Cartomizer sticks out of j-tank. ok?

[SomeDude26]

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I'm new to this whole vapor thing and have a couple Q's. I just got a silver bullet, a 5.5ml j-tank, a ming drip tip, and several 510 dual coil 2.0 and 2.5 res cartomizers from hoosier e-cig supply. I plan on running this thing on 6V, hence the high res cartos. I haven't set it up yet because I want to get a few things straight.

My first concern is that when I align one of these cartos next to the j-tank, I can tell that the carto is going to stick out from the top of the tank about a centimeter. Is that ok? I just don't see how the entire carto can be kept moist if part of it sticks out.

My next question is, how many holes should I punch in the cartos if i'm using a 60PG/40VG liquid. I hear it can get flooded if there is too many holes or if the holes are too big.

Also, would you guys recommend me getting a kick? What does that thing do exactly?

 

[alphanumeric]

Welcome to ECF

Its fine if it sticks out a bit.

You can most likely get away with 1 hole with 60/40.

 

[cerver7]

The sticking out is normal.

I punch 2 holes for all my 50/50 ish juice. One seems to be not enough IMO. I punch two with a carto punch tool and turn the dial three times. 2 times to break through the metal casing and the last to expand it a bit. Always works in my tanks with boge/fusion XL cartos @ 2.0 ohms.

The kick is a wattage regulator. You can choose the designated wattage and no matter what juice feeder you put on the SB it will always provide you with set wattage.

You can run the SB at 6volts by stacking two 3volt batteries but I do not recommend. Kicking the SB would be the safer and better bet IMO.

GL mate

 

[SomeDude26]

Thanks for the info guys, I can't wait to get this thing going.

 

[Strigoi]

2.0 to 2.5 is low (2.0) to standard resistance and will be pushing a hot vape at 6v. You'll be running 14.4-18W at that point. Most people are comfortable in the 8W range. You should really be shooting for 3ohm cartos or a bit higher for 6V.

Stacking batteries has it's dangers. You should do your research and learn about Li-on batteries before doing it.

 

[SomeDude26]

By the way, what are some things to think about when stacking 2 3volts? Like safety wise?

 

[Strigoi]

They can go boom. I'd be very wary of doing it in an SB since it's barely vented at the switch and could turn into a pipe bomb if something really goes wrong. That's worse case scenario though.

Do some research on how to safely stack batteries before doing it. There is a wealth of information on here if you take a bit of time to look for it.

 

[Baditude]

The Kick is a circuit board that fits between the positive terminal (near the head or button end of the SB) and the button top end of the battery. Basically it allows the battery to output more voltage than usual so that you are able to use more energy to heat your carto coils.

You'll need to use a smaller sized battery than the recommended 18650 size, because otherwise there wouldn't be any room for the Kick to fit inside of the Silver Bullet battery tube. Not sure what size battery is recommended for this purpose, but I'm quite sure you want to use AW brand IMR or high drain batteries, not the higher mAh rating IC type. If you can get your hands on a Kick sleeve, sold by Altsmoke, you'll be able to use the 18650 batteries as the sleeve adds length to the battery compartment to make room for both the bigger batteries and the Kick.

To adjust your voltage, you will need to remove the battery and the Kick from your Bullet. A screw is turned on the Kick with a screwdriver to adjust the voltage higher or lower. I understand there are no markings to indicate exactly what voltage to expect, its a trial and error type of thing. Every time you want to change your voltage, you must repeat this process.

Concerning the cartomizer on the tank. Having a little of the cartomizer sticking out of the top of the tank is no problem. This also has no bearing on keeping the cartomizer moist. You will need to put some type of "drip tip" or mouth piece into the top of the cartomizer.

All carto tanks are basically the same. They are basically a reservoir to hold a large capacity of e-juice, made up of two end caps (top and bottom) and the tube. O-rings are used to hold the whole contraption together and prevent leakage. Juice enters the carto via one or two holes in the steel barrel of the carto.

I highly recommend you study how to fill a carto tank from You Tube. There is a lot of user error putting these things together and filling them correctly.

You can buy already pre-drilled cartos, punch your own with some type of punch tool, or slot it using a dremmel tool.

I highly recommend you purchase a tank accessory tool like this:

It fits on the end of the carto during tank assembly and tank filling. It serves three purposes. It acts as a mechanical guide for the carto to enter thru the end caps, protects the o-rings from damage from the sharp edges of the carto top, and prevents juice accidentally getting into the air hole of the cartomizer when you fill the tank. You can get by w/o one, but to an experienced tank person who has one, it is indispensible. Many of the major e-cig suppliers sell some form of these, but the best one in my opinion is sold by Big Daddy Vapes.

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[SomeDude26]

2.0 to 2.5 is low (2.0) to standard resistance and will be pushing a hot vape at 6v. You'll be running 14.4-18W at that point. Most people are comfortable in the 8W range. You should really be shooting for 3ohm cartos or a bit higher for 6V.

Stacking batteries has it's dangers. You should do your research and learn about Li-on batteries before doing it.

Really? I thought 2.5 ohm for dual coils would be good. Since there are 2 coils don't they boost the resistance further?

 

[cerver7]

Most duals are in the 1.25-1.50 range. I prefer single coils myself with adjustable wattage/voltage. IMO its a warm but not to warm of a vape. Duals were just never for me.

2.5 IMO is not LR. Thats average to me. I prefer 2.0-2.2 at 4.0-4.5 volts.

The beauty of the kick is that you can adjust to find your exact sweet spot. It does not matter what the number is, its about what your mouth and throat say about the vape that matters.

 

[XXZOMBIEPEPPERXX]

Ive been experimenting with the amount of holes in my boge 2.0 cartos i currently have four little holes punched with a saddle tap around the bottom perimeter of the carto and have not had any flooding issues and have great tasty hits and huge clouds of vapor. Ive heard smoktech cartos cant handle so many holes im trying those cartos in single coil design next.

 

[cerver7]

Ive been experimenting with the amount of holes in my boge 2.0 cartos i currently have four little holes punched with a saddle tap around the bottom perimeter of the carto and have not had any flooding issues and have great tasty hits and huge clouds of vapor. Ive heard smoktech cartos cant handle so many holes im trying those cartos in single coil design next.

my experience with smoktech carts was the pre-punched ones were terrible. The one hole that was there needed to be widened. If you put more than one, they seemed to flood.

Boge i always go three turns oon my tool and put 2 holes. I tried three small, but it gurgled too much. i tend to pull hard on my cartos so i guess if i had 3 holes and pulled soft, it would fill normally.