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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of the Geekvape Loop V1.5 RDA, please see the bottom for disclaimers and links. Note: This is marked as a sample version
Introduction:
The Geekvape Loop V1.5 RDA is the latest RDAs from longtime popular vape manufacturer Geekvape. They been making lots of great atomizers for a long time now and have made some of my favorite ones along with their sister company digiflavor and even this year they’ve made some great mods so they really don’t need much of an introduction to most vapers. The Loop V1.5 is a dual coil DTL RDA with an included squonk pin and the follow up to their original loop RDA which came out earlier this year that i loved. It’s available in 6 colors black, blue, rainbow, gunmetal, gold, and SS. Looking around online i see it under 30USD price range and myvpro has them in the US for 26.99 so very good price point.
Manufacturer's Specs
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Initial Impressions
When I first got this RDA It made perfect sense why it was called the loop v1.5 and not the loop 2. It’s really not much different from the loop RDA i reviewed already earlier this year. The only differences is the airflow holes now have slots instead of a oval hole and on the inside instead of an open hole it has a spaced out honeycomb like airflow. Here is the crazy thing about this RDA, if the original came out first, i’d probably love this RDA, but after having the original, it doesn't seem different enough to justify being made
Build Deck and Wicking (pics above)
Let’s talk about the build deck now. Since they copied the original Loop deck i’ll just copy and paste my explanation from that deck and make necessary updates. It’s made for dual coils. There is an air option to close off 1 side for a single coil mode, but I didn’t use it and wouldn’t really bother using a single coil in this RDA. The deck when broken down to basic concepts, is a postless deck as far as building goes, but it’s much more than that. The “W” design of the deck channels the air from the side on the outside to be under the coils and also acts as a guide on where to put the coils. I know stock photos show coils high-up, don’t do that, install them right in the middle over the air like my build picks above. I used 6mm leads to get that placement. Each coil can be installed separately and each gets their own hole so it’s not hard to build on, but since it is like a postless deck, you do need to precut the leads. I prefer 6mm as the lead length. The post screws are good quality flat head grub screws, i would have preferred hex personally but flat head is ok as well. The spares are also flat head. Since the screws do come in on the side they will twist flat wire leads so you may want to pre-twist them like i do but it’s not necessary.
Wicking is pretty easy as well, just drop it down the sides into the juice well which is nice and deep. It’s an RDA so no tips or tricks needed.
Performance
Performance wise, I used it as a Dual Coil RDA only as intended no way to really run a single coil effectively anyway. I ran 4 builds in this a fancy 3mm ID build, a fancy 3.5 mm ID build, a fancy 4mm ID build and 1 simple round 4mm ID build. For size I found it worked best with the 4mm ID. That is where it differs a lot from the original. Since the air is more spaced out, anything smaller than a 4mm ID will have a lot of air missing the coil. The original worked greta with 3mm ID but also any size i tried, this one really suffers if you go smaller than a 4mm ID. The flavor isn’t much with a simple round build but really good with a fancy 4mm ID build. Overall it can give really good flavor but only with the right build, where the original was much more universal.
Introduction:
The Geekvape Loop V1.5 RDA is the latest RDAs from longtime popular vape manufacturer Geekvape. They been making lots of great atomizers for a long time now and have made some of my favorite ones along with their sister company digiflavor and even this year they’ve made some great mods so they really don’t need much of an introduction to most vapers. The Loop V1.5 is a dual coil DTL RDA with an included squonk pin and the follow up to their original loop RDA which came out earlier this year that i loved. It’s available in 6 colors black, blue, rainbow, gunmetal, gold, and SS. Looking around online i see it under 30USD price range and myvpro has them in the US for 26.99 so very good price point.
Manufacturer's Specs
- Size: 24mm (diameter) x 34mm (height)
- Type: Single Coil/ Dual Coils RDA
- Juice Well Depth: 5mm
- Drip Tip: 810/510(with adapter)
- Thread: 510 thread
- Unique W-shaped build deck
- Selective single/dual coil building
- Upgraded sieve airflow system
- Arrayed airflow design provides precise control
- One-piece airflow cap placed in a fixed position(ensure airflow in the correct position)
- Compatible with both 810 and 510 drip tip
- A BF(bottom feeder) pin included
- 1x Geekvape Loop V1.5 RDA
- 1x 510 Drip Tip Adapter
- 1x Allen Key
- 1x BF Pin
- 1x GV Triangle Wrench
- 1x Hex Wrench
- 1x 810 Drip Tip
- 1x User Manual
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Initial Impressions
When I first got this RDA It made perfect sense why it was called the loop v1.5 and not the loop 2. It’s really not much different from the loop RDA i reviewed already earlier this year. The only differences is the airflow holes now have slots instead of a oval hole and on the inside instead of an open hole it has a spaced out honeycomb like airflow. Here is the crazy thing about this RDA, if the original came out first, i’d probably love this RDA, but after having the original, it doesn't seem different enough to justify being made
Build Deck and Wicking (pics above)
Let’s talk about the build deck now. Since they copied the original Loop deck i’ll just copy and paste my explanation from that deck and make necessary updates. It’s made for dual coils. There is an air option to close off 1 side for a single coil mode, but I didn’t use it and wouldn’t really bother using a single coil in this RDA. The deck when broken down to basic concepts, is a postless deck as far as building goes, but it’s much more than that. The “W” design of the deck channels the air from the side on the outside to be under the coils and also acts as a guide on where to put the coils. I know stock photos show coils high-up, don’t do that, install them right in the middle over the air like my build picks above. I used 6mm leads to get that placement. Each coil can be installed separately and each gets their own hole so it’s not hard to build on, but since it is like a postless deck, you do need to precut the leads. I prefer 6mm as the lead length. The post screws are good quality flat head grub screws, i would have preferred hex personally but flat head is ok as well. The spares are also flat head. Since the screws do come in on the side they will twist flat wire leads so you may want to pre-twist them like i do but it’s not necessary.
Wicking is pretty easy as well, just drop it down the sides into the juice well which is nice and deep. It’s an RDA so no tips or tricks needed.
Performance
Performance wise, I used it as a Dual Coil RDA only as intended no way to really run a single coil effectively anyway. I ran 4 builds in this a fancy 3mm ID build, a fancy 3.5 mm ID build, a fancy 4mm ID build and 1 simple round 4mm ID build. For size I found it worked best with the 4mm ID. That is where it differs a lot from the original. Since the air is more spaced out, anything smaller than a 4mm ID will have a lot of air missing the coil. The original worked greta with 3mm ID but also any size i tried, this one really suffers if you go smaller than a 4mm ID. The flavor isn’t much with a simple round build but really good with a fancy 4mm ID build. Overall it can give really good flavor but only with the right build, where the original was much more universal.