CE2-DELUXE Fluxomizer Clearomizer All NEW Uncrackable SuperTubes, New Everything, All ohms, In Stock @ GOTVAPES -Official Ce2-Deluxe Thread

[calico21]

The smaller ones are indeed small. I thought they'd be perfect for me since I tend to switch flavors a lot, but now I think I'll order the XL's on the next go round. The issue isn't so much the size as that they burn through liquid like a blowtorch!

But that's the beauty of them. Can't get tons of vapor without going through juice.

 

[otrpu]

Personally, anything less than an XL carto isn't worth my while to even use. And 1.8mL don't last me long nuff. JMHO

Cheers,
otrpu

 

[badkolo]

yeah ive been become spoiled too with the sizes, all in all the ce2 xl, sapphire, vortex seem to get me by for normal situations, but when im relaxing or watching a movie i fill up a vision deux and im set with no worries for a long time.

 

[Mindfield]

They're here! They're here! Looks like USPS' tracking was all screwed up. It lost track in Queens, and today they showed up.

So, open a pack up, take one out, fill, vape. Went a little like this:

1. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.
2. HORRIBLE DRY HIT.
3. Let sit, tip, tap, shake.
4. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.
5. HORRIBLE DRY HIT.

Lather, rinse, repeat. Crap. Okay, maybe it's that one. Open another one from a different box -- different colour and all that. Pull, fill, cap, vape.

1. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.
2. HORRIBLE DRY HIT.
3. Let sit, tip, tap, shake.
4. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.
5. HORRIBLE DRY HIT.

Crap. This wasn't working. Okay, fine. Time to do some surgery. I made myself a makeshift hooked implement out of a disused precision screwdriver (all I could find on short notice) and tore the sucker up. No, literally, I could not get that bottom seal out to without tearing the crap out of it. But that's okay, once out and torn up good, I fluffed the wicks, flipped the center seal and pushed it down over the cup, then put on the mouthpiece. Now it's:

1. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.
2. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.
3. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.
4. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.
5. Whoa, incredible flavour, incredible vapor.

Also, no leaks. Got one on my ProVari on its side and another sitting on its side byself. Not a single leak. Tried tipping it, shaking it, nothing. Niiiice. Seriously, I'm hitting this 2.6ohm FluxDeluxe at 5V and the amount of vapour is freaking insane. TH is awesome, flavour is nice and bold and clean. Tried it at 6V just for the hell of it (that's nearly 14W folks) and it was crazy. Too hot for my tastes but damn did it deliver the goods.

So, early first impressions so far: Straight OOB experience: Terrible. Once modded: More clouds than a Grateful Dead concert, more flavour than Public Enemy, and enough throat hit to make Chuck Norris wince.

 

[badkolo]

Yes if you get dry hit the wicks are pressed to tightly in the slit, so remove the inner plug and fluff those suckers.

also you can use the center Oring and flip it and use it as the main plug, it sits right over the cup with no leaks and is thin enough to let the wick do its job.

glad you got them cranking for you

didnt even see that you did use the center oring and flipped it, thats how they should ship, its doesnt leak and it does its job. good going mindfield

 

[zer0ith]

They're here! They're here! Looks like USPS' tracking was all screwed up. It lost track in Queens, and today they showed up.

(no offense to Chris or Dan) the tracking will not update once out of the US. LJ tracking numbers are known for this when coming to Canada. Don't panic 5 to 13 business days and you WILL have your goods. (I say 5 to 13 because the longest I've waited is 13 but most are now making it in 5 or 6).

I lost count on how many orders I have done with them but they are 100% reliable!

I had the same problem with the dry hits, just used that center O ring over the cup instead and WOW O WOW!

 

[LadyLynx]

I've also found that if I let 'um sit for an hour or so there are no dry hits. Let those babies soak!

 

[badkolo]

I've also found that if I let 'um sit for an hour or so there are no dry hits. Let those babies soak!

yes thats why the visions come with vg on the wicks, for some reason simply wetting them with juice doesnt not work as well as letting it soak for a while first. do not know why, could be a myth but im noticing this as well.

