The first thing I tried on my mini was an io6 1.5Ω. I liked that, but for $8.95 a pop, I figured that wasn't for me, I don't care how long it lasts.
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My fav is the Boge LR 2.0, second after that is the new shorty 1.7's, then Smotech 1.7 Resurectors
ok guys and gals, im not a carto person but its easier to put them on the wifes mini than an atty...cheaper too since she has burned a few up pre reo. we have eliminated that with the reo but she thinks its too much fiddling to do an atty plus with a carto there is never juice in the well so she can lay it down.
now, i got a nice deal on a pack of duel coil cartos at 1.5 so i grabbed them for her, will she notice any difference? will they be better? she is currently using standard boges.
now, i got a nice deal on a pack of duel coil cartos at 1.5 so i grabbed them for her, will she notice any difference? will they be better? she is currently using standard boges.
When I was using ready-made juices, my favorite was the Boge LR 2.0 carto. After making my own juices (variations of mint chocolates), I have found that the CCV Resurrector 1.7 works best for me. Tons of vapor, warmer TH, and great taste from the juice. After using these, the Boge 2.0 just seems inferior. I can get these to last 1-2 weeks minimum without losing performance. The only thing I do to the cartos when in use is unscrew them and wide off the battery end. No other cleaning involved. The only reason I throw them out that early is I am picky about the performance of cartos and can afford to toss them out after that time. At $1.40/carto and <$15/month on DIY juice, I am completely satisfied.
I like the dual coils pretty well, but I run them in a tank on my new Provari V2 at 4.8volts. They work okay at 3.7, but each coil is a 3ohm, so they tend to run better when treated like a 3ohm carto. I get much more vapor and warm flavor doing this than when using it at 3.7. Just my opinion, but they should be okay on the Reo. I prefer the 1.7ohm Resurrectors on the Reo though.
+1 .... The dual coils do run cooler. I, too, like them at 4.8v, using the "5v" green battery. I haven't used them yet, with the Buzz Pro and carto tank. So they are just in stash for now. I have a box of triple coils I've had since they first came out. Haven't even used them. VV REO will certainly be a good mod for using all those higher ohm cartos/attys that have only been used once or twice or not at all. That is except for some of the very HV attys, 510 and 801. I have a few that range from 3.5-5 ohm. They need more than 5.5 volts and it's just not worth the hassle, at this time, to stack 3.7 batteries to be able to use them.
Feisty Alice
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I do clean them in sonic cleaner, using PG, for a bunch of 3 minute cycles (I just blow them out, throw them in cleaner, and hit the button, whenever I'm in the kitchen and think about it, for a week or so.) Then they go into the emergency stash box after a good blow out. But it's okay to throw them away when we are not at home. Both DH and I have learned to always have a spare in pocket or purse. I haven't even tried any of the used and cleaned in sonic/pg yet. Hope we never have to; hope there is never an "emergency" need for them.
Feisty Alice
If DW is happy with Boge 2.0 she may be okay with the 1.5 duallys. Both are too cool for DH and me at 3.7 volt.
DH loves that the cartos, used on REOs never leak in his lap or leak into his pocket when he flies in and out of town weekly; high altitude commercial flights. (In summer, in car {I do run AC but not really cold} going up or down the big hill, can't remember which way, to where our house is, just a few hundred ft altitude change, in short time, can sometimes cause a little self feeding, in certain REOs with certain attys.
Feisty Alice
Just a FYI on the Resurrector Jr's. I put one on the mini 12 days ago, and it's still going strong.
kristinz84 you can get the syringes really cheap at tractor supply. That's where I got mine and I agree with the syringe fill for me it is a lot less messy and less wasted juice. I know you can get 1.7 cartos at Vaporbeast (they have free shipping) theirs are called thunderheads I think. Smokeyvapor also has them under smoktech 1.7 cartos. I just got some of those and love them. Boge are ok but for my tastes I don't like them. It's like I can taste the filler in them, all juices just seem off. Disclaimer that's just my individual taste before someone gets all mad. I don't don't have that problem with dual coil or 1.7.
