Dripper question

[nemoishouse]

How much juice do you drip into your dripper?? I have a Nimbus clone and have put about ten drops in and no leaks. Don't want to put much more but since this is my first rda just curious what the norm is. From looking at the 2 Orings it would appear to hold as much up to the air hole. What are your thoughts?


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[Myrany]

for me it just depends on the dripper and your build (how much wicking you have in there).

My octopus I can easily got 12-14 drops with no floding issues. On the much smaller squid 6-8 drops. My IGO-L I have never flooded so I don't know the top end.

 

[Thrasher]

depends on the amount of wick and a few other things. it is hard to set a standard when you can change the build so much.

in my nimbus I go about 10 drops also. and fill as soon as the vapor production starts to drop off.

 

[State O' Flux]

There are lots of variables and no hard, fast rules... so my views may not even be close to someone else - consider all answers you get and try to boil them down to a, more or less, general consensus.

A Nimbus (or Chimbus)... they (usually) tend to fit snug enough that you can literally fill them until juice drips out the air holes. Of course... submerging the coils are not such a good idea - but raising the coils, or fitting them vertically can allow a bit more juice (and wick) without submersion.

If your ten drops completely saturate the wicks (wick type and amount - another major variable) with a bit of juice to fill up the well... that'd be a good point of reference.

Depending on coils, resistance and wick... I can usually get anywhere from 3-7 good long draws from my more "conventionally coiled" Nimbus, but when I feel a bit crazy, I'll sometimes run dual 24ga coils at around 0.2Ω... even a substantial cotton wick system can only keep up for one good draw at a time, and 2-3 draws before re-dripping.

YMMV ;-)

 

[nemoishouse]

Thanks guys! I realize there would be some questions about set up like wicking, resistance etc. but I was just curious about the leaking part. I stepped the air hole up to #50 hole and it's wonderful. 2mm wick with .6 resistance with a fairly decent amount of wicking material but not over board. It's really a nice little atty. considering an IGO next!! Thanks again


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[Thrasher]

i know im gonna get flacked but i think after a nimbus style the igo is a step down IMO, build quality is nice but i find it lacking in other areas

 

[Subdivisions]

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[Subdivisions]

your 10 drops should be good. You don't want to fill it like a tank. A dripper is meant to be dripped after a certain amount of hits. Too much liquid will flood it and give you a subpar vape. If you want the convenience of a tank with the vape of a dripper then get a genesis style RBA

 

[Ryan1888]

1. It depends on the size of your RDA
2. Size of the juice cup
3. Size of the air hole - a 1mm will be less likely to leak than a wide open 3mm
4. Wicking material - you can drip a lot more if you are using cotton than say; silica or ekowool.

Generally I drip around 10 drops into my Atomic, which is wicked with cotton. That being said - I do basically flood it and drip 20-25 drops when I first install a fresh cotton wick. That is just my personal preference and not needed or even recommended.

 

[Truetopath]

I use a trident clone and when I first install the cotton wicks I'll put 10-15 drops on to get it good and wet, then I vape for bit and add 2-4 drops after about 3-5 vapes for maintenance. I have the airholes wide open and if I add too much it drips out the holes.


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[nemoishouse]

Been using 2mm wick with double coils at .4 ohm but I think I'll try some cotton. Been using cotton in the Kayfun and the flavor is amazing. I think 10-12 drops seem to work fine with this Nimbus clone I have.


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[Dusif]

Got the helios clone... With a cotton bedded silica wick it can only hold 7 drops... BUT i get about 20+ draws from it with a 0.5-0.6 ohm coil


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[nemoishouse]

Got the helios clone... With a cotton bedded silica wick it can only hold 7 drops... BUT i get about 20+ draws from it with a 0.5-0.6 ohm coil


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That's a sharp looking atty!! Hmmmm might have to pick one up lol





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[Dusif]

That's a sharp looking atty!! Hmmmm might have to pick one up lol





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Its my favorite...
Got the igo-w, mini rda, chimbus and this one and i dont really usr any of thr rest... Just ordered a gold plated one


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[nemoishouse]

Man why you tell me they have gold plated?!?? lol


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[nemoishouse]

Its my favorite...
Got the igo-w, mini rda, chimbus and this one and i dont really usr any of thr rest... Just ordered a gold plated one


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Where ya get it from??


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[Dusif]

Lol sorry for the late reply... I get all my stuff from fasttech.com... Its cheap and it works... The wait is a female dog tho... Just got a mod after waiting for 3 months... But that is the longest wait ever... Usually its 2-6 weeks


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[nemoishouse]

I have 2 orders coming from them now so yea it's def a female dog lol. I have a Trident coming off eBay so if I like it I may have to bite the bullet on fastech again and place another order. You just can't beat them prices though lol


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[Dusif]

Youre gonna have to tell me how that trident is!... I have been eyeballing the one from fasttech for what seems like an eternity now... I know its not expensive or anything... But theres so many cheaper options that have kept me from buying it xD why buy 1 when you can get 3


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[steveo9043]

I picked up a trident on Sunday and set it up with dual micro coils and cotton. The warmest vape i've ever had. I even cut my nic level from either 12 or 18 and Have been only vaping 6mg out of it.