HELP....I ordered some juice for the first time.

[adubs]

Hi again....I have been buying prefilled carts for my volt. I was getting a little bored with the flavors so I decided to take the plunge and buy some juices....but I am sooo confused as to the easiest way to fill the carts. I've seen tutorials on dripping and syringe filling and I am still very nervous about it. If anyone can help calm my nerves, I would appreciate it!

oh BTW...I vaped at game 7 of the world series Friday night....yay CARDS!!!!!

 

[kaykay]

congrats to ur cards..LETS GO YANKEES,lol..as far as filling goes is a breez//i to was nervous my first time...i say you try the condom method first to fill,i think for noobs is the best way to go...

 

[Renzuli]

Welcome , and both the syringe and the drip method work just fine . Nothing to be nervous . If your not cleaning the stuffing/packing , you need to use similar juices when you do change juices . Cleaning or replacing the stuffing is not difficult . Plenty of video's on that . And when you do refil , the top should sort of look like a slushier . In other words , it should be fairly damp on top , but not to the point of juice just sitting on top of the filler . If you do overfill , just use some paper toweling to dab the excess . But after all that has been said , you need to get away from the carts , and get into carto's and atty's . Less messy , and easier to use IMO .

 

[Frezer]

Youtube to you in the help!!!!

 

[dormouse]

I only drip into the stuffing. I also only use juices with 20% or less VG so it will soak in easily and wick easily. Volt's own juices are also 80PG/20VG.

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How I fill a cartomizer (Vapor4Life or Volt/Bloog for KR8 or Boge 510 for 510 which are all soft-cap w/ no inner seals and defined central air channel)

I use thin (20% or less VG) liquid or Vapor4Life WOW liquids, preferably clear liquids w/ no sediment

Filling a blank carto - I pop off the soft cap (unbent paperclip carefully in the mouth hole, not catching any wires or stuffing!). I hold some tissue against the threaded end hole. I tilt the carto and slowly drip 18 drops (per ml of carto capacity and these are 1ml cartos) onto the inner wall of the carto so it slides down into the stuffing while I rotate the carto. Then I wait 15 seconds or so then I drip however many more drops the stuffing wants to soak up.

Cleanup - Then I do clean-up. If it is leaking, I clean that up. Then I tilt the open end down into the tissue and puff a couple of times into the threaded end to clear any juice out of the central air channel (I want to see light through there). If it looks too wet above the stuffing, I gently touch a bit of tissue to the stuffing (otherwise that liquid will be gurgling or spitting in my mouth).

Settle - Then since this was a fresh fill of a blank, I now let it settle. I lay the carto on different sides for 15-20 minutes. Then it should be ready to vape. If you use thicker juices than me, then you may need to let it settle longer.

As I am vaping - if the vapor gets a bit light or a bit dry or tastes bit off or the carto is getting unusually warm, I will take the carto off the battery, open it, add 6-8 drops or whatever it seems to want (I will either hold a bit of tissue against the threaded end hole just in case, or skimp on how many drops I add to make sure I avoid drips if I have no tissue). I check to make sure the threaded end is dry, give it a couple of puffs into the threaded end to make sure the air channel is clear, and continue to vape.

Note - it is easy for me to "open" my main cartos for adding juice because I replace the white end cap with a plastic or delrin drip tip (I get them at LiteCigUSA.net). So I can easily pull that out with my fingers when I add juice and it keeps my lips cool if the carto is hot.

 

[adubs]

Thanks so much dormouse....you are actually the one who inspired me to take the next step....you had me at rasberry gingerale....which I ordered from velvet vapors a couple days ago....I can't wait!

 

[mynameisrob]

I posted this in another thread where someone asked the best way to fill cartos so I'm copying and pasting it here. You can use the drip or condom method but I find the condom method is kinda messy at times and the drip method takes awhile bc you have to let it settle. I really think the best way is to use a syringe bc you don't have to wait at all since your sticking the needle all the way to the bottom.

My original post was for someone that asked how to fill the "ressurector" cartomizers, which hold 2ml of juice, but this can really be for any carto. You will just put the Amount of juice the cartos you are using hold instead of 2ml. I think this method is the easiest by far and ESPECIALLY if you use XL cartos. dripping into an XL carto will take forever because they are so much bigger and it will take quite a while for the juice to settle.

Here is my copy and paste on how to fill a cartomizers with a syringe,

"All you have to do is take the dropper part of the bottle off your juice and fill your syringe with 2ml for a new carto. Take the rubber tip off the carto and carefully insert the needle down the side pushing against the metal. DO NOT go thru the filler because it will move it and you could potentially break a connection and your carto. Slide the needle down the side and go all the way to the bottom. Then slowly start dispensing some juice. Dont dispense it all bc then it won't be evenly distributed. Put alittle in, then take it out and insert the needle in a different spot. I normally do it in 3 spots (in a triangle) I found it distributes the best, but you could just do it in 2, on opposite sides. Make sure the needle is at the bOttom bc then you will not have to wait at all for it to settle. Disperse slowly and you will begin to see the toP of the filler become slushy. It is full then, don't put more. If its a new carto is will def hold 2ml, if your refilling it won't take a lot so pay attention and once it gets alittle slushy stop. While your filling hold a napkin or something under the carto bc if you do it to fast a few drops will come out the battery end. If that happens its only bc you did it too fast and the poly fill didn't absorb quick enough.( that happens to me bc I am impatient and fill it in about 10 sec, so I just hold a paper towel or napkin underneath.) wipe up the drops and put the rubber cap back on the carto. Then put the carto between your hands and rub back and forth spinning the carto quickly. This will insure the liquid is evenly distributed in case you put too much on one side from the syringe.
Now you have a perfectly filled ressurector that is ready to be used right away!"

Goodluck!