Help with cartridge filling (tea bag)

[melissa]

Originally Posted by Idahojo

I would think the teabags only work on the penstyle. I have both and wouldn't think you could cut it small enough for the Pilot.

I use it on the 510 love it!

[Txsrooster]

Originally Posted by Bootyology

i can't get it to work well on an m401. I roll a long strip of teabag, get it loose and evenly fill the cartridge with it, and completely fill it with juice. It gets good contact with the wick... but performance just isn't good. It will wick enough juice for a small drag, then i have to wait 10 seconds until another small drag is ready.

This is very distressing to me... the substance that i've been doing the best with is fluval. But making good carts is difficult, error-prone, and when you use the ideal density, it collapses and becomes a plug next refill.

AAAHHH!!!!!

I am with you on this one..I tried two today, and wasted some juice..I think I am going to go with the poly...and quit stealing the tea bags out of the break room.

[olderthandirt]

I've used the teabag with a BE112, 4075 and 501. I do all the same way.

1) I gauge the depth between the top edge of the cart and the bottom of the cart.
2) I cut the teabag in a strip thats about an 1/8" of an longer that what I measured.
3) I roll the strip loosely, you simply have to experiment to get what loose is, untill I have a roll just smaller than the inside dia. of the cart.
4) Insert the roll with a slight screwing motion so it seats all the way down and stays in a roll.
5) With trusty paperclip 'pick' inserted in the center of the roll I then unwind/loosen the roll inside the cart.
6) Cut the excess off. Leave this approx. 1/16" longer than the cart. As it absorbs juice it will swell, compress and form a perfect dimple that remains in contact in with the bridge.

Having said all that I switched to papertowels 2 days ago and as well as the teabags worked the papertowels seem to work better still. Set it up the same way as described above. Again, I've used this in the models I mentioned earlier with great success.

Sorry no pic's, my problem, I'm just not patient enough

Good luck!

[xKrazYx]

If you guys can't post pictures, can you at least give me the measurements of the piece of teabag you use? That would help also.

[rat]

as a new member i ve gotta comment on how brilliantly imaginative you all are.....tea bag??!!how simple an obvious(once someone points it out!!!)
still waitin for my juice tho as my current supplier all out so have re ordered direct from e-wicked cant wait to start on those tea bags!!!!

[ChaoticKinesis]

Has anyone with a 901 been able to smoke all the juice out of their tea bags? So far I've tried everything from half a Lipton tea bag to something like an 8th of one and it seems to stop vaping after 20 or so pulls even though the carts remain full of juice.

[ChaoticKinesis]

Better than the 10 or so quality pulls I'm getting out of standard cart filler but still very disappointing and makes my daily routine far more complicated than I'd like.

[Videonut]

I tried the teabag in a rn4081(smokestik). Used 2.5 inches down to 1 inch and it just doesn't work well. Might be the type of paper the teabag is made from. Tried paper towel in a 901 and it worked very well. Will try 901 and teabag later and post results. This time I'll make some pg/flavor/nonic so I don't waste any more. Hate losing a drop of eliquid, and saying, damn that's a few good puffs wasted.

[mizmare]

I've had mixed results with my 401. The first time seemed to work great, but after refilling... not so much.

[Vandal996]

Originally Posted by xKrazYx

If you guys can't post pictures, can you at least give me the measurements of the piece of teabag you use? That would help also.

I cut the top 3/8in off of a Lipton tea bag to remove the staple and pleated corners. The tea bag will flop in half and you will have a 3 to 3.5 in tube with tea in it with a seam running the length. I dump the tea and open the seam. I then cut the seam edges off in case there is a glue there. I do not believe there is but why chance it.
For my 801 I fold the paper along the 3.5 inch length and cut about an inch inward fronm the fold so that I have a length of paper 3 to 3.5 inches in length by 1 inch when folded or 2 inches open.
I then loosly roll this up and with a twisting motion insert it into the cart. I am not twisting the paper just rotating it into the cart. I then cut it flush with the top of the cart.
For my Super Mini I do the same length with no fold so it is just a 3.5 inch strip of paper. Insert in the same manner and cut to length.
I have dripped liquid directly onto the cart with success and I have used a dental syringe to fill. The syringe is the best.
You can experiment with leaving a hole in the center of the paper making it more straw like or cutting a v in the end so that it hugs the atomizer but you have to line up the groove to get it right.
It isnt rocket science. Play with it.
I will not use poly fill ever again. I have a hypothesis that burnt poly is a contributing factor in atty failure. Besides, it tastes a whole lot better if you get a dry hit.
Hope that helps.

Chris