Ce2 fluxomixers from gotvapes?

[Sugarnspice]

Hi
just got order from gotvapes for ce2 deluxe fluxomizer-xl 1.8 ml black 2.4-2.6 ohm.

never used a ce2 and need to know if there is anything I need to do prior to filling-I have read several places that there is no primer fluid on the wick of these fluxomizers but also read some conflicting info-confusing Do I need to burn it off before the first fill-does anyone know for sure? if so would love a link to a related tutorial video/article.

also I'm using a standard ego 3.7v battery-just saw on a thread here that I may need a higher ohm for this battery -does anyone know? been trying to reach gotvapes for a couple days but apparently their system has been down so they aren't able to get back to me-don't want to ruin any of them-haven't even opened the pack yet in case they are wrong hoping maybe they will exchange.

Dying to try these- thought somebody here would know-Any help guys?

Thanks,
Misha

 

[dormouse]

Egos are not 3.7v. They are closer to 3.4 regulated. And that is fine for those cartos. The main thing is for cartos under 2.5ohm (which those are barely) you are supposed use a big battery 450mah or longer charge. And some people won't use super LR down in the 1's on enclosed batteries like Ego etc and will only go real low on mods.

You need a syringe - I believe those want a blunt or flexible needle.

And they may leak despite the assurance that these new ones don't leak or crack

In general, reservoir cartos like the thickness of PG with 30% or less Vg but may work with some thinner 50/50's. Dunno about anything thicker.

Somebody else will have to answer re primer or other 1st fill tastes

 

[Sugarnspice]

thanks
got a 900 mah standard ego- also using 80/20 juice mix -got a syringe with a blunt tip needle -plus the one that came with
so should be ok? also they were out of the clear so I went with the black -think they are metal so hopefully won't leak or crack.
now just to know about the preburn
thanks alot for responding!
Have a great night!!!
Misha

 

[dormouse]

80PG/20VG? Should be fine. I have not heard of the new ones cracking but one buyer said their leaked at the base.

Those deluxes should be pretty much the same as what is called CE3 Smokymizers. Some discussion (here 2 people like them)

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...iscussion/214647-new-ce-3-smokymizers-10.html

 

[Stosh]

Fill 'em up and , I haven't had any issues with primer in the latest revisions of the CE2s. 2.4-2.6 ohm will be fine on an ego battery, I've used that combo for some of my lighter more delicate flavored juice. For heavy, and tobacco flavors I've used them up to about 4.5v without burning. You'll find at higher voltages you just need to shorten the button push time

p.s. my DIY juices are all about 50/50

 

[calico21]

If you got the steel one's there should be no leaking , and no primer either.

 

[x-smok3]

Here is a really informative link
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/gotvapes/218097-things-you-can-do-your-ce2s.html

I have been using them for a month and love them but I do need to fiddle with them to get them to work. I find discarding the bottom seal, use the thin middle seal with the grooved side down against the ceramic. It wicks great that way and no leaking at all. Great flavor and great vapor. You may not need to do anything if you don't vape heavy so you may want to use it as is and see how it does.

 

[Sugarnspice]

Thanks a bunch guys!!!

Great help here as usual!!!

Getting ready to fill soon will be

 

[Pepsifreak]

Ive used them as well as the stainless ones which are same just not see thru and a bit stronger and thinner in diameter (making decorative cone work better). You can actually just fill them with the needle provided. Just stick provided needle in and put dropper end of your bottle on it and squeeze bottle. As long as you keep pressure between the two it'll work fine. If you have a syringe it is easier tho. As far as priming all I do is put it back together after filling and flip it upside down for a minute or so, it seems to help it wick for me. Tastes fine without any kind of burn off.

 

[Stef64]

I've been using CE-2's since January and been using the deluxe fluxo's for about a month. The tubes on the new ones did not crack yet, nor have they leaked. I found that by removing the bottom seal that goes over the cup and only using the thin middle seal helps them wick better. They produce a lot of vapor and the flavor comes through like dripping. I use the 2.4-2.6 ohm fluxos on a Riva battery so you should have no problems using them on an eGo. You could go to a higher ohm if you find that the vapor is too warm.

