Kanger responded to me yesterday saying only the original subtank has issue and mini is fine however my mini is white insulator?
Kanger replacement Subtank insulators
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Where did you buy from? if you don't live in the US then you have to get the insulator from the vendor.
I notice on canvape.com (canadian site), the listing for the mini shows it now comes with the "new clear insulator". Several US websites list the same thing. So there is an update for the mini.
I notice on canvape.com (canadian site), the listing for the mini shows it now comes with the "new clear insulator". Several US websites list the same thing. So there is an update for the mini.
Again I emailed them and they said contact vendor. But I'm told vendor that these where bought from dont have insulators so its back and forth
WARNING: DO NOT USE YOUR RBA IF THEY COME WITH THE WHITE OR CLEAR INSULATORS! Only the latest brown ones are safe as of now. I wish I would have known this before I used mine which came with the clear ones.
I received my Subtank Mini on Jan 31, 2015 from myvaporstore and had been using it soley with the RBA head and the premade coil that came inside the RBA. My battery is an Istick 30watt, and I vape primarily at 25-30 watts. Unfortunately I hadn't seen any of the forum posts at the time about the clear insulators also being bad, and had only saw Phil Busardo's video about the original white insulators and how the clear insulators fixed the problem. My Subtank came with a clear insulator (which at the time I thought were the fixed ones), and I am sure you can tell where this is going....
The insulators melted.
My first tankfull of e-liquid on the Mini seemed fine and I was very happy, but upon refilling, I started to notice a very strange and disgusting taste. I thought at first perhaps it was my e-liquid, so I cleaned my tank thoroughly with distilled water, allowed it to dry completely, and refilled with a new e-liquid. The nasty taste persisted, and it was then that I decided to disassemble the RBA and saw that the clear insulator had melted in half and was coming apart, while the other half was fused to the metal base and into the airflow portion of the RBA.
I immediately cleaned the tank again with distilled water, let dry completely, switched to the OCC .5 ohm head and put new e-liquid in, but I could still strongly taste and smell the remnants of the burned insulator within the tank itself, as could my girlfriend and everyone who tried the tank afterwards. I thought maybe it was just my taste buds since I has cleaned out the tank and put in a new coil, so I brought the tank to my local shop and had a few friends try it out. These people were not present when the insulator melted and had no idea of the original issue until after they tasted it, but were still commenting that my vapor tasted and smelled of burnt chemicals despite the wick being fully saturated and primed correctly as I have always done.
No matter what I do, the tank now tastes terrible with whatever e-liquid or coil I put in it!
This is upsetting, because before this happened, the tank was performing perfectly and tasted amazing. I was completely satisfied with my purchase.
Ive contacted Kanger and myvaporstore but have yet to hear back from any of them. I'm hoping they make things right because I love Kanger's products and reccomend them to all my friends.
I'm having to resort to using my Aspire Atlantis (which I haven't used since I got my subtank mini and my girlfriend's subtank nano) while I wait for this issue to be resolved. Thankfully I rewicked the stock Atlantis coil with some japanese cotton so it doesnt mute the flavor as much as the silica wick did, but its still not as vibrant as the subtank's flavor was.
On a side note, my girlfriend's subtank nano has been performing perfectly and tastes great. I also wanted to say, other than the insulator being bad and messing up my tank, the tank performed great before this issue arose. Its by far my favorite out of the atlantis and the delta ii. I had no wicking issues whatsoever with the RBA and I was using 80/20 VG juice and chain vaping
I honestly dont know what caused it to melt, all I know is it wasnt from any fault of my own, or from any eliquid I was using (I dont use tank crackers and never will). I did not build the RBA myself, it came with a factory coil already installed inside the RBA deck which was the one I used. I didnt have any time to try any of my own builds because the insulator melted after the first tank of e-liquid. It wasn't from a short because I use an Istick30 watt which wont fire on one. I did wick the coil but the cotton did not tug or move the coil in any way and went through it easily.
http://thecosbytrain.oneradicalsite.com/melted.jpg
http://thecosbytrain.oneradicalsite.com/melted2.jpg
http://thecosbytrain.oneradicalsite.com/melted3.jpg
I sent Kanger's US service center an email on Tuesday at 0700 including all of my information and have not heard back yet. I hope they dont try to give all of us the run around, because I've heard nothing but great things in the past about their customer service
The only insulators for the subtank/subtank mini on kangers site are the newest brown peek blended insulators. The clear ones have been discontinued. This is a fact. Only the older models of the subtank mini will still have the clear insulator. All new ones will ship with the brown ones.
