M401 or Evo tip

[Papa Lazarou]

I've seen a lot of comments from people (and have experienced myself) that sometimes, the draw on these can get really hard. You may even have problems drawing hard enough to activate the battery switch. This is usually coupled with poor vapour.

One thing I have found, is that with these it really does make a difference which direction you fit the cartridges. If you look at the inner cartridge you will see it either has one or two straight edges, depending on the design, creating a gap. This is where the vapour is channeled. I have found that if you align these air gaps with the corresponding gaps on the atomiser (either side of the wire bridge), I get a much easier draw, and much better vapour. When it is aligned the other way, the draw is much harder.

Try it

The picture attempts to show what I mean (picture is of Evo parts, I assume the M401/2 carts are pretty much the same).

[SpaceCadet]

Genuis! I haven't had this problem with the black Evo, but sometimes have a devil of a time with the 2 hole atomiser. Will try. Cheers!

[Starlight]

Thanks for the tip! Only thing for me, though, is that I can't clearly see where the gap in the inner cartridge is as it's too deep into the outer cartridge. I've always carefully pushed the inner cartridge right back down into the outer one - or is it that one needn't do that as the atomiser will push it down instead? But wouldn't not pushing it down then make the wool catch on the atomiser wire bridge (which it sometimes does anyway)?

[Zappa]

On my pilot the cart is loose enough that I could just twist it until it was properly aligned.

[Papa Lazarou]

You should be able to see where the gap is even when the inner cartridge is fully in place, as long as you look in good light. I can anyway. The bridge does push into the wool though - it needs to make contact.

[deemkooo]

Perfect timing! Thanks! Just last night I was getting frustrated because my Evo was getting hard to draw.

[Starlight]

Yes, good light and a pair of specs is more like it in my case, I'd guess!

With the wool, what I meant was that I sometimes get a plasticky taste so I remove the cart and find the wool has come out of it and is stuck to the bridge, even when it's still got some liquid left. I don't know why this happens, but it's also "off topic" here, so no need to offer replies.

[WhaTchoo-TalKin-BoUt]

Thanks Papa,just tried this tecnique. I have the white and black evo's, although the draw isnt really that hard this tip definetly does improve the draw. I love this forum, always learning something.

[kdix]

Great tip, thanks!

[Terraphon]

Originally Posted by Zappa

On my pilot the cart is loose enough that I could just twist it until it was properly aligned.

Bad idea.

1) You can break the atomizer this way.

2) See my video on making loose carts fit tighter, here in the tips & tricks forum.