The Billow v2!
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I watch mostly Phil's review... It's became like a weekly TV show for me. Anyway, in his review billow v1 was leaking quite bad. Will this have any difference with billow V2? So far I has been satisfied with my Lemo and STM
Yup I worry about leaks too but I've had great success with both of my goblins, so I feel rather confident that I can figure out the wicking in a billow v2. Especially since I'll be able to play with the deck and wicks without draining the tank!
BTW I have three lemos and a STM, I love them too!
Wow this looks like it could give my Mini a run for it's money.
I'm not getting one right away but deff keeping my eye on this one.
Stupid companies releasing sweet box mods and sub ohms tanks once a day tempting me with more stuff that I don't need.
I'm not getting one right away but deff keeping my eye on this one.
Stupid companies releasing sweet box mods and sub ohms tanks once a day tempting me with more stuff that I don't need.
Oh boy, oh boy!!! Just got shipping info from Eciggity.com! My billow v2 is in the mail! Can't wait to get it early next week and report back with lots of pictures. Stay tuned!
Ordered the 1st version, saw v2, cancelled order, placed order for v2. I like the o-ring seals, the ability to get to the atomizer without draining is awesome, and the 5ml capacity sold me.
don't forget, if you are ordering from eciggity they have a coupon code still active: 10percentoff
The Billow has been my favorite tank since I got it, I'll hold off on the Billow v2 until the jury is in, the new features introduced to the Lemo v2 have not been the success story everyone expected, lets see what happens with the Billow.
Well my v2 is scheduled for delivery today so looks like I'm your first guinea pig! I'll be posting pics and thoughts shortly after 11:00 if the mail isn't late!
Quick verdict: So far I love it! It vapes like a Goblin with more airflow!
Initial observances:
Cons:
Machining and threads are sharp
Glass is a little thin
Despite the part delrin driptip, I can feel some heat through it.
Plastic "needle tip" bottle (IMO) will be needed to fill. The dripper tips (like Mt Baker uses) probably won't work well.
Pros:
Solidly made and threads together nicely
Airflow is HUGE
5 mls!
Easy deck to build on
Inner chimney keeps wicks in place while refilling.
Driptip is wide but not uncomfortable (identical width as Subtank Mini)
Flavor is on par with my Goblins with a little bit more vapor production
Running the same build as my Goblins (.4 ohm and japanese cotton at 25 watts) to directly compare them. I'm vaping my favorite homemade Ripe Strawberry 50/50 juice.
Here's all the parts....
26 gauge, 2.4 mm, 8 wrap micros = .4 ohms (the same build I use in my Goblins)
Wicked with Japanese Cotton
With the inner chimney on
Looks awesome on my Sigelei 50 watt
Initial observances:
Cons:
Machining and threads are sharp
Glass is a little thin
Despite the part delrin driptip, I can feel some heat through it.
Plastic "needle tip" bottle (IMO) will be needed to fill. The dripper tips (like Mt Baker uses) probably won't work well.
Pros:
Solidly made and threads together nicely
Airflow is HUGE
5 mls!
Easy deck to build on
Inner chimney keeps wicks in place while refilling.
Driptip is wide but not uncomfortable (identical width as Subtank Mini)
Flavor is on par with my Goblins with a little bit more vapor production
Running the same build as my Goblins (.4 ohm and japanese cotton at 25 watts) to directly compare them. I'm vaping my favorite homemade Ripe Strawberry 50/50 juice.
Here's all the parts....
26 gauge, 2.4 mm, 8 wrap micros = .4 ohms (the same build I use in my Goblins)
Wicked with Japanese Cotton
With the inner chimney on
Looks awesome on my Sigelei 50 watt
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I'm interested on if it is leaking like the first version was known for. Did EHPRO seem to have fixed this issue with v2?
I don't have a V1 so I can't comment on that but 3 hours in and 3/4 of a tank vaped without a leak or dry hit. Maybe I just got lucky wicking it for the first time?
Just refilled and found a small con... when unscrewing the tank from the base, the inner chimney can unscrew a little from the build deck. Figured it out when the tank wouldn't completely screw onto the base. If anyone gets one make sure the inner chimney is screwed down when refilling.
it looks like you wicked it properly. I watched a video on wicking the 1st verson before I was about to buy it and they recommended placing the wick tips in the juice grooves like you did in the pic. Thanks for trying this sucker out. I feel more confident in my purchase now.
It might help to place some PTFE tape on the chimney threads so it has a tighter fit.
Thanks for the tip. If it continues to be an issue I'll try it. So far it's not a big deal.
Forgot to mention that it came sealed in a plastic wrapper and was squeaky clean. I still gave it a good wash even though there wasn't any machine oil.
Got mine yesterday and it seems I may have a defective base. I put my go to build in it, dual 24g at .4 ohms. First read on my meter said 1.9ohms. Checked the screws and made sure the coils were not touching anything they shouldn't. Read 2.1 ohms for a second on the meter then it read shorted, haven't been able to get it to read since. Checked it on my sigelei 150 and got the check atomizer message.
I put a different build in but got the same result. I cleaned and dried it as well, no dice. I'm pretty bummed out but I have contacted Eciggity and they have always been good to me on the customer service side so I hope to get it figured out.
I know it's only been out a day or two but has anyone else has this problem?
I put a different build in but got the same result. I cleaned and dried it as well, no dice. I'm pretty bummed out but I have contacted Eciggity and they have always been good to me on the customer service side so I hope to get it figured out.
I know it's only been out a day or two but has anyone else has this problem?
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