RDA Freakshow questions

[evertking]

How do you wick this? Does it leak? Thinking about ditching this thing.

 

[gpjoe]

Mine leaked.

Of course it was my fault.

I decided life is too short at my age to be wasting it trying to get an atty to not leak, so I ditched it. I know that's not very helpful, but that was my remedy. Same with the Mutation XV4. That's gone too.

Funny that I do have a Magma Reborn (also bottom air flow) and that hasn't leaked a drop, yet somehow the leaking Freakshow and MXV4 were my fault?

Do yourself a favor and get an atty that doesn't leak.

 

[Nikea Tiber]

I don't have any leaking issues with my Freakshow or Mad Hatter v1 (same deck), though condensation can be a problem.
Make sure your wick (even little hairs) isn't touching the lip of the air inlet and don't overdrip. Your coils also should be centered over the airflow, not inboard of it. If your wick is rayon you need more of it in the coil.
Bottom airflow RDAs are certainly more leak-prone, so you need to take extra steps to make sure your build isn't contributing to the problem.

 

[gpjoe]

I don't have any leaking issues with my Freakshow or Mad Hatter v1 (same deck), though condensation can be a problem.
Make sure your wick (even little hairs) isn't touching the lip of the air inlet and don't overdrip. Your coils also should be centered over the airflow, not inboard of it. If your wick is rayon you need more of it in the coil.
Bottom airflow RDAs are certainly more leak-prone, so you need to take extra steps to make sure your build isn't contributing to the problem.

This is the helpful response.

 

[ThaFuzz]

Center coils on the airflow, dont offset over the deck like in the pic, use smaller coils, claptons tend to be spitty. i run a single twisted 2mm id 26 awg coil in mine