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I keep it simple. I just like lots of options and colours. All multiples are different colours of the same thing.
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I keep it simple. I just like lots of options and colours. All multiples are different colours of the same thing.
French, thank you. Thank you so much. Eva Cassidy touches in a way that is uncommon....... at least to me.
I had never heard of her. A friend mentioned her on FB and so I started listening and researching. Then I saw here that a couple people had posted some songs. Just thought to mention her.
With backing from a major label, she probably would have upped her overall presentation a bit. I enjoyed "I know you by heart".
Thanks.
With backing from a major label, she probably would have upped her overall presentation a bit. I enjoyed "I know you by heart".
Thanks.
Another review that I wrote for the Aussies of devices for carto tanks.
Another one in my round of carto tank devices. I purchased a few of these from MadVapes along with the propriety drip tip. US$2.49 atomiser and US$2 drip tip.
Revive DCT Replacement Atomizer, 2.0 Ohm, Dual Coil | Madvapes
Initial thoughts.
The atomiser is built like a cartomiser on steroids. Walls are double thickness and the air holes (4) on the 510 base and the internal eliquid flow holes (4) are double the normal size. The machining is excellent with no sharp edges to cut o-rings. The device is made for tanks that take 45mm cartos and has the obligatory Smok bottom flange.
This atomiser is designed to have a nautilus like coil/ vertical coil inside a cartomizer like tube. It does not have the same filling material as a cartomiser but relies on a material wrapping of the coil that sits up against the eliquid intake holes for eliquid flow. Similar to the Boge RCB cartomizers and the original Imist atomisers.
Unfortunately the atomiser has a proprietary threaded drip tip that must be bought separately and the only other option to use for shorter tanks is to pair it with an external drip tip such as the external lips made by byleo.
I was warned that the tube diameter was slightly larger than normal cartomisers but had no trouble putting them in tanks using a carto plunger to clear the o-rings.
Usage.
I tested this in a few different tanks. All had very good o-rings and air pressure was stable. We also had a significant change in temperature during the week and no difference was noticed.
Initial priming. The instructions mention simply fill the tank, wait 30secs and vape. I was more cautious. I primed with a drop or two and waited a few mins. I was also cautious with starting on a lower power setting and working my way up slowly to optimum power. The atomiser measures 2.0ohm and for our eliquid ratio 70/30 PG/VG the wattage was best at 9w.
It was immediately obvious that with the amount of airflow available and a wider bore drip tip, these atomisers are a lung hit device. A quick note.....with any device that has airflow through the 510 connector you will get differing results depending on how deep you screw down your tank. eg. Huge airflow on an ego type battery, reduced on a presa. Also a little tip if you want to reduce airflow on these add a tiny thin oring above the threads on the 510 connector.
This atomiser worked extremely well with longer lung hits. The vape is warm and a surprisingly large volume of dense vapour. I would say at least double if not more that of a cartomiser. Which also means you will be going through eliquid at double the speed. The nicotine content of the eliquid I used needed to be halved. I have not tested with high VG so there maybe some wicking issues that I was not aware of.
The taste is very clean and crisp. Similar to a settled in BVC coil. There is no spitting of hot eliquid at this wattage or PG/VG ratio. I also don't know the wick composition but based on the taste and the way it is wicking I am assuming it is silica of sorts.
Because of the proprietary drip tip you cannot use a carto filling tool so you need either a top filling tank or a needle top bottle to fill.
Opinion.
I would hesitate to recommend this atomiser to a mouth to lung vaper. There is too much air and you need to tinker or put it on a device with a deep 510 connector or limited air channels which then impacts the heat of the Atomizer and vape. However for a lung hit vaper I think these are an excellent option. It's attractive to people who want to use carto tanks but are frustrated with the lack of vapour and air.
The device works best in the taller tanks. Using a short tank (with an external drip tip) tended to heat the vapour which is not to my liking.
I don't yet know how long the coil will last but after a week of heavy vaping with spearmint ice there is no change in ohms, flavour or vapour production. It has also not leaked or flooded and has been in constant use during the week and treated the same as any other carto tank.
Pros
Enables Lung Hit vapers to use carto tanks.
Clean crisp flavour
Comparable vapour production to rebuildable cartomisers like a diver & Sophia
Reasonable price for the quality received.
Cons.
Proprietary SS drip tip.
Unknown wick and wadding composition.
Pricey compared to cartomisers (my opinion might change on this if it has longevity compared to cartomisers)
Only available for tanks that take 45mm cartomizers (Unless you have an external drip tip)
Maybe tight in some tanks (I did not find this)
Another one in my round of carto tank devices. I purchased a few of these from MadVapes along with the propriety drip tip. US$2.49 atomiser and US$2 drip tip.
Revive DCT Replacement Atomizer, 2.0 Ohm, Dual Coil | Madvapes
Initial thoughts.
The atomiser is built like a cartomiser on steroids. Walls are double thickness and the air holes (4) on the 510 base and the internal eliquid flow holes (4) are double the normal size. The machining is excellent with no sharp edges to cut o-rings. The device is made for tanks that take 45mm cartos and has the obligatory Smok bottom flange.
