Bad Boges?

[OaklandCA]

a couple of weeks back i got a battery charger and a couple of batteries from Rick. I screwed up the address in the form but noticed it when I got the confirmation and rick straightened out no-problem. I got my reo up and i was happy as a clam Charger works batts work etc. ok so no problem I threw in an order for
" Boge Cartomizer boge-carto : 2.0 oHm Quantity: 2 Price: $15.90"

i've been having no problem with boge 2.0 cartos (have got them from 3 vendors) aso rather than testing on receipt i waited until i was almost out of the last package. ....... ERROR. These cartos are so tight in draw i can't even get a half a vape out of em.

any problems with QC at Boge? these are "silver" or not black (as have been the others) what's up.
Should i contact rick?

we are not talking big bucks here ($15.90) but i have 9 left and otherwise i felt Atmos was doing fine.

can i poke a needle down the tube, hack a hole in somewhere--send them back for black covered ones with some draw? any tips....

meanwhile have (almost) run out of fresh cartos and i'm waiting on a different vendor for re-supply.

anybody else having probs with silver boges from early june Rick want to chime in?

No blame on you. the box is fresh factory sealed looks like a totally legit shipment.

just wondering? any quick fix? slow fix? common problem? Do you even have a returns policy on 9/10ths of a $16 order?

 

[MagnusEunson]

i've been having no problem with boge 2.0 cartos (have got them from 3 vendors) aso rather than testing on receipt i waited until i was almost out of the last package. ....... ERROR. These cartos are so tight in draw i can't even get a half a vape out of em.

Boges are the most consistent quality carto I've used but even they have bad days and batches. The three things that I've run into and the fixes:

1) Sometimes a few Boges have filler packed so tight it doesn't absorb the e-liquid. The VG formula's especially. In those cases I use the tip of a push-pin to gently open grooves down into the filler and then the rest opens up once that first bit of juice gets in.

2) I have an overly tight draw due to the base being just a slight bit more shallow than normal so when I screw it all the way in on my Precise it cuts the air flow off. A very VERY small smidgen of a turn towards opening it fixes that.

3) I have an overly tight draw because the center channel has collapsed. I use a toothpick to push down through the channel and open it up.

Good luck! -Magnus

 

[hairball]

Also look at the air holes around the threaded end. Take a sharp needle and widdle it just a tad. Sometimes, very rarely though, they will get clogged or aren't all the way open like they should be.

 

[OaklandCA]

I'll try these ideas.
I have ten (10!) boge cartos sitting here (and a bunch of stuff (except for 1 dual coil i am saving) which have various problems: clearomizers, , "standard" cartos, 510 attys, smart carts etc etc.)

Most of em kind of work, sometimes, if i treat em nice but heck! did i ever treat my cigarettes nicely just to have a drag/smoke/break?

well anyway back to topic OP (myself) get those toothpicks etc out and report back tomorrow...(and go to sleep now!)

 

[muldrick]

Yes, that would be the most common issue, that the air holes are blocked.
Take the carto off, block the bottom hole, then draw on it and see if it has less of "block".
If it works better, then the air holes are being blocked when you screw them on your pv.

 

[OaklandCA]

good tips!
I did all of the above an i'm now breathing easier--or rather vaping easier--i'm heading out on a vacation and had a sinking feeling i was going to run out of cartos with no local suppliers in site...10 should get me through with some room to spare--now if that blankety blank juice order will just arrive....
thanks!