I discovered LR 306 Attys, joye brand from Liberty flights to be exact for my ego. The 306 is a bit different than the 510 but for some reason, it vapes much better. Flavor and vapor both. but you can only drip with them, and you need a drip tip, or I just used the blank cart that came on it.
And then after that, I discovered the 5 volt box mod, and havent touched the ego in 4 weeks. I think its just the natural progression
I have to say this though, I have not tried vaping AC at 5 volts.
I always remove the wick, which are some little threads just under the top of the bridge, and you can work one end out and tweezers or tiny needle nose to yank them out. I found with a lot of the sweeter juices gunk them up. Its good to broaden you selection to include more clear, and even non-sweet juices. I find sweet flavors from all vendors are harder on attys than the non sweet ones. The way I see it, if you enjoy it, you stay away from the analogs, and that is a good thing, and I dont worry about the attys. way cheaper than analogs. I use a boge cartomizer. You can get them cheap enough that even if you go through one every two days, its less than 75 cents a day if you buy enough of them. Attys are more economical for sure, but I like sweet or deserty juice too.
Cheers