This atomiser is designed to have a nautilus like coil/ vertical coil inside a cartomizer like tube. It does not have the same filling material as a cartomiser but relies on a material wrapping of the coil that sits up against the eliquid intake holes for eliquid flow. Similar to the Boge RCB cartomizers and the original Imist atomisers.
Unfortunately the atomiser has a proprietary threaded drip tip that must be bought separately and the only other option to use for shorter tanks is to pair it with an external drip tip such as the external lips made by byleo.
I was warned that the tube diameter was slightly larger than normal cartomisers but had no trouble putting them in tanks using a carto plunger to clear the o-rings.
Usage.
I tested this in a few different tanks. All had very good o-rings and air pressure was stable. We also had a significant change in temperature during the week and no difference was noticed.
Initial priming. The instructions mention simply fill the tank, wait 30secs and vape. I was more cautious. I primed with a drop or two and waited a few mins. I was also cautious with starting on a lower power setting and working my way up slowly to optimum power. The atomiser measures 2.0ohm and for our eliquid ratio 70/30 PG/VG the wattage was best at 9w.
It was immediately obvious that with the amount of airflow available and a wider bore drip tip, these atomisers are a lung hit device. A quick note.....with any device that has airflow through the 510 connector you will get differing results depending on how deep you screw down your tank. eg. Huge airflow on an ego type battery, reduced on a presa. Also a little tip if you want to reduce airflow on these add a tiny thin oring above the threads on the 510 connector.
This atomiser worked extremely well with longer lung hits. The vape is warm and a surprisingly large volume of dense vapour. I would say at least double if not more that of a cartomiser. Which also means you will be going through eliquid at double the speed. The nicotine content of the eliquid I used needed to be halved. I have not tested with high VG so there maybe some wicking issues that I was not aware of.
The taste is very clean and crisp. Similar to a settled in BVC coil. There is no spitting of hot eliquid at this wattage or PG/VG ratio. I also don't know the wick composition but based on the taste and the way it is wicking I am assuming it is silica of sorts.
Because of the proprietary drip tip you cannot use a carto filling tool so you need either a top filling tank or a needle top bottle to fill.
Opinion.
I would hesitate to recommend this atomiser to a mouth to lung vaper. There is too much air and you need to tinker or put it on a device with a deep 510 connector or limited air channels which then impacts the heat of the Atomizer and vape. However for a lung hit vaper I think these are an excellent option. It's attractive to people who want to use carto tanks but are frustrated with the lack of vapour and air.
The device works best in the taller tanks. Using a short tank (with an external drip tip) tended to heat the vapour which is not to my liking.
I don't yet know how long the coil will last but after a week of heavy vaping with spearmint ice there is no change in ohms, flavour or vapour production. It has also not leaked or flooded and has been in constant use during the week and treated the same as any other carto tank.
Pros
Enables Lung Hit vapers to use carto tanks.
Clean crisp flavour
Comparable vapour production to rebuildable cartomisers like a diver & Sophia
Reasonable price for the quality received.
Cons.
Proprietary SS drip tip.
Unknown wick and wadding composition.
Pricey compared to cartomisers (my opinion might change on this if it has longevity compared to cartomisers)
Only available for tanks that take 45mm cartomizers (Unless you have an external drip tip)
Maybe tight in some tanks (I did not find this)
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Brilliant review, XX! Initially, they sound a bit too fiddly, and I see you mentioned that they aren't really for M2L'ers. But these "should" be good for the lung hitters in the crowd.
Thank you SO much!!! (BLOGGED it?)
Thank you SO much!!! (BLOGGED it?)
I blogged it
It's interesting. They are not for me....... They are just too much but hubby who takes 10 sec lung hits thinks they are brilliant. He uses straight splash carto tanks and they are no different to what he does now with filling. His only bugbear is the SS drip tips. He uses cherry vapes acrylics and misses them. Let's see if he is still using them in another weeks time. I also want to know how long they last.
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Keep us postata.
They have been out a while and I couldn't find that much on them. I don't have any ce5's to check. If they did that would make them much more attractive. It would also narrow the air channel and reduce the airflow.
Just dug around my bits and pieces and the ce5 drip tips don't fit. Too big for the double thickness walls.
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Kicked Nemeses with single-coil Orchids. One type of gear. KISS.
Use my single coil Orchids with iSticks. Makes it simple to adjust power when my coils are a few tenths of an ohm higher or lower than expected. Still have a couple kicks in my stash box, adjusted for use with a 1.5 ohm coil if the mood strikes me and I break out a mech.
A well-wicked Kayfun can handle high/max vg, but you might have to do some drypuffs in between.
The moment you say dry puffs in between you have lost me.
Primer pulls, cover the air hole and give a few quick pulls without any power.
I know what the words mean I just don't want to have to remember to do it. I want wicking that just works
MaxVG on a KFV4 yes, on a KFL no wicking method will allow a thick juice to run without primer pulls.I know what the words mean I just don't want to have to remember to do it. I want wicking that just works
Morning, back home now, Paris was lovely but expensive, now I need some new vape gear, I dropped my Subtank Mini in the Seine (River)
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