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OK, here are the pics from my messing about this evening!
First, a pic of what I envision would be the "kit":
It's basically a couple of different types of female Luer Lock to 1/4" barb adapters (one type 300 and another type 500, which is slightly larger in diameter than the 300) with specifically-sized tubing slipped over it.
The type 300 barb adapter/small tube then receives a larger tube that fits at least 510 and 808 cartomizers (both standard size and slightly larger, as in the "clear" cartomizers) while the type 500 barb/small tube receives a slightly larger tube that fits at least 510 Mega cartos, GoGo
and Echo-E cartomizers.
All of the tubing is a slightly softer grade of vinyl than I've commonly found and the inside diameters seem to be more precise and consistent. It grips very well to itself and when the sizes are matched up correctly they provide a very good liquid-tight seal. This makes them more difficult to assemble, but it's worth it.
The tube in the middle, I must admit is not a completely original idea and was inspired somewhat by a device that seems to have been inspired by mine, so I've no qualms in improving on it.
It fits on the other end of a 510/808 type carto and can be used to either direct the flow of water when cleaning, or used to insert into a bottle or vial for filling. It is much shorter than the one that inspired it, just long enough to hit bottom on a 30ml bottle. That makes it much easier to control and minimizes the chance of tipping the bottle. It's use is completely optional. I have an idea for it that might actually improve cleaning/flushing but need to test before I can say for sure.
The REALLY cool thing about this is that the adapters just screw on to any standard Luer Lock syringe you happen to have, like so:
... Or, if all you have is a standard Luer slip tip... No problem! It still works!
... Though I must admit, it's a
little more likely to "spit" off the end of the syringe if you're really cranking on the plunger.
Since these work with both locking and non-locking Luer tips, if I do get around to selling these as kits I'm thinking there's really no need to sell a syringe with it... or is there? What do you think? It'd be great to have one less part to source....
This is what the whole deal looks like with a syringe (510/808 style):
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These will work with anything from 3ml up to 60ml or larger, though I'd recommend something in the 10ml range for filling and 30ml or so for cleaning (60ml is my personal favorite).
Oh... and did I mention that the middle tubey thing actually seals into the end of an Echo-E cartomizer so it can be used for filling?
And of course, both of the main adapters work with the
Bottlefillinator as well.
All in all, I'm pretty pleased with this iteration of the
-Innator concept. It's a bit more difficult to source parts and put together if you're doing it yourself since none of them are available in small quantities (generally 10' minimum for the tubing and lots of 25 minimum for the Luer adapters), but beyond that it has eliminated the need for any adhesives and is a lot more reliable and versatile. Should be able to make a demo video for it this weekend.
So... what do you guys think?
