Cartomizer Filling

[nkr501]

To make sure that I am not doing this totally wrong.

So I have been filling my cartomizers by holding them at an angle and putting drops of e juice into them until the fiber is saturated completely.
I let it sit for 15 minutes, but this is where I think I am a little confused. When you let a carto sit for 15 minutes, I am letting it sit up with the threads facing down on the table with a paper towel underneath to catch anything that runs out.

After 15 minutes I try to add a drop or two to see if its going to hold any more, and if there is any excess I blow it through into the paper towel and wipe the threaded side out to avoid getting juice on my battery.

Am I doing this wrong? Does anyone have any tips? Please Help

 

[WVvet]

Sounds like you got it to me! Do you blow through the threaded end? If you blow through the mouth end you end up blowing out most of the juice - bad...

 

[calico21]

Sounds absolutely right to me, connect that puppy and vape!

 

[calico21]

Sounds like you got it to me! Do you blow through the threaded end? If you blow through the mouth end you end up blowing out most of the juice - bad...

I've never had it blow out my juice that way. Only what's in the tube. Blowing through the mouth end should only push it in the filler more I would think. JMO

 

[nkr501]

I was blowing through the mouth end :\ so I should be blowing through the threaded end?

 

[calico21]

I blow through the threaded end first kinda hard, then through the other end lightly to make sure its clear and nothing is going in to my batts. ETA: I only use CE2's now so blowing through the mouth end doesn't count with those only fiber/ filler types.

 

[dormouse]

I use thin juices with 20% VG or less

I add 18 drop per ml capacity (Boge and other standard size cartos are 1ml). Then I wait 15 seconds. Then I drip in however many more it will soak up easily (usually 3-6). I hold a tissue on the threaded end hole while filling.

Then clean it up.

Then I settle ON DIFFERENT SIDES - lay it down. And change which side it is laying a few times. After 15-20 minutes, if your juice is thin, you can be sure every bit of stuffing has gotten some juice and is damp

 

[nkr501]

I probably lost a good bit of juice then. Good info to know, thanks.

 

[Guitarded]

I've been using the condom fill method (through the bolt/connecting end) for a while. Not because it works better, but because its fast. I have noticed that after a few puffs, flavor tastes a bit burnt. How logn do you recommend letting them sit after filling? I have been told 24 hours at stores.

 

[calico21]

Because the condom fill method works against gravity not with it I would imagine a lot longer than 15 or 20 minutes that's the standard for dripping in.

 

[madjack]

I use a syringe for the first fill of a new carto...after that I drip to top it off...don't believe, I have ever waited more than a few to start using the carto...........
madjack

 

[swedishfish]

I do 5-10 drops, give it a strong thermometer shake, 5 more, shake etc. Until completely full. Better a bit overfilled than underfilled. Make sure to keep them wet so they don't burn.

 

[nkr501]

I have been topping off every few hours just to make sure that they stay moist. After hearing about the burnt taste initially I got paranoid and decided that I wouldn't even risk it getting to that point.

 

[hairball]

I break a wood toothpick and gently lodge the pointed end into the airhole. Drip 20-25 drops and let sit. Wait 20 minutes and top off if needed. Remove toothpick and enjoy.

 

[dormouse]

I top off too. I use juices that leave the stuffing so clean I can often just look at the stuffing and se if it got light (I use a delrin or plastic drip tip as a mouthpiece so it's easy for me to pull that out and look). Other than that I top off when the vapor or taste gets weak or the carto starts running warmer than normal. And I always check before putting it on a fresh battery because fresh batteries are slightly higher voltage right off the charger. I still occasionally singe them a bit. By the end of 7-10 days (which is 2-3 weeks for me since I alternate vaping a pair) some bitterness has gotten in, dulling the sweet and adding a fairly compatible bit of bitterness the tobacco I use.