I will post this in a new thread, but here goes:
Goliath vs Goblin RTA comparison
Unboxing the two, both came in identical UD packaging, so I’m not going to bother with pics of that. Both came fully assembled, with spare o-rings, and a little black good for nothing screwdriver. The Goblin did come with a extended tank section and chimney, where the Goliath did not.
The Goliath lives up to it’s name when it comes to sheer size. It towers above the Goblin (with smaller tank section). I threw a Orchid V4 in the middle for more comparison on size.
On first look, I noticed the air holes on the Goliath looked smaller. Turns out they are. (Goblin on left)
I confirmed this by opening both up, and sticking a 3mm screwdriver in the air holes on the deck. It went right into the Goblin, where in the Goliath, it just didn’t. I would say they look about 1mm smaller on the deck. Not a huge difference. (Goblin on left, again)
The deck on the Goblin does appear to be a bit larger that the Goliath (which is very unfortunate, as the Goblin deck was pretty darn small in itself). I confirmed this also. The Goblin chimney fits over the whole Goliath build deck without even using the threads.
The juice channels on the Goliath are MUCH bigger in comparison to the Goblin. These things are simply huge. (note the machine oil all over the Goliath deck, be sure to clean this thing good) I prefer the two post design of the Goliath over the 4 hole in the Goblin (and Orchid). It was much easier to center the coils, and it also provides a little more room (between the posts) for a little more airflow.
I put identical builds in both devices so I could compare how they vape with the same exact build. I did 26g 2mm 8 wrap micro coils, which came out to .5 ohms. It was much easier to center the coils over the air holes on the Goliath, and one of the Goblin screws did snap the 26g wire on the first go-round without much pressure on it.
The Goblin I wicked like normal (cotton sitting just above, and barely in the juice channels) and I wicked the Goliath just as RayLo did in his, cut even with the square cutout section of the juice wells.
Filling the Goliath was much easier, but I found that I could not get a complete fill (I have filled it a few times already). Once it’s turned right side up again, there is always a pretty decent sized air pocket in the top. This is a big negative, because the tank is already small as it is (3mL). The Goblin fills all the way up, but from experiences of many users, the fill screw tends to leak. Only time will tell if this new version fixed this issue. The fill screw does seem a bit more recessed than the V1 Goblin, so a small O-Ring will probably fit if needed. If capacity is a big deal, the Goblin wins with the 4.5mL extended tank.
Putting the Goliath back together can be bothersome, and my initial thoughts of “oh snap this is awesome, you can access your build whenever!” were quickly put to bed. With the ability to access your build whenever, also comes the ability to inadvertently jack up your build whenever you fill your tank. The threads are so fine, it takes multiple tries to get them lined up, so quick assembly is not an option here. I now see this design as both a blessing, and a curse. Same can be said for the Goblin, but for the opposite reasons.
Continued in next post...
Joke's on you, this isn't actually a raffle.