You made me go search for this post @Deckie... and I have to agree... I don't think the OBS Engine is better for flavour... well for me and my XXX anyway.
OBS Engine Reviews & Rambles
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You made me go search for this post @Deckie... and I have to agree... I don't think the OBS Engine is better for flavour... well for me and my XXX anyway.
You made me go search for this post @Deckie... and I have to agree... I don't think the OBS Engine is better for flavour... well for me and my XXX anyway.
Rob here is the post, my reasoning ....
Your reasoning seems 100% on the button!
@Daniel
Have tried various round wire builds and find flavor with them is not up there with Serpent.
Spaced Fused claptons, on the other hand, are on the money with regards to flavor.
This dec definitely appears to perform best with bigger wrapped wire type builds (claptons, fused claptons etc)
I also found better flavor the closer I could push the coils to the posts leaving as much space as possible on sides of coil for air to get down there
Also watched 11 different YouTube videos regarding wicking and cotton length.
In 8 of them wicks are cut in line with outer edge of build deck base and tucked in so they just appear under dec
1 has wicks cut long and tails tucked through holes and spread out along bottom base
2 have cotton just lightly tucked ontop of holes
Have tried various round wire builds and find flavor with them is not up there with Serpent.
Spaced Fused claptons, on the other hand, are on the money with regards to flavor.
This dec definitely appears to perform best with bigger wrapped wire type builds (claptons, fused claptons etc)
I also found better flavor the closer I could push the coils to the posts leaving as much space as possible on sides of coil for air to get down there
Also watched 11 different YouTube videos regarding wicking and cotton length.
In 8 of them wicks are cut in line with outer edge of build deck base and tucked in so they just appear under dec
1 has wicks cut long and tails tucked through holes and spread out along bottom base
2 have cotton just lightly tucked ontop of holes
Don't let that stop you @Viper_SA , this tank is a real good one and I echo the accolades mentioned.Plus Daniel says can do!
So this is how I setup the engine. I basically use this technique on all my velocity style decks. What you do is you put the bottom lead of your coil in the top hole of your post and vise versa, the top lead into the bottom hole of your post. You start off with something like this.
Make sure you don't pull the coils to close to the post as it will move closer to the posts when you straighten it out. So I left mine close to the edge of the inside base like so.
Twisted it straight and this is what you end up with.
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Make sure you don't pull the coils to close to the post as it will move closer to the posts when you straighten it out. So I left mine close to the edge of the inside base like so.
Twisted it straight and this is what you end up with.
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So decided to try a single coil build as per the German video...
Single Clapton 0.85
All wicked and juiced with Rayon
Epic fail its true Rayon does NOT do well in tanks, dry hit highway.
OK redo with CBV2, Epic fail again unscrewed as you can mos rewick without emptying the tank. Yes that's if you unscrew the whole bloody thing and not leave the tank behind.... Curses...
Needless to say I stripped my moer and the little engine is on a timeout in the corner
Back to the SM25 for now, incedently the OBS drip tip actually works Lekker on the Serpent
I enjoyed this more than i should have, bottom line = sm25So decided to try a single coil build as per the German video...
Single Clapton 0.85
All wicked and juiced with Rayon
Epic fail its true Rayon does NOT do well in tanks, dry hit highway.
OK redo with CBV2, Epic fail again unscrewed as you can mos rewick without emptying the tank. Yes that's if you unscrew the whole bloody thing and not leave the tank behind.... Curses...
Needless to say I stripped my moer and the little engine is on a timeout in the corner
Back to the SM25 for now, incedently the OBS drip tip actually works Lekker on the Serpent
I would love to give the engine a go though, then there's the geekvape Ammit around the corner! Will wait for the 25mm "mini" though
(fighting urges)
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So decided to try a single coil build as per the German video...
Back to the SM25 for now, incedently the OBS drip tip actually works Lekker on the Serpent
Looks like a mage tank
I enjoyed this more than i should have, bottom line = sm25
I would love to give the engine a go though, then there's the geekvape Ammit around the corner! Will wait for the 25mm "mini" though
Haha , it was a bit 'tongue in cheek' but i am first to admit if certain things don't work well ... and this time it was my own stupidity
(dropped the SM25 as well LOL , just my luck no replacement glass either) I will give the OBS another chance when I get the time. For now I'm grafting to get to Thursday and then the bush for 4 days next week!
You made it look like it was designed for single coil.So decided to try a single coil build as per the German video...
Single Clapton 0.85
All wicked and juiced with Rayon
Epic fail its true Rayon does NOT do well in tanks, dry hit highway.
OK redo with CBV2, Epic fail again unscrewed as you can mos rewick without emptying the tank. Yes that's if you unscrew the whole bloody thing and not leave the tank behind.... Curses...
Needless to say I stripped my moer and the little engine is on a timeout in the corner
Back to the SM25 for now, incedently the OBS drip tip actually works Lekker on the Serpent
Subjective is the key word, I get excellent flavor out of her.I love everything about the Engine. I am anxious though to try a Serpent Mini,she has created quite the reputation and the single coil does it for me. I am pretty sure one will be joining the family.Santa,are you listening?You made me go search for this post @Deckie... and I have to agree... I don't think the OBS Engine is better for flavour... well for me and my XXX anyway.
Happy to report that I have just ordered the Serpent mini on a flash sale at Gearbest for $16.95.I guess Santa was listening.
@Caveman , flash sale at Gearbest I just ordered it for $16.95usd
I don't know if this helps but I 'm doing dual Aliens (32 over 26g) .32ohm ramping OK at 36w,comfortablly warm at a lower,medium setting.
Funny I never seem to get better flavor from fancy coils vs my standard Ni80 builds... but there must be something to these fancy coils because I lot of people rate them so I will keep trying...
@Rob Fisher, i have encountered the exact same thing and im happy with my simple Ni80 builds. The only difference is these fancy coils need more power.
Same here, I like my plain coils.
I hear you Rob,some of the logic the Twisted Messes type of builders give such as more surface area and nooks and crannies for the juice makes sense but is the reward worth the effort?I mean a 6 wrap ,24g kanthal on a 3mm rod still works well,and I 'm vapeing on it in 5 minutes. I have found great flavor on the fancy builds but mainly I just like to build as a hobby type thing,it's fun for me.That is what makes vapeing so great.I had no idea when I picked up my first ego-vape where it was leading,to meeting new friends on line,exchanging ideas of all kinds and how much I enjoy all the cool things vapeing has to offer.And not to mention improving my health.Where the hell did this all come from?You only wanted info on builds,DOH!
Does anyone else obs seem to fire off gunshot pops when firing it for the first time after not using it for a while. Mine does this on every build. Quite scary how it pops on the first initial heat up
Yup I benched it after I got some nice Piping hot juice on the tongue.... 'pop!' 'eina f... '
If only i could get my exhaust to make those same pops
Thats why the first 2 times firing after its been on a break i stand clear and await the pops
You'll get shot by some trigger happy Boer in a Hilux (me)....If only i could get my exhaust to make those same pops
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