Hi Vaping Underground members, In this review i take a look at the Brunhilde Top Coiler RTA from Vapefly and the German 103 Team. The Brunhilde Top Coiler RTA was supplied for the purpose of this review by Flora from Vapefly.
http://www.vapefly.com/vapefly-brunhilde...03-team-2/
Introduction
Vapefly was about the most underrated vaping manufacturer mostly going underneath the Radar with their first few releases despite bringing us some seriously good products which showed they were not going to shy away from trying to be innovative. Now the cat is out the bag and most vapers recognise Vapefly as an excellent manufacturer leading the way when it comes to innovative products especially regarding airflow designs that actually work and improve flavour. The German 103 Team were founded by Martin Hartkopf who has been a Youtube reviewer since 2013 with his channel DampfWolke7 and Vapefly. The team comprises of 103 mainly German speaking members headed by Martin who's goal is to think outside the box however crazy the idea to design innovative products and in Vapefly they have a perfect partner. The Brunhilde Top Coiler RTA is the second project, the first being the Core RTA and is an RTA which i thought oozes innovation with a unique way of feeding your wicks but then i remembered i did see another RTA somewhere that uses the same idea. It features a side fill method, large capacity, similar central airflow system that we saw on the Core RTA and the use of German materials, let's give the Brunhilde a look!
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In The Box
Contents:
1 x Brunhilde Top Coiler RTA
1 x 510 Adaptor
1 x Allen Key
2 x Firebolt Cotton
2 x 0.35ohm Pre-Build Coils 26ga*2(KA1)+36ga(Ni80)
1 x Glass Tube 8ml
1 x Spare Parts Bag
1 x Stainless Steel Wires from Germany
O-rings&Screws
1 x Manual
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Aesthetics
The Brunhilde comes in simple cardboard yet rather nice looking packaging which is a nice shade of beige. I received the Stainless Steel version and while i have no complaints i must say the Gunmetal is the pick for me. The colour options are Stainless Steel, Black, Gunmetal and Rainbow, up top is a Resin 810 drip tip which on the Stainless Steel version i received is Blue. The Brunhilde is 25.20mm in diameter and a whopping 65.5mm in height, it's a skyscraper. The tallness and overall look of the Brunhilde will separate people into three camps, those that think it's a monstrosity, those that really like it and those like me who like it but strictly not to be seen in public, just too tall for out and about. The RTA has a hell of a lot of metal to it and all machining and quality of finish is top notch, not just on the outside but also deck and inside the tank itself. I'm not going to get into an argument whats high end but does it need to have at least 3 figures to join the club. The bottom 40% is the glass section which has an outer cage which is 2 crests one on the front and the same on the back which shape leaves plenty of cutout sections to see both your liquid and the Steel replenishing rods, the crests also have some nice engraving on them, very nice. We then see the joint of the metal sleeve and further up what looks to be another joint but is just a machined groove for aesthetics. On the sleeve low down to one side we have what looks to be a 3mm diameter hole, this gets either lined up with the central airflow hole under the deck when in use or can be turned 180 degrees to line up with the fill port. Much further up on the sleeve we have airflow holes that consists of 2 rows of 4 holes both sides of the sleeve. We then have the joint for the top-cap/inner sleeve which is circled with round indentations which from any sort of distance looks like studding, above this the top-cap steps to the drip tip.
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Brunhilde Specs and Features:
Diameter: 25.20mm
Height with Drip Tip: 65.50mm
Tank Material: SS Stainless
Drip Material: Resin
Coil Rebuildable: Dual Coil Building
Capacity: 2ml(TPD Edition) / 8ml(Standard Edition)
Airflow Adjustable: Top
Fill Liquid: Side
Exquisite appearance with SS hollow construction
Innovative surrounding top airflow system
Premium SS wire from Germany
Easy dual coil building, best coil position
Convenient side filling design
8ml large capacity for all day vaping
Thread: 510
Colours: Stainless Steel, Black, Gunmetal, Rainbow
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What You Get?
As well as the Brunhilde RTA you also receive 2 sets of o-rings and spare screws. You get a 8ml spare glass and this is also the case with the TPD version. The TPD version has the exact same specifications as the standard version but has a silicone piece installed in the shipped RTA reducing the capacity to 2ml so a lot of silicone is going to find it's way into the bin. You also receive a 510 adaptor, allen key, example rod, 2 pieces of Firebolt cotton and 2 coils. The coils are fused claptons which are 26ga*2(KA1)+36ga(Ni80) 3.0ID which have a resistance of 0.35ohm per coil.
