Best way to refill cartomizer?

[cassavetes]

I'm trying cartomizers for the first time and wondered what the easiest way to refill them was.

Can I simply drip into the hole on the battery connection side, or do I have to pop it open?

 

[doots]

Just drip into the hole that is above the threads on the atty then twrill around holding your finger over the ends on the atty.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

Pop the top, gently so as not to break it-oh wait there is vid......

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vapor4life/39350-refilling-cartomizer-movie.html

copy and paste the link. never mind it took-click and go, I would not drip through the hole.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

I use a syringe 18g with 3/4 to 1 ml of e-liquid and go in between the outer edge cart and filler material. Slowly to bottom of cart and as you pull the needle back out slowly release the e-juice. Depends on how empty the carto is to how much juice you can get...that is why you go slow and I have seen where someone thought they might have punctured the side of the cart! I have yet to have this happen. You can also back juice out this way if you overfill. Filling through the bat end can lead to death of an automatic battery. Good luck

 

[Modterrik]

For a kr8, just pop the top off with a fork and drip in. An empty cart will take about 40 drops. You will need to use the Taryn spin method which involves putting the full cart into another receptacle (sleeve, I use a tweezerman plastic container that came with some tweezers) attaching some twine, yarn etc. And spin it around. The centrifugal force will push the liquid in. I've got it down to about 45 seconds to fill a blank carto.

 

[AJMoore]

Yes, yes and yes. Need to put MUCH more liquid in than I originally thought. You can also just do the "shake it down" method. Tonight I finally got the cart properly filled, lasting all night and tastes great. Thank goodness, I was ready to quit all this fooling around.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

Nah-it gets really easy. Glad you got it doen now. Life just got easier!!!!!

 

[tunabubblegum]

I have a Green Smoke, it uses cartomizers.
They even sell empty ones so you can use your own juice.

Anyway, pop off the rubber end piece (the part w/ the hole that goes in your mouth) and using a dropper, drip the juice slowly one at a time around the sides. The GM has a little tube that goes through the middle
(sort of, maybe a bit off center), just avoid dripping juice on top of it, or the juice will just go through the tube and leak out the other end.

The GS cartomizers hold about a dozen drops of juice before the wick becomes saturated and juice leaks out!

I dont know about the other brands of cartomizers, but I assume they are about the same.

The video is pretty cool.

 

[pianoguy]

I use a syringe 18g with 3/4 to 1 ml of e-liquid and go in between the outer edge cart and filler material. Slowly to bottom of cart and as you pull the needle back out slowly release the e-juice. Depends on how empty the carto is to how much juice you can get...that is why you go slow and I have seen where someone thought they might have punctured the side of the cart! I have yet to have this happen. You can also back juice out this way if you overfill. Filling through the bat end can lead to death of an automatic battery. Good luck

I agree - I recently started using a syringe, and it is quick and easy, especially when doing a bunch of cartos of the same flavor. Maybe overkill, but I use separate syringes for different families of flavors - things like cinnamon, menthol and mint have a way of hanging around.

 

[pm2006]

Don't forget the easy way guys. The condom fill method.

 

[The Rebel]

Don't forget the easy way guys. The condom fill method.

I'm all about the condom fill method. No needles, no dripping, and virtually no mess! Use the spin after you see some liquid come out the battery end and add some more. Easy as pie!

 

[Zurd]

Don't forget the easy way guys. The condom fill method.

Don't forget there's also the EASIEST method by using a juice feeder PV like a wetbox