Cartridge Tips from Ruyan

[jamie]

THESE ARE CARTRIDGE TIPS POSTED BY RUYAN, from this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=422&start=210#p7379

Update on cartridges (trick for ALL kinds of cartridges in general): After one day of smoking my cartridge looked dry, and I didn't have the same feeling on my lungs anymore as with a fresh cartridge, so far this is normal of course. I took a pencil and pushed the tissue in and pulled it out a little... I did this a few times until the whole tissue was drenched in liquid again (rest liquid at the bottom), put the tissue back into its original position, making sure no tissue threads appeared above the container - not to touch the atomizer. I could smoke for another 2 hours!

This means:
first 4 hours smoking (put away your e-cigarette horizontally-keep the liquid from over moistering the atomizer)
after 4 hours smoking (put away your e-cigarette vertically-moisture the atomizer)

Atomizer:
Your atomizer should always be humid and not dry. If it is too humid, just blow the liquid out of it. If it is too dry (burned taste, no vapor), drop one drop of liquid onto the atomizer, then put a cartridge.

Tutorial: How to extract liquid from a cartridge.
take a fresh (or some ) cartridge(s) and take out the tissue(s) with a pencil
put the tissue in a normal syringe you can buy at the local drugstore (the ones without the needle of course!)
push the syringe empty into a recipient such as a small glass container used for eardrops (rince well before using!)
now use the ear drops bottle's "pipette" to control a few (max 2) drops of liquids to fall on the atomizer.
Your atomizer is humid now.
from here on you have 2 choices:
1. you smoke with a dummy for 16 puffs and then drop 2 more drops of liquid (repeat).
2. put a normal cartridge and smoke the cartridge

Smoking with dummy and liquid on the atomizer is tricky, if you do not control it well, your atomizer will dry out and die. If you use cheap liquids your atomizer will cloack (please do not try to be Dutch, you'll end up paying a new atomizer and gain nothing using cheap liquids). Don't believe me? Please refer to this test of liquids to check on residue after very hot heating!

http://www.e-cigaret.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163

happy e-smoking,

ludo

[dnakr]

Thanks for re-posting this. Maybe we should keep bumping it, every once in a while, so it won't get buried.

[bishybob]

This means:
first 4 hours smoking (put away your e-cigarette horizontally-keep the liquid from over moistering the atomizer)
after 4 hours smoking (put away your e-cigarette vertically-moisture the atomizer)

Yeah I noticed when my cartridge is about half empty... If I leave my e-cig sitting horizontally over night or even a few hours, all the liquid has moved to only one side of the cartridge. You can see half of it is white the other half is brown split down the center. When this happens it doesn't produce vapor as well...

Pretty good tips. Thanks!

[jamie]

If I leave my e-cig sitting horizontally over night or even a few hours, all the liquid has moved to only one side of the cartridge. You can see half of it is white the other half is brown split down the center. When this happens it doesn't produce vapor as well...

OMG, I've noticed this too and had no idea why. Thanks for keeping your thinking cap on and helping out my feeble pea-brain.

[bishybob]

Ever since I saw that happen I've been storing my e-cig vertically after the cartridge is about half empty...
Now my cartridges go strong and keep smoking until they're empty. I'd say now I use about 95%+ of the liquid before I change the cartridge. I'll squeeze and squeeze and hardly get a drop out of them.

[Gunny]

OK... I've just successfully attempted to create a better hit from my pen style cig. Slight bit of a hassle, but IMHO well worth it.

The hole in the cartridge is just to small to accommodate a good hit for me. Occasionally I would remove the cartridge and just draw with an open atomizer. WOW! Smoke!

Well to get to the point, I used a dremel with a 1/8 inch bit to open the cartridge tip effectively doubling the size of the hole. Now I get smoke!

Important! Drill slowly and perhaps use 2 bits. 1st 3/32 then 1/8, as the tip will want to spin with the bit if you try to do this too fast. It is very messy and potentially dangerous to your fingers when this happens.

[TropicalBob]

Dear Four Fingers,

I tried your tip today and you should receive notice of the lawsuit soon.

[Gunny]

LOL TB

That's why I put that last sentence in to be careful and I might add,
ATTEMPT THIS MODIFICATION AT YOUR OWN RISK.

All kidding aside, it really does work though.

[phylo]

Are you talking about the mouthpice of the cartridge? I have actually been opening the whole up as well, but I usually use an exacto knife or other small blade and just hog the hole out and then tap the mouthpice on my desk desk a couple of times to make sure that no pieces of plastic fell in.. It does make a difference in the drag...

Phil

[Gunny]

Are you talking about the mouthpice of the cartridge? I have actually been opening the whole up as well, but I usually use an exacto knife or other small blade and just hog the hole out and then tap the mouthpice on my desk desk a couple of times to make sure that no pieces of plastic fell in.. It does make a difference in the drag...

Phil

Yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about. The hole is about 3/8 to 1/2 inch deep & I drill it all out and purge out the debris.