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Post by Tom on Feb 15, 2013 12:40:20 GMT
Roller for me - simplistic looks are gorgeous.
Have you considered a bottom-fired piece?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 12:51:46 GMT
I have but none of them grab me to be honest ... the Paps is the other I;ve looked at (when it is ever on sale) has extension tubes and I would prefer a telescope really
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Post by robby on Feb 15, 2013 13:04:32 GMT
I like the roller and agree on the simplistic lines, looks really cool. It looks like the other one switches on the power by completing the negative circuit at the base of the mod. I am probably wrong here, but doesnt that mean that if your plastic wrapping around the battery is compromised it can make a circuit without the switch?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 13:18:27 GMT
I like the roller and agree on the simplistic lines, looks really cool. It looks like the other one switches on the power by completing the negative circuit at the base of the mod. I am probably wrong here, but doesnt that mean that if your plastic wrapping around the battery is compromised it can make a circuit without the switch? no idea :-)
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Post by robby on Feb 15, 2013 13:24:25 GMT
I like the roller and agree on the simplistic lines, looks really cool. It looks like the other one switches on the power by completing the negative circuit at the base of the mod. I am probably wrong here, but doesnt that mean that if your plastic wrapping around the battery is compromised it can make a circuit without the switch? no idea :-) Think I prefer the top button arrangement myself from a practical point of view.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 13:25:26 GMT
The Roller is cheaper as well
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 13:27:25 GMT
if its a Roller, it's a custom job ... matte exterior tubes, polished interior tube, base and button
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 15:01:10 GMT
Had the custom job in my basket, went to paypal then stopped for some reason... now sold out. Might be I like the EA Mod more ... hmmm
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Post by meeee on Feb 15, 2013 16:03:55 GMT
I am going to buy either a roller or a 69 mod when they come back in stock. I want a shiny one though.
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Post by 300 on Feb 15, 2013 21:21:30 GMT
Hi Ash
I have both these mods
Roller is a looker, it hits hard & feels comfortable in the hand, takes all 3 popular 18XXX series batteries, the switch lock is a joy to use & the switch itself has smooth action, just the right amount of throw & is perfectly weighted. I haven’t taken the switch assembly apart yet but it looks like it might be a bit of a fiddle. Fit & finish is excellent although tube edges feel a little sharp & leave marks on the inner tube when you wind the telescope up & down. Basically does exactly what Atmizone say it will, the only mistake I made was buying a polished finish but that’s just personal preference, overall I love it.
EA Mod is also a looker IMO but doesn’t seem to carry the same kind of kudos as the Roller, it also hits hard with a brass pin top & bottom & a brass switch pin, feels great in the hand, you really get the feeling you’re holding something substantial, if they ever drop the bomb there’ll be two things left standing… the local council office & my EA Mod! it makes the Roller feel almost fragile in comparison. It takes all 3 popular 18XXX series batteries & comes complete with Kick tube to take you up to 18650 with Kick. The switch mechanism is good but in comparison to the Roller it’s primitive, spring action is a little stiff for a pinkie button but the switch sits in the palm of my hand & I just squeeze the tube so not a problem in the way I use it, it also has a locking ring which works exactly as it should. Fit & finish is excellent, there’s nothing bad to say about it, it looks as good today as the day I got it with no cleaning, polishing or maintenance of any kind. The design & function is simplicity itself, just a cursory glance is all it takes to understand the workings of this mod, the self adjusting centre pin is brilliant & the switch mechanism easy to understand.
Having used both if I had to pick just one it would be the EA Mod for me, proving that looks aren’t everything to everyone, if my Roller was a brushed finish I think I’d love it a bit more but as it stands the Roller sits in the box next to the Galileo, Chameleon, Sigmax, Vamo etc. I only payed 109 Euro for the EA from eSauhut, at 149 Euro I’m not sure I would have ever bought one, the biggest compliment I can pay the EA is that I’ve stopped shopping for new mods & just spend on consumables, out & about stuff & any interesting atties.
They’re both great Mods, take your pick.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 21:36:01 GMT
Thanks 300. That's a brilliant review of the merits of the two. I think the bombproof no thrills of the EA Mod appeals to me plus I didn't realise it was 18650+ ... I like to be able to disassemble and the Roller switch does look complicated ... but then EA I can't find for that price anymore. Let's see what unfolds ... :-) esauhut don't seem to exist anymore ... www.esauhut.fi/ seems to take me to www.nikotiiniton.fi/ now ... any clues ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 22:10:27 GMT
Thanks Blakey - I suspected they had just renamed their website ... AAEC discount code no longer works ... shipping appears cheaper than direct from EA however :-)
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Post by blakey on Feb 15, 2013 22:13:36 GMT
Thanks Blakey - I suspected they had just renamed their website ... AAEC discount code no longer works ... shipping appears cheaper than direct from EA however :-) Still £122 without the shipping though
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