Okay, folks. I'm back from China and nihao to everyone
It'll be my first review after returning from China and this review will be on the device, that was not presented in China, because today we have a review on exclusive RTA that is made in Turkey
And while Jeff is editing pretty big video of the best Expo in the world, we're getting to a review
Let's roll. Intro...
Hello everyone! Alex from VapersMD is here
And i'm glad to welcome you on my channel
For real folks I missed you so much. Come here, I'll hug you. Come closer everyone
I'll hug everyone each of you. I'll try at least
Anyway, today we have very interesting representative of MTL kind - Spica PRO MTL RTA by Sirius Mods from Turkey
Previously Sirius Mods already done Spica MTL RTA and, unfortunately, I didn't had it. But today we will get familiar with PRO version
And I'll say - this device have a lot of interesting features and innovations
One of that features is option to reduce the chamber
Let's dive down, disassemble, assemble back, launch it and after talk of all nuances
Okay folks, let's unbox this nice packaging with inscription Spica PRO MTL RTA
On this side we have the name of manufacturer
On the rear side we have 2 stickers for protection of first opening, logo of the manufacturer, description of a product, material, kit content, link to the official site and note that it's Made in Turkey
Under the cover we are met by the whole kit
The tank itself, spare polycarbonate tank, tool for adjusting height of the chamber, 2 replaceable airflows - it's the pin in the same time
And bag of spares, which includes spare o-rings, spare screws and spare insulator
We're done with the packaging, let's get to the specs
This RTA is made out of 304SS and available only in SS color
It have 510 drip tips slot, juice flow control with option to completely shut the flow down
One of the main features of this tank is option to reduce the chamber and hot swap of airflow with full tank with cotton and coil installed
Also this tank have airflow adjustment ring
And it have option to change the capacity from 2 to 4ml
This tank is fully disassemblable and have option to access the coil when filled
Main diameter of this tank is 22mm, height with stock drip tip is 64.7mm, height without stock drip tip is 47mm
And now let's get to a detailed look. As always we start from the top, where we have 510 drip tip
Pay attention, that mouthpiece is made out of ultem and drip tip itself have very important function - it adjusts juice flow
It have cutouts on the bottom part for convenient grip and rotation
Even though it's 510 drip tip, pay attention on these keys for adjusting juice flow
Inner diameter of drip tip shaft is 3.3mm
In one of reviews I saw that this ultem part is unscrew able, but unfortunately I couldn't unscrew it - maybe Sirius Mods get rid of this feature, since when you adjust the juice flow this part could unscrew
So I guess this drip tip isn't disassemblable, because no matter how I tried I couldn't unscrew this ultem part
Of course you can use your own 510 drip tips, but if you do - don't forget that you will be unable to adjust juice flow
Moving forward. Next part is top cap for filling. It have cutouts and this top cap is pretty thin
Unscrewing is often inconvenience due to the fact that it's thin, especially when hands are moisty, it's very hard to catch that top cap
On the top cap we have threading and 2 o-rings and it hides 2 fill slots
Also pay attention on these two notches - it's for juice flow control with drip tip
The juice flow control works like so - when you using stock drip tip you can turn it right or left
Let's continue. Now we can remove the tank
This tank is consists of several parts, let's begin in order
First - we can remove the glass. When you will be removing it for the first time it'll be uncomfortable, because it's sits pretty snug.
