Good RDA for beginners
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Do you vape mouth to lung or direct to lung? What have you been using? These will help get you the best answer.
Personally for a RTA (tank) I like the Serpent SMM, for a true RDA (dripper) I am liking the Hadaly clone I have. Both are single coil and super easy to build, with great flavor.
Personally for a RTA (tank) I like the Serpent SMM, for a true RDA (dripper) I am liking the Hadaly clone I have. Both are single coil and super easy to build, with great flavor.
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It all Depends. What are you Looking For?
Massive Clouds
Big-Time Flavor
Single vs. Dual Coils
Clone vs. Authentic
etc vs. etc.
BTW - Welcome to the ECF.
We need a bit narrower search parameters than that, honestly. There are lots of different options, and do you want a "true" dripper, an RDTA (you can drip, but there's usually a shallow reservoir as well, or an actual rebuildable tank? Is this for general use, or are you considering a squonker too? What mod do you want to put it on, what size diameter would fit your needs? Also, what type of resistance, etc., most folks find single coil rebuildables easier to start with, but it's not an ultimate necessity, and etc.?
Sorry, I know you have a question and all we are doing is asking you questions... But you'll get better answers if you give a bit more information, I promise.
Welcome to ECF
Anna
Sorry, I know you have a question and all we are doing is asking you questions... But you'll get better answers if you give a bit more information, I promise.
Welcome to ECF
Anna
I suggest a "Velocity-style" rebuildable drip atomizer.
The style features two large off-set posts with large holes to easily mount your coil ends into. The build deck is large and spacious, which makes building easier. It has a relatively deep juice reservoir to decrease the frequency of adding liquid. Good for single, double, or quad coil builds. Wide range of air control (MTL vs DTL).
Information Resources for Your First RBA
The style features two large off-set posts with large holes to easily mount your coil ends into. The build deck is large and spacious, which makes building easier. It has a relatively deep juice reservoir to decrease the frequency of adding liquid. Good for single, double, or quad coil builds. Wide range of air control (MTL vs DTL).
Information Resources for Your First RBA
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$8.54 (Free Shipping) Nectar Styled Genesis RTA Rebuildable Tank Atomizer (22mm, SS + POM, Silver) at m.FastTech.com
This is what I learned on and fell in love with it. It suits my style of vaping and what I stocked up on last yr.
This is what I learned on and fell in love with it. It suits my style of vaping and what I stocked up on last yr.
Warning--potential heresy to follow:
There's really no such animal as a bad RDA to start learning on. Any RDA that suits your vaping style and doesn't have a complicated deck will serve well. The Velocity-style that @Baditude showed would be a great start.
RDA's are great for new builders because they are very forgiving of rookie wicking jobs. Wick a tank wrong and you can suffer greatly (not really, but it can be frustrating to get it "just right"). Wick an RDA wrong and you'll suffer a dry hit at worst.
You probably want to avoid something that has bottom airflow because over dripping or dripping through the tip invites leaking all over your mod.
Use a regulated device--not an unregulated or mechanical with no chip, no screen, no protection against knuckleheadedness. It will let you measure resistance and make sure you have no short circuits or and incomplete circuit.
Shop around, find something that suits your style and don't worry about getting the best ever. Almost any will rock.
There's really no such animal as a bad RDA to start learning on. Any RDA that suits your vaping style and doesn't have a complicated deck will serve well. The Velocity-style that @Baditude showed would be a great start.
RDA's are great for new builders because they are very forgiving of rookie wicking jobs. Wick a tank wrong and you can suffer greatly (not really, but it can be frustrating to get it "just right"). Wick an RDA wrong and you'll suffer a dry hit at worst.
You probably want to avoid something that has bottom airflow because over dripping or dripping through the tip invites leaking all over your mod.
Use a regulated device--not an unregulated or mechanical with no chip, no screen, no protection against knuckleheadedness. It will let you measure resistance and make sure you have no short circuits or and incomplete circuit.
Shop around, find something that suits your style and don't worry about getting the best ever. Almost any will rock.
OP asked about a beginner's rebuildable DRIP atomizer. Your suggestion is an old technology rebuildable TANK. Not to be rude, but this is a poor suggestion for a beginner. A Genesis-style RTA was my first rebuildable and it caused me to ignore rebuildables for a year or two until the Kayfun came out. I won't even go into all the problems it had.
I have to respectfully disagree with recommending a dual coil RBA for a first timer. It's twice the work per build/rewicking which means more wasted time and materials while learning not to mention the math is a bit more complex to understand than single coils. While you CAN build that as single coil, to do so and still get the right flavor with that much chamber room would likely require a really big coil and mounted in a way that may not be obvious or as easy to mount. It really is his choice, but it wouldn't be my suggestion. I will add that I do NOT personally have experience with that RDA so maybe it really is super easy to do a single coil and get great flavor and I do personally prefer single coils anyway.
Another single coil RDA I have heard good things about (and have one OTW from FT as we speak) is the Entheon.
It is listed as a Genny on the website, and looks like a Genny to me. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.
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You make a reasonable point. However, I feel that when one makes the decision to get into rebuildables they will have done their homework first and understand the basics before they dive in headfirst.
It's not that hard to make two identical coils. It's not that hard to understand the math if you use an online ohm's law calculator and Steam Engine coil winding calculator.
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Well personally I like direct lung and clouds I’ve been using mostly smok products because the have the perfect balance of flavor and clouds and the airflow on them are almost always perfect
Then you are Probably going to want a 2 Post Velocity Style Dual Coil RBA.
I'm pretty much a Die Hard Single Coil Flavor Chaser. So I'll leave the Recommendations to Dual Coil users.
I agree with zoiDman and Baditude. If it's clouds you're chasing, then dual coil (probably with an 810 drip tip) is going to be what you are looking for. They are IMHO a bit more work but they are the cloud chuckers. All of the devices I listed are more for flavor than clouds (though they do produce plenty of clouds for me).
Maybe hit up Youtube and check reviews on some of the items listed in this thread and see what appeals to you the most. Mike Vapes did good reviews on both the Hadaly and the Entheon.
Maybe hit up Youtube and check reviews on some of the items listed in this thread and see what appeals to you the most. Mike Vapes did good reviews on both the Hadaly and the Entheon.
There's an older model (2015-ish) 22mm three-post, dual coil dripper you may like. Stillare clone from EHPro.
EHPro Stillare Clone RDA
It's not hard to build on and it does a nice, rich cloud. Side adjustable airflow. It has a shallow deck so you have to drip more often, but still fun to vape.
Six bucks plus shipping and Mr. E is good people.
EHPro Stillare Clone RDA
It's not hard to build on and it does a nice, rich cloud. Side adjustable airflow. It has a shallow deck so you have to drip more often, but still fun to vape.
Six bucks plus shipping and Mr. E is good people.
Learning a RDA isn't rocket science unless you make it that way. Start with a single coil build with builds above 1.0 Ω till you get the feel of what you are doing, how to fix and figure out what your build is doing, then the sky is the limit. I would recommend most any 22mm with a deep well and adjustable air flow. You will get a feel of what you are looking for and can skip the reviewer hype.
I agree that most any will rock. I bought a cheapy mech from a friend at work. The fire button doesnt work so i parked it til i decide to tinker on it, but the little rda that came with it kicks ..... Its kinda small and doesnt take a very big build. But i can fog up the living room fairly quickly with it. Flavor is about what you would expect from any other rda too. Holds it own against my dead rabbit anyway.
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