Dripping doesn't work for me/juice shy

[stillalive]

I am apparently doing something terribly wrong with my techniques. What can it be?

-NPro cartos work like a charm for me (on Npro), but I don't like their chemicals.
-The 801 tobacco carts that came with my kit-- same as above.
-Dripping on my 801 results in near-death experiences for my batts (was given auto by mistake), flooding, and/or throat-burning, acrid smoke-type stuff.
-trying to fill my hello 016 tank-type atties resulted in atty flooding once again, and I couldn't suck any vapor at all through it. vapor tasted burnt and way too smoky.
-vaping with a stormy tank mod is heaven, but only if I have the mouthpiece toggled right. I've also discovered I don't vape nearly enough to make this worth it, even though it is awesome.
-I like to inhale and not be able to tell (i.e. no coughing) that I inhaled something "foreign", just smell it faintly.
-I've become really juice shy since trying to "DIY" and apparently inhaling loads of juice.

I'm considering moving to self-filled carts for the 801, as otherwise I'm pretty happy with it! I just am not sure about filling them with a syringe. If I soak them in juice, will they wick it up into the body of the filler or do I really need to get comfortable shooting my carts up with nicotine?

 

[tybin]

bump for some answers. i don't use carto's so cant help. sorry!

 

[Steelrat]

Personally, I drip with a cartomizer. It does take getting used to and finding the "sweet spot".

I had a problem when first starting dripping. I added way too much juice, apparantly, and murdered a brand new manual 510 battery in 1 night. I have since learned to be a little more conservative.

As for "shooting up carts" lol... I have found that there are a boatload of different techniques to get them filled. Personally I get really edgy around needles, the things just give me the willies so I stay as far away from them as possible. I soak my cartomizers with juice. I start out with 15 drops on a new dry carto, wait for a bit and add no more than 3 more drops to it until it looks moist. This works for me so I'm pretty happy with the results.

You'll find a ton of Youtube videos about cartomizer filling. The Condom Filling method (it doesn't actually involve an actual condom), to me, is a waste of juice. YMMV

Try different methods, you'll find what works best for you. There IS a learning curve with PV's so take it easy, smile, and vape on my friend.

 

[Bozzlite]

For those of us who have FON (fear of needles), you can order some 18 ga blunt needles. They have no point and are not sharper than say......the tip of a ball point pen.

 

[stillalive]

I'm not afraid of needles but I'm not sure how easy it is to use them... anyways, I'm about to order some clearos and attach them to my 801 batts via an adapter, so I guess I'll be using the needles anyways, lol.