Tanks gone SS - why are heads still plated?
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Not sure. I'll give you a pick between either or all of the following. They are the Three Truths that answer all things vaping.
- clouds
- flavor
- cigs are worse
Since this is a question of materials, 99% certain it's the latter. That would be: plating is applied since cigs are worse.
- clouds
- flavor
- cigs are worse
Since this is a question of materials, 99% certain it's the latter. That would be: plating is applied since cigs are worse.
SS comes in tube form.... easy to machine tool wise
bases are considered a complex machining process requiring multiple bits... the softer the metal the longer the tool bits last, the more bases you make before bits fail the more money one saves
bases are considered a complex machining process requiring multiple bits... the softer the metal the longer the tool bits last, the more bases you make before bits fail the more money one saves
$$$cost$$$
it's a 'disposable' part.
Now a reusable part like the subtank rba head is worth manufacturing with stainless steel.
it's a 'disposable' part.
Now a reusable part like the subtank rba head is worth manufacturing with stainless steel.
News to me. Silica is alive and well in the majority of toppers in use today. Cotton, rayon, hemp, SS mesh and ceramic are all options that serve certain market segments, but silica remains the dominant wicking material in the broader ecig market.
It makes absolutely no sense to manufacture a coil head out of costly stainless steel (I'm talking about the coil housing, not the resistance wire). As it is now, people complain about the cost of disposable coils when they are running about $2-4 per coil and find ways to reuse them by rewicking and re-coiling. I can imagine if they were made out of stainless steel instead, the cost could easily double or triple. Imagine having to pay $10 for a coil that will only last you one to two weeks and is intended to be thrown away.
The plated parts are disposable.
It only makes sense to manufacture them as cheaply as possible.
As posted above, $15 disposable coil heads are a no go.
It only makes sense to manufacture them as cheaply as possible.
As posted above, $15 disposable coil heads are a no go.
You are still talking about Clearomizers - Big, but still Clearomizers
True Tanks have the Build deck milled in.
*Not insulting Kanger/Aspire and others. They have done an excellent job of providing non-experienced people with instantly usable solutions.
**SS Heads - a Disposable product - is cost prohibitive.
When ever you ask a question beginning with the words "why don't they..." the answer is always money. That's the answer here as well; the cost of stainless in a disposable part is prohibitive. Now... one wonders if somebody might one day make on that was intended to be rebuilt, and charge accordingly. This seems unlikely however. For one thing, they make a lot of money selling replacements. For another, the design of a standard coil head is stupid if it's intended to be rebuilt. It makes much better sense to design a different part like the Subtank RBA deck for that purpose. I don't know, not having one, but I'd be surprised if the RBA deck isn't stainless.
FWIW. the RBA head for the Subtank Mini is supposed to be made from stainless steel. So I would assume that other RBA/RTA heads like the new one for the Triton would also be made from stainless steel.
Don't like plated stuff, don't buy plated stuff. Seems a lot easier then having everyone else bend to your whims
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