Leaks on big tanks...? Storage life...?

[Taufik Sardon]

Hi guys... I'm still looking around for a good setup while reading up on the basics of an E-cig. From what I understand, the main body houses the battery(s) and circuit(s) and we'll have to attach the tanks/cartomizers and juice to get a fully functional E-cig.

I'm wondering, if one was to use tanks... will there be any leakage/spillage on the output side? Since I understand, the newer generations tend to have better seals built into the main body. But how about the output side?

And if I were to carry multiple tanks, will that be possible? And what about their storage life?

I was intrigued with the Rok Star... pen design with a big tank but since I've been advised not to get it since its old tech, can you point me to the right direction of a similar design?

 

[jak510]

I use 3 and 6ml DCC tanks. The Smoktech tanks have a flanged bottom so it makes a better seal and helps to prevent the tank from leaking. It also keeps the tank in place without sliding up or down. The longest I've had one in use every day is a little over a month. It seems that the juice creeps past the O rings the more you use it and starts to leak a little. When that happens I just toss em. Those O rings are hard to replace. I don't use the heat shield either. I feel it limits the amount of vapor. So I usually run water through the drip tips twice a day to get rid of residual juice. I usually have 4 or 5 tanks on hand filled with different juices. I just store them upright in a few plastic shot glasses at home/work and pack them upright into an ego bag when going home. No leaks! And since all the tanks I have filled are constantly being used, I don't have an issue with storage life. I went from a 510 setup using catridges/cartos to the Bolt using DCC tanks and love it!

 

[sailorman]

Ehhh... The flange on the DCT cartos keep the tank from sliding down, but they don't keep it from sliding up and the DCT tank is one of the "slidiest" you can get.

There are tighter tanks out there. The J-Tank, the MAP tank, the tanks from Siam mods and the Mom & Pop tanks come to mind. There is one made of Delrin that is Very tight, but I forgot its name. Pbusardo does a "slidy" test with tanks and has the results on his website, tasteyourjuice.com I suggest you go there and check out his tank reviews.

If you want to travel with a tank, the best ones are the ones are based on the CE2 internals and have a screw top. The Vision Stone 3 doesn't leak a bit. The Acorn is also a tight CE2 based tank. There are good carto tanks that are pretty leak-free, but the DCT isn't one of them.

 

[chef of clouds]

I use DCT tanks from ProVape and haven't had any issues with leaking and I always keep them full. They tend to get a little "slidey" when refilling, but that's about it. Hope this helps.

 

[sailorman]

Here's a chart of the amount of force needed to slide a standard carto through various tanks. It seems logical to assume
that the tighter the O-rings hold the tank, the less likely the tank is to leak.

The Mom & Pop mini-sub is high on the chart. The good thing about this tank is that even if you don't like the idea of a real grippy tank, it's compensated for by the fact that this tank fills from a hole in the side, so you don't have to pull the carto out every time you refill.

Taste Your Juice | Tank Force Data

 

[Taufik Sardon]

Thanks for your inputs... TANKS it is!!

 

[Kay1959]

Yeah...I use tanks too. I can lay them down on their side, upside down...whatever and no leaks.
When I'm headed out of the house, I stick about 3 of them in my pocketbook (NEVER want to be without a vape, and ya just never know when the car might break down or somthin) I put them in a little plastic bag, just in case, but I've never seen any liquid in that plastic baggy.