Help with my first CE2s!

[madsen6466]

So I'm on a bit of a time crunch today - my first 1.8mL fluxomizers are coming today, as well as a Vision Extreme Giant Carto. I'm in a bit of a hurry to catch a flight and won't be able to sit down and research them this evening.

What do I need to know before I fill these things? do they need to be dryburnt initially? are there any youtube's I need to watch? thanks so much!!!

 

[badkolo]

for the ce2, i would remove all 3 plugs, fluff the wick by lifting them a litte in the slits, then fill and use the middle plug instead of the main plug that was sitting on the cup, flip the middle thin oring so flat side is up and press it on top of the cup and place your mout peace on, let it soak and vape.


for the vision, remove the mouth peace, youll see big fill holes, fill it, let it soak, then vape.

 

[dotma]

I dont dry burn anything. With the visions, i just put the e juice in there through the little slots and go to town, making sure initially to wet down the wicks all nice. with fluxomizers, i remove all the rubber caps, fluff up the wick some and put the juice down in the tank, also making sure to wet the wicks all nice on top too. I dont put any of the rubber caps back into the fluxomizer, although i think most people do but i use thick juice so i usually dont have issues with getting juice in the mouth.

this video shows you how to do the fluxomizer FLüXomizer CE2 Cartomizers - GotVapes.com

this one too Fluxomizer Clearomizer Wick Mod - YouTube

 

[robl45]

with the new type fluxomizers, the plug is in their pretty tight, be careful when removing that you dont pull the ceramic cup up and break the coil, that happened on one of mine. also if you just use the little rubber ring, you might want to use two. I did it to one of mine last night and left it lying on its side during the night and there was a nice puddle this morning.

with pg juice, you probably don't need to remove the inner cup, I never did and they worked fine, but I made some new juice that is 50/50 pg/vg and all i did was get dry hits so removing the inner cup fixed it. also quality control isn't the greatest on these new fluxomizers with the black seals. some of the seals aren't cut right while the white seals, all of them that i have seen were cut correctly at the wick locations. at least half of the black seals i've seen don't even have any slots at the wick location. so you might want to try it first before removing the cup seal. the new one i took out of the package last night has correct slits at the cup seal and doesn't dry hit like the other one was doing even with the thicker juice.

IMHO its always better to keep the cup seal if possible as you are virtually assured of no leaks while with the other seal method, you do have to be a little careful.

 

[madsen6466]

So - I know I'm asking a lot here, but I put Boba's in my Vision, let it soak for about 30, got a great hit, and then burntness. Is Boba's in a Vision a hopeless effort? Should I let it soak forever? Remove Boba's and try the GJ since it's thinner?

EDIT: went ahead and swapped GJ for BB

 

[Rule62]

Imod my Fluxos as described above. Cup seal gets removed and tossed. Middle "donut" ring replaced, flat side up. Visions, I use right out of the package. I vape 60/40 and 70/30 juice with no problem. No burnt taste. There is a technique to using visions and Fluxos. Every couple drags, tip them past horizontal, to allow juice to flow toward the coil, which is at the top. The key to vaping them is to keep the wicks the coil is wrapped around wet.

 

[frequentj]

With the visions, also make sure the inner plug has the little notches in the bottom lined up with the wicks, and make sure it's snug on there. The usually come that way, so it shouldn't be a problem. Other than that, fill, let sit a few minutes to soak, then enjoy! Vision extremes are my favorites.

 

[melloyello]

bobas and GJ wont play nicely with the stardust and many of the ce2 type of cartos. in order to make them work well, you would need to add little bit of PGA (no more than 10%) so they wick properly.
I havent tried either juice on the new vision grande (because i dont have one) but based on pictures that might be the best wicking ce2.

 

[jlazarus]

Can you vape these things WITHOUT going through crazy remove inner seal/fluff wick stuff? Asking because i just destroyed 2 trying to remove the inner seal (yes I watched the videos). So on the third one I just left it in.

