Where to buy a VV Reo?

[Ryuukon]

So I've been watching the classies for weeks looking for a VV Reo to come up, and when they do come up I'm either too late to get it, or they want like $300 for it.

So during that time I've also been looking at reosmods.com and trying to find out how/where to order a VV Reo. Frankly, I can't hardly find any reference to VV except for short blurbs on the front page, let alone where to order one. So help me out here folks... Am I blind, or is the website... kind of a mess and hard to find what you're looking for? If you've got a link, please give it to me! I've got a hefty sum sitting in my paypal account right now and I've been saving it for a VV Reo.

 

[Ryuukon]

To clarify, I'm looking for a VV Reo Grand, not a Woodvil.

 

[Clark F]

REO GRAND VV/VW 15 watts | The Vape Trader

 

[Ryuukon]

REO GRAND VV/VW 15 watts | The Vape Trader

Um, that's used, not from reosmods.com. Doesn't really answer my question. Thanks for the try though!

 

[Clark F]

Rob doesn't build them any longer, you will have to find somebody selling one.

 

[Ryuukon]

Rob doesn't build them any longer, you will have to find somebody selling one.

Oh, that's a bummer. Wish he would take it off the front page then.

The wood: REO Woodvil 18650, REO Woodvil 18490 and the Variable Voltage (VV) REO Woodvil. The Woodvils are only available on a limited basis. Watch the updates for future availability.

And the newest in the REO line, the Variable Voltage Grands.

 

[nerak]

Most of the reference to the VV REO has been removed from reosmods because they have been discontinued. Those and the VV Woodvil. Users guides are still on site.

Robert will still repair any. And he now does a conversion to a mechanical with a 18650 battery if the owner desires.

Your hunt will be to find a used that is for sale.

 

[Ryuukon]

I understand that now and I appreciate it, but that quote I made was directly from the front page of reosmods.com. Thus I just assumed they were still available from reosmods.com. Now I know better.

That said, I'll probably just pick up a Grand and RM2 assuming I can fit a vapesafe fuse with an 18650. The main reason I wanted VV was for the protection, but if that's not going to happen now if I can use a fuse (I have 2 Holocron fuses) then I'll be satisfied with that until I can fit a Kick2.

 

[nerak]

I understand that now and I appreciate it, but that quote I made was directly from the front page of reosmods.com. Thus I just assumed they were still available from reosmods.com. Now I know better.

That said, I'll probably just pick up a Grand and RM2 assuming I can fit a vapesafe fuse with an 18650. The main reason I wanted VV was for the protection, but if that's not going to happen now if I can use a fuse (I have 2 Holocron fuses) then I'll be satisfied with that until I can fit a Kick2.

I sent a PM to Robert awhile back mentioning that the VV Grand was still mentioned in the front page. Also the Mini (14500) is mentioned. He is trying to update the site as he can get to it.

 

[ancient puffer]

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That said, I'll probably just pick up a Grand and RM2 assuming I can fit a vapesafe fuse with an 18650.. ... then I'll be satisfied with that until I can fit a Kick2.

I ran a holocron fuse in my grand for nearly a year, but in the end, wound up NOT using it. The spring below the battery is the failsafe "fuse", it will collapse and break the circuit in the even of a short. Electronics fail, mechanicals, not so much.

Just so you're aware, Robert (reosmods.com) is working on a version of the grand that is "kick-ready", i.e., can easily be fitted with a kick, but also has a spacer that can be used in the even of a kick failure, to run it in pure mechanical mode.

 

[Ryuukon]

I ran a holocron fuse in my grand for nearly a year, but in the end, wound up NOT using it. The spring below the battery is the failsafe "fuse", it will collapse and break the circuit in the even of a short. Electronics fail, mechanicals, not so much.

Just so you're aware, Robert (reosmods.com) is working on a version of the grand that is "kick-ready", i.e., can easily be fitted with a kick, but also has a spacer that can be used in the even of a kick failure, to run it in pure mechanical mode.

Awesome. Maybe I'll try to hold out for a kick ready Grand.

And I have a lot of experience with mechs, but they can can have their own problems. Here's a little story...

I had been using my Squape clone on my Panzer for weeks with no issues. After the Squape starting tasting funky (it'd been a couple of weeks since I'd cleaned it) I tore it all down, took out the 510 pin, cleaned it all in pga, let it sit overnight and put it all back together. Put in a new build, came out to right where I wanted it, wicked it, filled it, popped it on my Panzer and proceeded to adjust the pins in both to seat it and get rid of battery rattle. Fired it... top cap got ridiculously hot as well as the fire button. Yanked the battery quick as I could, and it was HOT. So hot I was convinced it was going to vent so I tossed it out the window into my yard (would rather have it vent there than inside).

After much investigation I found a tiny burr inside the Squape that had never caused issues before, but apparently from moving the 510 in and out it moved that burr which shorted the atty, shorting the mod, and almost caused the battery to vent.

Haven't used a mech since without a fuse, nor will I. Now granted the Reo has a hotspring, which is a good thing, but it's not resettable without replacing the spring, which imo is bad. Thus no fuse, no mech.

BUT, since you've confirmed I can fit a holocron fuse in there, I'm itching to get a Reo now. Though I hope he doesn't take too long working on the Kick-able Reo. Would rather have it kicked than just using a fuse.

 

[ancient puffer]

If you're going to fit one of the holocron's in there, my suggestion is to insert it nipple down, below the battery. That way, the nipple slides into the open end of the spring, and it will still leave you a margin of compression on the spring "just in case". I will tell you that in roughly a year of using them, I had 2 of the holocron's "fail", luckily, they failed in such a way that I had an open circuit, rather than a permanently complete one.

I always liked the idea of a resettable fuse, too, but with the spring, it's either good, or it's not, and the only way it can fail is "safe". Keeping a few spare springs around is no biggy, and you can change one out in about a minute.

See below for how to fit it: