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RDA virus by VPRS & Cigreen
RDA virus by VPRS & Cigreen

RDA virus by VPRS & Cigreen

Commercial characteristics

  • Sponsor who loaned the product for the magazine: Bought on our own
  • Price of the tested product: 25 Euros
  • Product category according to its selling price: Entry level (from 1 to 35 euros)
  • Atomizer Type: Single Bowl Dripper
  • Number of resistances allowed: 4
  • Resistance Type: Easily Rebuildable Owners, Classic Reconstructible, Classic Reconstructible Temperature Control
  • Supported Bit Type: Cotton, Fiber Freaks Density 1, Fiber Freaks Density 2, Fiber Freaks Yarn 2 mms, Fiber Freaks Cotton Blend
  • Quantity in milliliters announced by the manufacturer: 1.5

Reviewer comments on business characteristics

Cigreen, is as his name does not indicate, a Chinese company (they say manufacture there). Based at 2012 in the inevitable Guangdong province of southeastern China, it is part of the no less avoidable industrial zone of Shenzhen and achieves 30% of its turnover in Europe (Eastern countries and Russia) including).

In association with Californian modellers of VPRS, Cigreen proposes a revisited version of the Virus, a dripper of 24mm of diameter (exists also in 22mm), directed mega plume of vapor. The price indicated at the beginning of the magazine corresponds to the price at which it was sold at the September VapEvent 2016, the site of the brand offers it to almost 40 €, while Gearbest, at the time of writing, has not already more at the price of 24,18 €, shops in France revolve around 30 €.

This ato has a conceptual originality at the level of the plateau, it can accommodate up to 4 coils multi-strand and its airflows ensure a vape more aerial. We look in detail, it's gone.

 

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Physical characteristics and felt quality

  • Width or Diameter of the product in mms: 24
  • Length or height of the product in mms as it is sold, but without its drip tip if it is present, and regardless of the length of the connection: 30.5
  • Weight in grams of the product as sold, with its drip tip if it is present: 43
  • Material composing the product: Stainless steel, Copper, Gold, Delrin
  • Form Factor type: Cylinder + conical drip-tip
  • Number of parts composing the product, without screws and washers: 4 (without deck parts)
  • Number of threads: 2
  • Quality of the threads: Good
  • Number of O-rings, Drip-Tip excluded: 3
  • Quality of O-rings present: Good
  • O-Ring Positions: Drip-Tip Connection, Body / Base
  • Capacity in milliliters actually usable: 1.5
  • Overall, do you appreciate the quality of manufacture of this product with regard to its price? Yes

Rating of the vapelier as to feelings quality: 4 / 5 4 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on physical characteristics and perceived quality

The body (heating chamber) is made of stainless steel, like the cupped base. Delrin composes the upper part of the Virus (top-cap / airflow adjustment and drip-tip). The clamping system consists of 4 gold-plated plates held by long screws (cruciform heads) and separated by springs facilitating the positioning of the resistive legs. The clamping parts rest on [+] and [-] pylons also gold-plated.

 

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For an unsupported weight (coils and capillaries) of 43g, it measures 42mm in height (without the 510 connector, with its drip-tip), and 24mm in diameter. So much for the physical characteristics. The joints do their binding and sealing work properly, the whole is made cleanly, this dripper is of good quality / design, it is a cylinder surmounted by a wide drip-tip conical circular base, tightened towards the above. We like or not the decor I will not dwell on this secondary point.

Functional features

  • Connection type: 510
  • Adjustable positive stud? Yes, through an adjustment by thread, the assembly will be flush in all cases
  • Presence of air flow regulation? Yes, and variable
  • Diameter in mms maximum of the air regulation possible: 9.1
  • Minimum diameter in mms of the air regulation possible: 0.1
  • Air regulation positioning: Lateral positioning and benefiting resistors
  • Spray chamber type: Conventional / Wide
  • Heat dissipation of the product: Normal

Reviewer's comments on functional features

The study of its general concept was designed for cloud chasers without a shadow of a doubt. We will see further the detail of the drip-tip, to devote us here, to the AFC and the base.

Laterally and directly benefiting the resistors (depending on the positioning adopted), a first pair of airflows offer a total opening of 2 times 9 X 2mm, these two vents are adjustable and completely "reclosable". It is the top-cap and by its notched ring that you will operate a rotation, in order to obtain the desired opening.

 

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Curiously, these airflows are positioned at the end of the clamping bars if you make the body of the ato coincide with the low lights of the airflows of the base. These have the same dimensions as their lateral counterparts (adjustable by rotation of the body). As can be seen in the photo, 4 cylindrical openings are positioned under the resistors, to route the ventilation to the right place, the openings are placed in elevation from the bottom of the tank, which will allow the storage of a small reserve of juice. The 510 copper connection is adjustable by screwing / unscrewing.

 

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The mounting plate of the base is thus composed of 2 pairs of superposed bars, allowing montages quad or double coil. When unscrewing, the springs move the plates away from one another and from the towers. This system makes it possible to manufacture and to mount double or quad coils, on a single resistive length (if, some arrive there), two tabs to be tightened against four or eight it is not negligible, for a result more homogeneous with pulse, in terms of moment and reactivity / intensity of coils heating.

