How do you guys prime your cartos?

[BigFoig]

I've learned so many methods I don't even know which way is the best way, it seems like the carto works perfectly fine when primed at whatever vape shop I'm at and then when I do the exact same thing on a different tank it doesn't come out as smooth and the taste isn't all there. So how do you guys prime your cartos?

 

[bnrkwest]

I fill my cartos for a tank the same as if not using in a tank- 20-25 drops into top of carto, wait 15 mins before using. Keep stopper on bottom while filling. bnrk

 

[tj99959]

A carto really doesn't care how you fill it as long as you get it full. So think in terms of what the capacity of the carto is.
Most of the time a new carto will have to sit and absorb for a while before you can get it to hold it's total capacity.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

When I vape cartos I use the condom method BUT I used the non flanged cartos. Whatever method you use use it's VERY important to get the entire carto full.
Try the drip method and after it's "full" take outside and thermometer shake it towards the carto battery end. Repeat this 3 times and the carto should be fully saturated.
When filling realize 1 ml= approx. 20 drops.

 

[dotsin]

baditude wrote a blog on it I believe...yep, here it is

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3710-5-cartomizer-tank-setup.html

 

[Sickboy005]

I blow into mine when they're fresh, it makes the juice that puddles up top soak down. And once you have it nice and primed, you can hear it start sputtering out of the air holes at the bottom, you know you're ready to go. Quick wipe off, and insert in tank or thread on directly and I've never had one taste burnt.

 

[BdMoore85]

Condom method!

 

[E_DeCastro]

i drop 30 drops on the wicking material itself avoiding the center and don't wait just put the drip tip on and vape away.

 

[Baditude]

baditude wrote a blog on it I believe...yep, here it is

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3710-5-cartomizer-tank-setup.html

My method may not be the "best", but it works the best for me. It only takes a few minutes for a new cartotank setup, doesn't require placing your mouth on the tank to blow out excess juice (and taste the juice), and there is no need to wait for it to "set up" - it's ready to vape immediately.

I recommend using a tooth pick in the carto's air chamber, and some type of tank tool is essentual to protect the tank's inner o-rings. (ie. Slap Yo Moma tank accessory tool from Big Daddy Vapor)

 

[exnihilo]

Unpunched - condom method
Punched - fill the tank, plug the bottom air hole and suck, 5 good pulls (watch for bubbles).

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[eratikmind]

Depending on the mood I am in, I use either the condom method or simply drip e-juice via the top of the cartomizer. Regardless of how one chooses to fill/prepare a cartomizer . . . Obviously, the proper saturation of the carto's filler material is paramount to the filling method.

- Andy

 

[Crash Moses]

I used to drip and spin using an e-cig lanyard until the carto was full. Now I just use a thin syringe to fill. When I first started I used the condom method but it was too messy and I wasted a lot of juice.

I use non pre-punched cartos in my tanks and I typically punch them after I fill them.