Yip I'm afraid the coil and wick specialists are the ones that get the best flavour form the devices... for the rest of us it's a bit of a hit an miss affair!
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Yip I'm afraid the coil and wick specialists are the ones that get the best flavour form the devices... for the rest of us it's a bit of a hit an miss affair!
After I finished building and filling it up, I kept feeling I farked something up, there's just no way it could ne this easy and quick....
But NOPE! She is a WINNER!!!
Did a 26G SS 316L 7 wraps spaced around 2.5mm ID giving 0.22 Ohms build, wicked with Dischem Cotton pads, and filled with a new juice I'm trying from a friend. Can't decide if its the great juice, or the awesome tank, but this is a Game Changer!
Wicks perfect, not a single leak anywhere, and not even a hint of a dry hit, just pure flavor bliss with each enormous cloud
But NOPE! She is a WINNER!!!
Did a 26G SS 316L 7 wraps spaced around 2.5mm ID giving 0.22 Ohms build, wicked with Dischem Cotton pads, and filled with a new juice I'm trying from a friend. Can't decide if its the great juice, or the awesome tank, but this is a Game Changer!
Wicks perfect, not a single leak anywhere, and not even a hint of a dry hit, just pure flavor bliss with each enormous cloud
Sorry for side tracking the thread but would you mind sharing where you got hold of some 316L SS? Thanks man.After I finished building and filling it up, I kept feeling I farked something up, there's just no way it could ne this easy and quick....
But NOPE! She is a WINNER!!!
Did a 26G SS 316L 7 wraps spaced around 2.5mm ID giving 0.22 Ohms build, wicked with Dischem Cotton pads, and filled with a new juice I'm trying from a friend. Can't decide if its the great juice, or the awesome tank, but this is a Game Changer!
Wicks perfect, not a single leak anywhere, and not even a hint of a dry hit, just pure flavor bliss with each enormous cloud
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DougP
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Love this tank to..
Best coil build I found is 2.3 mm 7 wraps 26g kanthal.
And yes just like redeemer I switched from Japanese cotton to dischem cotton balls..huge difference in vape and flavour
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Best coil build I found is 2.3 mm 7 wraps 26g kanthal.
And yes just like redeemer I switched from Japanese cotton to dischem cotton balls..huge difference in vape and flavour
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Rob your post made me realize that I've messed the wicking and coils up. I tried to wrap a Clapton but could not get them to glow evenly so I used plain old kanthal with new wicks. I agree with you tank is much better. Thanks for helping out
I was running my crius with two claptons, but I took it out because the claptons are juice mongers.
26g is perfect for this tank.easy setup Lekker flavor and good vapor production.
@robfisher my juice control is not loose at all
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@robfisher my juice control is not loose at all
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Just wanted to relay my initial experience with my brand new Rolo/Crius setup
Bottom line - my initial experience was a bit disappointing. Through no fault of the gear though. I think it's me. I find the vape is too hot for the juice I selected.
I was very excited when all the goodies arrived over the past two days. I used the supplied thicker coils in the Crius package to build a dual that measures 0.33 on the Rolo. Wicked with Cotton Bacon V2. (My first time using this too).
Here are my coils:
Wicked it. Was a bit tricky to put the ends of the wicks in those little holes in the decks, so cut them a bit in a pointed shape (thanks @Yiannaki for the advice). Got them in after a bit of lube. Not sure if one must lube up before prodding the ends into the juice channels? Anyhow, it all seemed fine.
Then had a strange problem - when putting on the tank top part, the Rolo said atomiser low. Couldnt figure this out for a long time. The base piece with the coils measures 0.35 but when the tank is on top it goes down to 0.08. Was about to give up for the night, then discovered the one coil may have been touching the chimney because it was a bit too far on the edge. So i took a screw driver and gently pushed it closer to the posts. Voila! It worked! And I felt like a troubleshooting champ. Missed solving those types of problems hehe.
