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Others may add to or take away from my observations but here goes: After first filling, then using, you'll get about 12 drags then you may need to add more. Simply remove the top cap (the white one) using a paper clip and drip some more juice down the edges holding the carto at a 45 degree angle. Rotate and apply drops that the filler gets wet evenly. Then you'll prolly do another 12 drags or so. I typically am finding about once an hour I pull off the white cap and add some.
Really depends on how much you vape, when you start losing vapor production and flavor or get a slight burnt taste then its time to top off, I usually don't wait that long, about 1/2 day of regular vaping I just go ahead and add a few drops. usually takes about 10 drops to top mine off. Its not good when you get a bad burnt taste could ruin your carto.
that's the good thing about the clear ones, a much easier indication of contents. especially if you're like me and swap around between 5 different cartos throughout the day (different flavors) and can never remember how much you vaped of one or the other.
The most popular cartos on 450mah+ 510-threaded batteries are Boge 2 ohm (and 3 ohm for slim models, variable voltage and high voltage models)
Here is how I fill and keep damp
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How I fill V4L/Volt/Bloog KR8 cartos and Boge 510 cartos
With the carto off the battery... Pop out the soft cap with an unbent paperclip in the mouth hole, very careful not to catch stuffing or the wire loop.
Shake and open the eliquid
Fill
Hold a bit of tissue on the threaded end hole (or use the carto condom spike to block the hole),tilt the carto, and add 18 drops per ml of capacity into the stuffing (Boges and most KR8 cartos are about 1ml). You may need to wait a bit for the first few to soak in, then continue. After getting the 18 in, wait 15 seconds or so then see how many more drops the carto stuffing will soak in easily.
Cleanup
Clean up the threaded end, tilt open end down into tissue, puff into threaded end to clear air channel (Boges and the KR8 cartos I use have a defined center air channel and I want to see light through that) While the carto is still open end down, touch a soft bunch of tissue to the top of the stuffing to get the loose juice - this will help prevent leaks.
Settle (first fill only)
Cap and let it settle - I lay it on different sides and on the ends for 15-20 minutes to make sure every bit of stuffing gets damp so I won't singe the carto. if you use thicker juice than me (I use 20% Vg or less) then you may need to wait much longer.
While vaping
While vaping - any time the vapor seems light, dry, or tastes the tiniest bit off or loses flavor, or if the carto is getting abnormally warm, I add liquid. I also occasionally look at the stuffing (especially before putting a fresh battery on or before going out) and if the top of the stuffing looks white, I add some juice. No settle needed when just keeping the carto damp. And if you do not keep it damp or if you use juice that is too thick (too much VG) you will singe the carto and that adds a bitter taste.
I use a simple plastic or delrin drip tip in place of the end cap so it is easy for me to remove that to look at the stuffing or add juice. I use thin clear juices that leave the stuffing white.
Here is how I fill and keep damp
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How I fill V4L/Volt/Bloog KR8 cartos and Boge 510 cartos
With the carto off the battery... Pop out the soft cap with an unbent paperclip in the mouth hole, very careful not to catch stuffing or the wire loop.
Shake and open the eliquid
Fill
Hold a bit of tissue on the threaded end hole (or use the carto condom spike to block the hole),tilt the carto, and add 18 drops per ml of capacity into the stuffing (Boges and most KR8 cartos are about 1ml). You may need to wait a bit for the first few to soak in, then continue. After getting the 18 in, wait 15 seconds or so then see how many more drops the carto stuffing will soak in easily.
Cleanup
Clean up the threaded end, tilt open end down into tissue, puff into threaded end to clear air channel (Boges and the KR8 cartos I use have a defined center air channel and I want to see light through that) While the carto is still open end down, touch a soft bunch of tissue to the top of the stuffing to get the loose juice - this will help prevent leaks.
Settle (first fill only)
Cap and let it settle - I lay it on different sides and on the ends for 15-20 minutes to make sure every bit of stuffing gets damp so I won't singe the carto. if you use thicker juice than me (I use 20% Vg or less) then you may need to wait much longer.
While vaping
While vaping - any time the vapor seems light, dry, or tastes the tiniest bit off or loses flavor, or if the carto is getting abnormally warm, I add liquid. I also occasionally look at the stuffing (especially before putting a fresh battery on or before going out) and if the top of the stuffing looks white, I add some juice. No settle needed when just keeping the carto damp. And if you do not keep it damp or if you use juice that is too thick (too much VG) you will singe the carto and that adds a bitter taste.
I use a simple plastic or delrin drip tip in place of the end cap so it is easy for me to remove that to look at the stuffing or add juice. I use thin clear juices that leave the stuffing white.
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Indeed....one hit of the burnt taste and you'll figure it out quickly....LOL
When I was using cartos, I would fill five of them before bed. With four in my pocket and one on my PV, I was set for the day.
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I sure know how that tastes. I just did it a few minutes ago and it was just about as bad as lighting the wrong end of an analogs.
Another really important thing to remember. If you are using auto batteries. Take your carto off your battery when you fill it. If you overfill your carto and it goes into your battery it WILL kill the battery.
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