RDA dripping noob, having difficulty producing a thick, satisfactory draw

[thenasty1]

i am new to dripping, but have been vaping for years and rebuilding tanks for a while now. i know im behind the times a bit, and i want to start dripping, but, ive been having problems getting a good pull from a rda. i use a rta on the regular with no issues- if i build it right its excellent, and i want to learn to get the same results (or better) with a rba. i started with a patriot clone with 1.2 ohm dual coils with cotton wick on a mech. the vape was extremely harsh and disappointingly thin, and the flavor was a bit muted. my guess was not enough airflow. the stock air hole on my patriot is very small, and i lack the technology to drill it out, so i got myself a plume veil clone. i built that with the same coil as i did on the patriot and adjusted the airflow to wide open. the vape was still very thin and harsh with poor flavor. i played around with the airflow a bit with no success. and now, im stuck. lowering the resistance of my coils is not an option at the moment, im stuck using a vv mod (min. resistance 1.2 ohms) to check resistance until i can get another good ohm reader. ive read that lowering nicotine concentration might help, so i made a batch of liquid at 6 mg (i usually vape 12 mg in my tanks). it has a few days left to steep, so in the meantime i figured id hit the forums and see if there was anything else i was doing wrong. anyone have any info/experience that may help? help me produce the vape and flavor that i know these things can.

 

[mewtwo]

Power is definately the problem here.. 1.2 ohms on a mech wont get you a dense vape. If you can bump your v/v mod up to at 4.5 volts im sure you eill et a dense and satisfactory vape

 

[thenasty1]

i use a 1.2 ohm single coil in my rta on a mech and it works great. what makes the dripper different?

 

[Heespharm]

i use a 1.2 ohm single coil in my rta on a mech and it works great. what makes the dripper different?

Usually Rta have really small chambers... On a dripper there's a lot more room so more power and in turn more heat needs to be thrown at it

I find 0.5 ohm single coil builds to be very hot and satisfactory... I also use 24 or 26 ga kanthal as a thicker coil holds more heat

 

[Wraith504]

what is your pg/vg ratio of your juice?

 

[eyerhere]

Yup crank your voltsand use high vg will get it as good as your gonna get it with that mod. When you get somthing with mre power build that plume between 4 to6 ohms and you will love it.

 

[JeremyR]

On the plume veil set the air all the way to the right of the wick so it's aiming at the other coils positive post backside. Set it to about a 1/4 to a 1/3 open. With the open side of the slot on the side that the coil is on, to the left. This got me the best vape on the plume. I also found the air to be touchy on the plume. But at any rate you need more power.

Your experienced building good coils so just use the coil calculator to get you resistance down a bit, in a range that is safe for the battery. Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators

You'll probably want about 20w on the plume to get a decent vape, about .8ohms on the mech. Only problem with the plume is you have to drip very often as it doesn't have capacity really other than the wick. Get the other dripper drilled out to 1.6 or 2mm. I prefer 2mm but that's just me..

Are you taking lung pulls? Drippers work best with lung hits IMO?

 

[EvlSmrk]

Maybe we're all a little confused. Are you using the VV mod to check the ohm and then using a mech to vape, or are you checking the resistance and vaping on the VV mod?

 

[MaxUT]

I'm no expert on drippers but I got good results first time out with my Magma on a MMV Nanos. Best flavor ever in 5 years of vaping!

1. Mech mod!
2. sub-ohm coil(s) setup
3. good batteries (AW IMR at least)
4. lots of air flow
5. high quality wicking
6. lung hits-- hit it hard, move the vapor off the coils

BTW, what gauge of wire are you using?