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bruiser

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I'm going to confuse you even more. Since you bought the eGo, you should also look into the Mega cylinder type B atomizers. Best place to buy them is at My Freedom Smokes, using discount code: smoke. They hold more juice than the mega cartomizers, and you don't need a syringe. You have to get the special carts that fit them, but they're cheap.
 

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I'm going to try not to confuse you with any more hardware options....looks like you did good with what you selected....I am going to mention the juice flavors tho....be aware that some juices may not taste great right out of the mailbox....some, not all, need to sit for a few days or even weeks to get the flavors to mix and have a good taste....it's called steeping...I've noticed it on some of my BWB flavors especially....so if you try something that's nasty to you at first, don't toss it....let it steep for a few days and try it again....you may be surprised that the flavor, and even the color sometimes, has changed dramatically.
Good luck on your new vaping adventure...you'll be an old pro in no time....
 

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Thanks man. I notice you are a guitarist too :)
I sing and play out, acoustic and old time music and resonator blues and modern progressive acoustic. Smoking is killing me with colds and mostly energy. If I'm not energetic, I can't sing. I even run 1 mile per day as a smoker and it still drags me down to sh(t to the point where I have no energy. I'm praying that my energy is not sapped as much with vaping.

I appreciate the help here folks. I have a couple questions. I haven't really watched all of the videos. Her videos are helpful but I'd rather have 1 compressed video like "this is this, that is that, this is how you do this" my add brain can only watch a few minutes at a time before I lose focus.

Anyhow is there a tutorial, or can someone explain dripping? It seems to me that it's sort of just dripping some of the juice on the appropriate part to test out a flavor?

I'm also thinking that you have to use the syringe to insert the juice into the cartomizer or atomizer and one you do that you can't get it back out until you use it? So if you fill one you have to vape it all out and if you don't like it the atomizer or cartomizer is trashed?

It's real tough for me without seeing it in my hands.

So with the dripping I guess you need a tip too? *cry*

I guess I should watch the rest of the videos huh?
 

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First, you should notice some benefits to your health by junking the cigs...it may take some time, but you have to be better than when you were smoking..
Dripping is a term used for taking a bottle of eliquid, and dripping a couple or three drops directly on to the atomizer...(no cart, or carto attached at the time) great way to test new flavors without committing a whole carto full...some folks just drip all the time....period...you kinda need a drip tip, cuz you dont want to drag directly on the atomizer...and you want manual batteries, with a push button if you go dripping....personally, I don't like having to keep adding drips every 5 drags or so...I'd rather fill a carto with 20-25 drops and use it for a couple of hours....
And speaking of cartos, or cartomizers as they are called, filling them is easy, you don't need a syringe...they come with a little rubber cap on the mouth end that you remove, and expose the foam filler material...to refill, just add drops, like I said, 20-25, to the foam until it's soaked...replace the end cap, attach to the battery, and good to go...you really should check out the videos...a cartomizer is a single unit that has the filler foam and the atomizer built in....
An atomizer is just an atomizer...you need to use a cartridge with it or the drip method...
I know it sounds confusing....it really isn't once you see it...
Again, watch some vids or check the ECF library threads...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/

Don't stress, you will figure it all out soon...

Yeah I don't play out anymore, but I like to write and record still.
 
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bruiser

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Below is a link to the Mega cylinder type B atty for the eGo. The pic doesn't do it justice, as it is almost as big as the battery. I have put 80 drops in a fresh cartridge. To get 40% off, use code: smoke. The mega eGo cartridges require a syringe to fill, and they don't hold as much liquid as the Mega cylinder atty.

eGo Cylinder Atomizer - MyFreedomSmokes.com
 

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Is this stuff supposed to make a mess? stuff gets everywhere. Drips out the end. I can not see any removable piece on the carts I have. Just the mouth end and the other end. 1 piece. So I dripped some drops in the other end of the cart, not the mouth side and the stuff just seems to pour out that end once I attach it.

Are you sure the end isn't removable? Sometimes the atomizer is attached to an empty cartridge looking piece that can be used as a mouth piece when dripping. It fits together well and can be hard to tell that it comes apart.

