polyPROPYLENE vs polyCARBONATE tanks

[RayN]

I like Kangers - but I don't like punching my own cartos. I just haven't gotten the hang of it. they get warped and hard to install.

These 2 items make a very handy and ez to use carto punch. The screws dull somewhat fast, but you can resharpen or just grab a new screw.

Amazon.com: 25 1/4-20x7/8 Mirror Mounting Screw Phos W/Nylon Washer: Automotive

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[Keekers]

Keekers, if it is indeed polypropylene you should have no problems. Smoktech makes both polycarbonate and polypropylene tanks. Their older ones are polycarbonate and I don't really know when they made the switch.

If your tank is a milky white color, it's most likely polypropylene, the polycarbonate ones are clear, like plexiglass.

Thank you I feel better! I can stop wrapping my mod in a washcloth now.

[Baditude]

I've been using these DCT pro tanks for about a month and love them 510 Pro DCTank Combo. I got some from that website, and a couple from Accessories - PBDragon.com. Both are polypropylene (syringe material) with metal end caps...much higher quality parts than the polycarbonate models. One distributor sent single-holed cartos and the other triple-holed. If offered the choice, choose the appropriate ohm carto to match your battery voltage (3.7 or 5 +).

I have both the 3.5 ml and the 5 ml tanks, same length, different diameters. Have both the frosted and the colored. Note that the colors are not as intense as the displays. I use different colored cherry vape ming drip tips to differentiate my favorite juices.

[Baditude]

Recently got a couple of the inexpensive pyrex tanks that Valley View Vapes has begun selling. For around $12-14 you can get a 4ml or 7ml pyrex tank. These are grommet tanks (use large grommets in place of endcaps) and are extremely sturdy on your mods. Both of these are 7 ml.

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[Leviathann]

Polycarbonate also contains BPA, which is bad for you.

[GinnyDragon54]

Someone told me that Pyrex will not crack/melt/warp/otherwise be negatively affected by any flavor e-juice. You're gonna pay a little more for it, but it'll be worth it in the long run. Try IBTanked - Get Tanked With Us! Also make sure you get stainless steel caps and drip tip. DO NOT GET ACRYLIC ANYTHING!!!!!! It will melt with certain juices, especially cinnamon based juice.

[WillyB]

... DO NOT GET ACRYLIC ANYTHING!!!!!! It will melt with certain juices, especially cinnamon based juice.

Interesting most of the foreign Genisis builds always used acrylic tanks.

BTW the new buzzword in tanks is PMMA, you see it mentioned in some rather pricy offerings.

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is a transparent thermoplastic, often used as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. It is sometimes called acrylic glass... and was first brought to market in 1933 by the Rohm and Haas Company, under the trademark Plexiglas. It has since been sold under many different names, including Lucite and Perspex.

[RayN]

BTW the new buzzword in tanks is PMMA, you see it mentioned in some rather pricy offerings.

And it melts just like the other acrylics. lol

[WillyB]

And it melts just like the other acrylics. lol

Interesting, if your tank gets up to 320F, quite simply you are doing it wrong. Oh yea... LOL

BTW Br5495 makes complete CE2 style atties turned outta cast acrylic.