question: burning taste from carts?

[modestmark]

I've been switching between about four flavors of carts since yesterday. the first cart, the one I've probably used the most, has started to develop a burning aftertaste, but its still pumping a lot of vapor. should I change it? with my volcano, when a cart was done, I could tell by the lack of vapor, not by any change in taste. (they always kind of tasted bad).
thanks for your help.

 

[zztommis]

the first cart, the one I've probably used the most, has started to develop a burning aftertaste, but its still pumping a lot of vapor. should I change it?

That's exactly what it means. Out of curiosity, I vaped a cartridge a few drags past the "taste change" to see if the vapor production would drop, but it never did. It just kept tasting worse and worse. As far as I'm concerned, at the first hint of that change in taste, swap cartos. That way if it sits around for a while before you refill it, the atomizer inside the cart isn't completely dry.

 

[Symmetric]

I tend to burn carts long before losing vapor. I know a lot of people report that they lose vapor and flavor before burning, I think it may just be the way that I vape. The best way that I've found to increase the longevity is to rotate carts (like you have been).

 

[modestmark]

thanks a bunch for your help
EDIT: *switches from pina colada to french pipe* now I can call my obsessive sampling "conserving carts"

 

[LastOutlaw]

Once they taste burnt is the cart ruined or can you refill it and be ok?

 

[zztommis]

Once they taste burnt is the cart ruined or can you refill it and be ok?

In my experience, it depends on how burnt it gets. That's the other reason to switch as soon as the taste changes.

On a side note, there are some posts around here about washing out the cartos, that may help if it gets too burnt?

 

[AZAndy]

I top 'em off as soon as it starts to taste "dry." Do you have some liquid, Mark? It's a handy way of doing things, and is easier than it might seem.

The VK cartomizers do behave a lot differently than three-piece vaporizers. My old 801 just quit producing when it was done. Not so the VK, as you've noticed.

 

[modestmark]

I do have liquid, but can I mix flavors without effing up my taste? also, I cant find a suitable tool to pop of the end of the carts, any tips?

 

[Conifer]

I initially used an ice pick which worked fine, but now I use a set of surgical tweezers as it has multiple uses with e-cigs. I read a post some place about a crochet needle of a particular size?

The cap seems like it will break before it will come off on the first time, but pry gently and rotate as you go. You may even here a slight pop or crack, but I have yet to break one. After that first time, they come off pretty easy with your finger nail.

As far as "effing" up the taste, I either add complimentary flavors, coffee/cap cuban/fp, or I rinse and dry for a unique flavor.

Oh, and do follow the more detailed instructions on the forum and not my small description. Good luck to you.

Kelly

 

[AZAndy]

I'm still looking for that perfect cap-removal tool, but the end of a corkscrew does pretty well (as Conifer says, turn the tool and pry gently as you go), as does one of the handles out of a medium document clasp. For the inner ring, a dental pick or paperclip is good.

 

[Streetvapor]

The taste change means that the cart needs to be changed.

I refill with a mixture of flavors and at times there great others well they just plain suck live and learn I say LOL

And the tool I use is a small phillips screwdriver.

 

[kyfatherof1]

1.5 mm crochet hook works great

 

[airpowers]

I've found a corkscrew works best for me. You just need to make sure you get the tip of the corkscrew all the way out to the edge, so it can catch the reinforced area of the cap, otherwise its easy to tear out the center of the cap, leaving the reinforced ring in the cart.

My cartos always taste bad before they drop in vapor, when they taste burnt, I top it off, I haven't burned one dead yet (crosses fingers)

The only mixing I've done is adding menthol to clove, and pb cup to m'boro. I've only topped them off though, so the new juice is probably 10-15%. They came out nice

 

[Situation10]

1.5 mm crochet hook works great

This is what I use too.

 

[Flowersoul]

I've been using a nut picker from the beginning and it works really well. It takes both the top and rubber disc out simultaneously.

 

[~Gazoo~]

I've been using a nut picker from the beginning and it works really well. It takes both the top and rubber disc out simultaneously.

Anything that will take out the tip and that rubber disk out at the same time is a good idea. The rubber disk is a lot tougher than the plastic tip.

 

[coolone1]

I had this happen to me today . When I pulled the filler out it was brown and it looked like the juice had started to solidify. I washed it and now no problem.

 

[coolone1]

I had this happen to me today . When I pulled the filler out it was brown and it looked like the juice had started to solidify. I washed it and now no problem.

 

[coolone1]

sorry for the double post

 

[~Gazoo~]

I had this happen to me today . When I pulled the filler out it was brown and it looked like the juice had started to solidify. I washed it and now no problem.

Yeah but you can not pull the filler out of a cartomizer and expect to reuse it..