Reservoir Straw & Plug Mod (RSP Mod)

[kristin]

Did you cut the notches at the bottom of the straw? I just cut 2 - one on either side of the straw.

You may also have a little too much filler. What are you using for filler material - the blue scrubbie or polyfill? Polyfill doesn't work as well.

I've been using this mod today (with the blue scrubbie) and it's been vaping like a champ. I filled it last night and have been vaping steadily all morning without a refill.

 

[kristin]

LOL! Just as I said that, my PV started tasting funky. I pulled out the plug and the straw and they were both 98% dry. Just refilled after vaping since about 9am (now noon.)

The blue scrubbie plug has molded itself to fit perfectly in the opening. I didn't even have to use the tweezers to put it back in - it just popped right back into place!

 

[kristin]

I think polyfill is too dense and forms a vacuum. Try the blue scrubbie - the weave is more open and not as absorbant. It works more like a screen than a plug - keeping the liquid back until the negative pressure is applied with a draw on the PV.

Just cut a piece that is almost the exact size and shape as the cart opening. It's already the perfect depth. Cut the straw to be just short enough to leave space at the top for the depth of the scrubbie. I'm using a 510 whistle tip, BTW.

 

[Pete54]

I've been using the blue foam. I may have to go out and get some of your scrubbie pads to try. I just looked in my drawer at the bag of polyfill, the PTB's, the Fluval and the blue foam. Pretty funny really!

 

[kristin]

I found the blue pads for sale online at Amazon:
Amazon.com: SB MULTI PURP SCOUR PAD 623S-: Home & Garden

I also found these eco-friendly ones: http://www.shop3m.com/70005017515.html

I wonder if they haven't discontinued the blue scour pads, as I couldn't find them on the shop3m.com site.

 

[kristin]

I've been using the blue foam. I may have to go out and get some of your scrubbie pads to try. I just looked in my drawer at the bag of polyfill, the PTB's, the Fluval and the blue foam. Pretty funny really!

I haven't tried the blue fish tank foam yet. I've been following the "Slug mod" thread and he seems to be having a lot more trouble with it. It may be just a little TOO open-weaved. Now he's doubling it up.

I know what you mean - I just finally got my hands on some PTB and used it once before trying this, lol! But the PTB starts getting stiff and I was finding I had to top off again. A lot of liquid was still being trapped in the back of the cart. By the time I need to "top off" with this RSP mod, the cart is actually empty and needs to be refilled!

 

[kristin]

I think i'm going to look for the eco-friendly ones made from the agave plant material when I go to the store today.

 

[Slickstick]

YouTube - Joye 510 Titan Blu Fluval Cart Mod E-Cig

This is what I use... Thanks to a forum I saw somewhere here...

Marineland "rite size U"

Just fill the cart and cap it... wicks good and doesn't leak.. no fibers when you cut.

 

[Pete54]

Whoever created that video must be the same guy that shot The Blair Witch Project! I'm dizzy from watching it!

 

[kristin]

This is what I use... Thanks to a forum I saw somewhere here...

Marineland "rite size U"

Just fill the cart and cap it... wicks good and doesn't leak.. no fibers when you cut.

Yes, that is Eclypse's mod: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...e-foam-plug-bfp-510-cart-mod-search-over.html

But he seems to be struggling with it now, it stops working after a while. Either it doesn't wick or it leaks. I think you have to compress it too much to keep it from leaking and then it doesn't wick properly. I've been watching the thread to see if he gets it to work.

The straw in this mod keeps the material in place. The scrubbie is a tighter weave, so you don't have to compress it to keep it in place and it doesn't flood the atty. You just have to cut it to the EXACT size of the cart opening (outside edge, actually), so it fits snugly.

 

[kristin]

Pete, is the "blue foam" you were using the same as the blue fluval in the video?

 

[RatRacer]

The straw in this mod keeps the material in place. The scrubbie is a tighter weave, so you don't have to compress it to keep it in place and it doesn't flood the atty. You just have to cut it to the EXACT size of the cart opening (outside edge, actually), so it fits snugly.

Kristin-
How thick are you cutting the plug, 1/8" or so?

Steve

 

[kristin]

The natural height/thickness of the scrubbie is 8mm. I cut it to be as long and wide as the cart end - about 8mm long and 5mm wide.

So it's 8mm thick, 8mm long and 5mm wide.

 

[kristin]

The straw is 10mm long with a 5mm diameter.

 

[RatRacer]

The natural height/thickness of the scrubbie is 8mm. I cut it to be as long and wide as the cart end - about 8mm long and 5mm wide.

So it's 8mm thick, 8mm long and 5mm wide.

Hmm... 8mm, so almost as deep as the insert end of the 510 cart. I have a 3 pack of yellow scotchbrite pads for cleaning glasstop stoves thats about 5mm thick.....

Ok, thank you

 

[kristin]

Hmm... 8mm, so almost as deep as the insert end of the 510 cart. I have a 3 pack of yellow scotchbrite pads for cleaning glasstop stoves thats about 5mm thick.....

Ok, thank you

Just be sure they don't have added abrasives! And cut your straw to 13mm tall.

 

[Scottes]

Yes, that is Eclypse's mod: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...e-foam-plug-bfp-510-cart-mod-search-over.html

But he seems to be struggling with it now, it stops working after a while. Either it doesn't wick or it leaks.

I've been using that foam with 2 coffee stirrers, and I've been having the same problem. Almost every time I refill I have to muck with it due to flooding or dryness. That foam is just a little too loose of a weave, so one has to get the compression correct, too. And that means getting the size right. Although he posted the exact dimensions - to 1/100 of a millimeter - it's difficult to get that perfect.

Once the blue foam starts working it's frickin' wonderful, but I spent 30 minutes one morning because neither of my carts would feed properly.

I am most certainly going on a hunt for this blue Scotch Brite.

 

[kristin]

I've been using that foam with 2 coffee stirrers, and I've been having the same problem. Almost every time I refill I have to muck with it due to flooding or dryness. That foam is just a little too loose of a weave, so one has to get the compression correct, too. And that means getting the size right. Although he posted the exact dimensions - to 1/100 of a millimeter - it's difficult to get that perfect.

Once the blue foam starts working it's frickin' wonderful, but I spent 30 minutes one morning because neither of my carts would feed properly.

I am most certainly going on a hunt for this blue Scotch Brite.

Scottes, I posted a link where you can buy it from Amazon.com, too.

 

[kristin]

Vaping almost non-stop today and absolutely no problems! Worked great last night, as well. I keep waiting for something to go wrong, but so far, so good!

 

[Scottes]

Scottes, I posted a link where you can buy it from Amazon.com, too.

"$2.26 + $5.49 shipping"

To save $5.49 I can stop at the super-duper-market on the way home from work. Especially since I can have them tonight, instead of some time next week.