Pilot - Need Help!

[teardrop88]

I only drip now and my m401 is always consistent. Carts are terrible IMO.

Ditto. Dripping works great on these units. I've had nothing but issues using cartridges as the padding needs to be set just right. Too far down... no juice makes contact with the wick. To far up... then it touches the wick and get a burnt taste or no vapor at all. Dripping is the way to go IMHO.

[WiηgC¤mmαηdεя]

Each time i refill my carts(I do a days worth at a time = 3-5 for me) I take the inner cart out and use a q-tip to clean out the excess e-liquid from the bottom recess of the inner cart, and rinse and wipe out the outer cart. I only fill the carts 4/5 full and I no longer get juice in the mouth. Mine is a Evo with the large carts which i understand is very much like the Pilot
*edit* forgot to mention important to make sure that cart filler material is wet to top - thanks for the observation Nuck

[Nuck]

Drip.
Drip.
Drip.

Smoking the vapors off the plastic filler isn't all that appealing.

[RjG]

I found you need to fill it to the point where the wool is wet and even with the top of the plastic cup, but when you push it aside with the paperclip, you can see the level about 1/2 way up.

The atomizer bridge pushes into the wool quite a bit, so if you fill it more than that, it will run out and into your mouth or flood the thing.

[Can'tWaitToTry!]

Since I originally posted I have been having very good luck with my Pilot. I listened to everyone's advice and am being extra careful with filling the cartridges. Almost every hit is consistently good now.

Could it be that it takes a few weeks to break the Pilot in? Thanks again everyone!

[Idahojo]

I don't know but it seems too high maintenance too me. I emailed Steve about the batts seeming to have no life and he emailed me back and suggested maybe I was hitting the cutoff on the batt. If you do that he said the batt will die for like 2 min. When you guys say you are dripping with the Pilot, are you just putting drops on the atomizer and putting the cart back on without the inside piece? I keep hearing about the drip method and I must be a drip cause I haven't quite understood it. That would seem to be a pain too especially if you were driving. How many hits do you get doing it that way? I bought 2 penstyles and like them so much more than the Pilot. A lot of people rave about the Pilot. I just don't see it.

[tpboles]

I don't think it would matter if you left the cart in or not. I personally do both methods. I drip sometimes and other times I will pop the cart up and put a few drops in there.

At my best estimate I would say 3 to 4 drops is about a cig worth (more or less). If I am at home I mostly drip. I will say though I drip quite a few drops onto my atomizer and actually in the space between the atomizer wick and pot were the juice goes into the pot and not on the atomizer wick (try this at your own risk). To be honest I have never been able to flood the atomizer to the point that it didnt work. With my 901 I was constantly wiping juice off my lips. I have not had the juice in mouth problem with the 401's. Just remember most suppliers will not recommend dripping because it "could" cause damage to the atomizer and void any warrantys that may apply to your product.

I could understand why the pilot and 401 models may not be for everyone. I work from home, so it is the perfect fit for me so far. If I was out and about alot then I would probably use something with a larger cart (or fill several pilot carts b4 leaving).