 

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For practical use in double coil, choose to position them between the two plates rather than between the bottom plate and the pylon, the position of your resistors will be exactly in front of the side airflows. Your capillaries will have to exceed the diameter of the tank (see photo), to soak well at the bottom of this one.

 

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Drip-Tip Features

  • Type of drip-tip attachment: Owner but passage to 510 through a supplied adapter
  • Presence of a Drip-Tip? Yes, the vaper can immediately use the product
  • Length and type of drip-tip present: Short
  • Quality of the present drip-tip: Good

Reviewer's comments on the Drip-Tip

The Delrin drip-tip is proprietary, it is screwed and sealed by an O-ring on the top-cap. Of external appearance it is in cone of 16mm of diameter of base, to finish 11mm higher, by an opening of 12mm of diameter. The interior is a regular cylinder of 10mm in diameter.

 

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Pleasant in the mouth, its design material prevents it from heating, as its opening allows to consider deep inspirations. Note that the top-cap can receive a supplied adapter, compatible with standard drip-tips (510).

Evaluation of the packaging

  • Presence of a box accompanying the product: Yes
  • Would you say that the packaging is up to the price of the product? Yes
  • Presence of a user manual? No
  • Is the manual understandable for a non-English speaker? No
  • Does the manual explain ALL features? No

Vapelier's note on packaging: 2 / 5 2 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on conditioning

The package consists of a fine cardboard box inside which the ato and its adapter for drip-tip 510 are located, well inserted in a semi-rigid foam. Under this protective compartment, there is a pocket containing: 5 O-rings, 4 springs, a little bleached cotton, and 2 ready-to-fit coils (twisted at 0,6ohm each).

 

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It's ok no more, for a price around 25 / 30 €, but you will not notice, only a description (ato disassembled) figure, schematically on the back of the box.

Appreciations in use

  • Transport facilities with mod of test configuration: Ok for an inside jacket pocket (no deformations)
  • Disassembly and cleaning facilities: Easy but requires a workspace
  • Filling facilities: Super simple, even blind in the dark!
  • Easy to change resistors: Easy but requires a workspace to lose nothing
  • Is it possible to use this product throughout the day with several vials of EJuice? It will take a little juggling, but it is doable
  • Was there leak after one day of use? No
  • In the event of leaks during the tests, descriptions of the situations in which they occur:

Vapelier's note on ease of use: 3.5 / 5 3.5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on the use of the product

In use, it is clear that, mounted in double clapton coil (or twisted) 0,3 ohm with a box for effective warming of the coils early in the pulse, the virus sends serious. It is made for that you will tell me, and rather well done I answer you.

The flip side of the (accelerator) pedal is that it consumes like a V12, it makes sense you might say, and you will be right. The reserve, tank + capillary is just effective enough to draw 4 substantial puffs, beware of the dry hit! I advise against the use of raw cotton for adventurous neophytes who would like to compete with steam locomotives, prefer a cellulose fiber and avoid packing too much when the coils pass.

Question flavor, it is necessary to mount and adjust according to your feelings for a refund, all right. In stainless DC, 0,6 ohm, closed side ventilation and all open down, I got good results, without heating and still producing a beautiful cloud.

Completely removable, it is therefore easy to clean, you will nevertheless be careful not to lose anything, and not to give the joints a prolonged stay in hot water. 

Recommendations for use

  • With which type of mod is it advisable to use this product? Electronics AND Mechanics
  • What mod model is it recommended to use this product with? A 24mm top-cap box
  • With which type of EJuice is it advisable to use this product? All liquids without problem
  • Description of the test configuration used: Reuleaux RX 200 - double coil 0,3 and 0,6 ohm - FF Original D1
  • Description of the ideal configuration with this product: A powerful box with pre-heat, coils up to 0,1 ohm of 80% VG, just avoid vaping while driving.

was the product liked by the reviewer: Yes

Overall average of the Vapelier for this product: 4.2 / 5 4.2 5 out of stars

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The mood ticket of the reviewer

This note does not really reflect the quality of the bouzin, but without notice, the Vapelier does not forgive. Without going to Top Ato this dripper deserves attention, because it can both generate good big cumulus and be satisfied in terms of flavor, for a reasonable price.

Not difficult to mount, it may be suitable for all vapers wanting to have in hand a versatile ato (I recall that there is 22mm same design), solid and not naughty. I do not see it on the Istick 40W Madame anyway, even in the evening outdoors, it's a dripper for fans, which will require a powerful mod, especially sub-ohm.

My task is over, you have all the details in hand to make your choice, if you crack, your feedback interests us, think about it, the tools of the site are at your disposal.

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Thank you for reading me, excellent vape to you and see you soon.

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About the Author

58 years old, carpenter, 35 years old of tobacco stopped dead on my first day of vaping, December 26, 2013, on an e-Vod. I vape most of the time in mecha / dripper and make my juices ... thanks to the preparations of the pros.