https://www.elementvape.com/yachtvape-eclipse-rta
Having watched @mikevapes's vids waaay back when I FIRST started vaping, and liking his style, I was damned curious to see what he and Yacht Vape came up with. As is often the case, this review was NOT sponsored by anyone, except ME, so buckle up. #NoTeamFreeShitToday
Designed by Mike Vapes, and manufactured by Yacht Vape, the Eclipse was billed as a "5 Star Flavor Banger". Let's just see about that.
Yachtvape ECLIPSE 24mm RTA Features:
* Collaboration Between Yachtvape and Mike Vapes
* 24mm Diameter
* 3.5mL Bubble Glass
* Optional 2mL Straight Glass
* Pyrex Glass Reinforcement
* Stainless Steel Tank Construction
* Threaded Top Fill System
* Postless Build Deck - 4 Deck Based Terminals
* Single Coil Configuration
* Side Secured via Hexagon Screws
* Peek Insulator
* Dual Bottom Airflow Control Ring
* Threaded 510 Connection
* Available in Stainless Steel, Matte Black, Gunmetal, Matte Stainless Steel, Gold, and Rainbow
What's Included:
* 1 Eclipse RTA
* 1 0.3ohm Prebuilt Coil
* 1 510 Drip Tip Adapter
* 1 Cotton
* 1 Bubble Glass
* 1 User Manual
* 1 Extra 810 Drip Tip
* 1 Coil Lead Guide
* 1 Accessory Bag
* 1 User Manual
The component overview appeared to be fairly standard, and had a total of 5 parts.
As a 24mm x 30/37mm tank with plenty of extras, I was curious to see how it fared, and if it was the compact flavor chucker it claimed to be.
Let's get INTO it !!!!
Nicely packaged with an outer sleeve, and 2 piece box ...
A fairly typical presentation, along with the extras box ..
Never leave home without your multi-language fold out poster user's manual ...
Lots of goodies thrown in, including gaskets/o-rings, grub screws, 810 wide bore tip, 510 adapter, and allen key ....
But that wasn't all, as Yacht Vape also threw in a bigger 3.5ml bubble glass (straight glass installed was 2ml), a 3.0mm I.D. coil, shoelace cotton wick, and a coil cutting guide ...
When disassembling for pre-review cleaning, the 5 parts looked well thought out, machined, and o-ringed where necessary ...
Except for the styling lines, and logo on the chamber, the Eclipse was fairly non-descript, and stealthy ...
The bottom had all of the typical markings, and a nice protruding gold plated 510 pin. Mine had a MFG flaw (chip) in it ....
I personally liked the design lines that were present on the top and bottom ....
Onto one of the more UNIQUE features were the dual airflow slots, that doubled as grub screw access ports ...
With the understanding that Mike Vapes designed this to be smaller, the chimney was domed, and fairly flattened ....
The stealthy looks continued on the outside of the chamber, with the YV Logo ...
The installed drip tip looked good on the Eclipse ...
It was held snugly in place by a large o-ring .....
The inside of the top cap was leak proofed by a generous gasket ...
Another look at the installed drip tip .....
Despite only having 2ml (flat glass), and 3.5ml (bubble glass) capacities, there were three massive fill ports for easy filling ...
Moving down to the deck assembly, the 26 air flow inlets (13 per side) could easily be seen ....
Peek insulated, ample coil leg room, and mid-deep juice wells .....
The dual duty airflow / grub screw access did allow for easy access. More on this feature later ....
When moving onto the coiling, I was surprised there was NO mention of coil leg height, especially because they included the coil cutting guide .....
Closeup of the provided 3mm I.D. 5 wrap clapton ....
I finally decided on 6mm, and I liked the added bonus of the small cut outs on the deck, for resting/centering your coiling rod ....
As always, a little pulsing to remove the hot spots .....
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