Manufacturer recommends to put this part into warm water, so the o-rings will become softer and you will be able to remove the glass
I already removed this glass before and lubricated o-rings with liquid
In case if you want to increase tank capacity you can use polycarbonate tank, which we have in the kit
It'll be look like so. It's frosted, but you can still observe the level of remaining liquid
This tank increases the capacity up to 4ml, with stock glass the capacity is 3ml. In retail version manufacturer promises to add 2ml glass tank
On the bell we have a logo and the name Spica PRO
As I said before, this part is consists of several parts. First thing we can unscrew is another bell
It's pretty easy to pop it out, since it's holding on single o-ring
You will be adjusting juice flow with that inner bell
But that's not all. I'll remind that one of the main features of this tank is option to reduce chamber
It can be done with the top part of the chamber, which have spherical machining
We will need a tool from the kit for adjusting size of the chamber
The tool is look like so. Pay attention that it have a hole to carry it with you on the key ring
And inside we have this key. It looks like Allen key, it's inserting into the shaft and by screwing it in clockwise you decrease the size of a chamber
It happens like so. Pay attention, that top part is going down
If we continue we can unscrew the top part of a chamber
Here we can see the o-ring and threading
Let's get back this part back into place to the very end and later I'll show you how this system works with coil installed
Okay friends, it's time to talk about the deck. It have very familiar coil installation by 2 screws
On this side we have positive post, on this side we have negative post, Phillips head screws and in the center we have airflow
On the sides we have slots for cotton
Liquid will get to the cotton through these 2 holes. Also with these holes you can adjust the juice flow control
I think you noticed, that airflow is pretty interesting. At least it looks completely different from all others
But we'll get back to it later, when I'll be showing you how to hot swap it
So let's continue. Here we have o-ring and threading for screwing of top part
Lower we have airflow adjustment ring and 5 airflow holes
First three holes are about the same, while last two have different diameter. Sadly I couldn't measure them, but I'll take a guess that this one is 1.4-1.5mm, this one is 1.6mm and these holes are 2mm
On the bottom we have pin, serial number and inscription Designed by Sirius Mods
And now another feature of this tank - hot swap of the airflow with filled tank and installed coil with cotton
It's very easy - simply replace the pin
You can do it like so - unscrew the pin counter clockwise
Inside we have insulator and the pin itself, which is the replaceable airflow at the same time
As you can see central hole is empty. And the pin look like so
In the kit we have 2 spare pins with different cutouts
On the left one we have 3 cutouts, on the middle one we have 5 cutouts and on the right(pre-installed one) have 7 cutouts
These replaceable airflows are the airflows at the same time. Very interesting idea. And it's very convenient
You know, I'll be using pre-installed one. After testing of them all, I liked this one the most
Let's move on. As I said before, this RTA is fully disassemblable. After removing the pin you can remove the bottom part
This part have keys to prevent it from spinning
After this we can remove airflow adjustment ring. This ring have a stopper, so it wouldn't spin as well. I think you noticed, that we have holes only on one side
If we'll look inside we will see the airflow hole, through which air will go into the chamber
This is Spica PRO RTA fully disassembled. I think it's time to launch this device, so let's assemble it back
Okay, the deck is ready. Now it's time to put some coil
I'll be using Superfine MTL Fused Clapton Wire by Vandy Vape. It's SS316L fused clapton for MTL devices
Let's stop for a moment, since in here we have one important thing. You should cut the leads as short as you can - ideally cut them flush with the posts, since otherwise you can get short circuit
This RTA have very precise tolerances, so any protruding leads is unacceptable
So cut them as close to the posts as you can and bend them on both sides, especially on the positive post
Okay friends. Another important moment regarding wicking - these holes should be completely blocked by the cotton. And now we'll saturate the cotton
And correct the cotton one more time. Pay attention - cotton should not stick out of these holes and on the top cotton should be packed denser and not protrude beyond metal part
This is crucial moment of wicking this device, because tolerances are that accurate
If any cotton will be protruding in the moment when you will be screwing down the bell, protruding cotton will be jammed between the deck and bell and could possibly drag it out of the coil and you will get leakage
