RES and de-bridged atties . yea or nay?

[francis_a]

So am feeling a little adventurous but still not 100% up for it.

Was wondering, how would the RES work with a de-bridged atty.
Anyone done this? What are your thoughts about it?

 

[atavanhalen]

I am sure it would work just fine but if you are not having trouble with a specific atty then I see no need to do it. The only time that I dewick an atty is if I am getting a really bad taste no matter how much juice is in it, and notice I said dewick because I do not debridge attys because I have not found any benefit of doing it but to each there own.

 

[hairball]

I don't see why you would need too unless like atavanhalen stated that you're having problems with the atty itself. With or without the bridge it should work.

 

[francis_a]

thank you both. I think I'll just postpone the experiment
will just wait on that hopeless atty.

 

[namuch]

I rarely debridge, but i always dewick. Dewicking yields a cleaner taste, usually lightens up the draw a bit, and drastically reduces how long flavors linger. I rotate out quite a few flavors during the day usually, and not having a wick in there really helps when I change flavors.

306's are very easy to do, but 510's can be a pain, since you really want to dig out every last strand of wick, and rooting around in the 510 barrel with tweezers isn't a lot of fun..

 

[Jackass69]

I dewicked two different used LR attys today out of curiosity. One Joye510 and one no name. They wasn't very burnt but I wanted to try and WOW...! easier drag and a clean taste. No problem with wicking from RES or ad a few drops now and then. I'm going to continue dewicking my attys for sure.

 

[Slo Ryd]

I dewicked two different used LR attys today out of curiosity. One Joye510 and one no name. They wasn't very burnt but I wanted to try and WOW...! easier drag and a clean taste. No problem with wicking from RES or ad a few drops now and then. I'm going to continue dewicking my attys for sure.

Yeah the first time I saw the wick strands down in there I threw my atty away and got a new one because I thought there was something wrong with it. Then I noticed that all of them have it. I always take it out before I use any atty. Maybe its because I use the RES but I find there is no need whatsoever for it.

 

[francis_a]

Finally dewicked my 306 and you're right, it works and it's better imo.

 

[Slo Ryd]

Finally dewicked my 306 and you're right, it works and it's better imo.

Yep definitely. I'm not even sure why they put them in there. Seems like it just makes the performance worse.

 

[atavanhalen]

Yep definitely. I'm not even sure why they put them in there. Seems like it just makes the performance worse.

Its funny because a friend from another vendor tried to get his 306s made without the wick and the company would not do it. People argue that the burnt taste cant be coming from the wick but those of us that have experienced it know the truth. I dewick but do not debridge(usually)

 

[Slo Ryd]

Its funny because a friend from another vendor tried to get his 306s made without the wick and the company would not do it. People argue that the burnt taste cant be coming from the wick but those of us that have experienced it know the truth. I dewick but do not debridge(usually)

I have never debridged an atty before. What are the advantages of doing that?

 

[namuch]

I have never debridged an atty before. What are the advantages of doing that?

I think debridging came about as a side effect of dewicking originally. Especially since most atomizers are a major pain to get all the fibers out from inside the barrel (510,901,801, etc). If you leave one or 2 fibers of the wick under that bridge somewhere, you will get an even worse burnt taste than having the entire wick in there, in my experience. It is just plain easier to rip the entire bridge out than to extract just the wick. 306's are a no-brainer since you can easily access just the wick and leave the bridge intact. I personally leave the bridges on because I've found that with many of the low-res atty's I will get some hot pops of juice on the tongue occasionally if the bridge is not there. Also, leaving the bridge on allows a drop or 2 of juice to linger in the mesh in close proximity to the coil and you get a few more "golden" drags than you do without a bridge.

Just my 2 cents, as a long time dripper....

 

[Slo Ryd]

I think debridging came about as a side effect of dewicking originally. Especially since most atomizers are a major pain to get all the fibers out from inside the barrel (510,901,801, etc). If you leave one or 2 fibers of the wick under that bridge somewhere, you will get an even worse burnt taste than having the entire wick in there, in my experience. It is just plain easier to rip the entire bridge out than to extract just the wick. 306's are a no-brainer since you can easily access just the wick and leave the bridge intact. I personally leave the bridges on because I've found that with many of the low-res atty's I will get some hot pops of juice on the tongue occasionally if the bridge is not there. Also, leaving the bridge on allows a drop or 2 of juice to linger in the mesh in close proximity to the coil and you get a few more "golden" drags than you do without a bridge.

Just my 2 cents, as a long time dripper....

Yeah that definitely makes sense. I think I will just stick with dewicking and stay away from debridging. I use LR 306 anyways so its not hard to get all of it out of there. Debridging really sounds more like breaking an atomizer rather than "modding" it to me.

 

[jayvolt]

It definitely limits the amount of juice it holds. Dewicking is not so bad, cleaner flavor for sure. Debridging seems ot be more of an oops situation for me though.

 

[Slo Ryd]

It definitely limits the amount of juice it holds. Dewicking is not so bad, cleaner flavor for sure. Debridging seems ot be more of an oops situation for me though.

Yeah exactly what I was thinking.

 

[atavanhalen]

I have never debridged an atty before. What are the advantages of doing that?

Like I was saying, it is rare that I do that but if the atty is pretty much shot anyway I may debridge it so I can see the actual coil and access it for cleaning better. The only advantage is being able to see the coil in its entirety, sometimes there is something stuck on the coil causing a bad taste and it cant be seen with the bridge in there. Its just a last ditch effort type of thing ya know?

 

[jayvolt]

Yuppo. Funny though how dewicking reacts so well yet no chinese company will sell them from the factory that way.

 

[ChuckBell]

Here's a great video on dewicking a 510 atomizer