Dripping question

[Zazoie]

This is a total noob question and maybe even a misinformed question but is there a way to get into dripping without getting into mech mods and building coils?

I guess what I'm asking is there an out if the box device for dripping little assembly required?

Right now I use a istick 30watt and kanger sub tank nano but want to try dripping but want to keep it as simple to my understanding as my current setup... If that makes sense?

Thanks!

 

[Wruff]

Alternative to mechs and building coils is using a regulated mod and buying coils.

 

[TorontoOntario]

Well as far as RDA (rebuildable dripping atomizer) you are going to need to wrap a coil and wick it so there is no real out of the box dripper however there are easy ones BUT I personally suggest if you wish to go down that road you do a ton of reading as RDAs are not to be taken lightly you need to have some understanding of batteries as well as the process of building and using an ohm meter and so forth. It isn't something to just jump into without doing a lot of reading. I got some questions for you and after the questions I am going to make a suggestion.
What device do you run?
Batteries powering said device?
What resistance coil are you inclined to vape?
Do you understand the basic concept of wrapping a coil and wicking it?

I am not trying to be condescending I just want to assist you and inform you that RDAs shouldn't be taken lightly its a road that if you wish to travel you need to be armed with information and knowledge. If you want a device with pre made coils that comes as close to a dripper as anything out right now (IMO) grab yourself a Joytech Delta II. It has a much looser draw then the Subtank as well as better flavor and while it doesn't match a dripper it can easily take 70W with a VG juice, it chucks clouds that are bigger then any clearo out currently and the flavor is unreal. It doesn't match or outperform an RDA but its an amazing tank that you can just screw on and vape away at high wattages **as long as you have good quality high amp batteries.** Also you can get a rebuildable deck for the Delta II that is quite easy to build and comes with a coil built so that may help you to actually see how it is set up on the deck. The deck turns the Delta II into a rebuildable tank atomizer not a dripper though but I think it out performs many RTAs on the market.

 

[drunkenbatman]

Heya mate! I think the easiest way to put a toe into dripping is to go oldschool: bridgless 510 cartomizers.

These basically look like half of an pen-style ecig, and have the bridge and polyfill removed. You remove the top, drip a few drops of your eliquid directly onto the coil, then put the top back on. You can just rinse it out to change flavors if you want, though eventually the coil will burn out and that's that. There's actually a handy guide on the site somewhere, but I can't find the links in my notes. I'm sure Katya or someone will drop it into thread.

 

[Zazoie]

TorontoOntario

Thanks for reply and it was not condescending in the slightest. I've done enough reading to respect the knowledge and potential danger that I know for a fact that I will not venture into RDAs. I was more interested in dripping because I like to try many different juices and like a flavor and bigger clouds is nice but not necessary. Thought that dripping would allow me to try juices with a few hits verses filling up tanks all the time.

But from what your saying it sounds like there is no way to drip without going RDA?

I currently use istick 30w with kanger sub tank nano but will give the delta ii a try! Thanks for the helpful info so thankful.

 

[Zazoie]

Drunkenbatman

Interesting I will look into that too thanks!

 

[TorontoOntario]

TorontoOntario

Thanks for reply and it was not condescending in the slightest. I've done enough reading to respect the knowledge and potential danger that I know for a fact that I will not venture into RDAs. I was more interested in dripping because I like to try many different juices and like a flavor and bigger clouds is nice but not necessary. Thought that dripping would allow me to try juices with a few hits verses filling up tanks all the time.

But from what your saying it sounds like there is no way to drip without going RDA?

I currently use istick 30w with kanger sub tank nano but will give the delta ii a try! Thanks for the helpful info so thankful.

