Cartos really going bad ???

[cnhauf]

Can someone explain the rational behind cartos going "BAD", other than the obvious, of running one dry and burning it up ?

I've been using the same cartos in my setup for weeks now.
Whenever they start to get a little "off" taste to them I take em out and soak overnight in alcohol, then boil for about 5 minutes in distilled water, then run them thru about 10 minutes in my Bogue ultrasonic cleaner.
Let em dry overnight and slap em back in a tank and everything tastes just the same as the first day I took em out of the box.

I read on here of people ordering them in large quanities and replacing them every few days.
What am I missing here

 

[Roxxette]

i feel the same way as you , to be honest for example a joye atty never quit on me i was actually the one that toss it when i "feel" there time have pass but they never drop there perfomance and same with cartos.

 

[wseyller]

The juice that you use would be the biggest factor in shortening the life of the carto. I personally boil mine and don't see any problem with them but the type of juice I use is easy on my cartos. If you vaped plain PG in them they would probably last forever.

 

[Spoons]

I do tons of Bobas Bounty (100% VG) 3 days max on a carto and I start getting a harsh TH along with kind of a wet dishraggy flavor on exhale. I make sure the carto is always as saturated as it can be without flooding, I keep a bottle with me. I would love to use a carto for weeks, but it just doesn't work out for me that way... I do have a carto with Ectoplasma right now that I have been using for a week and it still tastes the same as the first pull. I'm sure the juice you are using has a lot to do with carto usefulness.

I am interested in this ultrasonic cleaner though...

 

[cnhauf]

google Clearmax Ultrasonic Jewelry and Eyeglass Cleaning Machine
Best 20 bucks you'll ever spend !
soak, boil and ultrasonic clean and the cartos will last !!

 

[DaveP]

It would pay to take a look at this picture in the post of a burned cartomizer filler. The few I've pulled apart after bad taste have shown the same damage. They are designed for one time use. We refill them until they taste funny and this is what causes it. I'm just not into vaping burned polyfill along with my juice, so I toss them after a few days at the first sign of strange taste.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...8-4081-etc-filler-type-cartos.html#post301709

 

[NoMoCamels]

the type of juice I use is easy on my cartos.

What juice are you vaping?? Thanks!

 

[wseyller]

I use 80% pg / 20% vg. Darker liquids also causes shorter life. I had a couple liquids that had very dark flavoring in them and it causes me to clean the carto more often and sometimes it is hard to get that new white color back again.

 

[cnhauf]

The polyfill wrapping can be bought at walmart dirt cheap for a sackfull....be sure to check the label to insure that's what you're actually getting !!
IF and I state, only IF the wrapping ever burnt to this point, just re-wrap the coil/s with new fill.
The coils are nothing but a simple electronic circuit that in theory should last forever.
Soaking, boiling and ultrasonic cleaning definitely removes any residue that could build up on your coils.
I've watched it "disappear" after a thorough cleaning

I'm just saying - why not save a buck or two where you can

 

[motox]

The main thing I notice is that the draw starts to get tight after a while - depends on the juice but usually after I've run about 15-20 ml through a carto. Quick fix is to use a straightened paper clip through the hole to re-open the pathway and I'm back in business for a little while longer. Ultimately, I look at these cartos as a disposable unit and buy them by the truckload so I always have plenty of spares.

 

[RayN]

It varies alot with your juice I think. One flavor I vape the carto's last for over a month, another flavor, about a day.
I just got my ultrasonic cleaner, going to give it a shot, soaking and vodka wasn't cleaning it out quite enough. Maybe this will do the trick.