Bad taste from drip tip!! Alternatives?

[Tonyrat]

I just got my first Smoktech brand cartos (size XXL dual coil) and so far, performance on par with previous cartos, though the fatter size is taking a small adjustment for my hands which are used to regular 510 sizes. Anyhow, the plastic/rubber drip tip/mouthpiece that came with the cartos is making my juice taste plastic-like. Nasty. If I tailpipe it, I get the expected flavor, so I'm positive its the drip tip/mouthpiece.

Any advice on a replacement that wont affect the flavor? I'd be happy with the rubber stopper kind that came with my previous brand of cartos. I don't care how it feels in my mouth, I just don't want the nasty plastic flavor and prefer not to tailpipe it.

 

[Scottinboca]

Why not use regular sized cartos with a tank and a 510 drip tip.

 

[Tonyrat]

Well, that's a good question. I normally buy cartos from Totally Wicked, but they were out of them. (I was perfectly happy with the stopper type tip, I don't need anything fancy.) Because TW was out, I figured I'd buy a batch of cartos from Tasty Vapor since I was buying juice anyhow. They came not with the rubber stopper, but these rubbery/plasticy flat ended mouthpieces/drip tips fit for the carto. They fit great, they are a nice feel on the lips, but they taste nasty. So, now I have 20 cartos to use without a satisfactory tip to keep the metal edges off my lips (which is what happens when tailpiping). I guess I don't mind tailpiping that much, but having a potentially sharp metal edge makes me a bit nervous. So I'd like a solution for these cartos since I have about a month or so of vaping with them. Anyone have any ideas? Any way to jury rig a mouthpiece? Any ideas at all?

 

[Tonyrat]

Well, I decided to get a bit inventive... more or less, lol. I figured if I could at least decrease the surface area of the mouthpiece, the plastic-y taste wouldn't be as strong, so I cut the tip of the mouthpiece off, leaving just a nub. Just enough to put my lips against, but a lot less surface area. I can still taste the plastic-y badness, but it's greatly diminished. Not perfect flavor, but passable. Still, knowing there's "perfect flavor" a tailpipe away, I'm still open to new suggestions.

Anyone??

 

[bjannr]

Could you use a regular drip tip on them? I either use just the white rubber stopper, or a 510 drip tip that I got for my atomizers.

 

[1HitWonder]

Totally agree! I cut a bit of the end off and stuck a 510 drip tip down into that. It took some doing to seat it but it worked - I hate those rubbery tasting things! Hope somebody else has advice on how to boil, burn or otherwise improve the taste!

Edited to say mine are the round nipple end type

 

[Bocephus]

is the XXL the 3.5ml or the 5ml? If its the 5ml ego duals then madvapes and a couple others actually sell aftermarket drip tips made of delrin and aluminum instead of that rubber.

 

[Tonyrat]

These guys are only slightly fatter than a standard 510 atty/cart (11.5mm in diameter maybe?) So, it won't take a "regular" drip tip. The XXL is definitely not 5ml. They take about 2 ml tops when filling for the first time (between 1/2 and 2/3 of my dram bottle, so I think 2ml sounds about right.)

Anyhow, thanks 1HitWonder for the suggestion to insert a standard 510 drip tip into the cut off rubber - clever idea, I'll have to give that a try.

 

[MsOceanCity]

Get an 801 drip tip. I use them on my XXL smokteck dual coil cartos that I got from TV. I use the ones I got from Cropduster901 for my Echo and they fit perfect