Dripping vs. ?

[Zavenoa]

I'm a noob, been buying filled cartos for the last couple months with thesafecigs rn4081... I'm moving up, just bought an eGo starter kit, but I see everyone talking about dripping, and I see a drip tip in the accessories for the eGo. Can someone explain if dripping is what I think it is (just dripping the liquid on the cartridges cloth)? Also, are there other ways of filling the cartridges?

 

[Michael Curry]

Hi!

You're close on the dripping. You would use an atomizer, not a cartomizer with a drip tip. There will be no cloth/fiber/fill. Juts a straight shot down to the atty. Drop a few drops in and vape as usual. The atty you would be using would be the same one you would use of you were using a tank on the eGo.

Some prefer this like when they're at home, etc. It's also excellent when you're testing juices at a store or something since you can change up flavors quick and easy.

 

[Bubbafuzz]

dripping is when you drip your eliquid directly onto the coil in your atomizer. You bypass using a carto completely. The drip tips have a bigger hole in them so the juice will go into it instead of having to take it off each time you need to wet your atty. Usually lasts 5 or 6 drags before you drip a few more drops on. Generally it's considered the better taste and throat hit, mileage varies hehe.

 

[Michael Curry]

Also meant to mention, dripping is handy when you're mixing flavors too. You can rough in the mix and taste it without being wasteful. Really a good thing to try if you get juice you don't like very well - a lot of times you can combine it with another and salvage it.

 

[drac]

The common explanation for dripping is putting about 3 - 4 drops directly into the atomizer. It is best if done with a manual battery. Most auto batteries have a hole in the center and if fluid gets in there it could wreck the battery. You could remove the tip - the part that goes in the end of the atomizer or you could get a drip tip to fit. It has a larger hole in it so you could drip directly through it into the atomizer. You could take the filling out of one of your carts and use that as a tip. Remove drip, replace then take a few drags. Hope that helps
Drac

 

[Zavenoa]

nice, thanks guys

 

[Zavenoa]

i like the idea of trying to combine flavors without having to use a lot of juice, that way if you don't like it it doesn't really matter

 

[Gimpy8877]

When I first started vaping I was dripping without realizing it. Sometimes the polyfill in the regular cart wouldnt wick well so I would drip a few drops in the atomizer. Now I drip when I'm at home at my computer desk. If you have a tobacco flavor that you don't like just drip 2 drops of tobacco to 1 drop of menthol and its a whole new ball game. That way you aren't wasting any juice too.

 

[Michael Curry]

When I went to the local store where I bought my eGo, I got my first real exposure to dripping. They use eGo's on the tasting bar there and drip in the flavors you want to try.

Gimpy - That's kinda how I do my mixing experiments. I start at 1:1 and adjust from there. When I find a ratio I think I will like, I make up a tank of it and vape it. If it passes that test, I will go ahead and make up a bottle.

 

[light487]

I was dripping from the get-go but once I got used to Boge LR cartomisers and even more so now with Dual Coil LR cartos, I have dripped less and less. Now I have a Liquinator tank and direct dripping is a thing of the past for me So yes.. get a driptip or two but also grab yourself a 5 pack of cartomisers to try out..

 

[ukeman]

dripping is an art; a skill. it takes a while to get it down pat.
You will hear more often than not... dripping is better: better taste, better vape.

The learning curve: 1. getting the right amount of juice is very important; from 2 to 4 drops (and dealing with new dry or primer'ed attys).
2. matching atty resistance (ohms) with power (voltage...true voltage)

cartomizers are here to stay... i believe mostly because it's easier, but myself, i could never stop trying to drip and get the best possible flavor and vapor.
So after getting tired of learning how to drip... you get messes, gurgling, flooding, burning etc. I got into carto's but always went back to practicing dripping.

Over a year now, and i got rid of all my bottom feeders, i believe dripping (top feeding) is the best vape possible....
even if attys are more expensive and dont last longer than a carto which is cheaper (#2. reason for carto's)

just my humble...

 

[emus]

I dripped over 2 years and I don't miss it.

DC at 4.2v is my current sweet spot.

I like 3.7v for long vape sessions.