So if someone would be kind enough to break some instructions down to their most basic level I would be very grateful. So here my ?s
1>Is flavor just gonna be a constant dud with Blu?
2>If dipping is the solution to ? 1, do you dip then seal with empty cart? and if so do u put anything in the cart or just close and go? wouldn't that cause you to suck in some fluid? If a filler is needed what kind?
3>If I were to
buy one of the atomisers that some posts list as compatiable with blu, what do i use for a cart? will that require any stuffing? can dipping or dripping be used with said atomiser?
4>Is vapor gonna be an issue? can any of the above answers improve vapor? does a new "addy"(oh i learned that today btw lol) fix this delay between draws with blu I've been reading about?
1) No. In fact, I'm getting WAY better flavor fidelity with my blu than with my 510, which I think is because the blu is a lower-heat device. (Smaller battery.) The downside to that is less throat hit and less vapor. However, the prefilled blu carts definitely run on the bland side for me; they smelled good, but I didn't taste much. Now that I use non-blu liquids I'm much, much happier.
2) I suspect that dipping is unlikely to affect the flavor much with a blu. It will likely increase your vapor production, though. To dip, use a straightened paper clip to push the inner clear cart out of a blu mouthpiece through the little hole. Dip your atomizer wick in a small amount of liquid for a few seconds, then cap it with the empty mouthpiece. That's it. No filler needed, and no liquid in your mouth unless you oversoak the atomizer wick.
3) Generally speaking, if you use a different atomizer that's compatible with the blu battery, you would use the cart made for that atomizer, e.g. 510 atomizer and 510 cart. However, I've tried other atomizers and in my experience the blu atomizer does just fine compared to them; I saw no significant improvement when switching to the 306a or 510. (I haven't tried the Sidesho atomizer yet.) If you're using your blu properly and with a good liquid, the blu atomizer will kick out plenty of vapor.
4) If you're having poor vapor production on the blu, it's probably due to a combination of things. If you're using blu carts with the liquid that comes in them, that's problem number one; I've had good success with Johnson Creek reduced-PG (propylene glycol) liquids, and phenomenal success with ECOpure and Decadent Vapours. Generally speaking, the higher the VG (vegetable glycerine) content in your liquid, the thicker your vapor will be.
You also need to learn to draw slowly and evenly, pulling just hard enough to keep the battery activated. If you pull at it like a cigarette, you will never be happy. Long, even pulls are the key to any automatic-battery e-cig, and even moreso with the blu. (Somebody once insisted that fast, hard pulls work better, but I have never found that to be even remotely the case, and in fact shot a Quicktime video showing two slow, even pulls and then two short, hard ones to illustrate the difference. If you
watch the video, you'll see I was getting decent vapor out of the blu battery and atomizer, and that was with a mostly-PG liquid.)
You mention that you need to wait too long between draws; that's a symptom of poor wicking from the cart to the atomizer, and yes, dipping will eliminate that problem, though you can also fix it by restuffing the carts with better filler; I've had excellent results with both PET (from Lipton Pyramid tea bags) and reticulated polyurethane (available in pet stores for fish tank filters). Both wick way faster and more completely that the polyfill that comes in the carts. Check the
Cartridge Mod forum for details.
Hope this helps.
I have not been able to find another supplier of vanilla that compares to the stock Blu. Ditto for the coffee. I'm not a menthol smoker, but I like a little menthol in my juice. It seems to kick up the throat hit.
