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I'm not a dripper either, but I have found that one of my two favorite juices actually tastes better with an atty. There is a learning curve that I have not quite mastered yet like I have the Fusions. And I don't like the primer that is in the atty(tastes yuck with my Halo Truepure), but I didn't know I should blow that out, so I may get a different future result. I am looking forward to giving this one a try when it arrives.
I acquired these sight unseen. I purchased 5 LRs and 5 HV. They metered as follows:
Yuck!
Cons
The same taste others have referred to as "soapy" / "perfumy" to me a faint taste of what a moth ball would taste like from the smell, although the atty doesn't smell. This is surprising as normally I do not have to blow out primer or anything. All my atties have always performed well fresh out of the box.
So I blew the atty out after having dripped about 8-10 drops in it. I let it saturate and blew it out. Added to more drops and took another drag. Better but still present. I dropped straight VG on it, allowed it to soak in and blew that out. Tried vaping a couple of drops of VG, the taste is dissipating but it is still there. Long and short, it took a good 8 hrs to get rid of the soapy taste. This is what folks may say it takes a day or so to properly break in. It may be the case with this particular atty, but it is definitely not the norm.
As expected they are juice hogs
The drip tip's hole does cause liquid to hang up, my solution was to taper the hole with a #2 tapered reamer. Nothing hangs any more. For those who do not have a tapered reamer drilling the hole larger will do the same job.
The atty can not be vaped on an eGo with cone unless you modify the cone.
Pros
Outside of the yucky taste, this atty perform quite well, delivering plumes of vapour and a decent throat it. The vapour is definitely cooler than a std 306, but that is fine with me.
This atty has brought my P18 out of a 6 month retirement
This puppy runs relatively cool for the vapour it produces. The length of the DT places the lips at the proper distance from the coil IMO.
This atty runs great on the 7mm Rem. Mag. That is why I ordered them. AAMOF it runs better than the 1.5 JoyE LR presently fitted on the unit, fired by an AW IMR 14500 batt.
I have had no leaks to date.
The flavour is still developing but to date not as crisp as a std 306.
Conclusion
I was in a video conference with Isaac when he received these and just knew I had to have 'em (re my purchase). I had a plan for them and have not been dis-appointed with my purchase. I wanted the 7mm to be special and it will be. Fret not, I am designing the 7mm around the 510 atty but will make drip tips available for purchase to folks willing to vape the IO6.
Outside of the foul taste, this atty is a winner in my books. The primer if used should be discontinued and if no primer is used than the source of the soapy taste should be investigated and subsequently rectified.
For some unknown reason, it doesn't vape well on Atavanhalen's P16. This could be an isolated incident as they all have an extremely smooth draw on my unit. Hence why I decided to bring the unit out of retirement for these tests. We are both perplexed over this because the P in P16 & 18 stands for Precise.
I will post more in days to come but for the time being 1 thumb, get rid of the yucky taste =
- 2 x 1.8;
- 2 x 2;
- 1 x 1.9;
- 3 x 3.7; and
- 2 x 3.6
Yuck!
Cons
The same taste others have referred to as "soapy" / "perfumy" to me a faint taste of what a moth ball would taste like from the smell, although the atty doesn't smell. This is surprising as normally I do not have to blow out primer or anything. All my atties have always performed well fresh out of the box.
So I blew the atty out after having dripped about 8-10 drops in it. I let it saturate and blew it out. Added to more drops and took another drag. Better but still present. I dropped straight VG on it, allowed it to soak in and blew that out. Tried vaping a couple of drops of VG, the taste is dissipating but it is still there. Long and short, it took a good 8 hrs to get rid of the soapy taste. This is what folks may say it takes a day or so to properly break in. It may be the case with this particular atty, but it is definitely not the norm.
As expected they are juice hogs
The drip tip's hole does cause liquid to hang up, my solution was to taper the hole with a #2 tapered reamer. Nothing hangs any more. For those who do not have a tapered reamer drilling the hole larger will do the same job.
The atty can not be vaped on an eGo with cone unless you modify the cone.
Pros
Outside of the yucky taste, this atty perform quite well, delivering plumes of vapour and a decent throat it. The vapour is definitely cooler than a std 306, but that is fine with me.
This atty has brought my P18 out of a 6 month retirement
This puppy runs relatively cool for the vapour it produces. The length of the DT places the lips at the proper distance from the coil IMO.
This atty runs great on the 7mm Rem. Mag. That is why I ordered them. AAMOF it runs better than the 1.5 JoyE LR presently fitted on the unit, fired by an AW IMR 14500 batt.
I have had no leaks to date.
The flavour is still developing but to date not as crisp as a std 306.
Conclusion
I was in a video conference with Isaac when he received these and just knew I had to have 'em (re my purchase). I had a plan for them and have not been dis-appointed with my purchase. I wanted the 7mm to be special and it will be. Fret not, I am designing the 7mm around the 510 atty but will make drip tips available for purchase to folks willing to vape the IO6.
Outside of the foul taste, this atty is a winner in my books. The primer if used should be discontinued and if no primer is used than the source of the soapy taste should be investigated and subsequently rectified.
For some unknown reason, it doesn't vape well on Atavanhalen's P16. This could be an isolated incident as they all have an extremely smooth draw on my unit. Hence why I decided to bring the unit out of retirement for these tests. We are both perplexed over this because the P in P16 & 18 stands for Precise.
I will post more in days to come but for the time being 1 thumb, get rid of the yucky taste =
I'm wondering if the soapy taste may be coming from the drip tips and not the atties. I only have the one DT and am not ready to try another atty, so maybe someone else could test this theory?