Well you can drip with an old school 510 atomizer which is essentially a black tube with a coil in the bottom and a 510 connection. You put a driptip up top and drip onto the coil. Its a really horrible vape in my honest opinion and its really old school and the thing is if your using it to try different juices they may be much better or much worse in a good clearo like the Subtank, Delta II etc so it kind of defeats the purpose and if your trying to use it to actually vape from on the regular I wouldn't do it. I really think you will fall in love with the Delta II I know I did. If your a flavor junkie like me your going to be blown away. I got a Subtank mini and nano today actually and I have been vapeing the nano since I saw this to see what its like and I must say the Delta II has it squashed in every aspect from flavor to production to the coils. To test juices I personally just rinse out a tank, saturate the coil so it removes any old flavor and put a half a ml or so in and vape it away that way its going to taste the same way during testing phase as when your actually vapeing it if you use the same or a similar device.

 

[OlderNDirt]

Proceeding slowly with limited information:

I was tired of cleaning and refilling tanks for flavor tasting, so went and talked to my favorite B&M. Knowing what I had for a mod, they set me up with a dripper and agreed to re-wick it for me for free when needed. So far, is working pretty well for both tasting and plain old dripping when I feel like something I don't have in a tank.

Might give it a try. And will add, due to tremors I do not rebuild, but now thinking about giving it a try. Good luck.

 

[Zazoie]

TorontoOntario thanks man! I am a flavor junkie and you have me sold! I will give it a try next pay check thank you thank you

 

[TorontoOntario]

TorontoOntario thanks man! I am a flavor junkie and you have me sold! I will give it a try next pay check thank you thank you

No problem man. I like the Subtank mini and nano don't get me wrong however I like the Delta II much more and the reviews on youtube mostly say the same thing, check some out if you want. Do you use the .5 ohm head or the higher ohm head in the Subtank by the way? Enjoy your new Delta II when you get it, the coils are really unreal for a clearomizer. I still use my RDAs but I use my Delta II more and if you had a told me a year ago that there would have been a clearo this good with sub-ohm heads that can be vaped at 70W with this kind of flavor I would of laughed. PM me when ever you get your Delta II and let me know what you think. If you use the sub-ohm heads in it after a while you may think about getting a higher wattage device, although 30W will power this thing just fine I personally like it quite a bit higher but my father likes it at 30W so you know, its all what you like.

 

[Susan~S]

There's actually a handy guide on the site somewhere, but I can't find the links in my notes. I'm sure Katya or someone will drop it into thread.

Here's the handy guide that DB was referring to.
Here is a great blog post on dripping by ECF member The Ocelot if you just want to give dripping a try without going the rebuildable route. Drip, Drip, Drip - The Sound of Dripping.

Disposable 510 Drippers

510 Standard Resistance Dripping Atomizer
Bridgeless 510 Atomizer, 2 ohms

More on the subject of dripping: Click here.

 

[Zazoie]

TorontoOntario

I'm using the .5 coils haven't even used the 1.5 or whatever the higher one is it can with. Although my BM vendor said don't go above 23watts with the kanger nano .5 coil so I haven't is he wrong?

I usually vape around 12-15 do you find vaping at higher watts than the you get more flavor? Sometimes I do at 23 and other times I'm not sure.

If I was to try the 1.5 coil what is the max vapping watts with that?

 

[Zazoie]

Susan-S

Thanks!

 

[TorontoOntario]

Here's the handy guide that DB was referring to.
Here is a great blog post on dripping by ECF member The Ocelot if you just want to give dripping a try without going the rebuildable route. Drip, Drip, Drip - The Sound of Dripping.

Disposable 510 Drippers

510 Standard Resistance Dripping Atomizer
Bridgeless 510 Atomizer, 2 ohms

Not to be offensive or come off like I am sitting on a high horse but in my opinion that guide is extremely out dated. While you can still buy those readily and some people do use them I personally don't think they provide a very good vape quality. If you are used to pushing above twenty watts through a sub-ohm head or whatever I think you would be extremely disappointed with both the flavor and vapor production those things provide. Although I frown on this highly and am really against it if it came down to using one of those or having a shop build coils and wick them for me I would choose to have the store do it. I think those things were good three years ago when I started vapeing, I used to rock with em but now n days theres so much better stuff on the market that you can just plug and play from the shelf and experience an amazingly cloudy dense flavorful vape I really see zero need for those.

