am i dripping correctly?

[dc2k08]

guys am i dripping right? i have the pen style from pill box rn9047 i think. i bought a syringe and a bottle with a dropper from the chemist today. i pressed all the excess e-liquid out of my nearly empty carts using the syringe. then i took the dropper sucked a little up and dripped about 2 drops into the atomizer chamber.

i kind of let it just roll down the inside of the tube. then i put on the black mouth piece sans cartridge and sucked. i got smoke but is this the right way? i cant see the actual atomizing mechanism in the tube, its too dark so i dont know whats down there. could the drops leak into the battery if i dont hold the pen horizontally during this process? is this the same as dry smoking.

i have tried to search for a thread on the methods but all i ever find is references to dripping/drying and the one that was translated from a dutch poster on a different forum which mostly goes about explaining how he came apon the method by dropping his e-cig into a swimming pool. are there any videso out there?

any help appreciated.
thanks

 

[karenwest1961]

I wish I could help you, but I don't even know if I am dripping correctly! It's producing smoke and I'm not getting liquid in my mouth and I'm not tasting burnt stuff, so I've been guessing that I'm at least doing it adequately. Since I have the new ceramic atomizer on my penstyle, I haven't experienced any leakage....yet.

 

[bishybob]

As for your request for videos I found these helpful:

http://www.e-cigaret.com/forum/showthread.php?t=793

 

[dnakr]

What I do is drop 2 drops directly in the center of my atomizer, put the cap back on and smoke away.

 

[dc2k08]

What I do is drop 2 drops directly in the center of my atomizer, put the cap back on and smoke away.

so you drip two drops down the centre of the atomizing tube and it hits the filiment that heats up but doesnt pass into the battery? i'll have to wait for one to break before i take one apart and see what im actually doing i guess.
thanks

 

[CaSHMeRe]

for those of you that drip on a daily basis, are you having any issues with atomizers ?

do your atomizers seem to last longer if you drip instead of use cart's or does your atomizer seem to die quicker because you are dripping ?

 

[dc2k08]

As for your request for videos I found these helpful:

http://www.e-cigaret.com/forum/showthread.php?t=793

cool thanks...really helpful...i was looking for something like this...so dripping is the same as dry smoking? just different terminology? does dripping kill the atomizer sooner anyone know?

 

[trog100]

its depends on the cig design.. dripping lets more real liquid down onto the atomizer.. some can leak thru and get in the switch or the battery.. it depends on how well its all sealed.. some will suffer some wont..

i drip my pipes.. ten drops but there is plenty of wirewool down there to hold ten drops.. with smaller devices i simply drip the end of the carts.. drip into them till they really hold no more.. a dome of neat liquid will be on the top.. pop it in and the dome on the top wets the atomize wirewool.. i find its less hit and miss and lasts longer.. do it as often as u have to to keep the smoke up..

when the cart looks too mucky throw it and use another one.. dont bother trying to empty each one..

trog

 

[dc2k08]

.. with smaller devices i simply drip the end of the carts.. drip into them till they really hold no more.. a dome of neat liquid will be on the top.. pop it in and the dome on the top wets the atomize wirewool.. i find its less hit and miss and lasts longer.. do it as often as u have to to keep the smoke up..

when the cart looks too mucky throw it and use another one.. dont bother trying to empty each one..

trog

trog thanks but im not sure what you mean by "drip the end of the carts". do you mean take the polyester out and fill up the cartridge with e-liquid? that would be a mess no? with nothing to hold it in place it would all just tumble down the atomizer and soak it. maybe your explaining for a different device than mine. i have a pen-style rn9047..one of the cheapie jobs.

incidently i just squeezed all the remaing liquid out of my used carts and am really pleased with the amount i rescued, and to think i used to take the remaining tobacco from an astray's smoked ciggies and roll it all up in desperate times for a fix. yuck..this is way more frugal..i love e-smoking....until my atomizer or battery breaks..oops hope i didnt jinx myself.

 

[trog100]

just pull out the cart thats in the cig.. drip neat liquid from a little ear drop type dropper straight on the end of the wool.. how much u drip varies a bit.. some carts give up more liquid than others before needed topping up..

basically its more about keeping the carts wet enough to keep the smoke coming.. its lasts a bit longer than simple dripping into the atomizer and it isnt so easy to flood the atomizer..

i have tried every method under the sun and arrived at that one..

trog

ps.. assume your atomizer will wear out.. buy a couple of spares.. think the same as regards the battery..

 

[dc2k08]

just pull out the cart thats in the cig.. drip neat liquid from a little ear drop type dropper straight on the end of the wool.. how much u drip varies a bit.. some carts give up more liquid than others before needed topping up..

basically its more about keeping the carts wet enough to keep the smoke coming.. its lasts a bit longer than simple dripping into the atomizer and it isnt so easy to flood the atomizer..

i have tried every method under the sun and arrived at that one..

trog

ps.. assume your atomizer will wear out.. buy a couple of spares.. think the same as regards the battery..

oh okay so there are two methods of dripping one by dripping a small amount of drops down into the atomizing cylinder itself and the other by just toppin up the carts. dripping onto the atomizer might damage it, and you can only top up the cart so many times before its no good for some reason. anyone experiment with natural unbleached sea sponge yet as an e-placement for the polyster?

 

[trog100]

i think the stuff in the cart does a simple job.. holds the liquid to stop it running all over the place.. the problem is liquid transer from cart wool to the atomizer heater pot.. the whole thing is simple but not overly reliable or consistent..

as the wool gets less wet the passage of liquid to the atomizer drops off.. regular topping up keeps it as wet as possible.. and consistent.. it should not have to be done..

i think what the wool stuff is is pretty irrelevant.. but some worry about it and plenty talk about it.. he he

when it bottoms down to it these things are crude and simple devices.. the reason i drip is because its the only way i can get consistent reliable results from the devices.. it also avoids having to tolerate the less smoke period as the cart half runs out and beyond.. when just using carts one feels obliged to try and extract as much from them as possible to avoid too much wastage and cost.. regular topping up avoids all this..

as for how long u use the same cart.. there is no hard and fast rules.. swop them when u feel like it..

trog

 

[CaSHMeRe]

trog -- i was under the impression that dripping entails actually taking e-liquid/PG Flavor/etc... and dripping a drop or two on the atomizer itself.

sounds like you are just topping off carts ... right?

 

[trog100]

i do both.. trying to direct drip a very small mini atomizer isnt that successful.. it dosnt hold enough liquid.. its too easy to flood.. a classic works better and bigger pipes work perfectly..

i find with a mini a very wet top up produces similar results to a direct atomizer drip.. i did suggest wet topping up as an alternative to direct dripping.. i find it easier.. with my large pipe atomizers ten direct drops into the atomizer produces two hours of very nice smoke i dont use a cart.. a mini one drop and its flooded.. its has to be done to often.. a wet cart top up lasts a bit longer..

its all about keeping enough liquid at the atomizer.. just popping a cart in often dosnt do this.. i first tried a direct drip prime then the cart.. but a blob on top of the cart does the same thing but in one operation..

all these things come from the the seller with a hefty atomizer prime.. if they dont get this initial prime they dont work.. it can produce better than usual first results..

trog

ps.. if someone wanted to limit their intake.. a simple two drop prime into the atomizer of a mini would equally one real cigarette.. prime then smoke it just like a real cigarette.. two drops equals one real cigarette.. i find having to do this tedious but some might not..

 

[CaSHMeRe]

awwww ... i gotcha trog. thanks for clearing that up