Best method to blind squonk a Reo RBA?

[MacDiver]

I've been using my Reo rba for about six months on and off, mostly off as I couldn't stand cotton and tried silica and didn't like that either - always a nasty taste. I finally got some ReadyxWick and got that going tonight. I used a lighter to dry burn both first. I dry burned it and the coil separately and once assembled I dry burned it five or six times again using a variable voltage passthrough. I do that until there is no smoke coming from it and the coil is red hot for about five seconds. When I first used it I got none of the odd taste I had got with the other wicks. So far good stuff.

Now I need to learn how to blind squonk the RBA. The only two methods I know are to squonk it and listen for the juice bubbling in the air hole or to remove the tip and try to peer into it to see the juice rise or use a small flashlight in low light. What do you guyz think is the best way?



thanks!!

 

[Justmike]

I generally just count. On my mini it's 3-4 seconds and on my grand I usually count to 10


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[GreatestUnKnown]

I have not been around as long as the professional and royalty of REOnauts but the blind squonk came from factory built atomizers and using "gentle suction" (wait for it) while also pressing on the bottle until you hear a soft gurgle or bubbling coming from your atomizer, now that we have side airflow on RBAs, when it was the factory disposable atomizers you were actually looking for a pressure change before releasing the bottle or else you would get a mouth full of juice! *BOOM*

Depending on bottle fluid level you can use the counting method of 2-3 sec for a full to 50% full bottle and 4-5 for a less than half full bottle. (This is my timetable for high VG liquids, yours may vary depending on PG/VG ratio and if you are using the reducer tube or not)

I prefer to count just because of the RDA I use having such low airholes to the deck height. Then I perform a quick draw on the RDA to ensure no liquid id leaking out the sides before I press the fire button.

 

[MamaTried]

GreatestUnKmown nailed it

i still blind squonk my RM2s but that's more muscle memory and habit.

 

[pesky_human]

It takes a minute to get right, but the learning curve is really shallow. Like a week or two.

If your bottle is topped off, a gentle push is all it takes. If you see juice in the air hole, you are as wet as you want to be. That principle holds across the board.

If you are half full or under, just dig in a little more. If you are getting dry hits, adjust accordingly. If I feel like I am in a situation where I am going to be less than half full, I carry a little bottle of juice to top off, as squonking when full is so much more predictable. Also a good time to throw in a fresh battery.

 

[pesky_human]

Also, I might add that if you are using thinner higher PG juice then your chances of flooding and overdoing it are much better. It is key to keep your coil at the right height and your wicks trimmed. If your coil is sitting in a puddle of juice then it is going to underperform because it will never be able to get to its proper temperature. Practice squonking with the cap off and see how your juice flows into the atty and you will get a better feel for how it is going to work blind.

 

[Funk Dracula]

This is what works for me, and I've never had a single solitary problem with squonking from day one:

Above half bottle full a good firm press with a 2-4 second count is a no-brainer. Below half a 5+ second count. You get a feel for it, it's not like I physically count now, like mamma says it becomes muscle memory in short order. I have squonked my bottles down to bone dry many, many times.

The thing with RDAs is all you really need to do when you first build the coil and wick it is just squonk once with the whole cap off to make sure everything is coming up and draining back down free and clear. Once you put the cap on, squonking it the way I described above is going to pretty much guarantee e-liquid will flood up to just below the air-hole level inside. That's more than enough coverage to guarantee a proper coil build is going to get nice and saturated.

The only other tip I can think of is to make sure you're using an o-ring around the 510 connection in the catch cup so it seals off the air slot notches in the 510. That seal does make a difference in how easily the liquid goes up and sucks back down.

Like Pesky said, you'll figure it out soon enough. It's stupid simple to get down. Also he pointed out it's important to not over-wick things inside the RM2. It's a different system than dripping. You want a coil right in front of the airhole, and some clean short tails coming out and barely touching the deck.

All I know is the first day I had my Reo several months ago, I spent about 2 minutes looking inside the RM2 with the drip tip off looking at the liquid come in and go back down, and never worried or had a problem with the system ever since. Complete non-issue. Maybe I was a squonker in a past life, eh?

