die hard mech users say since it has a wire to make the contact as opposed to metal to metal contact that it isnt but has no protections. Posted here beforeā¦
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Last I checked a wire is metal too.
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I actually made an oath to myself I would never use one for safety reasons. I broke that oath. I cannot trust myself and my reputation is tarnished.
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I know what you guys mean, I was never interested in running a mech, then I got a mech squonker because it was 5 bucks, then another, now I have 4 squonkers and a mech tube lol, I also just received a wire order with 25g & 27g SS wire so I can hit the sweet spot with mech builds better lol
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I would not suggest a newbie jump quickly into mechs. There is a lot to learn about vaping and one should take a year or more to learn as you go so that you actually understand and experience the huge variety that is Vape. Once you truly understand āvapeā and have a respect for safety you should then try a mech.
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I know this is what you suggest, @JiM210ā¦ but there are some of us āold schoolā vapers that really did start out on mechs and we live to tell the tales of yesteryear 
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True, but it seems relevant to mention that some of you āold-schoolā folk sometimes forget the (very important) fact that you were most likely doing so when kanthal (āhigh resistance wireā) was about the only thing there was.
Back when 1.2 ohm to 1.8 ohm coils were the norm.
Itās great to remember the old days, but you donāt want to leave a newbie with the wrong impression either (due to lack of either basic knowledge, and/or historical understanding and perspective). 
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Oath breaker! You must now rid yourself of the temptatious devices.
Iāll PM you my address.
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Actually it was .5ohmsā¦ I was taught to never build lower than that on mech mods 
I still use kanthal predominantly. Nothing wrong with it. (I bought a ton years ago.)
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Sorry. Involuntary reaction
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I prefer kanthal as well, actually. Going above 40w I get major flavor distortion, everything tasting burnt or overripe. Kanthal hits the sweet spot of 20-40w the best for me. Most chinese retailers only offer KA1 or NI80, not SS316, for some reason.
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This is a dangerous post hereā¦ I read about the Drop Solo and had to go for a clone since 22mm are not available. Just one more order to wait during the stay-at-home order.
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Anything to keep you sane in these strange times! ā¦ stay safe 
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I wouldnāt worry about ordering from fasttech, their shipping is so slow they could put a cockroach in your package and it would be dead before it got to you lol much less a virus.
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Love my Merlins. I have half a dozen or so. Four of them are on the eight devices I keep in regular rotation. (Literally. Theyāre on a lazy susan on the table next to where I usually sit. 
) Also have two Intakes, a single and a double coil. I guess I;m kinda partial to Augvape.
If the the Intakes only had the juice flow control that the Merlin has they would be the perfect tank.
I like the single coil Intake the best. Even though I keep a few dual coil tanks at higher wattages I seem to have settled on 24ga. Kanthal on a 3.0mm core at about 0.60 ohms and 15 watts for my go-to coil. Turns are slightly spaced. It seems to give me the best flavor with the least fuss.
Perfect for the Merlin.
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Been over a month since my order shipped and then it dropped off the map.
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One of my orders has spent a month at Zhengzhou bus station according to the tracking.
No doubt 2 buses will come along at once shortlyā¦
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Not sure what tracking service you are using, but Iāve had better accuracy with 17track than others for stuff coming from overseas channels.
Wishing you a speedier delivery though regardless.
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Fasttech order. Tracking hyperlink does indeed open 17track page, where it advises me my package has been sitting on a bench at the bus station looking left and right and checking its watch for the last 4 weeks.
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Luckily, Iām not actually bothered about the delivery timeā¦Anything I order from China is mainly because Iām bored, or I donāt really need it. It usually takes so long that I have completely forgotten what I ordered, and with lockdown, itās like a little mystery present to myself when one arrives. Usually followed by āwhy the hell did I get that?ā after opening it.
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