I am SOO freaking mad - ego-c pissing me off

[Krprice84]

i am seriously about to throw this thing in the .....ing garbage.... i am so ...... off right now

i have been reading and reading about how to make it work better (read: properly) and i can't get it to work, at all. i've ruined two atomizers and only have two left. one of them is slightly used, and sucks ..., the other is new and i don't want to do anything to it until i can make sure it will work because it seems that they are even harder to mess with after they've been used

what i'm comparing it to is my 510LR atomizer that i drip with... it makes great vapor, even better after i took off the bridge and wick and ...., though i don't think i did a very good job, so be it, i only have one and it was used before i tried to mess with it. i'm getting better taste with it and tons of vapor, and the taste seems to be getting better as i go, so i think i just got some nasty .... in it which needs to burn off. i don't got a lot of cash right now, and i only have one place to get parts locally, and its not cheap at all ($15 bucks per atomizer, for the ego-c or the 510 style, and he doesn't have ego-c LR atomizers, only SR)

when i go to use the ego-c, the only thing i've done is taken the top off the atomizer, pushed the wick down about 3mm (1/16-3/32 of an inch) and cut off some of the .... that poked through into the bottom. put it back together and great, it works-ish, but nothing NEAR the vapor output of the 510LR - is this just what i'm stuck with with the ego-c, or am i doing something wrong? it seems like it should be better, like a lot better...

my other atomizer for the ego-c seems to be fubar after i opened it up and took the wick out, and couldn't get it back in. i tried using it with no wick but i just get a nasty ... taste in my mouth with the occasional bit of vapor. if i leave it sit/tap it on the table, i get a half decent hit for the first one, but after that it just sucks ...

please help before i throw this crap out and get a pack of smokes.... i'm getting really ...... off here. even my 510LR just doesn't taste all that nice, but i'm dealing with it for now

should i debridge or dewick the ego-c atty that i still have not used, or what? if so, how the hell do i do it? i can't find instructions on how to do it to this atty, only to 306 and 510 style ones, but these are way way different than those ones.... please help!

 

[washvap]

I understand your frustrated right now. There isn't instructions on how to use ecigs that are included with your kit most of the time. I don't own an ego-C but, I do have an ego-t type b.

Ego tank systems are slightly muted compared to a regular atty. As you've found out. Also, you have to take your hit a bit differently as well. It's better to take a light and steady draw until you get the vapor that you want.

Have you cleaned your atomizers yet? That might be your biggest problem now because that can definitely effect the flavor. Especially if gunk has built up on the coil. You can't just vape it off and so, you might have to do a few dry burns in order to fix the problem. Not going to go into detail on what to do now since I'm not sure if you have cleaned it or not yet. Also, there are risks associated with dry burning.

You shouldn't have cut that part of the wick off since that can effect the feeding system. Since that is supposed to be near the coil. So that the juice can get on it. Also, it helps to do a few primer puffs (take a few puffs without hitting the button). This will allow the juice to go saturate the wick and feed the coil.

Do you still have the wick for your other atty? Does it still have the mesh that's wrapped around it? All you need to do is grab it with some tweezers and slowly feed it through the needle. Shouldn't be too hard to do and will fix the problem. Since there's no wick in there now. It will flood which can explain why the performance is lacking on that atty. Your lucky that it hasn't leaked yet.

You should not debridge or de-wick your ego-c atty. This is because your atty doesn't have a bridge in the first place and without the wick then your missing an important component to the feeding system. Also, it does sound like you need to clean your atty ASAP.

It would be in your best interest to get a pre-paid credit card so that you can order online. That way you can get supplies for much cheaper than the store. If you have anymore questions or need clarification then please don't hesitate to ask.

 

[tj99959]

Get some cartomizers for your eGo batteries. You can find cartos from 1.7 ohm all the way up to 4 ohm, so there is one for every set of taste buds.
If you are hell bent on a small eGo sized tank try the Stardust eGo carto, it's 1.6 ml. If you want a larger tank, go to one of the many carto tanks. They start at 3 ml, and go up to 6 ml.

 

[n9emz]

Okay....I don't know if my eGO-C experiences parallel yours exactly but here's mine. I was ready to pitch mine in the trash when I first got it. I dripped a couple of drops on the atty wick, assembled the atty, screwed it on and plugged in a fresh tank. Three or four drags with almost no vapor, no hit, and donkeybutt taste. I pulled the assembly apart and on top of the other crap, the atty body was flooded. I looked at the atty closely and saw the wicking threads extended almost 1/8" above the spike. I didn't pry it apart or try and poke it down into the spike....I trimmed it flush with the spike with fingernail clippers. Then, I plopped the atty head in clear grain alcohol, walked away disgusted, and let it soak overnight.

