Dripper Wanted/needed

Snape of Vape

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Morning muggles,

So I bought a dripper (if that's the correct term for the device you drip juice in to test vape?) a month or so back, think it looks almost like this
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Now my issue is that it didn't work for me at all, it seemd to not really produce any flavour, a little bit of vapor, and a lot of frustration. Is this the general consensus on these things or did I just get a bad batch?

I want to get a nice one that will produce proper flavour, I'm using a bottom dual coil clearo at the moment for my main device, and that works a charm!

Anyone here that can suggest something perhaps?
 
you can just get a normal dripper/RBA. but you will have to be able to build your own coils(at least one), and then just use cotton/silica as wick.. Vapeking has a few options.
 
hi @Snape of Vape

for an awesome dripping experience, get yourself one of the IGO drippers

easy to set up and really changes your perception of vaping
 
What you have there is a cartomizer and my experience with carto's is .... Well its flippen awesome! Only thing with it is its a ***** to refill and if its not filled right it either burns or gurgles. You get carto tanks but I use the carto's straight onto my device and fit a drip tip into it, still wanna get me a tank, just a little bit to much trouble.

Flavour and vapour is awesome! TH is amazing!

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do some internet research on whatever dripper you like first. not all drippers are actually decent
 
Hi @Riaz thanks, is this one of those jobbies where I have to make a wick and all that? Is there no, out of box working option?
 
Snape of Vape said:
Hi @Riaz thanks, is this one of those jobbies where I have to make a wick and all that? Is there no, out of box working option?
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drippers are best when rebuilt, so you can build the coil to how you want it to vape :)
 
But isn't that a huge mission?

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Snape of Vape said:
But isn't that a huge mission?

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it is a small journey at the beginning, but it gets so easy afterwards

my first coil took me around max 20 minutes to build

today, i can build, set up and vape within 3-4 minutes

and its such an awesome feeling building your own coils
 
It's not a huge mission at all - once you've done the first one you will never look back.
 
Riaz said:
it is a small journey at the beginning, but it gets so easy afterwards

my first coil took me around max 20 minutes to build

today, i can build, set up and vape within 3-4 minutes

and its such an awesome feeling building your own coils
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And cost wise? I want to get this so that I can sample my own mixes as they steep etc
 
If what you bought is depicted in the picture, I'm going to assume you got something that is similar to an old ego atomizer. The one with the spike? You'd fill those tanks up by popping off the cap and then push them onto that spike on the atomizer correct?

Eitherway, this is fairly old technology. We're talking about three years back. Kangertech is launching a whole new range of bottom fed coils. They're all redesigned and lower ohm dual coils. They are beasts to say the very least. My suggestion, if you're looking for a tank device, which is what your picture is, a pioneer of tank devices, then hang on for a bit until these hit the market. If you're in fact looking for a dripper, an Igo is affordable and a great start.

But yes, you'd need to learn to build coils. Alternatively you can just get a 510 or 306 atomizer for dripping, but this is also very old tech and I'd suggest to stay with the newer products on the market.

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well, a decent igo dripper costs around $7 upward

kanthal wire the guys are selling around R13 a meter (i think)

and thats all you need

cotton wool is available at any local pharmacy
 
It so worth doing and is most certainly should be on your vaping path... I never thought I would see the day I was playing with tools and creating coils and wicks etc... but now I couldn't even think of not doing it!

There is something quite satisfying about vaping on a coil and wick you made yourself!
 
Severus!

Some of the easier drippers to start out with is the Igo-W or the Trident. You are using a Vision Spinner to power your clearomizer right? The two above mentioned RDA's will look out of proportion on top of the Spinner. 14mm vs 21mm in diameter to be exact. Nevertheless it should work. For esthetics you could consider the ERA. It's diameter is 15mm. The vape on this device is not as good as the other two but would still be a giant improvement to what you're currently vaping. Also, it's going to be a bit harder to build the ERA at first because of the decreased working space.

Here's the ERA on some Twists

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You are also going to need some Kanthal to wrap your coil. I would get 26g, 28g and 30g to experiment with. A way to measure your coil's resistance, like a multimeter or ohm reader, and an understanding of Ohm's Law should also be added to the shopping basket.

Some go the rebuildable route, some don't. I can tell you with conviction though that it offers a superior vape and if RBA's weren't available I'd probably still be smoking.

Feel free to ask any questions and have a look see all the funky coils we come up with for our drippers here.
 
@Reinvanhardt what a guy! Thanks for all the info! So you'd say at double the price the other dripper (igo-w4) is worth it then? I'm just going to have to find a pic of that on a spinner as I can be a bit difficult on things like that...

