Thoughts on the Patriot

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Fuzzy Bruce

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After almost mugging the mailman, I got my first dripper, a Patriot, yesterday. Remember, I am a new vapor, just over two months into vaping.

This dripper arrived in a nice plastic case and included a small screwdriver and a couple extra wicks. It already had a duel coil setup. I checked the ohms and got 0.7 on my trusty craftsman multimeter. To low to fire on my Sig ZMax. Being it is a new toy, I decided to remove one coil and try it out. Checked the ohms again and got 1.4 which is what it should be.

Got out my plain VG, wet the wick with a little extra in the base, put the topper on and started to vape. What a difference! With the stock double airholes, I was producing more cloud than I ever had before. Tried to block one airhole to see the result. Did not like that. I am guessing the holes will need to be drilled once I start using double coils.

Now the taste test. Tried a juice that I think is OK but lacking in flavor a bit from my clearo's. The flavor seemed stronger but did not really change profile. Still just OK. I am sure I will be amazed when I get a double coil set up.

Strange, after dripping for an hour or so, the screw on the positive side came loose. I tried to reset the wire but being to short, was to much for me. So, my first install. The coils provided had short leads and between my old eyes and fat fingers, it was a trying task. I now know I need a magnifier hat and learned why the leads on coils are left long on all the videos I have watched.

My first dripper and I am happy. The coil calculator is bookmarked and my kanthal order is on the way. Already looking at other drippers. Now if my Squape would only get here!
 

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I agree,i have 2 patriot clones,and love them.I was not originally interested in dripping,the only reason i bought my first was because i make my own juice,and got tired of cleaning clearos every time i wanted to try a new juice,i figured just rinsing and dry burning an rda would be easier.Little did i know that i would really enjoy using it.I now have the 2 patriots,a helios,and a trident,with plans to keep getting more,but i have to say the patriot is my go to,and i use them with dual coils and the stock air holes,which is perfect in my opinion.I do like a bit of a tight draw though,so those holes are spot on for that.
 

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I have a 24k gold plated patriot that I had purchased after I lost my Stainless Steel Quasar by cosmic innovations /cry. Anyhow my patriot sits on a hybrid adapter so the gold plated center post is contacting the battery directly. I don't know how much difference the gold plated deck, center pole, cap make towards conductivity and voltage drop compared to the stainless steel Patriot, but I sure know that the hybrid adapter connecting the center pole to the battery sure helps a lot with transferring voltage. It allows me to build my coils w/ 26 awg Kanthal @ 0.30-0.40 ohms and have the same vapor production and less heat than I would of received on my Quasar rocking 24 awg Kanthal @ 0.20-0.24 ohms! Also, The gold plated Patriot looks awesome in hybrid with the Phantom Brass Stingray as well :vapor:
 
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