Noob on his Go-go

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First some background, this is my first vape other than one disposable. I did a ton of reading and based on reviews chose the Go-go as my primary pv so I can't compare to other systems but here's what I think.

Construction, balance, heft and ease are A-ok. I've smoked cigars as well as cigs, the Go-go's size is actually between the two and I've certainly smoked longer cigars, though it does have some weight to it, but no issue at all, it's comfortable. It looks very good and the engineering is solid, everything fits together with ease. I don't mind the carto tube in my mouth but at some time I'd like to find a whistle top from an Ego T atomiser to see how that feels, but obviously I don't have any.

I didn't have to adjust the charger at all or even screw the bats in tight, connected easily out the box. I thought I'd have to charge the bats but they were fully charged already.

Never filled a regular carto before but this took a lot of drops, lost count because I was talking to someone at the same time but 90 sounds about right until it starting pooling. Button is well placed, and has a good action on it. Glows not overly bright when pushed and I like that better than a tip glowing brightly, which I think is kind of lame. Draw is easy, maybe a little too easy and I'll consider blocking two of the holes at the joint between bat and carto to stiffen it up as others have. There is a little wind sound on the inhale but doesn't bother me at all.

Smoke production is really good, enough to leak some into my nose, fully inhale, blow a couple of smoke rings and still exude a fair cloud of vapor. My nephew was over when I first tried it and we were both amazed that the rings hung in the air for a while and then slowly dissipated so yeah, I'd say lots of vapor. All that on a fairly slow, I'd say about 6 second inhale.

Taste is going to be harder because little comparison. The juice is Nhaler RY4 24mg. Definitely a good blast of the flavor, can't imagine the taste being much stronger. Good th and plenty of mouth feel. As far as the juice itself, it's ok, can vape it but have a feeling I'm likely to find other flavors I like more.
Definitely experience the nic, so yup, it's all good.

Haven't tested longevity of bat or carto but I don't expect any difference from other reports, though those factors were highly instrumental in choosing this. I wanted a pv that had long bat life, long juice life, good vap, good flavor and less fuss. Off the bat I'm really stoked with this and feel like I made a great decision.

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Went back and checked the battery again after a few vapes and found that I did not get a solid red connection. At first it was red and then went back, it was green so I assumed it was charged. Did the plastic shaving mod on the charger to bat connection, used a dremel with a small grinder, done in a minute and now charges perfectly. So a bit of a whoops for some vaping before charging on the one bat, but probably all together less than 10 minutes. Still happy with it.

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Thank you for taking the time to post a review. I have only seen one review that was mixed on this system with the vast majority seeming to love it. I have ordered a kit based on these reviews and your input is greatly appreciated. Being new to carts (have only used the ego tank system, I am nervous about filling the carts so I was glad to see you were new at this and had no issues. Glad you are enjoying yours.
 

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I'm new to vaping also. I couldn't tell the difference between a 510 or an 808D or an ego-t. I have an e-cig(auto) that I don't know the type. I don't know the difference between a carto, a cart or an atomizer. When I used the auto e-cig exclusively, I still smoked some analogs, albeit less than I did. After reading the gogo threads, I purchased a kit and knew that I had arrived in the vaping world. Filling carts is a breeze. No learning curve needed. A week later I bought a second kit. The gogo is actually more convienent than an analog,IMO. Fantastic product and got me off a very bad analog habit. I highly recommend this system.

If you're a newbie and want to go through the whole process of learning to vape, the equipment involved and successfully kick analogs then by all means, buy a 510 e-cig look alike, a bunch of spare batts and the like. Then get the 808d drip tips, cartos and more spare batts and have at it. Sooner or later you'll get tired of playing with all the stuff and you'll get a gogo and everything else will go in the sock drawer, never to see the light of day again. That's my hunch.
 

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Gary, that was a great review especially from a new vaper. I wish I could have had the choice of a go-go when I started but other than all than the money I spent I guess it was all worth the experience because it made me appreciate what a good device this is. Your 801 whistle tip will be in the mail in the AM. I trimmed off the end already so just take out the white plastic end piece and plug in the whistle tip. It is a perfect fit and looks like it was made for it.
 

