528 Custom Driptech-DS Mods Revisited

[Spydro]

I am still enjoying my 528 Custom DS mods about 15 months after diving in. I have ran matching Goon 1.5's from the start, atty's that I have liked well enough to have 8-9 of them. But I started to become more into the mesh rda's also from around 15 months ago, and they have become my preferred atty's. So recently I added a purple Wotofo Profile Mesh rda to my ever growing mesh rda stash, and found that it also matches color to color quite well on the purple DS. The Profile is a little more compact, a much smoother draw and more flavorful than the Goon it replaced and is making this a winning combo with the DS for my uses.

Early so-so picture with the Goon... crappy new picture with the Profile.
(camera woes on my first try with a $480 Canon S3 IS PowerShot camera that I didn't like when I bought it so haven't used it since 2006).

 

[c3scott]

I have the second release Defiant Designs DS and enjoy it as well. No chips on the sweet red metallic finish with daily use. Drop rda on top. Should last a long time.

 

[SCOTT-3]

Second release DD here, Toped with my favourite sqouk RDA for flavour the TW 24 pro plus Kennedy tip, Was looking at the upgrade kit to swop all contacts in the DD, anyone know if it's of any advantage or just that steel looks better.

 

[Spydro]

I don't see much of anything said about the OG-DT-DS mods anymore. But I still keep a matching purple DT-DS/WPM handy on my computer desk at home for when I am doing desk jockey ops. It continues to be a no fuss, no muss winning combo for that use.

 

[t8kiteasy]

I can't find the DS or TS anywhere and I would love to pick up a TS .
The market was flooded with them a year ago and has moved on I guess ?

 

[Spydro]

I can't find the DS or TS anywhere and I would love to pick up a TS .
The market was flooded with them a year ago and has moved on I guess ?

They are gone like a fart in the wind AFAIK. 528 Custom got the credit for the smelliest fart of a string of them that sealed the fate of this gear from the start. It also didn't help that a lot of folks had issues with some of the OG's (and even more so with clones). So many of these mods may have just been tossed out with yesteryear's garbage. I've never had any issues with mine (and I did pick up a few spare parts just in case in the very short window I found access to a few of them).

An OG if being offered used in a classified ad is likely the only possibility to find one now days. With the much lower pricing of some of those that came after the OG's it may not be as likely that a disgruntled owner of those would bother with running an ad. You'd probably have a better chance of finding a used OG TS in classifieds with their higher retail price.
(My purple OG DS above with a put together matching Goon 1.5 was well over $200 plus fairly high shipping costs way back in 2017.)

 

[t8kiteasy]

They are gone like a fart in the wind AFAIK. 528 Custom got the credit for the smelliest fart of a string of them that sealed the fate of this gear from the start. It also didn't help that a lot of folks had issues with some of the OG's (and even more so with clones). So many of these mods may have just been tossed out with yesteryear's garbage. I've never had any issues with mine (and I did pick up a few spare parts just in case in the very short window I found access to a few of them).

An OG if being offered used in a classified ad is likely the only possibility to find one now days. With the much lower pricing of some of those that came after the OG's it may not be as likely that a disgruntled owner of those would bother with running an ad. You'd probably have a better chance of finding a used OG TS in classifieds with their higher retail price.
(My purple OG DS above with a put together matching Goon 1.5 was well over $200 plus fairly high shipping costs way back in 2017.)

Thanks,
I did find some at lucidrda with the silvered out upgrade kit.

 

[t8kiteasy]

Thanks,
I did find some at lucidrda with the silvered out upgrade kit.

Wrong not lucidrda I can't find the site I saw them on yesterday ???

 

[Spydro]

Last I remember of who still had a higher quality DT-TS version in stock was Defiant Design themselves. Last that had cheaper quality DT-DS clones was 3F Vape. But that is info from well back into 2018... I have no idea if anyone still has stock of any of the versions that had been made.

YMMV, but if I wanted a DT-TS (I don't and wouldn't buy a clone even if I did)... I wouldn't buy one at all without thoroughly catching up on the endless information online about the cons associated with every version of them that was ever made to be an informed buyer. Then follow that up by being 110% sure of which version was actually being offered for sale by someone who may well have been duped into buying it in the first place. Chances are probably less than zero that a trusted retail source will ever have any to sell again. Buying from a total stranger on classified ads who may not be informed could be like playing Russian Roulette with 5 of the 6 revolver cylinder chambers loaded. So not spending more than throw away money for one probably should be considered with some of the real life cons associated with some of this gear.

 

[t8kiteasy]

Last I remember of who still had a higher quality DT-TS version in stock was Defiant Design themselves. Last that had cheaper quality DT-DS clones was 3F Vape. But that is info from well back into 2018... I have no idea if anyone still has stock of any of the versions that had been made.

YMMV, but if I wanted a DT-TS (I don't and wouldn't buy a clone even if I did)... I wouldn't buy one at all without thoroughly catching up on the endless information online about the cons associated with every version of them that was ever made to be an informed buyer. Then follow that up by being 110% sure of which version was actually being offered for sale by someone who may well have been duped into buying it in the first place. Chances are probably less than zero that a trusted retail source will ever have any to sell again. Buying from a total stranger on classified ads who may not be informed could be like playing Russian Roulette with 5 of the 6 revolver cylinder chambers loaded. So not spending more than throw away money for one probably should be considered with some of the real life cons associated with some of this gear.

Yeah that is I did wait this long because of all the problems they had. Local vapor has them with the silver upgrade kit but still not decided if I want to pick one up or not ? That device is/was just flawed .

 

[Spydro]

Yeah that is I did wait this long because of all the problems they had. Local vapor has them with the silver upgrade kit but still not decided if I want to pick one up or not ? That device is/was just flawed .

Of the very first ones (that have no upgrades) mine is among those that have enjoyed no major problems to speak of. I did have one intermittent firing issue show up fairly soon, but I found the cause easy enough, made an adjustment in my maintenance routine that eliminated it and it has never came back (upwards of something like 17 months later). The luck of the draw I guess on which ones of them you received at the time, and my undemanding maintenance routine that has kept any new issues from coming up so far. But some of that is probably also due to the fact that my usage has not been day and night for days/weeks/months let alone years on end like some of my other gear has been used.