By Leo : Attys, mods, Drip-tips, tanks [CLOSED}

[qorax]

i had somehting strange happen. last week my sophia was on the east coast of canada waiting to come out west. now, trackin can't find it... says its still in greece! ohno...

^That sucks... bad

 

[Kataphraktos]

Yeah, USPS is short-circuiting in the last week or so as well. I am now at three packages, 2 from Europe and 1 domestic Priority, coming to NYC from 2 different sorting centers, that have been on trucks for the last 7 days.

The terrorists are winning.

i had somehting strange happen. last week my sophia was on the east coast of canada waiting to come out west. now, trackin can't find it... says its still in greece! ohno...

 

[qorax]

You can call it however it feels right
Most know it as eBDP already so not much to do about it

The problem is..

Friend: Hey what is it?
Me: Oh, it is "The Dripper" Pro.
Friend: Which one? Is it the IGO-S, Helios, Phoenix...
Me: Oh no, it is "THE Dripper Pro".
Friend: What do you mean? 'Pro' version? Of which one?
Me: Uhh, it is the "eBaron Dripper Pro".
Friend: ...Hmm, why didn't you say that? That's one sick Dripper indeed, Wow!
Me: Sigh!

 

[nelsonm64]

^That sucks... bad

Yeah, weird hey... hopefully its just a glitch. because, it definately showed that it was in ontario last week! now it says it's at KENTPO again...

 

[Billie-cig]

The problem is..

Friend: Hey what is it?
Me: Oh, it is "The Dripper" Pro.
Friend: Which one? Is it the IGO-S, Helios, Phoenix...
Me: Oh no, it is "THE Dripper Pro".
Friend: What do you mean? 'Pro' version? Of which one?
Me: Uhh, it is the "eBaron Dripper Pro".
Friend: ...Hmm, why didn't you say that? That's one sick Dripper indeed, Wow!
Me: Sigh! View attachment 271732

Yes! Another great point. When we made it there weren't so many drippers out (at least that we knew of).That's why I wrote that I am saying it just for information. Because in the end, the vapers(YOU ) give them their last nicknames that makes them popular

 

[Billie-cig]

i had somehting strange happen. last week my sophia was on the east coast of canada waiting to come out west. now, trackin can't find it... says its still in greece! ohno...

I think that officially this is the worst case scenario in the proccess of waiting for something...

 

[Romelee]

I DIY most of our juices and Billie is right. Most of the time, you should tweek the juice to suit the setup...ekowool, silica, cotton, mesh, etc...and device.
the weird part of it is that in the Sophia, my intended flavors come thru spot on...I really need to set up and work the dripper pro...The thing is, with drippers, YOU control the amt of juice that feeds the coil. Generally, this is the cleanest set up. Juice in a tank will heat and cool and heat and cool. This tends to change the flavors slightly. Tanks work a lot of air pressure and how the juice feeds to the coil. You would think the more open the sophia is, the more juice gets to the coil but sometimes that isn't the case depending on the pressure in the tank. Sometimes too much juice on the coil will give off a taste...strange but true.

Try closing the sophia and vaping until just before it gets dry (not dry hit). Then just crack it open a bit and take a dry hit and vape. Only feed the amt of juice that is necessary. Less is more for sure. Sometimes when I am getting a bad flavor, I think the wick is dry when in fact is has too much juice. Prickly feeling on the back of the throat (not the throat hit but weird prickly) is over wicking.

Let me know how you make out.

Thanks for the tips Jojobo, i can confirm though that my breathlessness was due to the high amount of VG i was using, normally use 70pg/30vg but tried 50/50 so no more 50/50 for me anymore, gonna stick with 70pg/30vg

 

[Romelee]

Forgot to add, re-coiled it with my own made zapped res/non res wires making a Microcoil/Cotton and OMG, somebody would have to kill me to get this Sophia prized from my hands, it's working fantasic

Gotta feeling another Sophia is gonna be added to basket soon

 

[Jojobo]

hmmm, very strange! VG normally is not an irritant nor does it normally cause sensitivities in people. PG and Nicotine is usually the irritant. Some flavors can cause irritants as well. What were you vaping that was causing this? What flavor and what brand?

Thanks for the tips Jojobo, i can confirm though that my breathlessness was due to the high amount of VG i was using, normally use 70pg/30vg but tried 50/50 so no more 50/50 for me anymore, gonna stick with 70pg/30vg

 

[Romelee]

hmmm, very strange! VG normally is not an irritant nor does it normally cause sensitivities in people. PG and Nicotine is usually the irritant. Some flavors can cause irritants as well. What were you vaping that was causing this? What flavor and what brand?

Was vaping Red Astaire by T-Juice (Very popular juice in the UK), i had two versions, one in 70pg/30vg and one in 50pg/50vg, when using the 70pg/30vg version i have no problems at all, when using the 50pg/50vg after about 30mins i could feel myself getting breathless and it lasted for hours after.