So be careful and take you time when wicking this device
As you saw, I filled the tank with juice flow control shut. Manufacturer recommend to flip the device upside down and only after that open the juice flow
After that flip it back and it's ready to work
Here you can observe how the juice flow control works - you can turn it in both directions or completely shut it with the drip tip
Now to the chamber size reducing. We'll be doing it with that key
Insert the key inside the drip tip, catch the notches
Look at the resistance and slowly begin unscrewing, which will cause lowering down the chamber. In this moment you should monitor the resistance - it's the main thing, that will tell that you don't have short circuit
Okay. Right now I got 0.1ohm resistance. It means that chamber is touching the coil. So I do a little reverse and check the resistance again.Resistance is back to its initial value, which means we're ready to use that tank
And last thing we'll do in this close up is size comparison. This is Tilemahos, here is ByKa v7, this is Siren 2, this is Kayfun Prime and Berserker 24mm
I placed them in terms of height without drip tip. As you can see our today guest is taken second spot of the tallest MTL tanks
Tilemahos by Golden Greek is absolutely without a rival - it's one of the most tall MTL tanks out there
Let's swap the box mod, airflow is set on 2 holes - it's enough for me
Let's fully open the juice flow control. Bubbles are happening, it's good
Replay mode is set and ready. It means we can get back to face-time and talk of pros and cons of this device, as well as some important moments regarding working and launching of this tank
Thanks for your attention in close up, let's go
Krutyak(cool)
Great. It's MTL
Before we get to pros, cons and other important stuff, I wanna say - it's pure-blooded MTL
It's MTL in every possible way, with great engineering and ultra wide customization
Anyway, I found several nuances in this RTA, which you should be aware of before purchase
Let's get to the first ones - the cons
Cons are the critical things that affects the working of the device, after them will be nitpicking, important moments and pros
But as always we'll start with cons
First con I'll give to this tank for inconvenient top cap for filling. It's very thin and it's very hard to grab it. I do understand why they make it like that - the tank is tall by itself
Though it's not an excuse, top cap is still inconvenient. Sirius Mods should think how to improve it
Yes, you can unscrew it, but it's hard and it's a con
Next con goes for binding to stock drip tip
Yes, you can use your 510 drip tips, but then you'll lose the juice flow control
Also I want to mention, that in one of reviews I saw that ultem mouthpiece is removable. No matter how hard I tried to unscrew it - I wasn't succeed
I would like to ask the manufacturer to make that ultem mouthpiece replaceable in retail version - to the black delrin for example. It would make this RTA even more versatile
Okay friends. We're done with cons, let's talk about nitpicks
I have only one nitpick - the height of this device. It's pretty tall
But, according to the comments of manufacturer, in retail version we will have option to use it with 2ml capacity and I guess it'll be achieved by reducing the height of the device
So, as it says, time will tell. We'll wait, see, look, we're gonna trust, hope and wait
It's awesome for chain vaping
Okay, let's move on
And now we're going to talk about few very important moments
First moment that you should know about and remember - cut the leads as close to the posts as possible. Otherwise you can get short circuit - it's not the thing that will please you
So double check how you cut the leads before screwing down the top part
Next important moment is the wicking. Do not let the cotton protrude out of metal parts
If the cotton protrudes - it could be jammed between the deck and bell. It'll negatively affect the juice flow control and could possibly pull the cotton out, cause leakage and so on. You don't need it
So be careful when you wicking
Another important moment - when you unscrewing the top part with filled tank, inner part of the bell could remain on the deck.
Several factors affect on it - the liquid, some small piece of cotton jammed between the deck and inner part of chamber and vacuum
So be prepared to the fact, that if you unscrew the filled tank - the bell will remain of the deck and you will have to remove it with your hands
No matter how many times I did this - the bell always remain on the deck. You should be aware of it, since you will face this issue like I did
When you fill this tank you should follow the sequence - first shut the juice flow. After that fill the tank, screw down the top cap, flip the tank upside down and then open juice flow
By doing so you will prevent the possibility of leaking, slurping and such stuff. Actually this applies to any MTL tank.
