The Empire Drip Shield

[prof beard]

When I read about the Empire Drip Shields I was, as a regular 901 user, intrigued. Fortunately, Perpetua. on the All About e-Cigs Forum, very kindly put together a group purchase which made buying a relatively small item from "across the pond" more affordable.

When my Drip Shield arrived, this is what I saw:



The instructions are very clear and detailed. They make various claims for the device:

• works as a heat sink and keeps the atomiser cool
• prolongs atomiser life
• tighter draw
• prevents leakage

The zip bag contained:



and the little pouch contained:



The Drip Shield is basically a ribbed tube with an o-ring near each end:





One end has a small hole on either side of the tube:



Using the Drip Shield

The idea of the drip shield is that the lower o-ring should fit BELOW the air intake (and hence source of leakage) of the atomiser and then air is drawn through the two small holes at the top of the shield (and juice is trapped in the bottom of the shield). In the case of a 901 the air intake is the small hole just above the bottom of the atomiser. This presents a problem with devices that have recessed 901 connections such as the Screwdriver:



You can see the hole is too close to the top of the SD for the o-ring in the Shield to slide past the hole. So I fitted a 901 to 808 adapter:



This gives room for the Drip Shield to slide over the hole.

With devices that have exposed 901 connections, such as my Super T Super Six, this problem doesn't exist:



This same problem exists for atomisers such as the 510 (or cartos, or the 306 with drip tip fitted), where the source of leakage is at the bottom of the atomiser. In these cases an adapter is also needed to "lift" the source of leakage so the Drip Shield's o-ring will slide past it. Here is a 510:



To fit the Drip Shield, just slide it over the atomiser and push it down fully. Then fit the drip tip.

Here it is fitted to my Mk1 Screwdriver with an LR901 and a Super T "Shorty" Drip Tip:



And here is the same combination fitted to my Super Six:



And here is Drip Shield and the TW LR510 atomiser fitted to my Screwdriver (with a 901-510 adapter) and a Super T Whistle Tip:



And for a bit of variation, the Screwdriver with a Cisco LR(1.5ohm)901 and a long Super T Tip:



You don't have to use drip tips - here is the Drip Shield and an LR (1.7ohm)901 with a 901 cart:



and here it is with a Hangsen 310 XL Cartomiser and Super T Shorty Tip:



What's it like?

I'm impressed - in all cases, the draw was improved (for me - I didn't need to enlarge the holes in the Shield) and (something not included in the advertising) QUIETER (especially with the cartomiser)

I've had no leaks - I was deliberately fairly cavalier in dripping but no mess ensued.

(I obviously can comment on the claim of better atomiser life yet!)

I had no problems getting the Shield on and off the devices either.

Overall - seems like a good idea which appears to work really well...

[jcamacho]

Hadn't even heard of this device.

[lordmage]

man i quit vaping and good stuff comes out... :P

[mcquinn]

I am using a drippy 901 now,ENS is clearing them out and I couldn't resist.They do vape good though,you just hasta wipe em down or get one of those fancy drip sheilds.

[skullworkz]

That sounds to messy for me! I vaped a 4081 for a few days and it pissed me off! Always had a paper towel in my pocket, not enough vapor or throat hit. Just a bad PV. Also had the DSE301 and it was just as bad. I really cant figure out what you guys really like about the small drip carts. Maybe I have had some bad manufactures. But, I love my 2pc! I have a big batt mod and some good carts (TY VK) a driptip and some good juice. Going to be purchasing a mini frig in the next day or two and ordering some 100ml 100mg pure nic from EXV and some Menthol crystals as well. I will post the TRUE menthol blend as soon is I find it, I PROMISE! As, you might have read in previous posts that alot of "Steamers" (I coined that myself) were menthol smokers previous to being vapes. So, why are'nt there more menthol recipes? Comments? Suggestions? Info? I will also pot this somewhere else for other people to see. But, if the forum GODS see this and think it's a good thread then maybe they will post it upfront. Skullworkz thoughts for the day

[mcquinn]

Get you a Joye 306 atty and an adapter to fit your power gear and you will see.I think the 302,306 ,510,801 and 901 atties all are very good dripping atties.Not for traveling though.Brings out the flavor in the liquid.Can't say much about the menthol,the ones I tried were like Vicks Vaporub,had some good Dekang liquid called Bubblegum I expected HubbaBubba but got Wrigleys Spearmint,not too bad.

[skullworkz]

Huh, maybe I'll try that. But I cant say that my Kr8 is lacking in the flavor department. I'm mixing equal parts of Smokers Outlet menthol (32mg) with VG and E-Liquid Planet's Ice Essence (16MG) and a 16th of water to the mix. Good flavor as well as throat and vapor. The crappy menthol with the good mint and good VG give it that cig/nic/mint flavor and I really enjoy it. It feels close to a Newport to me.