Are you seeing filler in your cart?
 

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New-new-newbie here! Just got my first "starter kit" from V2 cigs and I'm trying to figure out what these are:) is the V2 a 510, an 808 , cartomizer? I do know that they are 2- piece--duh. I smoked analogs for nearly 40 years and this is my 3rd week with the e-cig and it is working!!!!! I used the menthol carts from V2 and I am refilling the carts with 3 menthols from Halo however they taste like vanilla ice cream. I need to find the closest "Kool mild" flavor that there is, I really need to stay with this and want to find the best menthol juice out there. Any help? Thanks in advance and hello to everyone!
 

kevinjames

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Are you sure the end isn't removable? Sometimes the atomizer is attached to an empty cartridge looking piece that can be used as a mouth piece when dripping. It fits together well and can be hard to tell that it comes apart.

Are you seeing filler in your cart?

I don't know how you can see anything in the carts I have, they are black and there's metal inside that does not look removable. Uploading a video now to show everybody. thanks for the help
 
Before i start searching, i was thinking: 1 electronic cigar. When i started to read forums after forums, with ideas from US/ UK/ Europe, i was thinkig: I don't buy a car, i buy 1 simple e-cigar. Before you manage to decide the tipe, with or without second atomizer, colour, tank, cartriges, ... it take a lot of time to decide, it was like to buy a car (that decision was made faster :) ).
to the end i buy a DSE 901 ( the time will tell if it was a good decision).
The harder part it was with de short names HG, PG, VG, et all the rest
 

kevinjames

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So I guess getting a mouth full of juice every time you take a drag is part of the process of this ha? Well I'll be glad to be off the cigarettes and also glad if I can get off this too. The liquid has a horrible stench to it and getting in your mouth is horrible too.

Also doesn't it look like smoke when you exhale? Doesn't seem like it's actual water vapor. Am I wrong?
 

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holy cow... all that money and mess. Wish I had seen this post before you ordered. Gotta agree with a previous poster that recommended the Bloog (or any kr808). Sooooo much easier to use. Most of us using that now started with the Rivas and 501s, etc. and now enjoy the ease and satisfaction of something with a more familiar experience as smoking. No, you shouldn't have to deal with a mouthful of juice. Fussing with dripping and attys is not normal for those others, not with kr808s. Just pop on a carto and vape. Maybe you can give it a try after giving up on the other stuff. :)
 
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So I guess getting a mouth full of juice every time you take a drag is part of the process of this ha? Well I'll be glad to be off the cigarettes and also glad if I can get off this too. The liquid has a horrible stench to it and getting in your mouth is horrible too.
It is not normal to have liquid in you mouth, something is wrong.

Also doesn't it look like smoke when you exhale? Doesn't seem like it's actual water vapor. Am I wrong?
I don't think i said that i want to stop smoking :) I just want to change the normal cigar with something else, something that i can "smoke" all day long with no other problems (dizzy,...)
 

kevinjames

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Ok-

Do you have a syringe? I think you might have to remove the little insert in the mouthpiece with a bent clip. (There may be two pieces to remove) Then insert the juice with a syringe.

Sorry you're having so much trouble!

Hi, if you look at the video again, there is nothing to remove. It's one big plastic piece with a metal object inside with a hole. That's all there is. I even ruined one of the 5 I got with pliars pulling it apart to see if anything was removable, it's not. There are two holes in it

egocarto5pack 5pack of Joye EGO MEGA Blank Cartomizer
1 $12.95 $12.95

Two holes. One in the metal piece inside it and one on the mouth piece end. I assume I insert the liquid in the metal hole, not the mouth piece. These things suck. No instructions, nothing but guesswork. Sorry for my bad attitude, just can't believe that products are made and your supposed to just guess how they work.

But I'm not giving up. But if I'm going to constantly be tasting this stuff on my tongue, I'm done. I know something must be wrong here with the way I'm doing it. Of course now that I got this eGo model I should have got the Bloog (or any kr808)

Too late now, gonna be months before I have the money for another one.
 
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