Drip tip getting way too hot. Newbie Dripper is curious...

[AgeAgainst]

Hey gang,

So just passed my 45 day mark being analog free and I rewarded myself (late Christmas gift?) by getting a Vanilla mechanical and a Patriot rda along with the Patriot Missile drip tip. After about 4 or 5 vapes the drip tip gets almost too hot to take another vape off of and I have to set it down for a bit.

Coil measures .8 ohms, using an Efest IMR18650 3.7 high drain battery.

Is it normal for the drip tip to get incredibly hot after semi chain vaping? Or perhaps a better question would be (while subjective depending on individual preferences), what are some of the better heat dissipating drip tips for RDAs?

Thanks in advance!

 

[xtwosm0kesx]

Hey gang,

So just passed my 45 day mark being analog free and I rewarded myself (late Christmas gift?) by getting a Vanilla mechanical and a Patriot RDA along with the Patriot Missile drip tip. After about 4 or 5 vapes the drip tip gets almost too hot to take another vape off of and I have to set it down for a bit.

Coil measures .8 ohms, using an Efest IMR18650 3.7 high drain battery.

Is it normal for the drip tip to get incredibly hot after semi chain vaping? Or perhaps a better question would be (while subjective depending on individual preferences), what are some of the better heat dissipating drip tips for RDAs?

Thanks in advance!

This issue is likely what led to development of "hybrid" drip tips such as:

or you can buy delrin insulators to install between your RDA and drip tip:

Not ideal aesthetically great, but should help with the issue. You could also look into getting some of the longer "extended" 35/45mm drips tips.

The above examples coming from 101vape.com, just because i had the tab open already.

*EDIT* or wrap a higher resistance coil, but thats no fun!

 

[State O' Flux]

After about 4 or 5 vapes the drip tip gets almost too hot to take another vape off of and I have to set it down for a bit.
Coil measures .8 ohms, using an Efest IMR18650 3.7 high drain battery.
Or perhaps a better question would be (while subjective depending on individual preferences), what are some of the better heat dissipating drip tips for RDAs?

I'd be more inclined to look at a cause, rather than a band-aid, for something that doesn't sound quite right AA.

To be honest, I can't see how 0.8Ω can get that hot that quick unless you've miss-measured the resistance, or there's something else we're not aware of - like for example, your air holes are too small and heat is building up in the atty, you're using ribbon wire or you're using twisted strand round wire... any of which will warm up a vape. Hell, even your IM Missile drip tip has cooling fins. ;-)

Is it a genuine IM Patriot, and if you know, what size air holes? 1/16", 5/64", 3/32" - smaller/larger?

 

[AgeAgainst]

I'd be more inclined to look at a cause, rather than a band-aid, for something that doesn't sound quite right AA.

To be honest, I can't see how 0.8Ω can get that hot that quick unless you've miss-measured the resistance, or there's something else we're not aware of - like for example, your air holes are too small and heat is building up in the atty, you're using ribbon wire or you're using twisted strand round wire... any of which will warm up a vape. Hell, even your IM Missile drip tip has cooling fins. ;-)

Is it a genuine IM Patriot, and if you know, what size air holes? 1/16", 5/64", 3/32" - smaller/larger?

Should have provided more information, my apologies. Genuine IM Patriot and air holes have been drilled from stock to 3/32", and using Noypi ribbon wire Version 2.0 (though haven't looked to see what gauge that is).

With that said, I did end up figuring out what the issue was. When I put the top on the dripper, I failed to line up the air holes with the coils so the heat was building up in the atty rather than drawing air over the coils. Pointless to drill the air holes larger if I'm not going to line them up with the coil. Now that the air holes are lined up properly I can vape without it heating up quickly. Now it seems like I can chain vape and let it cool down long enough to drip more liquid in and repeat the process at least once before the drip tip becomes unbearable. I think I may end up building another set of coils to lower the resistance down some, I don't think it's getting hot enough now.

Wonderful learning experience though!

Thank you for the response State O'Flux and a thank you to xtwosm0kesx as well!

 

[BabyCrusher]

Even with the holes not lined up it should be that hot.

BTW glass tips are AWESOME

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[State O' Flux]

Should have provided more information, my apologies.

Wonderful learning experience though!

And there we have it... an assortment of small - but never the less contributing to the whole - factors.

Glad to hear you've sorted it AA. Have fun vapin' it mate. ;-)