it did get use. I decided to check the coil due to funky taste and the screws in the deck started to rust. I loved the performance but the rusting turned me off of the rba section.

 

[Edward Denison]

Rust, yuck! Are you sure it was a real smok rba? That would be a real buzz kill!

 

[Fiestylillady]

Rust, yuck! Are you sure it was a real smok rba? That would be a real buzz kill!

Not 100% sure if it was authentic. But it was only my screws that rusted.

 

[QcVaper]

I'll tell you this: the Peerless RDTA will be harder to build on considering you're new to this, but personally i don't recommend smok's rba sections, tried one absolutely hated it. It's easy to build on, but imho it had bad flavor, bad vapor production and kept shorting out (known issue for the BBB rba deck) If what you want is a tank i'd suggest something like the kensei RTA, it's dual coil and very easy to build on from my experience.don't have much negative to say besides the fact it's not as flavorfull as my rdas but that's normal.

 

[stols001]

I have generally found building on decks designed to be drop-in coils to be a bit frustrating. The build decks can (sometimes) be quite small, but the main issue is that drop in tanks are just primarily not designed to run in that fashion, they are sometimes backward engineered, potentially prone to more leaking (I don't know if that's true of all of them.

If you want to try the Prince deck and see how it functioned, I wouldn't necessarily warn against doing that (some folks get good results) but I tend to prefer building a tank "designed" to be an RTA, honestly, with my building skills they're just so much easier to deal with. Etc.

Your mileage may vary, so trying a dedicated RBA and a deck in your current tank is probably as good a way as any to get started. You may find you prefer one over the other, but really, even if you don't wind up loving the prince deck it's inexpensive and will certainly help you hone your building skills. Etc.

Anna

 

[Edward Denison]

Thanks for the input, I bought the Peerless and it was 5 minutes to install and fire the included pre-made coils.I'm very pleased with it at .15 ohms and 70 watts.
I may still give the rba a try for the Prince tank, it's cheap.
Guess I should have mentioned I've worked in a clean room under magnification on bread boards. So it's a question of, how long do I want to spend installing a set of coils really?