BP Mods Pioneer RTA and the new Pioneer V1.5
- Thread starter Rob Fisher
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Extention Tank and new shaped cap for the Pioneer!
New tank and cap installed... as you all know I am a 28-watt vaper but with the Pioneer I go down to 23 watts... I think the very small dome makes quite a difference. It's a dash severe at 28 watts... I like a long warm vape rather than hot short...
which airflow insert are you using Uncle Rob? assuming you managed to squeeze a Fisher alien in there?
Seems that a clear cap is coming in the near future, looks really nice
Wat mod is this brother
I'm not a fan of that stock tip
Not sure…unfortunatly not mine just a picture I got off there facebook account earlier.
I need some help on this one guys and gals. It seems like I've sorted out the wicking issue I had that lead to leaking out the airflow, and the tank vapes great with nice flavor and throat hit, but every time I fill her up she gurgles. Best way I have found to combat that is to vape the tank upside down for 4 or 5 hits, but that actually runs juice into my mouth. After those 4 or 5 hits everything returns to normal with no leaking. I have even tried closing off the airflow completely while filling, but this doesn't seem to make a difference.
Any advice appreciated.
Any advice appreciated.
That's still a wicking issue and i don't know if anyone has mastered it yet but i find it hit and miss. I never get leaking but i do get gurgling sometimes after filling after wicking it but then the next time i wick it i get one of the smoothest vapes imaginable with no gurgling after filling. The problem is passing on advice when i haven't mastered it myself, as far as i am aware i wick it the same whether i get gurgling or a great vape so obviously it's a fine line which can probably best be solved by patience, the more you wick it the more often you will get it right and then it will give a great smooth vape. I can only suggest if you are having gurgling after filling try to fill as fast as you can and then after putting the top-cap back feeding some tissue down the chimney to mop up access liquid. It's a bugger but keep patient when it is right it's great!
Thanks. I've actually tried this the first 3 times but kept getting juice leaking out the AFC. Decided to try Vaping with Vick's approach and wicked it like a dripper and now it's fine. Just on the refills I have the issue. Small price to pay for the flavor and enjoyment though.
That means you need it somewhere between the two methods watching a video is one thing or looking at photos like in my reviews is another but they only give a rough guide and telling from that the exact thickness they have the cotton etc is impossible!
Wow if only my budget could afford it :-?
Doing a bit of an experiment tonight. Cleaned and dry-burned the coil. Rewicked with plain old Kendo Japanese cotton. So far no leaks, but I haven't filled her up yet. No gurgling either. See the occasional bubble after a draw. Hope it keeps on behaving.
15W, 0.8 ohm running the airflow wide open with the 0.8mm 510 pin.
15W, 0.8 ohm running the airflow wide open with the 0.8mm 510 pin.
Filled up this morning for the first time without any flooding or leaking. Seem Kendo cotton is the way to go and Vaping with Vick's advice "wick it like a dripper" works for me. Flavor is still bang on too. Very happy and if I dare say, I prefer this RTA above the Expromizer V4 I've got. Love the draw on the 0.8mm 510 pin.
Not a juice guzzler at all and it's last me more than a day on a tank and battery. Great bit of kit.
Not a juice guzzler at all and it's last me more than a day on a tank and battery. Great bit of kit.
Okay, so after my last post, where I was very happy, things started going sideways a bit. Didn't get the flavor I used to get and with last week's vape meet I drove a 100km with the tank with no issue whatsoever, apart from having very muted flavor. On my way home however, I only vaped it for like 15 minutes and started getting dry hits. Not totally dry, but that tasteless on the verge of coughing up a lung if it goes dryer kind of taste. This morning I through out the Kamikaze coils and wrapped my own coils. Vandy Vape superfine MTL fused clapton wire Ni80. 7 wraps that comes out to roughly 0.8 ohm. (It differs a bit on the Pico and Swag). Changed out the 0.8mm air pin with the 1mm pin and lifted the coil a bit higher. The difference in airflow with the lifted coil almost makes me wish I had left the 0.8mm pin in. Flavor is back and bang on target as it used to be. Been vaping it for the last 20 minutes or so with no leaks and no dry hits. Had to bump up the wattage from 15W to 20W though due to the increased airflow. Going to post some pics of the build and wick. Would appreciate some feedback from you guys, as everyone seems to be thoroughly enjoying this RTA, while so far for me it has been overshadowed by the Expromizer V4 quite a bit. I'd love to get this one just right, as the extra capacity is a winner when I have to take longer trips in the car. Idid however change back to the original size from the extension kit (I only have one). It just looks sexier on the Pico that way and I have tried running it on the Aspire Mixx, but the airflow keeps being bang in front and I keep closing it with my hand. A pity, as it looks quite nice on there.
If you had the coil lower than that before it would of been suffocating the airflow and not allowing it to spread to give full coil coverage hence the muted flavour combined with a less reduced chamber which also wouldn't of helped with flavour! Coil position now looks good! Love the Blade top-caps!
Eish... Here I am back again looking for advice. Tried simple round wire coils, fancy coils etc. On some coils I burn the cotton in half at only 15W. Just not finding the right spot on the wicking. Right now I have installed White Collar MTL coils which I have reduced from 3mm to 2.5mm and removed a wrap to get to 0.75 Ohm.
Very happy with how the coils came out, now I'm just too afraid to wick and try them, and I really want to try my new NET samples. Anyone in the Vaal/Jhb area that would be willing to give a personal wicking lesson on this tank please? Really hate having such a great rta and not being able to utilize it to it's full potential.
Very happy with how the coils came out, now I'm just too afraid to wick and try them, and I really want to try my new NET samples. Anyone in the Vaal/Jhb area that would be willing to give a personal wicking lesson on this tank please? Really hate having such a great rta and not being able to utilize it to it's full potential.
What's the consensus on the pioneer 1.5 rta vs the dwarv 16mm or dwarve 22 mtl, I'm in the mood for a new rta and want to spend the money once? I have an arbiter solo as my only mtl reference tank and a dwarv24mm dl
I have the dwarv MTL and the pioneer and I honestly prefer the dwarv because the pioneer leaks in me.
Too much cotton and the pioneer gives dry hits. Just my experience with the 2.
If you can get your hands on an expromizer v4 or 5 I would add that to the options.
I can concur that wicking is very particular with the Pioneer which can be a bug bare but when right gives a smooth flavour rich vape, I don't have a Dvarw of any kind to compare! What you really need to know is if the wicking is less tricky with the 1.5V which I don't have!
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