Hi Jim,
The 510 battery is a manual sealed battery that you can drip with. All atomizers that I have used over the last year and a half are compatible for dripping. I never use cartridges. The issue arises, as you point out, when you try to drip with a auto battery. The
e-liquid gets into the battery from the atomizer and causes the switch in the battery to fail.
But dripping on any atomizer with a battery or passthough that is sealed is fine.
Hope that helps.
Sun