Getting a Provari and wanna try cartomizers. What to buy?

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I also recommend Ikenvape if you can find them in stock. 510 Fusion or Platinum. These are premium quality cartos. Best flavor production and last longer than other brands that I have tried.
https://www.ikenvape.com/searchresults.asp?cat=1835

Prior to using Ikenvape, I was using single coil, 2.5-3.0 ohm Smokteks. Mega XL 2.5 ohm cartomizer

If looking for vendors selling pre-punched cartomizers for cartotanks, here's a large list:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3295-2-sample-list-vendors-selling-pre-punched-single-coil-cartomizers-cartotanks.html
 
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Is it a huge difference for the punched ones?

Are you going to use them in a tank or alone? The pre punched are for use with tanks. Most places sell a punch tool so that you can punch your own if you like but I'm not that confident yet! Lol! I tried the carts alone but was always worried about drying them out so I over filled them. Too much stress & dripping. So I moved to the carto tanks instead.
 

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whoa.. carto tanks? I just just vivi novas currently, I didn't know you can use cartos and tanks. Currently, I would just like to try a carto exclusively. Idk really what to do

I moved from clearos to novas because i got tired of the leaking then i got tired of the muted taste with my novas. Follow the link at the bottom of Baditude's post to see what they look like. They are really so much easier to use once you get priming the carto down. I followed his blog instructions the first time & I've had very little problems. The flavor & vapor is amazing on the Provari!!
 

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I got 5 510 platinum carto from ikenvapes, just to try them out. I have never used a carto, and I do get muted flavors from the novas. Kinda sucks

Yeah it does! Hope you like them! if so I've got a feeling you'll be searching for carto tanks in the very near future! ;)
 

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I moved from clearos to novas because i got tired of the leaking then i got tired of the muted taste with my novas. Follow the link at the bottom of Baditude's post to see what they look like. They are really so much easier to use once you get priming the carto down. I followed his blog instructions the first time & I've had very little problems. The flavor & vapor is amazing on the Provari!!

The first and last part of this article deals with cartomizers and cartotanks, respectively: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3230-1-proper-terminology-carto-tank-what-primer-juice-delivery-attachments.html

How to set up a cartotank: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3710-5-cartomizer-tank-setup.html


When using a carto solo (not in a tank), prepare it the same as the second article describes for prefilling the carto for use in a tank. Since you can not monitor the juice level, don't be afraid to "top off" the carto with more juice from time to time to keep the filler material moist.

The filler will always appear to look dry from the top after a few vapes on the carto; this is normal and not indicative of how much juice is in the bottom of the cartomizer, where the heating coil is. When you first notice a little bit of burnt taste, top off the carto to prevent burning the filler. Once you burn the filler, you will never get the burnt taste out of a carto and it will be ruined.

After some experience, you will "know" about when the carto will need topping off with more liquid.

You should be able to refill the carto multiple times. Once the draw becomes too tight or the flavor becomes muted and not improve with additional top offs, it is time to replace the carto. It's finished.

Cartomizer Anatomy.jpg

Diagram of a cartomizer's inner parts (click image to enlarge).
 
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That's some good stuff for new vapors, almost impossible to know what someone will like but arming them with info is the first step to them figuring it out.
 
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