I went from a Kanger Subox Mini to this because I thought it was going to be a nicer head. I was sure it would be after seeing review after reviewer claim it was equal or better. It's not better. Don't believe the hype, guys. Don't get me wrong; it's okay but not great.
eLeaf Lemo 2 Problems:
1) The fill port is highly annoying if you are using a dropper, even if the thing is on it's side and the air holes closed, because it is not big enough. The thicker the fluid, the more easily it can back up all over the place.
2) Rewicking--a process a guy like me does sometimes every day--REQUIRES that you dump the head's fluids! WTF! That wastes fluid unless you wait until the thing is practically empty! The Subox Mini didn't require me to dump eFluid down the drain like that.
3) The head holds less fluid than the Subox Mini did - a lot less. It's maybe 30% less in real-world use if not more regardless of what the numbers say.
4) As for building the deck--remember the thing you bought this head for--the hole bends are a JOKE! How freaking annoying that they are not faced down or some direction that doesn't require 360-degree bends! Sure you can use the knobby screw heads, but if you do that, you better stick to 26 or 28 gauge wire or else they won't grab worth shit and they wire will pop off as soon as you tug the coil in place. Oh and about those bends: all that fucking wire not touching a drop of fluid is wattage down the drain since wire heats up even if it's not in the coil. That's power heating the air, not making vape! I'd say actual vapor production on this head is POOR at ~10W but just fine on the Kranger Subox Mini for my tastes. Big wattage numbers don't impress me if they don't lead to bigger clouds, better taste, or something, and this head can't touch the Subox at the lower wattage numbers. At the higher ones others problems exist (see 6 below).
5) The head leaks like crazy if it's sideways--you know the direction you'd probably want to charge the damned thing if you were using the accompanying eLeaf 100W mod. You don't need no hot car either; it'll just pour out being sideways in the middle of an air-conditioned room.
6) BUT THE ABSOLUTE WORST PART OF THIS HEAD IS THAT IT DOESN'T SUPPORT THICK FLUIDS AT ALL! If you are running above 60% VG, forget it; you'll get dry hits worse than the Kranger Subtank after maybe 10 drags unless you air the head every few drags by opening the fill port. You know those videos showing this tank work with thick fluid at high wattage? Well they should have kept dragging it because I've tried wicking this thing a half dozen ways, and IT SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK FOR THICK FLUIDS PAST A DOZEN DRAGS! I don't even know if it works for thin fluids, but down to 65% it doesn't work unless you air the head by opening the fill port (annoying).
Summary: there is nothing special about the Lemo 2 other than eLeaf sent it out to a lot of reviewers, and they felt obliged to talk about it positively. You get free stuff in the mail and see how objective YOU can be! And look I have no axe to grind here with eLeaf. There a good company for box mods but I bought this head REALLY wanting to like it better than the Kranger Subtank Mini, which actually has its own set of problems. In truth I don't like it better. In most respects it's worse. I feel like I just got ripped off.
eLeaf Lemo 2 Problems:
1) The fill port is highly annoying if you are using a dropper, even if the thing is on it's side and the air holes closed, because it is not big enough. The thicker the fluid, the more easily it can back up all over the place.
2) Rewicking--a process a guy like me does sometimes every day--REQUIRES that you dump the head's fluids! WTF! That wastes fluid unless you wait until the thing is practically empty! The Subox Mini didn't require me to dump eFluid down the drain like that.
3) The head holds less fluid than the Subox Mini did - a lot less. It's maybe 30% less in real-world use if not more regardless of what the numbers say.
4) As for building the deck--remember the thing you bought this head for--the hole bends are a JOKE! How freaking annoying that they are not faced down or some direction that doesn't require 360-degree bends! Sure you can use the knobby screw heads, but if you do that, you better stick to 26 or 28 gauge wire or else they won't grab worth shit and they wire will pop off as soon as you tug the coil in place. Oh and about those bends: all that fucking wire not touching a drop of fluid is wattage down the drain since wire heats up even if it's not in the coil. That's power heating the air, not making vape! I'd say actual vapor production on this head is POOR at ~10W but just fine on the Kranger Subox Mini for my tastes. Big wattage numbers don't impress me if they don't lead to bigger clouds, better taste, or something, and this head can't touch the Subox at the lower wattage numbers. At the higher ones others problems exist (see 6 below).
5) The head leaks like crazy if it's sideways--you know the direction you'd probably want to charge the damned thing if you were using the accompanying eLeaf 100W mod. You don't need no hot car either; it'll just pour out being sideways in the middle of an air-conditioned room.
6) BUT THE ABSOLUTE WORST PART OF THIS HEAD IS THAT IT DOESN'T SUPPORT THICK FLUIDS AT ALL! If you are running above 60% VG, forget it; you'll get dry hits worse than the Kranger Subtank after maybe 10 drags unless you air the head every few drags by opening the fill port. You know those videos showing this tank work with thick fluid at high wattage? Well they should have kept dragging it because I've tried wicking this thing a half dozen ways, and IT SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK FOR THICK FLUIDS PAST A DOZEN DRAGS! I don't even know if it works for thin fluids, but down to 65% it doesn't work unless you air the head by opening the fill port (annoying).
Summary: there is nothing special about the Lemo 2 other than eLeaf sent it out to a lot of reviewers, and they felt obliged to talk about it positively. You get free stuff in the mail and see how objective YOU can be! And look I have no axe to grind here with eLeaf. There a good company for box mods but I bought this head REALLY wanting to like it better than the Kranger Subtank Mini, which actually has its own set of problems. In truth I don't like it better. In most respects it's worse. I feel like I just got ripped off.
