Cart Mod for better refilling

**greenday3388** · 12-11-2009, 03:49 PM

This works great, keep straw about one eight of an inch below top of cart, happy vaping.

**mitch48093** · 12-20-2009, 04:15 AM

the needle worked great ...thank you for all this great info

**Poeia** · 01-03-2010, 08:44 PM

Brilliant mod. Right now I'm using the "guide" from an acupuncture needle. It's very narrow and the plastic is quite rigid so it works great. It's not worth buying the needles for (you need a sharps container to get rid of them on top of everything else) so I shall be stocking up on coffee stirrers.

If you're planning to use a metal straw, avoid ones with zinc in them. It's toxic. I know people who have lost pets because they chewed on things with zinc in the glue or the paint on their cages had zinc it in. I know big humans can probably withstand a lot more of it than a monkey or a bird could, but we've quit smoking to get away from toxins, not to swap the ones in cigarettes for new ones.

**Applejackson** · 01-04-2010, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Poeia

Brilliant mod. Right now I'm using the "guide" from an acupuncture needle. It's very narrow and the plastic is quite rigid so it works great. It's not worth buying the needles for (you need a sharps container to get rid of them on top of everything else) so I shall be stocking up on coffee stirrers.

If you're planning to use a metal straw, avoid ones with zinc in them. It's toxic. I know people who have lost pets because they chewed on things with zinc in the glue or the paint on their cages had zinc it in. I know big humans can probably withstand a lot more of it than a monkey or a bird could, but we've quit smoking to get away from toxins, not to swap the ones in cigarettes for new ones.

Zinc is also in multi-vitamins and immune-boosting cold remedies. I'd have to see exactly how much would be bad for a person. It could be huge amounts. Now if it were lead...

**Nunja Business** · 01-04-2010, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by Applejackson

Zinc is also in multi-vitamins and immune-boosting cold remedies. I'd have to see exactly how much would be bad for a person. It could be huge amounts. Now if it were lead...

Yes, my wife makes me take zinc lozenges during cold season.
Maybe she just wants my insurance money so she can be a woman of leisure!

**Poeia** · 01-04-2010, 04:55 AM

Most people get their RDA through food, especially if they eat meat. It's not highly toxic to humans but can cause gastrointestinal and respiratory problems including a (permanent) loss of your sense of smell. People who have a habit of putting coins in their mouths (or swallowing them) have needed treatment.

You're not going to drop dead if you use a metal straw with zinc in it but you're also not talking about occasional exposure. How many times a day do you suck on your PV? You're better off using a straw with no zinc in it.

**Lizardtheinsane** · 01-05-2010, 06:23 PM

Brilliant! I must try this.

**PaganPaul** · 01-11-2010, 09:18 PM

Why have I waited so long?!? I've been reading about the straw mod for a while now and thought I was perfectly happy with everything the way it was, but I decided to give it a shot and see...

Holy vape, Batman! I can't believe the difference it makes. Great hits, amazing flavor, and I only have to refill the cart about a 10th as often as I used to!

If you haven't tried this mod yet, don't wait as long as I did!

(Off I go to look at other mods I should have tried long ago...)