2 out of box of 5 *new* boge 2.0 ohms carts not working

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I bought a box of five 2.0 Ohm boge cartos and the first one worked great. The second was hard to pull through when it was fresh and dry. I tried to pull the filler out a bit since it looked like the air holes at the bottom were plugged with filler, but ended up ruining the carto. The next one worked fine as well. The fourth one was a bit hard to pull through, and after dripping about 15 drops in, there is no vapor and very little taste (most burnt taste).

Am I doing something wrong or is this common with many cartos? Just bad chinese QC? Are there any fixes? Thanks
 

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Sounds like qc.

Tip: if you don't have a clear path through the center, gently poke a straightened paper clip through from the battery end, that may do the trick. It can also be done from the top, but I normally start from the connector. Key is gently, to avoid breaking the wire.
 
Sounds like qc.

Tip: if you don't have a clear path through the center, gently poke a straightened paper clip through from the battery end, that may do the trick. It can also be done from the top, but I normally start from the connector. Key is gently, to avoid breaking the wire.

There is a clear path; I can see light shinging through. I was using MV vanilla tobacco on the first one and pinkspot pink spot on the second one. It wasn't the juice, just doesn't seem like the filament are contacting the filler in the right place. Is this normal from boge? What are some better branded LR atomizers? I am surprised because I hear a lot of good things about boges and this was my first pack from them. 2 out of 5 failing seems unacceptable.
 

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Boge cartos are good. I use them all the time. However, they need some TLC at the beginning, as the filler inside is indeed very tightly woven. I use a syringe and an 18g sharp needle to fill them for the first time to make sure that the filler is fully saturated all the way through. Then I let them sit for at least 1/2 hour. Afterwards, I drip a few more drops into the filler directly (from the mouth end), give them a gentle blow-through to get rid of any excess juice and vape.

If you don't have a syringe, or don't want to use one, you can drip from the top, down the carto walls, not into the center tube, but it will take awhile. They take ~25-30 drops of ejuice, so make sure you fill them to capacity. Underfilled carto will burn on contact! Be patient! If you start vaping before the carto is ready, it will burn. You may consider using a sewing needle to open some air channels in the filler, next to the walls (don't poke anywhere near the coil!)--very gently!

Another issue is Wattage. LR Boge can't be used on high voltage batteries; they work best on eGo and Riva batteries (3.3-3.7v). What batteries are you using?

That said, duds happen. If you're sure you've done everything right and filled your carto properly and it still isn't working as it should, contact your vendor, as markfm suggested.

Good luck.
 
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Thanks for the suggestions; patience may be my issue. The cartos are not DOA, they do fire, but it just doesn't seem like the filaments are contacting the filler correctly. I am new to cartos and will try to be a bit more thorough when I am filling a new one. Maybe it is time to invest in a syringe. I have been using the condom method and filling until liquid comes out of the battery connection and figured this would saturate it for first use; maybe I just need to give it a bit more time to soak into the bottom.

Thanks again for the advice.
 

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Thanks for the suggestions; patience may be my issue. The cartos are not DOA, they do fire, but it just doesn't seem like the filaments are contacting the filler correctly. I am new to cartos and will try to be a bit more thorough when I am filling a new one. Maybe it is time to invest in a syringe. I have been using the condom method and filling until liquid comes out of the battery connection and figured this would saturate it for first use; maybe I just need to give it a bit more time to soak into the bottom.

Thanks again for the advice.

Condom method works, but only if done correctly. If you rush it, most of the ejuice will travel through the center tube without properly saturating the filler.

I suggest you fill the condom 3/4 full with ejuice, remove the soft mouth piece, insert the threaded end of the cartomizer into the condom very slowly while observing the top of the filler. As soon as you see the juice coming out on top of the filler, stop and wait until it gets absorbed. If you just plunge and blow out the excess, you'll end up with an underfilled carto.

This is why I like the syringe method; it deposits the correct amount of juice into the filler.
 
I really can't thank you enough for the help, being patient seems to be doing the trick.

I ordered some of the Smok Tech 510 2.5 ohm cartomizers from MV and they have worked flawlessly. Only thing is that they only seem to last about 1.5-2 days. I do tend to use thicker/sweeter juices but this seems short. I will probably go back with the boges; they lastest at least four days. The paperclip through the center hole doesn't seem to be working either as their is clear light coming through there but there is still very little air flow through it.

edit: Is it better to insert the threaded side of the carto into the "condom" when using this method? I have been doing the mouthpiece side just because this is what I had seen done in instructional videos.
 