I've got like 125 cartos left in my stash lol so I don't worry about needing spares. I got a really good deal on my 1.7s and Boge 2.0s when I stocked up so figured I'd go ahead and REALLY stock up haha. I've essentially enough gear and liquid to last me for 5 years. Sometimes I do forget how long I've had a carto on and I have had 1 go an entire month without cleaning before it finally died. I'm just too lazy to clean them. At $1-1.40/carto, I'm not too worried about it.
I too am getting long run times with them, which makes them a pretty good darn purchase, I have also cleaned one just to see how it held up, less filler=much easier cleaning and drying time! I use the little smoktech cleaning kit thingy and it works really well.
I sure wish I could get a carto to last longer. 2 or 3 days and the taste is bad, what % are you using in your liquid? Maybe that is what is killing mine.
A lot can have to do with what is in your juice. For instance, I have 4 pv's going all the time, two with carto tanks, 2 without. The only carto that is short lived has chocolate and caramel in it. The other three last and last.
My juices usually come out something like 33% vg/67% pg. I use clear liquids, even the double chocolate I use is clear. The final mixture eventually turns into a reddish orange. I don't use any flavors or liquids that aren't clear initially. That has helped my cartos' longevity a lot.
I vape everything # 4.8v or higher and I usually only get 2-3 days out of my cartos but @ $1.25 I don't really care! I vape Boba's in my grande and Cinnabomb in the mini
125 is a nice stash. I like to order when we get down to about 50 or so of any and all cartos. Last very recent order was, I think, for 120 long and short Smoke Tech and a bunch of attys that I've been building up. 801 cartos coming too.
We each don't get a month out of one carto. "We" is two people. I figure about a week, on average of the long and short, taking into consideration that one, every once in a while is "bad" out of box (just didn't taste right mostly or a couple that were dead or two that shorted REOs out of about 100 short and long) a few good only for a few days, most really good about a week, some good over a week @ about 10-14 days.
The cleaning for emergency stash I do is for extreme emergency like for reasons such as what one might prepare for in case of various "doomsday" scenarios. Those range from sudden FDA restrictions, which would be "doomsday" mostly to vapers and vape suppliers, to disruptions of power grid, disruptions of transportation of goods, economic disasters, etc...
Just as we had a good supply of all kinds of goods for Y2K, including things for barter, which included tobacco, toilet paper, and whole green coffee beans, we have continued to prepare for events that could cause hardships in the foreseeable future. Anything that is possible/probable to change "life as we know it" will make Y2K scenarios pale in comparison and last much longer.
So vaping might seem like "not necessary" or not a "need". Well in extreme situations some unnecessary things or "luxuries" can make or break ones ability to cope.
I have an iAtty and two Scubagen US coming, rebuildable tanks, and hope to soon start playing with rebuilding regular attys, preferably not having to go the solder route.
Rob is starting work on rebuildable bottom feeder atty, which is great news.
(If worse comes to worse, pass through, off of stored power from solar and wind will be last resort if no mod cells available. Absolute last resort will be burning tobacco.)
Feisty Alice
The wife and I typically get more than a week out of a carto, but for figuring how many cartos to have on hand, I figure 1 weeks use. That leaves pleanty of room for error, and I don't run short. I want some atties around for back ups, and to just throw in a change up once in a while. I also read in here somewhere that Rob was working on his own atty, I'll also be very interested in that.
We hardly ever use 100% vg any more. DH used to use 100% VG, except for any PG in flavorants, in non-DIY juices but he was using only attys then.
We use mostly 50%-70% VG. Mostly butterscotch, with some almond and/or vanilla, mixed half and half with FSUSA 50/50 Applewood or straight Applewood. Our flavor preferences are very narrow. I use 24mg nic and DH uses 12-18 mg nic. Although ours are on the sweet side they are light colored, for the most part.
BTW... we weren't all that impressed with the Boge 2.0s. Mainly it was because they were too cool. But we only used a couple of them and now the rest are in emergency stash. For our juices we have found the 1.7 SmokeTech to give the best flavor; even better flavor than the IKV Fusions on 801 REOs. We both use the Smoke Tech 1.7 on 3.7 REOs but I do use other ohm ST cartos on Buzz Pro VV, with tank, and 1.7 in tanks on GLV SuperMini @ 3.7 volt.
Hugs, Feisty Alice
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