Carto tank cartomizer

[withravenoushunger]

How do I get them to actually take in juice? I've got my holes punched(pretty big) and I've tried filling it with juice before putting it in the tank. I can't use the method with filling the silicone cap because theres a stopper by the connection. Even with a full tank the coil still glows red. Also who the hell designed this washer cap thing? Why not use threads and make it easy to use? I've already wasted about 5ml of juice from this.

 

[jaysix]

What do you mean by a "stopper" by the connection? The way I fill mine is to stick a toothpick in the center hole so no juice gets in there. I then squirt juice in and gently blow in it with my mouth. I repeat that process until it comes out of my punched holes. Stick it in the tank, fill the tank and take a few "dry" hits without hitting the button. It hasnt failed me yet.

 

[withravenoushunger]

There's just a little piece by the threads that stops it from coming out. I think they came with my ibtanked tank. Also I can get it to work a little bit but then I get dry hits after just a few drags. I am using a think juice but I don't think that should make much of a difference. It doesn't seem to want to use the juice in the tank.

 

[jaysix]

Do you mean flanged cartos?

 

[withravenoushunger]

Do you mean flanged cartos?

Yah thats it

 

[withravenoushunger]

Do you mean flanged cartos?

Yah thats it

 

[Chimney34]

Are you taking a couple of hits without hitting the fire button before you start to vape?

 

[jaysix]

You may not be putting enough juice in the carto to prime it fully. I think those are dual coils so you need it really saturated to get that top coil.

 

[withravenoushunger]

Are you taking a couple of hits without hitting the fire button before you start to vape?

Yup. Is the tank supposed to be full or does it not matter? I think it's primed well. It has about 15 drops in it.

 

[Chimney34]

Yup. Is the tank supposed to be full or does it not matter? I think it's primed well. It has about 15 drops in it.

It shouldn't matter but I usually don't count drops when priming my cart. I'm sure 15 probably isn't enough though. Are you using standard or xl's? I use the same method jaysix does but instead of blowing I shake the liquid down like its a thermometer. So I add a couple of drops let it absorb & then shake & repeat. I also wait to see that the punched holes are wet as well. It's normal to get some liquid out of the bottom but it doesn't mean that it's fully primed.

 

[Baditude]

15 drops is not enough. The poly fill material has to be absolutely soaked. More like 20 - 25 drops. At least 1 ml of juice for a standard length carto, 1.5 ml for an XL length carto.

Try this method of pre-filling your carto and filling the tank: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3710-5-cartomizer-tank-setup.html

The above link has a couple of demo videos that show a couple of ways to set up a cartotank.

 

[withravenoushunger]

I tried filling a carto up with plenty of juice to keep the material wet(probably around 30-40 drops). The top is still completely wet. It seems like it doesn't wick to the coil fast enough. I got dry hits after just a few drags. It won't even accept more juice. Is there any other style of carto that works better?

 

[Chimney34]

Sounds like you might be chain vaping & unfortunately cartotanks aren't good for that as the juice needs time to be absorbed into the carto properly. I usually take about 3 or 4 drags & set it down for a couple mins & repeat.

 

[withravenoushunger]

Then I guess maybe these regular cartos aren't for me. And I don't like how the filling burns and ruins the carto. I think a wick design would be more effective. I think it would be a good idea to use a steel mesh wick going down the entire tube

 

[Baditude]

Your vape technique may not be best suited for a cartotank. Cartotanks require a slow, deliberate, gentle draw of 3 - 6 seconds in length to allow juice from the tank to replenish what you vape from the cartomizer. Think sucking on a straw that's in a thick milkshake.

You can get dry hits from a string wicked delivery device like a clearomizer or Vivi Nova tank, too. With those, you need to frequently tilt the device to keep the string wicks wet, or they dry out as the juice level falls.

If you find your techique style doesn't fit wicked delivery devices, consider a bottom feeding box mod like a Reo or VMod from Vampage. These devices are like dripping on an atomizer but with the benefit of having a tank full of juice. These use no wicking devices at all.

 

[E_DeCastro]

Yup. Is the tank supposed to be full or does it not matter? I think it's primed well. It has about 15 drops in it.

i use 30 drops and first hit is always like heaven.

 

[withravenoushunger]

By the way would a Boge carto perform any better? I've heard some bad things about Smoktech cartos. I'm using some xl mega cartomizer by itself and it seems to be working fine

 

[RoadToNever]

You might have better luck with Boge. It also depends on the thickness of your liquid. The amount and size of holes play a part to. I'd call myself a sporadic chain vaper, unless you chain vape all day you wouldnt have any issue save for that one carto in the batch that performs a bit worse.