Anyway, here is the vape:
Tagging @Marzuq , @RIEFY and @Yusuf Cape Vaper - couldnt resist your pics the other day - glad i can pot this
The juice i selected is what i call "Guava Ice". Its a lovely Guava DIY from @Paulie to which I add some menthol concentrate drops. I vape this juice in my Monster Kayfun (single 28g coil) at about 15 Watts for the most glorious slow long restricted lung hits.
Well, the vape on the Crius with my first setup is very different. Seems like it wants about 30-40W of power with fairly open airflow. Great vapour and good flavour (not as "sharp" though, more "rounded"), but damn, the vapour is just too warm for me for this juice! (To use an analogy from hifi sound, the flavour has lots of bass and volume but I want more treble.) I tried closing the airflow and reducing the power but then the coils take way too long to get going and I think the Crius "prefers" more airflow. So that didnt really work.
I guess its just me and the juice I chose. I imagine higher power and more airflow on a dessert flavoured juice would be better - but then again, I am not a big dessert fan.
In between all of this, i took toots on my Reo/Nuppin with Lime Ice and its blissful. Crystal clear flavour, sharp and lovely.
Anyway, the Rolo is lovely. Looks superb, stands upright very solidly and feels great in the hand. Super easy with lovely feel of the buttons. But its very heavy! But I knew that, ha ha.
Perhaps I need to experiment with other juices, my own coils (not sure I trust their wire) and maybe try 28g coils to get a "crisper" vape.
Maybe this type of vaping setup is just "not me". But I will persevere to find out. If you have any hints or tips for me, I am all ears.
Bottom line - my initial experience was a bit disappointing. Through no fault of the gear though. I think it's me. I find the vape is too hot for the juice I selected.
I was very excited when all the goodies arrived over the past two days. I used the supplied thicker coils in the Crius package to build a dual that measures 0.33 on the Rolo. Wicked with Cotton Bacon V2. (My first time using this too).
Here are my coils:
Wicked it. Was a bit tricky to put the ends of the wicks in those little holes in the decks, so cut them a bit in a pointed shape (thanks @Yiannaki for the advice). Got them in after a bit of lube. Not sure if one must lube up before prodding the ends into the juice channels? Anyhow, it all seemed fine.
Then had a strange problem - when putting on the tank top part, the Rolo said atomiser low. Couldnt figure this out for a long time. The base piece with the coils measures 0.35 but when the tank is on top it goes down to 0.08. Was about to give up for the night, then discovered the one coil may have been touching the chimney because it was a bit too far on the edge. So i took a screw driver and gently pushed it closer to the posts. Voila! It worked! And I felt like a troubleshooting champ. Missed solving those types of problems hehe.
Anyway, here is the vape:
Tagging @Marzuq , @RIEFY and @Yusuf Cape Vaper - couldnt resist your pics the other day - glad i can pot this
The juice i selected is what i call "Guava Ice". Its a lovely Guava DIY from @Paulie to which I add some menthol concentrate drops. I vape this juice in my Monster Kayfun (single 28g coil) at about 15 Watts for the most glorious slow long restricted lung hits.
Well, the vape on the Crius with my first setup is very different. Seems like it wants about 30-40W of power with fairly open airflow. Great vapour and good flavour (not as "sharp" though, more "rounded"), but damn, the vapour is just too warm for me for this juice! (To use an analogy from hifi sound, the flavour has lots of bass and volume but I want more treble.) I tried closing the airflow and reducing the power but then the coils take way too long to get going and I think the Crius "prefers" more airflow. So that didnt really work.
I guess its just me and the juice I chose. I imagine higher power and more airflow on a dessert flavoured juice would be better - but then again, I am not a big dessert fan.
In between all of this, i took toots on my Reo/Nuppin with Lime Ice and its blissful. Crystal clear flavour, sharp and lovely.
Anyway, the Rolo is lovely. Looks superb, stands upright very solidly and feels great in the hand. Super easy with lovely feel of the buttons. But its very heavy! But I knew that, ha ha.
