Born from the SiChro RDA, the big brother has finally arrived. After taking everything that is great about the RDA and adding the comfort of a tank system with reliable, continuous liquid feeding that will provide the wick with fresh, tasty liquid until the last drop, the R(s)TA has been born.
SHORT FACTS:
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Diameter: 22mm
Height: 39mm with drip tip, 36mm without
Weight: 36grams
Tank volume: ~3.5ml
Airflow: 2x 2.0mm, 2x 1.7mm, 2x 1.5mm
Materials:
Deck: SS316L
Cap, base and post screws: SS304L
Drip tip and insert: POM
Inner chamber: PEI1000 (Ultem)
Positive post and positive screw: gold plated brass
Insulators: PEEK
LONG DESCRIPTION:
Deck:
The SiChro R(s)TA features the same 90° angled posts as the SiChro RDA. The deck is designed in such a way that it places the coil at the ideal height for maximum flavor and vapor production with any airflow setting. The coil is to be wound counterclockwise with the leads at a 90° angle, and then the leads should be trimmed to 5 mm and the coil laid onto the posts with open screws, after which the screws should be tightened. The bottom of the coil should be in line with the top of the screws. This will place the coil at the ideal height.
Airflow:
Featuring the same, versatile, direct-impact airflow system as the RDA, the R(s)TA comes out of the box with 5 different airflow settings with the twist of the topcap. The standard inner chamber features a 1.5mm, 2.0mm, and 1.7mm hole. Both sides fully open, big and medium holes, big and small holes, medium holes, or the small hole by themselves. It caters perfectly to the vast majority of vapers, and for the more ambitious airflow explorer there is the possibility of purchasing the 3-hole sleeve in a material and color of choice, to further add 4 different airflow settings to choose from, totaling to 9 different airflow choices from fully open to mouth-to-lung.
For the cloud chasers under us, the SiChro factory offers a direct lung inner chamber (DL-chamber). More air is just physically not possible to get by using a 510 drip tip. It features a 1.8mm, 2.0mm and a 2.2mm hole. The DL-chamber adds yet another 9 airflow options to the table by using a combination of the standard topcap and the 3-hole sleeve.
For the more traditional mouth-to-lung (MTL) vaper, the SiChro R(s)TA does not disappoint either. If the smaller airflow options the standard inner chamber offers still seem overwhelming, the SiChro factory also offers a dedicated mouth-to-lung inner chamber (MTL-chamber). It features a 0.8mm, 1.0mm, and a 1.2mm hole. The MTL-chamber offers yet another 9, more restricted airflow options by using a combination of the standard topcap and the 3-hole sleeve.
All in all, the SiChro R(s)TA offers more than 30 individual airflow options to choose from – so no one is left out.
Tank:
The tank holds about 3.5ml of liquid, ensuring a lot more dry-hit-worry free time and ease of use before needing to be refilled. In the tank there are 2 stainless-steel ropes which, through their capillary effect, bring the fresh liquid to the wicking material that is gently placed on top of them at the deck. They excel in providing a non-stop liquid flow until the tank is emptied to the last drop.
The tank material is PMMA out of the box, and Ultem (PEI1000) tanks can be purchased additionally.
The tank is filled by removing the topcap and the inner chamber and adding the liquid through the big hole on the sides of the deck, after which said hole is closed securely and tightly with the plug with the O-ring that is built into the inner chamber of the SiChro R(s)TA. The second rod that can be seen protruding from the inner chamber is a guiding rod that is inserted in the smaller hole opposite the filling hole.
If the SiChro R(s)TA is used at a higher power setting, and the stainless-steel ropes appear not to be providing constant liquid flow to the wick, the center core of the rope can be carefully removed with e pointy object (tweezers etc.) and this will increase the feeding rate of the liquid to the wick. It is not recommended to do this if not necessary, as the stainless-steel ropes have proven to provide a more than adequate feeding rate in all of our tests. Removing the center core of the ropes without the need can cause spitting of the liquid through the drip tip due to over-saturation of the wick. Please make sure that the wicking material sits firmly, not loosely or too tight in the coil and that it is gently places on the ends of the stainless-steel ropes before removing the center core.
Btw - the SiChro R(s)TA is backwards compatible with caps from the RDA. Only the inner chamber is a different design.
Opens up a world of possible combinations and looks!
Topcap:
The SiChro R(s)TA comes with a new rendition of the proven 2-piece topcap with a single, wide airflow slot on each side. The airflow can be adjusted by exposing a chosen number of airflow channels of the inner chamber. The SiChro R(s)TA is backwards compatible with all the topcaps of the SiChro RDA to give the user the most flexibility in choice of appearance and adaptation to their personal taste.
Squonking:
The SiChro R(s)TA also has the possibility to be converted into a rebuildable squonking tank atomizer (RSTA) by purchasing the additional squonk conversion drop kit (Drop Kit). The drop kit will reduce the tank capacity to about 2 ml and enable the user to use it either as a small tank or with the squonk pin to use as a tank with a squonkable reservoir.