Next morning I gave it another shot. I removed it from the alcohol, blew it out, and forced a squirt of juice into it with my 10ml bottle. Put it all back together, socked the tank in, and just started puffing away on it. As I puffed on it over about a two minute period, the bad taste slowly began fading, vapor increased, and I started getting a mild throat kick out of it. By the end of the second tank, the nastiness was completely gone and it was delivering respectable vapor and a pretty good single hit. I've probably got around twenty tanks through it now and it will deliver good taste, good vapor, and decent TH, but that's it....can't double or triple hit it on one button-hold-down like I can with the type A atty and tank. It just won't feed fast enough. If I let it rest ten seconds or more, I can get another decent drag out of it, but no more than one hit at a time.

So, it's reserved for my friends to try....it's in my 510 and eGO-C "Introduction to Vaping" kit. A chain-vapor it isn't. Hope this helps because the damned thing will work if you have patience with it.

 

[Foxfur]

Wow Krprice, that sucks. I've tried dripping, cartos, and VV but am an all-day vaper on my eGo-c's (I have 3). What kind of base is your juice and at what concentration? I use 90/10 & 80/20 PG/VG. Most times on the 80 and every time on the 90, these things will choke me with their throat hit if I don't watch it and I chain vape with no pause between rips.

I'll buy your atty's, atty housings, and tanks. PM me.

 

[Mjolnir07]

Get some cartomizers for your eGo batteries. You can find cartos from 1.7 ohm all the way up to 4 ohm, so there is one for every set of taste buds.
If you are hell bent on a small eGo sized tank try the Stardust eGo carto, it's 1.6 ml. If you want a larger tank, go to one of the many carto tanks. They start at 3 ml, and go up to 6 ml.

^ This.

I've avoided atty cartridge combos entirely and had nothing but frolicking through daisies joy with my e-go products. Get some go-go cartomizers (Eric Gormly at discountvapers.com usually stocks them at a deal) and a 510 batt - Gogo cartomizer adapter. I vape these exclusively on my ego when not swapping out tanks. I truly, truly recommend this, it saves the hassle a thousand times over and the gogo carts vape for freakin ever even on my VV ego.

 

[Riverboat]

I will help you.............Throw it out and get a good MOD........... I have been vaping for 2+ years now and only dirrect drip using JOYETECH 510 LR atomizers... Have removed the bridge before, but it works just as good with the bridge.. So why bother removing them, theres allways a chance you might damage the atty... Leave the wick in... Another thing is keep your attys clean...You dont need to soak them, all you need to do is blow them out(hard) a few times a day and then re-drip with 3 drops... Even though an old atty will still work, I usually toss them after 3-4 weeks as their performance and taste diminish and replace with a fresh one...............

 

[Jammin]

^ This.

I've avoided atty cartridge combos entirely and had nothing but frolicking through daisies joy with my e-go products. Get some go-go cartomizers (Eric Gormly at discountvapers.com usually stocks them at a deal) and a 510 batt - Gogo cartomizer adapter. I vape these exclusively on my ego when not swapping out tanks. I truly, truly recommend this, it saves the hassle a thousand times over and the gogo carts vape for freakin ever even on my VV ego.

x2.

I second all of this as well. I ditched atty/cart combos early on. Cartos and ego are a wonderful combination. I have not tried go-go cartos but most all cartos IMO are better than attys/carts. I use the Joye 510 cartos and smoketek dual coil. I have an order out for clearomizers (stardust) and hopefully I like those just as much as the ones I use now.

I used to have MANY probs just like you (to the OP) when I first started out with attys and even dripping. I got that frustration of so little taste and vape, and almost threw it all in the trash and quit e-cigs. i am so glad I heeded the urging to try cartos from some of the great folks here.

 

[n9emz]

UPDATE: Neighbor called me this morning, said he didn't want to mess with e-cigs right now, so I went over and picked up my eGO-C and accessories. He's had it for a week. I got it home and tore it down, soaked the atty, reprimed it and....it now hits darned near as good as the eGO-T which can choke me. My only complaint regarding the eGO-C has been resolved....

I can now chain-vape that sucker and haven't put it down since I fired it up an hour ago. My apologies to everyone for giving it a bad rap....guess you just have to vape about 25ml through it for it to come into its own (not that I could've possibly screwed up with it, right?)

