A few things I've been wondering

[Blurgas]

1. eGo-T battery, eGo-C Type B tank
While I like, I've noticed it isn't unusual for juice to accumulate in the chamber(the tube between the adapter/atty and the mouthpiece) and it seems it has managed to leak out past the atty head and down into the contact between atty/battery
I recently did a cleaning and except for burning the wick(didn't have a torch and electric stove) I believe I did everything right

2. Will this eGo-C"B tank work on an automatic 510 battery? I've been debating getting one of the automatic passthrough 510s and an adapter for when I'm gaming, but the auto's requiring air to be pulled through makes me wonder if it would even work or not

3. I like a decent TH and while I know my taste buds can easily become numbed to it, a good amount of flavor
The TH and "presence" of smoke(I suppose you say I can feel the smoke when I take a drag) from real cigs is mostly the reason I've had difficulty going completely ecig
Suggestions? Some searching implies I should probably go with something like a 70/30 PG/VG ratio (I believe this is what I have currently as the emblem matches the bottle/etc)

 

[vsummer1]

To be brutally honest, I have tried those tanks and they are the worst thing ever. Blunted taste, leaking juice... have you considered one of the newer set ups? A lot of people really do like them.

I have never used a torch or my electric stove to burn my COIL that is located on the wick. You put the atty on the battery and in 2 - 3 second bursts with a 10 second rest between bursts and look at the coil. It should glow along all the coils. At first you may only see one or two of them glow, but after you continue you will see them go all across it. Simply rinse it off after. I have never heard of a wick without a coil?

They make a 510 manual passthrough so you don't have to get an automatic. But you already are using eGo's which are a bigger battery so going down to the smaller one might not be effective. If you get a bigger eGo (more MAH = more time between charges) and one of the new clearo type tanks (the vivi nova or the stardust type) you might find yourself in better shape.

I hope this helps, and as usual feel free to correct me if anything I have said here is in error.

ETA: the amount of vapor and TH will be enhanced with the better device and tanks as well, so that may be part of the reason you are still smoking cigarettes to get that feeling...

 

[hrlw817]

To be brutally honest, I have tried those tanks and they are the worst thing ever. Blunted taste, leaking juice... have you considered one of the newer set ups? A lot of people really do like them.

I have never used a torch or my electric stove to burn my COIL that is located on the wick. You put the atty on the battery and in 2 - 3 second bursts with a 10 second rest between bursts and look at the coil. It should glow along all the coils. At first you may only see one or two of them glow, but after you continue you will see them go all across it. Simply rinse it off after. I have never heard of a wick without a coil?

They make a 510 manual passthrough so you don't have to get an automatic. But you already are using eGo's which are a bigger battery so going down to the smaller one might not be effective. If you get a bigger eGo (more MAH = more time between charges) and one of the new clearo type tanks (the vivi nova or the stardust type) you might find yourself in better shape.

I hope this helps, and as usual feel free to correct me if anything I have said here is in error.

ETA: the amount of vapor and TH will be enhanced with the better device and tanks as well, so that may be part of the reason you are still smoking cigarettes to get that feeling...

There is a video on YouTube that shows you how to take apart the eGo-c atty's and then take the part with the wick and with a pair of pliers, hold it over the flame of a gas stove to "burn off the excess juice", and to get the wick ready to use again. Maybe blurgas saw this video. Not sure how an electric stove would work though

Blurgas, those tanks on the eGo-c's do tend to leak, and it will leak more and more once that little fill cap on the tank has been removed one to many times or, the hole just gets bigger allowing more juice to flow. Usually, it will leak and it will flood the atty. It's just the nature of the beast, I'm afraid.

 

[SissySpike]

As its all ready been said above unfortunately you are using a piece of crap. Lots seem to like the Vivi nova, I prefer a cartomizer and tank. direct dripping is good when your at home.

 

[Z_Ghost]

I just got a ego T and a few stardust tanks, been using a ego C with the A tank.
I have both filled with the same juice and WOW
The T with the stardust is so much better.
I even put the stardust tank on the ego C battery and that works so much better then the little A tank that came with the C.

I am not sad I got the ego C setup as it got mu off the analogs...

