Yeah, I'm not sure how you did that. I wish I would have known how to get more life out of em before. What ohm and such did you use and what voltage?
I used to use 1.5 ohm single coil (I
THINK) from Volcano. As far as getting a good one, they're inconsistent; if I buy a 5 pack, I'll get 3 that are great and two either borderline unusable or just plain old unusable. The salesperson did let me fire them all right there, just to make sure they'd fire, and if they didn't, they'd exchange them for me. Used to be a 3 day warranty period or something on them. Not sure anymore, I don't buy cartos any more. Vaping anywhere from 3.7 to 4.5 volts, they'll last me that long. I'll make sure I prime them, but I prime them differently than what's usually advised, I like to suck liquid through the feed hole instead of dripping through the top. Just be careful you don't get a mouthful of liquid, that isn't pleasant.
As far as during use, I'll hit it on occasion without actually firing it, that ensures that the filler material is always moist. You can 'blank' hit them a few times before you actually hit the button to make sure that you'll vape the liquid instead of the filler. Just a few short, moderate draws should be enough; you don't want to flood it, but you don't want to hit it dry or almost dry either. You'll figure out how to do this better as you use them. I find that I don't need to do this before each draw, just once in a while. I used to be kind of broke, so I got really good at stretching the lives of my attys
