Is my cartomizer a dud?

[hnyb0210]

As this hasn't happened to me yet, how do you tell if a brand-new (blank) cartomizer is a dud? Opened up a new one, filled it up w/liquid, went to vape it & it has a weird flavor & virtually no vapor. Not my battery because it's working fine w/my other cartos.

Is it a dud?

 

[OldDragon]

I test them by puting them on a battery, just to give it a very short burn. If you can hear it crackle it's good, no noise, it maybe dead and needs more checking.

 

[Fiamma]

When you fire the battery does it sizzle? Are you sure the juice was well absorbed the full length of the carto?

 

[hnyb0210]

Nope, no sizzle It is a thicker juice (20Pg/80VG), but I've used it in other cartos & had no problem until now. Perhaps I just didn't let it settle enough & it didn't get absorbed properly. I will keep experimenting with it as I hate to toss a carto that isn't really dead.

 

[TigerLadyTX]

Try pulling the post on the carto out a bit. It may not be making connection to the battery. Get a pair of tweezers, or similar item and gently, gently pull the inner part of the post down just an eensy, teensy bit. Then try it on the battery again. If still no sizzle, pull it down a teensy bit more and then retry.. repeat a couple of times if necessary, and then if it STILL does not work, chances are that the carto is a dud.

~Tiger

Nope, no sizzle It is a thicker juice (20Pg/80VG), but I've used it in other cartos & had no problem until now. Perhaps I just didn't let it settle enough & it didn't get absorbed properly. I will keep experimenting with it as I hate to toss a carto that isn't really dead.

 

[Fiamma]

Try pulling the post on the carto out a bit. It may not be making connection to the battery. Get a pair of tweezers, or similar item and gently, gently pull the inner part of the post down just an eensy, teensy bit. Then try it on the battery again. If still no sizzle, pull it down a teensy bit more and then retry.. repeat a couple of times if necessary, and then if it STILL does not work, chances are that the carto is a dud.

~Tiger

Concur. Be sure to center it after you pull it out. You do not want it to ground to the sides.