Smoktech Pyrex Aro's

[cocacola31173]

Im looking at getting some of these on Black Friday and would like to get some honest opinions on them. I mainly going to be using them when I start school and like the shape cause the fit in my carry case better. I have heard of people complaining of them leaking though and was wondering about how hard the draw was on them.

THanks!

 

[Trayce]

I have two of these and love them.

When I first got them they did leak some (and I did post here about that) but I learned since then that when a tank leaks it's usually due to one of two things: A> the wick setup isn't right for your juice viscosity (so you need to remove or add flavor wicks... or better yet re-wick with cotton) or B> the draw is too tight for your vaping style and you are pulling too much juice in by sucking too hard on the device.

In my case I was looking for a tight carto-kind of draw and so blocked two of the airholes in the base, and that caused me to pull in too much juice and cause leaking.

Which brings me to the draw. There are two styles of vaping. #1 is the carto/cigarette draw where you draw vapor into your mouth, then take a separate breath to draw it down into your lungs. This style of vaping requires a tight draw or you feel like you need three sets of lungs to get any vapor. People who look for this experience don't like airy devices.

#2 is the straight-to-lungs draw where as you pull on the drip tip you are also pulling in air with your draw.... this a long, slow draw that actually results in getting more vapor to your lungs. This style needs good airflow or you feel like you're sucking on a blocked straw. People who like this style don't like tight devices.

I prefer the carto type draw because it's most like smoking, but I don't think it's possible for a clearo to hit that way. If you tighten the draw (on any clearo) it tends to cause leaking or flooding. So over time I have learned to vape clearos different, doing the straight to lungs draw. And after unplugging the two holes I blocked in the Aro base, no more leaking and it hits great. So imho the Aro's are a straight-to-lungs device.

So bottom line, they produce more vapor than my Protank 2 and are less trouble. The Aro heads also provide more flavor to me than the Kanger heads. And if you're into rebuilding, they're great with a micro-coil of 7 wraps over a 1/16th drill bit, with a nice cotton wick. AFAIC the Aro pyrex tank can't be faulted. If other gear is being finicky or causing problems, I can always count on the Aros to work.

Good luck.

 

[TafkanX]

Ah, Trayce, ever championing the Aro. It's a good little tank. Robust, Pyrex, never had any issues with mine. Draw was a little airy for my taste, but never had any leaks or any other problems with it that I can recall. Now that I've got the Protank 2 and it's mini variant I've retired my Aro and passed it on to my girlfriend since she needed a new one and I wanted to get her hooked on glass. She's still using it and loves it. So yeah, I recommend it too.

 

[DavidOck]

I have a couple, along with PT1, Davide, and assorted non-glass bottom coils.

Same "issues" and fixes as all the BCC units - i.e. may (or may not) leak a little when really low on juice, or not tight, or too tight....

I do like them, and they are in my rotation. I usually have several ready to go, with different flavors, so no single topper gets exclusive use.

Like the Evod and MT3, sometimes hard to check the juice level through the little windows.

Draw is slightly tighter than the PT, but not "tight", pretty pleasant to me.

And you can put T3S heads in them.

 

[Trayce]

Ah, Trayce, ever championing the Aro. It's a good little tank. Robust, Pyrex, never had any issues with mine. Draw was a little airy for my taste, but never had any leaks or any other problems with it that I can recall. Now that I've got the Protank 2 and it's mini variant I've retired my Aro and passed it on to my girlfriend since she needed a new one and I wanted to get her hooked on glass. She's still using it and loves it. So yeah, I recommend it too.

So you like the mini PT2 over the Aro? I don't have a mini PT2 myself. Just the PT2. What do you like better about the mini-PT2?

 

[Trayce]

Draw is slightly tighter than the PT, but not "tight", pretty pleasant to me.

And you can put T3S heads in them.

Plus the Aro heads will work in an EVOD or Protank (but the Kanger heads won't work in the Aro).

 

[DavidOck]

T3S heads will work in the ARO. PT/Evod won't. And yes, Aro heads will work in the PT, Evod, T3S... and of course in the Davide...

 

[Trayce]

T3S heads will work in the ARO. PT/Evod won't. And yes, Aro heads will work in the PT, Evod, T3S... and of course in the Davide...

David... please see this thread: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/495252-evod-aro-t3s-wick-hole-variances.html .... if you have both a T3 and Aro head, ScottP is trying to find an answer to a question he has there. Thanks!

