Eleaf Lemo RTA

[Silver]

Well I have to say a big thank you to all you guys who helped me !

I am pleased to report that I rewicked and the Lemo is much much better. Far better flavour than before and it's performing very well.

Here was my old wick:


I redid it with much more Rayon so it was quite tight then I trimmed the tails so it just touched the deck and I lubed it then tucked it up against the wall away from the juice channels





Much much better flavour and vapour. No dry hits so far. AFC still wide open. At 15 Watts it's great. At 17.5 Watts even better and a bit crisper. At 20 Watts it's lovely as well. I am getting that lovely menthol burn.

And it looks like the 18mg may be a tad strong.

Thanks guys. I am really chuffed.

Sorry for my bad comments before. I was just so frustrated.

Now I can spend time with the Lemo and try a few juices to properly compare the flavour.

 

[rogue zombie]

Nice @Silver, glad you winning.

The Lemo really does seem like an awesome tank, but I'm holding out for the Goblin.
As much as I love dripping, I still think I need a 'tank' for on the go.

 

[free3dom]

Well I have to say a big thank you to all you guys who helped me !

I am pleased to report that I rewicked and the Lemo is much much better. Far better flavour than before and it's performing very well.

Here was my old wick:
View attachment 19097

I redid it with much more Rayon so it was quite tight then I trimmed the tails so it just touched the deck and I lubed it then tucked it up against the wall away from the juice channels

View attachment 19098

View attachment 19099

Much much better flavour and vapour. No dry hits so far. AFC still wide open. At 15 Watts it's great. At 17.5 Watts even better and a bit crisper. At 20 Watts it's lovely as well. I am getting that lovely menthol burn.

And it looks like the 18mg may be a tad strong.

Thanks guys. I am really chuffed.

Sorry for my bad comments before. I was just so frustrated.

Now I can spend time with the Lemo and try a few juices to properly compare the flavour.

Whew...so glad you got it working
No worries on the "name calling"...we all do it when things aren't going as planned

 

[Silver]

Lol thanks for all your help @free3dom
From the first puff at the Vape Meet
Tool me a while - but at least I have it going now

The AFC wide open is not as open as the Atlantis, so I need to take a long slow lung inhale - but I tell you what - after like 5 or 6 seconds, it really gives a nice menthol burn. Slightly different flavour to the Atlantis, not as "pure" but not in a bad way. Probably the wicking material of the stock Atlantis coil vs the Rayon in the Lemo and the lower power.

Works well.

Now to see how I enjoy the flavour on a longer term basis and how long the juice lasts and how long the Rayon lasts...

 

[Silver]

Sh1t I need some water now.
Lol

 

[free3dom]

@Silver always a pleasure...and yes, the nicotine delivery is quite potent in the Lemo - especially while "testing & tweaking"

I do find it very interesting how these various devices have different flavour profiles. It would seem that they are so similar that they would all deliver a similar experience but that couldn't be further from the truth. Seems there is a reason for having many devices after all

 

[Silver]

Ok I'm back

I think all the deep lung hits got to me.
And I haven't eaten breakfast yet. I got out of bed and went straight to the Vaping Den....

Silver averted

All back to normal

 

[free3dom]

Ok I'm back

I think all the deep lung hits got to me.
And I haven't eaten breakfast yet. I got out of bed and went straight to the Vaping Den....

Silver averted

All back to normal

Unfortunately you are the one person on here who can never really be rid of a "Silver" - I still see it there under you avatar

 

[Silver]

@Silver always a pleasure...and yes, the nicotine delivery is quite potent in the Lemo - especially while "testing & tweaking"

I do find it very interesting how these various devices have different flavour profiles. It would seem that they are so similar that they would all deliver a similar experience but that couldn't be further from the truth. Seems there is a reason for having many devices after all

Agreed @free3dom

And to make it more complex, I think it depends on the juice as well as personal preference.
So a mentholated fruity juice may taste better to me in one setup but for you it may be totally different.

That's why I find it difficult to assess flavour comparisons on hardware based on reviews from others. I also find it interesting that reviewers seldom discuss which juice they are vaping and try describe the difference in taste. At least not that I have seen. They just say - whoa this is great flavour.

I am beginning to believe that for mentholated simple fruity juices my preference is for more air and lung hits. That way, the menthol somehow comes out better for me. The Evod1 is the exception but I think that has to do with its very tight draw - actually quite strange - but we all know that the Evod1 an enigma of sorts in that those that like its flavour for some juices just swear by it.

My LP Reo is not yet "lung hitting enabled", so when I get there I will be able to do a comparison.

I envisage a comparison with the same mentholated strawberry juice on all these devices. Will be fun.

 

[Silver]

Nice @Silver, glad you winning.

The Lemo really does seem like an awesome tank, but I'm holding out for the Goblin.
As much as I love dripping, I still think I need a 'tank' for on the go.

