From Carter: Obelisk RDA Dripper Review

Today, I will introduce one of the few remaining American old brands, Carter, and their new product, the Obelisk RDA.

The Carter brand needs no introduction; many veteran players have gone crazy for these little wings... that was a time when they were hard to come by!

American products, aside from those with EDC aesthetics like AV, generally follow a minimalist style.

The Obelisk RDA is no exception; the decorative lines on the exterior are primarily functional. The entire body has no other decorations except for the horizontal lines for bottom airflow and vertical lines for top airflow.

There are no other decorations to be found... it is truly minimalistic to the extreme, but minimalism has its benefits—it’s versatile!

Although the appearance is not overly decorated, the craftsmanship of the Obelisk is very fine, and the large flat surfaces show that.

The packaging uses a small aluminum box, which contains the main unit X1, a spare parts pack X1, and a multifunctional screwdriver X1.

The biggest feature of the Obelisk is its electrode housing and airflow.

The airflow design is very three-dimensional, with three air holes on each side of the upper cover, level with the heating wire, allowing for horizontal airflow directly onto the heating coil.

At the bottom of the outer cover, there are also three linear airflow holes on each side.

The airflow from each side will be compressed into a directed airflow towards the bottom of the atomizer by the triangular airflow channel in the base.

To describe it simply, each heating coil will have airflow blowing directly onto its outer and lower sides.

This provides the fastest and most three-dimensional cooling for the heating coil, taking away the vapor.

The airflow holes at the top and bottom can be adjusted.

Players can adjust the airflow size at each angle very precisely according to their needs and heating wire specifications or close them off.

The drip tip of the Obelisk also uses a popular anti-condensation design.

With large vapor production from dripping atomizers, condensation is inevitable.

The hook design at the top of the drip tip cleverly solves the awkwardness of condensation entering the mouth. However, this large airflow drip tip is not a standard 810 interface.

The Obelisk RDA accessory pack provides a 510 drip tip adapter.

If players do not need large airflow and have made smaller vapor production flavor-oriented builds, they can switch to a 510 drip tip.

A thoughtful product can be seen not only from the various combinations of airflow but also from the accessories that reflect the product's user-friendliness.

In today's era of bottom-filling atomizers becoming popular, the Obelisk RDA is equipped with a bottom electrode screw.

This allows the Obelisk RDA to be compatible with most bottom-filling atomizers on the market...

The default installed electrode screw has a protrusion height of about 1mm, and using the top-connected rod is also safe.

The Obelisk RDA can be said to be compatible with almost all mainstream devices you can find on the market!

The electrode housing design features top-inserted wires, which has its advantages. Many previous RDAs have described the benefits of top-inserted wires.

With the heating wire centered, the thermal efficiency is improved, resulting in larger and denser vapor. However, there are downsides, such as higher requirements for the length of the wire legs.

The designers of the Obelisk have also considered this, so the bottom wire holes are transparent, as shown in the image below.

The wire can pass through the holes, allowing the wire legs to reach longer positions, greatly increasing the adjustable range for the wire legs.

However, if the coil width is not large enough, you will need a small screwdriver to assist in pushing the wire legs out from the top.

The adjustable range for the wire legs at the bottom will not be very large because there is a small step at the bottom to limit it...

The flathead screws are commendable; it would be even better if there were Phillips screws!

The bottom of the atomizer has a very deep juice well, providing a generous juice capacity... The insulating material separating the positive and negative electrodes is made of PEI material.

It is heat-resistant, high-temperature resistant, and acid-alkali resistant... a very stable insulating material.

The image above shows that the distance between the positive and negative electrodes is slightly larger, which will provide a great experience for those who prefer larger diameter wires.

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With the appearance and structure introduced, let’s see if these design points can be reflected in actual use.

I am still using my favorite Super Aliens... dual coils with 0.15 resistance, which can be well supported by both single and dual battery devices.

The process of installing the coils is indeed as I expected; the wire legs do not need to be as precise in length as those in previous bottom-inserted atomizers.

As long as they are roughly the same length, they can be installed... As for pushing the wire legs through the holes after insertion, you will indeed need a small tool to assist.

Because the Alien I am using has fewer wraps, the width is not as large as the spacing of the wire holes... If you use heating wires of similar width, the operational experience will be further improved.

After adjusting the heating wire, I intentionally left the cotton a bit longer... because the juice well is very deep.

Leaving more cotton at the bottom can store more e-liquid.

Moistening the cotton?? I added about 2ml of e-liquid, and there was no feeling of overflow.

A sufficiently large juice capacity greatly reduces the frequency of needing to open the cap to refill, increasing daily endurance.

Due to the characteristics of the electrode housing, the height of the heating wire coil is relatively high... closer to the mouth, which should provide a more intense and rich experience.

Players who frequently use dripping should know that the moisture level of the cotton around the coil directly affects the richness of the flavor.

The drier the cotton, the lighter the flavor; the first few puffs after dripping are the most intense!

In actual experience, using the Gaia device at 65W with the Obelisk at 0.15 resistance.

The Obelisk RDA did not suffer from a decline in flavor due to the longer cotton; as long as the cotton at the bottom has sufficient e-liquid, the cotton near the top of the coil can quickly become moist.

With the coils being closer to the mouth, even with full airflow, as long as I increase to 70W, both vapor and richness are well represented.

As mentioned earlier, I only did this data; the device is also very good to use... By the way, I installed the Obelisk on the B-17 sample.

It also provided a great experience; due to time constraints, I did not test the bottom-filling atomizer... However, simply changing the electrode screw will not change the experience.

In summary, the Obelisk is a great RDA with centered heating wire coils, more convenient wire insertion, and various adjustable three-dimensional airflow, all of which are selling points of the Obelisk.

If you like its appearance and accept its price, it is definitely worth getting to play with!