Got my new batch of egoT's. Two of the atomizers were greasy, so I gave them all a shake in ethenol before drying them out for a few hours (summer and a fan help with that). After the trouble with my previous set and some info gleaned from around the forums, I used my injector to soak the wicks in each (a few drops on each then let them sit, un-inject the excess, repeating this a few times)... finally using the injector to flay the ends of each wick just a bit, and injecting a drop or two directly into the wick. I also used the injector to pierce the membrane of the cartridges... last time I just popped a cartridge onto the atomizer and it ripped a big hole which I'm sure would leak. The piercing helps to create a zigzag shape which means you should be able to carry extra carts without leaking.
I used my dropper to fill the cartridges and the membranes popped back on fairly easily. Two of them tasted delicious immediately. The other two were gurgling a bit and tasted bad. So, I re-flayed the wicks again and this time pushed a bit of the wick in. No more gurgling. I let them sit for a bit, just in case the wicks need some time... I'm vaping happily on one now and admiring the other three sitting in a cup waiting for tomorrow.
Ah, yes, one of the atomizers was a really tight fit for the cartridges, so I carefully used a leatherman tool (pliers) to expand the neck a bit... it's still tight but better. One of the atomizers is also a bit loose on the cartridge, but not too bad.
Oh and I also ordered some juice: 10mL chocolate, 10mL cherry and 30mL of Marl... they mixed it up and sent me 2 bottles of chocolate and no cherry... I planned on mixing the chocolate with some strawberry I already have... and man, that chocolate tastes nasty in my old 901s... I finally ended up diluting it down to 10% mixed with 50% strawberry and 40% marl... and it's still a badly overpowering flavor. Perhaps the 901 doesn't have enough power and I'll try it again later with the ego-T... I'm still disappointed with the lack of cherry. But it was cheap so I won't complain too much.
On a side-note, I usually take a 1:1:1 mix of mint (or menthol), apple, and marl... The apple juice from that store is fantastic.
Conclusion: I found a local re-brander of Egos (not Ego-T's) and they charge about $130 for a double set. Even other online sellers can't match Chinese factory prices... as long as you're willing to screw around with them a bit, because for the cost of return postage, you can always just order more. Heh. Sometimes, I love living in Asia.
I used my dropper to fill the cartridges and the membranes popped back on fairly easily. Two of them tasted delicious immediately. The other two were gurgling a bit and tasted bad. So, I re-flayed the wicks again and this time pushed a bit of the wick in. No more gurgling. I let them sit for a bit, just in case the wicks need some time... I'm vaping happily on one now and admiring the other three sitting in a cup waiting for tomorrow.
Ah, yes, one of the atomizers was a really tight fit for the cartridges, so I carefully used a leatherman tool (pliers) to expand the neck a bit... it's still tight but better. One of the atomizers is also a bit loose on the cartridge, but not too bad.
Oh and I also ordered some juice: 10mL chocolate, 10mL cherry and 30mL of Marl... they mixed it up and sent me 2 bottles of chocolate and no cherry... I planned on mixing the chocolate with some strawberry I already have... and man, that chocolate tastes nasty in my old 901s... I finally ended up diluting it down to 10% mixed with 50% strawberry and 40% marl... and it's still a badly overpowering flavor. Perhaps the 901 doesn't have enough power and I'll try it again later with the ego-T... I'm still disappointed with the lack of cherry. But it was cheap so I won't complain too much.
On a side-note, I usually take a 1:1:1 mix of mint (or menthol), apple, and marl... The apple juice from that store is fantastic.
Conclusion: I found a local re-brander of Egos (not Ego-T's) and they charge about $130 for a double set. Even other online sellers can't match Chinese factory prices... as long as you're willing to screw around with them a bit, because for the cost of return postage, you can always just order more. Heh. Sometimes, I love living in Asia.
