Can't figure out how to drip

[slovatish]

Ok, I know the title of this thread sounds absolutely ridiculous, but I'm at my wit's end here and wondered if the drippers out there might have some idea of what I'm doing wrong. I've been vaping for over a year and mainly use cartos without any problems. I've tried dripping a few times with less than favorable results, and just usually chalked it up to low-quality attys. Recently I decided to give it a go again after reading about the Ikenvape iO6 attys. Opened one up last night and followed the instructions on their site to a tee (i.e. screwed the atty on my device, took the plastic cap off, put their custom drip tip on, dripped 4 drops, waited 30 seconds) and fired it up. I get a really tight draw with almost no airflow at all and a somewhat burnt taste with just a hint of the juice flavor and a very miniscule amount of vapor Thinking maybe there was some weird chance that I got a bum one, I opened the second one I bought and same thing happened.

What dots am I not connecting here? I watch people use attys online and put out clouds of vapor with awesome flavor and TH and meanwhile I can barely get a draw off of mine. How can I be screwing it up that bad?

FYI I was using a 2.5 ohm atty on a Kgo VV at 4.8V and 70/30 PG/VG juice it that helps.

Thanks

 

[Rocketpunk]

Have you tried taking the drip tip off, and dripping juice directly into the atty? Try dripping 2-3 drops into the atty itself and then pop your drip tip back on.

 

[grandmato5]

So after your first 4 drops that tasted somewhat burnt on the atty how many drops did you drip the second round of drops ? And what was that result ?

 

[Thrasher]

skip the prebuilts and get a cheap phoenix clone rebuildable.

the io6 seems fussy sometimes i used them for a while and when they fired up correctly it was gagging amounts of vapor. but the constant hit or miss drove me nuts, not enough juice, too much juice etc.

 

[Absintheur]

Not to sure why you are having a draw problem unless the small flange on the bottom of the atty is sealing against the kgo connector. How is the draw when the atty is off the Kgo?

You need to prime with 4-5 drops, let sit for a few minutes, then add 3-4 more drops before firing the first time. The atty has a small built in reservoir the coil feeds off of that the juice needs to fill.

 

[Jerms]

I thought the iO6 was pretty hit ir miss. The last one I got was several months ago and the draw was way too tight. I guess the factory that makes them made the airholes on the sides of the post smaller than Iken's specifications so he suggested using a small nail to widen the holes, which did help. I would think that problem would have been fixed by now, but it's worth a try. Also, sounds like you need to add more drops. I have found all types of 306s hit or miss for me so dropped them in favor of 510s, 901s, and RBAs.

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[slovatish]

Thanks for the ideas everyone. I will try some of these out when I get a chance to play with the atty again later. I didn't put any additional drop into it other than the initial 4, as I was kind of afraid to keep using it with the burnt taste it was giving. I'll try dripping directly onto it and will look at the air hole size as well. I appreciate all the input.

 

[grandmato5]

Thanks for the ideas everyone. I will try some of these out when I get a chance to play with the atty again later. I didn't put any additional drop into it other than the initial 4, as I was kind of afraid to keep using it with the burnt taste it was giving. I'll try dripping directly onto it and will look at the air hole size as well. I appreciate all the input.

Every atty is slightly different along with the fact that every drop is not the same size drop Yes, start with the four drops and take a draw, but often you will find you'll quickly need another 3 drops before you get your new atty going You're problem was that you didnt use enough juice to get your atty started.

When you are FIRST learning to drip have some paper towel handy while you are still in the learning phrase. Better to over drip then to under drip your first day Dry hits can be nasty If you find you have dripped too much and are getting a gurgling atty gently blow through the drip tip with a paper towel on the battery connector end of the atty to get rid of the extra juice.

There is NO perfect number of drops to use or draws to take between filling your atty so one more or one less is all up to you. Generally when I drip I start a new atty with 4 drops, two draws and 3 more drips. From that point forward I take 4 or 5 draws between needing to add 3 more drops to my atty when the taste deminishes but before getting a dry hit.

