drip tip help. please

[nyplayful1]

I am having some trouble as late with my drip tips breaking off at the bottom. I use a cartotank system. the tips get stuck in the carto and sometimes wiggle out ok.. sometimes the have to be wiggled/forced into the carto.. I am having the thought that this is related to the o rings.. I used the ones that came with the $10 ming (can't remember where I got it or the maker of it) and used the one that came with my Bullie tip.. Bullie had ring issues so I replaced that o ring with one bought in bulk.. that seemed to work really really well for like a week -- good slide in and seal, good removal... then started to get the same issues..

I only buy pre-punched cartos and use the IbTanked XL tank

Both of the drip tips are Acrylic... should I move on to stone? metal? steel?

should I be lubricating o rings every time I put in and take out?

am I cursed?

thanks in advance for all help and answers..

really bummed about the BullieBox tip.. extra long neck and just purchased at vapefest in NY 2 weeks ago for $40 - super sad

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Could be the acidic juices eating the acrylic material. I no longer vape acidic juices but when I did I had a few drip tips literally fall apart but only with acidic juices though- some of these juices can be very harsh on plastics. I eventually switched over to SS drip tips.
Best of Luck.

 

[DavidOck]

Try twisting / unscrewing action instead of wiggling?

 

[Crash Moses]

Yup...twist and pull. My plastic ones have eventually just chipped and flaked until they were unusable. I'm slowly building a SS collection and I think I'm going to stay that route.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

One other thought. If your carto is becoming too warm/ hot that might affect the stability of the drip tip.

 

[forg1vn]

i've noticed that carto tanks are really tight compared to my genesis caps, also at the local B&M shops that give taste tests i have to use their tips and sometimes even their tips won't go in...

you can try putting some juice on your orings to keep them lubed, but i use metal tips, can't break those

 

[IntelligentDesigner]

I third the twisting idea. Despite everything saying it's universal, 510 tips and o-rings and the size of the holes in certain atomizers/tanks do vary in size slightly. Some tips have bigger o-rings, and some have deeper grooves for the o-rings. Try an o-ring from a different tip or something like that. My condolences for whatever they're worth for the loss of your tip(s).

 

[dangerbrow]

The real stainless steel drip tips are worth the money in the long run. A bump to those advocating lubing/twisting/gentle leverage in general.

 

[cashley]

My drip tips for some reason will not go in if they get juice on them (the outside) If i take it off and it is the slightet bit wet there or in the battery it doesnt go in....broke 2 before i figured out what my problem was :-/

 

[nyplayful1]

you guys rock!! thanks for all the feedback/thoughts!!!