I just received my first G4s today. They are super easy to fill and should be super easy to clean also. The flavor is pretty good and I love the amount of vapor but...they sure are noisy. When I take a draw they make a load airy sounding noise. Is this typical? Has anybody gotten any that were quiet when you inhale?
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Wow, I couldn't stand these so much that I never really listened to the noise they made, if any, 
Here, I'll slap one on and try it out...
...yeah, I guess they are a little noisy, definitely the least of my worries for the G4 though,
Here, I'll slap one on and try it out...
...yeah, I guess they are a little noisy, definitely the least of my worries for the G4 though,
Wow, I couldn't stand these so much that I never really listened to the noise they made, if any,
Here, I'll slap one on and try it out...
...yeah, I guess they are a little noisy, definitely the least of my worries for the G4 though,
Why didn't you like them?
Oh my,
Okay, here we go...
First off, they're so inconsistent with their resistances and it makes it a Pain to vape on anything that isn't variable voltage. I don't own a multimeter, so I cannot figure out what juice I should put in what, because I don't know which G4 is rated at what (they're not the same
) Second, the flavor? Where is it? It's a magic trick, you see, add one of your favorite complex flavors into a G4 cartomizer and *POOF* it diminishes and vanishes...magic! Every single G4 I've used gave me absolutely no throat hit, none. The best and closest resemblence to any TH, if it can be called such, was with a mentholated cinnamon flavor. Even that was lacking. I won't increase my nic-strength for a cartomizer that changes my liquid's flavor just to try and get some TH, anything higher than 12mg generally gives me a headache (I like to chain vape when I am at home, and I am home quite frequently).
The mouthpiece is ribbed, I could look the other way on that one, but, I don't like it. You have to force the mouthpiece into the shaft just to make sure that it doesn't come off. You can't use a drip tip. It leaks... out of the bottom when it connects to the pv. The draw is stiff.
I will say that it does produce pretty good vapor. Not as good as my Cisco or Ikenvape LR atty or even a Boge LR cartomizer, but, the vapor is definitely the best thing going for these things. I love the idea of the G4 carto, but in my eyes, this version has failed utterly and completely.
4 out of 5 of mine, the liquid ran right through the bottom. They are also over 4 ohms, which made the one working unit not play nice with my 3.7v setup. I've got to say, though, that the first few draws on a fresh 3.7 (4.2v) batt were tasty when the G4 was brand new.
Oh my,
Okay, here we go...
First off, they're so inconsistent with their resistances and it makes it a Pain to vape on anything that isn't variable voltage. I don't own a multimeter, so I cannot figure out what juice I should put in what, because I don't know which G4 is rated at what (they're not the same
Every single G4 I've used gave me absolutely no throat hit, none. The best and closest resemblence to any TH, if it can be called such, was with a mentholated cinnamon flavor. Even that was lacking. I won't increase my nic-strength for a cartomizer that changes my liquid's flavor just to try and get some TH, anything higher than 12mg generally gives me a headache (I like to chain vape when I am at home, and I am home quite frequently).
The mouthpiece is ribbed, I could look the other way on that one, but, I don't like it. You have to force the mouthpiece into the shaft just to make sure that it doesn't come off. You can't use a drip tip. It leaks... out of the bottom when it connects to the pv. The draw is stiff.
I will say that it does produce pretty good vapor. Not as good as my Cisco or Ikenvape LR atty or even a Boge LR cartomizer, but, the vapor is definitely the best thing going for these things. I love the idea of the G4 carto, but in my eyes, this version has failed utterly and completely.
Very interesting, thank you. I've only been using mine most of today so I can't say too much about them yet but I haven't had any of the bad experience you've had with the one I'm using now. Time will tell. I think these G4s are 2.5 ohms and i'm using a 5v PV and the flavor is coming through good. I'm not crazy about the ribbed mouthpiece either, I'll give you that.