 

[DavidOck]

David... please see this thread: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/495252-evod-aro-t3s-wick-hole-variances.html .... if you have both a T3 and Aro head, ScottP is trying to find an answer to a question he has there. Thanks!

Did, done. Er, underway?

 

[TafkanX]

So you like the mini PT2 over the Aro? I don't have a mini PT2 myself. Just the PT2. What do you like better about the mini-PT2?

It's prettier, you can change the drip tip, and you can disassemble it completely for thorough cleaning and troubleshooting, if necessary. It's basically everything I love about the Protank in an ego-sized package. The only thing I liked more about the Pyrex Aro is that it feels a bit more robust. I've never put it to a test, but I suspect the Aro would survive a drop that would shatter a Protank.

They're both good clearos, the Protank just meets more of my requirements than the Aro does. I still recommend the Aro to anyone who asks about it.

 

[Trayce]

It's prettier, you can change the drip tip, and you can disassemble it completely for thorough cleaning and troubleshooting, if necessary. It's basically everything I love about the Protank in an ego-sized package. The only thing I liked more about the Pyrex Aro is that it feels a bit more robust. I've never put it to a test, but I suspect the Aro would survive a drop that would shatter a Protank.

They're both good clearos, the Protank just meets more of my requirements than the Aro does. I still recommend the Aro to anyone who asks about it.

Good to know.

One of the reasons I always default to recommending the Aro is because the stock Aro heads deliver more flavor than the stock Kanger heads in my experience, (which is why when I was using stock heads, before I started rebuilding, I only used the Aro heads in the PT2); coupled with the fact that the Aro seems to be a pretty much trouble-free tank, whereas I am always learning something new about exactly how to get the PT2 to hit perfectly. But I don't own a mini-PT so for all I know I'd like it more too. And as always... YMMV.

 

[TafkanX]

With rebuilt coil heads I've actually found the mini to perform a little better than the full-sized protank. Shame it looks so silly on my SVD and has such a small tank. Still, I recommend checking it out if you like the form factor. I use it with my iTaste VV.

 

[Steelgirl]

I have one and it works very well. My only issue and really the reason I don't use it all that often is because it doesn't come completely apart for cleaning. The bottom comes off and .... And that's it. Some say the Kanger PT2 doesn't do vaping justice. Sometimes I agree. But the pros outweigh the cons, so that's my go to for glass tank. But I keep reading about others, cuz I'm open to suggestions.

 

[Trayce]

With rebuilt coil heads I've actually found the mini to perform a little better than the full-sized protank. Shame it looks so silly on my SVD and has such a small tank. Still, I recommend checking it out if you like the form factor. I use it with my iTaste VV.

Thanks. Actually I prefer the full size tanks myself and only got the Aros because I didn't want to pay for 3 PT2s... the Aro's were so cheap (and pyrex is a must for me) that I figured they'd be good for putting different flavors in so I could switch between juice without having to clean out the PT2. They have worked out well for that purpose. The bonus was liking the Aro heads over the Kangers.

 

[JuiceIsLoose]

I'm with Trayce,

I use an EHPro mechanical and AW batteries along with the PT1, EVOD and Aro tanks. The Aro tanks give the best flavor and vapor production but a small margin. The heads last slightly longer than the Kanger heads and I should be content. However, should is the
key word and I do have a slight issue. My heads are 1.8 ohms and if I load a fresh AW battery, I can burn the liquid initially. The Aro reminds me of a glass EVOD with larger capacity, larger viewing windows and just a little more of everything.

Alas, I have a wondering eye and will be ordering the Aspire pyrex dual coil tanks with EGO threading and 1.8 ohm dual coils. Figure the duals will handle a freshly charged AW battery on a mechanical and I hear that the heads last longer. Additional vapor/flavor is always a bonus so I should be content...right?

Wrong! Crossing my fingers that the Aspires will work well with my mechanical then I can go with a rebuildable tank atomizer with cotton wicks and 28 gauge 1.2 ohm coils. The Aspires will hold the nicotine juice and the RTA will have no nic ejuice for my process of dropping lower in nicotine consumption.

I was waiting for PBusardo to do a shoot out between the PT3 dual coil against the Aspires but he has seemed to lost that one in the shuffle. I like the Aro tanks, I recommend them for low cost vaping on Egos etc...nice piece of kit.

Then again, Innokin has dual coil bottom coil clearos coming out--they might be Aspire like but with very high quality. It has been a great year for clearos, just looking for my "last clearo" and my "first rebuildable tank". Getting close....