Box of boge duds?

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eMacabre

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Ok so i just got in an order of Boge 510 cartomizers today from joogler juice with clint vapewood as the free sample juice. So, i take out a carto fill it with juice and allow it to sit for awhile. I go to pull it and yuck!!!! Burnt taste that about gags me. I did this for a minute and assumed it must just be a dud and threw it out and repeat this process with another carto. And the same thing happened! digusting burnt taste! I cant imagine the clint vapewood would actually taste like that. So is the just like a box of duds i should return or what do you think?
 

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Not enough info

What PG/VG juice
How much juice did you put in
What ohms Boges
What voltage ecig
Have you ever used cartos before

It's often user error

This is how I fill/cleanup/settle, what thickness juice I use, etc. You can use other methods but they all need correct amount of suitable juice, cleanup and settle. And in general you shouldn't choose ohms that are more than 2 less than the the voltage.

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How I fill a cartomizer (Vapor4Life/Bloog/Volt for KR8 or Boge 510 for 510 which are all soft-cap w/ no inner seals and defined central air channel)

I use thin (20% or less VG) liquid or Vapor4Life WOW liquids, preferably clear liquids w/ no sediment

Filling a blank carto - I pop off the soft cap (unbent paperclip carefully in the mouth hole, not catching any wires or stuffing!). I hold some tissue against the threaded end hole (or you could use the carto condom spike to plug the hole). I tilt the carto and slowly drip 18 drops (per ml of carto capacity and these are 1ml cartos) onto the inner wall of the carto so it slides down into the stuffing while I rotate the carto. Then I wait 15 seconds or so then I drip however many more drops the stuffing wants to soak up (usually 4-6 more drops).

Cleanup: Then I do clean-up. If it is leaking, I clean that up. Then I tilt the open end down into the tissue and puff a couple of times into the threaded end to clear any juice out of the central air channel (I want to see light through there). With the carto still tilted with open end down I gently touch a bit of tissue to the stuffing (otherwise that liquid will be gurgling or spitting in my mouth). (And instead, if I really want to avoid leaks I touch the soft bit of tissue to the stuffing while blowing out the air channel.)

Settle: Then since this was a fresh fill of a blank, I now let it settle. I lay the carto on different sides for 15-20 minutes. Then it should be ready to vape. If you use thicker juices than me, then you may need to let it settle longer.

As I am vaping - if the vapor gets a bit light or a bit dry or tastes bit off or the carto is getting unusually warm, I will take the carto off the battery, open it, add 4-8 drops or whatever it seems to want (I will either hold a bit of tissue against the threaded end hole just in case, or skimp on how many drops I add to make sure I avoid drips if I have no tissue). I check to make sure the threaded end is dry, give it a couple of puffs into the threaded end to make sure the air channel is clear, and continue to vape.

Note - it is easy for me to "open" my main cartos for adding juice because I replace the white end cap with a plastic or delrin drip tip (I get them at LiteCigUSA.net). So I can easily pull that out with my fingers when I add juice and it keeps my lips cool if the carto is hot.
 
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@ Dormouse, this is my 2 box of these. With the first box i had no probs. These are 510 LR cartos which i use with my 650 mah ego style battery. I believe its 3.2 volts, maybe 3.7 not sure. Like i said the first box i had none of these problems. I just put in a juice to which i know the flavor and it still has a burnt nasty taste....


Oh and the PG/VG mix is 80/20, which i always use. Also used condom fill method with approx. 15-17 drops in cap
 
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Yeah that is odd.

I would put a bit more in a Boge (I do 18 + whatever it will soak in after 15 seconds of waiting - usually another 4+ drops)

Lately I've found the stuffing a bit more resistance to soaking up liquid. With dripping from the top I have to wait a good amount of time for the first several drops to wet the top of the stuffing before I continue.

Maybe a bit more liquid and a bit more patience with settling on different sides to make up for the possibly harder to soak stuffing.

And I recommend you also try the 2 ohm Kanger 510 Horizontal Coil cartos and make sure the bottom of those gets soaked well (should be easier for you with condom fill).

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Ok so, i got two boxes with my order. I figured the first box was a box of duds, so i open the second, and mother....er these are doin the same. WTF?? This is why i still smoke analogs, you dont have to put up with all this bull..... I switched from the tank system to get away from that burned taste and .......it here i am again fighting with it. Maybe this .... just isnt for me im so frustrated. I have yet to find a reliable ....in e cig. I am sorry for the language and venting but it just upsets me.
 

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Contact them. It's possible to get a bad box. My last order from GP I had 3 bad ones in a box of 5. They sent me a new box. It really sticks, but it happens. You're 100% positive they have enough juice? Do you hear anything at all? I've had it happen with KR808 cartos too.

It's not exactly accurate but I can get about 25-30 drops in a carto.
 

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Try filling with a syringe. Dripping in can have so many variables. Certain juices will take longer to settle or If a carto is wrapped alittle tighter if could take longer. You might think your waiting long enough but it could be your not actually.
I'd either fill with a syringe or drip fill and let it sit for a few hrs just to ensure its completely settled
 
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I've heard of this lately but I've ordered over 200 Boges in the past couple of months and haven't had any issues in both 1.5ohm and 2.0ohm. Got mine from vaporkings.com.

I had one that wouldn't accept juice. It sort of sat on top of the carto. And my juice is PG. It was very strange.
 

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Yes LR should only be used with 450mah+ models. What makes you think the OP is not using a suitable battery because I didn't see that? Boge 510 cartos are used on Ego, Riva 510, Kgo, Vgo, mods of all kinds, and all of those are over 450mah. They are the ost popular cartos for 510 threading.

The Boge 510 3 ohm are used on slim 510 (use 2.5 ohm if you can ever find them) and the lower ones on 450mah+ batteries and the higher ones on high voltage mods.
 
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I just got one Boge carto that is made sort of funky and won't thread on my GLV and I just filled it with Mt's Snickerdoodle I just got- whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I hate when that happens! Now I can't use it. I have had one other Boge dud that did not thread right, like the threads are made too long or something. Anyone else have this problem?? bnrk
 

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bnrkwest, I have heard that if you do a backwards spin(taryn spin I think it's called??), you may be able to get some of that juice back, but don't quote me on it. Not sure all of the details, maybe put a condom on the mouthpiece end, loosely?

Maybe I will try that, terrible to waste the new flavor, which I did try in my G6 carto and it is good. Reminds me of the cinnamon danish I just DIY'd. I always screw in the carto first to be sure it works, but in my excitement to try a new l favor I forgot to do that, darn! ha ha bnrk
 
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