Cheers

 

[Rat2chat2]

Since it really doesn't matter, squonk all you want. I've never heard any one complain about oversquonking. After a while it just becomes second nature. I just tried cotton for the first time this week and I am in love all over again. I did not really think much could improve my vaping but the reo proved me wrong. Good luck to ya and happy vaping.

 

[canoeist]

I am pretty new at rba-s and I just count. Seems to work pretty good.

 

[MacDiver]

This is all good info guyz! I'd already done what you're saying (but not the o-ring - not needed). I just thought I was missing something simple that might make it much easier but evidently it's all in the feel of how full you know the bottle is and how hard to press it and it just takes practice. The vent hole being higher would help a lot cause I'm always concerned that I'll overflow it and I have. It's been just a drop so no biggie. I imagine Rob has already addressed that in later models.

Thanks much for the assist guyz!

 

[e30ernest]

I like to oversquonk and submerge the entire coil for a few seconds to really saturate my wick. On my RM2, I simply cover the air hole with my finger, squonk hard for about 5 seconds, release the bottle and tip the Reo slightly towards where I know my drain hole is for a few seconds to let everything drain out.. On the Cyclone, I also cover the air hole, make a similar squonk and hold the mod as upright as possible while waiting a few seconds for the fluid to drain completely.

Never had a dry hit with a good coil setup.

 

[sbmqcy]

With an rm2 and a 1/16th or smaller airhole, put reo in mouth like your gonna vape, but with airhole facing down. Squonk while drawing on drip tip. When hear gurgle, stop immediately, flip airhole right side up, and vape away.


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[Dominique Hoogduin]

Hmm i just pre squonk a bit here and there.. excess juice flows back nicely (compared to dripping wich becomes a mess quick if u overdo it hehe). When the wicking is done right its fairly easy.

 

[ltrainer]

I still blind squonk my RM2.

1. I hold the Reo so that the air hole of the RM2 is facing down and towards me rather than up. I keep the angle of the Reo the same as I do when I'm vaping but the air hole is facing toward me and down.

2. I squeeze the bottle while drawing on my drip tip until I hear a gurgle from juice rising to the air hole. I know my coil is coated with juice when its risen that far.

3. I level off my Reo and release pressure on the bottle. By leveling off the Reo I have placed my drain hole in a good position to drain most of the juice back down into the bottle.

4. I rotate the mod 180 degrees and get a great vape.

If I have any doubts about the amount of juice in my RM2 at any time I draw on the mod with the air hole facing down and take a draw. If i hear a gurgle I don't squonk. IF there's no gurgle then I go to step #1.

This method works great all the time (for me) but is really good when in the dark, in the car driving etc. It gives consistent results. Timing the squonk never worked for me as there are so many variables to juice flow and time. Using this method when that juice reaches the air hole its consistent and at the same juice level time after time. YMMV. This can be tweaked to your own particular needs. Perhaps holding the squeeze for a second more after hearing the gurgle, modifying the angle, etc.

 

[Big Hitter]

All I can add is the lower the juice in the bottle ....... Its not as important to press harder ....... as it to HOLD your press longer.

I pretty much push just as hard no matter the juice level ......

Just hold it 1-2 seconds for full ........ all the way up to 7-8 seconds when I'm sucking up the bottom drops.

I too watch for a glimmer of juice to cover my air hole ...... but not always. I've been doing this a while so its second nature now.

Also remember if you mod is tipped when you let off the bottle make sure its tipped so the juice is on your rba 's juice hole. If its tipped the other way you will suck air back down into the bottle instead of your excess juice. Not as important if you atty feeds from the center ..... more important with the RM2

 

[Big Hitter]

BTW ..... if you ever get lucky enough to find a Mark Bugs Challice atty you can pretty much mash the crap out of you bottle and it will all drain back down ........ they are almost flood proof and leave your wick with the same moisture level no matter how much you squonk.

 

[Borescoped]

Hmm i just pre squonk a bit here and there.. excess juice flows back nicely (compared to dripping wich becomes a mess quick if u overdo it hehe). When the wicking is done right its fairly easy.

This was the best method for when I started out. Now I just look at the air hole for the glimmer, or I count (depending on how full my bottle is).

 

[Raynman]

Like ltrainer I just squonk while drawing, invert while drawing, let it set for a couple of seconds then hit it.