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Gary, that was a great review especially from a new vaper. I wish I could have had the choice of a go-go when I started but other than all than the money I spent I guess it was all worth the experience because it made me appreciate what a good device this is. Your 801 whistle tip will be in the mail in the AM. I trimmed off the end already so just take out the white plastic end piece and plug in the whistle tip. It is a perfect fit and looks like it was made for it.
Thanks, generous of you.
 

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Glad you're liking yours. Mine is... well.... it's OK. I fiddled with the batt charger, and that wasn't any biggie. But now I'm getting really light & inconsistent draws. I do keep checking the batt well and yes, there has been some juice and/or condensation. I clean that up and get a few OK hits, but somehow it always returns. I guess it doesn't take much liquid to short the connection in the carto. And I did hack a T-tip from mr Ego-T, which helps the draw. Only problem is that the thing is now way to long in my pocket. Oh, and I now have electrical tape wrapped around various bits, to make a nicer draw.

The jury is still out, and it does hit well at times. But it's not all plug & play sunshine. At least that's my experience, so far.
 

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Try this, it was also discussed in the ego vs go-go thread but I think it may help. Hit the button for nearly a second before dragging, then suck in for about say 4 seconds, let go the button, the light will stay on for a bit and keep sucking for a second or two after it goes. That removes all the vape from the unit. I haven't had a bad anything with mine, other than filing down the charger, very consistent. Funny thing is I'm new to vaping so working with the Go-go is not just figuring out how to work with it, for me it's finding my own style and didn't even know this method could solve the condensation issue (never had it), just how I figured I'd like to vape it. I also found out I like to draw the vape into my mouth first, leak some into my nose so I can really enjoy the flavor, then take it into my lungs instead of dragging it straight in like an analog.

I do find the draw a little airy, I've been putting a small piece of paper towel around the outside of the carto to block two of the holes. Tomorrow I plan on testing the rubber bands and will pick up some silicone and see if I can get a small drop in two of them to make a semi-permanent mod there. Otherwise, I know if I want to make a permanent mod to it, I can do that using JB Kwik but want to try the reversible way first. I'll post back on my findings.

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Excellent review! I should be getting my go-go this week. I'm looking forward to it. The only thing that concerns me atm is not having a drip tip since I understand the diameter of the carto is rather large.

I've been told that either slightly shorted 801 rubber cart tips or ego t atomizer whistle tip fir into top of the carto. Maybe later someone will make tips that fit, but if you can get one of those it should do the trick for you.

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I don't want to rain on any ones parade but has anyone dissected these gogo carts to see if they burn up? I have been vaping for a very long time and was one of the very first on these boards to try the KR808d. I have tried many different cartomizers......and everyone that had the coil in close proximity to the filler burned up the fire ......ant material as well as the filler. Believe me you would rather smoke cigarettes than vape on cart material fumes.

So if some one could sacrifice one of their used up cartos and dissect it and the post picutres on the ECF, it would be very beneficial for everyone.
 

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I received my go-go a couple of days ago. I had the same issues with the charger that everyone else seems to be having, but it was easy enough to deal with. The flavor on these cartos is decent. In my opinion it's not as good as using the boge 2.0 on the eGo, but they do hold a massive amount of juice so the convenience may make up for the slight loss in flavor. I definitely prefer the lr version of the carto.

I haven't had it long enough for my cartos to start going bad on me yet. If no one else volunteers for the disecting within a week or so, I will.
 

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I received my go-go a couple of days ago. I had the same issues with the charger that everyone else seems to be having, but it was easy enough to deal with. The flavor on these cartos is decent. In my opinion it's not as good as using the boge 2.0 on the eGo, but they do hold a massive amount of juice so the convenience may make up for the slight loss in flavor. I definitely prefer the lr version of the carto.

I haven't had it long enough for my cartos to start going bad on me yet. If no one else volunteers for the disecting within a week or so, I will.

In the ego-t vs the gogo thread in general discussion page 102(I think) SSV2 has posted pics of a disassembled go cart.
 
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