refilling cartomizers but having a hard time getting anything out of them, what am I doing wrong?

[wh0wants2know]

I got the greensmoke ecig (I think it's an M9 battery according to "the internet") and it's been working great, although I've had the same problems with the short battery that everyone else in the world seems to have. That said, I recently tried refilling these things and it just isn't working well for me. I might get one good hit, and then just about nothing. I blow through the threaded end and sometimes some juice comes out the white cap side, and then I get maybe one more good hit, then repeat.

At first, I figured maybe it was just this one carto, then maybe just these 5, etc. So then I filled them less; I was going about 15 drops for a completely empty carto so i went down to about 10, still had the same problems, and blowing them out works for one hit or so. Also, I noticed that the small battery was having trouble with some of them. I went down even less, and now if I only drip like 3 or 4 drops at a time and continually top off, it's ok, but not great, still takes a lot of effort to get any vapor out of them. Also, when I top off a carto, I might get two or three "cigarettes" out of them, if that, but never more.

Just for the hell of it, I got two brand new cartos from a friend and they both work perfectly on both batteries, I get a lot of vapor out of them, everything is good. I just tried topping off one that got low and it seems ok so far.

Therefore, new cartos work perfectly, but as soon as I try to refill, they stop hitting well. What am I doing wrong? Anyone have this happen?

 

[Lapoleon]

The Greensmoke is in fact an E9 model. i have heard that the threading is likened to the kr808d-2 model, but cannot confirm or deny this. Greensmoke cartomizers also do not allow you to refill them, im sure you could with a syringe, but they have a whole bunch of plastic nonsense in the carto that is not condusive to easy refilling. i was stuck tossing carts after they stopped producing vapor.

it sounds like you found a way to get more juice into the carts. so a probable reason why you are not getting any vapor is that you flooded the atomizer. these carts really are sub paqr in terms of quality, ive taken a few apart and really wasnt impressed. the filler almost seemed to be balled in and glued down. and the atomizer was this tiny little wire doo-dad, compared to the coil on my go-go.

if you are still within the 30 day period i would suggest you send back your greensmoke and get a better kit and a bunch of accesories and juice for your money.

 

[PatKitch]

The eGo 510 is a good starter PV, I just upgraded to a Bloog after I saw my buddy with one at a card game, I'm loving it. I've heard a lot of nasty things about carto's in the past but the bloog is solid.

If you end up returning your PV, check the forum for reviews on a replacement before buying.

 

[Beans]

Yikes I started with GS too. I only used it for the first 2 weeks. Since then I busted it out once and tried to refill a Carto. It never did work for me. Their meant to be chucked. I never did try to condom fill though, you might have better luck that way. Just remember your battery isn't sealed so you may end up killing the batt. You can always get a refund if your under 30 days and buy a less expensive PV like an eGo. I just don't think highly of GS, and refills are over priced.

 

[wh0wants2know]

I've also heard that the E9 is the same as the KR808D-2 but I'm thinking about switching to the eGo and getting the low resistance cartos with that, as I've heard good things from a lot of people about that combination. Would it be worth it to go with the tankomizers instead?

I'm going to keep topping off the cartos that I have right now (just got some new fluid from Liberty Flights, they ship so fast to me and they're great) but I'll pick up an eGo soon. I might try boiling the cartos that I have now also, see if that helps any.

 

[dormouse]

E9 does not use an atomizer. It uses Cartomizers and they should hold in total about 18+ drops if you started with a new blanks one.

What is the PG/VG of the juice you are adding?

 

[proax9]

I also fell into the GS marketing for my first e-cig.
It IS an 808 D2, for which there is extremely limited vendors other than GS (who's prices are way, way overpriced.)
I returned it after 2 weeks, got a full refund, and never looked back.

 

[wh0wants2know]

E9 does not use an atomizer. It uses Cartomizers and they should hold in total about 18+ drops if you started with a new blanks one.

What is the PG/VG of the juice you are adding?

Not sure, it just says "PG" on it. I got it from liberty flights here: E Liquid - E Liquid 30ML - PG - Tobaccos
I'm about to just order an eGo though I think.

 

[swedishfish]

Order the Joye Ego at Liberty Flights. Click on the 20% discount code at the top left. I think it's around $39. You won't be sorry- batteries last 8+ hours. And they have a 6 month warranty. If you have an issue, they answer almost immediately.

Also order 2 boxes of 2.0 boge cartomizers and a delrin drip tip.

 

[kmets89]

I got the greensmoke a couple of weeks ago, as my first, and I just decided to return it. The cartos are crap, even before trying to refill them. They are kr808d-2 (or same threads) and most places don't seem to sell any parts for them. You would need an adapter to use better cartos. At least from popular vendors.

 

[Randine]

i was also sucked into the greensmoke marketing... then told my bro about the e-cig. he found the V2 with all its goodies for the same price.so i picked it up. after finding this forum i realized i made a mistake with both and ordered a V4L kit. long story short... i need to make a trip to the post office lol. i know for a fact that the GS cartos will not fit on the V2 or the V4L. the threading is different. The V2 cartos fit on the V4L. the V2 and V4L are both KR808d-1.

 

[wh0wants2know]

Order the Joye Ego at Liberty Flights. Click on the 20% discount code at the top left. I think it's around $39. You won't be sorry- batteries last 8+ hours. And they have a 6 month warranty. If you have an issue, they answer almost immediately.

Also order 2 boxes of 2.0 boge cartomizers and a delrin drip tip.

I keep hearing about this drip tip thing, what exactly is a drip tip and how do I use it and why is it good?

 

[WomanOfHeart]

A drip tip is simply a hollowed out tip that replaces the mouthpiece. You just pop off the mouthpiece and use the drip tip instead. You can also drip juice on the cartomizer or atomizer.