 

[Mindfield]

Yes if you get dry hit the wicks are pressed to tightly in the slit, so remove the inner plug and fluff those suckers.

also you can use the center Oring and flip it and use it as the main plug, it sits right over the cup with no leaks and is thin enough to let the wick do its job.

glad you got them cranking for you

didnt even see that you did use the center oring and flipped it, thats how they should ship, its doesnt leak and it does its job. good going mindfield

Yep. Although the green one I tried is leaking -- out both ends. Now the top end might have been my fauly because I think I tore that middle ring. (Awfully soft silicone.) The bottom I can't explain, though looking at it now and comparing it to the second one, it looks like the center positive post is off-center and it's leaking around the insulation. I don't think that was my doing because I can't get that thing centered again. It won't budge. Probably a manufacturing defect or something. No biggie. I'll let it sit on its end for a while and see if it leaks more. Either way though I think I screwed it up enough at the top anyway so it's kind of unusable no matter what. Now that I know what's up with these I can avoid that mistake on other ones.

The second one I cracked open is perfect though. No leaks top or bottom, battery connection dead center.

EDIT: Yup. Leaking like a sieve around the insulation. Oh well, now I have something to experiment with. Gonna try disassembling and cleaning so I don't screw it up on a good one.

(no offense to Chris or Dan) the tracking will not update once out of the US. LJ tracking numbers are known for this when coming to Canada. Don't panic 5 to 13 business days and you WILL have your goods. (I say 5 to 13 because the longest I've waited is 13 but most are now making it in 5 or 6).

I lost count on how many orders I have done with them but they are 100% reliable!

I had the same problem with the dry hits, just used that center O ring over the cup instead and WOW O WOW!

That would explain it. I'm not completely familiar with the different tracking number types. Either way though it shipped on the 19th, so that's 4 business days to get to my house. No complaints here!

I've also found that if I let 'um sit for an hour or so there are no dry hits. Let those babies soak!

That could be an idea too. I'll try that with the next one and see how well it works -- and wicks afterwards.

EDIT II: I can't get over this flippin' vapor. Holy crap.

 

[melloyello]

these are indeed juice hogs...maybe 40% more juice used per day compared to boge 2.0
lots of vapor and good flavor.

 

[badkolo]

a fine working ce2 will eat juice hardcore but that only means its working really well.

 

[Mindfield]

Yeah, this thing is definitely a juice ....., but you kind of expect that from a cloud machine like this.

So, I took my defective one and used it to practise a cleaning on. That was a lot easier than I expected. Hooked it up to an old eGo battery, wiggled off the tube, removed it from the battery, ran it under some hot water, massaged the wick clean, then dried it all off, put the tube back on -- slid on just fine, nice and secure -- did a few dry burns 'til it glowed nice and orange, put the center seal back in, and it looks good as new. (Well, it was hardly used, but still...) Easy peasy, 4 minutes of work. A hell of a lot better than the 45 minutes it took me to thoroughly clean out a dozen cartos the other night -- to say nothing of the "spin dry" I had to do to partially dry them (put them open-side down in a sock and spin. Yes, I seriously did that.) and still had to let them sit at least 24 hours before they were even remotely usable. I could use this one I just did right now if it was a good one.

Fantastic.

 

[msimindlessmsi]

Am I the only one that still uses the bottom plug as well? I just pull it up a bit and it works fine. Will it really not leak at all?

BTW I love my black aluminum drip tip from gotvapes! Whenever I get juice above the seals from condensation I just fling my ecig and the condensation comes out of the drip tip

Been vaping cinnamon and green apple no probs. Dropped, sat on, and ran over with computer chair with no cracking!

To clean I just pop the tube off, dry the wicks with a napkin, and do a dry burn. Back to OOBE after. I'm in love!!!

