EHPro Mini Buddha

[Btsmokincat]

Anyone see this little rta yet? Looks like a killer top for an istick! High Quality EHpro Original Big Buddha mini 14650,Professional EHpro Original Big Buddha mini 14650

I can't seem to find a place stateside that is selling it yet though...

 

[roxynoodle]

Vivid Smoke. Have one ordered.

 

[VaPreis]

The 20 Watt istick is what I thought of when I first saw it too.

I'm expecting mine from Vivid Smoke tomorrow.

 

[Btsmokincat]

The 20 Watt Istick is what I thought of when I first saw it too.

I'm expecting mine from Vivid Smoke tomorrow.

Nice I hope you and Roxy come back and post your impressions!

 

[roxynoodle]

Mine is a gift from a friend . So it has to get to her first, then to me.

I did order an 18mm Nemi Mini clone for it.

 

[MattyTny]

Mine is a gift from a friend . So it has to get to her first, then to me.

I did order an 18mm Nemi Mini clone for it.

This is exactly what I was thinking. I saw a few mini nemi clones online with no logo(forgot the site) and AW 14650s from RTD. First I need to see a review or two lol. All mirror shopping right now.

 

[VaPreis]

I received my "Big Buddha Mini" from Vivid Smoke today. The quality of the piece is very nice and it is well machined. Mine arrived clean, so I built it straight out of the box.

I bought mine for use on the 20W iStick, and it's fits darn near perfectly, with only an almost unnoticeable overhang:



For those interested in putting it on a Nemi, it overhangs to much for my taste:



The build deck:



I wrapped a 26ga, 2.4mm contact coil which came to 1.2Ω:



Wicked with CVS Organic cotton ball. I thinned the tails and placed them in the juice channels. The chimney is one piece so your wicks will have to be in place before installing the chimney:




This thing does have dual air holes each with it's own adjustment. I placed the coil in between them. The draw on this is surprisingly open, even with the AFC screws screwed all the way in. Those looking for a tighter draw may want to look elsewhere. I personally find it comfortable for MTL, but I could see that others might not. Opened up, you could lung hit this one. With the small chamber, flavor is good as I would have expected. It came with spare o-rings, a couple extra screws, and another key chain screw driver to add to my collection. It would have been nice if they had included a spare glass tube.

So far it seems to be wicking well, but I'll probably experiment some more, and for my next build I'll be using a thinner gauge wire to get a little more warmth.

 

[VaPreis]

The included drip tip is nice, but a little long for my taste. So here's a pic with my favorite shorty drip tip:

 

[stvn77]

nice pics
how is the vape??? cool... warm??

 

[VaPreis]

Currently running it at 18 Watts and the vape is comfortably warm, but not hot. That's going to depend a lot on the build and wattage applied.

 

[roxynoodle]

Is your Nemi 17 or 18mm?

 

[stvn77]

Currently running it at 18 Watts and the vape is comfortably warm, but not hot. That's going to depend a lot on the build and wattage applied.

thanks for the reply, this little tank looks so nice on the istick 20
i was worried abot the draw, but can't be more airy than a subtank

 

[VaPreis]

Is your Nemi 17 or 18mm?

Must be 17, I guess. I got it from Focal. Seems like more then 1mm overhang though.

EDIT: Just checked Focal, and all of their Nemi's are 17mm.

 

[eddiea]

I have larger RBAs but prefer the size of this Mini Buddha so it took me no time to decide on purchasing it. I ordered mine from Vivid Smoke on Wednesday night 4/1 and received it in 2 business days (transit time was blazing fast because I live about 15 minutes from them). After several hours of experimenting with a couple of different builds and various juice mixtures, I can say this Mini Buddha is a fantastic tank which offers generous airflow and plenty of flavor.

The base is a breeze to build on...easier than my other mini RBAs (such as my Kayfun Mini and Mini Fogger). Right now my coil is 30 gauge Kanthal at 7 wraps with an inside diameter of 2.5mm @ 1.9ohms with japanese cotton wicks (I don't sub-ohm much so I prefer my coils between 1.5 and 2.0 ohms), and anywhere between 10 to 15 watts is a treat.

The juice channels are fantastic...much deeper and wider than either of my mini RBAs and deeper than my larger tanks such as my KFL+ and Orchid v3. I prefer max VG so my DIY is usually 80% VG with the remaining 20% consisting of distilled water and flavoring, so the deep channels allow me to increase my VG to more than 85%. I just mixed a batch of 95% VG and I've experienced no dry hits at all after vaping a tank filled to the brim. I imagine those who prefer lesser VG content may want to consider filling the channels with enough cotton to avoid flooding because of how deep/wide the channels are...juiceflow is plentiful.

The airflow options are very generous. Wide open it offers more airflow than most of my RBAs and is comparable to my Orchid. I usually prefer mouth-to-lung so I've tightened one airflow hole all the way and the other one nearly all the way and it is perfect for me.

This tank has now made it to the top of my arsenal (I have about a dozen tanks and foresee many of them gathering dust). An option for a stainless steel tank with windows to see juice levels would be bliss.

 

[roxynoodle]

Must be 17, I guess. I got it from Focal. Seems like more then 1mm overhang though.

EDIT: Just checked Focal, and all of their Nemi's are 17mm.

I bought both a 17 and an 18mm from Fasttech. The 17 is for a Flash e vs and the 18 is for the Mini Buddha.

 

[Btsmokincat]

Guess I'm going to have to order one next week while I wait for the Lemo 2 and Goliath V2 to come out.

I'd love to know how the Mini Buddha compares to a Lemo?

Thanks for everyone's impressions!

 

[Btsmokincat]

Aaaagh! Vivid Smoke is out of stock.....

Anyone know of another vendor?

 

[roxynoodle]

I didn't see any other US vendors when I googled it, but that was a few days ago

Maybe check Eciggity. They have a lot of EHPro.

 

[Btsmokincat]

No mini Buddha's at Eciggity. That was the first place I looked when I saw that Vivid was sold out... I'll sign up for Vivid's "notify when in stock".

 

[VaPreis]

A little update for those interested....

With the Mini Buddha having dual air holes without a reasonable possibility of mounting dual coils, I decided a spaced coil might perform better flavor wise. So I wrapped a 1.1Ω spaced coil using 27ga (for my iStick). IMO, the flavor was improved. I did notice in the "instructions" that EHPro says this atomizer is for dual coils. If anyone figures out a reasonable way to mount dual coils with even leads, color me impressed.

I also noticed some wicking issues with it wicked as it was in my photos. I'd get one get flavorful hit out of it and the subsequent draw would start to go dry. So tonight, I re-wicked, but instead of thinning the tails and tucking them into the liquid channels, I left them full and tucked them under (in a sideways "U") back towards the airholes, ala Orchid style. The elbows of the wick sit right above the liquid channels.

The result? Better wicking, better flavor. I get that nice crackle of a wet wick every time now.

Lastly, when I first got it, I noticed that it seemed to fill slowly. This weekend while playing with builds and wicking in it, I drained the tank using a plastic syringe and sucked a nice wad of metal shavings out of the fill port. If you get on of these, it might be a good idea to flush the air holes and fill hole with the some water. It fills much easier now.