Ah, the little vape bands. Sometimes when you order a vape online or in a store, you’ll get a little vape band included with your purchase. They’re a miniature version of the rubber charity bracelets that were popular nearly twenty years ago.
Sometimes receiving this unexpected gift will make you feel confused. Most of us will throw this vape band away because we don't know what to do with it or what it is used for.
So what are they used for? They may not have any real use other than as a piece of jewelry, but vapers , who can find a use for the most useless things, have found the perfect application for these vape bands, protecting the glass of your atomizer.
Vape bands may not be the most sophisticated looking vape accessory, but they are really useful. Even if you don’t use an RTA , there are still other uses for vape bands that you can take advantage of.
1. Protective ring for tank glass
Even though most RTAs today have a sturdy metal body, glass is still glass and will break if hit hard, leaving behind a mess of broken pieces and spilled juice . Just take a vape band of the appropriate size, put it on the tank glass and leave it there. The vape band will protrude about 1.5mm from the tank glass, becoming a shockproof part to protect the entire RTA.
It’s true that most manufacturers include a replacement lens in their packaging these days, but that also speaks to how common broken lenses are, so if a vape band can help you avoid them, why not? (Plus, who carries a replacement lens when they go out?)
2. Ring-a-ding-ding!
Today's atomizers have more complex designs (beautiful and expensive), so it's more common to see vapers put a vape band on the head and use a tank instead of a glass tank.
More importantly, the vape band can easily protect the atomizer from scratches or dangerous drops that can cause serious damage such as deforming the build base. The vape band is not the most perfect protection, but it is still an effective means of bearing force if the worst happens.
3. No worries about breaking essential oil bottles
While there are many e-liquids available in large plastic bottles, many vapers still prefer 30ml glass bottles. And like glass tanks, these bottles can easily break if you’re not careful.
Although they do require stretching and adjusting to fit some bottle designs, vape bands can save you a significant amount of money and hassle.
4. Avoid leaks
Sometimes just closing the airflow holes is not enough to prevent e-liquid leakage. With RTAs that have complex and leaky structures, vape bands become a part of the guarantee to prevent e-liquid from leaking when building coils and wicking.
While keeping the e-liquid in the air vents isn't a permanent solution to leaking tanks, it's a workaround when needed.
Steam Crave once released an RDTA called the Aromamizer that used a vape band as an airflow adjustment ring. Although it didn't look very nice, it still did a good job of adjusting the airflow to the user's liking.
5. Fulcrum
Vape bands can be considered the easiest way to remove the atomizer parts that are too tight or slippery due to e-juice and moisture.
By placing the vape band over the head and base of the atomizer, then resting it on it and twisting it a few times, most atomizers will come off without any problems.
6. Shield
Although box mods are considered the standard, tube mods are still quite popular. However, tube mods have a huge disadvantage, which is the lack of corner covers. This leads to the risk of the tank leaking, the juice flowing straight into the switch, or even into the circuit.
While not the best way, by putting a vape band over the tank portion of a tube mod, it can act as a barrier to stop e-juice leaking before it reaches the switch, screen, and battery.
7. Handle
Most mech mods use a bottom switch to connect the battery to the atomizer, creating an unforgettable experience. This way of starting is effective but not safe.
Slip one or two vape bands into the bottom button, giving you extra grip to avoid accidentally dropping the mech while tricking or using it in a crowded place.
A simple item
No one wants to see their vape device broken, scratched, or cracked. Before vape bands, these problems were not easy to fix. Vape bands may not have been designed for the many uses vapers use them for, but they still do the job.
Article source: Vaping360
Author: Brad B
Translator: The Vape Club
