Cartomizer Mods utilizing the CCFM

[Dogsbody]

As these mods are cartomizer mods I didn't know if the belong in the atty or cart section, or here.

These are generally for people using the Carto Cap Filler Method.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/67012-refill-cartomizers-quick-easy-video.html

Again, if anyone has already come up with these please let me know, I had a pretty good look and couldn't find similar.



The 'Spiral Staircase' mod:

Tools required- razor-knife
Time to finished: 1 min
Reason for mod: To drain excess stuck on O-ring during filling.
Difficulty: simple

YouTube - spiral staircase mod for CCFM


The 'Carto-Plus' Mod

Materials required: Polyfill from a normal cart
Tools required: Razor knife. (801 soft-tip Optional)
Reason for mod: To extend capacity in a carto and minimize potential for liquid to stick on O-ring.
Time to complete 3 mins.
Difficulty: simple

YouTube - cartoplus mod for CCFM

The 'Double Capacity Breather' Mod

Material required: 901 cart
Tools required: paperclip or needle, razorknife.
Reason for mod: To greatly extend capacity of carto whilst maintaining a simple method to fill, provide a dip and drip friendly carto, add whistle-tip to carto.
Time to complete: 10 mins.
Difficulty: simple + 1

YouTube - doublecapacity breather mod for CCFM

 

[Turbo]

Great to see more vids, there's not many carto mods out there. Your refill video is def a hit. Couple questions to get this thread going:

On the 'spiral staircase mod' couldn't one cut a small 'v' on the ring instead of creating the staircase? Just enough to allow the liquid to pass through? Of course the spiral is not labor intensive, just curious to how you arrived at that particular cut.

The 'carto plus mod' has me thinking, great idea. How much longer is the carto life w/ this mod vs regular carto life? What cart did you pull the filler from? (Curious on the amount of polly fill added.) And why the multi cut on the ring w/ this mod? Not questioning your decision, again, just curious to how you arrived at it.

Thanks!

 

[Stehle]

Awesome carto mods Dogsbody!!!!

I can't wait to try all three!!

Thanks for the great visuals... definitely outside the box!!!

(Let me know if you ever need an Agent!)

 

[Dogsbody]

Great to see more vids, there's not many carto mods out there. Your refill video is def a hit. Couple questions to get this thread going:

On the 'spiral staircase mod' couldn't one cut a small 'v' on the ring instead of creating the staircase? Just enough to allow the liquid to pass through? Of course the spiral is not labor intensive, just curious to how you arrived at that particular cut.

Yes you could just cut one V and leave it flat, but a drop can still stick to the other side, so give it a spin or twirl or cut 2 V's, 2V's worked well, but as it required making two cuts, I figured the single cut + spiral to be easier and more effective, you dont have to wory about the size of the V etc. (I had to use a bigger V for VG etc..)but the main reason I am putting these up are because I cant find anything much on carto mods. Hopefully some proper modders will see my puny efforts and give them a go.

The 'carto plus mod' has me thinking, great idea. How much longer is the carto life w/ this mod vs regular carto life? What cart did you pull the filler from? (Curious on the amount of polly fill added.) And why the multi cut on the ring w/ this mod? Not questioning your decision, again, just curious to how you arrived at it.

Thanks!

Not sure about life expectancy, I have only been using them for less than 2 weeks, and all mine are doing fine, I have been trying to only use my first three that I pulled the stickers off. Good question about the amount of polyfill... I just grabbed a cart pulled out the filler and shoved it in, but looking back at the vid... it may have been cut down already from some of my cart mod attempts. I will have to check that.
The reason for the multi-cut was because of the reduced area due to the polyfill, the spiral wont fit, one V didnt always work draining and sometimes with 2 V's I would still get liquid and the drag was still a bit harder (requiring more suction that added to the liquid mouth issue), the four V's seemed to work well draining the excess back down and helped create an easier drag and less suction reducing the liquid-mouth.
I seem to get the best flavor from the carto-plus too, maybe because the vapor passes through the wet polyfill?

There is still the potential for some liquidmouth in this one and strongly recommend the 801 soft-tip

Awesome carto mods Dogsbody!!!!

I can't wait to try all three!!

Thanks for the great visuals... definitely outside the box!!!

