Once you fill a carto how long does it last you before running the risk of burning it? Mine never seem to be consistent...I'm fairly newish with cartos and I'm still figuring them out.
How long does a filled carto last you?
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Good question! After some recent disappointment topped by today's near-death experience I'm pretty firmly in the carto camp - at least until my ce3s get here. I filled one today around noon (although how on earth do you know if it's really full?) but topped it off twice already with a few more drops when I noticed a change in taste. I've never gotten to full on burned, thankfully!
Okay that's good to know. I've been vapping a lot today due to some down time and I've had to top mine off several times. When filling yours do you blow through the carto to help the wicking process? I find that a lot of the more viscus juices don't seem to wick unless I do that.
Today was only the second time I've ever filled a new one - the others were old pre-fills that I repurposed. I didn't blow. I have noticed that the ones I got from Smokeless Image do a way better job of soaking in than the other ones I have. The juice tends to just puddle on top of those.
I'm using Smoktech cartos. The vapor they produce is great at 3.7v. The draw is fairly airy though...took me a couple days to get used to.
As I recall, I would top off a carto every ten puffs or so. Treat the polyfill like the soil of a houseplant; not too dry, not too soggy, just consistently moist.
Then I graduated to cartos in a tank; most often, the Smoktech DCT with a single coil carto; 2.0 ohms for a 3.4 - 3.7 volt constant-voltage device. But even at that, I got tired of changing cartos every day or two, and collecting them in a big pile that "i'll clean one day".
Now I use the Vivi Nova 3.5ml version 2.5 tank/atty ($14) with the variable voltage eGo-C Twist ($18-23), while my more expensive and fancy stuff sits. Highly recommended.
Then I graduated to cartos in a tank; most often, the Smoktech DCT with a single coil carto; 2.0 ohms for a 3.4 - 3.7 volt constant-voltage device. But even at that, I got tired of changing cartos every day or two, and collecting them in a big pile that "i'll clean one day".
Now I use the Vivi Nova 3.5ml version 2.5 tank/atty ($14) with the variable voltage eGo-C Twist ($18-23), while my more expensive and fancy stuff sits. Highly recommended.
I'm still using the same 5 kanger cartos I bought almost 3 months ago. I make sure to clean them when they feel gunked up, and make sure to keep them from running dry, but so far they seem to perform the same as when I bought them.
I use Smoktech LR XL cartos. These hold 1.8 ml of e-liquid. I use them without a tank.
LR cartos run hot, so you run the risk of burning them if you take these cartos down lo less than 50% capacity. E-liquid in the filler acts as a coolant.
How often you refill will depend on how much you vape per day. I do 2 ml per day. I top off the cartos after about three hours of use with anywhere from 12 to 20 drops of e-liquid, which is far less than 50% capacity for the XL size.
Refilling a Smoktech LR XL carto every 10 puffs is way too often.
LR cartos run hot, so you run the risk of burning them if you take these cartos down lo less than 50% capacity. E-liquid in the filler acts as a coolant.
How often you refill will depend on how much you vape per day. I do 2 ml per day. I top off the cartos after about three hours of use with anywhere from 12 to 20 drops of e-liquid, which is far less than 50% capacity for the XL size.
Refilling a Smoktech LR XL carto every 10 puffs is way too often.
I've used several dozen boge cartos. Some tasted good and some bad. Been off work due to the flu all week. Ok I was bored and decided to clean them the way pbusardio did in a video I saw.
A PBusardo Tutorial - How I clean my Boge 510 LR Cartos - YouTube
I think that's the right link. Well I did it today and will never do it againl. I'ts really a pain in the ..... I just toss em and buy some more when needed. But I was try to save a few dollars for other toys. If you decide to clean em make sure you plan the whole day around it. Haven't got em dry that will be about 2-3 days from now. But the plus side is I got a lot of clean condems I can use for other things.
A PBusardo Tutorial - How I clean my Boge 510 LR Cartos - YouTube
I think that's the right link. Well I did it today and will never do it againl. I'ts really a pain in the ..... I just toss em and buy some more when needed. But I was try to save a few dollars for other toys. If you decide to clean em make sure you plan the whole day around it. Haven't got em dry that will be about 2-3 days from now. But the plus side is I got a lot of clean condems I can use for other things.
Also I've tried to use them at work and they just don't last like the nova's do. I don't like to be tied to a bottle. So I ordered my first tank a couple of days ago. I sure hope it works out.
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