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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of Hugsvape Chalice MTL RTA. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links
Introduction:
The Chalice MTL RTA is the latest RTA from new manufacturer Hugsvape. So far they have a pretty good track record form me with their first 2 products being one of my favorite dual coil RTAs in the lotus and a good squonking single coil RDA in the theseus which were their first 2 products made. I also have a squonk mod and RDA from them coming as well in review late next month. The Chalice RTA is a MTL RTA with a metal cage around the glass .It’s a standard 2 ml capacity RTA but no replaceable glass or bubble glass options. It’s available in 4 colors Matte Black, Gold, Gunmetal and SS and listed around 20-30 USD online so a good price point.
Manufacturer's Specs
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Initial Impressions
When I first got this RTA I got a good story out of it and i like when i get to tell a story so here it goes, one thing i notice right away was the top cap to fill was clockwise to open not counter clockwise like most, as we all know righty tighty , lefty loosey. The top cap to this was the opposite. Really doesn’t take a genius to realize that. However i get a message from hugsvape saying that because they got a message from one of the reviewers of it who apparently couldn’t figure that out and broke their RTA trying to fill it as they couldn’t figure out how to open it. It really amazes me sometimes how people who are doing reviews to inform people can’t figure out simple things, either way the redesigned it to open the way every other RTA does and sent me a replacement top cap for that, but funny enough didn’t include the gasket or o-ring so I had to move those over to the new top cap and that’s the retail version now. It was an odd design choice but not a big deal IMO that they changed due to user error from 1 reviewer. No other reviewer broke theirs as it’s not rocket science. Also one more side note on it, a buddy of mine actually named this RTA as well as he was one of the reviewers working on a review and gave them the idea for the name which i like and is pretty cool but just reminds me of the destiny leviathan raid.
Build Deck and Wicking (pics above)
Let’s talk about the build deck now. It’s a pretty simple build deck to build on. It’s a standard 2 post deck with the posts being angled across from each other. Just like the quark RDA deck but a smaller version. One post has a hole for your 1st wire lead to hold it in place and the other post has a slit cut out of the side to slide the 2nd lead into it. Both post screws are good quality flat head grub screws so no complaints there and come top down so won't twist flat wire leads either. Really easy to install a coil. There is plenty of room as well as i fit a 3mm ID coil and not much reason to go bigger with a MTL RTA. then just clip off the excess leads and done. Overall it’s a basic and easy to build deck that works well, just not my preference.
Wicking on this one is super easy. It wicks very well and is a slightly raised GTA style deck and there are 2 holes on the side. Just drop your cotton through the holes to the bottom and you are good to go. No tips or tricks really needed. It wicks very efficiently so don’t need to thin out your wicks really at all as the holes are big but i had no flooding with any coil size i tried (2mm to 3mm ID)
Performance
Performance wise, I used it as a single coil RTA only. It’s a MTL RDA so not much you can do with builds so I ran only 4 builds in this. One was a spaced 24G SS coil 3mm ID 3/4 Wraps, and the other 3 were 28G SS316 2mm ID, 2.5mm ID, and 3mm ID contact builds roughly around 12 wraps each. It’s best used at 25 watts or less because not a lot of air. The Draw will make many MTL enthusiasts quite happy, fully open is still tighter then most “loose MTL vapes” while the smallest air hole is a really tight MTL vape and the medium is still pretty tight as well. Overall it gives good flavor for a MTL RTA at such low watts
Introduction:
The Chalice MTL RTA is the latest RTA from new manufacturer Hugsvape. So far they have a pretty good track record form me with their first 2 products being one of my favorite dual coil RTAs in the lotus and a good squonking single coil RDA in the theseus which were their first 2 products made. I also have a squonk mod and RDA from them coming as well in review late next month. The Chalice RTA is a MTL RTA with a metal cage around the glass .It’s a standard 2 ml capacity RTA but no replaceable glass or bubble glass options. It’s available in 4 colors Matte Black, Gold, Gunmetal and SS and listed around 20-30 USD online so a good price point.
Manufacturer's Specs
- Color : Black, blue, silver, gun metal
- Material :Stainless Steel
- Drip :Tip With Drip Tip
- Tank material: Glass
- Thread Type :510
- Airflow :Adjustable Airflow: 0.8mm, 1.0mm,1.2mm, 1.6mm, 2.0mm external air holes
- Capacity :2ml
- Weight ;55g (1.94oz)
- Diameter :24mm (0.94 inch)
- Height :52mm (2.05 inch)
- 1 X Chalice MTL RTA,
- 1 X Accessory Bag,
- 1 x User Manual
album
Initial Impressions
When I first got this RTA I got a good story out of it and i like when i get to tell a story so here it goes, one thing i notice right away was the top cap to fill was clockwise to open not counter clockwise like most, as we all know righty tighty , lefty loosey. The top cap to this was the opposite. Really doesn’t take a genius to realize that. However i get a message from hugsvape saying that because they got a message from one of the reviewers of it who apparently couldn’t figure that out and broke their RTA trying to fill it as they couldn’t figure out how to open it. It really amazes me sometimes how people who are doing reviews to inform people can’t figure out simple things, either way the redesigned it to open the way every other RTA does and sent me a replacement top cap for that, but funny enough didn’t include the gasket or o-ring so I had to move those over to the new top cap and that’s the retail version now. It was an odd design choice but not a big deal IMO that they changed due to user error from 1 reviewer. No other reviewer broke theirs as it’s not rocket science. Also one more side note on it, a buddy of mine actually named this RTA as well as he was one of the reviewers working on a review and gave them the idea for the name which i like and is pretty cool but just reminds me of the destiny leviathan raid.
Build Deck and Wicking (pics above)
Let’s talk about the build deck now. It’s a pretty simple build deck to build on. It’s a standard 2 post deck with the posts being angled across from each other. Just like the quark RDA deck but a smaller version. One post has a hole for your 1st wire lead to hold it in place and the other post has a slit cut out of the side to slide the 2nd lead into it. Both post screws are good quality flat head grub screws so no complaints there and come top down so won't twist flat wire leads either. Really easy to install a coil. There is plenty of room as well as i fit a 3mm ID coil and not much reason to go bigger with a MTL RTA. then just clip off the excess leads and done. Overall it’s a basic and easy to build deck that works well, just not my preference.
Wicking on this one is super easy. It wicks very well and is a slightly raised GTA style deck and there are 2 holes on the side. Just drop your cotton through the holes to the bottom and you are good to go. No tips or tricks really needed. It wicks very efficiently so don’t need to thin out your wicks really at all as the holes are big but i had no flooding with any coil size i tried (2mm to 3mm ID)
Performance
Performance wise, I used it as a single coil RTA only. It’s a MTL RDA so not much you can do with builds so I ran only 4 builds in this. One was a spaced 24G SS coil 3mm ID 3/4 Wraps, and the other 3 were 28G SS316 2mm ID, 2.5mm ID, and 3mm ID contact builds roughly around 12 wraps each. It’s best used at 25 watts or less because not a lot of air. The Draw will make many MTL enthusiasts quite happy, fully open is still tighter then most “loose MTL vapes” while the smallest air hole is a really tight MTL vape and the medium is still pretty tight as well. Overall it gives good flavor for a MTL RTA at such low watts