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The Airflow
It seems the airflow on any product that Vapefly manufacture offers something above the norm and on the Brunhilde we have airflow from both the outer sleeve and the central wall of the deck giving complete airflow coverage. The outer airflow is pretty standard and what you adjust one side gets adjusted the other. On each side of the outer sleeve we have 2 rows of 4 holes which can be adjusted by turning the inner sleeve which has a stepped design. We can have just part of the bottom row open or the full row, keep turning and we can have the bottom row open and part of the top row open or both rows fully open. You do have the option of just having the central airflow and shutting this outer airflow off but you don't have the option of just having the top row. On the centre of the deck rather than having 2 shared posts we have one piece that spans the diameter of the deck. It comprises of the posts either side and a central airflow section, of course their is insulator separating the positive from negative. This airflow section is curved both sides to the contours of your coils giving really good coverage, both sides we have 2 rows of 3 holes. On the outside of the deck underneath the build section we have a 3mm hole each side, one is the fill port and the other is where the air enters underneath the deck up the hollow central section between the posts and out through the already mentioned holes. Really the central airflow needs to be used, in theory you can slightly turn the sleeve to shut this off and just have the outer airflow but when the hole in the sleeve is lined up with the airflow hole to feed the central system the outer airflow is perfectly lined up with your coils so doing this would mean the airflow would be off centre and not lined up correctly.
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Filling
The Brunhilde uses a side fill method which means the sleeve just needs rotating 180 degrees to reveal the fill port so no need to take the sleeve off. On the outside of the deck section as mentioned in the airflow section, we have a 3mm hole each side and a 3mm hole on the outer sleeve. While vaping the hole on the outer sleeve should be lined up with the airflow hole and when you need to fill you turn the sleeve to line it up with the fill port, very simple and sounds great, but it's far from ideal. A 3mm hole is just not big enough, you can forget dropper bottles but you can get the end of Gorilla nozzles into the hole, but it's a tight fit so no air can escape and gets rather messy. The solution is using a needle nose bottle which works mess free but filling a 8ml capacity tank with a needle nose takes quite some time, at least once it's filled you don't need to refill for a while.
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Review Continued Below:
http://www.vapefly.com/vapefly-brunhilde...03-team-2/
Introduction
Vapefly was about the most underrated vaping manufacturer mostly going underneath the Radar with their first few releases despite bringing us some seriously good products which showed they were not going to shy away from trying to be innovative. Now the cat is out the bag and most vapers recognise Vapefly as an excellent manufacturer leading the way when it comes to innovative products especially regarding airflow designs that actually work and improve flavour. The German 103 Team were founded by Martin Hartkopf who has been a Youtube reviewer since 2013 with his channel DampfWolke7 and Vapefly. The team comprises of 103 mainly German speaking members headed by Martin who's goal is to think outside the box however crazy the idea to design innovative products and in Vapefly they have a perfect partner. The Brunhilde Top Coiler RTA is the second project, the first being the Core RTA and is an RTA which i thought oozes innovation with a unique way of feeding your wicks but then i remembered i did see another RTA somewhere that uses the same idea. It features a side fill method, large capacity, similar central airflow system that we saw on the Core RTA and the use of German materials, let's give the Brunhilde a look!
