Vapage Vmod XL Rba Squid Rda Bottom Feed Mod
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Not yet but,I have some 1/16 steel cable... doesn't get easier than that
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I was using it in my agt titanium. I swapped it out for mesh so yes I have now that I think of it..
Stainless Cable Coil Wick - Avid Vaper
I was using it in my agt titanium. I swapped it out for mesh so yes I have now that I think of it..
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No matter what I did I was not able to get the Vmod squonking well with the IGO as it was. It needed to be too vigorous so I made some changes. I drilled out the IGO center hole and the cross hole to just a bit less than 1/16" dia. That didn't help. I then replaced the unsealed 510 to 510 connector with a sealed connector and drilled a 1/16 hole through the side like this:
This turned out to be a great improvement. I'm now able to squonk easily with little force
This turned out to be a great improvement. I'm now able to squonk easily with little force
That's the problem with the vmod. The chamber depth to the positive pin isn't consistent because of the design. Mine works fine. Low budget ran into that problem with his. The edge of the 510 adapter seated too low and cut off the side mounted feed hole. What you did is solid. I recommended sanding the corner edge.
Yup, but then it would probably lower their sales of atties and cartos. OTOH, they might benefit by redesigning the Vmod to better handle rda's. They could sell those too or not. There are a couple of pretty good ones out there right now. All depends on where they want to take the device and their business.
Making an insert that screwed in and sealed the chamber and left you with a flush 510 connection would be simple to design.
You really need to get a grip. You go from thread to thread bashing anyway you can. Even making threads to bash. You're a very poor representative for REO mods....
First off you've brought this upon yourself I don't expect you to see that though. You HAVE bashed the vmod countless times so you're in denial of that. You pop into vmod or vmod associated threads to do nothing other than say negative things about the vmod. I'm pretty sure any number of people can attest to that. If anyone had been the bully it's been you. Now since yet again you have nothing to contribute except taking a shot at the vmod AGAIN... please kindly exit the thread I created to demonstrate and discuss rbas on the vmodxl...I have a vmod. I haven't bashed it or you and will continue to post in any threads as long as i remain polite. Don't worry about me starting any more threads in here for you to disrupt. If you have nothing to contribute besides hateful remarks towards me then just leave me alone please.
Please stop discussing me and judging me. I have opinions and feelings and don't like bullies
oh and close the door on your way out....
I agree whole hardheartedly, enough is enough. Thank you Reign, nice to see that the moderators do pay attention for us.
No matter what I did I was not able to get the Vmod squonking well with the IGO as it was. It needed to be too vigorous so I made some changes. I drilled out the IGO center hole and the cross hole to just a bit less than 1/16" dia. That didn't help. I then replaced the unsealed 510 to 510 connector with a sealed connector and drilled a 1/16 hole through the side like this:
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This turned out to be a great improvement. I'm now able to squonk easily with little force
Hey Ryedan, let me see if I am getting this right...
I would need to drill a hole in the +post on top, through the pin in the bottom of the Igo-L, and also the side of the 510 adaptor that I would be using? Will I still need to use an o-ring under the Igo-L at the top of the chassis? I ask all this because I just put the Igo-L in an unsealed adaptor on my XL just to see if it would fire, and it does. It also fits snug on top of the casing as well. I have been vaping my Igo-L on my Natural mechanical lately and have really been enjoying it. I would love to be able to use it on my XL at some point...
wow, the Vmod is a cheap device, there is no disputing that, but as far as cheap devices go it does have some good points... I bought my Vmod instead of a reo, not because I couldn't afford a reo but because personally I just don't like the looks of the box. I like the box form factor of side by side tank and battery but not the "in a box" look of the reo, but this is all just personal opinion, the Vmod just fits my hand better and looks better to me, but yes, it def is a cheap device and couldn't compare to a reo in quality. I didn't decide on a Vmod over a reo because of the $$, for me it was the aesthetics, I could afford whatever I want when it comes to cheap stuff like PV's, 100 or 300 or 600 don't matter much if I really want it yet I could never bring myself to actually buy a reo, I just hate looking at it. this is NOT meant to put down any reo's, I will still say that they are the best bottom feeder out there hands down, I know this, but I still cannot bring myself to consider buying one. I wouldn't go into any reo thread and bash it though, to each there own...
