I've been playing around with my first dripper and noticed I'm getting more flavor out of it then my Subtank. I don't go crazy with sub-ohming and most of my builds are around the 1.1 -0.9 ohm mark. I was wondering how efficient drippers are in regards to the amount of juice you use, compared to something like a rba. Are they better or worse or the same?
RDA Are drippers more efficient the RBA's?
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I started with replacable coil heads on an N mini then rebuilding on a sub tank for a few months then started using drippers. When the wick and coil are fresh and new they all deliver the best flavor. With rebuilding there is basically no cost for rewicking and a clean coil. I find I want a fresh wick and clean coil about every 6 mll of liquid consumed. I can get that done in about 10 minutes with a dripper. (My preferred liquid tends to gunk up fast.) Rebuilding takes longer with a rebuildable tank plus the tanks are taller, cost more, have more parts to break or loose, etc. I'm pretty much committed to rda's now, mostly the Tugboat v2 clone. I like temp control and watts control and find which one I use makes no difference with things getting gunked up.
Are drippers more efficient, than say a genny? Let's see, I can vape for hours on my gennies before adding more juice and I get fabulous flavor. On the other hand, if I use a dripper I get a few hits on it before I have to take off the cap, pull out a bottle of juice, and re-drip, put the cap back on, and take a few more hits, repeat over and over and over. If I'm driving this is impractical and dangerous.
I'm gonna say no.
I'm gonna say no.
Hell no theyre not. When I was using my Kayfun 4s, that 4ml tank would last me all day. I can easily blow through 10ml or more in a day with any of my drippers vaping at just the same rate.
Its totally worth it though.
Its totally worth it though.
RDA's are more efficient than tanks, IMO... Just make sure you're putting the RDA on a bottom feeder though... Just squonk it when you start getting dry and your back in business... The added bonus is you can pull the bottle and fill it on the fly in just about 30 seconds or so... No having to take a tank apart and having a liquid mess... Just putting that out there.
It all depends on how you build your coils, and your vaping style. You can build both RDAs and RTAs to either guzzle or sip juice, so to speak. Maybe the additional steps of having to drip means it takes longer to vape the same amount?
Dual coils on average go through more juice than single coils, lower ohm/higher wattage usually uses up juice more quickly as well.
Dual coils on average go through more juice than single coils, lower ohm/higher wattage usually uses up juice more quickly as well.
From my experience yeah. It may or probably depends on your build but running about a .5 ohm single coil in my subtank I can run through the whole tank in a couple hours that's like 4.5 ml. More like 3 since some gets stuck in there. With my magma I would probably only go through half that. It also depends on what wattage you are at too. So a lot of factors but overall rda's I believe are more efficient but aren't as convenient
Like every one else put it, it all depends....
Its all in "your own" satisfaction and enjoyment. Todays RTA, RDAs are so much better.... I could see in the days where it was either a carto, clearo or traditional drip atomizer that there was a big difference.
With some of the deep well drippers that hold up to 3mls, it seems to me that it is no longer a "dripper" but an atomizer with a tank underneath that you cant lay on its side?
I use mostly tanks as I like to be able to go hours chain vaping and not having to refill after a few puffs. I dont see any difference in taste...Maybe its my vape style, my choice of juices etc...
I think it all comes down to your personality....
I see it like this, when we smoked tobacco, there were those that enjoyed a pipe. Its almost "Zen" like, a ritual. It is like dripping in style.
THen there were some of us that just wanted to smoke , so we chose cigarettes. SO tanks just seemed right. Now with the sub tanks and large clouds its really like entering a room full of cigarette smokers.
I dont know exactly where cigar smokers fall, somewhere in between? They like taste and relaxation. There was a bit of setup with a new cigar, cutting priming, etc. Not large clouds, but enjoying the taste... I think that is where I am.
I dont see any big , mind blowing experience in dripping vs tanking. I use drippers for my gross NET and tanks for my other flavours that I can refill over and over till wick finally gets dirty... With drippers its usually once a day that I have to change the "turd like" wick.
Its all in "your own" satisfaction and enjoyment. Todays RTA, RDAs are so much better.... I could see in the days where it was either a carto, clearo or traditional drip atomizer that there was a big difference.
With some of the deep well drippers that hold up to 3mls, it seems to me that it is no longer a "dripper" but an atomizer with a tank underneath that you cant lay on its side?
I use mostly tanks as I like to be able to go hours chain vaping and not having to refill after a few puffs. I dont see any difference in taste...Maybe its my vape style, my choice of juices etc...
I think it all comes down to your personality....
I see it like this, when we smoked tobacco, there were those that enjoyed a pipe. Its almost "Zen" like, a ritual. It is like dripping in style.
THen there were some of us that just wanted to smoke , so we chose cigarettes. SO tanks just seemed right. Now with the sub tanks and large clouds its really like entering a room full of cigarette smokers.
I dont know exactly where cigar smokers fall, somewhere in between? They like taste and relaxation. There was a bit of setup with a new cigar, cutting priming, etc. Not large clouds, but enjoying the taste... I think that is where I am.
I dont see any big , mind blowing experience in dripping vs tanking. I use drippers for my gross NET and tanks for my other flavours that I can refill over and over till wick finally gets dirty... With drippers its usually once a day that I have to change the "turd like" wick.
RDAs give better flavor IMHO. I am a flavor chaser not a cloud chaser
Try an experiment in efficiency: Put the exact same build in an RDA and a tank. Use the same type of wick, vape it at the same wattage and try to find similar airflow with both units. I'm sure the difference in the amount of juice used would be negligible. I suppose the tank wins on efficiency because you can vape longer before needing to add juice.
The fact is that it's how you build that will determine how efficient your setup is, as Lessifer mentioned above. I can put two builds on identical tanks, one will last the whole day and one will need a refill in an hour. Both will vape great, but with different properties.
The fact is that it's how you build that will determine how efficient your setup is, as Lessifer mentioned above. I can put two builds on identical tanks, one will last the whole day and one will need a refill in an hour. Both will vape great, but with different properties.
I would research things you like and figure out what you would like best. Every atomizer vapes a little differently. You can get a very nice vape off a RTA, I run dual 27 gauge in my Aqua2 at 0.7 and it's a very good vape for dense flavor due to how the space is used. On the other hand I learned I can't put a larger coil diameter in the same Aqua2 because it throws off the vape qaulity since the air cannot hit the coil efficiently, but that larger coil in an RDA kicks .....
In my experience, which isn't much, I would get two different RTAs and two different RDAs and put different things in them.
In my experience, which isn't much, I would get two different RTAs and two different RDAs and put different things in them.
No it isn't.
RDA = Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer.
An RBA IS A TANK WITH A REBUILDABLE DECK. and often called RTA Rebuuldable tank Atomizer.
Such devices are the Kayfun. the Crown by Uwell has an optional RBA you can buy for it.
The Kanger Subtank Mini comes with a Rebuuldable deck, then we have to throw in the Zephyrus, Russian 91℅, Kayfun,
Notable exception
Goblin is an RDA. The Goblin Mini is a tank with an RBA.
The Goblin Mini has the best flavor of any RTA I ever used
RBA = Re-Buildable Atomizer
All RDA's are RBA's, as are all RTA's
RBA is the category, RDA and RTA are the types
All RDA's are RBA's, as are all RTA's
RBA is the category, RDA and RTA are the types
Yeah, the past couple of months, I've notice the meaning, derived from the use, of "RBA" has been drifting.
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