I received my Subtank Mini on Jan 31, 2015 from myvaporstore and had been using it soley with the RBA head and the premade coil that came inside the RBA. My battery is an Istick 30watt, and I vape primarily at 25-30 watts. Unfortunately I hadn't seen any of the forum posts at the time about the clear insulators also being bad, and had only saw Phil Busardo's video about the original white insulators and how the clear insulators fixed the problem. My Subtank came with a clear insulator (which at the time I thought were the fixed ones), and I am sure you can tell where this is going....
The insulators melted.
My first tankfull of e-liquid on the Mini seemed fine and I was very happy, but upon refilling, I started to notice a very strange and disgusting taste. I thought at first perhaps it was my e-liquid, so I cleaned my tank thoroughly with distilled water, allowed it to dry completely, and refilled with a new e-liquid. The nasty taste persisted, and it was then that I decided to disassemble the RBA and saw that the clear insulator had melted in half and was coming apart, while the other half was fused to the metal base and into the airflow portion of the RBA.
I immediately cleaned the tank again with distilled water, let dry completely, switched to the OCC .5 ohm head and put new e-liquid in, but I could still strongly taste and smell the remnants of the burned insulator within the tank itself, as could my girlfriend and everyone who tried the tank afterwards. I thought maybe it was just my taste buds since I has cleaned out the tank and put in a new coil, so I brought the tank to my local shop and had a few friends try it out. These people were not present when the insulator melted and had no idea of the original issue until after they tasted it, but were still commenting that my vapor tasted and smelled of burnt chemicals despite the wick being fully saturated and primed correctly as I have always done.
No matter what I do, the tank now tastes terrible with whatever e-liquid or coil I put in it!
This is upsetting, because before this happened, the tank was performing perfectly and tasted amazing. I was completely satisfied with my purchase.
Ive contacted Kanger and myvaporstore but have yet to hear back from any of them. I'm hoping they make things right because I love Kanger's products and reccomend them to all my friends.
I'm having to resort to using my Aspire Atlantis (which I haven't used since I got my subtank mini and my girlfriend's subtank nano) while I wait for this issue to be resolved. Thankfully I rewicked the stock Atlantis coil with some japanese cotton so it doesnt mute the flavor as much as the silica wick did, but its still not as vibrant as the subtank's flavor was.
On a side note, my girlfriend's subtank nano has been performing perfectly and tastes great. I also wanted to say, other than the insulator being bad and messing up my tank, the tank performed great before this issue arose. Its by far my favorite out of the atlantis and the delta ii. I had no wicking issues whatsoever with the RBA and I was using 80/20 VG juice and chain vaping
I honestly dont know what caused it to melt, all I know is it wasnt from any fault of my own, or from any eliquid I was using (I dont use tank crackers and never will). I did not build the RBA myself, it came with a factory coil already installed inside the RBA deck which was the one I used. I didnt have any time to try any of my own builds because the insulator melted after the first tank of e-liquid. It wasn't from a short because I use an Istick30 watt which wont fire on one. I did wick the coil but the cotton did not tug or move the coil in any way and went through it easily.
http://thecosbytrain.oneradicalsite.com/melted.jpg
http://thecosbytrain.oneradicalsite.com/melted2.jpg
http://thecosbytrain.oneradicalsite.com/melted3.jpg
I sent Kanger's US service center an email on Tuesday at 0700 including all of my information and have not heard back yet. I hope they dont try to give all of us the run around, because I've heard nothing but great things in the past about their customer service
The only insulators for the subtank/subtank mini on kangers site are the newest brown peek blended insulators. The clear ones have been discontinued. This is a fact. Only the older models of the subtank mini will still have the clear insulator. All new ones will ship with the brown ones.