while the vmod is a cheap device it really does have a nice form factor, and the plastic with the aluminum shell as a composite construction isn't as flimsy as it looks, I've dropped mine and abused it and it has never failed, which I'm surprised about really, it looked like such a piece of crap that I thought it would fall apart easily but so far it has been ok, I've used it only as a backup device and treated it like a cheap piece of crap but it just keeps on going. this weekend I decided to modify my Igo L to work with it and modified the bottle to squonk like the reo and now it really works well, I have the Igo L working perfect with it, I did similar to eddie with drilling straight up through the center pin and then drilling through the side, the feed works perfect, just as I'd imagine a reo does out of the box, my biggest problem with it now is the crappy button setup they use and the whole chamber in the upper feeder assy is unnecessary when converted to a rebuildable atty so I want to eliminate that chamber and do something with the button and whole internal power setup, yes it's cheap but it also has a form factor that I really like and if modified enough I think it can be a very good bottom feeder mod. when I first got it I didn't think so but after having it a while it has grown on me
I'm now thinking of redoing the guts completely and installing a DNA20 D in there, reinforcing some perceived weak points in the construction too, in the end my Vmod may wind up costing me much more than a reo but I just can't wrap myself around the whole square box look, so to me it will still be worthwhile, for myself, not suggesting anyone else should feel the way I feel about it, and if you like the reo form factor then you are very lucky, because again, it is the best bottom feeder out there as far as quality of construction and performance out of the box, in this particular case I'm being very stupid and choosing form over function, and then upgrading the function to perform the way I want it to. I want the performance of a reo but just don't really want a reo so I'm going to mod the Vmod
I have disassembled the Vmod completely and it's pretty easy to do, this is necessary to eliminate the whole upper chamber setup they have going on, I tried just using an Oring like what's been shown here but I'm still getting a little leakage so modifying the upper chamber is my only solution at this point. if anyone is interested in how the whole chamber is assembled and wants to completely disassemble there Vmod lmk and I'll get you some shots of it stripped all the way down. the whole metal chamber can be completely removed from the plastic main body
while the vmod is a cheap device it really does have a nice form factor, and the plastic with the aluminum shell as a composite construction isn't as flimsy as it looks, I've dropped mine and abused it and it has never failed, which I'm surprised about really, it looked like such a piece of crap that I thought it would fall apart easily but so far it has been ok, I've used it only as a backup device and treated it like a cheap piece of crap but it just keeps on going. this weekend I decided to modify my Igo L to work with it and modified the bottle to squonk like the reo and now it really works well, I have the Igo L working perfect with it, I did similar to eddie with drilling straight up through the center pin and then drilling through the side, the feed works perfect, just as I'd imagine a reo does out of the box, my biggest problem with it now is the crappy button setup they use and the whole chamber in the upper feeder assy is unnecessary when converted to a rebuildable atty so I want to eliminate that chamber and do something with the button and whole internal power setup, yes it's cheap but it also has a form factor that I really like and if modified enough I think it can be a very good bottom feeder mod. when I first got it I didn't think so but after having it a while it has grown on me
I'm now thinking of redoing the guts completely and installing a DNA20 D in there, reinforcing some perceived weak points in the construction too, in the end my Vmod may wind up costing me much more than a reo but I just can't wrap myself around the whole square box look, so to me it will still be worthwhile, for myself, not suggesting anyone else should feel the way I feel about it, and if you like the reo form factor then you are very lucky, because again, it is the best bottom feeder out there as far as quality of construction and performance out of the box, in this particular case I'm being very stupid and choosing form over function, and then upgrading the function to perform the way I want it to. I want the performance of a reo but just don't really want a reo so I'm going to mod the Vmod
I have disassembled the Vmod completely and it's pretty easy to do, this is necessary to eliminate the whole upper chamber setup they have going on, I tried just using an Oring like what's been shown here but I'm still getting a little leakage so modifying the upper chamber is my only solution at this point. if anyone is interested in how the whole chamber is assembled and wants to completely disassemble there Vmod lmk and I'll get you some shots of it stripped all the way down. the whole metal chamber can be completely removed from the plastic main body
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