How do you clean your cartos?
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Non polar elements as carbon cannot be dissolved in water or anything else, imagine diamons (pure form of carbon) you cannot dissolve or soften diamonds or graphite etc. The strong ,very stable molecule bonds (very close to each other) don't allow liquid penetration. You cannot simply dissolve carbon.
I saw a research done and scientists dissolved carbon in chlorosulfonic acid, which will also DISSOLVE the cartomizer.....
Maybe sulfamic acid can be used diluted with water to slowly soften the carbon and form a colloidal suspension of carbon in the solution, then the solution can be discarded.
And all that IF those are carbon deposits (may be something else) on the nichrome wire coil. Nichrome wires can be cleaned with concentrated Hydrochloric acid without being destroyed or altered but this acid will damage the cartomizer and you would have to neutralize the acid with sodium bicarbonate (cooking soda).
DAMNED DIAMONDS!
I saw a research done and scientists dissolved carbon in chlorosulfonic acid, which will also DISSOLVE the cartomizer.....
Maybe sulfamic acid can be used diluted with water to slowly soften the carbon and form a colloidal suspension of carbon in the solution, then the solution can be discarded.
And all that IF those are carbon deposits (may be something else) on the nichrome wire coil. Nichrome wires can be cleaned with concentrated Hydrochloric acid without being destroyed or altered but this acid will damage the cartomizer and you would have to neutralize the acid with sodium bicarbonate (cooking soda).
DAMNED DIAMONDS!
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, BABY!
I've been treating the crud like it's burnt up sugars/food from baking (how would I clean my icky, crusty pans?)...is that carbon?
And you're right, water alone doesn't do anything to soften or dissolve it, or make it crack off, no matter how hot it gets. But is there anything safe that works like oven cleaner? That actually got the coil clean, even though I would never use something so toxic to actually clean my cartos. Only bringing this up because you're a mad genius, Konstantine!
Just to throw it out there, another thing about boiling in water is that the vinyl skin isn't rated to withstand that much heat. Typical vinyl can withstand 180-201 degF; boiling tap water = about 211 degF. That's why it shrinks and eventually peels off, which is OK if you reskin your cartos anyway. I personally don't like the ghetto-fabulous white lines that form when it shrinks, or the peeling corners. Plus, I think it causes major shrinkage on the filler, so eventually, the carto will only hold like 1/2 the juice...I still have a few of those...sucks to be poor...
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I boiled mine last weekend to try it out. I then put them in my dehydrator. Worked just great so far!!!
No matter how hard you try to clean them, they never work the same.
I get 2-3 days out of one and I'm happy. Toss 'em.
I get 2-3 days out of one and I'm happy. Toss 'em.
Maybe in US. We can live without them here
I don't have many cartos to experiment yet since i'm new, i'll search for a solution if there is any when i get more used cartos.
Toxic stuff is out anyway, no one can risk it. Usually toxic or dangerous stuff works for real but it isn't a good idea when dealing with this stuff.
Nice look! Mine is an old from 2000, burned up etc.
P.S. Vodka seems useless since it has too much water. I prefer 99% alcohols or solvents.
P.S. Vodka seems useless since it has too much water. I prefer 99% alcohols or solvents.
Are you saying that if I leave the carbon deposits in there that I'll eventually wind up with diamonds???? That's, awesome!
Yes if you have million times pressure and extreme heat (thousands) and you can wait for a few million years.
Granted - It doesn't dissolve the carbon, but it does loosen it enough that I find black chunks of it in the basin of water when I syringe flush. I'm referring to the Polident soak method.
There's always a catch, dangit. I could leave all my cartos to my kids and they can pass it down for a few generations and, voila! doesn't do much for me, though.
Yeap! And ask them to live in the center of the sun!
Or just place some kilograms of high explosives, place some minerals and metals on the center and BOOM, industrial diamonds.
Or just place some kilograms of high explosives, place some minerals and metals on the center and BOOM, industrial diamonds.
Lots of good tips, folks. Thank you. When I do try it, I think I'll stick with syringes and soaking. Sounds safer for me (and the neighborhood).
Maybe living in Florida would do.
Well, keep spitting out ideas on cleaning. If anyone comes up with an out of the ordinary solution to this, I have faith that it'll be you, Konstantine.
See that? He really IS trying to blow up the planet!
Meh - It's a goner on Dec. 21, 2012 anyhow, so, why not?
Meh - It's a goner on Dec. 21, 2012 anyhow, so, why not?
Maybe Konstantine will invent us a great carto-cleaner (patent-pending) before he blows us to smithereens?
Yeah, because Konstantine's gonna blow it up!Meh - It's a goner on Dec. 21, 2012 anyhow, so, why not?
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