Conspiracy RDA (3CVape & Squirming Coils) Review by KingPin!

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Hi Folks,

I received the Conspiracy RDA directly from 3CVape a partnership with Squirming Coils. This is available to buy now. I will convey my thoughts and do my very best to provide you with enough information so you can reach your own conclusion on the product, so no recommendations from me, just a final conclusion of my personal experience with it. Please ask questions in the below if I've missed anything you want to know



Product Overview

• Stainless steel cap
• 24mm diameter
• Silver plated, low profile deck
• Two Post Build Deck (top mounted, two terminals per post with 4 x 1.5mm post holes)
• Side Mounted Hex Screws
• Supports Single/Dual Coil
• Standard/Bottom Feeding pins (24k gold plated)
• Airflow Slots: 2 adjustable (can use single. Slots are 10mm x 2mm)
• Juice well 5mm Deep
• 6mm bore ULTEM 810 Drip Tip
• PEEK insulators
• Cost: RRP is $59.99
• Designers Website:
  https://www.squirmingcoils.net/
  

Available Colours;
Stainless, Black

What's included in the Box?



1 x Silver plated deck
1 x Top cap
1 x Housing
1 x Bag of bits to make the RDA up (peek insulators 1 x O-rings, positive post, drip tip, 4 grub screws)
1 x Spare bits pack (O-rings, 8 x spare screws, bottom feeding pin)
1 x Allen key
1 x Assembly Diagram

Presentation wise comes in a little plastic pot. Everything inside is in a sealable pack. I cannot see an authenticity sticker so who knows I might have got a clone! Something to think about when buying this…buy from a reputable company.

Build Quality, Looks & Initial Impressions

This is the first atomiser I’ve ever received that is fully disassembled. You have to put everything together yourself. I personally don’t mind that it’s handy as I’d only have to strip it down to put it in the ultrasonic cleaner anyway. It did stand up to a thorough cleaning by the way without any of the silver plating flaking off.

The drip tip is exactly the same one used on the D-Pro RDA by Coil Art. I've read that some people didn’t get on with that they found the walls to be really thick. I personally love it, it’s one of the most comfortable 810 (Goon/Kennedy style) drip tips I’ve used. Not only that I actually appreciate the narrow bore and the height. It’s pretty much perfect for me on a dual coil RDA. So I won’t have to get out my Half Moon drip tip for this one! Thumbs up there.



You do not get a 510 adaptor in the kit. I’m normally a fan of the 510 but you don’t really need one on here as it kicks out plenty of clouds and flavour.

The engraving for the logo has a great finish and really makes the RDA stand out. Thankfully there is no gaudy writing on it anywhere. The parts feel weighty and like they were made to last. The machining itself is fantastic almost everywhere, everything has been left with a high buff finish with no scuff marks I can see (I’ll come back to this point later).



Side airflow on the cap is ample (10mm by 2mm) accommodating both airy style vapers and the restricted lovers like me. Now I will cover this here rather than later. This RDA has the same issue as the Goon v1.5 RDA on its airflow ring. If you run a single coil and close the air vent right up it starts to open the other side. With all the stick 528 Customs got over that you would have thought other companies would have taken notes and avoided that same issue like the plague. In my opinion the issue had a bit of an overreaction by the vaping community, only because if you want a MTL experience why are you even looking at an RDA like this in the first place? You would be better off taking a look at Le Concorde or a similar mouth to lung RDA. Although I appreciate the other side of the argument as well, it shouldn’t be there and I have to agree it’s an oversight. The airflow slots “could” have been a tiny bit narrower to avoid this issue perhaps.

The airflow ring (I like to call it the top cap) is secured in place with a single O-ring. The Cap (or housing as I call it) is secured by two O-rings. The fittings are tight to begin with but once you give the O-rings a good lube with some juice they all work really well. I think they have got the resistances pretty spot on.

Inside the top cap has a large conical design almost starting at the top of the airflow slots. As we all know by now the conical designs tend to be the stand outs in the flavour department.



The Deck itself has a mirror finish, it’s actually difficult to take a picture because it’s so damn reflective. So apologies if my images look shiny but that’s exactly what I’m seeing as well! Underneath you have the name engraved as it should be. There is no production number on mine again you would have no idea how to tell if this is a legit RDA or not (buyer/reviewer beware). Hey if it turns out this was a joke clone or something they did a cracking job of it so far, I can’t tell even the screws are quality and that’s normally a good give away. Speaking of which if you do manage to shank any of the screws well you get 8 spares very handy. Although I really wrenched mine in and there was no cross threading or slipping in the posts.




The one big con for me up to this point was the positive post arrived in the same DIY assembly bag as the post screws. That is never going to end well (see the damage below), just think of the postal service or courier chucking this about on route to you. Hence I mentioned the “almost fantastic finish” earlier. So 3CVape if you ever read this you need to address your packaging, otherwise you’re going to get a lot of cheesed off customers. Better yet secure the positive post to the deck before you package it up, that’s why most companies assemble beforehand I imagine.



The positive post screw is either a Hex (for the bottom feeding pin), or Philips (for normal dripping). When inserted the bottom feeding pin sits flush inside the deck. If you over squonk it will drain some back into the bottle, handy for people like me with heavy thumbs. Although some like a slightly raised pin to keep the juice inside the base, so for you guys use a little less wicking it helps for this pin style. With a flush pin though you will need to make sure when you wick it, the cotton can absorb your juice evenly as it will pool around the middle.

