What is RBA, RDA and RTA?

What is RBA, RDA and RTA?

  • R - Rebuildable
  • RB - ReBuildable
  • D - Drip 
  • T - Tank 
  • A - Atomizer

Many vapers enjoy building their own vape coils. It can be difficult to make your own coils and certainly takes some practice and experience. Not long ago, cloud chasers had to build their own custom coils to get the huge vape clouds they were looking for. With today’s vape tanks and advanced sub ohm coils, the art of coil building is no longer necessary.

Though no longer necessary, many vapers simply enjoy the process of building their own atomizers. Some say it saves money vs buying replacement coils all the time. That is true. Whatever the reason, there is still a strong and thriving contingent of very skilled coil builders in the vaping community.

While some vape tanks do some with the option of a rebuildable coil called an RBA, both RDAs and RTAs are specifically designed for coil builders.

RDA

An RDA is a rebuildable drip atomizer. The best RDAs offer a large atomizer deck that makes the building and installation of DIY coils easier. RDAs do not typically have a reservoir of e-liquid to keep the wick saturated. Instead, you drip e-liquid directly onto the coils as needed. This is called dripping. An RDA is not really a vape tank.

  • RDA – rebuildable drip atomizer
  • Atomizer deck designed for building your own coils
  • No tank or vape juice reservoir
  • Vape juice dripped onto atomizer as needed
  • Used for the “dripping” vaping method

RTA

An RTA is essentially a combination of RDA and vaping tank. RTA stands for rebuildable tank atomizer. Tank, as is in there is indeed a tank that contains e-liquid that keeps the wick saturated with your favorite vape juice. And rebuildable, as in there is an atomizer deck designed for building your own coils to your own specifications.

  • RTA – rebuildable tank atomizer
  • Atomizer deck made for DIY coil building
  • A tank to contain a reservoir of vape juice