Perhaps I need to experiment with other juices, my own coils (not sure I trust their wire) and maybe try 28g coils to get a "crisper" vape.
Maybe this type of vaping setup is just "not me". But I will persevere to find out. If you have any hints or tips for me, I am all ears.
I have been secretly following this tank and I must say that I am not supprised. I have been considering your exact gear setup @Silver but it's obvious to be that tanks are still not close to the flavour obtained by drippers.Just wanted to relay my initial experience with my brand new Rolo/Crius setup
Bottom line - my initial experience was a bit disappointing. Through no fault of the gear though. I think it's me. I find the vape is too hot for the juice I selected.
I was very excited when all the goodies arrived over the past two days. I used the supplied thicker coils in the Crius package to build a dual that measures 0.33 on the Rolo. Wicked with Cotton Bacon V2. (My first time using this too).
Here are my coils:
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Wicked it. Was a bit tricky to put the ends of the wicks in those little holes in the decks, so cut them a bit in a pointed shape (thanks @Yiannaki for the advice). Got them in after a bit of lube. Not sure if one must lube up before prodding the ends into the juice channels? Anyhow, it all seemed fine.
Then had a strange problem - when putting on the tank top part, the Rolo said atomiser low. Couldnt figure this out for a long time. The base piece with the coils measures 0.35 but when the tank is on top it goes down to 0.08. Was about to give up for the night, then discovered the one coil may have been touching the chimney because it was a bit too far on the edge. So i took a screw driver and gently pushed it closer to the posts. Voila! It worked! And I felt like a troubleshooting champ. Missed solving those types of problems hehe.
Anyway, here is the vape:
View attachment 41685
Tagging @Marzuq , @RIEFY and @Yusuf Cape Vaper - couldnt resist your pics the other day - glad i can pot this
The juice i selected is what i call "Guava Ice". Its a lovely Guava DIY from @Paulie to which I add some menthol concentrate drops. I vape this juice in my Monster Kayfun (single 28g coil) at about 15 Watts for the most glorious slow long restricted lung hits.
Well, the vape on the Crius with my first setup is very different. Seems like it wants about 30-40W of power with fairly open airflow. Great vapour and good flavour (not as "sharp" though, more "rounded"), but damn, the vapour is just too warm for me for this juice! (To use an analogy from hifi sound, the flavour has lots of bass and volume but I want more treble.) I tried closing the airflow and reducing the power but then the coils take way too long to get going and I think the Crius "prefers" more airflow. So that didnt really work.
I guess its just me and the juice I chose. I imagine higher power and more airflow on a dessert flavoured juice would be better - but then again, I am not a big dessert fan.
In between all of this, i took toots on my Reo/Nuppin with Lime Ice and its blissful. Crystal clear flavour, sharp and lovely.
Anyway, the Rolo is lovely. Looks superb, stands upright very solidly and feels great in the hand. Super easy with lovely feel of the buttons. But its very heavy! But I knew that, ha ha.
Perhaps I need to experiment with other juices, my own coils (not sure I trust their wire) and maybe try 28g coils to get a "crisper" vape.
Maybe this type of vaping setup is just "not me". But I will persevere to find out. If you have any hints or tips for me, I am all ears.
Thanks for putting my FOMO to rest.
Your experience is 100% what the rest of us went through when trying the high power low resistance game... the fun now starts all over again working out which juices go into which set up and what resistance and power is best in each set up. And you are lucky (as I am) that you have a REO with an ADV in it while you try this path.
I have to say this path has been a little frustrating but also rewarding as you find a tank and build that suits a specific juice perfectly.
I'm still experimenting but so far I have Milkyway in my Crius with dual coils at 0,30Ω at 35 watts or Milkyway in my CeeCee mod with dual coils in the Manta. I have Tropical Ice "C" version in the Steam Engine at 0,27Ω at 27,6Ω.
The Lemon Creams juice is the one that likes a lot more wattage (75 watts) with claptons in the dripper!
