Placement of air hole intake on an RDA

[StuPot]

Where is the best place to put the air intake holes on an RDA? Either dual or single coil? Obviously the lower the better but what about around the arty? Next to each coil or furthest away? I've noticed the intake of air dries the wick next to the hole for obvious reasons. But does it cool the coil if you have the hole next to it, imparing performance?

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[Raguri]

Personally, best place is just under the coil, and directly opposite it. Hence why I hate the omega xD

 

[StuPot]

Thanks Raguri, but as you sub ohm so low, im assuming your main goal would be to cool the coil a lil, if I'm using, lets say a 0.8, all day long would it still be best to have them there?

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[jeffhds]

Yes the air hole wants to be as close to the coil as possible

 

[StuPot]

Thanks for that

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[Raguri]

Same as before, even if you have a 5 ohm coil for some fucked up reason, exactly facing it, is best

 

[Gaz1983]

Funny just been chatting to my mate about this and I find that you get a smoother and better vapour if you place the AF just a little underneath your coils . I faf around for ages moving them about to get it just right but that's because I'm a sad twat with no life


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[vaporsizer]

My RDA air holes are always dead opposite the coils, horizontal coils with air hitting the middle/face. Coils pretty close to the air flow but not in the way of it. I leave an air gap all the way around my coils. Cotton wool threaded through, small end trimmed & tucked down to the base, Big end trimmed & doubled back under itself in a u-turn. The two cut ends face each other each end of the coil, the width of the coil has an airflow gap right around it then. I see a lot of demo's where people stuff cotton under the coils too but i leave it open. Whatever works best for everyone though.

 

[Tubbyengineer]

The idea is to get air to move the vapour away from the coil as fast as possible. In theory creating a smooth spiral airflow through the topcap past the coil and into rthe mouth piece would be the most effective but in practice simply placing the air hole as close to the coil as possible and ensuring unrestricted flow around the coil and into the mouth piece is what works best...