3D Auto Dripper Clone from Vapingtech-First look and Impressions

[WattWick]

I've always been curious, finally decided to ask...

Why doesn't the stainless steel, which is conductive, cause a short in the coil itself? And why when people talk about using mesh as a wick talk about scorching or burning it?

Build looks interesting though. I've not been too pleased with my results with silica on a single coil build and since they were nice enough to actually include a bit of stainless steel mesh in the parts bag of the clone thought I'd give it a try.

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Those things are very much related. The wick is indeed conductive, but you can build up a layer of oxidation/carbon between the wick and coil to prevent current from jumping between coil and wick. Some people torch their wick. Some people do what's called "pulsing". Where you start with an untreated wick and give it quick pulses of current to slowly build up a layer of carbon beneath directly between coil and wick.

Getting a mesh setup just right can be a bit tricky. Not really hard, just takes a bit of practice. Coil tension has to be just right. Not so tight it bites into the mesh, and not so loose you end up with gaps. Both of these will cause hotspots. Which is points where current jumps from coil to wick*... and tastes burnt/nasty. Lots of heat concentrated on one spot. Essentially it's a short circuit, tho not a dead short.

*Edit: Or in case of gaps, coil is not cooled by liquids.

 

[bce22]

My problem with SS is that it constantly fools me the little (expletive)! I roll my mesh, torch it, wrap it with a nice coil and pulse it to remove hot spots. At this point I think that I am golden then when I fill a genesis tank with juice the hot spots come back with a vengence which I seem to never be able to get rid of. I got tired of filling and draining and filling and draining.

Some day I will get it down but right now I am enjoying cotton.

On the rare occurence I had it setup and working right it is an amazing vape. SS has such a clean clean flavor. I feel when its working I taste nothing but the juice. But when its not wicking that metallic burnt taste is enough to choke a pig!

 

[Kemosabe]

i cant get over how much i like this thing. once you get over the quirks of setting it up, its a really great performer. the hybrid connection is great, reducing height and increasing power. id like my dual air holes bored out, but im not in a rush to go get it done.

the flavor is juicy! its like i am drinking an e-liquid flavored beverage. <-- that was a weird thing to type seeing how ejuice often mimics beverages. the student has become the teacher lol!

i have yet to get a dry hit. probably because i cant stop pumping the cap, due to my pure fascination with the invention. but it doesnt matter because it wont flood! any excess just gets sucked back down. oh, and i figured out that filling is a breeze with a thin tipped bottle. even if the tip doesnt completely go into the fill valve, you can still squirt it down in there. not that filling wasnt a breeze already with the 'fill deck & plunge method', but this way is even easier.

im am very pleased to report that this device is working exactly how i imagined (and hoped!) it would. i love a dripper vape, but dont always feel like dripping (dark room, driving, etc). ive considered deep well drippers (and i still am), but for now man o man am i satisfied with this puppy. i really dig how it separates the liquid from the wicks, yet allows such an easy way of re-saturating. business up top, party down below!

 

[WattWick]

Have to agree. I'm not really a dripper kind of guy, but this thing is great. Now I want another dripper that allows for easier flavor switching. Been looking around, but all I see is cramped decks full of posts for quad coils and such. One good coil on a mesh wick is all I want

 

[Kemosabe]

Have to agree. I'm not really a dripper kind of guy, but this thing is great. Now I want another dripper that allows for easier flavor switching. Been looking around, but all I see is cramped decks full of posts for quad coils and such. One good coil on a mesh wick is all I want

have you considered an origen dripper? you can set up a vertical mesh wick in it. seems like you might like something like that. i just ordered one.

 

[suspectK]

^check out the origen. I'm using it more than my kayfuns currently. I like my v1..like you said, I like it to be easier to change flavors out..I think 0.5mL is more than enough to have in a dripper at once.. but the v2 or storm a are options. I like the non unified wells in the v1..quick whipe or rinse, and everything is out.. don't have to worry about residue from when you have the unified wells.

My magma clones off of calivapers are on their way to me.. I'll let you know how they work out. $35 a piece is a steal for that design if they're based off the later version of the magma.

37, ph0n3 h0m3.

 

[WattWick]

have you considered an origen dripper? you can set up a vertical mesh wick in it. seems like you might like something like that. i just ordered one.

Heh a true testament to my attention span. I see the name Origen, check FT and such... and forget about it. (FT don't have it)
Checked it now and it's definitely something I'll look more into. Thanks!

Edit: @suspectK, Both the Storm and Magma looks really interesting too. I must have been doing something wrong as all I could find was the standard issue 3-4 post flat-decked RDAs.

 

[Kemosabe]

Heh a true testament to my attention span. I see the name Origen, check FT and such... and forget about it. (FT don't have it)
Checked it now and it's definitely something I'll look more into. Thanks!

i often do the same. lately ive been ordering everything from FT. im sure theyll get it soon, but i didnt want to wait anymore. i had been debating the origen v1, the v2, and the storm-a rda (all similar designs). but just now i decided i was just gonna order it. watch, as soon as i get it, FT will list it for half the price lol. i even put in a product request for it with FT yesterday, then today what do i do? i ordered it from the US.