Centre dripping is nice an easy though, simply plonk the juice in and you’re away. Due to the airflow being raised fairly high it allows a fair amount of over dripping without it leaking out everywhere on you.

There were some bits of metal left over from the lathe so do make sure you give this a proper cleaning before use. The RDA breaks into 4 parts for cleaning and maintenance (well assuming you don’t want a complete strip down in which case its 10)

 

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Building and Wicking

With the 4 post option you have the ability to try different builds out, i.e. run a single monster at an angle, single using the one side, dual coil, vertical’s, bridges etc. you name it. It’s safe to say this deck affords you a fair amount of versatility which for me as a hobbyist coil builder is important.

You have approx 11mm post distance for horizontal or diagonal coil positions



The post holes are far enough apart to get some pretty nice builds in there. The screws as I mentioned earlier are great. The deck doesn’t get in the way and I was able to wrench in the legs nice and tight. You get a total of 8 hex screws with the kit and four flatheads.

Although I tried a few different builds for this review the one I made and took the porn shot of was such a great vape once I got it to temp, I’m probably going to use it more often going forward but as a single coil.



Ok it’s not Squirming coils porn shot good, but it’s not too shabby for a hobbyist like me;

Single coil 0.22 ohm resistance (dual came out 0.09 ohm)

• 3mm ID. Dual coils, parallel wrap (6 wraps 316l, 5 wraps N80)
• Inner (colour cores) are 25g flat wire with a 38g wrap all SS316L (I honestly cannot tell the difference between ribbon and flat wire when vaping both give a staple coils experience.
• Outer golden wraps are Nichrome (N80) 2 x 26g twisted core, 32g wrap

Yes the RDA does get pretty bloody hot when you vape with a build like this in it. With something a bit more tame, say a Fused Clapton it still transfers heat and gets fairly warm but nothing like that build above. This is one of the reasons I like the drip tip so much, it’s tall enough for the heat not to be a problem for the old lips.

The heat this thing transfers could be an issue under the base of the atty for the mod itself. I noticed a few times my Lost Vape Drone was getting pretty warm, so I would like to have seen some sort of thermal disc, even if it’s slim just to help a little.

Wicking is super easy as with most RDA’s, just lay a bed for dripping or if using a single coil for squonking. If squonking dual coil use a little less so it can run around the deck in between the wicks.

I was using Koh Gen Doh cotton pads I bought after a few of the vaping underground members recommended it. Have to say it’s my go to wicking for RDA’s and fast wicking RTA’s over Cotton Bacon now. I’m super impressed with its ability to hold juice and not burn as easily, also my liquids taste sweeter with it (maybe that’s just me though)

How’s the Vape?

For me it’s a really smooth non turbulent vape, but obviously as with any RDA your experience is going to be down to the type of build, how you position the coils and how you wick it.

I position my coils like so;



Flavour is very good, I’ve placed this RDA in my favourite flavour list for dual coils so enough said on that point. It’s much like the Skill RDA a great all-rounder with a balance between clouds and flavour (more towards flavour) absolutely perfect for me and what I look for in a dual coil RDA.

Have to say I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this with just a single coil on one side. No fancy wicking necessary on the non-coil side either. Just lean the atty as you squonk so the juice flows into the wick and you’re away. As the pin is flush any excess is sucked back down into the bottle. I vape with a somewhat restricted airflow, yet the single coil airflow problem I pointed out earlier wasn’t an issue for me, as it’s very slight.

Things I Feel Could Be Improved

1. Sort the packaging out my positive post was damaged on arrival. Don’t place the post loose in the bag with other bits.
2. Lack of a 510 adaptor (subjective)
3. The single airflow has the same issue as the goon v1.5, you can’t close it right down without opening other side (very slight though)
4. A thermal disk would have been useful for this RDA.
5. Could possibly have provided an additional longer positive screw so juice doesn’t get sucked back into the squonk bottle for those that prefer this type of pin.

Things I Feel It Does Well

1. Fantastic flavour and draw a real solid all-rounder.
2. Love the build deck.
3. Spare post screws and then some!
4. Over dripping or squonking was never an issue for me the airflow is high enough.
5. Easy wicking, single or dual.
6. Easy refill for centre dripping
7. Love the logo and high polish finish.
8. O-rings offered spot on resistance when lubed
9. Drip tip is very comfortable to use
10. No flaking of the silver in the ultrasonic cleaner even on the damaged post.

Final Conclusion

As a DIY coil builder at heart I can tell this was designed by another builder. It’s offers lots of versatility and is one of my favourite decks to date. They have done a cracking job with the post system on here, especially raising them slightly to allow for the airflow slots to be raised. This reduces over dripping issues, puts the coils closer to you and allows easier alternative builds on the deck.

It’s not the most innovative RDA I’ll ever see but they have all the ingredients in the right order. Additionally I’m sick of the sight of gold plated decks, so the silver is a welcomed change. Once I figured out the positioning and used the right build, I had a really great vape, in fact one of my favourites to date using single or dual coils.



Thanks very much for putting up with my ramblings, I hope I covered everything you wanted to know until next time KingPin!