(Let me know if you ever need an Agent!)

Thanks! they are still works under construction, but yeah have a play with them and see what you think, and see it you can make any improvements.

There is not enough carto modding!

I am waiting for one to die so I can pull it apart and fool with it, I might give up and just open one anyway.

The doublecapacity breather mod works really well for me, and is the only one I use on my big battery mod, and use it at work on auto batteries, I have a feeling it will be good for HV too. It does have the potential to leak if left sitting upright immediately after filling, but is great for chain vapors like me.

 

[Doctor Vapor]

The 'Double Capacity Breather' Mod is absolute genius bro. I'm gonna try this one tomorrow when i have the time to do it. You are the king of the carto mod.

Gotta let you know. I can't seem to get the spiral staircase vid to work. I'll check it in the morning, it could be YouTube is screwed up. I even tried to view it on your YouTube site and I still got an error message. You may want to check that one bro.

 

[Doctor Vapor]

I tried The 'Double Capacity Breather' Mod and i'm sucking in mouthfuls of juice. I filled the carto and 901 whistle tip as you did in the video and its vaping, however, I'm not sure the juice is being wicked properly from the pollyfill in the whistle tip to the carto. I checked the carto after a bit of dripping, and noticed that I had slightly burned the carto while I was still getting juice in my mouth via the whistle tip.

I still think this is a good mod, I just may have to do it a couple more times to get the hang of it.

 

[gasp]

wow. dude you've managed to single handedly change my cartomizer life. thank you
between the ccfm and the spiral staircase mod i couldn't be happier.
THANK YOU!!!

 

[jgdovin]

So I took the risk and tried out the double capacity mod on my one and only cartomizer that came in today as a gift from a friend to try out his new carto's. After about 3 mouthfuls of liquid, it stopped coming out, and seems to be working like a champ now, the draw seems a little harder than without the mod, but one nice thing about this mod is pop off the mouth piece and its completely reversable.

So far so good, one carto SHOULD last me all day, we will see. I'll let you know how it goes the rest of the day.

 

[Dogsbody]

Hey sorry for not keeping up to date on this, I thought they were lost and forgotten.

Thanks jgdovin for posting it in the V9 subforum, else I wouldn't have seen it.

With the Double Capacity Breather mod, don't fill it all the way up to the breather, I just push one full carto-cap in and it is good. (double what you normal would)
Also, dont forget that little bit of toothpick (or similar)... I just snapped a little off the end and shoved it infront of the air-chamber pick up, it made all the difference. I never get liquid now.
And remember to keep the mouthpiece covered to create the airlock when filling! I forgot in the vid and left it uncovered with the first cap-fill. lol.

The other thing that wasn't real clear in the vid, was cutting the bottom off the 901 cart, make sure that is done so the plastic is nowhere near the atomiser wire, and so the filler gets good contact with the carto-filler material.

Mine wick down really well to the carto, as there is no suction/vacuum in the cart, but I did try one where I just put about half the amount of filler in the cart, so it just created a plug for the cart (ADM/ZFM/HPSCM)and enough left hanging out to join it to the carto material.

I was actually woried about it wicking down too well because of the breather hole.
Thinking it could flood the carto and wreck an auto batt.

I will keep a closer eye on this thread now, so if you have any probs or tips for it, be sure to post them.

 

[Dogsbody]

wow. dude you've managed to single handedly change my cartomizer life. thank you
between the ccfm and the spiral staircase mod i couldn't be happier.
THANK YOU!!!

Thanks man, glad to be able to help!

 

[jgdovin]

double post, sorry

 

[jgdovin]

Thanks jgdovin for posting it in the V9 subforum, else I wouldn't have seen it.

NP man glad I could bring such a great thread back to life.

I hope others try this and see how great it is. I am still scheming new mods for the cartos, will keep you updated.

 

[blue9]

Nice Tips..... Youtube have pulled 2 vids down.. Something to do with Sony... have these been re made and posted else where?

Cheers

 

[Mactavish]

Nice Tips..... Youtube have pulled 2 vids down.. Something to do with Sony... have these been re made and posted else where?

Cheers

What links? Just played the 3 UTube videos from first post in this thread, played fine.

 

[RobinRyan]

This one needs a bump , lots of goodies in here Thanks Dogs!