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What is the difference between a Tank, RDA, RDTA and RTA?

Tanks:

A tank is essentially an atomizer that is placed inside of a tank filled with e-liquid that pushes the liquid through to a wick that feeds the juice up through your e-cigarette and turns it into vapor. Once upon a time, this process could be painful for some vapers, especially those who vape a lot, since wicks didn’t always move e-juice quickly enough. Tanks have evolved, though, and are now able to keep e-juice moving more efficiently.

RDA, RTA, RBA:

RTA's and RDA's are both types of RBA (ReBuildable Atomizer) The RTA (Rebuildable Tank Atomizer) is a tank system and the RDA (Rebuildable Drip Atomizer) is a dripper system. With rebuildables, you "build" your own coil. In other words, you physically wrap a coil, attach it to the system and add a wick. There are many different builds, each one depending on the RBA type and the desired vape the user wishes to achieve. RDTA is the best of both worlds, it has the convenience of a tank (juice capacity) and the flavour of a RDA, this makes it the most versatile atomizer on the market.  

Pros and cons of a Tank vs RBA, RDA, RDTA

Tank Pros:

  • Easy to use – even for beginners
  • Great clouds and flavour with limited hassle
  • Lots of choices – there are literally hundreds of options
  • Extensive range of coil options for most big-league tanks
  • Big E Juice capacity
  • Great, all-around performance

Tank Cons:

  • Coils can be expensive; SMOK’s are £9+ a pack (and you only get three)
  • Coils can burn out rather quickly, which can make running one expensive

RDA, RDTA, RBA Pros:

  • Amazing flavour and clouds – the gold standard, really.
  • Super easy to use
  • Saves you money – cotton and pre-made coils are cheap
  • Lots of choices
  • You can get creative (make your own coils)
  • Predictable, reliable performance
  • Simple to look after and maintain

RDA, RDTA, RBA cons:

  • There is NO E Juice capacity – just small juice wells
  • Wicking can be tricky to get the hang of
  • You have to drip E Juice quite often (more so on some RDAs)
  • Decent RDA tanks can be pricey

 

Overall View:

The choice is up to you.

Due to the versatility and ease of use of a tank, if you are a beginner stick to a tank until you wish to upgrade.

(This article is complacently subjective)

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