I'm far from finding my happy place with these new tanks and high powered devices but I'm working on it... and I have my REO's, Cee Cee's and Lil Pinch that keep me right in the zone while I play.
I have to say this path has been a little frustrating but also rewarding as you find a tank and build that suits a specific juice perfectly.
I'm still experimenting but so far I have Milkyway in my Crius with dual coils at 0,30Ω at 35 watts or Milkyway in my CeeCee mod with dual coils in the Manta. I have Tropical Ice "C" version in the Steam Engine at 0,27Ω at 27,6Ω.
The Lemon Creams juice is the one that likes a lot more wattage (75 watts) with claptons in the dripper!
I'm far from finding my happy place with these new tanks and high powered devices but I'm working on it... and I have my REO's, Cee Cee's and Lil Pinch that keep me right in the zone while I play.
@Christos, from what I can tell , this tank likes big power and big airflow. I have a feeling it likes thickish wire and I think the vape will suit certain juices better than others.
Bear in mind I need to persevere, this is still early days. I have spent umpteen hours getting my Reo setups to where I want them for the juices i tend to vape. So I need to play and experiment a lot more with this.
Another reason I got this setup is because I want to experiment with higher power on lower nic juices
My other setups are lowish power devices with thinner wire coils - so thats why I need my 12-18mg juices. But I enjoy a cooler "crisper" vape. I find it more relaxing. The other bonuses are less juice consumption and more battery life - although those bonuses are not the reason i vape like that.
12 and 18mg are becoming more challenging to get nowadays so it would be nice to have a setup that I like for lower nic juices.
Way more testing to be done....
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DougP
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@Silver I run 26 g 2.4 mm ID 6 wraps kanthal @ 0.4 ohms running at 26 watts with a airflow set at half...
I have a 60/40 hazelnut latte coffee vape in there which is to die for.
for getting wick into juice wells use a tooth pick to gently push it down into there works wonders
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I have a 60/40 hazelnut latte coffee vape in there which is to die for.
for getting wick into juice wells use a tooth pick to gently push it down into there works wonders
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I came from high power devices and airy tanks and I was using 12-18mg nic.
I only dropped to 6mg when I switched to a billow v2 with dual coils.
I used mainly 24 and 22 AWG.
The reo on 6mg was too heavy for me and I moved to 3mg.
The journey is different for everyone but it seems I did things backwards
I honestly don't think there is anything to compete with a single coil build in a reo with a quality RDA.
Thanks @Rob Fisher
You hit the nail on the head by saying the fun starts all over again working out which juices go in which setup.
Let the fun begin...
Thanks @DougP
Sounds like your setup is very similar to what I have with the prebuilt coils supplied with the Crius. They were spaced though. Are yours compressed? And what have you found the difference is?
As for the Hazelnut Latte Coffee - that sounds just like my kind of vape and will probably suit the setup nicely. I need to get some of those kinds of juices.
Thanks for the tip of the toothpick, why didnt I think of that! I resorted to using a small flat head screwdriver but it was quite tricky for my first time. Anyway, am nearing the end of the first tank and she's wicking well so I presume what i did worked...
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DougP
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I prefer compressed coils....I take a tooth pick then shaved it thin with a knife it works like a bomb. I also push cotton all the way down juice wells...
Yesterday I was at savapegear and had my first vape on a reo... what an amazing experience now I can see why the reo guys rave about it, it is definitely is in a league of its own
And there was the hazelnut latte in there
It was to die for
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Yesterday I was at savapegear and had my first vape on a reo... what an amazing experience now I can see why the reo guys rave about it, it is definitely is in a league of its own
And there was the hazelnut latte in there
It was to die for
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Thanks @DougP
Starting to think about my next build for the Crius
Debating 26g, 27g or 28g but will try compressed
Not to derail the thread but I think why the vape is so good on the RM2 or Nuppin on my Reos is because the action is happening right there, so close to the mouth. Probably then also why it gets away with less power but still is so tasty and "vivid".
Is this the same hazelnut latte that you make? Mr Blends of Distinction
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