I'm a vaping noob, having just started last week. I bought a vGo (knockoff), as well as a Halo Element with a 3 pc design. The vGo has a cartomizer and excellent vapor and throat hit, but the Element doesn't produce much vapor or throat hit, despite sucking on it relatively hard. Is there anything I can do to improve the performance of the Element?
Newbie - having some issues
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Welcome to the forum Eunos! Funny thing about e-cigs, they actually work better if you take an easy, long, slow draw than they do if you suck on it hard and fast. Just draw the vapor into your mouth just hard enough to activate it for about 3 seconds, inhale shallowly (not deep into lungs) and then quickly exhale. The longer you hold it in, the less vapor comes out. Oh! And be sure you are not using an empty cartridge on the Halo, lol! See if that helps.
I'm wondering if you bought the kit with the automatic and manual batteries and if the problem you're having is happening with both batteries? It could be that your atomizer is flooded. Try taking it off and blowing it out real well, then try it again.
Should the cartridges sit for a while after filling?
Eunos, welcome to ECF. Take your atomizer off the battery and blow through it into a paper towel. The problem could be that it's flooded.
No, the cartridges don't need to sit and soak up the liquid. Just fill it until it looks moist but does not "puddle up" on top of the filler material. If it puddles, just dab off the extra with a tissue- pop it on and vape away. I agree with some of the others you should try blowing it out, it may be flooded. On the other hand it could be too dry. Blow it out first and put it back on without adding any more juice and give it a test vape. Still nothing? You can also try pulling up on the connector posts gently with a bent paper clip or dental tool. Just insert it barely into the holes on the threaded ends and work your way around it gently pulling up- sometimes there isn't a good connection between the atty and batt and this may help.
+1 on inhaling too hard. I've found that there is a defenite "sweet spot" on my riva/lr carto combo- too fast and I don't get good vape or TH, too slow and the carto gets too hot and I burn my lip. In between is awesome.
I find that until I "prime" my atty, it doesn't work worth squat.
Take off the atty. Take the cartridge off the atty.
Drip 8-10 drops of juice into the atty.
Wait 60 seconds.
Blow the atty out into a paper towel, reasemble, vape away!
IF this didn't fix it, I would recommend trying another atty (sometimes you get a dud, it happens). Im not sure if you are using 2 different batteries or the same one, but make sure they are charged (they can be duds too, but way less likely)
Take off the atty. Take the cartridge off the atty.
Drip 8-10 drops of juice into the atty.
Wait 60 seconds.
Blow the atty out into a paper towel, reasemble, vape away!
IF this didn't fix it, I would recommend trying another atty (sometimes you get a dud, it happens). Im not sure if you are using 2 different batteries or the same one, but make sure they are charged (they can be duds too, but way less likely)
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