 

[TorontoOntario]

TorontoOntario

I'm using the .5 coils haven't even used the 1.5 or whatever the higher one is it can with. Although my BM vendor said don't go above 23watts with the kanger nano .5 coil so I haven't is he wrong?

I usually vape around 12-15 do you find vaping at higher watts than the you get more flavor? Sometimes I do at 23 and other times I'm not sure.

If I was to try the 1.5 coil what is the max vapping watts with that?

I wouldn't exceed around 15 watts with the 1.5 ohm coil although I don't really like those. If you have the OCC coils which I am assuming you do, I didn't even know there was an older style till I saw them today and I am pretty sure you don't have those, then I would say yes in my opinion increasing the wattage will get you more flavor with the .5 ohm heads but this is all opinion now you would have to try it your self. I would say try it at 25W and then drop it 1W until you find the wattage you like although if you personally enjoy 12-15 that's what matters. Myself I vape the Subtank Mini at 25W with a VG juice and love the flavor I get. When you get your Delta II I would say push 30W through it as that is where it really starts to shine with the .5 ohm heads. I personally like it higher but don't be discouraged from buying it due to the fact that you have an IStick 30 because 30W powers it just fine and still provides an exceptionally flavorful and dense vape.

 

[Zazoie]

I wouldn't exceed around 15 watts with the 1.5 ohm coil although I don't really like those. If you have the OCC coils which I am assuming you do, I didn't even know there was an older style till I saw them today and I am pretty sure you don't have those, then I would say yes in my opinion increasing the wattage will get you more flavor with the .5 ohm heads but this is all opinion now you would have to try it your self. I would say try it at 25W and then drop it 1W until you find the wattage you like although if you personally enjoy 12-15 that's what matters. Myself I vape the Subtank Mini at 25W with a VG juice and love the flavor I get. When you get your Delta II I would say push 30W through it as that is where it really starts to shine with the .5 ohm heads. I personally like it higher but don't be discouraged from buying it due to the fact that you have an IStick 30 because 30W powers it just fine and still provides an exceptionally flavorful and dense vape.

Here is what's funny now that I think about it. When I first went into my B&M I tried a tank that looks so darn similar to the deltaii and whatever it was it was an amazing experience. I made no purchase that day. I came back the next day and told him my budget so he sold me the Kanger nano and when I got home and used it though it was good I remember thinking that it wasn't as good as the tank I tried previously...I'm betting it was the DeltaII haha oh well soon and very soon we shall see

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Ohm's Law Calculator

Hope helps

 

[TorontoOntario]

Here is what's funny now that I think about it. When I first went into my B&M I tried a tank that looks so darn similar to the deltaii and whatever it was it was an amazing experience. I made no purchase that day. I came back the next day and told him my budget so he sold me the Kanger nano and when I got home and used it though it was good I remember thinking that it wasn't as good as the tank I tried previously...I'm betting it was the DeltaII haha oh well soon and very soon we shall see

It very well could have been if it looked the same and provided a cloudy vape I would bet it was. It shouldn't be much more then the mini subtank but either way I personally wanted to get all sub-ohm clearos out in order to decide which one is the best. Also E Leaf is releasing a MELO which is there sub ohm clearo, it looks a lot like the Atlantis and I am personally betting it wont be as good as the Delta (I think it'll be a great vape.) but I am planning on buying one or two of those as well. I find my self picking up one of my drippers very rarely now to be honest.

 

[Zod]

Ahh, the old days when we'd gut 510s and 306s to drip into. Sure I still have a couple 306s lying around somewhere. This is still viable for tasting while perfecting your latest juice batch but not realistic for actual vaping anymore. They simply don't hold enough liquid for more than 1-2 puffs and have too little surface area to get the flavor to blossom. I use a wickless coil build now for flavor testing. Quick cleanup and full flavor for fine tuning your concoctions.

 

[alicewonderland]

if you look at it in the big picture, there really is no use for mech mods anymore other than compact size and durability. vv/vw mods now just do everything better other than that.