It more than tastes weird it makes me feel like I'm smoking hot acrid painful metal. Barf.
I'll stick to cisco since that's all that seems to work for me
Ikenvape also uses zero primer on their attys
Maintenance and they're a $1 cheaper than Ciscos
Smart vapes is yet another vendor that uses zero primer, and they're even more cheap!
SmartVapes Electronic Cigarettes and Ejuice
Is de wicking/de bridging better? Why do ppl do that?
The bridge is nothing but a tiny metal frame, with a wick inside, wrapped in mesh. Its purpose is to absorb liquid from the foam filler in cartridges, but can still of course remain for direct dripping. Personally, I take the bridge off of every atty I use. To me, the bridge is nothing but inconvenient, but some love to drip with it intact. Personal preference.
Also how do I know If my atty is burnt/useless/fried?
If it's fried, it won't fire at all. If it's tasting burnt, it could be one of two possible things (or maybe more). Either the wick is burnt (good possibility), or you have an abundance of (machine oil?) in it. I've had an atty that I purchased from a vendor one time in which it was completely soaked in this oily stuff that made it taste terrible. It was not primer, or at least not any primer that I was used to. I tried every thing to remove it and nothing worked. Boiling it, twice. Alcohol, mouthwash, dry burning, etc etc.
You can remove the bridge and wick and then give it a nice rinse under hot water. That might get rid of the burnt taste.