 

[WattWick]

The Storm looks like it's almost made for mesh wicks. Coil above one of the screws, one wick end in each juice well. And probably holds juust enough liquid to not make it annoying, yet not so much I OD if wanting to vape it dry before pocketing.

Edit: Sorry for thread derailment!

 

[suspectK]

https://88evape.com/shop/rebuildabl...gen-dripper-atomizer/?age-verified=80feff7bf1

This is a v1 origen..at least looks like in the picture...non- unified wells. The capacity isn't 2mL if it is a v1..close to 2mL if it is a v2. I'm pretty sure the storm a was an improved clone of the v1, and they essentially cloned the clone/storm a with the v2 original.

37, ph0n3 h0m3.

 

[maf2k8]

Anyone who has issue with the center post turning as you tighten down the screw, Have you come up with a fix for this issue? It really bugs the hell out of me when putting coils on.

 

[suspectK]

What clones are having issues with the center pin? My vapingtech, probably yeahsmo, hasn't budged, and I'm pretty sure I tried to take it out when I received it.

Are you talking about the common block? I don't have a problem with single coils, but I take the block out to put dual coils in..it's worked rather well, but two strands of 26awg will not fit under positive screw.. found that out the hard way of course.

37, ph0n3 h0m3.

 

[WattWick]

Currently hovering the buy button on an Orieco Storm-A. Looks a bit different from the Origen... possibly better for mesh setups too. Edit: Nevermind! I see the versions now.

 

[Kemosabe]

Anyone who has issue with the center post turning as you tighten down the screw, Have you come up with a fix for this issue? It really bugs the hell out of me when putting coils on.

i just held the bottom pin with one hand as i tightened down the pos with my other. its a pain in the bawls if your pos lead(s) arent wrapped around the screw decently because you'd need a third hand to hold those in place as well. i didnt want to go crazy wrapping around too many times, but i did bend the leads just right so theyd stay hooked on while i screwed and held with my hands. if youre nimble, you can hold the bottom pin with your pinky and ring finger and still be able to hold the pos leads to the post with your same hand's pointer and middle fingers.

if i had a bench vise, id use that. lay a towel in the vise opening and just clamp her in. i also thought of torquing it down on the nemesis (locked obviously) to pin that batt connector against the battery. but by the time i thought of this i had already successfully built it.

 

[SeniorBoy]

Anyone who has issue with the center post turning as you tighten down the screw, Have you come up with a fix for this issue? It really bugs the hell out of me when putting coils on.

More than one way to skin a cat.

My post on this issue: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ch-first-look-impressions-5.html#post12784143

I forgot to mention: After strip and clean the first thing I do with cloth/protection is tighten the silver pin on the base. Tight and then back it off very very slightly for a read on my meter. Then the next thing I do is install the center pin cylinder and tighten tighten that puppy down. Then the screw which in my case has a washer and leave just enough room for the wire. After all this is done I'm ready to start the actual build and assembly of the rest of the parts,

Works for me but definetly a PITA.

 

[ej1024]

More than one way to skin a cat.

My post on this issue: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ch-first-look-impressions-5.html#post12784143

I forgot to mention: After strip and clean the first thing I do with cloth/protection is tighten the silver pin on the base. Tight and then back it off very very slightly for a read on my meter. Then the next thing I do is install the center pin cylinder and tighten tighten that puppy down. Then the screw which in my case has a washer and leave just enough room for the wire. After all this is done I'm ready to start the actual build and assembly of the rest of the parts,

Works for me but definitely a PITA.

Got mine from eBay bidding
HADES MODS,ZODIAC DRIP TIP,AND THE 3D FOR $70 BUCKS, 26 G,3 WRAPS BASIC WITH ORGANIC COTTON,I REMOVED THE RING AIRFLOW ADJUSTER, IM GONNA HAVE TO DRILL it cuz its too tight, well what can I say it is really PITA!!! AND LONG.. VAPE ON



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[bsoplinger]

The more I experiment with this thing, the more I'm liking it. Once I got the wicking down I'm getting nothing but flavor and vapor. It's nice to have a dripper that I'm not constantly dripping into. The well idea isn't too bad once you have a way to fill it. I've been doing what others have done, push down and fill then slowly let up and let the suction draw the e-liquid into the chamber through the fill port.

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[gratefulbuddy]

Got my 3d from congrevape today. Definitely a different manufacturer from the vapingtech unit. Both look very high-quality, no benefit to either one just from appearances.
Now seeing the two side-by-side it seems that the afc ring on the vapingtech unit is not removable. I had never tried because it didn't come off easy but the congrevape one slides off like I feel it should. Looking closer at the vt one it appears the afc ring has a groove above the holes that fits into (what I assume would be) a channel on the cap making it non-removable. If anyone has removed the afc ring from the VapingTech device I would love to hear it, otherwise the brass afc ring from vaperev will be going on the congrevape 3d.

 

[suspectK]

^It's hard enough to get the ring to rotate.. haven't tried removing it.

What'd you get that version for?

37, ph0n3 h0m3.

 

[ka724ka]

My 3d from VT can be rotated easily. What i did was to clean up the burrs and apply thin layer of ethics for lubricant

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