Good Morning All,
You may have seen that I was lucky to order and receive a QP Designs Fatality M30 LE:
I wanted to provide a few initial usage thoughts.
Coils:
2 x Wotofo Ni80 0.22 Ohm Aliens 3 mm 5 wrap 26*3/36. Legs trimmed to 4 mm - build came out to 0.12 Ohms.
Wicking:
Cotton Bacon Prime - Wicks trimmed exactly to mid point of juice well opening to facilitate wicking.
Airflow:
Top airflow = 50% open, bottom =100% open.
Power:
Running the unit @ 100W
First Use:
Per instructions, I closed the juice flow control and loaded the unit with some Zeppola Crunch I had steeping, and the unit ran flawlessly for the first 5 ml tank load. Iāve been experimenting with different power settings, and I watched Nick Dumas video on high wattage vaping to take some cues, but the first run was at 100 Watts:
Second Use:
When the first tank was emptied, I removed the deck, cleaned the tank section, and left the wicks in the deck to re-use with:
https://alltheflavors.com/recipe/raspberry_white_chocolate_cheesecake_cookies_v6
When the tanks parts were dried, I reassembled the tank. I then gave a bit of attention to the wicks and pulled them up in the wells ever so slightly to ensure that a gap was still visible. I wound up with half of the juice port open to juice underneath the wicks. I then installed the tank, closed the juice flow control, and filled the tank. (This was yesterday.) Unfortunately, the tank caused the unit to leak immediately when I opened the juice flow control. I closed the juice flow, cleaned up the leak, opened the juice flow half way, and tested, The M30 performed excellent, and I was getting a good, dense vape. I then raised the wattage up to 120W, and believe it or not I think this was hitting the sweet spot as the density and saturation increased. Iāve never vaped at a wattage this high before, but I think that M30 handles it well. I then closed the juice flow for the night.
Next Day:
This morning when I picked up the unit it promptly leaked onto my hand again. I couldnāt fathom this because the juice flow was fully closed for the night, and I hadnāt opened it yet. Left the juice flow closed, cleaned up the leak, opened the juice flow 50%. At 120W, this thing vapes beautifully. Dense, fully saturated, and the wicking is keeping up with some chain vaping. I was getting suspicious though, so I removed the deck for inspection. Turns out one of the wicks had pulled itself up and out of the juice well which was allowing juice to free flow into the deck. What a surprise - another rookie mistake on my part after six plus years of vaping.
Thoughts for now:
Clearly 5 or 8 mls of juice in the tank is going to create some pressure on the juice flow ports, so this unit probably requires a good amount of cotton in the ports. I ordered some 3.5 mm aliens from Coil Clout, but the M30 is vaping great with the 3mm Wotofos I installed above. Iāve always been somewhat uncomfortable with high wattage vaping, but I think Iām getting the handle.
Despite some initial difficulty, I get the feeling Iām going to be super-happy with the M30. So far, the best vapes I get are from the M30, my M25 Remastered, and my Aromamizer Plus V3, All three of these have gone to the top of my chart. For a time, I was also using some MTL devices, but Iāve always been trying for that fully saturated vape that I truly enjoy, and these units are definitely giving that. I hope these comments and references may help others along - have a good day all!