Open Question

[Richie G]

There are some very talented people herein and some incredibly bright ones too. Being new to vaping and intrigued by the whole device concept I have a question that I thought would be best posed here.

On a typical e-cig, if one looks at it from the mouthpiece toward the LED at the end we have:

The mouthpiece, the cartridge within the mouthpiece, the atomizer and finally the battery. When someone puffs on the mouthpiece a sail switch (forgive the term here, I am an electrician by trade and I don't really know what *type* of electronic switch is used) closes and completes the circuit to the atomizer which ignites the moisture in the chamber. And, voila! We have vapor -- a truly ingenious little device.

That said and somebody please correct me if I have the concept wrong, I don't quite understand why the cartridge is *behind* the atomizer. If the cartridge and the chamber were upstream of the atomizer when one puffs he/she would pulling the moisture into the atomized chamber. Wouldn't that be more efficient and wouldn't it almost eliminate those times when we get a mouthful of liquid? Wouldn't that decrease the number of *miss-hits* that we all seem to encounter as well?

 

[Zben504]

I have wondered this as well. If I was inventing and designing the ecig I would never have thought to put the juice into the mouthpiece. I never would have guessed that it would work designed like it is today.

 

[Meltbanana]

Atomizers weren't designed for vapor to be sucked through them. They weren't designed to get very wet. You will burn out an atty a lot faster if you keep it wet, as it puts more strain on it. If they get wet enough the heating coil will actually start to boil the built up vapor.
Atomizers have to have power. How are you going to power an atomizer, with the cart in front of it, and not suck vapor through the battery? Moisture kills batteries.
Pulling the vapor over the heating coil, instead of away from it, is going to raise the temperature of the vapor. This means harsher hits and more throat irritation. Ever taken that last filter hit of a cig? Ever smoked a cigar down to a roach? Hot smoke=burning unenjoyable smoke. Same with vapor.

If you're getting mouthfuls of liquid it's because of either a bad mouthpiece design or an overfilled cart.

 

[kinabaloo]

The juice travels around to the other side of the heater coil via the metal wicking (that starts with the 'metal bridge').

The juice is held in the mouthpiece/cartridge for convenience; but that is not ideal.

I have written about this before: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ed-order-mod-idea-atomiser-juice-battery.html

 

[chief druid]

this sounds good ... but only had juice in my mouth twice in four months of my dura ..... i think the rearraging on the covensinal order is a goo idea

 

[SS109]

I have written about this before:

Interesting thread. It definately gives me some ideas.

Wow, I just found out that I can't even quote a link.

 

[Richie G]

The juice travels around to the other side of the heater coil via the metal wicking (that starts with the 'metal bridge').

The juice is held in the mouthpiece/cartridge for convenience; but that is not ideal.

I have written about this before: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ed-order-mod-idea-atomiser-juice-battery.html

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Sure, Kin. I have the first good idea in my whole life only to find out it's been out there before. LOL Terrific posts, btw. You're a clever dude.

It's unusual and exciting to see any product in its infancy. I'm hoping that the designs continue to improve and that other manufacturers (other than the Chinese) get on board. There's little competition or reason for the present manufacturers to improve the product and give it more endurance. They've created a market where they can sell parts and/or kits to a customer every few weeks or less.

IOW, we're all driving the equivalent of a Hundai. The Cadillac, the BMW hasn't been invented yet. The ideas and mods that find their way to forums like this should provide fodder to nudge the present manufacturers and encourage new entreprenaurs to create new/better widgits. At least, that's what I'm hoping for...