Refilling Cart Questions

[chughes1614]

Hi,
I'm considering buying an e-cig, and had a couple questions about refilling carts.

How many carts can you fill from a typical bottle of e-juice (I've encountered about 3 different sizes of ejuice in my research)?

How much of a savings is refilling over buying prefilled?

Thanks
Chris

Central PA

 

[smokingclam]

Every cartridge is a different size so thats tough to answer. It varies because they all don't actually drain all the way and generally you are just topping them off.
Definitely cheaper to refill than to buy cartridges. I've had new cartridges where I've had to put 5-6 drops in just to fill them up right out of the package.
Hope this helps a little.

 

[chughes1614]

Thanks SC,
I'm trying to be cost conscious on this move. I'm looking at starting with either an 801 or 901 (prob 901).

To put a finer point on my question, say I buy blank 901 carts. How many blanks could I fill from a 15ml bottle of juice? Is the number closer to 5 or 25?

Thanks again.

Chris

 

[yvilla]

Definitely closer to 25 or 30. Most people here say they average about 2 ml per day; some as high as 3, some as low as 1.

Edit: It's cheaper to buy pre-filled initially (not much more cost than blanks) and simply refill or top-off as necessary. The carts themselves can last a long time, so you don't need all that many.

 

[smokingclam]

I'm thinking 2 901 cartridges hold 1 ml of juice. I may be wrong on that so don't quote me on that. Someone else may ring in with better info. Penstyles are about 1ml of juice to fill.
As far as buying blanks don't get to many becuase you can refill the ones you have. Many on here are doing that at a cheaper cost. You can buy Polyester fiber fill at Walmart for $5.00 that will refill probably 1000 cartridges or more. There are some good videos on the site to show how its done. Check the tips and mods section.

 

[Cyborgasm]

Personally I can't stand 901 carts and exclusively drip smoke on mine.

Drip a couple drops on the atomizer and put an empty mouthpeice on the end, it'll last a little longer than a regular cig. With the tiny 901 carts you'll be topping them off constantly anyway plus it's messier.

Just got an 801 the other day and 4 full carts lasted me the whole day with no topping off, the core filling is twice as big as the 901. But of course the e-cig itself is bigger too.

Just get em both

 

[The Wiz]

Yeah.....The 901 carts are a pain. I bought some emptys from Nathan at True Vapor that seemed to hold more liquid longer,different design from the previous ones I purchased.They might not work on all atomizers though,but they are cheap! I love to drip...but try not to as I have heard it shortens the life of the atomizer! The Wiz!

 

[Terraphon]

You guys think 901 carts are tiny?

Try a 401.

I love my EVO but the carts are microscopic.

 

[The Wiz]

Gotta stay with my 901...maybe a penstyle soon...already spending too much time topping off the carts per day... The Wiz!

 

[chughes1614]

Thanks again for all the great info!

One more question on refilling. I notice some of the online stores selling syringes. Is this a necessary tool for refilling?

Thanks again in advance.

 

[Keef]

You dont need a syringe for a 901 or I have never used one.
10-12 drops and the cart is full.

The syringe would be handy for the penstyle, not only filling but also for extracting liquid left in the cart filling.