A drip shield is a wonderful thing to use with your 510 or 901 attys if you are going to drip as it prevents your juice from leaking out of the airholes if you should ever overfill and we ALL over fill at times

 

[CPT.SPALDING]

I too have found that the IKV I06 atty is a little inconsistent. I have been dripping with 510's and 901's for over a year without issue and I still have trouble with the I06.

 

[slovatish]

Well I've had a chance to mess w/ the atty a bit more and to take a closer look at what's going on with it. From what I can tell, there seems to be nearly zero airflow going through it when it's connected to my batt. When I remove the atty from the batt and blow through it, I can inhale and exhale air through it no problem. However when I connect it to a batt, the air holes seem to be completely blocked. Not sure what to make of this. Bad batch perhaps?

 

[Absintheur]

No...it is a battery problem, the atty is sealing against the connector. Make sure the post on the atty isn't pushed up past the bottom of the threads and re install it but don't crack it down as tight as you can...just till it makes contact and see if you have a draw and if it fires. Are there slots on the top of the Kgo's connector? Like this?

 

[CPT.SPALDING]

Well I've had a chance to mess w/ the atty a bit more and to take a closer look at what's going on with it. From what I can tell, there seems to be nearly zero airflow going through it when it's connected to my batt. When I remove the atty from the batt and blow through it, I can inhale and exhale air through it no problem. However when I connect it to a batt, the air holes seem to be completely blocked. Not sure what to make of this. Bad batch perhaps?

mine is identical......I thought it was just me. hahahah

it performs the same on all of my mods.

 

[slovatish]

Absintheur - I've tried on all six of my Kgos (two old ones, two newer ones, and two very new VV models) and the results are the same. There are slots at the top of the connection like normal, and the posts look normal and are where they should be as far as I can tell. I've never had a problem with the airflow of any carto I've ever used on them (mainly Boges) and recently I bought some 801 fusions and use then with a 501-801 adapter without any issues at all. I guess maybe the io6 model just isn't compatible with the Kgo.

 

[Absintheur]

Don't know...just tried one on a eGo battery and it was fine. Something is sealing the airflow off with the Kgos.

 

[slovatish]

Just wanted to give an update on my atty saga. So I wound up messaging Ikenvape about my problem and they sent me out two brand new io6s free of charge. He11 of a nice customer service gesture if you ask me. Got them tonight and screwed one of them onto my Kgo and......AIRFLOW. So I direct dripped a few drops onto the atty and let it soak for a min. Fired it up and a nice cloud of vapor appeared as I exhaled. Very nice. So it appears that I just got a couple of duds in my previous order. Thanks again to everyone for their input.

 

[Jerms]

Just wanted to give an update on my atty saga. So I wound up messaging Ikenvape about my problem and they sent me out two brand new io6s free of charge. He11 of a nice customer service gesture if you ask me. Got them tonight and screwed one of them onto my Kgo and......AIRFLOW. So I direct dripped a few drops onto the atty and let it soak for a min. Fired it up and a nice cloud of vapor appeared as I exhaled. Very nice. So it appears that I just got a couple of duds in my previous order. Thanks again to everyone for their input.

Cool deal. Isaac is really good with doing right for people who aren't satisfied. He sent me a replacement atty and i06 drip tip when they were still fairly new and the DT fit way too tight. I even stated it was my fault for breaking the atty since I tried to force the DT off, even though he said not to use force putting them on, but he replaced it anyways. The i06 is an awesome atty when it works right, in the end just not for me.

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[bentpushrod]

I'm having the same problem. I have two io6 atty's in 3.5 ohms, tring to run them on a Provari at 5 volts. I followed the directions, with 4 drops, letting them sit for 30 seconds. Awful taste, added more drops, no better. Then i tried a guide mentioned, blowing out the primer, and more drops on the bridge, still tastes awful. Not sure what's wrong. Have some new juices to try. So broke out the cartomizers again. Wish I could get these to work.

 

[Unforeseen]

Moved to Assorted PV Topics - Atomizers and Cartridges

 

[bentpushrod]

I think I may be getting this figured out. Soaked the attys in vodka for about an hour. Then blew them out, started over at 5.8 volts. Seems a lot better.