The Orchid clone has arrived!!!

[Uncletattoowhat]

I order this 30mm tank from fasttech:

$9.95 Full Replacement Tank for 30mm Kayfun Lite / Kayfun v3.1 ES - stainless steel + PMMA at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

It is meant to be used with a kayfun but if you drill out the holes to 2mm it works perfectly with Orchid V4 base and chimney. It took me about 5 minutes to dill it out and I did it free hand. I first used a 1/16 and then a 5/16 drill bit. It gives you a full 10ml juice capacity and filling it is actually easier and much much faster than the regular tank. You can squeeze 10 ml of juice into in a couple of seconds. It looks great and is actually very well made....If you have any 26650 mods this is a must have.

Makes me want to get one because i run my orchid on an OKR box, but to hell with the snail mail shipping speed. Know of any stateside?

 

[b.m.]

I order this 30mm tank from Fasttech:

$9.95 Full Replacement Tank for 30mm Kayfun Lite / Kayfun v3.1 ES - stainless steel + PMMA at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

It is meant to be used with a kayfun but if you drill out the holes to 2mm it works perfectly with Orchid V4 base and chimney. It took me about 5 minutes to dill it out and I did it free hand. I first used a 1/16 and then a 5/16 drill bit. It gives you a full 10ml juice capacity and filling it is actually easier and much much faster than the regular tank. You can squeeze 10 ml of juice into in a couple of seconds. It looks great and is actually very well made....If you have any 26650 mods this is a must have.

That's a cool addition.If i ever get a 26650 mod,then this tank will definitely be on it,that's alot of juice haha.

 

[cmangoboogie]

Nice and Juiced! New wicking method attempt and put the m tank cover on . Also I put the chimney top in the top cap just so the drip tip goes around it.

Thanks BM !

No leaky kayfun and a non leaky v4 orchid chugging vapor! ✌✌✌
it holds up this way. I filled the orchid with a 50/50 instead of usual vg heavy I use. It w ... a freebie from mt baker . Not a grape fan but anything taste good in this bad boy!

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[cmangoboogie]

Even tried the vapor blowimg back into it 3-4* a little juice came out but nothing like before.
Idk which fix did it ....the juice, the top cap, the wick , the vapor blowing through . Maybe all of it. Hell only took all of 10 minutes to 're coil and wick . After a two orchid versions and alot of tedious time FINALLY!!!
CHEERS ECF love this place!
Cigarettes SUCK!

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[EDO]

Makes me want to get one because i run my orchid on an OKR box, but to hell with the snail mail shipping speed. Know of any stateside?

I haven't seen these anywhere except at slowtech...but it is a steal at $10. it is extremely well made.

 

[EDO]

That's a cool addition.If i ever get a 26650 mod,then this tank will definitely be on it,that's alot of juice haha.

I like it so much that I'm using it on my IPV2. It looks funny but it just so much easier to fill and I don't have to ever worry about running out of juice...lol.

 

[LReyes66]

Coming from a exclusive kayfun user, i finally decided to try another RTA and ordered the lemo last night.



Now im also considering the orchid v4 but have a few questions:

How big is the airhole in mm?
If I get a V3 chimney can i use my kayfun drop kit tanks on it to make it a nano setup without having the order the orchid v3?
What parts are interchangeable between the kayfun and orchid?

 

[Atrus]

OK. Honestly, I ordered the V2 from 101Vapes that Infinite makes, and I don't think I will be buying another RTA anytime soon. Vaping currently at 23 watts and it eats juice like a dripper even though the tank holds 2.5ml. Where it lacks in juice containment it produces mass vapor for a dual coil tank. This thing is real satisfying if you favor RDAs and lung hits like myself. Highly recommend this.The tank is plastic but I have had so called tank crackers in here and it hasn't affected it once yet.

 

[b.m.]

Not sure exactly what size the airholes are,but if you want to use a drop kit,you dont need the v4,you can use the nano kit on v1-v3,but yes you could use the smaller chimney on the v4 if you want that option as well.The tanks,and top caps are the parts that are interchangable.

 

[Atrus]

Coming from a exclusive kayfun user, i finally decided to try another RTA and ordered the lemo last night.



Now im also considering the orchid v4 but have a few questions:

How big is the airhole in mm?
If I get a V3 chimney can i use my kayfun drop kit tanks on it to make it a nano setup without having the order the orchid v3?
What parts are interchangeable between the kayfun and orchid?

