cannot get my pv to work longer than 3 days

[Nevets]

ive got an elight elite, my girlfriend got it for me as a gift at the local mall for 3-5 times its value, and as i dont have the cash to buy a new one and cant find anyone to buy this garbage, i need help making this beautiful paperweight work.

in 2.5 weeks, ive had 5 atomizers and 3 batteries, but still get pisspoor quality hits after the first 5 or so.

my pv is an automatic 3 piece with separate battery, atty and cartridge, and my cartridges come sealed with foil, made just to be punched out by the atty.

maybe i just need some tips to keep everything running smooth, im pretty sure i just need a 510 or the like and not some overpriced mall horsexxxxx.

 

[RatRacer]

Have you tried taking some extra foil off? You might be getting too good a seal and not letting air into the filler to allow full wicking, just vaping the intial juice after piercing foil.

 

[Nevets]

yeah, and ive even been pulling out the plastic inside the cartridge (is it called a thimble) and squeezing some juice onto the bridge(?) of the atty to prime it. itll work cool for a bit and then nothing.

 

[RatRacer]

yeah, and ive even been pulling out the plastic inside the cartridge (is it called a thimble) and squeezing some juice onto the bridge(?) of the atty to prime it. itll work cool for a bit and then nothing.

That sounds like a lame unit. Minimal juice, so you gotta keep going back to buy more.

 

[robstc]

It does kinda sound like minimal juice. Fix for that.....get some juice and refill the cartidges! Also make sure that the filler in the cartidge is contacting the bridge on the atomizer. Other than that I ain't got nothing!

 

[Nevets]

everyone ive talked to who owns this unit has immediately asked me if i paid for it myself. doesnt sound too good.

 

[Marctwo]

This sounds like a few units I've got.

The (tiny) cart's are a waste of time... I haven't been able to do anything with them.

The mesh on the atty is quite dense and not the easiest to drip onto but you should be able to get about 4-5 drips soaked into it. When I do this they actually vape really well.

You could try dipping the the mesh into some juice but I get really uncomfortable around open bottles of nic juice.

 

[YKruss]

You could try dipping the the mesh into some juice but I get really uncomfortable around open bottles of nic juice.

This ecig does looks a lot like M401/402 and has an exposed bridge atomizer. Yes you can safely dip atomizer into juice, and better yet use an empty cart by removing the poly-fill or inner smaller cart (like in M series ecigs).

 

[Can_supplier]

Yes you can safely dip atomizer into juice, and better yet use an empty cart by removing the poly-fill or inner smaller cart (like in M series ecigs).

Careful.... On a real M401 there is a plastic piece around the wick that keeps the juice from running straight down into the battery.

I had a cheap 401 knockoff where any juice added to it ran straight down into the battery. I'm not talking about flooding it with a ton of juice either, it was a straight path down. The PV lasted for a day before the electronics in the batt shorted out.. It was meant to only be used with a cart, by crappy design.

 

[antism]

I hope you didn't toss all those batts and attys!

I had a Blu w/ similar issues using the carts. Their carts are also sealed in foil.

Just buy some juice from one of the many suppliers here and get a 2ml plastic dropper bottle. Carefully squeeze out a drop and touch it to the bridge before it falls from the dropper. The bridge should soak this up after a sec or two. Then repeat.

A couple drops lasted me about 4-5 puffs on the Blu. You might be able to pull off more drops on the Elite since it is larger, thus a larger bridge.

Good luck!

 

[Jim Davis]

Just because it was overpriced, doesn't mean it's a junk e-cig. Try some of the tips and information in my sig.

 

[Stike]

Keep batteries fully charged and get some liquid it take time to figure it out.