My 510 sounds like a water ....?

[Vague Prophet]

Not sure if its normal or not but lately when I take a drag on my 510 it makes a gurgle bubble sound. Wth is causing this? Also was wondering if they make cartomizers for the 510? I bought a K808 for ten dollars the other day and love the cartomizer alot more than a atty.

 

[leftfeild]

If it's gurgling it means there's more eliquid in the atomiser than there needs to be. If it's stopping you from getting decent vapour production then all you need to do is blow it out over a paper towel or something and fill it up again.

If the vapour is ok then you just need to suck lighter and it wont gurgle.

Rarely it's because there's bubbles in the vents in the cartridge itself. If that's why just take the cart off and blow pretty hard through the mouthpiece over a paper towel and wipe it off. Takes a long time to build up liquid in there but it can happen.

Have you tried direct dripping on your 510 atomiser? You just need to put about two drops in there and vape, and just keep dripping as needed. A lot of people like to do that with 510 atomisers, myself included.

You can use 510 cartomisers: Electronic Cigarette - Cartomizers - Boge Cartomizers 2.5ohm boge cartomisers (510) will be best. a 2ohm will be hotter but a 510 battery will drain too fast and it could damage it. 3ohm will be too much resistance and it'll be pretty pitiful on a 510. 2.5ohm is a nice warmth. (click the discount code banner for 20% off all orders, but this is not the only place to get cartomisers or the only cartomisers on the market).

I actually use a 510/901 Mods - E-Cig Multi Adapters adapter and use the kr808D-1 cartomisers on my volt and my ego (510 threaded). You can do the same with your 510 if you prefer kr808 cartomisers. Dormouse always reccommends wow cartomisers from somewhere I totally forgot. Odds are you can wait up a little and they'll post places to get them lol. They're like a cartomiser advice dispensing bot sent from the future.

 

[Mindfield]

The atty is flooded. It's normal, just keep vaping away, it'll vaporize the excess liquid, or blow it out over some kleenex or a paper towel.

There are numerous cartos available for the 510, both regular and low resistance. (Though with a 510 I wouldn't recommend anything lower than a 2.0 or 2.4ohm. They work very well, too -- I much prefer them to cart/atty combos on all of my PVs.

 

[mist]

I cant really give you much advice on atomizers. I started with cartomizers and am now trying out attys. I can tell you that liquidxpress has prefilled 510 cartomizers. They also sell blank 510 cartomizers as well as many other vendors.

 

[dormouse]

Blow out the atomizer into a tissue if it is gurgling and make sure the threaded connection (both sides) is dry. If it is crackling that is good - leave it alone.

There are few prefilled cartos for 510 because it is born as a 3-piece but 510 threading has the largest assortment of blank cartos. And the most popular blanks are Boge. Slim batteries can only use the standard resistance ones, 2.5 ohms or higher, typically closer to 2.8-3.2 ohms. The hotter LR low resistance ones are only meant for batteries 450mah or larger (like Ego, Riva 510, and mods)

I use Boge standard resistance on my slim 510 manuals and fat-battery 750mah Riva 510 (Riva 510 from Liberty-Flights.com since they have the latest model which is higher voltage - and fyi under $30 for a kit of 2 with their 20% off)


For your KR808D-1 you can get cartos at Vapor4Life, Smokeless Image (Volt), Bloogplanet (Maxxfusion). Halocigs (G6) and elsewhere, again anything down to 2.5 ohm (Vapor4Life WOW carts are 2.5 ohm)

I vape both manual 510s (w/ Boge cartos) and manual KR808D-1 - I love both - have both sitting on my desk here with contrasting flavors.

And just FYI - here is how I fill blanks and top off prefills (same way I add juice when vaping)
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How I fill a cartomizer (Vapor4Life for KR8 or Boge 510 for 510 which are all soft-cap w/ no inner seals and defined central air channel)

I use thin (20% or less VG) liquid or Vapor4Life WOW liquids, preferably clear liquids w/ no sediment

Filling a blank carto - I pop off the soft cap (unbent paperclip carefully in the mouth hole, not catching any wires or stuffing!). I hold some tissue against the threaded end hole. I tilt the carto and slowly drip 18 drops onto the inner wall of the carto so it slides down into the stuffing while I rotate the carto. Then I wait 15 seconds or so then I drip however many more drops the stuffing wants to soak up. Then I do clean-up. If it is leaking, I clean that up. Then I tilt the open end down into the tissue and puff hard a few times into the threaded end to clear any juice out of the central air channel (I want to see light through there). If it looks too wet above the stuffing, I gently touch a bit of tissue to the stuffing (otherwise that liquid will be gurgling or spitting in my mouth). Then since this was a fresh fill of a blank, I now let it settle. I lay the carto on different sides for 15-20 minutes. Then it should be ready to vape. If you use thicker juices than me, then you may need to let it settle longer.

As I am vaping - if the vapor gets a bit light or a bit dry or tastes bit off or the carto is getting unusually warm, I will take the carto off the battery, open it, add 6-8 drops or whatever it seems to want (I will either hold a bit of tissue against the threaded end hole just in case, or skimp on how many drops I add to make sure I avoid drips if I have no tissue). I check to make sure the threaded end is dry, give it a couple of puffs into the threaded end to make sure the air channel is clear, and continue to vape.

Note - it is easy for me to "open" my main cartos for adding juice because I replace the white end cap with a plastic or delrin drip tip (I get them at LiteCigUSA.net). So I can easily pull that out with my fingers when I add juice and it keeps my lips cool if the carto is hot.

 

[Vague Prophet]

Thanks everyone for the information. My 510 is now acting normal after alot of blowing, hehe sounds like Im in Thialand. Anyway not to get off track are Boge cartos a brand? or are they a style of carto? and what is the difference between a Boge carto for a 510 and a regular carto for a 510? Sorry about all the questions but this is all new and trying to figure out what to buy to make this 510 work like I want it too

 

[JC Okie]

Boge is a brand...a manufacturer. There are also cartos that will fit your 510 that are made by SLB or by Bauway. The Boge ones are the best (in my opinion...and they're very popular with others.) The 510 is the threading on your battery, so any 510 cartomizer will fit, but the Boge cartos are great.