Thanks @r0gue z0mbie - and thanks for all the encouragement

Look, I will say I am not sure I would like to run around on a busy day with the Lemo and the Smok M50.
It's not a small contraption at all and certainly won't fit in my man bag.
My Reo Mini beats it hands down for size and ruggedness. Even the Reo Grand is more compact.

But this is for vaping at my computer at "lowish" power when I just want something mindless and don't feel like squonking. I.e. just grab n vape. I was doing that with the Evod1 a lot but it needs refilling too often. I think the main factor for me will be to see how long the Rayon lasts - with the same flavour. Will be a pain to replace the wick all the time.

Anyone got some indication of how many mls of juice you get on a Rayon wick with lighter coloured juice 50/50 at around 15 Watts?

 

[free3dom]

Agreed @free3dom

And to make it more complex, I think it depends on the juice as well as personal preference.
So a mentholated fruity juice may taste better to me in one setup but for you it may be totally different.

That's why I find it difficult to assess flavour comparisons on hardware based on reviews from others. I also find it interesting that reviewers seldom discuss which juice they are vaping and try describe the difference in taste. At least not that I have seen. They just say - whoa this is great flavour.

I am beginning to believe that for mentholated simple fruity juices my preference is for more air and lung hits. That way, the menthol somehow comes out better for me. The Evod1 is the exception but I think that has to do with its very tight draw - actually quite strange - but we all know that the Evod1 an enigma of sorts in that those that like its flavour for some juices just swear by it.

My LP Reo is not yet "lung hitting enabled", so when I get there I will be able to do a comparison.

I envisage a comparison with the same mentholated strawberry juice on all these devices. Will be fun.

Absolutely valid points...generally I think that reviewers are just comparing to their own experiences with other devices using the same flavour, and so it is more of a relative comparison than an absolute one in regards to flavour - it also means very little if you have no baseline, like someone you have never seen saying "it's about as tall as I am" . And as you say, different flavours behave differently in different (sheesh) tanks (and coil/wick setups, as you've learned and shared here).

I echo your feeling on menthol juices for lung hits. I generally did not like lung hits due to the lack of throat hit but when a juice has some menthol in it it seems to add some of that kick back. I quite like this too.

I'm not sure if you've ever tried the Taifun GT, that is my favourite RTA for mouth to lung hits. It almost feels like a clearomizer in terms of it's draw (it's fairly tight, but not quite as tight as the EVOD). It also gives a very cool vape that suits the fruity methol juices very well. They are releasing a Taifun 2 soon, and I'm eager to see how that will perform.

I would be very eager to hear your comparisons on different devices with the same juices - I find these kinds of reviews much more useful to get a feel for the relative strenghts/weaknesses of a device...especially since taste is so very subjective.

 

[Dubz]

Anyone got some indication of how many mls of juice you get on a Rayon wick with lighter coloured juice 50/50 at around 15 Watts?

You should get around 15ml to 20ml. I vape at 22 to 25 watts and I re-wick after around 15ml.

 

[Silver]

Just a question on juice capacity



How many mls of juice would you say is in there now ?

If it is 5ml when full, it's not half full when visibly half full because the chimney part goes inward about half way. So is it fair to say that it's about 2ml left when at the start of the indentation and then 3ml for the top part?

 

[VapeSnow]

Well I have to say a big thank you to all you guys who helped me !

I am pleased to report that I rewicked and the Lemo is much much better. Far better flavour than before and it's performing very well.

Here was my old wick:
View attachment 19097

I redid it with much more Rayon so it was quite tight then I trimmed the tails so it just touched the deck and I lubed it then tucked it up against the wall away from the juice channels

View attachment 19098

View attachment 19099

Much much better flavour and vapour. No dry hits so far. AFC still wide open. At 15 Watts it's great. At 17.5 Watts even better and a bit crisper. At 20 Watts it's lovely as well. I am getting that lovely menthol burn.

And it looks like the 18mg may be a tad strong.

Thanks guys. I am really chuffed.

Sorry for my bad comments before. I was just so frustrated.

Now I can spend time with the Lemo and try a few juices to properly compare the flavour.

Thats how my wick also look. Perfect built for the Lemo

 

[free3dom]

Just a question on juice capacity

View attachment 19102

How many mls of juice would you say is in there now ?

If it is 5ml when full, it's not half full when visibly half full because the chimney part goes inward about half way. So is it fair to say that it's about 2ml left when at the start of the indentation and then 3ml for the top part?

(That picture, it's like looking in a mirror )

That's probably around 1 to 1.2 mls

It's very misleading that part, and yes I'd reckon somewhere along the lines of 1.5 to 2mls when the level is at the top of the base section. It goes quickly...I've gotten used to it now, and if it reaches that level and I'm on my way out I top it up

 

[BumbleBee]

Just a question on juice capacity

View attachment 19102

How many mls of juice would you say is in there now ?