There is no need to burn or do any other prep except for removing the seals if you want better wicking.

 

[Sugarnspice]

I have been using the dual coil megas with my ego and love them but had heard great things about these CE2's .
That's all I have to compare to on the ego
so far the TH is light
the vapor production is good
the flavor which I was expecting to be great is really light and intermittently a weird burnt plastic taste some hits good taste but not really the more pure flavor I was expecting. I'll get a good hit then a few seconds later tastes like burning plastic or something. Do the wicks burn on these?
Filled all five with a diff flavor in each-
any ideas what I can do to improve this???? I'd sure appreciate any help to make these work-really want to love them

Thanks

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

The wicks are getting pinched and not allowing the juice to flow evenly.....gently try to lift up on the cup that sits on top of them....it is a pita but can be done....flavor usually improves on 2nd filling.......
hope this helps.

edit: also give it time for the juice to wick up.....don't hit it back-2-back.....that might be why the first hit is good and the 2 not so much....

 

[Iffy]

I have been using the dual coil megas with my ego and love them but had heard great things about these CE2's...

Huge MDCC fan here also!

I am ordering some GotVapes FLuXomizer™ DeLuXe when they get in again due to some great reviews. But, it's tough to beat the volume, vapor, flav, TH and life of the eMDCCs. Time will tell...

 

[x-smok3]

I have been using the dual coil megas with my ego and love them but had heard great things about these CE2's .
That's all I have to compare to on the ego
so far the TH is light
the vapor production is good
the flavor which I was expecting to be great is really light and intermittently a weird burnt plastic taste some hits good taste but not really the more pure flavor I was expecting. I'll get a good hit then a few seconds later tastes like burning plastic or something. Do the wicks burn on these?
Filled all five with a diff flavor in each-
any ideas what I can do to improve this???? I'd sure appreciate any help to make these work-really want to love them

Thanks

Try the adjustment that me and #10 do and you won't have anymore burnt taste even when chain vaping. Also one more thing that I forgot "fluff" the wick. That just means pull the wicks up just to the top of the ceramic slots and then put that thin center seal on and you will wick just fine. I know this all sounds like a pain but honestly once you do it it takes about 20 seconds to adjust and it is really great IMO. I have even given away all of my cartos with batting to a friend.

 

[Sugarnspice]

OK so -did the suggested mod to remove bottom plug and replace with o-ring.
1 works great-the other 4 have to take apart and pull o-ring up every couple hits or get that horrible burnt taste
What a pain-also 2 are leaking from the bottom-gonna keep working with them since so many people seem to love them but so far they are just too much work for an average hit-I'm a little disappointed after reading so many good reviews and am not ruling out pilot error-hopefully flavor will improve on next fill as someone suggested.

I ordered 5 more of the mega dual coils tonight-maybe those are just a hard act to follow-

Read all the offered info and links so far-any other suggestions would be great-my only complaint with the megas is the occasional burnt polyfill and the need for something smaller and easy to clean for testing new juices.
Also, it seems after just a few months of vaping seems the juice flavors aren't as good-and less TH-maybe it's my tastebuds or I'm just using the megas too long and should toss them sooner. Anyway thanks for all your help and if anyone can think of a way to get these ce-2's to work better I'm all ears-

Thanks Guys

 

[Stef64]

On the four that give a burnt taste - are you using a thicker liquid? Thick liquids take a while longer to wick with the Fluxo's. I use liquids with at most 25% VG and they wick fine for me. If the liquid is slow to wick you may also try turning your PV upside down for a couple of seconds before taking a drag. The liquid will move towards the cup area and this will help keep the coil wet.

On the leakers, I assume there are no visible cracks and the tubes fit snug against the metal base. Did you remove the tubes? If you did, make sure that there is no wick pinched between the metal base and the tube when you re-attach the tube. you can also make sure you don't overfill. The excess liquid can only go through the wick and in the cup area and then down the center tube and it will leak through the bottom. If this happens just remove it from the battery and blow the liquid out.

