? Are you using a cinamon liquid or citrus?
Or what kind of liquid are you using?
Let us know please...Thanks
Drew
Or what kind of liquid are you using?
Let us know please...Thanks
Drew
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Rawr vapor, strapple (not the cinnamon), 4% menthol, 100%VG, 18mg nic.
I am not completely familiar with that flavor or ingredient , but would be inclined to think that it has a high concentration of SOMETHINg that may be corrosive. I would definately not use that flavor in tanks for the time being. Perhaps you could contact Rawr and see what the ingredients are. I know that the Koolada ingredient from TPA is delivered in metal bottles because it is corrosive in some concentrations...Please let us know if you can get any answers as we should probably make a note on the site about this. Thanks,
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Based on just my experience I'd have to agree that its probably something in that particular liquid as well. I currently have 4 cartomators that I use on a pretty much daily basis for over a month but keep them filled with mostly tobacco based flavors (Vermillion River and Want2Vape for the most part) - and I've never had any of the tank tint seep into the liquid. I've also run a few other non-tobacco flavors as well (including Vermillion River's Buttered Rum and coffee based flavors) without any issue. For any flavors that I even suspect may have an issue in a tank (cinnamon, citrus, anything 'sour', etc) I have a pyrex tank that it goes into.
Oh, and for the curious - I picked up a small camera case at Best Buy a little while ago that holds 4 tanks perfectly (plus one on my mod) and is still quite pocket friendly including jeans - score!). Ran me just over $15 if I'm not mistaken.
Oh, and for the curious - I picked up a small camera case at Best Buy a little while ago that holds 4 tanks perfectly (plus one on my mod) and is still quite pocket friendly including jeans - score!). Ran me just over $15 if I'm not mistaken.
Here's a basic background on how colored extruded polycarbonate tubing is made.
The actual extrusion process is the same as standard polycarbonate. The difference being that prior to entering the extruder, BB sized polycarbonate color pellets are dropped from a hopper into the molten plastic and then melt themselves and are mixed evenly in with the clear, creating the pretty colors! So for "color" to become "loose" from a tank, the entire polycarbonate tube is literally melting around it and sending layers of the polycarbonate tube into the juice. My advice....find another juice! Even if it was a clear polycarbonate tube, this process would still happen. You just wouldn't see it. We have never seen this happen, since for a tube to be that eaten away inside, it has generally cracked and leaked juice long before that. That we have seen! Once you see spiderwebs and/or cracking, it is a hint that a juice is reacting poorly. Not to say polycarbonate or any other plastic can't eventually be broken down by certain chemicals, no disputing that. Also, chances are.. if it ate the tube, it also ate the inside plastic of the cartomiser and anything else in it's path.
This all being said....we always try to inform everyone of the juices that are known to be problematic with tanks. But with the never-ending supply of new juices and ingredients, none of us truly have all the answers on which juices do what. I actually hate accusing anybody's product of a negative thing, since it doesn't mean the juice is unsafe or anything like that. It only means that it is not polycarbonate tank friendly.
It's why we have alot of tolerance on warranty tube replacement. We understand that the users didn't know it would happen or they wouldn't have done it! So pm me Vega and I can at least get a replacement out to you!
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that's both incredibly interesting and completely horrifying to me. The odd thing is the tube isn't fogging up at all, hasn't cracked or splintered at all. It looks exactly the way it did when I opened the package, but the juice came out blue. I think maybe I won't be ordering any more rawr juices after all. Their blueberry lemonade is certainly the culprit for my lava tank tube developing cracks. Either way, it has some Boba's bounty inside now and looks completely normal. That's still just plain weird. I'll have to get in to contact with Mike from rawr and ask a few questions.
Sounds like a blast. I keep trying to envision a way to add a viewing window to a stainless tank that wouldnt reinsert the issue of decaying and cracking polycarbonate. I think the closest I've come would be a 3 layer system for tubing that has a thin inner/outer layer of stainless with a thin, vertical window cut in and an internal tube of Pyrex in between that could be popped out and replaced if something arose. But I imagine the actual manufacturing on that to be a nightmare...
If somebody can figure out a idea for a window or a line gauge that doesn't put polycarbonate or acrylic back into juice contact, believe me I'm listening
The inside sleeve/liner is the most popular but unless it's glass it doesn't solve the problem. And I don't do glass tubes
If somebody can figure out a idea for a window or a line gauge that doesn't put polycarbonate or acrylic back into juice contact, believe me I'm listening
I already gave you an idea......expensive, but an idea nevertheless.
Just wondering if the marigold color tubes are gone for good or just not made this time? Thanks!
Can someone help me out? I am having no luck with Kanger Horizontal coil cartos in either resistance in these things, i get no draw or too much draw because the cartos are a bit short but the bigger problem is the liquid doesn't seem to wick into the fill. So who has had luck with these and where do you punch the holes, and how many? Thanks in advance.
Those are NOT Kanger though...They are MF Style Horizontal coils , BUT thye should be very similar in performance. I have used some cartos that just dont seem to wick sometimes though...Its happened with a few different types also. I think if you get the hole in a bad spot this happens. I just punch another hole somewhere and that usually helps.
Drew
Another member threw some identical juice in a blue cartomater and got the same results. Color got leeched out, but no damage at all. It's a curiosity, but I'm not worried about it. Neither of my AVE juices have caused any additional trouble. I'm wondering if certain juices can strip the pigment out of the polycarb, but there are just too many variables to be sure. Something to look in to, I guess.
Still loving the cartomater. Solid design, easy to work with. Gonna pick up another one soon. Cuse, any word on the stainless 18sized tanks?
Still loving the cartomater. Solid design, easy to work with. Gonna pick up another one soon. Cuse, any word on the stainless 18sized tanks?
Thanks CG and Drew...I think it might be the Kanger brand or just this batch but two holes down low doesn't seem to work so I'm going to try some other configs.
I do have bigger sample tubes that I'm toying with right now. But I'm just not thrilled with them. I want a 22mm size (roughly 7/8" ) but everything is 25-28mm (slightly bigger than 1" ) So I have to decide where to size it.
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thats unfortunate. I suppose I'll err on the small side this time around and grab a red matte stainless. I only got the delrin last time for money reasons. I'm sure you'll sort it out!
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