So, I really want to try an Ikenvape Carto

Baditude;9434233 said:

I wasn't absolutely certain what you meant by "JC" and then realized you must mean Johnson's Creek. I looked on their website to see what you had been using on your Vea, which is essentually an eGo class battery. Ok, so now that I know what you had been using, lets talk about what to use on your new Mini Provari.

(I am assuming what you have is a Mini Provari. You did say "Mini Provape" which is somewhat confusing. A "Provari" is a variable voltage e-cig and a "Provape-1" is a single voltage e-cig. In addition, you indicated that you were able to check the resistance of the JC carto, which one can't do on the Provape-1. Provape is the manufacturer of the Provari and Provape-1.)

You can use a low resistance cartomizer or atomizer on the Provari and it will work. However, Provape recommends using standard or high resistance for the Provari. Using a higher resistance will allow you to take full advantage of the Provari's variable voltage options. A 2.0 ohm (low resistance) coil best voltage range is 3.0 - 4.0 volts. The heating coil is not really designed to work higher than 4 volts.

The Provari has a voltage range of 3.0 - 6.0 volts. Using a 2.5 ohm or 3.0 ohm cartomizer would allow you to use higher voltages between 3.4 - 5.0 volts.

The Safe vaping Power Chart is a general guideline that many vapors use to figure the best resistance to use on their chosen battery and voltage ranges. http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/864/fullchart.jpg

The following article discusses finding your "sweet spot" in voltage range using the Safe vaping Power Chart: Guide to Safe Vaping - E-Cigarette Safety | Ecig Advanced Community Blog

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Ikenvape is run by a vendor named Isaac who commissions a China manufacturer to produce his line of cartomizers and atomizers to his strict standards. Due to things beyond his control, he is not able to meet the supply/demand for his popular cartomizers so they are often out of stock. But yes, these are a higher quality cartomizer compared to the rest of products coming from China. I think I have had but one bad Ikenvape carto out of 50 tried, and the consistancy, flavor production, and longivity of them are superior to the competition IMHO.

All of the Ikenvape cartos are single coil. They are offered in a standard 35mm length and the XL (mega) length. They are offered in LR (low resistance) and SR (standard resistance). The Platinum line are 2.5 ohm and the 510 Fusion line are 3.0 ohm. Laser-drilled (two holes) carts are categorized as "Punched!" and are meant to be used in a cartotank.

There are also the 801 Fusion line, but disregard them as they use an 801 threading.

I use the Platinum and 510 Fusions in cartotanks on my two Provari's. Since my tanks are the longer DCT style tanks, I order them in the "mega" length. In addition, since I prefer using pre-punched cartos for my tanks, I also order them "punched!".

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Dual coil vs single coil cartomizers. Of course, the name identifies if the carto uses one or two heating coils. A dual coil 1.5 ohm carto has two 3.0 ohm heating coils in it, but it will meter out as a 1.5 ohm resistance.

In my personal experience, I prefer single coils, as I prefer a cooler vape. I often got a burnt taste from dual coils, and found their vape to be harsh. Other vapors may experience that as a stronger throat hit or warm vape. Since I switched to single coils I get a smoother, cooler vape. I also get a noticably longer battery life with the single coils.
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Hopefully that clarified some issues that you had about ordering Ikenvape cartomizers. Now let's hope you can get a hold of some. Be sure to get on the "notify me" list of when they are in stock.

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