Note: I need to dremel the darned cart apart, that's going to have to be the weekend, more than likely. On the KR808D-1 cart, there seems to be perhaps a minor difference, looking inside the cart, there's a small woven (cloth, like the other pieces, but thinner and longer) sleeve, which in this case, looks like it was/is totally detached from the wire.. I think it's actually just an insulator for the wiring, as it's more like the tiny gauge wires, can't fit over a coil.
Maybe there are several manufacturers at play, and perhaps some are better than others? My pics above are from the 5 packs, sealed in a plastic and foil blister pack.
I do have some differently packed 5 packs - these are simply in a whie box stating 'atomized cartridges'. They have the 'cartridge condoms' on each end, plus the same inner silicon 'toothpick plug' as the others, but maybe they're from a different manufacturer?
I have enough carts, will see if I can find an easier way to get these apart, ideally so can take apart, smoke, take apart again, but if not, will have to sacrifice a few carts, one brand new, one after a dozen drags, 2 dozen, 3 dozen, and possibly for the different packaged carts I've got to see if there's any difference.
I'd still like to have a chat with at least the one manufacturer link we posted above, or perhaps a vendor can push this issue and get some answers:
- what's the inner material(s) made of?
- is it known and expected to start burning nearly immediately?
- what can be done to correct this, assuming it's acknowledged as a problem?
etc...
This is unfortunate..I really like the two piece idea, even though cart prices need to come down for it to be remotely cost comparative vs 3 piece units (or be able to be refilled successfully at least a few times without burning...right now, it can't even go for an out of box, no refill.. :-( ) Perhaps the 'burnt pieces' can be shown to be non harmful, in which case, then we only need cheaper carts for them, but I'd continue using.
Most of all, it seems we need some more info yet...if anyone's up for some dissections, I think it would be good if we could determine (ideally and verify with others experiences) at what point the inner material *does* start burning, and some additional info from the manufacturer(s) or a vendor..
Other thoughts?