Tam

Or you don't get the vapor/performance that it once did. Another way to tell is if the draw is getting tighter like trying to suck a very thick milkshake through a coffee stirrer.

The eGo type batts have the outside threads. With the drip shields that are made specifically for eGo batts, the threads are covered. The other shields that are for 510 (like APVs?), they sit on top of the eGo batts. At least that's what it does on mine. As I don't have any APVs I can't tell you for certain. I have both types of drip shields because when I first started dripping I didn't know the difference. When we get together I'll be happy to bring them all.

Atomizers tend to leak a little where it connects to the battery so the drip shield contains that so it doesn't drip all over your battery and fingers. The drip shields can be very pricey to pretty inexpensive on Empire Mods. I only use the ones specifically made for eGo type batteries so they also hide the threads and look better. Every now and then I do a dry draw (draw on the atty without pushing the power button) to draw the juice that has leaked into the drip shield back into the atty so I don't have to redrip for awhile. The only battery I use these days are my Vision Spinners. Like any other atomizer I keep like flavors in each atomizer. Fruit flavors in one, bakery flavors in another, etc. My time is pretty limited as I'm taking care of my mother so I can't make a full fledged road trip right now. There's a conference I'm attending in Denver in October. Since I don't care to get up at the buttcrack of dawn to drive through two city's worth of rush hour I go the day before and stay in a hotel. If you want to get together earlier I'll meet you halfway in Colorado Springs on a weekend.

That would probably be your taste buds. Since we all taste juices differently it's hard to say who will like something we do or do not. Juices are so subjective. What tastes like the best thing ever to one person will taste like dirty socks to another. I've got more than half of their dragon series so I'm pretty familiar with those. Also, since I've stopped smoking analogs I can't seem to stand the tobacco flavor any more.

They all have e-liquid in them, but to answer your question -- nearly all of us use an eGo stick-type of battery or a mod. Although some started with the cigarette type they move on from that to a better battery fairly quickly.

Just keep up with Tam and you'll be fine... You've got to try a custom HH.357 Hybrid Spec atomizer. It'll be the last one you'll have to buy.

Seriously, I cannot recommend this atomizer enough. I'm not sure what the difference is between a regular HH.357 and the custom job is other than a couple of dollars but mine are simply AMAZING! The regular is $21.99 and the custom is $24.99. For a couple dollars more, I'd go with the custom, just my opinion, though. I started out with one to try. One became an order for two more. And tonight I pulled the trigger on two more. Um...it's so I can keep like flavors in one atomizer. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. There's a little bit of a learning curve to it, and the first one took me a little while to get it right but when I did... In the year and a half that I've been vaping I've tried a lot of different atomizers once I started direct dripping, and these custom HH.357 blow them all away in terms of flavor and performance. Once they start getting a tighter draw I just drop them into a small glass container with a premium vodka (these do not deserve rot gut vodka, IMO) for a couple of hours, shake a little, swirl a little, take it out, drip a few drops of vodka and let it run through, then, I blot gently to get most of the liquid out (the directions don't say to do this, but I like to not have to vape it out), add 6 or more drops and... nirvana. I tried using the Smoketech 2.0 bridgeless that was my favorite until trying the HH.357 and...it just doesn't deliver the flavor of the juices. I've gotten used to the superior performance. *sighs* After using these for a while I'm totally ruined for all other atomizers. With 50/50, 12 mg juice I'm surrounded by huge clouds of vapor, the juice's flavor explodes in every draw...wow. Rixter, if we ever meet in person, I'd like to buy you a drink. Or a couple dozen. Thanks so much for the most excellent rec! Avid Vaper is who sells these. You can get them here: http://www.avidvaper.com/custom-hh-357-cisco-spec-hybrid-510-atomizer/ Well? What are you waiting for? You really, really need to try this. It's like vaping for the very first time and everything is working perfectly.

The four Davide minis I ordered from Discount Vapers came in today. Also ordered two more Custom HH.357 Cisco Spec Hybrid 510 atomizers just now. I should be set for the next couple of years for atomizers now.

Hey, congrats! May she see many, many years of happiness.

Not sure where you got your info from but the only one in the Dragon series that has tobacco flavor is Dragon's Leaf. All the others don't. Anyway, welcome to VT. You'll get more information than you wanted but we're a fun bunch of nuts here.

Is this thing for real???

Mt. Baker does that sometimes. This is probably a new flavor and they don't have it up on the website yet. Wait a bit and it should be up.

Couldn't figure out what you were talking about at first. That's funny! And so like something I would do.

This could be just my imagination but my juices seem to be just fine even after over six months or more of sitting in the dark. I use glass bottles for storage. Wonder if that makes a difference?

Saw an article about this just this morning. I can't believe how hard they're trying to vilify e-cigarettes.

Liberty Flights is good. I've bought several things from them and they came highly recommended by veteran forum members when I first started. Welcome to the forum, Chris.

Guess I'll just wait to hear from Madvapes and/or Empire Mods when they get them back in stock. *sighs*

They're out of stock but thanks for the heads up anyway.

What??? You mean we haven't gotten you on board yet? Say it isn't so, Bebop! You'll have to let us all know what you think of them when they come in. The stock coils that come in the mini Davides are good, they're just not seated/tightened when you first get them so make sure to take it completely out and then reinsert.

Agreed. Every one of them that I bought, the stock coil that came with it was crap. When I changed it out to a different one it worked very well. Every now and then I'd get a little bit of a leak, but that was usually when I needed to change the coil. Still, I think the Davide mini stole my heart.

Medic's juices are yummy. He could probably get it cloned for you.

Okay, I'm almost ready to start building my own coils. My Fluke meter is a little too unwieldy to use for this so... Anyone have a good rec on ohm meters and where to get one?

Aw, Jeff, that's so ni...HEY! Watch where you're putting those hands, mister.

Ordered four more Davide minis last night. I can't keep them around! My friends see them on my Spinners and ask if I have extras I want to sell to them. They don't seem inclined to put in an order for themselves so...

Love my Davide minis on my Vision Spinners. They're the next best thing to direct dripping, IMO.