Brass posts in drippers

[jimmy]

I've been thinking about giving dripping a go and I'm looking at ordering a couple of cheap drippers from FT. I've noticed some of there drippers have brass posts and I'm sure I've read a thread somewhere stating that brass posts are no good, something to do with brass reacting with eliquid.
Can anybody enlighten me in this subject a little before I take the plunge into the world of dripping

[a1laserboy]

I didn't see anything about it reacting with juice, but more that people are being paranoid because it could/does have lead in it, and ingestion of lead is bad. But also I read that brass can have different levels of lead in, typically less than 2% - i guess the more lead, the softer it will be.

There will always be 'expert chemists' that really don't have a clue but state a good case.

I'd use an atty with brass posts no problem - it must still be waaaaaay better than burning tobacco or chewing the brightly coloured lead based paint off wooden toys when we were kids

[markm]

You can get stainless with lead in, all metals are a mix of different metals
And lead is something used in many of the cheaper grades.
I thing the main argument is based around brass oxidising and the oxidants potentially
Being dissolved by the nic juice.


An interesting aside.
lead was added to petrol, to reduce knock, by a chemist called Midgely, 
he then went on to invent CFCs in refriguration. Meaning he polluted the air at 
ground level Nd damaged the upper atmosphere, he must have killed and iinjured 
more people than anyone in history.
They made him president on the American pharmasuiticle society!
the very people that are trying to stop us!

[farzooks]

Jul 28, 2013 18:10:03 GMT jimmy said:

I've been thinking about giving dripping a go and I'm looking at ordering a couple of cheap drippers from FT. I've noticed some of there drippers have brass posts and I'm sure I've read a thread somewhere stating that brass posts are no good, something to do with brass reacting with eliquid.
Can anybody enlighten me in this subject a little before I take the plunge into the world of dripping

It's a very personal thing; brass and stainless steel give me lip chapping no end and I avoid all metal drip tips now. Apart from that, brass tasted awful, like sucking manky old pennies.

[bazzer343]

I have heard a lot of people talking about dripping is it a better taste or better hit than just vaping normal

[jimmy]

I've just ordered a couple of cheap drippers to see if I like it. I've only ever used tank setups so should be an interesting learning curve.