Taking the next step: Tanks to RDAs

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AbigGRNboot

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1.) I use an RDA on my regulated box mod. Farthest thing from a mech mod there is.
2.) almost. you get 3-10 puffs depending on the size of the juice well and wick
3.) I believe RDTA's are a dripper with a reservoir tank that you make drip every so often
4.) Taste for me, clouds for others, easily switching flavors
5.) cons - messy
 

ThePandaPoacher

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Well, I will be pretty straight forward. Here are some questions:

1) Are RDAs only for mech mods or Box mods are fine as well
2) What is dripping? I mean do I have to open it up and put some ejuice on everytime I take a puff?
3) Are RDTAs same as a RTA with a custom coil build.
4) What are some pros of RDAs.

Thanks!
I just switched to RDAs a week ago since my Atlantis 2 tank guzzled up juice like an alcoholic in Vegas.

RDAs can be used on variable voltage/wattage (VV/VW) devices. Meaning, box mods. Be careful though, some VV/VW mods don't like dripping because the juice can enter the firing button or any open ports near the top of the mod. I know there have been some reports of the eLeaf iStick 50w mod shorting out due to juice either entering through the firing button, or the usb charging port near the top of the mod. I'm an iStick 50w user myself and haven't had any problems although I'm extremely OCD about juice being anywhere outside my mod.

As to dripping, typically you pop off the cap and 'paint' your wicking material with juice. Some RDAs have large drip tips which allow you to drip directly through the drip tip. Others, like the Madhatter RDA, has a feature which has a hinge on the top cap which allows you to just open it and drip/paint directly onto your wick. Some RDAs are finicky in how you place the top cap back on, as some of them need to be aligned for a design reason (usually to line up side airholes with where your coil is located). Others are really simple and you just slap them back on.

No idea what the difference is between RDTAs and RTAs. I always assumed they were the same thing.

As for advantages, some RDAs give you much better flavor than what you can achieve with tank systems. My guess is since there is little obstruction between the vapor and your mouth, there's less of a flavor loss. Also, RDAs do not typically have problems with higher VG juice. Some tanks will have problems wicking Max VG or higher VG ratio juices since VG is a lot more viscous and thicker than higher PG ratio juices. RDAs are favored by 'cloud chasers' since VG produces a larger and denser vapor. This allows them to use max VG juices.
 
RDA's will work on boxes as well

Dripping means to to drop eliquid onto the cotton to vape, when I dripped I took off the top to drip, some people drip through their tips, especially the chuff caps

Different devices take different builds

me personally I prefer tanks, when I started it was tank to dripping, then back to tanks. After dripping a while I got a kayfun and fell in love with tanks again
 

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Well, I will be pretty straight forward. Here are some questions:

1) Are RDAs only for mech mods or Box mods are fine as well
2) What is dripping? I mean do I have to open it up and put some ejuice on everytime I take a puff?
3) Are RDTAs same as a RTA with a custom coil build.
4) What are some pros of RDAs.

Thanks!

1: you can use rda's on anything; it's really the coil you put in the rda that determines your power requirements.
I run my rda's on 15 watts vamos, and on mechs with 15 watt sigelei kick modules; I use mainly 30 gauge kanthal.

2: because there is no tank in an rda, you carry a bottle (a needle bottle is convenient, or many eliquid bottles come with a pointy nose) and occasionally drip or squirt some more liquid into the rda; you can do this by taking off the drip tip or perhaps by removing the topcap; the chuff cap is most convenient; there are a few rda's with a partial glass topcap so you can see the condition of the wick and know if you need to add some eliquid; I use 30mm rda's because they can hold more; most rda's and rta's have been 22mm, but as more people use higher power systems, the demand for larger capacity I think will increase.

3: An rdta is a dripper with a tank where you can do something like press down on it to squirt some juice from the tank to the rda; examples are : 3d rda; the big dripper; ( and the squonkers like the reo which are bottom feeders needing a special bottom feed interface)

4:
- an rda is a very simple device.
by that i mean it is basically cheap, just as a bike is basically cheap compared to buying a whole car.
- instant access to coil and wick if you need to adjust
- typically can allow much wider airflow that a tank
- because of the simplicity, is usually quite durable

The typical tank system is mostly tank, with a small coil.
The typical rda, is mostly space for coil, and essentially no tank; (the drip well can a considered a tank of sorts, but it's an open tank);
 

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this is my current regulated box with an rda set up (royal Hunter is awesome for flavor)
 
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