New "Turbo" Design Cartomizer Feedback Thread

[jgdovin]

nah, i'm actually in the middle of making something exactly like that. i'll post it when i'm done. it does have a rubber holder similar to the lighter leash.

what i really came in here to say tho, was that i love love love these blanks. i already reviewed at length on the blog and will do a vid review later, but basically--they've freed me from my 5V PT cause they make the battery experience soooo much better. they vape very, very consistently which i love, and... not important to some, but of disproportionate importance to *me*: when you peel the labels off, they don't leave adhesive all over the carto that has to be cleaned off with a solvent.

i do wish they had more easily removed caps, but other than that, they're ace.

So glad to hear that Belle. I love these carto's and love your blog! These things have completely changed my vaping experience. It wasnt horrible before, but I just guess im lucky, ive never had nearly as bad of problems as anyone else.

Maybe it was my research, but I havent gone through tons of equipment to find the one I like, and its been good. Just better now with Ben's new cartos.

 

[Drozd]

Hey Ben...real quick question before I order these...can you tell us what the resistance on these new cartos is measuring at (on average)?

 

[Belletrist]

drozd, i measured on my blanks and... i don't know that i'll post it here because it was not the reading i expected compared to other 'new' cartos. may have been my measurement, but i confirmed it a coupla times. i'll pm it to ya.

jg, i feel incredibly lucky that i skipped over all the second rate stuff (though i've gone back and tried it outta curiosity), but i agree that these cartos really do improve my vaping. totally digging.

 

[Drozd]

drozd, i measured on my blanks and... i don't know that i'll post it here because it was not the reading i expected compared to other 'new' cartos. may have been my measurement, but i confirmed it a coupla times. i'll pm it to ya.

jg, i feel incredibly lucky that i skipped over all the second rate stuff (though i've gone back and tried it outta curiosity), but i agree that these cartos really do improve my vaping. totally digging.

I'd appreciate that...PM away...

 

[jgdovin]

Belle: I'd be interested in your findings as well. I dont have the equipment around right now to test these myself.

 

[Scottbee]

drozd, i measured on my blanks and... i don't know that i'll post it here because it was not the reading i expected compared to other 'new' cartos. may have been my measurement, but i confirmed it a coupla times. i'll pm it to ya.

jg, i feel incredibly lucky that i skipped over all the second rate stuff (though i've gone back and tried it outta curiosity), but i agree that these cartos really do improve my vaping. totally digging.

I received mine today.. and quickly put one on the meter.

I'm pretty sure that Ben already mentioned the resistance... and my readings are consistent with what I remember him posting.. so I'll go ahead and say it out loud: 3.1Ω

Belle, is that what you got?

 

[Drozd]

I received mine today.. and quickly put one on the meter.

I'm pretty sure that Ben already mentioned the resistance... and my readings are consistent with what I remember him posting.. so I'll go ahead and say it out loud: 3.1Ω

Belle, is that what you got?

hrmm...thanks Scottbee....
Odd I'd have expected them to be lower with the reports of increased performance..

By the way Scottbee, quick question..whats the key for the Ohm symbol on the keyboard? ...would be somewhat easier than typing Ohm all the time

 

[Scottbee]

hrmm...thanks Scottbee....
Odd I'd have expected them to be lower with the reports of increased performance..

By the way Scottbee, quick question..whats the key for the Ohm symbol on the keyboard? ...would be somewhat easier than typing Ohm all the time

Yeah.. I was hoping/expecting them to be lower resistance too.. but I can't deny that they vape pretty well at 3.7V. Which just shows that there is more to cartomizer design than just base resistance. Controlling the airflow plays a large part in regulating the coil temperature as well.

Anyway.. to get the Ω symbol.. just hold down the "Alt" and hit 234 on your numeric keypad (assuming you are using a non-fruit computating device). =þ~~

 

[jgdovin]

lmao @ non-fruit computating device. This also doesnt work on penguin computing devices :/ . 3.1 is slightly lower than others i believe, it makes me wonder how low we can go before its complete meltdown.

Scottbee I love your research, I read up on what you post all the time glad you like V9's new carto's. According to Ben his new batteries have even better draw with the new cartos

 

[Drozd]

Yeah.. I was hoping/expecting them to be lower resistance too.. but I can't deny that they vape pretty well at 3.7V. Which just shows that there is more to cartomizer design than just base resistance. Controlling the airflow plays a large part in regulating the coil temperature as well.

