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I think they used to hold their value more before everything was cloned.

So non cloned mods, like Microsticks and Spheroids seem to fare best.

My main vapes are Touchwoods with genesis atties but for driving, cycling and general outdoors stuff I use a Sentinel mod with either Boges or Evods but I wanted something rebuildable portable and fairly tough.

Like a lot of people, I want to try a Spheroid, and like a lot of people I don't have a lot of money.
So like a lot of people I've been hunting a cheap second hand one, and like a lot of people, not finding one, or dithering because even the ones that do come up are expensive.

So I looked at alternatives, like this allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/36494/dream-spheroid?page=1&scrollTo=636178 but I have a Hero Hybrid (the atty bit is basically a Dream), and whilst I managed to get it to work ok, I'm not a big fan of using pins to hold the coil.

The A7 Oid looks like a decent option to convert an A7 atty (Phoenix) but can't find any in stock in the UK and postage from the US doubles the price (anyone interested in a group buy?)

So I carried on Googling, and found the Todd Oid. Basically take the air tube from a Protank or Evod head, shorten it, force it into a plastic drip tip, pack the Phoenix out with wadding and away you go.

Made one tonight and it actually works rather well. Some wicking issues, but I am just using the old microcoil and silica wick I was using for dripping, and I don't have any Sera wool or Juwel pads so I just stuffed cotton wool inside.

Will get some decent wadding next week and play some more but at £15 plus some random bits, it looks good, is cheap, and the Phoenix is a great little dripping atty, so once with a bit of fiddling I have no doubt it will be a great vape.

Compared to the RSST it is a far more sensible portable size.




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Thanks Todd.

That is a problem. Mine are in their 80s as well, and in South Africa, but fortunately have cell phones and internet, so it's easy.
Having a company cell phone also helps - all free.

The cold calls are easy to stop. Unplug the phone. I have a connection for internet, but haven't had a phone for years.
The only thing I miss is abusing the cold callers. Now I have to wait for Jehovahs Witnesses to knock on the door.

www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/03/05/e_cigarettes_are_all_the_rage_with_kids_these_days_what_else_to_do_but_panic.html

"The panic over nicotine addiction in and of itself seems circular: Nicotine addiction is bad because addiction is bad. Addiction is bad because don't you know that addiction is bad? I'll explain it to you just as soon as I finish this cup of coffee."

I have one I use out and about, works great but it's solid brass, really heavy, and I think could withstand a nuclear holocaust - all that will be left are cockroaches and my Sentinel.

Nothing much anyone can do as he hasn't logged on since early February. Not much money, but annoying.