Pilot - Need Help!

[Can'tWaitToTry!]

What is the best way to get a consistent good hit from a Pilot? My batteries are charged, the atomizer looks good, and I just refilled the cartridge. Usually 2 of 3 things happen.

1. get a good hit for quite a while (This doesn't happen that often)
2. get a good hit for about 3-4 hits, then get a mouth full of juice (Quite frequently)
3. get a mouth full of juice (Again, quite frequently)

Maybe it's the way I fill the cartridges. I don't have a syringe, so I use the dropper bottle and add drops until the filling looks wet. Then I use a paper clip and move the filling around to make sure the juice gets all the way down with no ponding at the top. I then make sure the filling is about level with the top of the inner cartridge and push it back down with the paper clip making sure I don't slop the juice out of the inner cartridge.

When the Pilot works well, it is a joy to behold, and I don't long for anything else. When I am messing around with it for an hour trying to get a good hit, I get so stressed all I want to do is smoke an analog.

What am I doing/not doing right? Thanks so much!

[kaeo773]

I think you could be flooding your atomizer/ carts with too much liquid. I only smoke the pilot/M-401/Evo, and that has happen to me only when I try and fill my carts to the max. Try and go a littler lighter on you next refill, and I think that should solve the problem

[Idahojo]

Good luck with that one. Had mine 2 weeks and still don't know. Gave up and bought a different ecig.

[Midnight Toker]

This has happened to me before. One thing to keep in mind is that once you've inhaled juice the cart needs to be cleaned out or it'll keep happening. Clean the inside cart and the inner cup and make sure juice stays on the inside of the inner cup. Also, try not to over fill the carts.

[Cyborgasm]

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

[F8kr]

I get a consistant throat hit & tons of vapor everytime I take a drag...
I have never gotten a mouthful of liquid either... You may be flooding it..
When I top off I use the dropper bottle (i dont push the cart up with a paperclip or anything)... I aim it dead center...and only top three drops max... try it...three drops...

[RatPack]

Cyborgasm, pick up some carts for your Pilot at Parked's site. M401 Atomizers - Diet Smokes .com

They are the large ones. :-)

[Can'tWaitToTry!]

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

When I drip, I only get 2-3 good hits. I guess I'm not doing that correctly, either. I hold the bottle next to the top of the atomizer and let the drop touch, let it soak in for a few seconds, then add another drop. Is that correct?

[thenoser]

the first atomizer i used (not from puresmoker) was very inconsistent. sometimes i would get great vapor, but most times did not. i just assumed this was how they all worked since this was my first e-cig. after a week of use, it died. i then switched to the second atomizer in the kit and it worked wonderfully. i realized the first one was just a dud.

[Lorddrek]

I only get a few hits when I drip too. My newest trick is to fill the cart to the top and hold it vertically for about 15 hits then enough liquid is used so it won't bleed into the mouthpeice. Yeah it ain't perfect but it's close.