I'm not sure that I'm having the exact problem that many of you were having, but I do think I've gotten whatever I had to go away.
Almost immediately after I started vaping my new RiVa, I was getting a horrible metallic aftertaste. I had already taken some steps to get the primer off- I soaked the new Atty's in PGA, blown through them, then hit them with the blowdryer, then dry burned them.
I noticed someone in one of the threads mention something that the bridge not making enough contact with the cartridge, and when I looked at the "indentation" in the cartridge filler, I did notice that it was significantly less than it was on my 901's. So, I tried using my 901 blanks from Vapor Kings, and whether it's something to do with the amount of filler or how high it fills up, the problem went away.
I have a couple theories as to why this might be the case. First is that maybe all filler is not created equal, and some stuff might not transfer the liquid as well as another. Alternatively, maybe different manufacturers pack them differently. Since most people seemed to assume that since their carts were presumably burning, there was too much filler. I would posit that not having tightly packed enough filler could cause the same problem.
Anyone who's tried to light something on fire knows that trying to dense stuff is hard to catch on fire. If you try to light a rope on fire just by sticking a lighter under it, you're probably going to be waiting a while. On the other hand, if you fray the rope a little first, the frayed parts will catch fire very quickly, and then spread to the rest of the rope. So I hypothesize that MORE filler might be a better fix than less (or a least less densely packed). If the bridge is only touching the very end of the wick, I would think that would burn it quicker than if it went halfway through it.
At any rate, I solved my problem by not using the 501 blanks that came with the RiVa, and I would throw that into the list of possible fixes (maybe we should come up with a composite list that could be stickied, since this seems to be pretty pervasive?). It's certainly worth a shot, since it's a lot cheaper than a new atomizer, and less time-intensive than cleaning atomizers too.
Almost immediately after I started vaping my new RiVa, I was getting a horrible metallic aftertaste. I had already taken some steps to get the primer off- I soaked the new Atty's in PGA, blown through them, then hit them with the blowdryer, then dry burned them.
I noticed someone in one of the threads mention something that the bridge not making enough contact with the cartridge, and when I looked at the "indentation" in the cartridge filler, I did notice that it was significantly less than it was on my 901's. So, I tried using my 901 blanks from Vapor Kings, and whether it's something to do with the amount of filler or how high it fills up, the problem went away.
I have a couple theories as to why this might be the case. First is that maybe all filler is not created equal, and some stuff might not transfer the liquid as well as another. Alternatively, maybe different manufacturers pack them differently. Since most people seemed to assume that since their carts were presumably burning, there was too much filler. I would posit that not having tightly packed enough filler could cause the same problem.
Anyone who's tried to light something on fire knows that trying to dense stuff is hard to catch on fire. If you try to light a rope on fire just by sticking a lighter under it, you're probably going to be waiting a while. On the other hand, if you fray the rope a little first, the frayed parts will catch fire very quickly, and then spread to the rest of the rope. So I hypothesize that MORE filler might be a better fix than less (or a least less densely packed). If the bridge is only touching the very end of the wick, I would think that would burn it quicker than if it went halfway through it.
At any rate, I solved my problem by not using the 501 blanks that came with the RiVa, and I would throw that into the list of possible fixes (maybe we should come up with a composite list that could be stickied, since this seems to be pretty pervasive?). It's certainly worth a shot, since it's a lot cheaper than a new atomizer, and less time-intensive than cleaning atomizers too.
