Regular Atty Drippers (A Dying Breed?)

[e-pipeman]

don't care if I'm wrong. Don't confuse passing along information with altruism. I don't care if your stuff melts.)

And that's why you are so, so good. More of this attitude, please - we get all the "people might not like me because I vape and so I hide in a corner" stuff - your stance is a breath of fresh air!

Keep it up!

 

[The Ocelot]

You sure it's not heat rather than corrosive juices? I deformed a Delrin drip tip on one of my experimental atty's that drew about 18 watts and got rather hot...

I have a ptfe (Teflon) drip tip here that I got for just that reason (the long ago experiment with an 18 watt atty); I wonder if it (a Teflon/ptfe drip tip) is impervious to corrosive juices?

I believe the pictures are of melting from heat. I have read reports of Delrin degrading with strong liquids (like Cinnabomb), but couldn't find any good pictures. The images look like what has happened to tips of mine, so I included them in my blog to illustrate what might happen.

ETA: Sometimes experiments are required. Tru-Stone is made of powered stone mixed with an acrylic resin and I was concerned if the resin would react - even slightly, since it might dull the shiny finish. I convinced Tommy from Mr. vape to soak one in extra strength cinnamon liquid for a couple of weeks. It passed with flying colors. Kudos to Tommy!

 

[VladK16]

I think those attys that you bought should be used with a drip shield. Contact Smartvapes and tell them you got a DOA. Most reputable vendors will replace DOAs.

I will let someone else recommend an atty because these days (very recently) I have grown weary of recommending to anyone to spend money on anything. Things don't always work for me the way they work (or don't work) for others.

I can tell you that I use joyetech 510 stanrds res attys. You may want to try an atty from Avidvaper. People swear by "Cisco Specs."

p.s. Nice avi.

My experience has been exactly the opposite. I've been through a half dozen of the short version, and all have worked great with zero leaks and zero DOAs. I've also found them easy to clean. Though I have a drip shield installed, it has turned out to be of cosmetic use only. How many drips do you put in? I load a fresh (or freshly cleaned and dried) SV atty with 6 drops and let it soak in a bit, and then take a pull or two before firing the battery and using it normally. When the hits get weaker, I add 4 drops. The first one or two hits after re-dripping have a little gurgle to them, the next half dozen are "perfect", and then it's time to re-drip.

I have a couple of the long barrel versions at home that I'll try out this weekend; maybe they're constructed differently from the short ones. Oh, and if you're using a eGo VV batt, you might want to check out Empire Vapes drip shields; they make a couple designed for use with an eGo style battery that fit properly and don't require a 510-510 extension.

I started with 4 drops and let them sit for around 5 minutes before I tested them. I watched the videos and comments about how to use them. I'm not faulting smartvapes on the attys as it could have been user error on my part. It was just a little disappointing that they never never responded (I contacted them within a few hours after I got the attys)

All suggestions were greatly appreciated! I'll chime in after a figure out/test the SMOKTECH RDA

 

[tvBilly]

Fastest way I've found to contact SmartVapes is via email to: cs@smartvapes.com Usually works better for me than their web site.

Just out of curiosity, have you tried the DOA one on a different battery or mod? Sometimes it's just not making contact. Sometimes it's just open.

If you only put 4 or 5 drops in the working one, you didn't over fill it. But perhaps you waited a bit too long before taking your first pull, and before the wick got its initial wetness going, a little went out the air holes. (I presume the leak was from two air holes just above the threads since the bottom is sealed). This can also happen if all your e-juice went down the sides of the atty, and wound up in the nickel mesh around the outside of the ceramic cup. Once the wick and ceramic cup are semi-saturated, your aim doesn't have to be as good. A brand new atty sometimes requires a little different procedure than it will once it's been used a couple of times, especially to insure you get the wick saturated.

Did you happen to notice where your drips went when you were filling the atty? I aim for the center of the ceramic cup, but it's an easier target to hit with the shorty attys. Have you tried using the working atty again? Are you filling it on or off the battery (and as long as I'm asking, what battery/mod are you running it on)?

Even if you don't wind up liking the SV atty's, I'm sure you can find one you do like, but don't give up on them just yet.

 

[LeoRex]

Well... just ordered some LR bridgeless long barrel attys and a drip shield. With the RSST on my K100 and the Octopus on my Vamo, my spinner was feeling lonely lately, so I am going to use it as my dripping specialist. Figured I would need more than that little atty I started with.

 

[flowerpots]

Are bridged atomizers for beginners or something? I can't find many that are bridged so I assume the bridgeless are preferred.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Are bridged atomizers for beginners or something? I can't find many that are bridged so I assume the bridgeless are preferred.

Bridged attys are essentially leftover artifacts from the days of carts (the bridge enable wicking from the cart). At some point people realized that the carts sucked and you could "direct" drip.

I notice that bridge attys vs. bridge-free are different in draws. Brigefree attys usually have a bit more loose of a draw, but not by much. Some will say the flavor is better, but I think it varies and is not about bridges, but brands. I use Joyetech bridge attys for their ability to produce good vapor, flavor, TH and they're durable as all get out; I use bridgefree attys (only occasionally) because they're easy to use, good flavor/vapor producers, but they're prone to dry hits, and can go kaput with little to no warning (I think as a whole, they're temperamental). Of course that's generalizing, but it has been my general experience. Bottom line is that damn near all "disposable" attys can be hit or miss--one will work great and another (same brand) not so much.