I am pretty sure the v1, 2 and 3 have 2, 2mm airholes and the v4 has 2.2mm airholes from what i read. I could be incorrect though so don't quote me.

 

[LReyes66]

So the difference between the v3 and v4 is the size of the tank right?


I read that the v3-v4 use the same v2 deck so im assuming the airholes are all the same?



edit: i noticed the infinite version of them have the raise airhole to fix the known orchid leaks... anyone know where i can get the inifite?

 

[cmangoboogie]

I grabbed the tobbeco v4 and no more leaking problems.. have a v2 tried to rebuild identical to the v4 and still leaked like crazy . If I had to gurss i think its the vacuum effect . It doesn't work well on the v2 .
When I fill my v4 I put the chimney top in the top cap s slightly then put in on so it doesn't screw sll the way onto the deck.
BM suggested this I believe and worked ever since
CHEERS

60 inches of snow!! Vaping strong on some Hawk Sauce! Sweet lil menthol

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[vapero]

I've been using my orchid v1 non stop for two weeks, it really is an amazing atty, before it I was a exclusive dripper, now I'm 90% orchider...
last friday I received the kayfun top fill cap and hated it as you needed a needle top bottle and my 75%vg took a lot of time to fill (much more than the normal v1 method) until I realized that I could unscrew the top part of the cap and use long needle tip bottles and now this is perfect, fills in seconds, no need to use any tools

 

[Hawaii]

Just received mine yesterday. Wanted to chime in with a few thoughts as well as some questions....

The build quality on mine seems pretty good EXCEPT for the screws and holes (as previously mentioned by other owners). I lost 2 of the screws before even digging into the actual build process - a few of them slide in and out of the holes, hence why they just flew out, rather than staying screwed in. My top cap and tank screw together fine and the tank looks nice overall.

My biggest issue is LEAKING. I've been using a Kayfun for several months and at this point can build Kayfuns with ease. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to set this tank up without leaking. The first build I did was a 1ohm single-coil with a long wick that wrapped around the entire deck to prevent any leaking from the extra chambers/airhole. Intense leaking. I then did this again and per a suggestion I read, shoved some extra cotton to block up the extra juice channels. Lots of leaking. I then decided that perhaps the single-coil build is the issue so I built a dual-coil .6ohm setup and set it up as I would a single-coil Kayfun. Leaking everywhere. I then read how sometimes using a LOT of cotton + really plugging the juice holes (opposite of the Kayfun) is the way to go - but again, leaking.

I exclusively fill my Kayfun via the bottom fill hole, but I learned the top-fill method to fill this tank. I followed it step by step, every time, and when I finally turn the tank rightside up everything just leaks rapidly out of the airholes. I'm comfortable building coils and wicking setups, but this is giving me issues unlike anything else. Anyone have any advice? Perhaps someone is having the same issue and has been able to solve it? Perhaps it's even my top-fill method, so if someone can point me to a foolproof guide on that I'm willing to give it a shot!

Final Verdict: My Kayfun clone has never given me close to as much trouble in the 3+ months I've had it than this has in 1 night. So there's that....

My Orchid V3 Is leaking so bad for past 6 times i've been trying to set this up that I'm ready to smash it and buy 3 more Kayfuns..

 

[rodsky77]

My Orchid V3 Is leaking so bad for past 6 times i've been trying to set this up that I'm ready to smash it and buy 3 more Kayfuns..

It really sounds like a vacuum issue. Check all the o-rings, including the one that goes around the top of the chimney.

 

[cindycated]

Yeah, I think if it's just a drop or two, it probably just needs a little more wick in the vertical channels. But when somebody says "massive leaking," it's more than likely a vacuum leak.

Has anybody tried replacing the grub screws with M2 x 3mm cheese heads? So sick of the hexes on my V1.

 

[93gc40]

So which to get and why? V2, V3 or V4? Fastech or Focal? Or is there better source.

 

[b.m.]

Go with the v4 for sure,it holds the most juice.As for where to get it,i haven't tried any from either of those,but you can get a tobeco made one on ebay for $20.I have 2 v1's and a v4 all made by them,and all very nice quality.

 

[3mg Meniere]

I got the v4 from FT, the one with the plastic top-part. I like the feel of it. The nearly all metal RTA's feel so top-heavy. The refilling port-hole is so small, I just refill them the way I refill my v1.

 

[vapero]

the best accessory for an orchid is the kayfun top fill cap, doesn't get any easier, no tools needed