When you say inconsistency with the resistance, I'm assuming you mean per carto. Since I've only tried 1 I'll be watching for that. Also, I find the draw very easy and you're right about the TH but then I've only tried one flavor. I hope the other 4 perform as well as this one but the noise!!! I don't like that.
If your only problem is noise, count yourself blessed....
I was able to get moderate TH unlike Levitas but I had radically varying resistance across the same pack and between packs even more. I had leaks in almost every one. And when they worked well, they sounded like small model trains piping in.
They've just been a disaster for me. The very few, exactly three, of Gods know how many I've tried now, that worked as advertised were excellent. Just excellent. But it was way to few for so many. -Magnus
I was able to get moderate TH unlike Levitas but I had radically varying resistance across the same pack and between packs even more. I had leaks in almost every one. And when they worked well, they sounded like small model trains piping in.
They've just been a disaster for me. The very few, exactly three, of Gods know how many I've tried now, that worked as advertised were excellent. Just excellent. But it was way to few for so many. -Magnus
Wow, this isn't sounding good. I'll try a couple of the others tomorrow and see how they do. "Small model trains piping in". Ha, good one. I was thinking they sound like someone blowing their nose very slowly.
I was thinking they sound like someone blowing their nose very slowly. Yeah, the leaking is a real bummer... Hoping they work this out.
The mouthpiece is a matter of personal preference, and I've come to like them. I save the mouthpieces off the ones that leak out of the box and use them on other cartos...
The failure rate seems to be different for the 808s and 510s... I've had about 1 in 5 510s be bad, and about 1 in 2 808s. It seems that the ones that have the inner tube flush with the outer tube don't leak as badly as those that have the inner tube recessed just a bit... wonder if it's kind of a G4.5?
I'm really with Magnus here... I want them to work so badly that I keep trying them, because the ones that work are great. Finding one that works properly is definitely a challenge, though...
Here's to hoping the G5 works as well as the best G4s (and doesn't leak, and that the cap doesn't come off in one's pocket so easily!)
The mouthpiece is a matter of personal preference, and I've come to like them. I save the mouthpieces off the ones that leak out of the box and use them on other cartos...
The failure rate seems to be different for the 808s and 510s... I've had about 1 in 5 510s be bad, and about 1 in 2 808s. It seems that the ones that have the inner tube flush with the outer tube don't leak as badly as those that have the inner tube recessed just a bit... wonder if it's kind of a G4.5?
I'm really with Magnus here... I want them to work so badly that I keep trying them, because the ones that work are great. Finding one that works properly is definitely a challenge, though...
Here's to hoping the G5 works as well as the best G4s (and doesn't leak, and that the cap doesn't come off in one's pocket so easily!)
I haven't tried another one in the box yet but I'm starting to like this funky mouthpiece. Being that it is soft spongy plastic it is always warm on my lips unlike the steel or alum drip dips and when I hit my front teeth with it when I put it in my mouth it doesn't feel like I'm going to crack a tooth. Another thing I've noticed it so far is it hasn't spit juice in my mouth yet. I can put of with the noise if it doesn't spit at me. I'll try a couple more later today.
Day 2 update on G4s. I've tried 3 of the 5 and all three are performing great. No leaks or juice in my mouth, good flavor, lots of vapor but not much TH with 3 different flavors. 2 of the flavors were high in VG the other was 30% VG. No wicking problems. All 3 had that loud airy noise so I guess I'm going to have to get use to that. 2 days isn't enough time to really tell how good these cartos are but for now I'm really loving them.
I found out the hard way that the mouthpiece is not pocket friendly. I hated losing most of my favorite juice but on the bright side I have a really nice smelling jacket. I'm told that the mouthpiece is suppose to be pushed in so that most of the ribs are covered but I can't even get it past the first rib, even after lubricating it with juice, but since it's not leaking I'm not going to worry about it. I just won't carry it in my pocket anymore. These cartos are probably best used at home because of the mouthpiece. If anybody knows a trick to getting these mouthpieces in like they are suppose to, I'd sure like to hear how you do it.