Bridgefree will eventually be all that's available except for a few remaining brand's bridged attys (that's practically the case now).

 

[Tello]

I'm using a 510 for dripping 'melt your other things' flavors. I also pulled all the filler out of my 808 cartomizers for my cig a like and use them for letting relatives try juices.

In other words when the filler is pulled out what do you replace it with

 

[Mr.Mann]

In other words when the filler is pulled out what do you replace it with

A few drops, then a drip tip---puff, puff. .

 

[flowerpots]

Got a Jester drip tip from AiV tonight to top my new black atty's

 

[Jerms]

Looking for a drip tip that's easy to use without removing? Check this out from FastTech, stainless steel Chambered Muffler clone; 6 for under $11.



I've always prefered removing the DT, but these would be great for those that find it a hassle.

Sent from my LGL55C using Tapatalk 2

 

[LeoRex]

I've always prefered removing the DT, but these would be great for those that find it a hassle.

Doesn't look all that comfy though

 

[y cherry y]

There's also this wide-mouth delrin tip from Empire. However, I'm so used to pulling the tip off to drip that I don't need the extra wide opening myself.

EmpireMods Delrin 901/510 Drip Tip

 

[evilfrog]

Looking for a drip tip that's easy to use without removing? Check this out from FastTech, stainless steel Chambered Muffler clone; 6 for under $11.

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I've always prefered removing the DT, but these would be great for those that find it a hassle.

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These are designed for the sub-ohm RBA crowd, I think. They are shaped that way to allow you to draw in air with the vapor to maximize the cloud from lung hits. They may work ok for regular attys, I guess...

There's also this wide-mouth delrin tip from Empire. However, I'm so used to pulling the tip off to drip that I don't need the extra wide opening myself.

EmpireMods Delrin 901/510 Drip Tip

I use these a lot for dripping. They are not the most comfortable (I prefer smoother designs), but they are nice looking and effective. The SS version is good too.

 

[evilfrog]

Happy to see IKV is back up, and well stocked in i06s... picked up several.

 

[LeoRex]

UG... OK... got my 510 LR (1.5) from Smartvapes today. Dropped some Legend in there...

*Sizzle**POP**SIZZLE*POP*. That didn't sound right. Glad I was just holding it out and not trying to take a drag, cuz I held it out and looked down the barrel and got a few drops of battry acid feeling juice to the face. Good thing I had my glasses on today.

Guessing it's a bad atty, as I took out the second one, dripped some... and it vapes like a dream. Got some HHV Cinful Apple in one now and I'm digging the vape.

 

[StacyInOkla]

After debating the cost my friend decided against the HH. 357. I wanted to get something special with my last paycheck so I ordered a cobalt blue 510 long barrel. Proof the universe has a sense of humor is today when I got home from my first day at my new job it was waiting for me in the mailbox I'm liking it a lot. So glad I ordered it.
Where my husband works there's a lot of vapers. Since being introduced to dripping he rarely uses his tank anymore. He came home last week excited that one of his coworkers started dripping. He said whenever a bunch of them are on break at the same time a favorite thing to do is try each others juice. Just about all of them were impressed on how easy it is to use an atty for testing different flavors. He thinks when he goes back after his staycation more will be dripping.
He's not a forum type of guy, he'd rather just ask me. I think it's cool the knowledge gained here has spread to a bunch of people

 

[SilverZero]

UG... OK... got my 510 LR (1.5) from Smartvapes today. Dropped some Legend in there...

*Sizzle**POP**SIZZLE*POP*. That didn't sound right. Glad I was just holding it out and not trying to take a drag, cuz I held it out and looked down the barrel and got a few drops of battry acid feeling juice to the face. Good thing I had my glasses on today.

Guessing it's a bad atty, as I took out the second one, dripped some... and it vapes like a dream. Got some HHV Cinful Apple in one now and I'm digging the vape.

I haven't had that happen with a brand new 510 atty, but one of mine started doing that after a few months of use. I knew something was wrong when I fired it and the noise it made was much louder than it was the day before. That one ended up in a shallow unmarked grave. RIP.

 

[LeoRex]

I haven't had that happen with a brand new 510 atty, but one of mine started doing that after a few months of use. I knew something was wrong when I fired it and the noise it made was much louder than it was the day before. That one ended up in a shallow unmarked grave. RIP.

Yeah... I knew that these aren't 100% reliable... but wanted to check if anyone had this happen. It's a dripper, hard to screw up.

The one that works though, works quite well, especially with the shield.

 

[dizzylizzy]

Greetings from page 60!
At about page 5 of this thread, i ordered a couple of 1.8 ohm 501 attys from Empire, along with a shield and delrin drip tip.. all for my first explorations into dripping. Now at page 60, i'm running amok through my juice stash and am a wicked happy dripping camper. When i have run into an issue, i turn the page here and get an answer. Awesome So far only one dry hit, and more than a few instances of flooding, but I'm getting there! Ok, back to catch up. I.just wanted to raise my hand as a convert!