Is dripping BAD for your atty?

[tunabubblegum]

I found this at Johnson Creek website:

Drip, DrippingBypassing a cartridge and dropping Smoke juice directly onto the atomizer. Johnson Creek Original Smoke juice strongly advises against using this method.
Is do not see a reason, they just say not to do it.
Does anyone know of a reason why it would be bad for your atty to
direct drip?

 

[Phero]

It can clog up the atty a bit with liquid. I feel if the atty gets too full of liquid it doesn't get as hot and doesn't vape as well. Personally I prime with liquid only on a fresh atty, but I never need to drip after it is primed. I do fill my carts all the way up though, so some liquid is sometimes present on the top.

 

[dgriego]

At HV I think dripping is better for the atty than not dripping. At 3.7 it seems the atty is more sensitive to over fill.
On occasion I have put too many drops when using my Xhaler but the HV seems to be able to recover, it will gurgle a bit but will suck up all the juice. If I overfill at 3.7 it seems to get clogged.
So if I am using 3.7 I only use 1 or 2 drops.
I would like to use carts but have had no luck with any of the mods and was always getting juice in my mouth which I hate. Still have not tried the blue foam mod.

 

[MissVapor]

they probably say that b/c it can flood the atty..but if you know how to blow it out youll be fine..
I've been dripping for almost a year with my manual 510 and ive never had an atty die on me yet.

 

[doots]

I think the reason for their claim is that probably when it was written there were so many auto battery users that could cause problems with the batteries when juice gets down in there.

Dripping is fine on a manual battery device in most caaes. just dont overdo it and like everyone else said HV will take dripping much easier than 3.7 devices using the same atty. If flooded just blow it out in a paper towel..

 

[MercyPoetic]

It can clog up the atty a bit with liquid. I feel if the atty gets too full of liquid it doesn't get as hot and doesn't vape as well. Personally I prime with liquid only on a fresh atty, but I never need to drip after it is primed. I do fill my carts all the way up though, so some liquid is sometimes present on the top.

Is it necessary to do that?

 

[tunabubblegum]

Well, for the time being, I will go back to my old method of putting
juice in the cart's "wick" and packing as much juice it as possible.

I am expecting my Prodigy V2 any day now (Monday or Tuesday) and
I expect I will have to modify some of my methods since this unit is
more powerful and will heat and vaporize much faster.

They say 5V is the "sweet spot" for best vaping, but I am wondering
how robust thses little 510 atty's are to withstand that extra voltage.

Surly I will have to add more juice to my card and more often, but I
should (I hope) get more vapor with each puff (or this is my assumption!?)

I also love the idea that I can simply take the CR123 bats out of the
Prod V2 and stick in new ones in seconds and be back up and vaping.
I already have dozens of 123 bats, both re-chargable and disposible ones.

I am thinking that it's great to have the V2 at 5V, but worried that the 510 atty's may not hold up since they seem to be designed with much lower voltage in mind.

It' would be great if someone could invent a high capacity and high quality atty and cart to accomadate these higher voltages

 

[doots]

Well, for the time being, I will go back to my old method of putting
juice in the cart's "wick" and packing as much juice it as possible.

I am expecting my Prodigy V2 any day now (Monday or Tuesday) and
I expect I will have to modify some of my methods since this unit is
more powerful and will heat and vaporize much faster.

They say 5V is the "sweet spot" for best vaping, but I am wondering
how robust thses little 510 atty's are to withstand that extra voltage.

Surly I will have to add more juice to my card and more often, but I
should (I hope) get more vapor with each puff (or this is my assumption!?)

I also love the idea that I can simply take the CR123 bats out of the
Prod V2 and stick in new ones in seconds and be back up and vaping.
I already have dozens of 123 bats, both re-chargable and disposible ones.

I am thinking that it's great to have the V2 at 5V, but worried that the 510 atty's may not hold up since they seem to be designed with much lower voltage in mind.

It' would be great if someone could invent a high capacity and high quality atty and cart to accomadate these higher voltages

The 510s hold up pretty well to 5v and yes you will get more vape for the 5v in less time than you do with 3.7. Take 2-3 second hits at 5v vs. 6-7sec on 3,7. Vape will also feel warmer.

Keep the atty wet is the secret or it will taste harsh very fast.

Cartomizer are also good to use at 5 or 6v. Not as much topping off, etc.

510 atty might last you a little less time at 5v but not by much if you keep them wet.

There are HV attys available but would not do well at 5v. They are really made for voltages around 7-7+v.

You shouldnt have a problem with 5v and a good 510 joye atty.

 

[Phero]

Is it necessary to do that?

