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i'm confused, why is this easier? to drip the liquid into the cap then insert the carto into the cap to "suck" up the liquid...or just drip the liquid directly into the carto. Exactly what is the advantage to doing it this way, dont you get alot of excess in the carto and just have to blow that out? I know i get some excess and blow that out when filling directly into the carto. I fear wasting liquid this way.

Just tried this on a fresh carto and love it! Could think of all sorts of reasons this wouldn't work and it's gonna be my "go to" method from here on out. No special tools needed. :)

My other fills ended up in mangled caps from prying the mouth pieces off. Or half fills (and a scorched first carto) from trying do drip via the hole in the atty end (only the once though)
 

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OK, I looked at the video again, decided to give it a try (against my better judgement). It seems my better judgement was wrong!

This appears to work very well, I watched lots of air bubbles come out of my carto. Perhaps this is why I have been unable to get a carto completely filled? I used this on 6 cartos I thought were full, and was very surprised at the amount of juice they sucked up (at least 10 additional drops). Minimal excess. Very interesting, thank you for the tip.
 

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I just tried it too. I filled a blank and topped another off. I slowly pushed the carto down, saw a little liquid on top, gave it a few thermometer shakes and it took a little more.

It seems to distribute the liquid more evenly then even a syringe. There's a little clean up; the cap you use to fill the liquid and the mouthpiece, but not bad!
 

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Filled 10 last night using the mouth end down.

Pros - Quicker than Teflon on Ice.
Cons - A bit messy. Carts need a good wipe down afterward especially on the screw end.

Tip - Make sure there is enough juice in the cap to fill the cart completely the first time. If not, the air bubbles from the next try will cause excess fluid to bubble through the screw end.

Tip - Let carts sit for a while (screw side down) on a tissue or napkin to soak up excess juice on the threads. This also allows the juice that is between the outer plug and the middle plug to seep back down into the polyfill.

Conclusion - Pros outweigh cons 10 to 1. This is the only method for me.

Prediction - This will quickly become the absolute standard technique of refilling cartomizers.
 

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Yay! Im so excited to try the CCRM out! I should be getting my first package of cartomizers today, ordered a VaporKing with some prefilleds and some blanks and I was nervous about how I was gonna fill those blanks, I was banking on using the syringe method because they are accessable to me (work in a vet's office, lol) but Im def trying this first. Thanks DogsBody!
 

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Wow, this is great thanks, no more trying to pull the end off with a flimsy paperclip that keeps digging into my fingers. Did get a mouth full of juice on first vape, but other than that it's great.

I also tend to vape all filled cartos a little on a manual before I put them onto an automatic so any excess that will leak down even after blowing gets all dried up, better safe than sorry (RIP my first auto heh, sticks on).

How did no one try this sooner :O

EDIT: Would it work better if you hold the carto at an angle and rotate while doing this so it works it's way round the bedding instead of going into bedding and center hole? Probably wouldn't make much difference though.
 
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