In case with this tank you are free to skip all of it, if you are confident in your abilities and you don't care about slight oversaturating
Though it's official recommendations from the manufacturer. I don't bother - I simply shut the juice flow, unscrew the top cap, fill it, screw the top cap back, open the juice flow and it works without issues
Of course correct wicking is crucial
Next moment is regarding adjusting the size of a chamber. I strongly recommend to use this RTA only with regulated box mods, where you can control if you have short circuit, when you adjusting the size of a chamber
Because you will not be able do it on mechanical mod and you will get short circuit. But since we have protection from short circuit in regulated box mods, this issue becomes not that critical
So use only regulated box mods for this RTA
And last important moment which I wanted to discuss with you
As you remember, in this RTA we have option to change airflow, and the airflow is pin at the same time. So here's the thing I faced using this tank
When I received it, I immediately launch it, tested everything that screws and spins, and after I installed the coil I noticed, that resistance is floating
I couldn't understood where it shorting, I thought it's the lead, but everything came out simpler - I didn't tightened the pin enough
In this RTA you should nicely tighten the pin, otherwise the resistance will be floating. Be aware of it
Great friends. We've discussed all of important moments
Let's get to the pros. It's plenty of them in here
First pro I want to give for quality of manufacturing. It's top notch. Great job. Quality of manufacturing is 10/10
Next pro I'll give for kit content. Guys put in the kit everything you need - you have option to change the capacity, you have option to change the airflow, you have everything you need for proper MTL experience
Major pro for kit content
Next pro I'll give for innovation and versatility. Let's separate this pro on several pros
Great realization of changing the size of a chamber. With that option you can adjust the flavor and throat hit and many other aspects
Next major subpro goes for hot swapping of airflow even with filled tank and installed coil. Honestly, I couldn't even imagine how to implement such system. Great job with that, guys, great idea
Next subpro goes for opportunity to change the capacity of a tank. As I said, in retail version is gonna be 2ml, right now we have 3 and 4ml with polycarbonate tank
So that was the pros for innovations and versatility. Let's move on
Next pro I'll give for juice flow control. Yes, it affects on the size of the device. Yes, because of that we have to use stock drip tip to make juice flow work. But it's very important features for the people, who's afraid of leaking
Next pro I'll give for convenient and familiar coil installation and wicking
Maybe you will have to fiddle a bit with wicking for the first couple times, but it's until you get used to it. You don't need much cotton with this device, main thing is to block juice flow holes
Another pro I'll give for the possibility of complete disassembly of the it, due to this possibility we can easily clean this tank. It's good, it's convenient and versatile
Of course I can't not to give a pro for a flavor. This tank is MTL flavor machine. Yes, it's not dual coil RDA - flavor in such devices are secondary, primary is throat hit, small vapor production and nicotine delivery
All of these factors are here. It's a great MTL device with nice flavor
Also I'll give it a pro for airflow adjustment. In here you can adjust from loose MTL draw to very tight MTL draw. It's good, I like how it works and I like the tightest draw
And last pro I'll give for nice appearance. Though I want this tank to be a little bit lower
Overall friends. Let's talk about price
I think that most adequate and most knowing people predicts, that it's gonna be expensive and the price won't be Chinese
Price tag on this device on the official site is 111€ without shipment. So the price can vary depends on your country
The official release is scheduled for April 30. So if you are interested in this device - all the link in the description below this video
I don't know the size of the first batch, so if you really liked this RTA and you want to purchase it - try to be first at April 30 on the official manufacturers site
It's right there
IT'S RIGHT HERE
Normal'no tak
It's hard to be a reviewer and living in the new building
It's kapec
Okay friends, at this point i'll finalize
I want to say big thanks to Sirius Mods for sending me this RTA for review
I wanna thank YOU for your attention
Don't forget - in this corner we have a voting going - do you like this device or no(да-yes/нет-no)
Frankly, it was a surprise to me, that MTL tanks are produced in Turkey. Very good MTL tanks
Guys from Turkey - hello and respect!
And not that's it for sure
I wish you a delicious vape and let the vaping come into your life and stays there for long
Take care of yourself and your mods
Alex from VapersMD was with you
We'll see you soon. Vsem poka poka
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