Black stuff in my carto?

[No More Analog]

I cleaned my Boge LR carto in boiling water. Later I filled it with juice and the draw was too tight, so I pushed a toothpick down the center of the filler to clear it out. The toothpick tip came out all black. I blew through the carto (the same way you blow out new attys) and black liquid sprayed out.

I use clear juices, and one light amber one. What is the black from? Should I be worried about inhaling it?

 

[JC Okie]

I'd be leary. Could be mold?

 

[o4_srt]

i have noticed the same, I attribute it to the gunk that clogs attys. With an atty, you can dry burn it off, but not with a carto (unless it is an E2).

 

[No More Analog]

Round 2.
Today I used a brand new carto with coffee juice. It got tough to draw pretty quickly. I dug around with a toothpick And sucked through the mouth end, cap removed, and got black grit in my mouth.
Is this bad? Like, burnt stuff?

 

[MsOceanCity]

The exact same thing has been happening to me with my new maxx fusion blank cartos Really gross! Have been told that darker juices can carmelize on the atty wire, so maybe that's what the little black specs are?

 

[No More Analog]

Kinda stinks, I have another coffee juice on the way and I don't want to kill my cartos trying to vape it.

 

[MsOceanCity]

Have u tried HR cartos, like V4L Coolcarts? They're supposed to run at 3.6 ohms. Maybe the key is not allowing this kind of juice to get to hot?

 

[No More Analog]

I only have LR cartos. I do have a couple standard attys I could try. It'd be a shame to have to buy different cartos for darker juices, especially since I like the performance of the LR cartos.

This juice actually killed a new LR atty. One day of vaping and the darn thing totally quit on me. Not a degradation of performance, but fine to done in a snap.

 

[No More Analog]

I'll try passing the juice through a coffee filter and see if that catches any small particulate matter.

 

[o4_srt]

I'll try passing the juice through a coffee filter and see if that catches any small particulate matter.

most likely won't

the black stuff is probably carmelized sugars from flavoring or coloring in your juice. It's not unheard of, and unless you are sucking on the carto so hard you are inhaling the chunks, I wouldn't be worried about it. If it's on the atty/in the carto, it's not in your lungs, right?

All atty's (carto's included) clog over time and need to be cleaned. No cause for alarm.

 

[Katya]

If it's on the atty/in the carto, it's not in your lungs, right?

All atty's (carto's included) clog over time and need to be cleaned. No cause for alarm.

Ahem. If it's in your carto, it most likely is in your lungs also.

Cartomizers are disposable for a reason. Gunk and crud are bad. My limit is 4-5 ml of juice through the carto, depending on the juice, and then it's time to either throw it out or clean it thoroughly.

 

[MsOceanCity]

Ahem. If it's in your carto, it most likely is in your lungs also.

Cartomizers are disposable for a reason. Gunk and crud are bad. My limit is 4-5 ml of juice through the carto, depending on the juice, and then it's time to either throw it out or clean it thoroughly.

I've tried boiling out my cartos that have gotten pre-maturally gunked(as in less than 1ml of juice), but it doesn't seem to break up the black crud at all Is there a better way?

 

[derek88]

It may be just a waste of time and better to grab a new one honestly just like atties some cartos last longer then others like this one was used for 2-3 days at 5V before going like this

 

[Traver]

Every carto I have taken apart has had black gunk on the coil. Even if it was used just once and with a colorless juice. The more it is refiled the darker the juice the more gunk it gets.

 

[deback]

The black on the middle of the filler could be where the filler burnt due to vaping the carto too long. The Boge-type cartos take about 28 to 30 drops when they're new, but when you refill them, they should take about 15 drops. If you vape much longer than 15 drops (or about 45 vapes), the filler will start burning -- and you won't realize it, but you should start noticing less flavor at the point when you should refill that carto or grab another one.

 

[o4_srt]

Ahem. If it's in your carto, it most likely is in your lungs also.

Cartomizers are disposable for a reason. Gunk and crud are bad. My limit is 4-5 ml of juice through the carto, depending on the juice, and then it's time to either throw it out or clean it thoroughly.

that gunk also builds on atty's, but with atty's you can burn it off. no avoiding it

also builds on wicking material, which a dry burn also removes

every atty/carto i have ever bought or built has had gunk buildup on the coil.

as i've stated before, it's the unvaporized components of the juice. if it's sticking to the coil, it's not in your lungs. unless you can feel yourself inhaling chunks of carbon based material.

 

[MsOceanCity]

it's not in your lungs. unless you can feel yourself inhaling chunks of carbon based material.

Well, that's the problem. I do feel some sort of irritant in my lungs. For the record, this has only happened with Bloog Maxx Fusion blanks, which is why I refuse to use them anymore.

 

[rtfm]

That's why I use CE2's (no filler), however thick juices need to be thinned with distilled water for better wicking. The ce2's are relatively easy to clean and last.

 

[Traver]

That's why I use CE2's (no filler), however thick juices need to be thinned with distilled water for better wicking. The ce2's are relatively easy to clean and last.

I use CE2 myself. When they work they are great but that's the problem. They may or may not work. You still never know what you are getting with these cartos. They can usually be fixed but be ready for a lot of experimenting if you are going to use CE2s.