I've rummaged in my parts box, and I found a great drip tip to replace the one that comes with the Egrip:
It's the pyrex drip tip from a Smok Xpure RDA. It's useless for dripping, but it works really well on the Egrip: it's short without being too short, it makes the vape warmer, and I reckon it looks a lot better.
Dry Burn a Coil
You need a hybrid mod, some Japanese cotton, a little juice, a rubber band and some pliers.
Remove the coil from the eGrip and rinse it.
Place it in an old mod or build base.
Wrap a turn or two of a medium sized rubber band around the can.
Grip the can and wiggle it gently off using some pliers or, like I do, a cheap coaxial cable crimping tool.
Discard the strip of filler that may have come lose inside the can.
Screw the coil onto your hybrid mod.
Pulse the coil until it is clean and ashy looking.
Rinse the coil.
Cut a 1/4" X 7/8" strip of Japanese cotton. (You want the kind that is in thin layers. I use Muji Peelable Cotton but you can adapt the outer layers of Koga style cotton to this task.)
Wet the barrel of the inner coil assembly with some juice.
Apply your new cotton strip around the barrel adding more juice for adhesion and trimming excess as needed.
When it looks all tidy, carefully slide the can back over the cotton covered barrel, taking care to align two of the holes in the can with the coils. (You may end up doing a better job of this than Joyetech did originally. I have seen some snarled up messes come out of those cans.)
Press the can firmly down to seat it.
Done well, you should save a few bucks, and see much better performance.
Do you have a photo of an old mod or build base that you refer to? Thanks!
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If it could be rebuilt, I'd buy it in a jiffy though...
Replying to myself here, but...
Check out what I've found on Joyetech's website: Optional Egrip RBA base. Just what I wanted!
I'm loving this little mod more and more.
Replying to myself here, but...
Check out what I've found on Joyetech's website: Optional Egrip RBA base. Just what I wanted!
I'm loving this little mod more and more.
This is great! I'll be getting one when they come out. I think joyetech is finally listening to their customers. Just think, you'll have a tiny rebuildable in your palm.Replying to myself here, but...
Check out what I've found on Joyetech's website: Optional Egrip RBA base. Just what I wanted!
I'm loving this little mod more and more.
I'm liking the eGrip even more now that I'm using the non nautilus bvc coil in it. I'm able to open up the air flow and turn up the watts without getting an occasional burnt hit.
98% of people who buy an eGrip will never rebuild a coil, so Joyetech's coil head business is secure. People like us who despise paying through the nose for a disposable coil head at $3-5 a pop will spur innovation, like the rebuildable coil head. When Kanger coil heads were poor quality, I learned how to rebuild them. I didn't have a mech mod, nor a DNA device. Kanger is set to release their rebuildable coil head in the near future. All that new development is due to people saying the Kanger coils were crap in social media, bad reviews and Busardo busting a vein over the inconsistent quality of the Kanger heads.They must be listening to their customers, because offering an option to turn these little mods into rebuildables kills their (surely very lucrative) atomizer head business for them.
I read on another forum that all you need to do is change the pin on the bottom of the BVC coil with the pin from the E Grip coil. I gave it a try and it works. I've been vaping on it all day.Interesting! Where did you get those, please?
The aspire BVC?I'm liking the eGrip even more now that I'm using the non nautilus bvc coil in it. I'm able to open up the air flow and turn up the watts without getting an occasional burnt hit.
Yes, the regular Aspire BVC not the Nautilus BVC coils.The aspire BVC?
Yes, the regular Aspire BVC not the Nautilus BVC coils.
What you have should work. I was able to get the posts out with my fingers, but it would be easier with a pair of needle nose pliers. The post from the Joyetech coil will be a little loose in the BVC coil, but it works fine when screwed into the eGrip coil base.All that I have on hand are some regular Aspire coils that came with my Peakomizer but I can definitely see how it would work. Thanks! I've seen those for as little as about 6 bucks for clones, 7 bucks for originals. (For 5)
I love the taste produced by the BVC coils, but never got into mine because of the way-too-tight draw. It's the RBA base with the "extra inlet hole" that I'm looking at and wondering whether the eGrip has any built in air vent limits that might restrict the RBA too much for me. I know nobody has the module yet, but those who have the eGrip might speculate on the potential draw. Thanks in advance.
Removing the stock base and just covering the hole with my finger definitely loosens the draw. It's not Atlantis loose but perhaps like a Kayfun with enlarged air holes. How that will translate to the RBA is between Joyetech and how much metal presents itself to your drill.
Sorry I should have added a base and scissors to the list of things that you might need. I usually just use the base from a Rose RTA to build on.
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Or a threaded Atty stand will work...
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...or, as I said, an old mod. That would need to be one with the 510 center pin removed either by unscrewing it or have a sliding pin that just gets out of the way when you screw the coil into it. Anything with a 7 mm X .5 threading will do. (same as a 510 connector)
I didn't say to use your hybrid mod to hold the coil for removing the can because many are copper or brass top caps and perhaps soft metal. You want to preserve those threads as long as possible because if they give out it might cause a short some day.
I've always liked the microstick. I contacted Chels not too long ago to see if he'd be doing more titanium attys for it - b/c of my MS, the lighter the better. Sorry to say, no plans for titanium- his supply has dried up.
On another note, I have been dealing with Joyetech for more than a month to get a replacement. Finally, today, I received shipment notice... I've already got my RDA for it - let's see how long it actually takes Joyetech to get my eGrip out of the warehouse!
8ml sounds high but the only way to find out is dial down and see what happens. Let us know what you find. I run mine at 8 watts with RBA and get all the vapor I want. My experience is the RBA makes better vapor than the disposable coils without increasing the power. I'm still at 8 watts.I love my little egrip, but I'm confused about the battery life. This reviewer said he got about 8 mls out of his before recharging:
http://myvaporsite.com/joyetech-egrip-review/ I consistently get half a tank, so just over 1.5mls, running the RBA at 20 watts. I can't imagine how, even if I dialed down the watts, I could get 8mls out of it on a full charge?
8ml sounds high but the only way to find out is dial down and see what happens. Let us know what you find. I run mine at 8 watts with RBA and get all the vapor I want. My experience is the RBA makes better vapor than the disposable coils without increasing the power. I'm still at 8 watts.
I love my little egrip, but I'm confused about the battery life. This reviewer said he got about 8 mls out of his before recharging:
http://myvaporsite.com/joyetech-egrip-review/ I consistently get half a tank, so just over 1.5mls, running the RBA at 20 watts. I can't imagine how, even if I dialed down the watts, I could get 8mls out of it on a full charge?
Love love love mine. Seems I can deplete 2 tankfuls or 6+ mils on a charge. I've returned to the lower end of the power scale after playing with 20 on the RBA base - just don't need the power. The way I actually tested was time ... I used it exclusively for 44 hours (slept for 12 of'm) on my first full charge.