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What Is The Difference Between Sub-Ohm Tanks and RDAs/RBAs/RTAs?
- Thread starter Jason149
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Sub-Ohm Tanks have commercial coils - the other 3 are rebuildables - thats what the R in RTA RBA RDA means.
So my Smok TFV8 RBA Deck, isn’t really a RBA? I’m kinda confused, Is my TFV8 Sub-Ohm Tank? But it came with a rebuildable? Sorry , I’m still new and trying to learn, what are the best RBA’s that I can use on my Smok Alien 220W Mod? I just started using the REbuild deck. I have to say it’s been good so far, but I also purchased the Aspire Cleito RTA, I haven’t used it yet due to not much info for me, I have a bunch of prebuilt coils, but I don’t know what it can handle. Like watts, coils, ohm range. Ahh, im in need of some Vape schooling, sorry guys, please give me whatever info you can
An RBA deck allows the use rebuildable coils in a normally commercial coil atty.
there is no way to use commercial coils in an RTA, RDA.
I think that a few years ago RBA was the same as RTA in the case of some manufacturers.
there is no way to use commercial coils in an RTA, RDA.
I think that a few years ago RBA was the same as RTA in the case of some manufacturers.
RBA stands for rebuildable atomizer
RTA rebuildable tank atomizer
RDTA rebuildable dripping tank atomizer
RDA rebuildable dripping atomizer
A sub ohm tank is a tank that accepts factory built replaceable coils like the ones you buy for the tfv8.
Now alot of sub ohm tanks have an RBA attachment that either comes with the tank or can be purchased separate. That attachment makes it to where you can build your own coils instead of relying on the prebuilt ones designed for the tank. Not all sub ohm tanks have the RBA attachment.
Now on to the RDA, RTA, RDTA. Everyone of those require you to build coils and wick them. There aren't any prebuilt coils for these. Well, you can buy premade coils for these but they aren't like the tfv8. Hope that makes sence.
RTA rebuildable tank atomizer
RDTA rebuildable dripping tank atomizer
RDA rebuildable dripping atomizer
A sub ohm tank is a tank that accepts factory built replaceable coils like the ones you buy for the tfv8.
Now alot of sub ohm tanks have an RBA attachment that either comes with the tank or can be purchased separate. That attachment makes it to where you can build your own coils instead of relying on the prebuilt ones designed for the tank. Not all sub ohm tanks have the RBA attachment.
Now on to the RDA, RTA, RDTA. Everyone of those require you to build coils and wick them. There aren't any prebuilt coils for these. Well, you can buy premade coils for these but they aren't like the tfv8. Hope that makes sence.
Just my take on it, when factory tanks came out that use premade coil heads that started offering bigger airflow and multiple coils for direct lung they adopted the term 'subohm tank'. Up until then most factory coils were for mtl tanks and had resistances ranging from 1-2.8 ohms. The bigger airflow with heftier coils and bigger cloud production were all ones you had to build yourself. They took direct lung and cloud chasing mainstream with easy factory coils people didn't have to build/wick. Technically any tank with a resistance below 1 ohm is a subohm but it helps differentiate between one you build yourself and one you pop premade coils into.
As others said, rta is a rebuildable tank. The deck accepts only individual coils whether you make them yourself or buy them in a package from geekvape or demoncoils or buy them handmade from folks who sell them. It's a separate coil and you have to wick it. An rda is the same in terms of installing coils then wicking them but lacks a tank, it's just a top cap with no chimney.
They started using the term 'rba' for addon decks to subohm tanks like the smok tfv8 baby beast, big baby etc. In place of the factory coil head they made a small velocity type deck that fits them and allows you to convert the subohm tank to an rta. Rba is just a generic term that covers anything you can rebuild yourself, whether it screws into a baby beast, whether it's a serpent smm or a dead rabbit. On something like the baby beast, if using the rba deck it's essentially an 'rta' since it becomes a rebuildable tank. True rta's or those usually called rta's are exclusively build it yourself. If you opt to use the premade cartridges with coils and wick already stuffed inside, just screw in and go, it's a subohm tank.
Rta's, rdta's, rsa's and rda's are all included under 'rba' since they're all rebuildable by the user. Ie you can tinker with the coil/wick separate. The other terms just go further to differentiate what type of ReBuildable Atomizer it is. Is it a tank, a squonk compatible, a plain dripper, a dripper with a tank below the deck.
As others said, rta is a rebuildable tank. The deck accepts only individual coils whether you make them yourself or buy them in a package from geekvape or demoncoils or buy them handmade from folks who sell them. It's a separate coil and you have to wick it. An rda is the same in terms of installing coils then wicking them but lacks a tank, it's just a top cap with no chimney.
They started using the term 'rba' for addon decks to subohm tanks like the smok tfv8 baby beast, big baby etc. In place of the factory coil head they made a small velocity type deck that fits them and allows you to convert the subohm tank to an rta. Rba is just a generic term that covers anything you can rebuild yourself, whether it screws into a baby beast, whether it's a serpent smm or a dead rabbit. On something like the baby beast, if using the rba deck it's essentially an 'rta' since it becomes a rebuildable tank. True rta's or those usually called rta's are exclusively build it yourself. If you opt to use the premade cartridges with coils and wick already stuffed inside, just screw in and go, it's a subohm tank.
Rta's, rdta's, rsa's and rda's are all included under 'rba' since they're all rebuildable by the user. Ie you can tinker with the coil/wick separate. The other terms just go further to differentiate what type of ReBuildable Atomizer it is. Is it a tank, a squonk compatible, a plain dripper, a dripper with a tank below the deck.