The Rocket is here!

[BuffaloBore]

Vape mail today contained my Rocket, a kayfun (not 91%) clone.

In the box;

Assembled rba with wick installed

Spare wick/wire

Spare set screws and allen wrench

Spare binding post screws and screwdriver

Instruction manual, very basic

The unit was incredibly clean compared to others I've taken out of the box but it still got a good bath. The threads are pretty rough but serviceable and will probably smooth out over time. The pre-assembled coil ohmed out to 2.0 ohms with no hot spots so I decided to leave it in place and give it a try. I dried everything off, adjusted the air flow and added my favorite juice, GeJ Analog and lit 'er up on my Vamo V2 set at 8 watts. Clouds of rich, thick vapor and no dry or gurgly hits or leaks so far. I'll vape it heavy this weekend and report back on Saturday night or Sunday on how it's fairing. Looking good so far.

 

[JD1]

Congrats on finding something you like and let's hope it continues to perform well. Does the drip tip screw on or can you use your own drip tip? If it screws on, that would be a deal breaker for me.

 

[shroom]

Congrats on finding something you like and let's hope it continues to perform well. Does the drip tip screw on or can you use your own drip tip? If it screws on, that would be a deal breaker for me.

You can buy a screw on to 510 drip tip adapter very cheap if that's the issue.

 

[JD1]

You can buy a screw on to 510 drip tip adapter very cheap if that's the issue.

Good to know. If these perform as good as the kayfun I may try to pick one up to go with my 804s.

 

[nelsonm64]

I might pick one up just to see if, fasttech gets them. curious... not to crazy about the chrome plated brass though, but...

 

[BuffaloBore]

Update;

The Rocket started leaking juice out of the air hole about 3ml into the first tank so I pulled the factory installed coil/wick and replaced it with a 2mm figure 8 silica and 7 turns of 28 ga Kanthal for 1.4 ohms. No more leaks and about 8ml of juice through it since the rebuild. For $24.99 plus shipping it was worth a try and I'm not disappointed in the least.
The fit and finish are decent but I have no idea what this thing is made of, I've read on the Chinese sites that it's copper, aluminum, and stainless steel so take your pick.

Vape on Brothers

 

[BuffaloBore]

Good to know. If these perform as good as the kayfun I may try to pick one up to go with my 804s.

It does have a screw on tip just like the Kayfun 3.1

 

[dudeitsmattx]

Glad to see you go it working. I like that it's a better price point then the 91% so it's almost like a clone of the clone lol. Time will tell how she preforms and I hope it does great cuz I may pick one up!

 

[nelsonm64]

how's filling it? i watched a video (not in english) and it looked like he was getting quite frustrated!

 

[BuffaloBore]

how's filling it? i watched a video (not in english) and it looked like he was getting quite frustrated!

Using the fill screw on the base is a pita and completely unnecessary. The best way to fill is to just unscrew the top cap with the drip tip attached and add juice, wa-a-a-ay easier and no spills or flooding!

 

[nelsonm64]

Using the fill screw on the base is a pita and completely unnecessary. The best way to fill is to just unscrew the top cap with the drip tip attached and add juice, wa-a-a-ay easier and no spills or flooding!

i'll probably buy one when i can find it cheap enough. always like a new toy to play with

 

[BuffaloBore]

i'll probably buy one when i can find it cheap enough. always like a new toy to play with

I got mine from AJS Vapor , just checked the site and they show 13 in stock. Pretty hard to beat for the bucks. That said I'm going to go ahead and order a Kayfun 3.1 now that I know the design is a solid one, easy to build and fill. It doesn't just get much better than that.

 

[nelsonm64]

I got mine from AJS Vapor , just checked the site and they show 13 in stock. Pretty hard to beat for the bucks. That said I'm going to go ahead and order a Kayfun 3.1 now that I know the design is a solid one, easy to build and fill. It doesn't just get much better than that.

thats a good price. maybe ill sign up and see how much shipping is, some US sites only charge $7-12 and some charge $20-32 to ship up here

 

[MikeA5]

Just ordered one. Got it at Fasttech for $13.37
To me it's worth a try at that price.
I have a Russian 91% which I like a lot but wasn't willing to pay $90+ for a 2nd one.

 

[nelsonm64]

Just ordered one. Got it at Fasttech for $13.37
To me it's worth a try at that price.
I have a Russian 91% which I like a lot but wasn't willing to pay $90+ for a 2nd one.

that's great. now, thats the price i wanted to pay to play with one of these! thanks for the heads up!

 

[Innocuous]

Excellent little vape. Yes, replace their whacky coil/wire mess when you go to give it a degreasing-bath.

About 5 turns of 29awg, a lazy-S wick about 3mm: it's been vaping great all night.

For the price, this thing is a goto-work special - and it's also likely to be a real draw for atomizer-mods.

 

[awolfheart]

I've been looking at all the various RBA clones on fasttech and now that the holiday is over, I'm gonna place an order today. I've decided on the Ithaka clone and I'm gonna add one of these little guys as well since it's such a good deal. Wish me luck!