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In The Box
Contents:
1 x Brunhilde Top Coiler RTA
1 x 510 Adaptor
1 x Allen Key
2 x Firebolt Cotton
2 x 0.35ohm Pre-Build Coils 26ga*2(KA1)+36ga(Ni80)
1 x Glass Tube 8ml
1 x Spare Parts Bag
1 x Stainless Steel Wires from Germany
O-rings&Screws
1 x Manual
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Aesthetics
The Brunhilde comes in simple cardboard yet rather nice looking packaging which is a nice shade of beige. I received the Stainless Steel version and while i have no complaints i must say the Gunmetal is the pick for me. The colour options are Stainless Steel, Black, Gunmetal and Rainbow, up top is a Resin 810 drip tip which on the Stainless Steel version i received is Blue. The Brunhilde is 25.20mm in diameter and a whopping 65.5mm in height, it's a skyscraper. The tallness and overall look of the Brunhilde will separate people into three camps, those that think it's a monstrosity, those that really like it and those like me who like it but strictly not to be seen in public, just too tall for out and about. The RTA has a hell of a lot of metal to it and all machining and quality of finish is top notch, not just on the outside but also deck and inside the tank itself. I'm not going to get into an argument whats high end but does it need to have at least 3 figures to join the club. The bottom 40% is the glass section which has an outer cage which is 2 crests one on the front and the same on the back which shape leaves plenty of cutout sections to see both your liquid and the Steel replenishing rods, the crests also have some nice engraving on them, very nice. We then see the joint of the metal sleeve and further up what looks to be another joint but is just a machined groove for aesthetics. On the sleeve low down to one side we have what looks to be a 3mm diameter hole, this gets either lined up with the central airflow hole under the deck when in use or can be turned 180 degrees to line up with the fill port. Much further up on the sleeve we have airflow holes that consists of 2 rows of 4 holes both sides of the sleeve. We then have the joint for the top-cap/inner sleeve which is circled with round indentations which from any sort of distance looks like studding, above this the top-cap steps to the drip tip.
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Brunhilde Specs and Features:
Diameter: 25.20mm
Height with Drip Tip: 65.50mm
Tank Material: SS Stainless
Drip Material: Resin
Coil Rebuildable: Dual Coil Building
Capacity: 2ml(TPD Edition) / 8ml(Standard Edition)
Airflow Adjustable: Top
Fill Liquid: Side
Exquisite appearance with SS hollow construction
Innovative surrounding top airflow system
Premium SS wire from Germany
Easy dual coil building, best coil position
Convenient side filling design
8ml large capacity for all day vaping
Thread: 510
Colours: Stainless Steel, Black, Gunmetal, Rainbow
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What You Get?
As well as the Brunhilde RTA you also receive 2 sets of o-rings and spare screws. You get a 8ml spare glass and this is also the case with the TPD version. The TPD version has the exact same specifications as the standard version but has a silicone piece installed in the shipped RTA reducing the capacity to 2ml so a lot of silicone is going to find it's way into the bin. You also receive a 510 adaptor, allen key, example rod, 2 pieces of Firebolt cotton and 2 coils. The coils are fused claptons which are 26ga*2(KA1)+36ga(Ni80) 3.0ID which have a resistance of 0.35ohm per coil.
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The Airflow
It seems the airflow on any product that Vapefly manufacture offers something above the norm and on the Brunhilde we have airflow from both the outer sleeve and the central wall of the deck giving complete airflow coverage. The outer airflow is pretty standard and what you adjust one side gets adjusted the other. On each side of the outer sleeve we have 2 rows of 4 holes which can be adjusted by turning the inner sleeve which has a stepped design. We can have just part of the bottom row open or the full row, keep turning and we can have the bottom row open and part of the top row open or both rows fully open. You do have the option of just having the central airflow and shutting this outer airflow off but you don't have the option of just having the top row. On the centre of the deck rather than having 2 shared posts we have one piece that spans the diameter of the deck. It comprises of the posts either side and a central airflow section, of course their is insulator separating the positive from negative. This airflow section is curved both sides to the contours of your coils giving really good coverage, both sides we have 2 rows of 3 holes. On the outside of the deck underneath the build section we have a 3mm hole each side, one is the fill port and the other is where the air enters underneath the deck up the hollow central section between the posts and out through the already mentioned holes. Really the central airflow needs to be used, in theory you can slightly turn the sleeve to shut this off and just have the outer airflow but when the hole in the sleeve is lined up with the airflow hole to feed the central system the outer airflow is perfectly lined up with your coils so doing this would mean the airflow would be off centre and not lined up correctly.
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Filling
The Brunhilde uses a side fill method which means the sleeve just needs rotating 180 degrees to reveal the fill port so no need to take the sleeve off. On the outside of the deck section as mentioned in the airflow section, we have a 3mm hole each side and a 3mm hole on the outer sleeve. While vaping the hole on the outer sleeve should be lined up with the airflow hole and when you need to fill you turn the sleeve to line it up with the fill port, very simple and sounds great, but it's far from ideal. A 3mm hole is just not big enough, you can forget dropper bottles but you can get the end of Gorilla nozzles into the hole, but it's a tight fit so no air can escape and gets rather messy. The solution is using a needle nose bottle which works mess free but filling a 8ml capacity tank with a needle nose takes quite some time, at least once it's filled you don't need to refill for a while.
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Review Continued Below:
