RainstormZA's Vape and DIY Diary

RainstormZA · 24/5/18

After months of siding my istick pico, thanks to @Raindance for the fix. I went and got another Samsung 30Q battery.

After battery got charged, now I'm attempting to vape a very tiny mod. It feels so weird because compared to my other two mods, it's very small and an oversized atty makes it look stupid. Lol.

But thar she blows. I ain't complaining. It's operating optimally with lots of cloudy flavours...

RainstormZA · 24/5/18

Dang auto correct.

I'm forever editing posts... Lol

RainstormZA · 29/5/18

Finally a pic of mods together and tanks.

RainstormZA · 1/6/18

Clean and rewick , not the first pitstop though.

Look @smilelykumeenit I found a place for the sticker that you send with my coils.

RainstormZA · 5/6/18

As I will be getting an RDA from @Stosta, I will need your expertise on pre made coil wire.

It will be an Armor rda and I also want to fiddle with the idea of a single coil for the Zeus dual rta.

What would you recommend?

RainstormZA · 5/6/18

RainstormZA said:
As I will be getting an RDA from @Stosta, I will need your expertise on pre made coil wire.

It will be an Armor rda and I also want to fiddle with the idea of a single coil for the Zeus dual rta.

What would you recommend?

Anyone? @vicTor @Moerse Rooikat @Faiyaz Cheulkar #anyoneelse???

Faiyaz Cheulkar · 5/6/18

I always use this, cheap and gives awesome flavour.

The premade coils I ordered in the last group buy are yet to be tested.

vicTor · 5/6/18

RainstormZA said:
Anyone? @vicTor @Moerse Rooikat @Faiyaz Cheulkar #anyoneelse???

RainstormZA · 5/6/18

Thanks @vicTor and @Faiyaz Cheulkar

@vicTor what is ohm reading on the single coil that you created the other day?

vicTor · 5/6/18

RainstormZA said:
Thanks @vicTor and @Faiyaz Cheulkar

@vicTor what is ohm reading on the single coil that you created the other day?

hi, the wire in the coil I posted on that picture is not the same as the wire I just posted above, that was 26GA x 3 x36ga
with 3.5 ID, can't remember the resistance exactly, was 0.4 something

hope this helps

RainstormZA · 5/6/18

Thanks, @vicTor, that helps.

I saw some at Vapeking earlier but wasn't sure. Having trouble with my cell signal so will post link when I can

RainstormZA · 5/6/18

This is what I was looking at

Geek Vape Ni80 Fused Clapton Wire 30GAx3+38GA 3M

vicTor · 5/6/18

RainstormZA said:
Thanks, @vicTor, that helps.

I saw some at Vapeking earlier but wasn't sure. Having trouble with my cell signal so will post link when I can

...just remember, I'm talking wire for the zeus single build, not for the RDA you mention, couldnt guide you on the RDA as for what wire and build

vicTor · 5/6/18

RainstormZA said:
This is what I was looking at

Geek Vape Ni80 Fused Clapton Wire 30GAx3+38GA 3M

this is the one, or you could go the Smiley coil route

RainstormZA · 5/6/18

vicTor said:
...just remember, I'm talking wire for the zeus single build, not for the RDA you mention, couldnt guide you on the RDA as for what wire and build

Hmmmm, you're right. I think I should do a bit more research on that... I could still use the wire for the Zeus though.

vicTor · 5/6/18

RainstormZA said:
Hmmmm, you're right. I think I should do a bit more research on that... I could still use the wire for the Zeus though.

correct, but get the wire in the link, it is always handy to have and you never know when and where you can use it

RainstormZA · 5/6/18

A review written on the Armor RDA

At the time of writing the review, I had tried three separate builds to gauge how it performs across different scenarios. My first build was a 26/30AWG SS316L Clapton single coil with a 3mm ID, which came out at 0.58ohm cold. This build I used to gauge how well the Armor 1.0 would perform on a regulated mod, and I used my Vapedroid C1D2. After playing around with the wattage, after testing this build from 25W-50W I found my sweet spot to be 38W with this build. I get a very warm vape, further intensified when using the single coil reducer, that is just packed out with wondrous flavour from start to finish. It was a phenomenal start!

Secondly, I built a 9 wrap 0.4mm kanthal single coil with a 2.5mm ID, coming out at 0.95ohm. I built this in order to test how the Armor V1.0 would perform with mouth to lung vaping on a regulated device, again using the Vapedroid C1D2, and 14-20W with the single coil reducer installed. I did find you can’t achieve a ‘true’ mouth to lung vape, with a very tight draw, however you can get a loose mouth to lung vape. The tighter draw provided a cooler, intense vape again with no let up on top quality flavour, however my own preference was the warmer, looser single coil vape I got from my first build.

My most recent build has been a dual coil build with 9 wraps of 0.5mm SS316L and a 3mm ID, which comes out at 0.25ohm cold, which is one of my favourite builds to use with a mechanical squonker, and I used this build to gauge performance on my Frankenskull mechanical squonker. I tend to use SS316L thanks to its fast ramp up, and this build arguably provided the most intense experience out of the builds I experimented with. I was taking shorter pulls, which were giving me a massive burst of flavour, which I couldn’t get enough of! Along with how well it feeds liquid to your build and drains the excess away, the Armor 1.0 is an outstanding choice for an atomiser to use with your squonker.

Overall, I truly believe that not only is the Armor 1.0 one of the best performing flavour RDA’s out there, it is also one of the most versatile as well. Across the board, this has provided me with a simply exceptional vape, packed full of flavour, whereby I could pick out each and every flavour note present in my e-liquids no matter what e-liquid I was using. If you crave top notch flavour from your atomiser, than the Armor V1.0 is a must buy.

Source: https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/reviews/rda/armor-10-rda-by-armor-mods.html

Another review, a bit sketchy but at least you can do different builds on it.

You can build it many different ways and enjoy an awesome experience with all of them. Single coils shine with the reducer and give you nice lower wattage vapes. Dual coils give excessive flavour (a great thing) and the Armor can handle a decent amount of power while not getting insanely hot. Our favourite builds are simple round wire. A single(0.5 Ohms) or dual(0.25 Ohms) 24 awg, 6 wrap, 3mm, spaced coil does the job insanely well. Both will give you a warm, dense, tasty vape. We run the single around 30W and the dual around 50W. Again you can rock many different builds to get the temp you are looking for, the Armor might be one of the most versatile attys we have vaped to date.

Source: http://flavourchasers.com/atomizers/rdas/the-armor-mods-armor-1-0-rda/

RainstormZA · 5/6/18

vicTor said:
this is the one, or you could go the Smiley coil route

Yeah but I want to fiddle around. Lol.

Anvil · 6/6/18

I agree with @vicTor 100%, that geekvape wire is great. I find it lasts me the longest out of the wires I've tried. I use it in the single Zeus and in my Dead Rabbit RDA for single and dual builds. For the Zeus/DR single build I do the same 3.5mm ID to ohm out around 0.4, and for the dual build I wrap with 3mm ID for a 0.25-ish build. I don't have experience with the Armor RDA but something along these lines should work fine.

RainstormZA · 6/6/18

Thanks guys I have a lil cash to burn on wire and am set for the next two months on juices as I made quite a lot, I think 2 litres in total with 4 flavours.