Cartomizer Used Up When?

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Baditude

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Cartomizers used alone (not in a cartotank) will last 1 - 3 weeks on average. Factors such as the thickness of the juice and how dark it is can cause it to last less long.

Toward the end of a cartomizers life, you will notice a decrease in flavor and vapor production, and also a stiffer/harder pull when you suck on your drip tip. It's then time to start a new cartomizer.

Using a "punched" cartomizer (one or two holes) in a cartotank can prolong a cartomizer's life expectancy and allows much longer time between needing to refill with juice. The tank can be refilled multiple times with the same cartomizer.

Cartotank tutorial: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3710-5-cartomizer-tank-setup.html

Primer on common juice delivery devices: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3230-1-proper-terminology-carto-tank-what-primer-juice-delivery-attachments.html

laser-drilled.jpg laser-drilled cartomizer for a cartotank.

tool-punched carto.jpgcarto-punch.jpg tool-punched carto and carto punch tool.

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bazmonkey

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If it lasts long enough that the atomizer doesn't putter out and stop working, I notice that the filler doesn't seem to be absorbing as well as it used to. Then it becomes harder to draw. Once it's obviously not working as well as before I change it.

It's more a question of how long you're willing to use it as it wears out. Only if the atomizer dies or you start to taste burning is it a clear-cut time-to-change.
 
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