 

[VapingTurtle]

Okay, here's a really quick little video. It took me a few tries to capture it and it wasn't doing it quite as much by that point, but hopefully you get the idea. This is with NLV Renegade...



Edit: I should add that the flavor is pretty consistently off now. It seems I get good flavor for a little while when the carto is new (or freshly cleaned) and then I start getting a weird sour/bitter flavor. I've fluffed the wicks and I tilt constantly to keep the juice flowing but it doesn't seem to help much.

From SteveK's site ("Steve K's Vaping World"):
"Sometimes when e-liquid gets too hot or has water droplets inside it, little spatters of molten hot eliquid will make a beeline straight for the back of your throat. Usually it's simply annoying, but if you are vaping at high voltages or low resistance, the spatters can be quite hot and painful at times."

Maybe water in your NLV juice?

 

[goodtimes]

Could be... who knows?

 

[zoiDman]

Am I the only one that still uses the bottom plug as well? I just pull it up a bit and it works fine. Will it really not leak at all?

...

No, not the only one. I'm a "V" slot cutter from way back.

 

[goodtimes]

Yes if you get dry hit the wicks are pressed to tightly in the slit, so remove the inner plug and fluff those suckers.

Here's another tip I discovered that seems to really help with my thicker stuff like Boba's. I had a theory that, in at least some (if not all) of the CE2's, the portion of the wick inside the coil would be more compressed and would thus have a harder time wicking, especially with thicker juice. And, if you think about it, it doesn't matter how well it wicks anywhere else, if it can't get juice fast enough to any portion of the wick under the coil, you're going to have issues. Anyway, I took a safety pin and poked it into the wick between the coils and very gently wiggled it around. I did this probably 10 times or so, a couple times in each gap between coils. I wouldn't call this "fluffing", but it did loosen it up just a little bit (enough to see, but barely). I didn't want to disturb it to much, but I figured if I could just loosen it a bit it may provide better wicking where it matters most. Hopefully that's clear, but let me know if it's not and I'll try to get a video of it.

This seems to have almost completely eliminated the off flavors I was getting with Boba's! It's hard to say, but it may have even improved vapor production a bit, not that it needed it. I still slow down a little bit and tilt every couple draws, but I think I found my sweet spot with these.

I'd be curious to hear if this works for anyone else, particularly if you're struggling with getting consistently good flavor from a thicker juice...

 

[Mindfield]

Well ... seems like these things are pretty temperamental about proper seal placement. I'm still getting a bit of leaking between the bottom seal (formerly middle seal) but so far it hasn't been enough to flood the cup or get into my mouth. Still, I've had to very carefully position that seal so that it's just over the cup enough to prevent too much leaking and wick well enough that I don't get dry hits.

If I can get myself an implement that can remove the original bottom seal without tearing it to shreds I'm going to try a V-cut and see if that helps.

 

[goodtimes]

If I can get myself an implement that can remove the original bottom seal without tearing it to shreds I'm going to try a V-cut and see if that helps.

With the right tool it's a little tedious, but very doable, and it gets easier once you've done it a few times. Without the right tool, though, it's downright maddening to get that thing out in one piece!

 

[Mindfield]

With the right tool it's a little tedious, but very doable, and it gets easier once you've done it a few times. Without the right tool, though, it's downright maddening to get that thing out in one piece!

You're telling me. I'm going to hunt around tonight when I head home and see if I can find something suitable. The problem is the design itself. The bottom seal has a deep groove that sits over both sides of the lip of the cup so you have to kind of get under there, pull it up from the inner lip enough that it's over the lip of the cup, then press against the sidewall of the tube and slowly lift with just enough pressure to pull it all up but not enough to tear, so you need a hooked tool with enough grab to do that but not sharp enough to cut or tear. The bent precision screwdriver seems to work okay for ham-fisted grabbing but it's not contoured enough to do it with any finesse and a little too sharp at the corners to do it without tearing.

If worse comes to worst I might have to pull out the Dremel and file it down.