If I do decide to go this route, I take it my next step would be to "build" my main smoking device also with the wicks and wires?
But I guess as I've said, there is no device more powerful, it answers to me and to me only then...

I just got a Zamplebox subscription so will wait for the first delivery to arrive and then see how I feel about going down this road.

Thanks guys, helpful as always
 
I reckon you should get on top of the dripper and coiling well in advance of the Zamplebox arriving Snape. I think you will find you can really enjoy your new juices if you have already sorted out the technique for coiling. Just my 2c :)
 
no mvp is for normal vaping. won't do a dripper justice at all. can't handle a low enough resistance or push enough power in there to power it properly. as your main all day vape device, it is awesome yes. rather maybe look at getting a mechanical mod and a good battery or 2 if you want to power a dripper
 
What @denizenx said is quite correct, an MVP won't excel at powering a dripper, although it will very comfortably handle the ERA/octopus that @Reinvanhardt mentioned, provided you keep the coil resistance above 1.4 ohms. Even if you go lower than that, the 11 watt power limit will prevent you from heating the coil fully.

I would rate the MVP very highly, but you would need to speak to someone who has owned a spinner to see how they compare. The other option is to splash out on an SVD, but that requires a separate charger and battery, so will be about R1200.

In terms of longevity the SVD will accompany you for a long time on your vaping journey. I still carry mine every day, and that's despite having 3 mech mods, a VTR, a Reo and an MVP
 
The reason I was considering the MVP is the battery size and also the fact that it has a ohm meter built in? That and using it as an all day vape when I'm home sounded like a sound plan. But then I still need the dripper part for dripping with the spinner?

So you'd say rather stick with the vision spinner and get that igo w4 then, wire and an ohm meter? Think about an upgrade to my normal vape kit at a later point in time?

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Hi @Snape of Vape

Congrats on your journey thus far and for being interested in the world of rebuildables.

I agree with what the previous posters have said but would like to add a bit of context and my advice which may also help you.

I think a dripper is great for getting really awesome flavour and throat hit. However it needs to be configured and powered properly. This takes a bit of time and experimenting with coils and wicking etc. For me, the dripper is superb for that extra kick every now and then and for me to sample juices and really taste them properly. It is easy to change flavours because you just change the wick. I use cotton. But dont think you can drip 2 drops of this, then vape, then 2 drops of another flavour then vape. You still have to change the wick if you dont want any interference between the flavours. But changing the wick takes me a few minutes. Its quick and easy. Much much easier than cleaning a tank.

As someone pointed out, not all drippers are equal. Some are designed for dual coils, some for single coils. Some are designed for those who want to produce maximum vapour, so they have a very loose draw and big airholes. Others are designed for exotic coil configurations.

The simplest in my view is the iGO-L. Very simple design. 2 posts. Single coil. Single airhole. Tightish draw as far as drippers go. Plenty space to work on. Easy to use and solid. It just works very well. I have it configured for good throat hit and the flavour on mine is awesome. Simple microcoil. Cotton wick. I power it with the SVD at about 12 to 15 Watts.

I agree with the posters regarding the MVP not being ideal. It should work but its power limit is 11 watts. So your dripping experience will fall a bit short in my view with the MVP. May be fine to taste juices and get a good idea, but bear in mind that some juices come to life at higher power.

So I taste my juices on the IGO-L with my SVD powering it. With changing cotton inbetween flavours i can easily taste 3 or 4 juices in half an hour, without any flavour interference.

If I really like a juice and it "doesnt mind being vaped at lower power" (around 8 watts) then it goes into one of my workhorse mPT2 tanks powered by the MVP for all day vaping.

If the juice needs higher power or is just much better at higher power (usually the case) then I will simply continue tasting it on the IGO-L dripper. But this is not convenient. You have to drip then vape. Also not easily portable as you have to carry a juice bottle. I get about 10 puffs after dripping before requiring more juice. This stays at home as an occasional experience and for my testing of flavours.

There are other rebuildable tank systems that give one a similar quality vape to dripping but with the convenience of a tank. Eg the Kayfun, Russian and the REO. I dont have much experience with these like other members on the forum but some people still think that the actual vape on a well set up dripper is hard to beat with any tank system - convenience issues aside. I cant say that for sure but all I can say is that my little IGO-L is really good flavour and throat hit wise and is my benchmark for now.
 
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PS - i forgot to add to my previous post the following point:

In my view get your allday "workhorse" system sorted out and be happy with it before you start experimenting with the dripper and building coils. I would say have 2 complete workhorse setups.
 
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