A huge shout out and thank you to
@Billie-cig, I received my Calix V2 Nano today that I won on Billie's monthly give-away
thread. Thank you Billie!
So it's only fair that I take time out to share some photos and thoughts on the Nano version for you all. I must admit to everybody that I'm a very big fan of nano atomizers and own quite a few. I have an Erlkonigin nano kit, a Mark Bugs Gem (which is about nano sized), a Gus Phenomenon Lite, and I've
thrown nano kits on my authentic
kayfun Lites as well.
This is a much better looking atomizer when you get it in your hands. It is beautifully machined with smooth threading on the chamber. Personally, I like the absence of logo-branding on the atomizer itself and putting it on the chamber to be seen through you liquid is a very classy touch. Billie was kind enough to send me the P3 threaded edition of the Calix Nano when I asked him.
I tried the upside down coiling method and pushed the coil to about even with the top of the mounting blocks as seemed to be the best way to get a little height above the air hole. Attaching the coil was very easy, with large capture screws that grabbed the wires without any problems.
It was difficult to get a pretty micro coil with the legs facing down, but it's good enough for me. This is 28g Kanthal about eight turns on a 5/64 drill bit, came out to 1.7 ohms - my sweet spot.
Most people seemed to have better success with the direct wicking method, where the tails of your cotton wick are placed directly behind the juice holes. I followed
@qorax's method and cut the tails of wick about even with the edge of the atty, and gentled stuffed them behind the juice openings. I'm using organic Japanese cotton. This was one of the easiest atomizers to wick that I own. Quick and simple. Kayfun simple, folks.
I dabbed a little juice on the wick and put everything back together, remembering to close the chimney completely before filling. Filling was easy and convenient, just squeezed the juice from my tipped squeeze bottle and screwed on the top. No need to fiddle with turning it upside down and get a vacuum going (so far anyway). I opened the chamber one full turn after I attached the top and drip tip by turning the drip tip. Very easy to do with the logo on the chamber you can easily mark how far you have turned the juice control.
I had to close the airflow
way down, nearly all the way closed, as the Calix has a huge air hole on the side and great potential for all you out there who love a non-restrictive airflow. I like the mouth-to-lung hits and have no problems with the Erlkonigin or Gem, but the Calix is blessed with the ability to deliver a lot more air if that's your preference.
Flavor wise, this is only my first tank, but I can easily put the Calix on the list with my most flavorful atomizers. I don't say that lightly either, or just because I won this in a giveaway. I love high end vaping gear, and I don't hesitate to put out the money for a top quality piece of gear, so I have a bit of a background from which I'm making this claim. The Calix is really easy to build on, easy to wick correctly, and delivers flavor as good as just about any atomizer I own. With it's massive airflow, big clouds are an option for those of you who are into that sorta thing.
When it comes right down to it, I find myself turning to the atomizers that I can build quickly and without struggle and fill with out creating a mess all over my desk or my fingers. I look to those atomizers that are simple to take apart and put back together after cleaning, because I change flavors after nearly every tank (that's one of the down sides to DIY - you always have about 20 flavors in rotation that are your favorites or ready for testing). The Calix is stupid simple to build and put together, a well thought out design and execution. I can see myself coming back to this one pretty easily.
All in all, I can recommend the Calix V2 very highly for anybody out there on the fence about these. It is a solidly built piece of gear, with great looks and a lot of options for you to personalize with cages, tanks, tips and the like. It sits squarely in the middle of the high end RTA market in terms of price yet it performs as well as its pricier counterparts.
I will definitely be looking into Pico version and the full size version, but I wouldn't discount the possibility of another nano in my future either. I love nanos, and this one is truly fantastic.
