RDA RDA for DIY Liquid?

[StoryTale]

Hi there RDA people! I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this in, but if not I will move it or if a mod wants to move it, then please do as you see fit.

I'm starting to get into the DIY liquids and got to thinking about what sort of tank I want to use to test my juices out in. I currently have a smok tfv4 (it's a top filled sub ohm tank) and I love it but it's tank is huge and I don't really want to chance ruining my coils from a flavor I don't really like.

I was thinking that an RDA would be perfect for testing out new flavors. If I didn't like the flavor then only thing I would have to do is change the cotton. Plus it would take a lot less juice each time I try so I wouldn't have to waste a whole 5 ml with a liquid that maybe just needs a little more steeping. Any thoughts or am I totally wrong about all of this? I don't have much experience with RDA's at all, I just know them to be the short tanks that you drip your fluid into, lol.

 

[KentA]

Your assumptions are 100% on the money.

 

[Donnie Alexander]

Yep definitely, RDAs are the way to go for tasting whilst mixing and steeping juice.

Don't even have to change your cotton, you can just burn off one juice and re drip with the next flavour once you have finished tasting.

 

[StoryTale]

Thanks for the confirmation!!

 

[sonicbomb]

You can also drip onto a coil with no cotton. Obviously make sure the coil is wet, and only take a short low powered hit. You can they dry burn off the remaining juice, before trying another.

 

[StoryTale]

Thats a good idea... I'm sure cotton can't be that expensive but it would be nice to not have to worry about changing it every time to.

 

[Nikea Tiber]

I have a mini RDA I set up to taste juice. I wicked it with ecowool (silica), so I can dry burn the coil + wick and burn off all the juice without getting a charred wick.

 

[StoryTale]

I've been posting in the diy thread for help with some flavors that I ordered and I mentioned that I was looking for an RDA to taste test with. A poster left this link ( http://store.indyvaporshop.com/high-quality-clones-c42.aspx ). Without me doing any research do any of these catch your eye as one good enough for the occasional testing?

 

[Nikea Tiber]

A derringer clone is easy to build on, has pretty good flavor, good AFC range, single/dual coil capable.
There are plenty of good velocity clones if you would prefer a two-post build deck.
In my experience, SXK/Infinite and wotofo/ehpro clones are usually basically indistinguishable from the genuine article. Tobeccos are a bit more hit or miss but aren't that bad.

Stainless steel wire and a silica wick is a pretty good setup for flavor tasting as it is durable, and as I said before, you can clean it with a dry burn as silica is not flammable.

 

[StoryTale]

Thanks Nikea. I do need easy. My mind is already full of flavors and %'s right now, I need the easiest RDA I can get or my head will explode, lol.

 

[Marc411]

I use the atomic RDA for testing flavors and build so I can just put a cloud of cotton under the coil to test new mixes. It's a smaller RDA set up for single or dual coil, I use it as a single for testing.

When you move to a new flavor pulled out the cotton from underneath the coil, quick dry burn, reload and your all set for the next liquid.

 

[Steven Pye]

if you are just testing also- you don't have to go crazy with Japanese cotton pads- I wick with good old fashioned cotton balls from Walmart.................... and for $5.99 per 200 balls you can not beat the price (One ball will wick 3-4 coils, if not more).
Then when I rewick a larger tank like my Subtank Mini- then I might use my Japanese cotton