If it is 5ml when full, it's not half full when visibly half full because the chimney part goes inward about half way. So is it fair to say that it's about 2ml left when at the start of the indentation and then 3ml for the top part?

Do we win something if we guess right? I would say there is about 1ml in there.

I'm really glad you have the Lemo running better now, I did mention earlier that you're going to work up a sweat once it's wicking properly

 

[Silver]

Do we win something if we guess right? I would say there is about 1ml in there.

I'm really glad you have the Lemo running better now, I did mention earlier that you're going to work up a sweat once it's wicking properly

Thanks @BumbleBee. You guys are right, its deceptive when it gets here. Goes down from there very quickly. A few drags and its visibly lower. Lol

And @BumbleBee , you were right about working up a sweat when the tank works properly. I am now starting to prepare my dilution ingredients to bring it down. Probably wont halve it to 9mg like in the Atlantis, but just a bit down for the Lemo.

Lung hitting definitely requires lower nic!

 

[Alex]

1.049mm to be exact, at that level.

 

[Rob Fisher]

After Hi Ho @Silver's exercise with the Lemo I decided to try again with mine... it was clean and ready to go into storage like so many other devices that I thought were over hyped. This time I wicked it with much shorter Rayon wicks like in the examples shown in this thread...

Oh I remembered what I hated about this device in the first place... the stupid fill hole that can't be filled by a normal plastic bottle with the little nipple on... you simply have to use a syringe! So after getting juice everywhere and wasting half of it I was ready to roll again!

I have to say the flavour is pretty damn good! The cloud production is also pretty good... thank you @Silver for coming out and saying this was a kak tank (because I also thought so but was too scared to say it because there are a lot of fans out there) and then the fans put us right... this is a pretty good tank it has to be said!

1,4Ω single coil with a short rayon wick and Tropical Ice... really nice... actually it's about 700% better than when I tried it the first time.

Thanks you Lemo fans!

 

[Silver]

After Hi Ho @Silver's exercise with the Lemo I decided to try again with mine... it was clean and ready to go into storage like so many other devices that I thought were over hyped. This time I wicked it with much shorter Rayon wicks like in the examples shown in this thread...

Oh I remembered what I hated about this device in the first place... the stupid fill hole that can't be filled by a normal plastic bottle with the little nipple on... you simply have to use a syringe! So after getting juice everywhere and wasting half of it I was ready to roll again!

I have to say the flavour is pretty damn good! The cloud production is also pretty good... thank you @Silver for coming out and saying this was a kak tank (because I also thought so but was too scared to say it because there are a lot of fans out there) and then the fans put us right... this is a pretty good tank it has to be said!

1,4Ω single coil with a short rayon wick and Tropical Ice... really nice... actually it's about 700% better than when I tried it the first time.

Thanks you Lemo fans!

Marvellous @Rob Fisher
So glad you fired it up again.
I am pleased to report my Lemo has performed beautifully all day today
15 Watts seems to be where I like it for gentle long lung hits. Nice and effortless.
Now to put it in proper service for a while and see how it fares

 

[Dubz]

Welcome to Lemoland @Rob Fisher and @Silver When you get the Lemo right - she's a beaut!

 

[MurderDoll]

After Hi Ho @Silver's exercise with the Lemo I decided to try again with mine... it was clean and ready to go into storage like so many other devices that I thought were over hyped. This time I wicked it with much shorter Rayon wicks like in the examples shown in this thread...

Oh I remembered what I hated about this device in the first place... the stupid fill hole that can't be filled by a normal plastic bottle with the little nipple on... you simply have to use a syringe! So after getting juice everywhere and wasting half of it I was ready to roll again!

I have to say the flavour is pretty damn good! The cloud production is also pretty good... thank you @Silver for coming out and saying this was a kak tank (because I also thought so but was too scared to say it because there are a lot of fans out there) and then the fans put us right... this is a pretty good tank it has to be said!

1,4Ω single coil with a short rayon wick and Tropical Ice... really nice... actually it's about 700% better than when I tried it the first time.

Thanks you Lemo fans!

If I can make a recommendation?

The nipple from the Bombies bottle fits perfectly into the van bottle. That will allow you to fill the tank without having to use a needle or spilling juice everywhere.

 

[free3dom]

Great stuff @Rob Fisher, glad you too got it working

I think a lot of us lemonheads [ ] came to the device directly from the kayfun (clones) and this was really just the same thing with higher quality, easier building, and better airflow. We already sorted out the quirks on the kayfun and fail to take that into account whenever we talk about and or build it. I will try to keep that in mind going forward

@Silver glad to hear it is holding up. Once it works though I'm pretty sure it'll just keep on going

 

[BumbleBee]

Woohoo! Awesome that you're all enjoying your Lemos.... my turn will come, soon, I hope

 

[free3dom]

@Rob Fisher I sometimes top fill my lemo - especially when I'm in a hurry or have a bottle without a decent nipple.

I recently described the method I used in this post if you (or anyone else) is interested.