Nothing but burnt. So that's 3 I've destroyed. Um, but seriously why can't they be vaped as they are sold? I mean...what am I doing wrong in trying to vape as sold? Are they supposed to soak a while or something?

 

[Briar]

To be completely honest, I can't vape Fluxos without fiddling with the plugs. I don't fluff, but I do replace the bottom plug with the middle one upside down - after wich it works fine, including pure VG juices like BB.

As I understand it, many people don't do this - I can only assume they use thinner juices.

If you don't want to fiddle with plugs, you should use Visions - they really don't require any fiddling. You can fiddle with them if you want, but they don't need it. I use BB in them fiddle free.

Can you vape these things WITHOUT going through crazy remove inner seal/fluff wick stuff? Asking because i just destroyed 2 trying to remove the inner seal (yes I watched the videos). So on the third one I just left it in.

Nothing but burnt. So that's 3 I've destroyed. Um, but seriously why can't they be vaped as they are sold? I mean...what am I doing wrong in trying to vape as sold? Are they supposed to soak a while or something?

 

[jlazarus]

To be completely honest, I can't vape Fluxos without fiddling with the plugs. I don't fluff, but I do replace the bottom plug with the middle one upside down - after wich it works fine, including pure VG juices like BB.

As I understand it, many people don't do this - I can only assume they use thinner juices.

If you don't want to fiddle with plugs, you should use Visions - they really don't require any fiddling. You can fiddle with them if you want, but they don't need it. I use BB in them fiddle free.

Thanks for the tip. I am using 90 pg/10 vg (vg makes my mouth taste funny, lol). I have 15 of these (nope, 12 left now). Gotta figure out how to get that dang inner plug out without destroying it. I'm not very coordinated apparently ;-) I have watched the vids, but there is very little room to get under the plug without "touching" the coil (at least, in my experience). Wish I had known about Visions before wasting money on these! Live and learn.

 

[Briar]

You can use a dental pick or a bent paper clip. Don't worry about the inner plug (the cup seal), you don't need it, if it tears, it tears. All you need is the middle (thin ring) plug. Stick the tip of your tool right into the wick slot above the wick (don't hook the wick, you can tear it), and pull with all your might. This way you won't harm the cup. It will work, I promise.

See, the problem is that the inner plug is thick, and because of the primer it forms a very, very tight seal with the walls of the carto. You gotta break that seal to get it out.

Then plop the thin ring back in there upside-down, tuck it in a bit, and you are all set.

Thanks for the tip. I am using 90 pg/10 vg (vg makes my mouth taste funny, lol). I have 15 of these (nope, 12 left now). Gotta figure out how to get that dang inner plug out without destroying it. I'm not very coordinated apparently ;-) I have watched the vids, but there is very little room to get under the plug without "touching" the coil (at least, in my experience). Wish I had known about Visions before wasting money on these! Live and learn.

 

[robl45]

this is the problem with the ce2s now, more advance, better design, nope, they are crappy now, I feel for you, i destroyed a number of the new ones as well, never had a problem with the older designs getting the plugs out, I try to get between the top of the ceramic cup and the rubber. But they will likely will leak if you take the cup out, even with the seal on top. The main problem is the new edition is slightly smaller tubes which is crunching everything up compounded with crappy black gaskets that at least 60% of the time don't have slots cut for the wicks. if you can get the inner plug out without tearing it (I don't have much luck with that) then you could cut the slots better and it should wick better.

pull out your ce2's and look at where the wick enters the rubber cup, on some you will probably see they have slots cut for the wick, some will be on both sides, some will be on one side and some will look like there is no slot, if there is no slot, you are almost guaranteed to get dry hits. nothing you can really do but remove the cup seal on those. I had one like that and I kept tipping it up and doing everything possible to avoid the dry hits. After i burnt my throat enough I yanked the seal out, so now i deal with it leaking if I tilt it the wrong way.

