Just got my KR808 today

[LadyPamela]

This is really what so many people have raved about? It sucks air... literally. Hardly any vapor, hardly any taste, little more than air.

I've tried the Kamel and the dark blue cartomizer that they threw in with the starter kit. The Kamel tastes horrible so I took it off after a few puffs. The blue one has a tiny bit of flavor, not enough to tell what it's supposed to taste like since it tastes like air. Absolutely no throat hit.

My Protege isn't doing how it was when I first got it a couple of weeks ago. The batteries are fully charged, charge them overnight. I ordered 5 more 510 atomizers because the 3 I have don't seem to be working well. I received those today too and was so looking forward to a good vape but there's no improvement.

I'm out of Johnson Creek Tennessee Cured so I'm trying the V4L juice I got recently, which aren't doing it for me either. I've cleaned all the carts and filler and done fresh ones.

I'm ready to chuck the whole thing and try to deal with just quitting smoking and I really want a smoke! I don't want to be a whinner, I just want them to work.

 

[beckah54]

What mg cartomizers did you get? I get great throat hit with my kr808d-1 but I'm using 24 and 36 mg liquid. I don't get a lot of vapor on a new cartomizer until I've vaped it for a while......seems to take a little time to get the vapor production up.

 

[macscac]

that must be the case...
i received my kr808d-1 today.
ive taken 6 hits on it and they taste so disgusting i want to vomit

and NO vapor
so sad

 

[LadyPamela]

I got 24mg in Red & White and Kamel and they threw in a 16 and an 11 of unknown (dark blue and pink cartomizers). I've tried all of them and nothing. I'll keep puffing them but I tell you true, my cheeks are starting to hurt like trying to suck a thick shake through a straw.

 

[macscac]

my current cart is a 24mg...
the throat hit is there but i cannot get vapor at all

 

[cassavetes]

Different reviews on KR808's have said you have to break in a cartomizer much like a regular atty. Maybe it'll take awhile?

Hope it works out.

 

[beckah54]

Lady Pamela, do your cartomizers have slots on the bottom? There was an issue with some of the cartomizers not being slotted and there was no air flow. If you're having to suck that hard, something is not right.

I don't even draw on mine...just put it in my mouth and push the button, kind of sipping. I don't know how to explain it.

 

[DC2]

Well, I have to say that between this thread and your other one awhile back, you have definintely had the worst time dealing with electronic cigarettes of anyone I have ever heard, with any model you get, and no matter what you do.

I hope something eventually works for you though.

 

[scott58]

Wow, not my experience either. Different carts certainly give different levels of vapor, but great taste is always there. Now that I've been refilling with purchased juice and some i've made myself I can dial in the amount of vapor with some VG and flavoring. Hope things get better. Maybe try a pass-thru.

 

[LadyPamela]

the KR808 is an automatic and they do have slots. My Protege was GREAT when I first got it. Great vapor, hit and taste with JC juice. I don't know what's wrong with it for the last week or so. It's been getting worse and worse so that's why I ordered new attys. I have cleaned it too. I do notice that there is almost no "sizzling" sound now like at first. I could hear it vaporizing the juice but I listened very closely to it tonight and I don't hear anything.

I hope the JC I ordered on Friday is an improvement.

 

[caesar]

My Protege was GREAT when I first got it. Great vapor, hit and taste with JC juice. I don't know what's wrong with it for the last week or so. It's been getting worse and worse so that's why I ordered new attys.

First, throat hit on auto batteries is not the best. AFAIK KR808's have a 5sec. cutoff too so that does not help either.
I can use cartos only at 5V. It's seems to be their sweet-spot.

Regarding the Protege, I think you may have a bad battery charger. That explains why its performance decreased.

 

[pianoguy]

Some batteries seem to have too much air - I think newer ones have one less hole in them. Here's a post that might have a solution for you to make it draw better:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ix-v4l-65mm-shortie-battery-3.html#post792080

Hopefully that will help your vapor problem. I get decent vapor on the prefilled cartomizers, but much better when I use 50/50 VG/PG juice. Also the pass-thru and the new V4L XL batteries with the 13-second cutoff make a big difference over the 5-second auto batteries.

 

[doots]

If you place those cartos on a 5 or 6v device it will come alive..
Sorry you are having trouble. I dont care for cartos on 3.7 device.
BUT at 5v they sizzle..

 

[hittman]

Lady, I don't know about the cartos, but with the 14500 batteries in the protege, I would think that it would really kick out some vapor. I use the 14500's in a couple different mods I have and really like them. I don't know what kind of charger came with the protege but I have a couple surefire tr-001 chargers that work great. If the protege is that new, I would call or contact puresmoker and see if they can help you. There should be some kind of warranty on it and I have heard some good things about them so I am sure they will try to help.

 

[doots]

Id be using the cartos on your protege with the adapter you can get.

Call Cash at Puresmoker to find out if the switch or something is keeping your unit from getting the voltage it needs. Someone else had a problem with a newer protege not acting or working like it did when it was brand new and he fixed it for them..