So I see a fair amount of RTAs online and am curious about them. I know it is a Rebuildable tank Atomizer, aside of that I know nothing about them. How do they work? I'm guessing the tank just holds the juice until it is needed however that is just a guess. Can anyone explain to me the specifics and what makes a good one?
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there are a lot of different RTA/RBTA styles. Most common is the kayfun style. Orchid's Lemo's Russians and many others fall into this category. This is where you build your own coil on the deck and it is covered with a chimney, then surrounded with a tank. basically, the suction from you hitting it creates the juice feed to the coils. This works much on a vacuum principal and works well. I enjoy my kayfun v4. Then you've got a genesis style RTA like the RSST which has the rebuildable coil part on top covered with a dome and a tank on bottom, a long wick either made ss mesh or Cotton or whatever that dips into the tank much like an oil lamp. Then you have things like the big dripper which is a normal rebuildable atomizer with a squonking style tank that sits on top and you press the drip tip down which forces juice through a small opening onto your cotton to feed the coils. This is only a brief explanation of just a few kinds. and its all about personal preferences. What are you used to/using now?
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What make one good???? When you buy it and try it... If you like it, it's GOOD.
Its an atomizer with a tank to store juice that has a coil that you have to rebuild and maintain rather than buying NEW heads when the coils "wear-out". Might be easier to explain what they are if we knew what you have and are comparing to. Perspective does sometimes matter.
Its an atomizer with a tank to store juice that has a coil that you have to rebuild and maintain rather than buying NEW heads when the coils "wear-out". Might be easier to explain what they are if we knew what you have and are comparing to. Perspective does sometimes matter.
Ok, then an RTA is an Atlantis in which you can rebuild the coils as opposed to having to buy them and screw them in. It is much cheaper ( and better all around IMHO) than the factory coils. it is also capable of being built to your taste.
Similar to building your own coils for a sub tank? What is the difference from just regular coils?
Yes the same thing actually. Sub just refers to a coil that has less than 1 ohm of resistance. Regular tanks will typically run from 1.5 to 2.2 or so ohms of resistance in the coil.
The rebuild able ones will have a build deck inside to put your coil and wicking in. Others will have replaceable coil heads that can be rebuilt if you so choose to do so.
the difference is that the rebuildable ones are designed to have replacable coils and wicking only although many can use pre made coil assemblies.
the difference is that the rebuildable ones are designed to have replacable coils and wicking only although many can use pre made coil assemblies.
Never used the subtank but I know of it. I'm guessing they can hold way more juice than a typical RDA then huh?
Sub tanks come in all sizes from mega to nano as far as fluid capacity. Same as non sub tanks do.
An RDA however is a rebuild-able Dripping Atomizer. Which only holds 3-4 drops of fluid at a time which is dripped in the top. A RTA or rebuild-able Tank atomizer can hold up to close to 10 ML of liquid on a fill for the largest ones.
Most RTA will hold from 2-4 ml of liquid.
An RDA however is a rebuild-able Dripping Atomizer. Which only holds 3-4 drops of fluid at a time which is dripped in the top. A RTA or rebuild-able Tank atomizer can hold up to close to 10 ML of liquid on a fill for the largest ones.
Most RTA will hold from 2-4 ml of liquid.
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Depends, some tanks are better then others but quality of your build plays a large part.
The flavor and vapor from a rebuildable depends on how efficient the design happens to be. It's a coil with a fiber wick running through the center, so it's not that high tech. Flavor and vapor depend on the ability of the wick to deliver juice to the coil. Too tight or too loose inside the coil and the wick might not perform at peak efficiency. Cotton performs differently than rayon or silica or SS mesh. For all of us, that's an experimental process that finally suits us and we continue to build our coils the way we like. Some like horizontal and some like vertical. Some would rather build single coils and others like dual coils. Everyone has a favorite resistance that works best for them.
There's also the air flow part of the equation. Some like it loose so that they can do lung inhales. Others prefer it to hit like a filter cigarette. Air flow is inherent in the RTA design. Some have adjustable air flow and others are fixed.
The above is the difference. With factory coils you get what's in the box.
There's also the air flow part of the equation. Some like it loose so that they can do lung inhales. Others prefer it to hit like a filter cigarette. Air flow is inherent in the RTA design. Some have adjustable air flow and others are fixed.
The above is the difference. With factory coils you get what's in the box.
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