INTRODUCTION
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Hello everyone Pizza Dave here, delivering a review of the Recurve Dual by Wotofo. This RDA is another collaboration from Mike Vapes and Wotofo and is also a follow up to the successful selling Recurve from about a year ago. As the name states, this is a dual coil version of the old original. The outside barrel shape is changed, losing the curvature of the original, and the OD of this rda remains 24mm. I vaped on a Recurve quite a bit throughout 2018 and found it to be a decent single coil atomizer for the time. Let’s dive down and get into the details, and I will provide my final thoughts down at the bottom!
Disclaimer: This device was sent to me by Wotofo for review.
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WHAT YOU GET
Available in a ton of different colors including Black, Stainless, Blue, Gold, Rainbow, and Gunmetal.
STOCK SHOT
PACKAGING
UNBOXED
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BUILD DECK AND WICKING
The build deck of the Recurve Dual is totally retooled this time around. It still offers 4 post openings, but this time around, these are further out, and it has machining through the base to provide more of a juice well. Building on this is very simple. Wotofo recommends 7mm coil leads, but they don’t mention much about pre-bending leads. I found it was much easier to install them with pre-bent coils, so I bent them to come off the same side of the coil, then snipped them down to 7mm using the included coil snipping tool. This tool works similar to a coily, but it starts out at 4mm, then as pivoting levels which are 1mm each. I totally dig it and it’s a nice addition. Once the coils are bent and snipped, toss them in, screw it down, and you are good to go.
Wicking on this is also very easy. There is ample space for cotton without too much fuss. I snipped mine so it would rest just above the base of the rda and found it to wick perfectly when dripped and squonking. I have a photo in the gallery that shows my wicking, but this is as beginner friendly as it is going to get.
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AIR FLOW
One of the reasons I liked the original airflow of the Recurve was in how smooth it felt. With 6 holes per side positioned high and angling down, it was squonk friendly and aimed right at the coil perfectly when wide open. This time around, we get the same 6 air flow inlets, except that are in a half moon shape surrounding each coil. This still works well for squonking, as you can squonk like crazy, see liquid raise up to these holes, and it sucks right back in when the bottle is released. In regard to the draw of this air flow, it still remains smooth much is airier than the original due to a larger chamber. I don’t feel like it is quite as smooth, but it has noticeably more airflow when compared side by side with the original. One con with this air flow is the same as the original. When closing down the air flow, it will become off centered and it will not be going directly to the center of the coil which, in general, tends to hurt flavor. Closing this down will also build up heat in the RDA and it gets a bit warmer than I like. HOWEVER, the design is kind of goofy in the fact that it can only be turned down to 4 hours per side, and not two. If you try to go to two, the 2 holes on the right miss the sides of the build deck and will suck air past the sides. You probably wouldn’t want to do this with dual coils anyway, but I need to bring it up. I also wish they would have made it a little wider and done 8 smaller holes to give just a hair more airflow.
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PHOTO GALLERY
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Hello everyone Pizza Dave here, delivering a review of the Recurve Dual by Wotofo. This RDA is another collaboration from Mike Vapes and Wotofo and is also a follow up to the successful selling Recurve from about a year ago. As the name states, this is a dual coil version of the old original. The outside barrel shape is changed, losing the curvature of the original, and the OD of this rda remains 24mm. I vaped on a Recurve quite a bit throughout 2018 and found it to be a decent single coil atomizer for the time. Let’s dive down and get into the details, and I will provide my final thoughts down at the bottom!
Disclaimer: This device was sent to me by Wotofo for review.
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WHAT YOU GET
- 1 Recurve Dual RDA
- 1 Shorty 810 resin drip tip
- 1 510 drip tip adapter
- 1 OG recurve 810 drip tip
- 1 Coil snipping tool
- 1 Squonk pin
- Tools
- 2 Coils
- Bag of cotton
- Spare Parts
- Paperwork
Available in a ton of different colors including Black, Stainless, Blue, Gold, Rainbow, and Gunmetal.
STOCK SHOT
PACKAGING
UNBOXED
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BUILD DECK AND WICKING
The build deck of the Recurve Dual is totally retooled this time around. It still offers 4 post openings, but this time around, these are further out, and it has machining through the base to provide more of a juice well. Building on this is very simple. Wotofo recommends 7mm coil leads, but they don’t mention much about pre-bending leads. I found it was much easier to install them with pre-bent coils, so I bent them to come off the same side of the coil, then snipped them down to 7mm using the included coil snipping tool. This tool works similar to a coily, but it starts out at 4mm, then as pivoting levels which are 1mm each. I totally dig it and it’s a nice addition. Once the coils are bent and snipped, toss them in, screw it down, and you are good to go.
Wicking on this is also very easy. There is ample space for cotton without too much fuss. I snipped mine so it would rest just above the base of the rda and found it to wick perfectly when dripped and squonking. I have a photo in the gallery that shows my wicking, but this is as beginner friendly as it is going to get.
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AIR FLOW
One of the reasons I liked the original airflow of the Recurve was in how smooth it felt. With 6 holes per side positioned high and angling down, it was squonk friendly and aimed right at the coil perfectly when wide open. This time around, we get the same 6 air flow inlets, except that are in a half moon shape surrounding each coil. This still works well for squonking, as you can squonk like crazy, see liquid raise up to these holes, and it sucks right back in when the bottle is released. In regard to the draw of this air flow, it still remains smooth much is airier than the original due to a larger chamber. I don’t feel like it is quite as smooth, but it has noticeably more airflow when compared side by side with the original. One con with this air flow is the same as the original. When closing down the air flow, it will become off centered and it will not be going directly to the center of the coil which, in general, tends to hurt flavor. Closing this down will also build up heat in the RDA and it gets a bit warmer than I like. HOWEVER, the design is kind of goofy in the fact that it can only be turned down to 4 hours per side, and not two. If you try to go to two, the 2 holes on the right miss the sides of the build deck and will suck air past the sides. You probably wouldn’t want to do this with dual coils anyway, but I need to bring it up. I also wish they would have made it a little wider and done 8 smaller holes to give just a hair more airflow.
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PHOTO GALLERY
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