Burnt atty's?

[Grant24]

So, I'm thinking I've messed up a couple of atty's. After a few primer drops of fluid and putting on a freshly topped off cart, it works great for about 3 or 4 drags. After that, if I don't let it sit for a few minutes or top off the cart, it has this awful burnt taste. Never had this problem until trying a dry burn on them. Cleaned them with isoprop alcohol, let them dry overnight (like usual), and then tried a dry burn which I'm questioning the method I had read and used. It said to do several burns in 5 sec. intervals with time to cool off between each. Nothing else has changed. Same slow 5 sec. drag. Same time between drags (not puffing any quicker than I used to). These were brand new cignot atty's and it will suck if they're screwed. I read tonight to let off the atty as soon as you could see the coil turn red, and when I was burning, after about the third time it would turn red almost immediately after I pressed the button. Did the extra 4 seconds of red coil burn these things out?

 

[WomanOfHeart]

It sounds like the problem might be how your cart is wicking rather than the atty. I'm assuming that these are standard resistance attys, BTW. Check to see if there's too much stuffing in the cart. When I used carts, I would cut the filler in about half and make a "plug" out of it. It worked better for me that way. Burnt taste is usually a sign that the atty isn't being kept wet.

 

[Grant24]

Sorry. Yes, these are standard resistance. That's really more of what it seems like to me is a wicking problem with the constant topping off. Kinda sucks.. I'll have to try cutting down on some of the filler. I tried the straw mod, but kept flooding the crap out of my atty's. I think the coffee stirrers I got were really a little big and haven't tried again. These seem to work fine as a drip, but I don't really like keeping a bottle of fluid out the whole time with my 2 dogs and cats that love to get in to everything. And dripping where I work would be a pain. Lol.

 

[mlinky]

Have you tried cartos? I hate carts/attys and don't have time to drip. They have worked well for me.

I just checked, and you have a 510. Order some Boge 510 3ohm (NOT LR) cartos. They are $8 for 5 on Liberty-Flights. Cignot might have them too. They are easy fill/refill, and a pack of 5 (though disposable) should last you about a month.

 

[Mudflap]

Lots of trial and error to make carts work. I lost my patience for it and gave up on them, but that's not to say that you should give up. Keep at it and good luck.

 

[Stosh]

There are a couple of simple quick fixes that may help your cart / wicking problems.
First would be trying the BFM blue foam mod to replace the polyfil you received with the carts :
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modernvapor/61020-blue-foam-straw-mod-photos.html

Also to clean out leftover crud from your dry burning, try dripping 5-6 drop of 100% VG glycerin
on the atty (yup it's flodded) and heat it up as if dry burning, then blow out the atty.
Do it a couple time if necessary, it's cleared out flavors, burnt and otherwise very
successfully for me.

 

[utak3r]

You can do the straw mod even using a standard filler, just reduce it And you're saying you was trying this but it were leaking - just cut off less of the stuff and you're done It HAS TO work.