 

[Fiamma]

Well folks that 'piece of crap' got me off cigarettes and I used them for a solid year. You need to draw on them differently than a cigarette, long and slow, not hard and fast. Punching the bottom cap properly and making sure there are no hanging bits or threads of plastic left help, using the silicon caps help even more. Changing the tank out after a few months helps too, that's why they sell them.

You overpressure that tank hitting it too hard and it's gonna leak. Letting it sit too long without vaping it it will tend to leak a bit at the bottom.

I still use them when I need to be less obvious when out, ie I do not pull out one of my Provaris with a big tank on it or a Helix with something large on it, I slip the ego out of my shirt pocket and take a nice hit.

YMMV

 

[hrlw817]

Well folks that 'piece of crap' got me off cigarettes and I used them for a solid year. You need to draw on them differently than a cigarette, long and slow, not hard and fast. Punching the bottom cap properly and making sure there are no hanging bits or threads of plastic left help, using the silicon caps help even more. Changing the tank out after a few months helps too, that's why they sell them.

You overpressure that tank hitting it too hard and it's gonna leak. Letting it sit too long without vaping it it will tend to leak a bit at the bottom.

I still use them when I need to be less obvious when out, ie I do not pull out one of my Provaris with a big tank on it or a Helix with something large on it, I slip the ego out of my shirt pocket and take a nice hit.

YMMV

I use the eGo-c as well. Been using it about 4 months now. I still use the tank system that came with it, but, only at work. At home, I use clearos on it, because at work, I am afraid I will break the clearo. Yes, the eGo-c tank leaks, it's no big deal to me, everything I own leaks, my car leaks oil, my faucets leak, and my roof leaks. The only difference between my eGo and the other stuff is that my eGo leaks a tiny amount.

Do I think it's a piece of crap? Nope. Most of the time, it works every single time and leaks a few drops here and there, which is more than I can say for my car, faucets and roof.

 

[dragonbone]

Just a thought.... If you really like the eGo-C tank and atty type of thing, maybe you can look into the iMist. It's the same thing, but easier to clean and some parts are replaceable.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

The eGo T, C are great PVs but the problem you're experiencing is with the atomizer/ cartridge (tank) system. Try using cartomizers or clearomizers to improve things.

 

[Blurgas]

Here's the video I referenced for cleaning my setup: eGo-C Unboxing, Assembly and Cleaning - YouTube
In there she says to pull the wick from the coil assembly and put it in the fire from a gas stove to burn off excess and dry-burn the coil to get the gunk off of that. Others have suggested using a mini-torch if you don't have a gas stove
Unfortunately, all I have is a basic Bic lighter, which definitely can't get hot or focused enough to burn the junk off the wick


I probably should have noted that I can't really afford to go bouncing from brand to brand, so it's mostly this eGo T/C combo for now

 

[jeffjr464]

i used the tank on the ego c for about a week, then ordered stardusts, 100% improvement, now i've had about 4 different kinds of stardusts, rebuildables are the best, then i bought 2 vivi novas which are 100% better than stardusts!!!! i still use the stardusts but once they die the only thing in my stable will be vivi novas without a doubt, i also bought 3 1000mah twist batteries, best purchase yet, my ego-c upgrade batteries are backups now

 

[vsummer1]

I use the eGo-c as well. Been using it about 4 months now. I still use the tank system that came with it, but, only at work. At home, I use clearos on it, because at work, I am afraid I will break the clearo. Yes, the eGo-c tank leaks, it's no big deal to me, everything I own leaks, my car leaks oil, my faucets leak, and my roof leaks. The only difference between my eGo and the other stuff is that my eGo leaks a tiny amount.

Do I think it's a piece of crap? Nope. Most of the time, it works every single time and leaks a few drops here and there, which is more than I can say for my car, faucets and roof.

Wow! If my car, faucets and roof leaked I suppose my standards would be much different also. I for one do not like leaky things and tend to get them fixed. Especially leaking a poison like nicotine.

 

[Blurgas]

So I fixed the leaking by dismantling and reassembling the atty assembly. I'm guessing I had the atty get set off-center causing the juice to just free-flow
There's still a bit of juice in the chamber, but I suspect it's just condensation from the vapor, especially since I've had no juice appear on the battery contacts anymore