Got me a Clockworks RDA - OMG

[Ellen]

#attachment# haven't really thought to compare it to the Penelope.....but I will try
The draw is airier on the RDA and doesn't produce as much vapour....
That may sound like I'm criticising it but I'm not, the quality of flavour is about the same I would say.

What I find unique to Penelope (though there may very well be other attys that I haven't tried the same) is that every hit is consistent, down to the last drop in the tank.

The RDA for me is all the best things of a 306 without the dry hits or flooding.

I love them both, but think of them very differently

[Ellen]

Agree with Oneday, the RDA is a doddle to coil.

As much as I love Penelope recoiling her can make you want to break things

[kurotoshiro]

Interesting. I'm finding the one thing the RDA does not produce is the sheer heat of the vape off a 306 (this may be a matter of personal taste, but it's one of the things I like about 306s). Other than that, I'm very happy with the RDA, now that I'm figuring out how to wick it properly, and I don't think there's anything - in terms of vaping gear - that I now aspire to. Which is quite nice. Although I'm open to suggestion, of course.

[Ellen]

You still need a Penelope

Only joking, I know what you mean about the cooler vape, I use one of the GSV short drip tips in mine and I think that makes it a little warmer, but that may just be my imagination

[blakey]

Oct 10, 2012 23:19:58 GMT kurotoshiro said:

Interesting. I'm finding the one thing the RDA does not produce is the sheer heat of the vape off a 306 (this may be a matter of personal taste, but it's one of the things I like about 306s). Other than that, I'm very happy with the RDA, now that I'm figuring out how to wick it properly, and I don't think there's anything - in terms of vaping gear - that I now aspire to. Which is quite nice. Although I'm open to suggestion, of course.

Just a thought on the vape heat issue, the lr306 is a 1.6ohm attie, are you coiling the RDA to 1.6 also? Very low res coils heat up quickly. I can get a nice warm vape from my RDA with the right coil

[matty198111]

Anyone tried a mesh wick yet?

[blakey]

Oct 11, 2012 7:28:57 GMT matty198111 said:

Anyone tried a mesh wick yet?

That's what I use in mine mat

[matty198111]

Is it easy to put mesh in there?

[kurotoshiro]

(apologies for cross-posting - this is a reply to blakey's post on page 1)

No, Blakey, I haven't perfected my coiling yet and I seem to make them at around 2.1ish. I was assuming increased voltage would lead to equivalence with a lr306, but I hadn't considered the speed at which the coil gets hot. Maybe that's the issue.

Also, though, I was wondering how much difference it makes when the vapour is produced in a more or less voluminous container. Could it be that some of the heat of a 306 vape is due to the fact that there's very little airspace involved before it reaches your mouth? Whereas in an RDA, there's a larger amount of space for the vapour to swill around in?

[blakey]

Mat, it is about the simplest device to add a mesh wick too that you'll find
And kuro, the chamber that the atomisation takes place does indeed play a big part in performance as too does the positioning of the airhole in relation to the wick. Try a 1.6 coil and position the airhole by the centre of the wick and you'll notice a major change.
Remember though that the whole process takes place just below the drip tip so there isn't much travelling for the vapour so it will retain its heat.

[OneDay]

Clockworks have this advice for setting up the RDA for best performance:

With the RDA on the table in front of you, and the outer terminal in the 9 o'clock position, the coil should be on the far side of the terminals, away from you.

Fit the tube so that the air hole is pointing at 11 o'clock. The hole should be closer to the top of the tube.

Fit the RDA to your PV, and add 20 drops of juice from dry. Hold the PV so that the air hole is pointing up and away from you.

If the coil gets flooded, the RDA will still give you flavour and hit, but very little vapour.

[Sandra (aka Chillax)]

Oct 11, 2012 7:08:33 GMT blakey said:

Oct 10, 2012 23:19:58 GMT kurotoshiro said:

Interesting. I'm finding the one thing the RDA does not produce is the sheer heat of the vape off a 306 (this may be a matter of personal taste, but it's one of the things I like about 306s). Other than that, I'm very happy with the RDA, now that I'm figuring out how to wick it properly, and I don't think there's anything - in terms of vaping gear - that I now aspire to. Which is quite nice. Although I'm open to suggestion, of course.

Just a thought on the vape heat issue, the lr306 is a 1.6ohm attie, are you coiling the RDA to 1.6 also? Very low res coils heat up quickly. I can get a nice warm vape from my RDA with the right coil

Same here, I honestly can't fault the RDA other than getting the bleedin thing apart to recoil it, I struggle then all of a sudden, it pops off, resulting in my knuckles slamming against my desk usually involving blood. Other than that though, I have not bought or used a 306 since getting it.

[OneDay]

Oct 11, 2012 9:10:39 GMT Sandra (aka Chillax) said:

I struggle then all of a sudden, it pops off, resulting in my knuckles slamming against my desk usually involving blood.

And we tell people vaping is safe

[Sandra (aka Chillax)]

Does yours come off easy Oneday?

[blakey]

Oct 11, 2012 9:07:04 GMT OneDay said:

Clockworks have this advice for setting up the RDA for best performance:

With the RDA on the table in front of you, and the outer terminal in the 9 o'clock position, the coil should be on the far side of the terminals, away from you.

Fit the tube so that the air hole is pointing at 11 o'clock. The hole should be closer to the top of the tube.

Fit the RDA to your PV, and add 20 drops of juice from dry. Hold the PV so that the air hole is pointing up and away from you.

If the coil gets flooded, the RDA will still give you flavour and hit, but very little vapour.

Having the airhole round the other side means that there is little chance of juice escaping through the hole when tilting the device to vape.
I have to admit that I do the complete opposite, I have the airhole lower down and lined with the center of the coil, It means it takes a little less juice but the performance increases in my experience.
The answer is to try all positions on a 1.6 coil and find what works best for you.