Regular Atty Drippers (A Dying Breed?)

[Jerms]

Wrong? There's that word again. I'll say it again, not all drip tips--though the term is a misnomer--are made the same (is that needed to be stated?) and my tips channels are too small to use for straight dripping. Plus, I'd rather not put juice directly where my mouth is--though there is nothing wrong with that for the next vaper--it's just not for me. The only person doing anything wrong, it seems to me, is the one that takes a drag on the wrong end of the PV.

I drip on my coils (or bridge, if the atty has one)--now that's where the juice is supposed to go.

I've tried dripping into the tips with the wider mouths, but I just don't like it. Sooner or later a drop catches in the tip and I end up drinking it. It's not a hassle for me to remove the tip, I just use the pinky end of my hand to remove the tip while using a the thumb side to drip. I suppose I could shave a milli-second off the time if I did it "right" but I'm happy with my way. Guess we just r tha suk Mann.

what's the expected lifetime of an atty going through 3ml of juice a day? I just rinse with hot water every night before I put it away, no dry burning or alcohol.

Anywhere from one day to several months lol. The coil could pop for no fault of your own at any time, but the bigger issue is how long will it perform well. That depends a lot on how "dirty" your juice is and if you are waiting to drip too long so gunk get's burned on. If you vape mainly clean juices and keep it wet it can go quite a while with just blowing it out. Dirty juices can gunk up the coil within hours, which will eventually need to by dry burned off if you don't clean it regularly.

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[DC2]

I've tried dripping into the tips with the wider mouths, but I just don't like it. Sooner or later a drop catches in the tip and I end up drinking it.

I would suggest a glass drip tip, as I've never once had a drop catch in the bottom.

But if glass is not to your liking, you can just blow through the tip like you were trying to make a Coke bottle whistle.
That clears out those drops that get hung up, and you will hear it change tone when it is clear.

But seriously, glass tips are freaking awesome!

 

[Jerms]

Yeah I know people blow through the tip and wait for the sound to change, but that's a hassle. I'd rather just remove the tip. Give it a try, they come off quite easily

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[DC2]

Yeah I know people blow through the tip and wait for the sound to change, but that's a hassle. I'd rather just remove the tip. Give it a try, they come off quite easily

Glass, for the win!!

 

[1LastShot]

I just pop my drip tip off with my teeth, drip, and pop it back on- I would feel like a goof blowing in my tip all the time

Whatever works though DC2- I'm a "wrong" dripper too ;-)

on another note- I have a 510 atty that I have not cleaned often enough obviously, because the coil has a fairly large build-up "scab" right in the center of the coil...any advice on how to get it off there with the least chance of completely killing my atty? (I know there is a risks other way at this point)

 

[boog]

I use 306, so I always drip with the tip on...

one thing that I hated in the beginning was drops getting stuck in the drip tip. to fix that, I started using better bottles that put out smaller drops... the drops out of these bottles go straight through the hole in the dt without getting hung up.

Plastic Dropper Bottles Precise Tipped 1 oz 50 Pack | eBay

since the drop size is smaller, I usually drip 7 or 8 drops instead of 3 or 4 drops that I would with the more common bottles.

the above bottles are also US made- very high quality HDPE and perfect (IMO) if you like to DIY...

 

[Mr.Mann]

I use 306, so I always drip with the tip on...

one thing that I hated in the beginning was drops getting stuck in the drip tip. to fix that, I started using better bottles that put out smaller drops... the drops out of these bottles go straight through the hole in the dt without getting hung up.

Plastic Dropper Bottles Precise Tipped 1 oz 50 Pack | eBay

since the drop size is smaller, I usually drip 7 or 8 drops instead of 3 or 4 drops that I would with the more common bottles.

the above bottles are also US made- very high quality HDPE and perfect (IMO) if you like to DIY...

Yeah, I got a Mawn SS 306 DT that is really wide and even my 30s can drip though those tips without getting stuck.

 

[Jerms]

I use 306, so I always drip with the tip on...

one thing that I hated in the beginning was drops getting stuck in the drip tip. to fix that, I started using better bottles that put out smaller drops... the drops out of these bottles go straight through the hole in the dt without getting hung up.

Plastic Dropper Bottles Precise Tipped 1 oz 50 Pack | eBay

since the drop size is smaller, I usually drip 7 or 8 drops instead of 3 or 4 drops that I would with the more common bottles.

the above bottles are also US made- very high quality HDPE and perfect (IMO) if you like to DIY...

That's one thing on a long list of things I didn't like about the 306. I got a CherryVapes Universal so I could use 510 tips, which worked great for a dripping, but other issues cropped up with it. I tried for a long time to get the 306 to work for me until I gave up. I don't blame 306s though, many people swear by them, they just didn't work for me.

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[Richie G]

So, my *theory* is wrong and I remove my drip tip to drip and that's wrong too.

Can anyone point me toward the noob section? Apparently, I'm the slowest learner on the vaping circuit. =)

To Iron Molly:

Ya know, your reasoning makes perfect sense regarding the o-rings wearing out. But check this out... my daily drip tips are from the first run when Super T released them, well over 3 years ago. They are so old that one of them is brass (OMG and I'm still alive! LOL), one is stainless. They STILL click when they seat.