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I noticed the same thing--Smoketech cartos don't last as long as my Boges. That said, they are disposable and were not designed to take multiple refills. Especially with thick, sweet, dark, gooey eliquids.

You may try vaping a cartofull of unflavored or just plain PG to dissolve some of the gunk on the coil. But that won't last.

I find that 5-8 ml of ejuice is all that a carto can process. A bit more with clear juices, less with thick ones. After that, the performance goes south no matter what you do.

Happy vaping!
 

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Hey there -- I've heard great things about Boge 2.0 cartos, and recently purchased some with my ego-T upgrade.

I'm having a similar problem that seemed to be solved in the last few posts. But I'm still having trouble. I've got a boge 2.0 carto that I've filled slowly, dripping in the top. It looks full and well absorbed-- that "slushy" look. I always make sure to clear the center, and I'm using a relatively thin Caramel e-liquid. But when I try to vape, (and you guys have probably heard this), I get almost no vapor, and the burned taste. I've tried to continue vaping, and mostly same results with only more of the minimal burned vape. I've poked holes in the filler with a pin, and let it sit for a couple of days, and still same results.

Anything else to try? I went to the shop to "watch" them fill a new one I purchased, and of course, that one works fine :)
 

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Well, don't know what to tell you, neighbor! :)

Why don't you just throw that carto away and grab a new one and follow the correct filling procedure to the t. Once the carto tastes burnt, it is burnt and there's nothing one can do about it. Count your drops this time. A Boge takes ~25 drops or more, depending on your dropper/bottle.

Good luck.
 

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Well, don't know what to tell you, neighbor! :)

Why don't you just throw that carto away and grab a new one and follow the correct filling procedure to the t. Once the carto tastes burnt, it is burnt and there's nothing one can do about it. Count your drops this time. A Boge takes ~25 drops or more, depending on your dropper/bottle.

Good luck.

Appreciate the suggestion :) I know, I feel like an idiot when I spend a couple hours trying to salvage something that costs a dollar or two... plus the wasted liquid. argh.
The part I didn't include up there was that this was the second (of 2 total) cartos I originally bough. The first one I tried to fill with a thicker Caramel Latte Liquid, which gave me the same, if not worse results.

I have one more blank, so I'll give it ago. Thk god for my backup weird off-brand 808! ;)
are you in socal as well?
 

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Appreciate the suggestion :) I know, I feel like an idiot when I spend a couple hours trying to salvage something that costs a dollar or two... plus the wasted liquid. argh.
The part I didn't include up there was that this was the second (of 2 total) cartos I originally bough. The first one I tried to fill with a thicker Caramel Latte Liquid, which gave me the same, if not worse results.

I have one more blank, so I'll give it ago. Thk god for my backup weird off-brand 808! ;)

are you in socal as well?

OC. :)

Do you have a thinner, lighter ejuice? If so, try that first, they are easier to handle. Once you know what you're doing, you can go back to the thicker ones.

That said, I still use a couple of thicker juices; Malty from BWB is 70% VG and my coffees are dark are somewhat sweet, no problems. Not sure about that caramel latte though... How thick is it?
 

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OC. :)

Do you have a thinner, lighter ejuice? If so, try that first, they are easier to handle. Once you know what you're doing, you can go back to the thicker ones.

That said, I still use a couple of thicker juices; Malty from BWB is 70% VG and my coffees are dark are somewhat sweet, no problems. Not sure about that caramel latte though... How thick is it?

The (pink spot) caramel referenced in my first post is about the same thickness as the vanilla that worked (30/70). I'm not sure about the Caramel Frappe, as it doesn't look like Pink Spot puts the %.

So you probably are familiar with e-cig city?
 

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Oh, noooo..... I'm not going to recommend juices to anyone. Taste is so subjective! Honest! You have no idea how many unvapable bottles of juice I own--they were all somebody's "best evers."

You have to find what you like, visit some reputable vendors; ECF approved ones are a good place to start and ask them questions. Almost every vendor will carry (or will be willing to mix) a 80/20 or 70/30 PG/VG ejuice. Look and ask for flavors that don't contain a lot of flavorings, colorings, and sweeteners. Buy small samples. Experiment. Visit the juice review and the recommendations forum. And remember--one man's super ejuice is another's unvapable poison... It takes time, but it's also fun.

If you visit the store in Laguna, you can sample a lot of flavors and at least figure out what you like--tobaccos? menthols? sweets? coffees?

Good luck and happy hunting!
 
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