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Well, some people are already expressing colour option preferences. I've just been in touch with Keith, and have told him of the level of interest, and that in just two days there are now 40 shields required... I've asked him to advise me of any styles and colours that are particularly low on stock, as with those items it will be first come first served, and I will be asking people to provide secondary choices, if required.

I've also asked if there is anything he can do on the price, considering the $500+ this order is turning into, but I haven't had word yet, so watch this space!

The thing is though Lee, is that you'll find that while the effective resistance is 1.5 Ohm, you'll get a much different type of vape. You have to remember too that the coil is larger than the coil you'll find in a 1.5 Ohm resistance atomiser. Because it is larger, it will vapourise more juice, and produce more vapour, and I wouldn't be surprised if it takes your head off (though not literally, of course).

I generally wind my coils to a medium resistance - around 3 Ohms. Partly because I use my Bulli A2 on my Provari, but also because that I find that with the larger coil at that resistance, you'll produce the same effect as a 1.5 Ohm LR Atomiser.

With the larger coil, the resistances start to take on a slightly different meaning, and whether you're going for an A1, A2, iAtty, Genesis or whatever, the fact remains that a repairable atomiser produces a different quality of vapour. I say different quality - all things subjective remember - I would personally say better quality, but others may not.


Tim

Yes, that's right, but that was kinda my point. The distance between the positive and negative terminals determines the maximum number of turns you can put on your coil before you're packing them in so tight that they will touch...but I will give this a try.

Well, so far it's looking good. Between the two forums there's a total of 23 so far. I'm going to keep this up for a few days yet, and if I think there's enough to justify it, I'm going to see if I can negotiate a discount with Keith... 23 is good, it's already nearly $300 of business for them, so we'll see how it goes.

Well, that and the circuit won't be fused in the same way it would be with a dedicated battery charger!

Thanks Ian!

Right, I've just been trying this out with stacked CR123a's... it definitely works... you hear the phrase "Like a Steam Train" alot... but let me put it this way, at 6v, this thing was generating so much vapour in the atomiser chamber (which on an A1 is fairly huge to begin with), that I actually couldn't hear anything going on.

Normally with a Bulli, you can hear that distinct hissing sound, like a snake under a blanket, but this was completely silent, and I was convinced I had burnt out the coils. I switched the stacked cells over for an 18650, and the hiss was back... OK, then, it's working...

So back in with the stacked cells, and I take my first draw and POW, right to the back of my throat, barely a draw needed... the coils hadn't needed time to warm up at all, it was there instantly... massive (I do not use the word lightly), massive amounts of vapour!

The only downside is that my juice isn't HV friendly, and sadly the taste had that distinct burnt flavour to it... check of the coil and they're still nice and moist, so it wasn't a problem with wicking, no dry spots, simply the juice...

So, the next part of this test will come later tonight. I'll wind two coils to 1.5 Ohms each, and then try those on a single 18650 cell and report back with the results!


Tim

Over on UKV there's a nice long thread about the Bulli A2 Atomiser, and the question was posed by pancho (so this is his fault), if anyone had tried wiring a Bulli up with Dual Cores... well, I can't say that I have actually come across that, so this lunchtime, I decided to give it a go.

This isn't entirely scientific, and as I'm at work I haven't been able to do a video of the result, though I will do one and post it tonight if I can - though my daughter's birthday today may make it awkward, I'll still try....

Anyway... I was a little concerned about space in the A2, so for the purposes of this experiment I used the Bulli A1 Atomiser, which has a slightly larger footprint, and is therefore easier to wire with two atomiser coils.



Taking the A1 apart, I've already got one coil in there, which I only added yesterday.



I'm not daft, as that's a fairly new coil with only a little bit of use, I'm actually going to keep that coil and add a new one on the opposite side of the atomiser, like so:-



As you can see, there's the original coil, and the new coil which is, as yet, unprimed... the A1, I've found is a little more particular than the A2, in that once you've put the coil in place, you do need to tease it into an upward position. This is because I've found that the increased footprint of the A1 means that if you don't then a good part of your wick will remain at the opposite side of the atomiser chamber, and won't actually wick at all... however, if you tease it into an upright position, then the wick extends upwards, and picks up from the cartridge above. So before sealing the atomiser chamber, I primed the new wick and coil and teased both coils into an upright position. I reassembled, and then pushed the A1 into my Bulli Extreme...



The Bulli Extreme is not the nicest looking of mods, sadly, but this one has an RCA connector (Bulli refer to it as an A1 connector, but it's RCA) for use with the A1 Atomiser. I then took this outside (can't vape in the office), and gave it a try out.

First impressions are that I need to hold the button on for a couple of seconds to give both coils chance to heat up... I will try this later on with a pair of stacked CR123a's, but for now this is working on a single 18650, vaping Vapour World's RY4 24Mg strength VG.... once the coils had heated up, this thing hurt... I mean my tongue was literally stinging... it was almost like I'd started vaping on 50mg nic! You know that sensation you get when the Nic is too strong, it kind of tingles on the tongue and then hits you at the back of the throat? This is exactly what I get with this setup.

I can vape it, but after a few draws, I have to stop... my palette (and my head) can't take it.

Vapour production was about the same as single core if I'm brutally honest, I didn't notice an increase there at all, flavour was intense too! I need to try this with a lower nic content juice, which I don't have with me at the moment, and I also need to try this at 6v to see if there's much of a difference, but I think I will stay sat down for that one!