MrMann refers to *fake* drip tips, the real cheapies akin to the ones that come with, say, a Stardust clearo. I don't know how those would hold up but I'd expect your rationale to hold. Drip tips from Super T, Empire mods and (stainless) from Kalamazoo Vapor Shop (a STEAL at $5.99) have held up beautifully for me.

Btw, for me I remove the tip because I can easily see where I'm dripping. If I drip through the tip I have to put my readers on. =)

(I hope this helps build up my post count so I can hang out with non-noobs) LOL

 

[Mr.Mann]

So, my *theory* is wrong and I remove my drip tip to drip and that's wrong too.

Can anyone point me toward the noob section? Apparently, I'm the slowest learner on the vaping circuit. =)

To Iron Molly:

Ya know, you're reasoning makes perfect sense regarding the o-rings wearing out. But check this out... my daily drip tips are from the first run when Super T released them, well over 3 years ago. They are so old that one of them is brass (OMG and I'm still alive! LOL), one is stainless. They STILL click when they seat.

MrMann refers to *fake* drip tips, the real cheapies akin to the ones that come with, say, a Stardust clearo. I don't know how those would hold up but I'd expect your rationale to hold. Drip tips from Super T, Empire mods and (stainless) from Kalamazoo Vapor Shop (a STEAL at $5.99) have held up beautifully for me.

Btw, for me I remove the tip because I can easily see where I'm dripping. If I drip through the tip I have to put my readers on. =)

(I hope this helps build up my post count so I can hang out with non-noobs) LOL

Oh stop it! Nobody's calling you a noob,or at least I am not.

I didn't anything about "fake," just that I have SS mings (not CVs) and a glass donut (on previous pages) and if I drip into those, one would trap juice, and one would take to long to travel though the tip and drip down on its own. I, like you, love to see the drops directly on the coil. I get my SS mings from here #9 510 Stainless Steel Drip Tips - High Desert Vapes. The only way you can drip into those is with a needle tip or syringe.

 

[Ferrel1134]

I'm going to place a order with empire mods next month. Drip tip and drip shield. Are the hh357 good or what else with a long barrel is out there.

 

[Moueix]

I don't think that empire carries the HH357. I believe Avidvaper.com has exclusives on those. I like the long barrel, because they hold more drops than the short, and they keep my mouth farther away from those little flaming balls of juice. A donut tip will do the same thing, but won't hold extra drops like the long barrel.

I don't know of any other long barrel atomizer out there. If you're after more capacity, I hear good things about shields, but I've never personally used one, even though I own one. Go figure. If I'm dripping, 6 or 7 drops of any one flavor at a time is enough for me. I can always choose to drip that flavor again, or not.

 

[Robin Macri]

Add me to the list of old school drippers!I love 510 joye attys.Iam so used to dripping,Its not a pain to me at all.Glad to see this thread Mr. Mann!

 

[Ferrel1134]

Ya avid has the hh357 but all the other gear is empire.

 

[DC2]

So, my *theory* is wrong and I remove my drip tip to drip and that's wrong too.

Don't worry, I'll add you to the list I've been keeping.


But seriously, if you have trouble seeing the tip, I'll put you on a different list.
It's a better list to be on, with better company to keep.

 

[Jerms]

Ya avid has the hh357 but all the other gear is empire.

I'd suggest getting an atty from EmpireMods too since you're getting the other stuff there. An EM 510 atty will be $6 compared to $23 for an HH. A lot of people suggest the HH for a first atty, but I think it's a bad one to start with. They have a tough break-in period and just work different than any other atty, and not in a good way to me.

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[Jerms]

Or if you're set on an HH357 just get that and a drip tip from AvidVaper. The HH is the only atty I used without a drip shield, restricting the air-flow even a little seems to ruin the vacuum effect that needs to happen for that atty to work. Thanksfully, it's less prone to leakage than any atty I've used.

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[Richie G]

Oh stop it! Nobody's calling you a noob,or at least I am not.

I was poking fun at me, thus the =) and LOL.

PV stuff changes so fast that it makes us all feel like noobs at times. =)

I'm seeing where a few of us are sticking to Joye attys. Someone mentioned VaporKings as a supplier. I use Electronic-Ash for under $5 per (in bulk). Kalamazoo Vapor liquidated their stock of Joye attys while selling them at $3.60 per recently... a great buy that I took advantage of. Any other deals out there on real Joyes?

 

[Fleecelined]

I'd suggest getting an atty from EmpireMods too since you're getting the other stuff there. An EM 510 atty will be $6 compared to $23 for an HH. A lot of people suggest the HH for a first atty, but I think it's a bad one to start with. They have a tough break-in period and just work different than any other atty, and not in a good way to me.

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I just joined the other atty fans today. After suffering through clearos and cartos and not tasting anything I went to Empire Mods and picked up some LR 510 1.5 attys and a drip shield. I have been happily vaping away all day (I may not sleep tonight). What a difference! I'm not convinced about the need for the drip shield yet, but we shall see. There is no way I'm going backwards now.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Add me to the list of old school drippers!I love 510 joye attys.Iam so used to dripping,Its not a pain to me at all.Glad to see this thread Mr. Mann!

No problemo. Thanks for stoping by.