Just for info i also tried Tobacco Haze from Mom and Pops and the same outcome.

 

[qorax]

Harsh vapor, Itchy throats?

Peeps who sometimes get an *itchy throat while taking a pull, or an *infrequent headache, or the TH seems to become *excessive out of the blue, or encounter a sudden bout of breathlessness ~ you may also be dehydrated. Pls consume enough fluids, as much as you can, immediately.

For one, that irritation shall disappear soon after you have reloaded fluids into your system. For two, if you don't do so ~ you may be headed for other complications - something akin to a Heat Stroke.

Ppl like me who had a stint in the Middle East know all about this silent killer. Pls be careful.
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Happy Remembrance Day, dear brothers and sisters!

 

[Jojobo]

For all in the military...THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, SACRIFICE, and SERVICE!!!!

 

[Jojobo]

WOW!! very strange indeed...glad you figured out what was a problem for you!!

Was vaping Red Astaire by T-Juice (Very popular juice in the UK), i had two versions, one in 70pg/30vg and one in 50pg/50vg, when using the 70pg/30vg version i have no problems at all, when using the 50pg/50vg after about 30mins i could feel myself getting breathless and it lasted for hours after.

Just for info i also tried Tobacco Haze from Mom and Pops and the same outcome.

 

[nelsonm64]

I think that officially this is the worst case scenario in the proccess of waiting for something...

no kidding. the status changed again. now, it says it just arrived in ontario. obliviously a computer error, i'm betting i get it here on the west coast sometime this week

 

[chadsmo]

hmmm, very strange! VG normally is not an irritant nor does it normally cause sensitivities in people. PG and Nicotine is usually the irritant. Some flavors can cause irritants as well. What were you vaping that was causing this? What flavor and what brand?

Yeah that does seem strange. I vape 100%VG and no higher than 20%PG to avoid the PG throat hit.

 

[Jojobo]

I buy nicotine in PG only because it is easier to work with because of the thinner viscosity. (100mg Nic) We don't vape over 12mg. Then the other part not VG is because of flavors whether they be alcohol or PG. Our flavors are usually on the low end between 10-20%. The rest is always VG.
So our VG % is anywhere from 68-78%

 

[Peter_C]

Why do NR-R-NR in CE2 type setups?

It's all about heat dissipation. We all know about "Hot Legs" (HL) and "Hot Spots" (HS) right? They are the bane of our builds. Will get you metallic taste, poor VTF* and nil or low vape satisfaction.

In a regular SRTAº the coil rests in close proximity to the terminals (+/- posts), thus HL & HS are avoided. However, in a CE2÷ type RBA the coil is distant from the terminals... the legs are stretched, which produces two hassles - (#1)HL/HS obviously and (#2)the 'heat' runs beyond the actual coil towards the terminals, along the length of the wires.

This #2 is the dogma. Which further does two things - (a)renders wastage, as the 'heat' is everywhere without tactfully remaining in the coils and (b)effects the ceramic and the Delrin insulators, which might melt/break/weaken.

The aforesaid twin snags can only be avoided by keeping the heating element within the periphery of the coil - thus the use of a 'resistance' (R) wire. And the legs remain inert by using a 'non-resistance' (NR) wire.

BOTTOMLINE: Pls don't do a straight "R" build in these RBAs.
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*VTF = Vapor Throat-Hit, Flavor
ºSRTA = Silica Rebuildable Tank Atty
÷In this case the Diver, the Killer or the Sophia

Please forgive me for quoting an older post, but I am trying to learn from scratch here. If I were trying to 'build a coil' for a 'Sophia', I feel like I am missing some steps?? Have watched the video multiple times, and it looks like a single wire going straight across?
Does anyone have a coil-building for Dummies link?

 

[landman2k1]

Please forgive me for quoting an older post, but I am trying to learn from scratch here. If I were trying to 'build a coil' for a 'Sophia', I feel like I am missing some steps?? Have watched the video multiple times, and it looks like a single wire going straight across?
Does anyone have a coil-building for Dummies link?

Here's a video for joining NR-R-NR wire by hand. I like this one because it use a form of the granny knot which takes less time than twisting 100 times.

And here is a video of the wire welder I picked up.

So basically, as the post you quoted points out, the only place you want resistance wire is the coil itself. The legs need to be non-resistance.

 

[chadsmo]

I bought a TSAF and I really like it , but it seems as though maybe welders have improved ? I find my TSAF can have issues with my 30G wire that I like to use.

 

[Kataphraktos]

I bought a TSAF and I really like it , but it seems as though maybe welders have improved ? I find my TSAF can have issues with my 30G wire that I like to use.

There's a whole new generation of these coming out now, including the new TSAF VRD.