not getting much vapour from lr306 atty

[mato]

just received my ego starter kit with 306LR atty after reading all the reviews. But there,s 1 problem
i'm notting much vapour out of it, not nearly as much as some are on youtube videos.
am I doing something wrong. At first i put only 4 drops straight into the atty and had a go, not much vapour. Then i read a thread about priming it (7 drops, light it twice then another 2 drops) still not much vapour. Can anyone help me!
PS dying to get off the cigs

 

[brewsterfrank]

first i my honest opinion it sounds as if you flooded the atty. and second i never get as much vapor as the videos show, so i videoed myself vaping a few times and on the video it showed lots more than there actually was. but like i said both are my opinion. just trying to help

 

[hairball]

lr306'a need some breakin time. First it sounds like you flooded it. Blow it out with the drip tip on into a paper towel. Drip 2 drops and hit it. These atomizers can be finicky. Don't give up just yet. Keep using it and see if it gradually improves.

 

[ukeman]

I agree with hairball... if you've not noticed a different (good) level of vapor, from other attys you've used, then you haven't gotten it yet...

I have never felt short changed with an LR 306 atty... it's different; and plenty of vapor is usually the case with these.

 

[mato]

when i first got the atty I put three drops in and started vaping. I got some vapour but not much.
Then I put 2 more drops and same thing again, still not much vapour. I then read a post about removing wick and priming it as I mentioned earlier still the same amount of vapour. I have cleaned it out in boiling water so I can start all over again. Do you have any tips to make this thing smoke like a champion.

Any help would be appreciated

 

[dormouse]

What is your juice? What PG/VG? 100% PG juice makes weak quickly dissipating vapor. The more VG the more vapor. 50/50 makes a lot of vapor in my standard res 306. 70pg/30vg makes a decent amount of vapor.

And what method did you use to get the primer out of the atty? If you washed the atty, was it shaken/blown out and dried?

Re drops, I usually start w/ 3 on a standard res 306 atty unless the atty is bone dry and then I use more. And I shake down lightly or puff toward it (but not into it) lightly to help the juice down.

 

[mato]

I blew out the atty and then soaked it hot water for aprox 15 mins then did a dry burn and left it overnight to dry out.
I haven't touched it since then. the juice ratio is 80pg/20vg this may be the problem from what your telling me. I still have to cut the juice i have with vg nic juice. Will this help my cause. Thanks in advance

 

[dormouse]

You should be getting some vapor with 80pg/20vg. And 80pg/20vg is a great ratio for cartomizers and tanks and for flavor and TH. But it is not going to give you the amount of visible smoke-like vapor you would get out of a 50/50. And 50/50 gives less than 100% VG.

Clarification - what nic are you using and are you not feeling like you got a hit? Or are you just wanting the vapor to be more visible?

 

[mato]

I'm using zero nic at the moment and getting a burning TH and very little vapour. I'm not enjoying the TH and whats gonna happen when i add nic to it. From what i am reading the VG will fix all my problems imho
Is this your opinion also?

 

[mato]

I'm using zero nic juice at the moment but getting a burning throat hit, not enjoying this at all.From what i'm reading I think the VG will fix all of my issues. Is this your opinion also?

 

[mato]

sorry I posted the same thing twice, you will have to excuse me i'm a little slow

 

[dormouse]

Heat also also something you feel in your throat. What ohms is the atty? Don't use things like 1.5 ohms. Some people even think things that low might damage an Ego battery and should only be used on mods.

VG will help make a smoother vape. Be sure to get vegetable glycerin. Not all drug store glycerin is all-vegetable. In the US we have Michaels craft shops that sell Wilton Glycerin for cake decorating recipes and you might find all-vegetable glycerin with nothing added in a health food store.

 

[mato]

i have no idea what ohms the atty is, I have only started vaping 4 days ago.
I cant thank you enough for your help dormouse. I think you have helped me crack the code on this one.

 

[juicejunky]

Heat also also something you feel in your throat. What ohms is the atty? Don't use things like 1.5 ohms. Some people even think things that low might damage an Ego battery and should only be used on mods.

I'd say the opposite. If you want vapor and heat, you need 1.5 on an eGo battery because the voltage is as low as 3.2. A 2.0 LR atty can be quite pathetic on an eGo battery. 1.5 does discharge them faster and you have to take a break if they get too hot, but I successfully chain vaped 1.5 306 LR attys from Cisco, Bauway, and Joye for a few months on eGo 1000 mah batteries with no problems.


Sounds to me like you may be flooding it. Take slow long drags and you should be getting vapor. If it tastes nasty or burnt you don't have enough juice.

 

[ukeman]

yep... a little more VG will help... but as Dormouse is alluding, Ohm (resistance) and voltage (from the pv) ratio is very important.

I assume you have some 3.7 pv meaning anywhere from 3.1 to 3.4 true voltage coming to the atty from your pv. That means you would need an atty the spec'd out at 1.5 to 2.0 Ohm (for LR). The 1.5 would be hottest. You can choose LR in either 1.5, 1.8, 2.0, the higher being a slightly cooler vape but each should give plenty of vapor granted you have enough VG in the juice. ... any higher resistance (2.4 to 4.+ Ohm) would not produce vapor with that 3.7 pv's power base (voltage).

With a clean atty, the amount of drops should be no more than 4. Too much will flood and minimize vapor... the less drops the more vapor, but also means hot.

Keep us posted...

 

[Cranston McCloud]

I use 1.5's on my eGo's and 3.2's on my variable volt device.
I love them 306's!
I get good vapor out of a 80/20 - PG/VG juice. (Always more with higher VG percentage.)
Yours sounds flooded.
Break in time also longer than a 510 imho.