@mouth, 98% of the Doggy AFC is just "fully open", and it is the last 2% where all the magic occurs.
I agree with this- adjusting the airflow seems to have no effect at all until it's closed to the point that the opening forms a circle. If you like to fiddle with AF, you probably won't like this design. And for the life of me, I can't figure out why they didn't put a "stop" in the ring to make removing the tank from the mod easier. But as
@Dubminer taught us, you don't need to close it tight anyway- maybe one "hour" after feeling resistance. And this helps prevent o-ring wear. And the bottom o-ring is the only one subject to wear, which is nice.
But with all the talk about how easy it is/isn't to build on- I think one of the major assets of the doggy is being missed. Of course, most rta's require you to wrap a wire. Some newer ones, like Ares & Prime have ridges/guides to make it easier to trap. But this deck is open enough, and screws flat enough, that unlike other rta's, I've never had an issue with spitting the wire- which generates more cursing than any other issue for me in building (can't figure out why they didn't use phillips, though).
For me, though- the easiest part about the doggy is wicking. No matter whether I've used rayon, KGD, cotton bacon, I've never needed to thin, trim or be very particular about wick length. It hasn't mattered whether i cut the wick just short of the deck or had enough to tuck under and wrap a little, or whether I put a little bit of wick, or really force it in there. I can just throw it in and go. And it's wicked beautifully at higher wattages, all vg, chain vaping...no matter what I do, wicking keeps up, and I've never had a dry hit. No seepage, no leaking, no gurgling. Ever. Never once had to blow juice out of the AF. Wicking doesn't seem to cause
any issues in this tank. In fact, I don't know what kind of magic they used - you look at those wide open juice slots at the bottom of the chimney, and wonder how it never gets flooded, even if it lays on its side overnight. I'm sure others have had a different experience, but for me, this is the overall easiest, most consistent and reliable tank I've ever used. Throw a build in, and it just works flawlessly every time. Other tanks may bring different qualities to the table (and I do use others), but if I'm leaving the house with just one tank, and need to trust it- this is the one.
Oh- speaking of simple: Unscrew one piece, and fill. Unscrew the same piece, and build. No twisting this, inverting that, and shutting off the other. Doesn't get much simpler. (All that said, I've
still been considering trying the Dvarw!
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