What are the major types of juice holders and what are the differences. Also what are the major types of wicks or wicking mechanisms and what are the differences. tanks, cartomizers, clearomizers, I am also reading of pressure feeders, dual coil heads, attys being at the top or the bottom? warm vapor production and cold vapor production....etc.
I don't expect any one person to have all these answers, but pls I would really appreciate it if the vets here help me put this together. Links to examples will also be greatly appreciated.
I will edit the this first post in time and make it more direct and informative as I get replies. Thanks in advance.
Now to start things off.. all we need now is someone to come and make sense outta this.
From my understanding these are all cartomizers. meaning they are all units with the feeding system(tank) and the vaporizer (atomizer) combined. There is also a size chart so you have an idea how big they are and a fitting chart so you know what works and doesn't for your device.
I don't expect any one person to have all these answers, but pls I would really appreciate it if the vets here help me put this together. Links to examples will also be greatly appreciated.
I will edit the this first post in time and make it more direct and informative as I get replies. Thanks in advance.
Now to start things off.. all we need now is someone to come and make sense outta this.
From my understanding these are all cartomizers. meaning they are all units with the feeding system(tank) and the vaporizer (atomizer) combined. There is also a size chart so you have an idea how big they are and a fitting chart so you know what works and doesn't for your device.
Here are the devices I know of (juice feeders sounds like a good name actually. Sometimes they are generaly refered as atomizers or attys.)
Atomizer - you drip a few drops of juice and vape. some like it a lot, but the disadvange is that you get only a few drags before you have to drip again (eg: 510 atomizer, 306 atomizer).
Cartomizer - there is a filler element that is soaked in juice. When the filler element dries up, a few more drops of juice and placed in the carto. They are usually disposable and cheap, but can be 're-filled' a few times before discarding them. There are some methods of manually replacing the filler element, but since they are cheap most people just get new ones (eg: Boge Cartos).
Cartdriges or Tanks - a plastic cartdrige is filled with juice and then plugged them into some some sort of atomizer that features a spike at the top. The spike allows to keep the wick in the atty wet while there is juice in the tank (eg: ego-t).
Clearomizers - the heating element is inside a compartment filled with juice. Some clearos have replaceable heating elements (heads) (eg: CE5, stardust, ViviNova) that allow you to change them quickly (and cheap). the first models had the heating element at the top, so in order to keep the wick soaked and avoid dry hits they usually need to be tilted or moved around. Clearomizers can also be bottom feed (the heating element is in the bottom). This helps making sure the wick is always wet no matter the position you have them on (eg: Kanger T3)
Carto tank this is a cartomizer inside a larger, usually transparent tank. For this to work, a hole is punched in the outside layer of the cartomizer, allowing the liquid in the tank to soak the filler material of the carto. The advantage of this system is that the carto can be used for longer period of time without having to refill it (cartos usually only hold from 0,5 to 1 mL of liquid, with this system you could have a 3 mL or even larger tank holding the juice). You can buy pre-punched cartos, or punch the holes yourself.
Rebuildable Atomizers (RBA) - these are a bit more advanced systems that require some practice to assemble. The wick and coil are built by the vaper (eg: genesis style atomizer). There are plenty of guides and tutorials online
Warm vs Cold vapor production. This is a somewhat "device" dependent thing. Some "juice feeders" tend to provide a warmer vapor than others, and it is a personal preference which ones you like the most. Things that affect the temperature of the vapor are the distance it travels from the heating element, the power used (Watts), the material the atty is made off (in my opinion), air flow (loose draws usually have a cooler feel than tight draws).
I've found that dripping off an atty is a warm vape compared to the cooler clearo vape on my Twists.
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