A Guide To Rebuildable Atomisers

Rebuildable Atomisers – What are they?

Apologies in delay, I thought I’d set this post up for auto-publish; turns out I didn’t but thanks for checking in for the next blog post. I thought I would switch up from the reviews and go for a bit of a tutorial for using RBAs (Rebuildable Atomisers). I’ll discuss what RBAs are and the pros and cons of using them. Then to finish off, I’ll include a video tutorial of building coils onto an RBA as well.

What is an RBA?

RBA stands for Rebuildable Atomiser. This is the general term for any tank/top that you build your own coils for. Rebuildables are divided into three main groups;

• RDA – Rebuildable Dripping Atomiser – These are referred to as ‘drippers’ in the vaping community. There’s no tank as such as you’ll drip liquid directly onto the coils. The flavour from drippers is great but do remember you’ll need to regularly drip a small amount of liquid each time which some people consider tedious.
• RTA – Rebuildable Tank Atomiser – These work similar to standard tanks but there’s a deck where you can install coils instead of just screwing in pre-made coils like you usually would. The flavour is again a lot better quality than standard tanks and has the bonus of actually holding a decent capacity of liquid unlike RDAs.
• RBA – Rebuildable Atomiser – These are sometimes available for stock tanks such as the TFV8 cloud beast from Smok. They are usually used to convert your tank that takes stock coils into an RTA which is a great way to get into rebuildables.

So with these three options, it might be hard to decide which would be best for you to use. The way I would look at this would be to decide when you tend to use your E-Cigarette the most. My habits are usually in the car going to work and back and when I’m home. For this reason, I prefer to use an RTA because I can’t use a dripper while driving as I would be distracted so I usually fill my tank full before I set off and it’ll last me the whole drive to work. I did however use RDA’s before and I do enjoy the vapour production and flavour much more than an RTA, but it depends on what your personal needs are (the RTA is just far more practical for me).

Pros and Cons For RDA/RTA

So as always I think it’s important to see what the pros and cons of using both RDA/RTA style tanks. Below I have listed them in their own categories.

RDA

Pros

• Great Flavour.
• Great Cloud Production.
• Allows you to try different Flavours rather than waiting till the tanks empty.

Cons

• Can be hard to build at first
• Requires more attention for dripping

RTA

Pros

• Great Flavour
• Great Cloud Production
• Can hold E-Liquid in a tank

Cons

• When wicking the coils, the cotton needs to be spot on
• Can leak if the wick is too thin
• Won’t pull correctly if the wick is too thick

Looking at the cons lists for both RDA and RTA’s looks bad but rest assured, these are cons which tend to happen less once you have gotten used to building and wicking coils. It is a bit of a learning curve but with practice and patience, you’ll not see these problems at all!

Another pro for using rebuildable style tanks and drippers is that it is more cost-effective than using stock coils. Although the start-up might be a little bit expensive, the long term savings over buying coils every 1-2 weeks is much higher.

What you’ll need to start using an RBA

As I said in the previous paragraph, you’ll need a few things to help you get started with RBA style tanks, below is a list of components you’ll need

• An RDA or RTA (We recommend the Geekvape Zeus X or Vandy Vape Pulse X)
• Coils to install
• Cotton
• Tweezers
• Scissors
• Wire Cutters
• Screwdrivers

Fortunately, we’ve got that all in stock on our website, I’ll add links to the RDA/RTA’s as well as to cotton and coils, for the tools, we sell a handy toolkit which you can get here.

Video tutorial

I have popped a video tutorial on how to install and wick coils below. I’ve also added captions to explain what I’m doing as I’m building the RTA, feel free to use this if you need a little guidance.

And that’s it, if you are stuck or want to be shown how to build in person, you can come down and we will be happy to help you any way we can!

Thanks again for reading.

Written by Cal