gregoryy2k said:
Sorry, another double message for you. Advice taken on going to fast.
When you were using the blu's, how many drops, how long did you let sit, and what was the average lifespan of the carto? I am sure your regiment improved a long the way. Any advice greatly appreciated.
Some mistakes I have made......putting the refill down the center hole, using too much, and using a battery that was too powerful for the carto's. They seem to fit on the standard chines battery(501?). Just using the blu battery now.
Thanks for all the help.
Actually, I just fiddled around until it seemed right. I didn't keep track I'm afraid. Also, I'm hitting the limits of what I could tell you about Blu. I dumped them fairly fast. And my "carto" period didn't last terribly long either. But I was a heavy smoker and vape quite a bit. I needed more so I moved to clearos and Twist batteries.
If you want to stay in the "cigarette like" world (as I recall, you weren't a heavy smoker so may not need anything bigger), my best suggestion is move to Boge 510 cartos. Mount Baker (MBV) has some here: Boge 510 SR. 510 since that's the standard threading which even Blu uses and SR which is "standard resistance". LR isn't something you want to jump into without learning more about it.
(Oh and it's 510. Lot of people reverse it to 501. I think because of the jeans? )
Boge are bigger than the freakishly little ones Blu uses and hold more. They're also way easier to fill. They may look a little funny on a Blu battery but they'll work. The fill for them is all over YouTube. Like PBusardo (who's a big name in the vape world) has video here:
A PBusardo Tutorial : Filling Boge 510 Cartomizers - YouTube
The best method I found is called, of all things, the "condom fill" or "push method".
Now, Busardo uses a "drip tip" on his cartos which I ended up doing too. Works nice. Better than the little rubber caps. But you can also just put them back on if you like.
Dunno they'll fit in the little Blu "case" thing. They're bigger than Blu's cartos. Blu deviated from standards in several cases. One, because they wanted a certain "look" and two, to make you buy from them. Boge 510 cartos are everywhere though. Place I used to buy mine is here:
510 SR Blank Cartos : ValueVapor.com, Discount Electronic Cigarettes and e-Liquid. They even have bunches of different colors.
You mention another battery? The Boge may work fine with it. Myself, I would consider moving away from Blu. They've set things up to try to "lock in" customers. They don't want you wandering off and buying from other places. In the end, you spend a lotta cash. I discovered I was spending as much as when I smoked and that's when the Blu went out the door (I gave it away to another smoker).
You know, we might want to take this back out in "New Members". Lots of other folks out there with good ideas. I switched off cartomizers to clearomizers fairly early on because I needed greater capacity (same for switching to bigger batteries). I rarely use cartos now. I'm very sure there are folks out on the forum who use them more than I did and know way more than me.
I can't tell you really how long they can last since I didn't use them long enough to find out what the average life was. I scorched a few along the way and tossed them. But the bulk of mine are sealed up and stored in the cabinet I use to keep stuff long term in case I might need it again.
Heh, I even have a jar full of Blu cartos since I just can't seem to bring myself to throw out something that's not "broken". They must last a while since I didn't toss out tons of them. But I can't really say how long they lasted on average.
). Cignot is where I've bought most of my batteries. They have some 280 and 340mAh batteries with 510 threading. Those would last a lot longer than the Blu. But you do have to get the Joye charger for them. I can't emphasize that enough. Blu is backward polarity from everybody else. You can use Blu cartos on other 510 threaded batteries but you cannot swap batteries and chargers. Not without nasty results.