 

[Rule62]

this is the problem with the ce2s now, more advance, better design, nope, they are crappy now, I feel for you, i destroyed a number of the new ones as well, never had a problem with the older designs getting the plugs out, I try to get between the top of the ceramic cup and the rubber. But they will likely will leak if you take the cup out, even with the seal on top. The main problem is the new edition is slightly smaller tubes which is crunching everything up compounded with crappy black gaskets that at least 60% of the time don't have slots cut for the wicks. if you can get the inner plug out without tearing it (I don't have much luck with that) then you could cut the slots better and it should wick better.

pull out your ce2's and look at where the wick enters the rubber cup, on some you will probably see they have slots cut for the wick, some will be on both sides, some will be on one side and some will look like there is no slot, if there is no slot, you are almost guaranteed to get dry hits. nothing you can really do but remove the cup seal on those. I had one like that and I kept tipping it up and doing everything possible to avoid the dry hits. After i burnt my throat enough I yanked the seal out, so now i deal with it leaking if I tilt it the wrong way.

Interesting. I have a plastic box full of black cup seals (don't ask me why I've saved them instead of tossing them. I don't know.), and I don't see a single one with no wick slots.

 

[frequentj]

Can you vape these things WITHOUT going through crazy remove inner seal/fluff wick stuff? Asking because i just destroyed 2 trying to remove the inner seal (yes I watched the videos). So on the third one I just left it in.

Nothing but burnt. So that's 3 I've destroyed. Um, but seriously why can't they be vaped as they are sold? I mean...what am I doing wrong in trying to vape as sold? Are they supposed to soak a while or something?

My visions vape great out of the box. I don't bother with fluffing the wick, etc, like I used to have to on the fluxomixer. If you like the size of the fluxo, get the visions micro stretch or the new nano that fits a regular ego cone. The only issue I have ever had is occasionally I get one that taste a little burnt right off (after filling with juice and soaking, that is), and usually it just needs a good hard vape or gentle dry burn to get whatever it is off the coils, etc, that is tasting that way.

 

[frequentj]

this is the problem with the ce2s now, more advance, better design, nope, they are crappy now, I feel for you, i destroyed a number of the new ones as well, never had a problem with the older designs getting the plugs out, I try to get between the top of the ceramic cup and the rubber. But they will likely will leak if you take the cup out, even with the seal on top. The main problem is the new edition is slightly smaller tubes which is crunching everything up compounded with crappy black gaskets that at least 60% of the time don't have slots cut for the wicks. if you can get the inner plug out without tearing it (I don't have much luck with that) then you could cut the slots better and it should wick better.

pull out your ce2's and look at where the wick enters the rubber cup, on some you will probably see they have slots cut for the wick, some will be on both sides, some will be on one side and some will look like there is no slot, if there is no slot, you are almost guaranteed to get dry hits. nothing you can really do but remove the cup seal on those. I had one like that and I kept tipping it up and doing everything possible to avoid the dry hits. After i burnt my throat enough I yanked the seal out, so now i deal with it leaking if I tilt it the wrong way.

Most people remove that inner plug altogether and toss it. You say it leaks if you do that, but are you putting the o-ring in flat-side up and also using an airtight drip tip (like one with an o-ring at the base)?

 

[harmonic]

you gotta fluf up the wick too so it fills up the slot in the cup. if there is a gap at the top of the wick slot when the gasket (oring whatever) is fully seated on the cup the juice can drip out there when its tipped up

 

[Briar]

Interesting. I have a plastic box full of black cup seals (don't ask me why I've saved them instead of tossing them. I don't know.), and I don't see a single one with no wick slots.

Me neither.

 

[robl45]

Interesting. I have a plastic box full of black cup seals (don't ask me why I've saved them instead of tossing them. I don't know.), and I don't see a single one with no wick slots.

i have some of the white ones left over, they all have the wick slots, a number of the black ones don't. maybe it was just the first batch of them, don't know.

 

[robl45]

Most people remove that inner plug altogether and toss it. You say it leaks if you do that, but are you putting the o-ring in flat-side up and also using an airtight drip tip (like one with an o-ring at the base)?

flat side up with gotvapes drip tip, it was lying on its side and leaked overnight. i have 2 rings in now.