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rockyroad

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I've been doing something for awhile now but never thought about if anyone else was having the same experience.

After I mix a batch, I'll test it (of course) and to test I always use a 306 atty. To me, the 306 is the cleanest clearest vape I know. I also use boge cartos and lately the Pro tank. I believe with the 306 I'm getting the actual flavor from the juice I mixed, although that is only what I believe and could be wrong. Anyway.... I will take that same batch, put it in my boge carto and all of a sudden it's too sweet. I think it must be the filler in the carto that is making this happen :unsure:. On the other hand, I use the same batch in the Pro tank and I need more sweetener and more flavor. I figure it's just the coil isn't that great for bringing out the flavor (coil only lasts me 2 days top).

I have a batch for atty's, a batch for carto's and now a third for the Pro Tank! All the same flavor...sort of... just tweaked a bit differently. Does anyone else experience this or is this just another one of those ME things!
 

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It may be as simple as the density of the vapor you are getting from each device-
I haven't used cartos in quite awhile, but when I did I noticed about the same thing as you with an RY4. The carto with a tight draw seemed to give a heavier vape with a much sweeter taste, whereas an evod with the same liquid seemed a bit lighter and less sweet. The only thing I could figure besides the filler in the carto was that the evod had a much more airy draw and the "mouth feel" was lacking. I also noticed a significant drop in sweetness.
Lately I use a RBA for testing my flavors since it gives the most consistent flavor of anything I have tried. Ever consider tinkering with one?
 

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It may be as simple as the density of the vapor you are getting from each device-
I haven't used cartos in quite awhile, but when I did I noticed about the same thing as you with an RY4. The carto with a tight draw seemed to give a heavier vape with a much sweeter taste, whereas an evod with the same liquid seemed a bit lighter and less sweet. The only thing I could figure besides the filler in the carto was that the evod had a much more airy draw and the "mouth feel" was lacking. I also noticed a significant drop in sweetness.
Lately I use a RBA for testing my flavors since it gives the most consistent flavor of anything I have tried. Ever consider tinkering with one?

Yes I have. I started with the first I saw from Liberty Flights a while back. My problem with rba's is the coil wrapping. I practice over and over with very poor results. I've accomplished one decent wrap with a pro tank coil out of 10 or so. I have lots of wire, ss mesh and wick but just can't seem to get the hang of it. I've read many threads and watched lots of videos and wish I could master it but....
 

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Yes I have. I started with the first I saw from Liberty Flights a while back. My problem with rba's is the coil wrapping. I practice over and over with very poor results. I've accomplished one decent wrap with a pro tank coil out of 10 or so. I have lots of wire, ss mesh and wick but just can't seem to get the hang of it. I've read many threads and watched lots of videos and wish I could master it but....

LOL it only took me about 10 feet of wire before I got the hang of it. I feel your pain.
Another option would be to buy premade coils with wicks like so:
Smoktech Vivi Rebuildable Tank Replacement Wick and Coil (5PK) - MyFreedomSmokes.com
Ordered some for a friend with a VVN and they were pretty impressive. Looks to be 32g kanthal on a 3mm silica wick, and the wicks had to be at least 4" long- enough for 2 or 3 in a RBA.
I have just found the RBA to be really handy when testing tobacco flavors, especially when a bit of the taste can hang around in a wick (I'm looking at you, black cherry). Easy to pull and replace rather than my experience with 510 drippers.....boil, rinse, blow and dry burn to get a somewhat good cleaning. Maybe I just have crappy luck with them. I don't know.
 
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