Am I missing something with Ego-T setup ?

[limemac85]

I have purchased a joye ego-t starter set from vapor pro this week.
This is the first e-cigarette I have purchased so please bear with me if this is a dumb question.

I have followed the setup instructions (charge battery for 8 hours, then puff, then 1 more hour)
The ego-t works perfectly for about 5-10 minutes, but after that it becomes very difficult to draw anything from it.

The battery seems to be working as it gets pretty hot, but I cannot draw any vapor. It almost looks like the atomizer isn't getting any liquid, but that is just a guess. After letting it sit for a few hours and charging the battery it seems to start working again. I have tried both atomizers and batteries that came with the kit and they both have the same behavior which makes me think I am missing something.

I would be grateful for any suggestions.

 

[DM]

Hi and welcome to ECF the problem sounds to me like the liquid is slowly getting to the atomizer. "maybe the juice you have is to thick". What kind of ejuice are you using? VG blended ejuices are a little bit thicker than PG ejuices.
When I used the t atty, I had only used PG and even then after a few vapes I would still have to let it sit for a bit to let the wicking soak up more juice before vaping. I'm sure the batteries are fine so I would try an all PG Juice and see what happens. Do you notice any burning taste when you begin to loose vapor???

I would get some 510 LR / low resistance cartomizers for your batteries. They work perfect for the Joye eGo and there about 8 to 9 bucks for a five pack. The eGo battery is a well know and respected product but the T tank system Just dosent work for me. Hope this info helps you out. I'm sure that soon others will chime in and throw in some pointers for you too. Don't give up, were here to help each other out

 

[Nomoreash]

Agree with DM, most have issues with the tank system. It sounds like it's wicking very slow and the problem isn't the battery. I don't think putting it back on the charger will help. What it sounds like is going is it's having time to wick while the battery is charging.

You can get and find lots of advice on tweaking the tank system and it might wind up working out for you but in the mean time and to be safe I'd order some Boge 510 2.0 cartomisers. They are easy to fill and perform great right out of the box. They can be found at the link below and be sure to click the 20% off link at the top left corner of the page.

Electronic Cigarette - Cartomizers - Boge Cartomizers

 

[joeyazzz]

it isn't the battery its a weird tank.

 

[joeyazzz]

change the tank. batterys are normally charged when they come.

 

[leftfeild]

I use 100% VG in my Ego tanks and they work just fine. I don't see what the hassle is.

I find that the tanks go through liquid quite fast and once you're about halfway through the cart it'll have less pressure on the straw and wick slower. Keep it filled as much as you can.

Sometimes all it needs is to take the cart out and put it back in to let the bubbles rise off the cap area/straw.

Use the tanks in rotation. Vape one until it's dry then vape the other until it's dry then you should find that the first one has wicked enough liquid to go again. If you're vaping quick enough that you can feel the atty is getting hot then you could be vaping faster than it can wick, but again using them in rotation would solve that problem.

The tanks work on vaccum pressure, as in you need to suck lightly through the mouthpiece of the carts for optimal wicking. Shaking it and tapping it like a thermometer can help it wick as well. One thing I'll do is turn it upside down and back a few times so the liquid in the cart is "splashing" the wick which seems to help at times.

One thing that is often overlooked is the carts themeselves; the vents get liquid in them and need to be blown out now and then, especially if there was any liquid on the atty plate. The second there's liquid up there it'll just block the vents and you wont get any vapour through or it'll be reduced heavily. Try to suck through the carts lighter so you don't draw liquid into the cart vents and keep the atty plate as dry as possible. On every cart refill I'll blow the cart vents out then twist a corner of a paper towel so it's thin enough to get between the straw and the plate and just mop the plate up of any juice that way.

You can use a blunt syringe to put liquid into the tank in the battery end to get liquid in that way. I find that the first fill of a new tank is the worst. The longer you leave it with the same liquid in the better it'll perform. Putting a drop or two directly down the straw on the first fill after cleaning or having a brand new one seems to help it drink liquid in too.

The last thing to consider is moving the wick on the atty which I've never had to do even with 100% VG. You can make a small hole in the wick with a pin or push it down a little with something like a pen. You can take them apart to do it but it's not the easiest thing in the world to do without really thin tweezers or something small enough for the job. You're also risking breaking them permanently doing this so consider it a last resort.

 

[limemac85]

Wow !! you guys are awesome. I go to sleep and 8 hours later I have a whole bunch of useful responses.
I will try out some PG liquid, and hopefully it will last longer. I will also try a 510 cartomizer.

 

[ethnobot]

Fortunately my eGo-t system doesn't have this problem, but before I finally decided to give the whole kit a go the forum user MasonD informed me of various potential problems with this divisively finicky system and the tinkering which may be necessary to get it working well. Although I lucked out & didn't really need it his post is well worth reading. My thread is here and if you scroll down just slightly MasonD's post is number 3.

Cheers, ethnobot

 

[swedishfish]

It could be the way you're vaping it. Try light, lower inhales and wait a few minutes between inhales.

 

[redheadone]

First did you blow out the primer that comes on the inside of one If you haven't then you probably need to blow out the primer and clean the atomizer before you use it again. If you have cleaned the primer then there could be a couple of things going on One is that you are using too thick of a liquid. The tank atties for some reason are finicky when it comes to liquids I would advize you using a 50/50 mixture or more pg than vg I use 70/30 or 80/20 pg//vg and it works fine in mine. If this still doesn't help then you may have a wicking issue and I would suggest readjust the wick. There is a tutorial on how to do this at U-Tube

 

[swedishfish]

When I was using the tank I think my issue was the way I was vaping it. If you take long, deep inhales one after another, it gets hot like that. I don't think it has a chance to wick properly and you can't get juice in fast enough.

 

[Gru]

When you first put a new tank on the atty, the needle will pierce the tank but it will leave a dangling plastic chad. Did you remove the plastic chad so that it doesn't restrict the flow of juice?

Another tip to make the juice flow properly is to tilt your PV toward the ground while puffing and even between puffs so that gravity helps feed the atty.