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I have a Nautilus using 1.8 bvc coils and a Kamry X6 1300mah battery. This setup is working pretty good for me when i have an all day flavor. But sometimes i have flavors that are good but cant vape all day. I want to use those flavors but it takes me a good while to change out my current flavor. I have to put unused juice back in the bottle, clean the tank, clean the base, dry everything, refill, and prime. Aside from only using "all day" flavors, what can i do to prevent having to do "change outs" so often? Thanks in advance!!
 

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Sounds like a second nautilus is in order. Instead of filling with another flavor, keep one for 'this flavor' and one for 'that flavor'.

my Russian 91% is for caramel tobacco
nautilus mini for cherry cola
Nautilus full size #1 for lemon raspberry
Nautilus full size #2 for castle long

magma dripper for those one off's or testing out new flavors.
 
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dripping is, hands-down, the best vaping experience available at this time. The flavor and vapor production is so fantastic that if you get into this, your nautilus is going to start collecting dust. If you are serious about vaping, this is the solution. If you don't want to get this extreme, then a second nautilus would do the trick. I used to use two nautilus tanks before I got into RDAs. I haven't touched the tanks since... they just sit at the back of my shelf of vaping paraphernalia... long forgotten.
 
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Would i need a new battery as well?

Your Kamry X6 has a 510 connection, but isn't going to be able to put out the kind of power that the airflow of most RDAs will allow. It also probably won't work if your coils are not built in a very specific range. I would recommend an unregulated (mech mod) or a regulated device that can put out, at least, 30+ watts. And a high drain battery to put in it, of course.
 

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Honestly, a dripper is a dripper is a dripper. For getting your feet wet, a smok octopus, or an igo will work perfectly. Whatever you get, make sure that it is either a single coil, or the airflow will block off one side to do single coils. Once you start building up double coils, your ohms will drop, and the x6 won't fire. Getting around 1.5 or up will work nicely.
 

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I have a Nautilus using 1.8 bvc coils and a Kamry X6 1300mah battery. This setup is working pretty good for me when i have an all day flavor. But sometimes i have flavors that are good but cant vape all day. I want to use those flavors but it takes me a good while to change out my current flavor. I have to put unused juice back in the bottle, clean the tank, clean the base, dry everything, refill, and prime. Aside from only using "all day" flavors, what can i do to prevent having to do "change outs" so often? Thanks in advance!!

Multiple small tanks.
 

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What about dripping? Or is this a lot of work?

In comparison to using a nautilus, yes. It's much more work. You'll need more than just a dripper and a new battery/mod. You'll also need kanthal wire, wick (cotton is most recommended) - something to coil the kanthal onto like a small jeweler's screwdriver, and last but MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF GEAR : an ohm meter.

That's just the stuff- There is still more work to be done in order to get a good dripping experience- there is a learning process, trial and error, a boat load of youtube videos on how to properly make a coil and wick it. Safety. Safety Safety! Different coil configurations, ohm ratings, and on and on...

An unregulated mech would be the very last thing I would recommend at this point. If you're new to building, a regulated device is going to be much more forgiving if your build is wonky. I really do not think you'd need anything more than 30 watts initially. There are enough DNA30 mods out there which are decently priced to get you started. I'm using a DNA30 and it puts out plenty of vapor on my magma- I rarely go higher than 24-25 watts.

Pick up an inexpensive dripper clone, I really like my magma, it was $20 and is very easy to build on. It holds lots of juice so you don't need to drip constantly. I think it's a good intro rda. I run single coil mode most of the time so airflow is not an issue. If I had to give it one drawback it would be the leaking. it's a clone. it was cheap. so I'll deal with it.

So yes, dripping really is the best vape at the moment, but like anything 'best' it requires a bit more investment.
 
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Yes, a few other tools like kanthal, cotton, and an ohm meter are needed too. It is worth it, though.

The mutation x is a fantastic rda and can be purchased for $25-$30 authentic. It is very similar to the Tobh, except with more airflow options. This is what I usually recommend to anyone wanting an inexpensive but quality device to start out.
 

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I have about 9 tanks in total. My 2 daily vapes are in RBA's, my second favorites are in a Nautilus and a Nautilus mini tank and the rest sit in different sizes of regular Aspire tanks. I personally find that dripping is just taking too much time from the hand that controls the mouse and is also too airy of a vape for me, but that's just my personal opinion.
 

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The simplest solution is of course as mentioned on page 1 I believe... Just get a 2nd or 3rd or 4th (or however many you need for the different liquids you wish to vape) and be done with it. If you don't mind having to carry around multiple bottles of liquid with you and spare cotton and have the time to change out the wick, burn off the old liquid, insert new cotton wick and drip to saturate then go for it. But for me the answer was the simplest, carry a spare tank or two with me when I'm going out of the house and when driving it's a simple matter of unscrewing one tank from the battery and screwing on the other, although I suggest to other people to pull over to do it so that they don't have a chance of an accident.

I basically have one tank for each of the liquids that I frequently vape on, which isn't much, something like 7 or 8 tanks, although it's usually only 3 of them that I use consistently during the day.

I'm really not a fan of dripping, I don't like getting any cotton flavor in my lungs, it leaves me coughing for 10 or 20 minutes sometimes. Like when I replace a wick on a dripper and for the first 5 or more puffs I've got to suck it into my mouth and just exhale since it will invariably taste like burnt cotton to me until it's completely and thoroughly saturated with the liquid, it's just unpleasant to me when you first change the wick so I don't bother with dripping. I gave it my best shot but it wasn't for me. Indeed the flavor was more intense, but I didn't like the mess that usually associated with it when changing wicks, and being more careful about how I laid down my device so that it wouldn't be leaking on me etc. To each their own however, I'm sure there are plenty of people that don't find getting the liquid on their hands from changing a wick while on the run problematic at all.
 
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I have quite a few mods and rdas, and use them for different flavors, but if I only had one, changing the wick every time a new juice is desired isn't really necessary. It's not like there is a tank of juice that needs to be emptied or vaped. Just hit it until it starts to get dry, take off the top and fire for a few seconds to burn the rest of the juice off, and drip new juice.

Also, if the coils are wicked right, you should never get burning cotton. Even the first hit after dripping is wonderful, because the wicks should be soaked after dripping juice directly onto them. Its not really very hard to do, but I guess there is a certain technique to it. Too tight in the coils and your wick gets choked and can't draw the juice fast enough. To loose doesn't work either... the wick needs to fill the coil but not be so tight that pulling on the wick will yank the coil with it. Certainly don't stuff extra cotton in there for no reason.... this makes drawing juice slower and restricts airflow, I have no idea why some people do it.
 
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