cartomizers

[Gandy]

Hi all,

How long do cartomizers last, I am a noobie in e cigs and I just got my first order of them today and its great not to have to refill every 1/2 hour, but how long do they last???

Thanks

 

[Bella Chic]

I go through two a day and then refill. I have 4 on rotation.

 

[Jonmo1]

YMMV, but some say they last for weeks, some say only a few refills.

So far for me, I'd say an average of about 3 days.

At $2 or less for each Carto (I get em for about $1.60 each at litecigusa.net)
If you can get one to last at least 2 days, that makes it cost effective at less than $1 per day.

Heck, even if you can only get 1 day, it's still cheaper than cigarettes, if your juice and batteries don't run you over say $3 a day.

 

[haole boy]

I rotate through about 10 of them, havent lost one yet in about 6 weeks of use.

 

[NuMoNiC]

6 weeks! Holy sh....!
I don't know about that, but I can tell ya that I have been using cartomizers from all over (now strictly using Vapor4life Premium or Cool cartos, freakin tired of wasting money on those crap ones that just about every other vendor sells) I carry 2 with me all day and a bottle of Juice. I rotate and top them off all day, but keep in mind I vape like mad!! Soo juice wise i go through about 3-5 cartos a day and they cartos last about 5-8 days before they stop producing good vapor and tasting a bit liek cardboard.

 

[Sarlen]

I get 3 to 5 days out of the softcap cartos from litecigusa, thats filling 3 to 5 times a day. I did try cleaning them to extend the life a bit but it ended up tasting like a wet dog smells..

 

[audio]

Why is it that they only last a few days? Are they just more cheaply made? I've noticed that they don't get as hot as 510 attys.

 

[Jonmo1]

I wouldn't say they are "Cheaply Made"
They are cheaper to make..
If you get the difference.

They are made to be Disposeable.
They are actually intended to be used only once, that's why they are so cheap, only about $2 or less each.

But us Vapers (ex smokers) are so used to being frugal, try to squeeze every penny out of them by reusing them as much as possible.

 

[yoyoma_mda]

i'm at 3 weeks with my cartos and still haven't killed one. I am a heavy chain vaper at 6v and these guys have no end in sight. I can personally vouch for the reliability of 510 cartos at litecigusa, plus they're extremely cheap, $6.75 for 5 cartos and $15 minimum for free shipping

 

[K24A3]

It depends largely on how you vape them.

I found that if you point the battery downwards while inhaling, they last longer.
Also ensure you dont burn them out too soon by cycling carts and waiting longer per drag.

 

[g33k]

This might be a surprise, but I'm pushing almost 2 months on a 3 carto rotation. I use at 6v Exclusively and am an all day HEAVY vaper. I am one of the lucky ones who can vape in my office at work, so the thing never leaves my hand. I think I probably fill each of my 3 carto's about 3-4 times a day....if that helps put things into perspective.

**Edit**
Just wanted to let it be known that I don't use a standard 510 carto...I use mega carto's from Nhaler at 6v. They are high resistance at about 3.4ohm.....otherwise I'd probably blow through them in a day or two

 

[zoiDman]

If you mean how long does the juice last? For me, a heavy vapor, I go thru 2 cartos a day but Don't vape them Completely dry.

If you mean how many times can they be refilled? It depends on how you treat them. If you Don't vape them dry and use a 3.7v PV, they will last for MANY refills.

If you Vape every 10 seconds and vape them dry at 6v, they may only last 3 or 4 hours.

 

[muttSRT]

I go through a bunch, just because each new flavor gets a new carto and i try ALOT of flavors. The only ones that have died on me have been user error when i tried to remove the filler for a drip carto. Never had one die. I used to use only the premiums from V4L, but had a few that seemed to clog quick, so i tried the cheaper ones from cloudsofvapor. You get 50 for $60 and that includes shipping. They are the hard caps, but not the glued caps. I remove and toss the caps anyways, and use a drip tip on all of the cartos.

 

[dfulmer]

This might be a surprise, but I'm pushing almost 2 months on a 3 carto rotation. I use at 6v Exclusively and am an all day HEAVY vaper. I am one of the lucky ones who can vape in my office at work, so the thing never leaves my hand. I think I probably fill each of my 3 carto's about 3-4 times a day....if that helps put things into perspective.

**Edit**
Just wanted to let it be known that I don't use a standard 510 carto...I use mega carto's from Nhaler at 6v. They are high resistance at about 3.4ohm.....otherwise I'd probably blow through them in a day or two

I must agree with g33k, he turned me onto the high resistance carts at nhaler,,,i was pop'n a regular or lr atty once a day sometimes twice,,ive been using the same cart for over a week now at 6v. They are well,,super sweet and now im back to where vape'n actually saves me money,,if you pop an atty a day its twice as expensive as smoking---roughly---some say that the health benefit outweighs that and i would agree,,,but im looking for the best of both worlds,,and the carts at nhaler have more than provided that--at 3.4 resitance even when the cart runs dry and you dry burn it--it still doesnt turn the material brown or scorch it or say give it a nasty burnt taste....5 for 9 bucks,,,.... give me 6 packs please...lol

 

[SirVette]

Why is it that they only last a few days? Are they just more cheaply made? I've noticed that they don't get as hot as 510 attys.

Disposable. Yes, very cheap, just a resistor wire through the filling.
Had one, tried it, disassembled & trashed it.

The carts are fast to change & atomizers last.

 

[Nyxie]

I rotate through about 10 of them, havent lost one yet in about 6 weeks of use.

Me too. I keep different flavors in them . I use a sharpie cd pen (silver) to mark them , so I know what is in there. I have 5 of my daily vape and 5 other flavors . The oldest ones of the 10 have been in use at least 5 weeks , maybe 6. I don't let them get dry. I have a few that now need to be put in the cleaning bucket but I could if I had to use them another time or two.

 

[Nyxie]

6 weeks! Holy sh....!
I don't know about that, but I can tell ya that I have been using cartomizers from all over (now strictly using Vapor4life Premium or Cool cartos, freakin tired of wasting money on those crap ones that just about every other vendor sells) I carry 2 with me all day and a bottle of Juice. I rotate and top them off all day, but keep in mind I vape like mad!! Soo juice wise i go through about 3-5 cartos a day and they cartos last about 5-8 days before they stop producing good vapor and tasting a bit liek cardboard.

I really like the vape from v4l premium cartos when new but I have to say those are not the 10 I have in rotation. I have never had a v4l one last me more then a week or so without huge drop in taste and vapor. The ones I mention in the other post are 510 cartos.

 

[syndicate2083]

I've been using a set of 10 or so carto's (old style from when I just started) from Pure Smoker, and they have lasted months. A few have bit the dust and have become irretrievable/constant burnt taste. However I clean them regularly, and rotate flavors around.

I vape with a prodigy most of the time, I used to be a chain smoker, so I would say I still equate to a pack/pack and a half a day of juice/vapage and I havent had significant loss of carto.

I use 808's, going to try some v4l ones and see how those work out, but otherwise the old crappy ones that get super hot with hard plastic tips have lasted me a long long time

 

[mianker]

This may be strange but for some reason the carto's are lasting me longer than the atties do. I hope I didn't just jinx myself but saying this outloud. My Dad and Husband seem to be MUCH easier on the equipment than I am.

 

[bearscreek]

A totally fully filled 510 carto will last me roughly 4 hours of basically constant use. I'm averaging about 4-5 days on a carto before I feel like I need to use a new one.