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[OldEngineGuy]

I have answered your PM re: materials Steve.

Regards... Alan.

[accelerator]

Interested in a RTA, just a few questions:

Price: Still £50 (+£2.50 UK Postage)?
Waiting list: Still 1-2 months?

Questions others should be able to answer:

Acrylic v Polycarb: A little googlesearch and this is what I get:
- Acrylic is more brittle and scratch resistant, polycarb (like my testicles) is bulletproof but scratches easily.
- Polycarb yellows over time under natural light whereas acrylic does not.
- Acrylic has better optical clarity (ignoring the yellowing).
For tank purposes is there any big difference between each material I've missed?

Wick/coil supplier recommendations as well as any rough estimates on how much you would use per re-wick/coil or if easier how much you'd estimate for a month/year?

[clockworks]

Price is unchanged - still £52.50 inc postage within the EU.

Current wait is around 6 weeks.

All the RTAs have been supplied with polycarbonate tanks. The difference in clarity is small, and the extra strength is worth having.

Wire from www.wires.co.uk - I supply 0.13 nichrome, but it's worth experimenting with 0.16 and 0.20.
My wick comes from Tim's group buy on the forum, but you can also use Bulli or CE2 wick.

A metre of wick and wire makes about a dozen coils.
A properly-made coil can last for weeks, depending on what juice you use. Dark juices tend to clog the wick faster.

[thorzs]

HI can i get on the list for the RTA aswell m8 seen some great reviews of this tank and was told it was a good buy .how do i go about getting my hands on one .cheers

[clockworks]

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[Beavis666]

I hate waiting....
Am i in the next batch?

[clockworks]

You are towards the top of the batch that'll ship in a couple of weeks. You may sneak into the batch that'll go out this week, if a few people pull out.

[lordmage]

just got my RDA in it works nicely and will be better once my meat finger wrap a better coil first one was fail second one came in at 1.8.

just a quick question or two.

1. the little tab with a soldered wire on it does that have a purpose.

2. i watched a few videos on wrapping but have any suggestions for a big fingers glumpsy person.

thanks mate would have been a pm but you box is full

Edited by lordmage, 30 January 2012 - 05:47 PM.

[clockworks]

Thanks for the heads-up on the inbox - I'll have a clear out!

The solder tag and wire are the ground back to the outer ring of the 510 connector - carries the voltage to the coil.

A good pair of magnifying reading glasses/spectacles is very helpful when winding coils. Much easier when you can clearly see what you are doing.

[clockworks]

Batch 9 assembly underway, should all be finished tomorrow.

One minor hitch - I've just about run out of wick. If anybody has some group buy wick that they no longer need (or that they can spare), please let me know.

[Harlequin69]

I can spare you about 5m of the 3mm wick mate if that is any help.

[andy1971]

could i go on the list please,,,,,,,,, how do i go about it .....?
Andy

[clockworks]

Harlequin69, on 01 February 2012 - 06:08 PM, said:

I can spare you about 5m of the 3mm wick mate if that is any help.

That'd be great! PM sent

andy1971, on 01 February 2012 - 08:05 PM, said:

could i go on the list please,,,,,,,,, how do i go about it .....?
Andy

Send me a PM with the options that you want - top tube finish and filler screw/no filler screw - and I'll put you on the list.

[andy1971]

PM sent pal...........

[mystiv]

Hi,
Id like to be added to the list please!

[clockworks]

Batch 9 has now all shipped, except for two (no reply from potential buyers). I'll give it a couple more days, then offer them to the first people in batch 10.

Batch 10 build has started. I'm making the metal and tube parts first this time, just for a change. The purple dye has arrived, and I'll be anodising some tubes tonight.

Edited by clockworks, 06 February 2012 - 06:42 PM.

[alec76]

Got my RTA today, thank you Steve !!!

[clockworks]

Anodised tubes now available in the following finishes:

Silver matt
Silver polished
Black matt
Black satin
Black polished
Purple polished

[jmarkus]

well it finally arrived in california...had some trouble with a lost package and steve was really responsive and super helpful. he went as far as to send me a second one after the first was lost to the postal service. just wanna say that im very impressed with the build quality, design and thought that went into this atty. i've had so many rebuildables, from the bulli a2, a2-tm, scubagen, line, mark-t bug, genesis mini..., and your atty is up there with the iatty and ody in performance, design and function. you nailed it mate...i think you proved to me what ive been thinking this entire time about these atties....its all about airflow from under the wick (like a ce2, iatty and ody). all the others just never could measure up because of this one simple problem.

thanks so much steve!

Edited by jmarkus, 07 February 2012 - 11:00 PM.

[clockworks]

Good to hear that the second one arrived safely, and that you are enjoying it.