I don't really think it's necessary. I do like to prime it just so there is no dry funny taste on a brand new atty. I fill the carts to the top with juice so there's always a tiny puddle on the top of the fluval. In effect it has the same result as maybe a single drop on the atty but that way the bridge wicks it in instead of pouring it on top.

Do agree with the comment that you can almost always blow excess out - just a bit messy maybe.

 

[tunabubblegum]

The 510s hold up pretty well to 5v and yes you will get more vape for the 5v in less time than you do with 3.7. Take 2-3 second hits at 5v vs. 6-7sec on 3,7. Vape will also feel warmer.

Keep the atty wet is the secret or it will taste harsh very fast.

Cartomizer are also good to use at 5 or 6v. Not as much topping off, etc.

510 atty might last you a little less time at 5v but not by much if you keep them wet.

There are HV attys available but would not do well at 5v. They are really made for voltages around 7-7+v.

You shouldnt have a problem with 5v and a good 510 joye atty.

Well, I do have a Green Smoke and it does use cartomizers, and you can buy them empty (blank) for adding your own juice.
These do have some advantages over the 510 cart/atty design in that they generaly hold more juice and last longer between refils.

Problem is, as far as I know, these cartomizers are not yet compatable with the Prodigy 2V.

I do have one of the 510 "mega" batteries, and it is slightly more powerful and lasts alot longer than the standard 510 batt. I use it every day and like it alot.

What I would like to see, is a cart or maybe resivoir of some kind that will hold alot of juice w/o leaking, and is retofit to the Prod 2V.
Sort of like a little liquid "tank" that can be filled with juice and no "wick".
It would have to be designed in such a way as it would not leak, which I guess would be a challenge.

If there were some way to attach my Green Smoke cartomizer to the Prod V2 I certainly dont know about it.
Can the Vapor King cartomizer be attached to it?
I do not see a addapter listed on their website for it

I do want to get the most out of my Prod V2 w/o having to add juice after every 4th puff

 

[tunabubblegum]

I don't really think it's necessary. I do like to prime it just so there is no dry funny taste on a brand new atty. I fill the carts to the top with juice so there's always a tiny puddle on the top of the fluval. In effect it has the same result as maybe a single drop on the atty but that way the bridge wicks it in instead of pouring it on top.

Do agree with the comment that you can almost always blow excess out - just a bit messy maybe.

Wait!! you fill your atty to the top with juice? Is this a 510 atty?
Doesnt it leak out all over the place?
When you put your cart on it, do you remove the wick or keep it in?
Sounds impossible not to get juice in your mouth, and dripping down the
battery!?
Or am I completely miss-understanding what you are talking about?

 

[DaBrat]

Wait!! you fill your atty to the top with juice? Is this a 510 atty?
Doesnt it leak out all over the place?
When you put your cart on it, do you remove the wick or keep it in?
Sounds impossible not to get juice in your mouth, and dripping down the
battery!?
Or am I completely miss-understanding what you are talking about?

I think what wa meant is that they leave a bubble at the top of the filler material or cart instead of dabbing it off when filling their carts as demonstrated in a lot of vids.That way when it makes contact with the atty the atty wicks that juice up. I think overfilling only becomes a problem when using autos as a previous poster said as it can gunk up the batt.

 

[martha1014]

I went to dripping only because after filling my own carts the top would get dry but when I took them out the bottom would be full of old sticky liquid. Besides it is much easter to just drip. I hate to refill carts. It is one big mess. I would get liquid all over the place and I think it takes more liquid than dripping.It is much harder to draw on the ecig with a refilled cart. I rarely get liquid in my mouth from dripping. I do not use any filler in my carts and I take both round things with tiny holes in them out of my cart. I can then drip directly through the cart without having to remove it. Does anybody else do this?

 

[tunabubblegum]

I went to dripping only because after filling my own carts the top would get dry but when I took them out the bottom would be full of old sticky liquid. Besides it is much easter to just drip. I hate to refill carts. It is one big mess. I would get liquid all over the place and I think it takes more liquid than dripping.It is much harder to draw on the ecig with a refilled cart. I rarely get liquid in my mouth from dripping. I do not use any filler in my carts and I take both round things with tiny holes in them out of my cart. I can then drip directly through the cart without having to remove it. Does anybody else do this?

I never remove the atty from the batt when I drip.
What I do is put a few drops directly on the atty, then fill my cart with juice by dripping on top until its completely saturated (I take a toothpick and press down on the wick to sponge-up the liquid).
I then put an extra drop of juice on the top of the cart and attach it to my atty.
I almost always get juice on my fingers, but this is the best way that I have so far discovered to get the maximum amount of juice in there.

Then, if you have a higher power batt, your good to go for a few cig's worth