Anyone else have cartomizers flood when a tank is nearly empty?

[shockabsorber]

I've noticed something and was just wondering if I was alone or not. I use pre-punched dct's in medium sized 3.5 ml tanks. I use a 1/32 inch drill bit to enlarge the holes a little before I fill a tank with 'em. All is fine and dandy until the tank gets near the empty mark, let's say around 20% left. Then, the carto starts to flood, gurgle and leak onto my mod. To fix this, I obviously just keep my tanks filled up, but that sort of ruins the purpose of having a tank system in the first place, doesn't it? Am I alone on this, or has someone else experienced the same thing?

 

[Dusty_D]

I've noticed something and was just wondering if I was alone or not. I use pre-punched dct's in medium sized 3.5 ml tanks. I use a 1/32 inch drill bit to enlarge the holes a little before I fill a tank with 'em. All is fine and dandy until the tank gets near the empty mark, let's say around 20% left. Then, the carto starts to flood, gurgle and leak onto my mod. To fix this, I obviously just keep my tanks filled up, but that sort of ruins the purpose of having a tank system in the first place, doesn't it? Am I alone on this, or has someone else experienced the same thing?

Puts hand up.. I slit mine instead of punch em, and I experience the same thing when they are nearly empty. You are not alone!

Treat em like the GAS tank in your car. You never want it to get less than a 1/4 tank. I do that!!

 

[Nubbie]

I punch my own, one side get a smaller hole than the other just to stop this, I run the thing to almost completely empty without any problem.
YMMV.

Cheers

 

[martinc]

Its a pressure thing when it gets empty....process must start at 1/4 juice left

 

[shockabsorber]

Thanks everyone, I'm happy to discover that I'm not crazy. Well, I may be, but not in this regard.

 

[EgoTwist:)]

I also experience this problem with the cartos that i punch 2 holes in my self, but my biggest problem is that after i punch my cartos they dont fit into my tanks :S , i ruined 1 tank because the carto literally got stuck in the end cap so i had to use plyers to pry the carto out , i runied 3 cartos so far just by punching them

 

[Dusty_D]

I also experience this problem with the cartos that i punch 2 holes in my self, but my biggest problem is that after i punch my cartos they dont fit into my tanks :S , i ruined 1 tank because the carto literally got stuck in the end cap so i had to use plyers to pry the carto out , i runied 3 cartos so far just by punching them

Exactly the reason why I switched to the dremel and slotting cartos.

 

[zapped]

I just buy em pre-punched although theyre getting a little hard to find for some reason.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

You actually might be crazy.. but that really is a separate issue from the tank problem I go by 3rds... If I'm down to a 3rd of a tank, I fill it up.. But then I also keep several lying about and plain cartos to use for a flavor change.