Anyway.. to get the Ω symbol.. just hold down the "Alt" and hit 234 on your numeric keypad (assuming you are using a non-fruit computating device). =þ~~

Thanks on the trick to the Ω --and no..no way would I use a fruit based computing device...though I kinda liked their computers when I was doing audio stuff and graphics stuff I'm morally opposed to the company (and justifying getting one just so I can get and run pro tools...well just isnt justifiable)

but yeah kinda surprising that the "standard" cartos being at 3.0Ω, and that the "premiums" being round 2.3Ω...I'd have expected them to be lower not higher..if they perform as well if not better than "premiums" as reported...
Well then this seems that it would completely throw off my speculation of how they'd perform on a stock eGo battery or a 6V mod..

 

[syntaxevasion]

Yup, around 3.1.. They give a little pop here and there like the "premiums" but I find the performance amazing despite this-- guess it's a combination of factors that equal a good vape! Thanks for the feedback

 

[syntaxevasion]

Would be curious to see what would happen if we put some thinner nichrome on them.. I don't usually like messing with a good thing though.. Wait, who am I kidding?.. Experiments are awesome. If anybody tries this, be sure to let me know

 

[jgdovin]

Ben: My educated guess on thinner nicrome would be, hotter burn, shorter life, and harsher throat hit. Just a guess though.

 

[Drozd]

Would be curious to see what would happen if we put some thinner nichrome on them.. I don't usually like messing with a good thing though.. Wait, who am I kidding?.. Experiments are awesome. If anybody tries this, be sure to let me know

Ben: My educated guess on thinner nicrome would be, hotter burn, shorter life, and harsher throat hit. Just a guess though.

That'd be my guess too along with lower resistance..which the combination of that would not be so great at 6V...which is why I won't get premiums (too hot at 6V)....but these now that I know that I'm fully intending on picking up when I got the dough..

 

[Scottbee]

Would be curious to see what would happen if we put some thinner nichrome on them.. I don't usually like messing with a good thing though.. Wait, who am I kidding?.. Experiments are awesome. If anybody tries this, be sure to let me know

Ben: My educated guess on thinner nicrome would be, hotter burn, shorter life, and harsher throat hit. Just a guess though.

You guys have that backwards. Thinner nichrome would up the resistance... lower the wattage... and create a cooler vape.

 

[jgdovin]

scottbee: your right, hah. Im a bit tired

 

[Drozd]

You guys have that backwards. Thinner nichrome would up the resistance... lower the wattage... and create a cooler vape.

Thanks for the correction Scottbee..then that IS what I want for running at 6V...excellent..

 

[syntaxevasion]

You guys have that backwards. Thinner nichrome would up the resistance... lower the wattage... and create a cooler vape.

you're right about the resistance but wouldn't a thinner wire heat quicker? Like a light bulb filament opposed to a metal rod?

 

[Belletrist]

Scott--thanks. If I had more faith in myself doing that kinda thing (I had to be talked through it over the phone, lmao) I woulda posted. I got 3.1-3.4 Ω (tremor-y hands). I found it weird too, but they do vape significantly better than standard cartos. Ben, I wouldn't mess with lowering the resistance unless you test some with lower resistance and actually like it better. I don't see going through juice faster as being a real pro and these are already a bit much for me at 5V. (But I don't mind--they've made my battery experience so much better I find 5V kinda passe now, ). It makes me think that possibly the lower resistance in other new cartomizer designs *may* not be necessary at all. But I'm getting some of those to compare, should be in tomorrow.

 

[Belletrist]

you're right about the resistance but wouldn't a thinner wire heat quicker? Like a light bulb filament opposed to a metal rod?

disclaimer: I do not know what I'm talking about, at all.

I wouldn't think so--because if there's less energy passing through (that's what resistance means, in butchering-with-a-blunt-object-non-sciencey talk, right?) then there's less heat produced to begin with. The heat isn't radiating directly from the battery; it's not like putting a 2 lb roast in an oven vs. a 4 lb one and seeing which gets done first. (I'm so sorry, Scott/'Lynn/Science geniuses are probably bashing their faces into their keyboards right now.) Because the wire in a carto isn't the roast in an oven, it's the heating element itself. If the heating elements in your oven were replaced with tinier ones (made of the same material), it'd take longer to cook anything and you'd have a lower potential maximum heat setting.

Right-ish?