direct dripping noob question- when to add more?

[carosaurus]

Hi all- I'm new at this. I did a lot of research before buying and I ended up with the Volcano Magma 510 starter kit. I also got an aluminum driptip (red.. smexy, lol) because I was reading that a lot of people prefer to drip, and I like the idea of not being stuck with a whole cart of a flavor I might not like.

My question is: how can you tell when to add more juice? I saw that it's bad for the atty to go until you don't get any more vapor, so how can you tell that you're running low? Is it just a matter of practice and knowing how many drags/drop you get?

 

[uba egar320]

It will all become second nature before to long. I myself drip 2 drops whenever I start to get a metallic\dry taste. Welcome to ecf by the way, and good luck!

 

[sl_rat]

you'll know by taste when to add drops. i use a joye eGo which is 3 drops to start. usually, after a few good draws i'll add. best bet is to go by taste. burnt or metallic is BAD. Happy vaping!!!

 

[carosaurus]

Thanks guys! I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon. My starter kit came with 25 carts so I'm working through those. I really prefer the taste of the juice I bought so I'm looking forward to going drip-only.

 

[NinetyNine]

My hard won experience with this issue:
If you've just blown out the atty, put in 3 drops, vape, put in 1 more drops per vape until it stops tasting burnt. It can take 7 or 8 drops for me before it's working right again.
If you haven't blown out the atty, I use 3 drops.
If it even tastes vaguely burnt, you should add drops unless you think you flooded the atty already(which can also taste burnt). I usually vape slowly in that case and try to get it to work itself out and stop gurgling. Otherwise I blow it out and start from scratch.

 

[El Dee]

It just depends on the atty and how hard you hit it. If you wait for the vape to wane it's gonna be rough on the atty. On a new atty I'll usually hit it 3/4 drops to saturate and then add 2/3 drops every 3/4 hits..but I blaze away. Get a paper towel handy...you're gonna need it. It'll flood and it'll also burn dry that's all in the learning curve....Good Luck and Happy Vaping.........