Backward 510 atty

[BorisTheSpider]

I brought this up in the product features forum, but attached it to a joke about a beer helmet PV. That may be why I got no response at all. So I'll try it here, with the atomizer modders, and stick to the one topic. So, here is my question.

I've been thinking about some potential mods, inspired by the line of thought joncammarata is moving down. Now, I have neither the time now the patience to make anything on any sort of commercial scale. I just want to make some mods for personal use and share any potentially helpful info with anyone who can use it. Joncammarata mods his 510 atties to allow air to flow from the side to a mouthpiece, according to this thread (post #20 has a picture). I'm thinking of a similar wicking system, but drawing vapor from the bottom of the 510 connector instead of the side of the atty. Potentially, the bottle could sit upright or upside down and wick directly to the bridge.

With all the boxmods, and even joncammarata's tank-cart-thing, why would I feel it is preferential? Because it would allow an inline mod. The battery, tank, atty, and mouthpiece can all sit in a nice, neat line. You could add a big bottle, or huge battery, and make whatever shape you like - even a more compact box style (maybe a box with just a drip tip extended). Also, if using a 306 atty with some sort of enclosure like a short drip tip in lieu of a 510 atty, all standard parts (atty, battery, bottle) would be totally replaceable with no modding needed.

It's just a thought, and it's all based on the one simple concept of a backward unsealed atty. Has anyone connected an atty backward to draw from the battery side? I intend to try it once I get a little more soldering practice in before touching the few 510 connectors I bought.

If anyone has tried a backward atty, please let me know. Also, if anyone knows whether juice would wick upward using a commonly-used wicking material (like blue foam), please let me know about that too. When I get the courage to start my trials, I'll share anything I find.

 

[Throat hit]

I have never ever thought of it that way around but it seems that letting fluid find its owm wat rather thn having to squeeze a bottle is ok but what happens when you stop smoking the juice will still still flow I think you need to try it but keep the bottle the right way around so as the juice gets wicked up rather than flows down. I think the juice will need to be nearly all pg to wick upwards and a good size wick needed and it would need to be wick blue foam will not do it I feel. Getting the flow to be fast to keep it from running dry is the hardest problem I can see. I do not know why anyone has not responded to this post before

 

[BorisTheSpider]

Seems to me that's probably the best way to do it - to try to get it to wick upward instead of trusting it not to leak when upside-down. I was thinking wicking upward would be easiest, but the big tank models mentioned earlier are actually an upside-down bottle right on the atty. I'm not sure exactly how he has it worked out to prevent leaks, but it seems to work for him. The other problem is going to be air flow I think. May need a hole in the side of the atty body afterall, for the sake of being able to draw. Still, a custom 306 atty cover (or modified drip tip) would be easy to make, which would allow wicking in either direction, plus air flow.

I still haven't started this because my supplies have yet to come in. Also, just finally got a spare atty to tinker with - though I think I'd rather start playing with a 306. Hopefully I'll be able to order one of those soon. I hate speaking in hypotheticals, but the means to try it out just aren't within reach for me right now.