i love my kgo, but i have some questions about it.

[Herzeleid14]

I have recently purchased a KGO 1100mah type e-cig, and i love it, but i have a few questions about it.

I love the hits i get from the packaged atty/cartridge combo, but it gets tedious topping it off all the time.

I also purchased a cartomizer, to see if i like it more, it lasts a little longer then the atty/cartridges, but the hits are really weak, and im not sure if its the specific one i purchased or what.

I have been looking into tank systems, and a 3.5 ml tank sounds great, how do tanks compare to the above mentioned delivery systems?

Thank you in advance for any information.

 

[Craftypepper]

I used the mega ego dual coils for a looong time and really liked them, but eventually realized that they only lasted a couple days before performance would start to drop(not to mention the clear ones crack way too easily). Too expensive for me to keep up with. Now I use the cheapo smoktech tanks and 1.5 ohm dual coil punched cartos in them. The cartos perform very well on my kgo and it's awesome only having to refill the tank every day or two. I also have a Bolt mod and use the larger (I think it's 5 ml?) tank on that. Lots of vapor, great flavor, very convenient, and easy to use. Definitely the best system I have found thus far, and I've tried A LOT.

 

[Craftypepper]

Oh, also if you decide to go that route, you may also want to get one of the short cones as well to get the "seamless" look (otherwise the cone threads will be exposed):

chrome cone 1
chrome cone 2
silver short cone

 

[the_vape_nerd]

The smoke tech type tanks work very well with a cartomizer inside. You can get the pre-punched ones that are pre drilled. There is somewhat of a learning curve on the refilling but after 3 fills or so you'll get the hang of it.

A lot of folks are gonna steer you to the dual coils. I wouldn't recommend that. Dual coils are really a 3 ohm cartomizer. Get the low resistence single coils rated at 2.0 ohm or lower. These are going to produce a better vape.

Hoosier e-cig supply has some of the best prices on the tanks themselves and the cartomizers which you can order in dual or single coil in a variety of ohms.

The other route you could go is to get the gianto mizer types of cartos. These are sorta the same thing but hold a lot more liquid. Just make sure you get one that fits the Kgo.

Best of luck.

 

[Craftypepper]

A lot of folks are gonna steer you to the dual coils. I wouldn't recommend that. Dual coils are really a 3 ohm cartomizer. Get the low resistence single coils rated at 2.0 ohm or lower. These are going to produce a better vape.

I have to politely disagree with this statement...the dual coils run at many different ohms to be used with different devices. The 1.25 and 1.5 ohm ones tend to produce more and warmer vapor on a 3.7V device than the single coil 2.0 or 1.7 ohm cartos in my opinion.

 

[Xaiver]

I'm a fan of dual coil cartos, myself. Yes, the flavor is more muted compared to an atomizer, that's just because of how the filling works. I DIY all my own liquid, so I can make the flavoring a bit stronger for cartos if I like.

Anyhow, I have 2 5ml DCTs, and 1 3.5ml. Part of why I started using tanks was because I got sick of refilling cartos, which I still have to do anyhow, and tanks require less frequent fills.

Dual Coil 510 Chrome Tank Cartomizer, 5ml

The 3.5ml runs empty on me half way through the day, if it lasts that long. The 5ml will last me all day, depending on how long I'm awake.

-X

 

[Herzeleid14]

Thank you all for the useful information!
I am going to make whatever purchase i choose at hoosier ecig, because its where ive done all my business and its very close to where i live, so shipping is very fast.
i think i am going to get the glass smoke tech 3.5ml tank, along with the adapter to hide the kgo threads.
as far as cartomizers go, im a bit confused as to what the difference would be vaping wise with dual coil/single coil, 1 hole/3hole punched, and 1.5/1.7/2.0 etc ohm. i am a noob at this after all, haha

 

[NGIB]

From the reviews I've read form people I trust, the ViVi Nova 2.0 or 2.5 tank system looks like a simple and convenient system. I never rush into the latest & greatest and these are being given the thumbs up by quite a few veterans here on ECF. I have 2 on order from Gotvapes and I really like the fact that they come with 3 different atomizer heads at 3 resistance levels so you can choose the atomizer based on your hardware. To me, punching cartos and assembling "systems" just isn't something I want to mess with. I want to fill my tank & vape with no leaks...

 

[Xaiver]

as far as cartomizers go, im a bit confused as to what the difference would be vaping wise with dual coil/single coil, 1 hole/3hole punched, and 1.5/1.7/2.0 etc ohm. i am a noob at this after all, haha

I'm pretty sure that your Kgo is a 3.7v device, dual coil cartos are my favorite at 3.7v. The 1.7 ohm, from my experience, tend to burn out and clog up a bit faster than the dual coils. As CraftyPepper said above, the duals tend to provide a bit more and warmer vapor.

