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Poor adhesion with the gold plating can occur if not professionally done. What cheap stuff are you buying? Heck if it ever did, it could cause a short. Same is true for the 510 pin. And quite frankly, I've never personally had anything I had, ever have the gold plating flake off. If I did, I wouldn't buy their stuff ever again.
I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion. It's fine with me that you like gold plating. I'm new to vaping but I see problems with plating often on very expensive equipment made in the USA, Switzerland, etc. My expectations for a RBA that can be sold for $16 (including shipping from China) is lower.
Based on my prior posts, it should be clear that I like the Galaxies RDTA a lot. I even bought a second one. My Prime clone isn't plated and I like it also.
Well I worked in the electronics field for decades and gold plating is often used. And in all of that time, I've never seen gold plating flake off. Maybe it happens with other things like jewelry and such, I dunno. 
Well I worked in the electronics field for decades and gold plating is often used. And in all of that time, I've never seen gold plating flake off. Maybe it happens with other things like jewelry and such, I dunno.
My experience is with using scientific and medical equipment. I don't wear jewelry. Haven't had any concerns with plating on consumer electronics. Go to any free weight gym and you'll see lots of plating that's in poor condition (decorative chrome, hard chrome, etc).
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Mine has finally arrived. Thrown in my standard build (6 wraps of vandyvape's superfine mtl clapton, id of 2.5mm, .5 ohm) and had a quick test.
So far i can tell that i realy like the draw (2 smallest af holes opened, af screws opened just 1 turn)...
So far i can tell that i realy like the draw (2 smallest af holes opened, af screws opened just 1 turn)...
I definitely need a little testing and fine tuning with this. I started vaping rtas just 11 months ago, and so far my only rta was the kay prime. With that, i had to trim the tails a lot, so it didn't cut down the juice flow. Now with the galaxies, i might have exaggerated the trimming. It's gurgeling a little and it's also seeping a little through the air holes... I don't blame the galaxies for that, it's probably an user error.
Tastewise it is too early to judge, but the first impression is fine.
Tastewise it is too early to judge, but the first impression is fine.
Has anyone tried authenticating your Galaxies RTDA?
My Galaxies RDTA just came in from FT. Tried my security code all ways I could think of - with Zeros and with capital “o”s, with and without dashes - and none would take.
My Galaxies RDTA just came in from FT. Tried my security code all ways I could think of - with Zeros and with capital “o”s, with and without dashes - and none would take.
I trim the tails so they are just long enough to stay in their channels. I could leave them longer but it wicks fine with them short and it leaves more space to fill with e-liquid.
There's a post over on FT forums about it. Some have suggested that Vapefly was slacking and didn't add all the codes to their database. One person checked later and the code worked after he notified them.
Here's a quote from FT:
"Please trust the Vapefly products we sale are 100% authentic, we get all these items from the original factory directly.
If you don't mind, you can send the Security Code and other information for us in ticket. We will forward to our manufacturer and help you solve as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding."
When i wrote trimming i meant thinning it out. I gave the wicks a little haircut, like p. Busardo calls it...
But over night the wicks (cotton bacon prime) seem to have swolen, so that the gurgeling has disappeared.
Please excuse my english, i'm not a native speaker.
But over night the wicks (cotton bacon prime) seem to have swolen, so that the gurgeling has disappeared.
Please excuse my english, i'm not a native speaker.
I tried a 18 (ID) x 1.5 (CS) x 21 (OD) o-ring and it seems like it could work. The o-ring is from my YFTK Prime. If you don't have the Prime, you could buy the o-rings separately. I filled it with water and it didn't leak. Haven't tested it any further.
The actual o-ring has a shape similar to the one in the photo below. I don't know where to get it. Hopefully Vapefly will make replacements available in the future. I haven't seen a spares kit for any of their products. But it seems like generic o-rings would work in a pinch.
So I got the SXK Doggy and based on 1st impressions I prefer the Galaxies and the Prime... in all respects. Everyone has different tastes and preferences. I've heard that the Doggy grows on you but I just don't see it happening for me. Time will tell.
A few more impressions of the galaxies:
First of all, it is a thirsty one. Very thirsty! But there where no more leaking incidents. Condensation became an annoying problem, so i exchanged included drip tip with a nautilus 2 one. That helped a lot. I also exchanged the build. Now it's just a simple round ss316l 28 gauge wire, 9 wraps, id of 2.5mm. I think the taste is much better now. I realy like this little atty!
First of all, it is a thirsty one. Very thirsty! But there where no more leaking incidents. Condensation became an annoying problem, so i exchanged included drip tip with a nautilus 2 one. That helped a lot. I also exchanged the build. Now it's just a simple round ss316l 28 gauge wire, 9 wraps, id of 2.5mm. I think the taste is much better now. I realy like this little atty!
Anyone know what the flat-head screw-like thing on the bottom of the deck is for? You can see the weird tip of the screw-like thing through one of the air holes.
Re-directs airflow from that side?
Re-directs airflow from that side?
Decided to test my Galaxies as a tank on an Evic V2 Mini running in TC mode. Used 26 ga. SS 316L, 8 wraps, 2.5 mm I.D., which came in at about .57 ohm.
This thing vapes a treat at 400-420°F. Only thing is that the top cap gets really hot, really quickly - like in 3 restricted lung hits - and it gobbles eliquid like crazy. For me, it’s probably better on a squonker.
Think I’ll try 28 ga. next and see how it does. Might try Vandy Vape SS 316L Superfine wire eventually too (works great in an SXK Le Concorde), but I suspect that might be overkill given the even more restricted draw of the Galaxies.
I’m so far more impressed with the Galaxies than I am with the SXK Haku Venna, which arrived in the same FT order.
This thing vapes a treat at 400-420°F. Only thing is that the top cap gets really hot, really quickly - like in 3 restricted lung hits - and it gobbles eliquid like crazy. For me, it’s probably better on a squonker.
Think I’ll try 28 ga. next and see how it does. Might try Vandy Vape SS 316L Superfine wire eventually too (works great in an SXK Le Concorde), but I suspect that might be overkill given the even more restricted draw of the Galaxies.
I’m so far more impressed with the Galaxies than I am with the SXK Haku Venna, which arrived in the same FT order.
It seems to loose liquid through the air holes. I have no clue why...
Nice! I use round wire as well Stainless Steel 316L with Temperature Control. Vaping on it now, it's really good.A few more impressions of the galaxies:
First of all, it is a thirsty one. Very thirsty! But there where no more leaking incidents. Condensation became an annoying problem, so i exchanged included drip tip with a nautilus 2 one. That helped a lot. I also exchanged the build. Now it's just a simple round ss316l 28 gauge wire, 9 wraps, id of 2.5mm. I think the taste is much better now. I realy like this little atty!
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