Okay....I don't know if my eGO-C experiences parallel yours exactly but here's mine. I was ready to pitch mine in the trash when I first got it. I dripped a couple of drops on the atty wick, assembled the atty, screwed it on and plugged in a fresh tank. Three or four drags with almost no vapor, no hit, and donkeybutt taste. I pulled the assembly apart and on top of the other crap, the atty body was flooded. I looked at the atty closely and saw the wicking threads extended almost 1/8" above the spike. I didn't pry it apart or try and poke it down into the spike....I trimmed it flush with the spike with fingernail clippers. Then, I plopped the atty head in clear grain alcohol, walked away disgusted, and let it soak overnight.

Next morning I gave it another shot. I removed it from the alcohol, blew it out, and forced a squirt of juice into it with my 10ml bottle. Put it all back together, socked the tank in, and just started puffing away on it. As I puffed on it over about a two minute period, the bad taste slowly began fading, vapor increased, and I started getting a mild throat kick out of it. By the end of the second tank, the nastiness was completely gone and it was delivering respectable vapor and a pretty good single hit. I've probably got around twenty tanks through it now and it will deliver good taste, good vapor, and decent TH, but that's it....can't double or triple hit it on one button-hold-down like I can with the type A atty and tank. It just won't feed fast enough. If I let it rest ten seconds or more, I can get another decent drag out of it, but no more than one hit at a time.

So, it's reserved for my friends to try....it's in my 510 and eGO-C "Introduction to Vaping" kit. A chain-vapor it isn't. Hope this helps because the damned thing will work if you have patience with it.

 

[Foxfur]

Glad to hear it!

 

[Krprice84]

ok, what exactly is a cartomizer? i was under the impression that a carto is just basicalliy an atomizer with all that wicking material in it. like a kanger or something? i thought those things really sucked? don't most people that have been vaping for a while not really like using carto's cuz they are just a hassle and don't they get burned up pretty bad?

on most mods, what setup do most ppl use? do they use carto's and i'm just wrong or what? if i have a 510lr atty, what do most ppl use with it to vape? i'm kinda confused....

i have some kanger things that i originally got for the joyetech 510 battery but then traded them back and got the ego-c as an upgrade. it's better battery life wise, but the performance is really not better.

 

[Jammin]

Cartomizers are the ONLY thing I use. I did not like the atty/cartridge combo at all. There are so many great cartos on the market now to choose from. I just got my clearomizer tonight that I ordered, and loving it. I also like the standard Joye 510 cartos, and the Smoketec dual coil carto.

I won't use anything but cartos. But as with anything e-cig, it is all preference. Some like drip tips, some like tanks, I like cartos. It is the easiest delivery system for me to get a quality vape with the least amount of fuss.

 

[John D in CT]

OK, I have no clue what a kanger is, but here's my 2 cents.

I started with a counterfeit 510 with separate atomizer and cartridge. Never could get the cartridges to deliever a damn thing to the atomizers. Ended up just dripping right into the atomizer, like 2-3 drops at a time, getting maybe 4-5 hits. At least I was vaping.

Then I called esmokeronline. Tim turned me on to dual coil, low res(istance) cartomizers. Huge improvement. As the name implies, cartridge and atomizer are one single assembly, with the coils co-mingling in close proxity with the absorbent material, so they actually get some damn juice to them, and can make some vapor. I was very happy with cartos, but now I'm even more so with the Joye Ego-T. Lasts longer between refills, better taste (no absorbent material to dry out and get cooked), great vapor, huge (1000 mah batteries), zero hassle. YMMV.

Looking forward to trying a tankomizer with it. Bigger tank, with juice flowing into the atomizer in a different way. "Pickup" goes straight through the center of the tank. Many different brands/models of tankomizers, lots of experimenting to do.

 

[washvap]

Glad that you got it resolved and your enjoying your Ego-C right now.

UPDATE: Neighbor called me this morning, said he didn't want to mess with e-cigs right now, so I went over and picked up my eGO-C and accessories. He's had it for a week. I got it home and tore it down, soaked the atty, reprimed it and....it now hits darned near as good as the eGO-T which can choke me. My only complaint regarding the eGO-C has been resolved....

I can now chain-vape that sucker and haven't put it down since I fired it up an hour ago. My apologies to everyone for giving it a bad rap....guess you just have to vape about 25ml through it for it to come into its own (not that I could've possibly screwed up with it, right?)

 

[n9emz]

Glad that you got it resolved and your enjoying your Ego-C right now.

Thanks. I puffed away on it all day, but I cleaned it up, put a light charge on it, and stuck it away until I loan it out again. I'm back on the eGO-T and trying out some mystery tobacco juice I got with a classifieds purchase. The C's good, but just doesn't quite match up to the T.