The holes are a matter of technique. It depends on how hard your draws are, if you're pulling too hard on the triple hole cartos, it'll flood it and you'll have a bit of a mess under. I've had exactly the opposite problem with single holes. From my experience, the single holes don't wick fast enough, so I'm stuck trying to prime it because it's not taking the liquid on it's own. At which point I end up flooding it because I over-prime...urgh. I only use the 3-hole ones now.

My advice would be to try them all and find out what you like. I'd point you toward the dual coils though, and triple punched.

-X

 

[kmk]

I like the single coil 1.7 ohm cartos, punched once in my DCT on my KGO.

 

[Orobas]

>>The smoke tech type tanks work very well with a cartomizer inside. You can get the pre-punched ones that are pre drilled.

OP, i learned this the hard way. Prime and fire those prepunched cartos BEFORE you fill the tank to make sure they aren't duds, because draining the tank to insert a new carto can potentially be an enormous pain in the .....

I use smoktech low resistance dual coils with a KGO myself. I liked the stardusts for a while before i realized that with my chain vaping i blow through them every couple of days. But if you're a more occasional puffer than I am you might like them.

 

[Herzeleid14]

Well, it sounds like i have a few to try, im understanding the difference between the number of coils and holes is a preference, but what about the ohms resistance? do the different numbers produce the vapor differently?

 

[NGIB]

Yup. Low resistance needs lower voltage to achieve a given number of watts. If you're running 3.7 volts, a 1.7 ohm device delivers 8.05 watts, a 2.4 ohm 5.70 watts, and a 2.8 ohm 4.89 watts. From what I've read (and experienced), around 8 watts is considered a "happy" number. To get 8 or so watts on a 2.4 ohm device you'd need around 4.4 volts, on a 2.8 ohm around 4.75 volts...

 

[the_vape_nerd]

I have to politely disagree with this statement...the dual coils run at many different ohms to be used with different devices. The 1.25 and 1.5 ohm ones tend to produce more and warmer vapor on a 3.7V device than the single coil 2.0 or 1.7 ohm cartos in my opinion.

While it's true that each coil is a 1.5 or a 1.25, the resistance has to be doubled. So on a 1.5 ohm dual coil, you are actually working with 3 ohms of resistence.

Here's how the wattage works out:

1.5 ohm dual coils - each coil is giving you about a 4.3 watt vape, you allegedly would double that to get 8.6 but if you've ever vaped at 8.6 on a single coil and then picked up a dual coil its kind of laughable...i say that because each coil is just giving you 4.3 instead of one coil giving you 8.6, two weak coils dont equal one strong coil

now a single coil at 1.7 ohm is giving you an 8 watt vape on one coil

all this being said, we've all got our preferences, the dual coils to me are like sucking really hard on a straw...eventually you'll get your vape but you just have to work so hard at it, why bother?

 

[the_vape_nerd]

Well, it sounds like i have a few to try, im understanding the difference between the number of coils and holes is a preference, but what about the ohms resistance? do the different numbers produce the vapor differently?

Here's what you need to know about ohms:

There's a formula, actually i think it's Watt's law, but in any case here it is:

voltage x voltage divided by ohms= watts

so a kgo is a 3.7 volt device so we'll use that as an example:

3.7 x 3.7 = 13.69

13.69 divided by a 2.0 ohm carto would be a 6.84 watt vape

13.69 divided by a 1.7 ohm carto would be an 8.05 watt vape

13.69 divided by a 1.5 ohm carto would be a 9.1 watt vape

You can perform this calculation for any resistance carto. Each time you take the resistence down, the higher your wattage will be. You cannot adjust the voltage on a Kgo so instead you must adjust the ohm part of the equation. In general I think most people will find the "sweet spot" between 7 and 9 watts. This does vary somewhat by what type of juice you are using and what you want it to taste like.

You're new to this, have fun with it. Experiment, etc.

Hoosier is a great vendor, good choice.

 

[wizard10000]

<-- personally prefers 1.7 ohm single coil cartos on his KGO. Not really a fan of dual coils although I was an EMDCC user for months and have tried 1.5 ohm dual coils in tanks - I just don't like them as well as a 1.7 ohm single-coil.

Oh - and a pic I've shared a few times on this forum -

 

[Lethalp]

I prefer the emdccs to tanks, simply because of the ease of use. All u really have to do is make sure they have plenty of juice in them. Tanks flood, or get dry spots, can come apart, them u have to either buy or punch them yourself. Yes they are a bit pricey so I wait for a good sale and stock up!! My suggestion would be to try both and see what works best for u.

O btw, nice to see another Hoosier! Welcome!

 

[Namgic]

I have a kgo and was using the emdcc for the last 3 months. I am now experimenting with the ego 2.5ml tanks 1.6 ohm cartos from madvapes. These are the first tanks I have tried on the kgo, I am very happy with the fit, vape and ease of these but every now and then they burn dry even though the tank is full. Does anybody know where else I might be able to find a 2 hole carto that matches the length of the ones sold at madvapes? They only have single hole in that length.