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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of Cthulhu Hastur MTL RTA Mini. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links
Introduction:
The Hastur MTL RTA Mini is the latest RTA from somewhat known manufacturer Cthulhu. I’ve been pretty hit and miss with their products. They’ve made some great atomizers like the azathoth RDA which i loved and the Hastur MTL RTA which isn’t my style but is a great RTA for MTL and came out when there wasn’t many good affordable ones on the market, but also had some stinkers like the M RDA and most recently the Zathog RDA. The Hastur Mini RTA is a MTL RTA and a follow up smaller version of the original Hastur RTA.It’s a standard 2 ml capacity RTA with regular glass and frosted glass tanks included. It’s available in 2 colors Black and SS and listed at 31.99 on their site so a good price point.
Manufacturer's Specs
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this RTA I was pretty surprised, I expected it to be a smaller version of the hastur MTL RTA hence the name but it’s really like a whole different design. New deck, less airflow options, no replaceable air holes inside. They went with a very simple minimalist design which i kind of like. Just keep it short and simple as they say. One thing that really stood out was the inclusion of a really tall drip tip as well made of metal. Not a big fan of that personally so i mostly used the standard one but i had flashbacks to my old omega RDA. Either way though i liked the design and loved that they kept the same fill method which is really great using the pop off switchblade like system.
Build Deck and Wicking (pics above)
Let’s talk about the build deck now. It’s a pretty simple build deck to build and and quite easy but won't say i’m personally a fan. I don’t like using the heads of screws as the system that locks the lead into place as this does. Feels old and outdated and something i haven’t seen really in years. I would have preferred something more up to date but personal preference aside, it does work well especially since it’s made for small round wire builds only being MTL. there are 2 posts 1 on each side so leads go in opposite directions and you just have to unscrew the screws a little and slide the leads under the screw heads then tighten down. There is plenty of room as well as i fit a 3mm ID coil with room to spare and not much reason to go bigger with a MTL RTA. then just clip off the excess leads and done. The post screws are phillips head which again preference wise i don’t like, but are good quality and work well so objectively no complaints there. Overall it’s a basic and easy to build deck that works well, just not my preference.
Wicking on this one is super easy. It wicks very well and is a raised GTA style deck and there are 2 holes on the side. Just drop your cotton through the holes to the bottom and you are good to go. No tips or tricks really needed. It wicks very efficiently so don’t need to think out your wicks really at all.
Performance
Performance wise, I used it as a single coil RTA only. It’s a MTL RDA so not much you can do with builds so I ran only 3 builds in this. All 3 pictured above. One was a spaced 24G SS coil 3mm ID 4 Wraps, one was a 28G SS316 2.5mm ID spaced build 8 wraps, and one was a tiny quad core fused clapton build 3 wraps spaced 3mm ID. The clapton build was not surprisingly too much mass for this RTA. The other 2 builds however vaped great. Personally I like the thicker gauge spaced builds less wraps for MTL RTAs like this but both performed with good flavor for MTL vaping. It’s best used at 20 watts or less because not a lot of air. The Draw will make many MTL enthusiasts quite happy, fully open is still tighter then most “loose MTL vapes” while the smallest air hole is a really tight MTL vape and the medium is still pretty tight as well. Overall it gives good flavor for a MTL RTA at such low watts
Introduction:
The Hastur MTL RTA Mini is the latest RTA from somewhat known manufacturer Cthulhu. I’ve been pretty hit and miss with their products. They’ve made some great atomizers like the azathoth RDA which i loved and the Hastur MTL RTA which isn’t my style but is a great RTA for MTL and came out when there wasn’t many good affordable ones on the market, but also had some stinkers like the M RDA and most recently the Zathog RDA. The Hastur Mini RTA is a MTL RTA and a follow up smaller version of the original Hastur RTA.It’s a standard 2 ml capacity RTA with regular glass and frosted glass tanks included. It’s available in 2 colors Black and SS and listed at 31.99 on their site so a good price point.
Manufacturer's Specs
- Hastur MTL RTA mini is designed for mouth to lung vaping.
- Classic and simple design by Brian N(CA,USA).
- 3 air holes on air flow control ring are optional (Dia. 0.8mm, 1.2mm, 1.4mm)
- Smaller chamber for better flavor
- Easy refilling system.
- Two small air holes on building deck to improve flavor. (max airflow equal to 1.4mm hole)
- Two 510 drip tips(steel tip: Dia. 2mm; Delrin tip: Dia. 1.7mm)
- New batch comes with 3mm air hole steel drip tip(order after July-1-2018). please don't order the drip tip.
- Access to the build deck without draining the tank.
- Food grade 304 stainless steel.
- 2ml capacity.
- WIDTH: 22 mm / 0.86 in
- HEIGHT: 30 mm / 1.18 in (without drip tip)
- Available in Silver and Black
- 1 x Hastur MTL RTA mini
- 1 x steel tip
- 1 x delrin tip
- 1 x spare bag
- 1 x frosted glass
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this RTA I was pretty surprised, I expected it to be a smaller version of the hastur MTL RTA hence the name but it’s really like a whole different design. New deck, less airflow options, no replaceable air holes inside. They went with a very simple minimalist design which i kind of like. Just keep it short and simple as they say. One thing that really stood out was the inclusion of a really tall drip tip as well made of metal. Not a big fan of that personally so i mostly used the standard one but i had flashbacks to my old omega RDA. Either way though i liked the design and loved that they kept the same fill method which is really great using the pop off switchblade like system.
Build Deck and Wicking (pics above)
Let’s talk about the build deck now. It’s a pretty simple build deck to build and and quite easy but won't say i’m personally a fan. I don’t like using the heads of screws as the system that locks the lead into place as this does. Feels old and outdated and something i haven’t seen really in years. I would have preferred something more up to date but personal preference aside, it does work well especially since it’s made for small round wire builds only being MTL. there are 2 posts 1 on each side so leads go in opposite directions and you just have to unscrew the screws a little and slide the leads under the screw heads then tighten down. There is plenty of room as well as i fit a 3mm ID coil with room to spare and not much reason to go bigger with a MTL RTA. then just clip off the excess leads and done. The post screws are phillips head which again preference wise i don’t like, but are good quality and work well so objectively no complaints there. Overall it’s a basic and easy to build deck that works well, just not my preference.
Wicking on this one is super easy. It wicks very well and is a raised GTA style deck and there are 2 holes on the side. Just drop your cotton through the holes to the bottom and you are good to go. No tips or tricks really needed. It wicks very efficiently so don’t need to think out your wicks really at all.
Performance
Performance wise, I used it as a single coil RTA only. It’s a MTL RDA so not much you can do with builds so I ran only 3 builds in this. All 3 pictured above. One was a spaced 24G SS coil 3mm ID 4 Wraps, one was a 28G SS316 2.5mm ID spaced build 8 wraps, and one was a tiny quad core fused clapton build 3 wraps spaced 3mm ID. The clapton build was not surprisingly too much mass for this RTA. The other 2 builds however vaped great. Personally I like the thicker gauge spaced builds less wraps for MTL RTAs like this but both performed with good flavor for MTL vaping. It’s best used at 20 watts or less because not a lot of air. The Draw will make many MTL enthusiasts quite happy, fully open is still tighter then most “loose MTL vapes” while the smallest air hole is a really tight MTL vape and the medium is still pretty tight as well. Overall it gives good flavor for a MTL RTA at such low watts