DotShell

Features

DotShell aesthetic features / versions

The DotShell is available in the following versions:

Stainless Steel (SS)

Lightly brushed SS316 metal parts, Stainless Steel appearance of all outer surfaces

Midnight Black (MB)

SS316 or SS316 core electroplated metal parts, colored in a chromatic black mixture from dark blue – black, purple and other dark color shades. Plated are the chimney, the negative post (deck), the positive post and the afc ring, while the rest of its parts  have natural CNC looks [parts graph for names reference]

Iron Grey (IG)

SS316 or SS316 core electroplated metal parts, colored grey with a tint of green, like freshly cut iron. Plated are the chimney, the negative post (deck), the positive post and the afc ring, while the rest of its parts  have natural CNC looks [parts graph for names reference]

Gold (G)

SS316 or SS316 core electroplated metal parts, colored gold using 18k true gold. Gold yellow with tints of red. Plated are the chimney, the negative post (deck), the positive post, the pos tube stock plus pos tube spare, the afc base and the afc ring, while the rest of its parts  have natural CNC looks [parts graph for names reference]

Aegean Blue (AB)

SS316 or SS316 core electroplated metal parts, colored with the color palette of the Aegean Sea, a small tribute to Greece, our country. Dominant are the shades of Blue from the sky and sea, but if you look closely you will also see tints of yellow from the sun, and even some random tones of orange / purple from the sunset. Plated are the chimney, the negative post (deck), the positive post and the afc ring, while the rest of its parts  have natural CNC looks [parts graph for names reference]

Rainbow Purple (RP)

SS316 or SS316 core electroplated metal parts, colored the purple tones of the rainbow. Various purple shades, with rich tones of orange (from light yellowish to dark brownish). Plated are the chimney, the negative post (deck), the positive post and the afc ring, while the rest of its parts  have natural CNC looks [parts graph for names reference]

Marigold Orange (MO)

SS316 or SS316 core electroplated metal parts, with tones inspired by Marigold flower colors. A combination of orange and gold-yellow tones, even including some purple and deep red shades. Plated are the chimney, the negative post (deck), the positive post and the afc ring, while the rest of its parts  have natural CNC looks [parts graph for names reference]

Please note:

Due to the nature of electroplating, it is expected to find small marks and iridescence effect on certain points of the device’s inner surfaces. Steps of the procedure ensure that outer surfaces of the device have uniform looks and finish, but inner surfaces can’t be processed equally effectively.

Electroplating is not a coating rather than a very thin extra metal layer. As such, hairlike scratches and small bumps, typical on metal surfaces, should be expected on all plated surfaces, visible from close distance or with the use of magnifying lens.

As an electroplating attribute, tonic differences are expected in the same color between batches. Differences are not visible with bare eyes in the case of Midnight Black and Gold, and appear to be more intense with the Iron Grey. The Aegean Blue, Rainbow Purple and Marigold Orange are dynamic new finishes, each one being a unique camvas of different color shades and colors mixture, changing with the effect of light and the view angle, never exactly the same between different devices of same finish. For this, we keep stock of parts from different batches separately, in order to make sure that replacements will come from the same batch with the device when needed.

More about the electroplating procedure on the DotShell here and here.

More about maintenance and cleaning in the Precautions section of the DotShell manual, as well as our support section.

DotShell functional features

The DotShell takes the basic concept of the VapeShell and elaborates, incorporating also some elements out of dotAIO stock components.

The design utilizes the top part of dotAIO’s stock reservoir, incorporates an adaptation of dotAIO RBA’s AFC system, but also offers a surprisingly large deck with real time access potential and further customisable air flow under coil. The deck is able to host many different approaches of one-coil rebuilding, from simple round wire to large exotic coils, still retaining high tank capacity (a bit higher from Dotmod’s RBA version). The air flow is adjusted by an AFC base section with high accuracy which dials in the air hole under coil from zero to either D=3.8mm (stock Pos Tube) or D=2.0mm (spare Pos. Tube). There is an MTL set of pins further available as an accessory, which, as with the VapeShell, further customises the air flow for proper true MTL setups. This makes the DotShell versatile and perfect for a wide range of vaping profiles, from MTL to DTL. Add to the above Dotmod’s auxilary 510 base for testing, rebuilding, dry-burning or other purposes and you have the whole package.

You can’t get wrong with the DotShell. Its features and potential bring the already succesful dotAIO to a totally different level.