Assumingly, (I know I shouldn't) probably a week or two. Beta tests generally run for two to three weeks if I remember correctly, and Isaac is also on vacation. Once he gets back, I'll ask him what his plans are. There should be more goodies in around that time, too...
Awesome write-up, Switcher! I didn't have any soapy taste with any of mine, luckily. I've had it with other devices and it makes my throat feel like it's closing. The one I'm using now is metering at 3.4ohm and feels warmer than the 306's I used. I may fire up a 306 for comparison.I acquired these sight unseen. I purchased 5 LRs and 5 HV. They metered as follows:
Having read previous comments I blew the primer from mine. There was no primer in the tissue. I placed one on the P18 equipped with a AW 18650 2600mAh battery, it metered at 2Ohm. Dripped 3 drops and vapes away.
- 2 x 1.8;
- 2 x 2;
- 1 x 1.9;
- 3 x 3.7; and
- 2 x 3.6
Yuck!
Cons
The same taste others have referred to as "soapy" / "perfumy" to me a faint taste of what a moth ball would taste like from the smell, although the atty doesn't smell. This is surprising as normally I do not have to blow out primer or anything. All my atties have always performed well fresh out of the box.
So I blew the atty out after having dripped about 8-10 drops in it. I let it saturate and blew it out. Added to more drops and took another drag. Better but still present. I dropped straight VG on it, allowed it to soak in and blew that out. Tried vaping a couple of drops of VG, the taste is dissipating but it is still there. Long and short, it took a good 8 hrs to get rid of the soapy taste. This is what folks may say it takes a day or so to properly break in. It may be the case with this particular atty, but it is definitely not the norm.
As expected they are juice hogs
The drip tip's hole does cause liquid to hang up, my solution was to taper the hole with a #2 tapered reamer. Nothing hangs any more. For those who do not have a tapered reamer drilling the hole larger will do the same job.
The atty can not be vaped on an eGo with cone unless you modify the cone.
Pros
Outside of the yucky taste, this atty perform quite well, delivering plumes of vapour and a decent throat it. The vapour is definitely cooler than a std 306, but that is fine with me.
This atty has brought my P18 out of a 6 month retirement
This puppy runs relatively cool for the vapour it produces. The length of the DT places the lips at the proper distance from the coil IMO.
This atty runs great on the 7mm Rem. Mag. That is why I ordered them. AAMOF it runs better than the 1.5 JoyE LR presently fitted on the unit, fired by an AW IMR 14500 batt.
I have had no leaks to date.
The flavour is still developing but to date not as crisp as a std 306.
Conclusion
I was in a video conference with Isaac when he received these and just knew I had to have 'em (re my purchase). I had a plan for them and have not been dis-appointed with my purchase. I wanted the 7mm to be special and it will be. Fret not, I am designing the 7mm around the 510 atty but will make drip tips available for purchase to folks willing to vape the IO6.
Outside of the foul taste, this atty is a winner in my books. The primer if used should be discontinued and if no primer is used than the source of the soapy taste should be investigated and subsequently rectified.
For some unknown reason, it doesn't vape well on Atavanhalen's P16. This could be an isolated incident as they all have an extremely smooth draw on my unit. Hence why I decided to bring the unit out of retirement for these tests. We are both perplexed over this because the P in P16 & 18 stands for Precise.
I will post more in days to come but for the time being 1 thumb, get rid of the yucky taste =
I hear ya Loftie, it was very strange for me to get a taste from an atty (not used to it).
@Keith,
With regards to the DT = NO. I washed mine in alcohol after enlarging the hole.
I recieved my io6 HV's today, and although I don't have a PV right now to use them with I thought I would take a look at the construction and such.
I noticed that immediately after removing the brown cap that the atomizer was shipped with, there were strands of wicking material nearly as tall as the bridge. I grabbed some tweezers, and started removing the strands but realized there was quite a bit inside.
I have not had a good experience with wicks, and would rather do without...will it harm this atomizer to remove all of the wicking that is visible? I remember reading that there is usually some wicking around the bridge and then some wicking around the coil, but I suppose I wanna make sure that I am looking at the right wicking before I gut it out.
I noticed that immediately after removing the brown cap that the atomizer was shipped with, there were strands of wicking material nearly as tall as the bridge. I grabbed some tweezers, and started removing the strands but realized there was quite a bit inside.
I have not had a good experience with wicks, and would rather do without...will it harm this atomizer to remove all of the wicking that is visible? I remember reading that there is usually some wicking around the bridge and then some wicking around the coil, but I suppose I wanna make sure that I am looking at the right wicking before I gut it out.
If I didn't have to drive, I could totally use this atty all the time. It was great from the get go. No leaks and fantastic flavor. And many thanks to Isaac who included the dt with my order since I failed to order one!!
I have to say this is a great atty. I got 3 io6 HVs and I'm on the first. I point that out because I am somehow really hard on atties. This first one is on its 3rd day with no signs of burning or clogging (major issues with other atties I've had) and its vapor production, flavor, capacity, and throat hit are great. Here's the strange thing - I can vape it at 6V and also vape it at appro. 3.7V without a huge difference. Odd, but I like it!
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The less you fuss with them (or an atty) the better. A periodic blow through and an occasional flush with alcohol (when the draw gets stiff) is all that is needed. I don't clean atties as a rule. When they are no longer good at 3.7 I move 'em up to 5V until they die.
That's watcha call favouritism
And here I thought it was called Fusionmanism. I thought it could be called Loftism too until I googled it and found out Loftism is:
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