Is this the death of the hardware buying virus?

I have my Reo's both on about .3 and the vape is quite simply amazing.

But the Reo is a mech device that requires constant effort to achieve optimum performance. If your contacts are arcing, it's going to affect the power for example.

It's likely, judging from the comments that some of you have encountered issues that are easily solved by either a little maintenance, or the correct atomizer/build.

About 10 months of using the Reo exclusively have taught me how to overcome any problem. And of one thing I am certain. Nothing comes close to the vaping nirvana of a Nuppin on a Reo for me.

I don't get it perfect on every build. But when I do... It's unreal.

In my case then, the answer is definitely yes. I only suffer from a different strain of this virus, one which keeps me on the lookout for another Reo.


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@Tom, you tempting me to look into the FeV
Lol
 
Andre said:
Ah, thanks for the correction....was somebody else just below 0.2 then.
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I doubt if I'll go lower than .2 on the Reo. I don't think I'll like it. I like warm vapes, not hot.....lol
 
Silver said:
@Tom, you tempting me to look into the FeV
Lol
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I am not trying to go overboard with my raving about it here....but it has to be said.....you would not regret it. The first time I saw it was at a vape shop nearby, and the guys there were raving about it the same way I do now. I did not bite the bait....why? I did not like the looks of it. But i did see them blowing good clouds....more then what i could get out of the Kayfun.

Even when i got it, thanks to the hardware virus, i was sceptical. Still used my Kayfuns and the Reo mostly.

Then I got into building the right coils for my clouds and took it with me on my travels.....that's when i started to appreciate all other aspects of this tank. Filling it up is so easy....u can pour from the bottle if u like. I do always with the last filling thats left in a bottle ;)

Recoiling or wicking without a mess, no need to drain.

Never gurgles or leaks.

Ability to either be a cloud chaser or a TH chaser....by simply changing the coil to its intended position, above the screws. it was meant to be a TH device....hence the name: Flash-e-vapor. Flash is the german term for TH.
Me as a cloud enthusiast....do it closer to the airhole with the airflow restrictor screw being removed and it is crazy.

Nuff said....its simply awesome and i would love to let you try it out next time I come to SA.
 
Thanks @Tom
I am most certainly interested.
If you say its good, then i have to try it

Will you by any chance be here around 30 May for the Vapecon?
 
Silver said:
Thanks @Tom
I am most certainly interested.
If you say its good, then i have to try it

Will you by any chance be here around 30 May for the Vapecon?
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i would love to....but i cannot plan things like that. maybe there is a job out there, maybe not.
although i still got plenty mileage with SAA....maybe i need to consider it. better use those miles before expiry :D
 
just watched the last minutes....saw him blowing a mini cloud. I guess he has coiled it the conventional way, for TH. If there is some kind of interest I could post some pictures on the non conventional way.....with the coil set towards the airhole and using mesh wire rolls instead of the cotton drain wicks (I assume he used those as well).
can only do that back home tho....
 
Oh wow what a painful way to build... 47 minutes into the video and now awaiting to see how it fills!
 
OK filling was a piece of cake... quite a unique design... quality design... not crazy about having to use silica (but I guess we would use rayon) and mesh... I think I will try yours first @Tom! ;-)
 
Rob Fisher said:
Oh wow what a painful way to build... 47 minutes into the video and now awaiting to see how it fills!
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ok....from what I hear from you....its not the right way to do it. No need for Silica at all, no pain building it at all. The drain is done via small mesh wire rolls in my setup. needs to be done once only, at the initial setup. From there its basically just the occasional coil, which is in my case 0.8 ohm microcoils, 0.50mm wire used. Then a rather thick string of cotton threaded and placed on top of the screw heads. Voila!

I change the cotton every 2 days, and the coils every few weeks....other then that....vape,vape, vape :D
 
from a recent post in Regtown....my setup:

So, I ventured to higher wattages today, with a tank system.<br /><br />Re-coiled and re-wicked the FeV today, 0.50mm Kanthal, 9 wraps on a 3mm screwdriver. Plenty of cotton. To get decent flow of juice even when I vape a lot, I had to change the mesh wire "piping" to a somewhat bigger inner diameter.<br /><br />Running this now at 70W :D the coil came out @1 Ohm....so maximum output on the Sigelei is around 75W. Will try next time some V2A 0.50mm wire....should give me 0.5-0.6 ohms with at least 10 wraps of wire (this is what my minimum wraps...)<br /><br />
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<br /><br />72W 8.4V<br /><br />
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<br /><br />showing the "piping" for juice flow from the tank<br /><br />
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<br /><br />well juiced up cotton<br /><br />
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<br /><br />another view of the tank with the "piping"...these pipes are just long enough to push slightly on the cotton.<br />This prevents flooding but maintains constant juice flow to feed the higher wattage.<br />The cotton is on top of the post screws, and the nose you see at the base fits the slot on the tank to perfectly align the mesh piping to the post screws, for even pressure points on the cotton.<br /><br />I hope you guys can see why I love this RBA so much. I think its a masterpiece of vaping engineering, but its not a stunner by the looks ;)<br/>
 
Nice thread @Tom

I'm so grateful I followed @Andre's example early on and got onto the Reo. Has also saved me a small fortune in the long run. I remember all to clearly those days waiting in anticipation for the then "latest" tanks and batteries to arrive only to be blown away with disappointment when they end up give endless problems.