I would still like to know if anybody has used any 'quiet' G4s.
Edit: I forgot to mention that these G4s that I bought claimed to be 2.5 ohms but when I measured them, all 3 were 3.8 - 3.9 ohms and that was accounting for calibration. They don't work on my ego, not even a wisp of vapor and now I know why.
I found out the hard way that the mouthpiece is not pocket friendly. I hated losing most of my favorite juice but on the bright side I have a really nice smelling jacket.
I'm told that the mouthpiece is suppose to be pushed in so that most of the ribs are covered but I can't even get it past the first rib, even after lubricating it with juice, but since it's not leaking I'm not going to worry about it. I just won't carry it in my pocket anymore. These cartos are probably best used at home because of the mouthpiece. If anybody knows a trick to getting these mouthpieces in like they are suppose to, I'd sure like to hear how you do it.I would still like to know if anybody has used any 'quiet' G4s.
Edit: I forgot to mention that these G4s that I bought claimed to be 2.5 ohms but when I measured them, all 3 were 3.8 - 3.9 ohms and that was accounting for calibration. They don't work on my ego, not even a wisp of vapor and now I know why.
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Trying out my first one now . No leaks very little noise certainly does not sound like cooking bacon like a boge carto . Turned my provari up to 5.4v and it works great . Resistance as measured by the provari was 4ohms . No wicking problem or fluid in the mouth . I don't care about the cap issue as I will not be leaving home with it .
4 ohms? I guess these were made for HV exclusively . Wouldn't you get a minuscule 2.7 watts vaping on an ego? Probably as much TH as using the hand wave method to smell a bottle of 36mg Nic.
Day 2 update on G4s. I've tried 3 of the 5 and all three are performing great. No leaks or juice in my mouth, good flavor, lots of vapor but not much TH with 3 different flavors. 2 of the flavors were high in VG the other was 30% VG. No wicking problems. All 3 had that loud airy noise so I guess I'm going to have to get use to that. 2 days isn't enough time to really tell how good these cartos are but for now I'm really loving them.
I found out the hard way that the mouthpiece is not pocket friendly. I hated losing most of my favorite juice but on the bright side I have a really nice smelling jacket.
I would still like to know if anybody has used any 'quiet' G4s.
Edit: I forgot to mention that these G4s that I bought claimed to be 2.5 ohms but when I measured them, all 3 were 3.8 - 3.9 ohms and that was accounting for calibration. They don't work on my ego, not even a wisp of vapor and now I know why.
I've found that the G4's that are threaded for 808s are MUCH LOUDER than the ones threaded for 510s. I was using a KR8 and then my Provari arrived, so I used the 808s on an adapter. WAY louder than the 510s, which I find to be pretty quiet...
Dunno what you're using, but that's been my experience. Maybe they're just "quiet" to me because I was used to the 808s.
All of mine have been relatively high resistance as measured by my Provari, but it wasn't a problem on a standard KR8 battery, curiously enough. Wonder if there's something different about how the coil burns, somehow more efficiently? I don't think that's really possible, but just spitballing here.
They're all HR, but for some reason it doesn't seem to be a problem. I vape them at 4.3 usually, which is what I typically use for standard attys. At high voltage, I get a smoky flavor, like they're not wicking fast enough...
I also used it on an ego 1000mah battery and it was not bad really . The harsh TH ppl may not like it but it was OK . If you like a cool vape an ego is fine .
In my exerience an atty is hissing because it's very hot. When I stop hearing a hissing from a carto, it's time to throw it away.
HTH,
Dave
The only sound I EVER hear from a G4 is the air rushing into the coil area on a draw.
I have noticed that after I take it out of my provari I have to lift the centre contact before it will work on my ego . It seems to move easy so be careful you don't push it down .
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