The A7

[Thompson]

I've seen these touted as the best rba coming out of China...

I bloody hate mine.

First thing that happens this morning, one of the poles just falls out. Nice.

Once I get it back in snug the holes for the wire are completely wonky, facing whack directions. No biggie.

Until the other post comes loose.

AGA-T even when they want to be a pain are no way as cheaply made or assembled, nor are they as difficult to work with.

I'm pretty much ready to bin these.

Faxed in on the Mojo Wire

 

[st0nedpenguin]

I've had good luck with mine, but usual Chinese quality control is definitely an issue.

 

[varivapr]

Where did you see people saying they were the best rba out of China? Was it coming from people in China? IMO they are a terrible design and then poorly manufactured on top of that. Even if NASA were to build the device using that design you would still end up with a piece of crap, but thats just my opinion.

 

[davedamage]

I realize it's to each their own, but I'm currently using two A7's exclusively right now. I have an AGA-T and a couple of did clones, but for the price and the simplicity of switching flavors, I love the A7's. I can dry burn and change juice or I can rebuild the coil on silica in just a couple of minutes now. Stainless in a genny is a constant tinkering nightmare for me and I like not having to keep them upright to prevent them from leaking. Granted, I have an Igo-L and an Igo-S I'm waiting for but I also have three more A7's and three of the minis en route as well. They obviously aren't the best built things ever but I haven't had any real problems with them at all. The two posts can be a pain, but after screwing them down pretty tightly with a pair of needle nose pliers they don't budge and I can maneuver the wick and coil as much as I need to and line them up. I'm sure, as with all things coming out of China, the QC might not be there, but I personally love them.

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[adeline]

There are 2 things I really dislike about the A7, and one thing that irks me.
Dislikes:
1) Unsealed center post. It leaks. You can't drip straight down the center. You can flood relatively easily if you misjudge how much liquid is already in it.

2) Threads on the inside of the RBA. Where your wicks go. WHY??? Either you're snipping your wick or having issues screwing it together. Also, tiny amounts of liquid get sealed outside of the RBA if you take it apart/put it back together with liquid in it. You won't do this regularly, but when it happens, WET.

Irk:
It's really tall. That's all. No issue. It's just tall.

Otherwise it's great. I'm using it a LOT now, since I freaking threaded my IGO-L and it won't actually screw down on anything now. It just keeps going and going and going and....

 

[ALPHA Q]

Ive been vaping on mine for the past 2 wks and havent had any problems except for the part that adeline mentioned about the threads being inside.

 

[Commie]

It has small issues out of the box. The posts usually need to be tightened, the positive connection needs to be insulated so it doesn't short, and it needs to be washed, since it comes oiled in most cases.

After that, it's one of the best bottom feeding atomizers, and freakishly cheap. Holds a lot of juice, doesn't leak, pocket friendly.

Adjustible air flow, positive pin height. Easy to adjust throat hit. Indestructible.

So, how is all that a bad thing in a $10 atomizer?

 

[davedamage]

It has small issues out of the box. The posts usually need to be tightened, the positive connection needs to be insulated so it doesn't short, and it needs to be washed, since it comes oiled in most cases.

After that, it's one of the best bottom feeding atomizers, and freakishly cheap. Holds a lot of juice, doesn't leak, pocket friendly.

Adjustible air flow, positive pin height. Easy to adjust throat hit. Indestructible.

So, how is all that a bad thing in a $10 atomizer?

What did you use to insulate the center post?

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[dasfast]

What did you use to insulate the center post?

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I carefully put some teflon tape on the center post screw, about 3-4 wraps. Just make sure you open up the hole in the middle so you can get airflow.

 

[Commie]

What did you use to insulate the center post?

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There's a huge thread with pictures on the Reo forum about it. The short version is -- with a small strip cut from a carto condom. The hard part is to make sure not to cover the airholes in the side. The good part is that it can be used to adjust airflow to your liking. It also makes it so that the screw doesn't turn quite so easily and doesn't "self adjust"