Luckily my happy space is two Reo grands with cyclones which I alternate between in a 24 hour day. Hassle free, durable and most importantly of all, reliable.
 
I think I too have found my cure to the CUD virus...for now. The virus seems to be under control and dormant at the moment but won't be surprised if it unexpectedly flares up again. I've gone from dropping stupid amounts a month on hardware to very little in the past few months, and what I do spend is mostly for converts. Completely unexpected on my part as I have always thought regulated mods to be the way forward but with the failures in one way or another of all the regulated devices I have ever owned, my mechs be they clone or authentic deliver consistently without fail. My now go to devices are various mechs and KFL+ V2's. I build between 1-1.4 depending on the conductivity of the mod. Preference being copper tube, brass threaded top cap and switch with silver plated contacts. Right now I couldn't be happier with my setup but I'm sure this will eventually change as I remember at one stage feeling the same about an ego twist and a CE5 :p
 
hmm....its not the end of it, I guess. I just purchased more hardware, although it probably should not count as it is not an improvement:

I bought a regulated backup device for my travels. I did not want to get into a situation that I am abroad and my IPV mini fails, lets say on the first days....I always have a mech on me as well, but I dont want to miss the comfort of a reg mod anymore.

So, I bought the Cloupor Mini (30W) and the FeV VS (which is a mini as well). The latter is a trial, and therefore a clone. The original costs about a 100 Euros, and I might not like the size.
 
Tom said:
hmm....its not the end of it, I guess. I just purchased more hardware, although it probably should not count as it is not an improvement:

I bought a regulated backup device for my travels. I did not want to get into a situation that I am abroad and my IPV mini fails, lets say on the first days....I always have a mech on me as well, but I dont want to miss the comfort of a reg mod anymore.

So, I bought the Cloupor Mini (30W) and the FeV VS (which is a mini as well). The latter is a trial, and therefore a clone. The original costs about a 100 Euros, and I might not like the size.
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Hahaha
Me too! Just ordered a new tank and a Marquis :rofl::devil:
 
this has to be the end of the road now.....

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on the left is the backup...Cloupor Mini with the FeV VS (17mm diameter version)
 
so...for anyone interested (maybe @Silver or @Rob Fisher ?)

tested the FeV VS clone....works like a steam train. This I mention for the peeps that want to try out the FeV without dishing out a fortune. The original costs a hefty 114 €.... and buying an atty for almost 1500 Rand without knowing it, well, I would not do it either. But this might be worth a try: http://www.gearbest.com/electronic-cigarettes/pp_137306.html

Btw, a mate has ordered from gearbest recently...arrived after a week
 
Thanks @Tom... but I think I'm finished with tanks especially rebuildable ones... for me my ADV is the REO with Cyclone and back up is an Atlantis... still need to come to grips with the temperature sensing coils and then will make a call...

BUt I keep going back and having a look at the FeV! ;-) $17,99? Seems almost too go to be true? That makes me real nervous!
 
Reo and Nuppin else is required. :trophy:
 
Decided to keep on posting here, for @capetocuba new purchase, the FeV. There was already a lot posted around this tank.

In the following video you will see at around 15:00 min on how to roll the mesh wire channels. It is in german....but pictures say more then a 1000 words ;) you can also use shorter strips, resulting in bigger channels for more liquid flow. As soon as the cotton is saturated the flow stops.

At 19:50 he is telling you to pay attention on the position of the coil....it has to be on the side of the "nose" at the bottom, thats where the airhole aligns to.
To explain the position to you....one can do different ones. More TH required? You could do it in line of the screws, that was the original intention of the designer. My personal favorite.....airhole screws removed and the coil as close as possible to the airhole.
The guy in the video is doing it halfway, so a mixture of TH and clouds.

If you decide to use the airhole screws for tighter draw....pay attention to the position of the coil, as the screws protrude into the chamber when fitted.

24:00 shows the cotton feeding and positioning. Cover the screws with the cotton, that is the point of contact for the mesh wire feeding channels. Use plenty of cotton.

Do it like he does, its how I do it as well. It will work 100% like that. My favorite setup is anywhere between 0.8 - 1.2 Ohm, depending on the wire size. Using a 3mm inner diameter so that I can fit sufficient amounts of cotton. Single micro coil and on a regulated mod.

Here is the link to the video:

 
@Tom, is the Fev more of a mouth to lung device or more of a lung hit device?
Where is it happiest if it offers both?
 
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