Same here. Wait it out I guess.
Has anyone from Canada emailed the US contact and let them know that China is messing us around this side of the border?
I would gladly pay the .49 cents for the part IF we could get it.
My vendor says wait.
you can buy them here, though I think kanger really should provide them to anybody that received their RBA with the clear insulator. Notice the only insulators offered are the upgraded brown ones (blended peek material, their third revision of insulators)
Subtank Parts - KangerTech US, LLC
I will not be purchasing them. I feel it is up to Kanger to resolve this issue as my product was defective and damaged my rba itself.
Subtank Parts - KangerTech US, LLC
I will not be purchasing them. I feel it is up to Kanger to resolve this issue as my product was defective and damaged my rba itself.
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I have two ST mini's with the clear insulators. I used both RBA's for a couple of tanks and didn't have any issues. Honestly though, the OCC heads are easier to rebuild than the RBA and you don't have to mess with that PITA chimney/sleeve, so I will just be rebuilding those anyway. Once they get everything sorted I will just pick up a couple new insulators in case I decide to revisit the RBA section.
Thanks for the website link JC87.
I have a mini coming in any day now. I will order the insulators just because they are .49. For 6.99 I will also order a replacement RBA for the 25mm. I left some tool marks on mine after over tightening,
My 25mm subtank has a white insulator that I haven't seen mentioned. It seems to be fine after 50 or so refills. Maybe the liquid I use doesn't have an effect?
I have a mini coming in any day now. I will order the insulators just because they are .49. For 6.99 I will also order a replacement RBA for the 25mm. I left some tool marks on mine after over tightening,
My 25mm subtank has a white insulator that I haven't seen mentioned. It seems to be fine after 50 or so refills. Maybe the liquid I use doesn't have an effect?
im waiting on a redesign of the rba unit, if chiminey gets stuck its a pita to unscrew, what were they thinking.
it vapes fine, once u get the wicking just right, less is more
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that sucks, a new ripple in this insulator boondoggle. Thankfully my mini subtank rba has been working great, i build mine around .7ohms now to run on my mechanicals with 100% vg and chain vape like a dragon. I'll have a better look at the insulator next time i tear it down if it doesnt .... out. My mini insulator is clear also.
Also i find tapping the cap or chimney(whatever is sticking) and it comes apart easier. It will get to a point where more force short of pliers makes it worse. so i'll tap it, giggle it and it will come off with very little force after i was torque'n the .... out it and nothing.
Also i find tapping the cap or chimney(whatever is sticking) and it comes apart easier. It will get to a point where more force short of pliers makes it worse. so i'll tap it, giggle it and it will come off with very little force after i was torque'n the .... out it and nothing.
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maybe the insulator from another tank will fit
https://www.fasttech.com/products/3023/10011913/2095700
Spare Parts Kit for Kayfun V4 RTA Atomizers (6-Pack)
https://www.fasttech.com/products/3023/10011913/2095700
Spare Parts Kit for Kayfun V4 RTA Atomizers (6-Pack)
Mine has the clear insulator and has been fine. Stellar actually This is my 1srt rebuildable and one of the main reasons I went with the mini over the nano. Maybe I just got lucky. I watched Rip Tripper's video on building it and so far the taste, wicking, and vapor production have all been incredible!
This is my 1srt rebuildable and one of the main reasons I went with the mini over the nano. Maybe I just got lucky. I watched Rip Tripper's video on building it and so far the taste, wicking, and vapor production have all been incredible!
I went from 28 gauge 1.7 ohm to 26 1.3 ohm and the flavor definitely increased. I always wrap the coils touching. I'll give his spaced coils a try.
People are starting to receive their subtank mini's with the updated brown insulator pre-installed. It also looks like theyve added an insulator to the airscrew.
People are starting to receive their subtank mini's with the updated brown insulator pre-installed. It also looks like theyve added an insulator to the airscrew.
What supplier has this version in stock?
The user who took this picture said he got his at a store local to his area called Phoenix Vapor in Austin Texas about 5 days ago. I have no idea if they have an online store or not.
Another user has posted that they have received theirs with the updated brown insulator and purchased it online
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