 

[Sugarnspice]

No the liquids are all 80/20 and seem to be about the same in consistency - I also tried to cut the lower seal so the wick notches are bigger -seems like this could be engineered so the plug would not touch the wick -gonna look on youtube for a video how to fluff the wick
Is it normal to have these issues at first? really want to love these!!! Hope I can find a way to make them work
Thanks for all the advice

 

[Stosh]

The CE2 is a tinkerer's dream carto, takes a bit of fiddling around to get the best performance.
Once you've done a few, fluff the wicks, adjust the seals, make sure the coils are evenly spaced,
it becomes second nature. I destroyed my first few, once I got the hang of it, they are as good
as dripping and easier to fill than cartos with filler. There is definitely a learning curve involved.

 

[juxt4p0z]

I have to say I do love the fluxomizers ... I don't do any of the modding that some have recommended, but I do have some comments.

In my experience the new wicks work much better, even with low liquid levels. Fluffing will let the wicks have a wider 'draw' and should in theory pull more juice to the coil, but in practice the juice draw will almost always be limited by the width of the cup cutout that the wick sits in. Using the smaller plug can help with that but you lose some stability and I've seen leaks introduced if you don't do it right.

The best way I've used to get these broken in is to drop 1 drop of juice directly on the coil with all the caps off and before filling the juice. let it soak for a minute then blow out the battery end into a paper towel, then put it on a batt and give it a good burn. You want to see the red hot coils and keep it burning until the wick gets a light golden brown...fill the reservoir, give it one tiny drip from a blunt syringe (daub it on the wick) then burn it again and give a smell. If it's full juice smell, you should be good. If it's light smell or a little burnt smell give it a couple drags without firing it and try again. If you get light flavor after that, give a couple of primer puffs. I've never had one fail to meet my expectations using this method.

One side note, the ce3 smokymizers from clouds of vapor or totally wicked eliquid and probably others by now are also good. They're a bottom coil, but the wicking works incredibly well. No weirdness at all, it just sucks down to the bottom. The vape is a bit cooler, but it works for me on my high nic juices that have started giving me a throat burn.

HTH!

EDIT: I am using the fluxo's on a vv device and I also turn them upside down from time to time to aid in wicking.

 

[UpInTheCut]

I ordered some yesterday here is a video
that explains how to fluff the wick plus other tricks also here is a post that might help you good luck with a little modding I'm sure you will love them

I just tried a little experiment.

My issue with these Fluxos is that the higher the voltage/wattage I go the more of a burnt plastic taste I get. It's been speculated that this is due to the coil tending to overheat the rubber O-ring -- whether the original cup seal or the middle O-ring used as the cup seal. Since there was talk of removing all of the seals entirely and just being careful not to flood the cup, I thought I'd try a little something.

Now, I do the seal mod on all of my Fluxos so I'm using the center O-ring as the cup seal with the groove side down. The center seal has an larger outer and a thinner inner lip, leaving a groove around the center. What I did was take an Xacto knife, carefully slit around that circumference of that inner lip, and removed it. This widened the diameter of the hole and removed the inner lip that hung down a bit into the cup so there was less O-ring in close proximity to the coil.

So far the results are very promising. I'm getting more vapor, better flavour, and less burnt taste even at higher voltages as long as I keep the coil wet. No leaking either. The only down side so far (other than the fiddly nature of slicing out the inner lip -- have some tweezers handy) is that the O-ring is a little more fiddly to remove for filling because the inner lip you could catch a hooked instrument under is gone, so you have to try and slip it under the O-ring above the lip of the cup. Not really a big deal IMHO if this continues to work as well as it does.

EDIT: Yeah, this is working way better. Removing that inner lip makes the diameter of the hole just about the same as the ID of the cup, so no rubber in close proximity to the coil. Way better vapor and flavour here. I've done this to 3 of my Fluxos so far and all of them are producing much better.