4 way vape off.... Eclipse v's Kylin Mini II v's Blotto Mini v's Juggerknot MR

[Squidgy]

Thank you agan mate

No problen bud, its a cracking RTA, if you have any problems getting it to sing give me a shout

 

[Squidgy]

Cheers bud, will have a stewards inquiry tomorrow

Ok stewards inquiry complete, the scoring has been tweaked, so that noise and capacity isn't so heavily weighted. I also removed the capacity for the straight glasses if they were not usable. The only big scoring left is the puff count, but I'm leaving that as is. Fortunately for my sake the change has not altered the final outcome.

 

[lucapug]

Little update: i've been vaping with the juggerknot mr since yesterday. I'm very happy with my purchase. very easy to wick,i like the airflow(full open is not so restrictive as rdl but also not dl), i even like the drip tip and i usually hate 810 tips. And, of course, flavour is spot on.
Thank you @Squidgy for your input

 

[Squidgy]

Your welcome mate, glad your enjoying it. Let you into a little secret I got another one coming Monday

 

[dovpo_uk]

Ok the results are in, sorry for the wait, took a bit longer than I first thought, coupled with the day job being damn busy and a touch manic last week.

Firstly, comparing the four RTA’s side-by-side threw up a bit of a curve ball that I wasn’t expecting and didn’t account for. To be honest it took me by surprise. Inadvertently not only was I comparing RTA’s but I was also comparing my mods. To start off with I’d paired up the tanks and mods as follows.

· Juggerknot MR – Innokin Z80 (F0 mode turned off)
· Kylin Mini II – Geekvape Aegis x
· Blotto Mini – Dovpo Odin Mini (DNA)
· Eclipse - Voopoo Drag 3

It was apparent from the outset that although the mods were all set at 30w in variable wattage mode the actual outputs to the coils were considerably different. So my plan had to alter somewhat and a significant amount of testing was done on my Drag 3, for the simple fact it was a dual battery mod and my Aegis was destined for something new (the overweight bunny I was waiting on had landed). Flavour and cloud comparisons were done on the Grus as I have two of them and could test two tanks at a time side-by-side. The Z80 was also used for the odd test here and there.

Anyway, moving onto the actual purpose of the testing. Which RTA out of this four is the best?

The RTA’s were all cleaned, fitted with the same Flapton 24/32 SS316L 5 wrap 3mm ID coils and wicked using Firebolt 3-3.5mm Cotton Laces, in my opinion the best wire and cotton around that suits my style of vaping.

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Each RTA has its own style for wicking and I wicked them how I’ve personally found provided the best flavour, I am a flavour chaser after all.

I’ve included a sheet detailing the results broken down into each test. I’ve made some slight alterations with regards to the marking scheme, some categories where somewhat over weighted and gave significant advantage to a particular tank that is cheap as chips at the moment and cost isn’t the be all and end all in my book.

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So the Kylin Mini II pipped this bunch, I’ve tried to be as unbiased as possible. Is the Kylin Mini II my favourite? Actually no it isn’t! I do like it and it has permanently held a place in my rotation as do all of these tanks, admittedly the Eclipse has only just entered into the mix, but since I got it, it’s been in there. My favourite is the Juggerknot MR, it’s a good all-rounder, tends to be my go to for my favourite juices and working so well at lower wattages it's great for sitting on a single cell mod. I think what I have taken away from this test is that as far as the flavour/vapour output goes there’s nothing separating them, they’re all as good as each other and perhaps I should share my best juices around a bit more.

I think I’ll still plan to do a “Squidgy’s Coil and Wicking Guidance” for each of these RTA’s at some point, it could prove useful, even if it’s just for me to refer back to if/when I lose my marbles.

Truly sorry I missed this thread especially as the Blotto Mini was on test. If I had known I would have sent you one.

If you do another and need a big Blotto give me a shout.

Tbh I’m not going to argue or put my 2 pence in as I know it’s to a point subjective but regardless good bit of work and informative.

Disclaimer got lost reading the thread but if you guys haven’t already get hold of a lotus apart from the Blotto obviously it is my favourite tank of all time.

 

[Squidgy]

If you do another and need a big Blotto give me a shout.

Thanks for the offer mate but I already have two big blotto's. I am wondering if it would be an idea to add more to the list, leaderboard style. Would also be interesting to compare all the Blotto's now there's a third one in the mix.

 

[lucapug]

Your welcome mate, glad your enjoying it. Let you into a little secret I got another one coming Monday

Just for the record: just ordered a second one too [emoji16]
Would like to buy some spare glasses (straight one, not the horrible bubble glass) but can't find them anywhere in europe.

 

[Squidgy]

Just for the record: just ordered a second one too [emoji16]
Would like to buy some spare glasses (straight one, not the horrible bubble glass) but can't find them anywhere in europe.

Nice one, they are bloody good, dont hold me to it but I think you'll find that the Kylin Mini II glasses will fit the Jug MR. I used the Jug MR straight glass on the Kylin during the above testing as I couldn't find the kylin glass. If you want to hold fire till the weekend I'll double check for you when I re-wick.

 

[Squidgy]

Hi @lucapug I can confirm that the straight & bubble glasses from the Jug MR fit the Kylin Mini II. I think it would therefore be safe to assume that a Kylin Mini II straight Glass will fit the JUG MR.

Found them here

 

[lucapug]

Hi @lucapug I can confirm that the straight & bubble glasses from the Jug MR fit the Kylin Mini II. I think it would therefore be safe to assume that a Kylin Mini II straight Glass will fit the JUG MR.

Found them here

Thank you!