Scorching my cartos

[organics]

So after much research I'm kind of baffled since I think I'm doing all the right things.

I've noticed that I'm scorching most of my cartos recently and I don't think anything I've done has changed. I'm still pretty new to vaping so I've spent a good amount of time reading the forums to ensure a smooth start.

Based on recommendations I've started with a Halo G6 manual 808 & halo cartos.

The drags are short, and the wick is kept saturated.

I'm exclusively vaping 100% VG natural flavors from Velvet Vapors.

I always wait 20+ minutes after fully saturating using the drip-from-the-top-at-an-angle method, 4-8 drips at a time until a drop comes out the bottom. Dripping into the filler not down the channel.

Now recently new cartos seem to scorch almost right away for me and I'm at a loss.

Any ideas? I thought the halo 808 cartos are supposed to be the highest quality non-tank 808s available.

Thanks!

 

[440BB]

I'm guessing that the VG liquid needs to be thinned a bit to wick better. VG doesn't wick as well as PG/VG mixes. You could try adding a drop of water to a small quantity, say 5ml of liquid, to thin it out so it will flow through the filler a bit more. Good luck!

 

[organics]

Thanks!

We're talking distilled water here then? I'd always assumed PG would be more viscous than VG since my 100% VG from Velvet always seemed to be nice and thin and PG is in stuff I think of as solid such as deodorant. Good to know. In fact I do notice that the worst scorcher is also my favorite, blueberry, which seems to be the thickest of the mixes that Velvet has so far that I've tried.

 

[organics]

The water thing got me thinking so I threw some filtered water into a dropper bottle and "chased" some slightly scorched-coil-looking cartos that were mostly full with 1 drop down the channel and 1 drop at the top of the filler and not only did they immediately vape better, the taste and scorched-ness of the coil started to fade after a few drags...

This was great advice man, thanks.

 

[BlueSnake]

VG is definitely much thicker than PG. If you have VG that is thinner it has been thinned as I would think most, if not all VG only juice would be because it is very thick by itself. Just to give you an idea. Pure VG would be something like the consistency of honey. Pure PG is almost like water.

 

[organics]

Thanks guys. Good to know. I'm totally back on track now that I know to cut the 100% VG stuff with distilled water. Just put in an order for a dozen 1 dram (4ml) cobalt dropper bottles to allow for easy on-demand cutting and mixing.

 

[stormwench]

And remember that if you add thin the e-juice in some manner you are diluting the nicotine content. And depending on how many mgs of nicotine you start with and how many drops of water or PG you add you could, maye notice the difference.

I have kept track of e-juices that i have had in the past that I wanted again but gave me frustrations due ot consistency etc. In this I have tried different pg/vg rations instead of preferred all PG to see if that will make a difference and often it does simply because the base flavor is the 'thickening' agent. This also works well for flavors you like but seem to sweet - PG sweetened and using a PG/VG mixture cuts the sweetness because VG is not sweet tasting.

 

[sonicdsl]

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