SERIOUS LEAKAGE out of the threaded end of my cartomizer
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wait did you push the condom with the juice in it on the threaded end or the mouthpiece end? Bc when you refer to the opposite side as the threaded end, it makes me thing you did that wrong
When filling using the condom method you want to fill it through the threaded end. Watch some videos on youtube to make sure you're doing it correctly.
When you condom fill a carto, you fill the condom about 2/3 full, put your threaded end into the condom....SLOWLY. It will slowly absorb the liquid and as it does, push the carto down until it's to the bottom of the condom. Let it sit like that for 20 minutes or so until the juice is fully absorbed. Remove the condom and let any extra juice drip back into the condom, from the threaded end. You can drip that back into the carto from the top later, if you wish. Dry the threads with a paper towel (BUY STOCK IN PAPER TOWELS! Being a vaper, you need them around at all times. 
) and screw onto your battery.
) and screw onto your battery.
I haven't used the condom method but even just dripping from the non threaded end will likely result in some leakage. As long as your watching and don't drip down the center air tube or continue dripping after it first leaks you can minimize the waste.
Put a toothpick in the air tube. I just drip it in, shake, drip some more until it's full.
Yeah, you are supposed to stick the battery end into the carto condom. All that you need to do is unscrew the carto from the battery and blow through the mouthpiece end into a paper towel or the sink, and all of the excess should come out. Don't blow it out for too long because it CAN empty your carto.
That said, it's a lot easier to drip into the filler for me. Just slowly rotate and drip until the filler looks (barely) saturated. And I keep a drip tip on my cartos to top off 1-2 drops every little while.
I don't use that method. And whatever method you use you still have to clean it up and settle it.
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How I fill V4L/Volt/Bloog KR8 cartos and Boge 510 cartos
With the carto off the battery... Pop out the soft cap with an unbent paperclip in the mouth hole, very careful not to catch stuffing or the wire loop.
Shake and open the eliquid
Fill
Hold a bit of tissue on the threaded end hole (or use the carto condom spike to block the hole),tilt the carto, and add 18 drops per ml of capacity into the stuffing (Boges and most KR8 cartos are about 1ml). You may need to wait a bit for the first few to soak in, then continue. After getting the 18 in, wait 15 seconds or so then see how many more drops the carto stuffing will soak in easily.
Cleanup
Clean up the threaded end, tilt open end down into tissue, puff into threaded end to clear air channel (Boges and the KR8 cartos I use have a defined center air channel and I want to see light through that) While the carto is still open end down, touch a soft bunch of tissue to the top of the stuffing to get the loose juice - this will help prevent leaks. (If you think you have overfilled a lot, then put the soft bit of tissue in against the stuffing first, then tilt open end down and puff into threaded end)
Settle (first fill only)
Cap and let it settle - I lay it on different sides and on the ends for 15-20 minutes to make sure every bit of stuffing gets damp so I won't singe the carto. if you use thicker juice than me (I use 20% Vg or less) then you may need to wait much longer.
While vaping
While vaping - any time the vapor seems light, dry, or tastes the tiniest bit off or loses flavor, or if the carto is getting abnormally warm, I add liquid. I also occasionally look at the stuffing (especially before putting a fresh battery on or before going out) and if the top of the stuffing looks white, I add some juice. No settle needed when just keeping the carto damp. And if you do not keep it damp or if you use juice that is too thick (too much VG) you will singe the carto and that adds a bitter taste.
I use a simple plastic or delrin drip tip in place of the end cap so it is easy for me to remove that to look at the stuffing or add juice. I use thin clear juices that leave the stuffing white.
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How I fill V4L/Volt/Bloog KR8 cartos and Boge 510 cartos
With the carto off the battery... Pop out the soft cap with an unbent paperclip in the mouth hole, very careful not to catch stuffing or the wire loop.
Shake and open the eliquid
Fill
Hold a bit of tissue on the threaded end hole (or use the carto condom spike to block the hole),tilt the carto, and add 18 drops per ml of capacity into the stuffing (Boges and most KR8 cartos are about 1ml). You may need to wait a bit for the first few to soak in, then continue. After getting the 18 in, wait 15 seconds or so then see how many more drops the carto stuffing will soak in easily.
Cleanup
Clean up the threaded end, tilt open end down into tissue, puff into threaded end to clear air channel (Boges and the KR8 cartos I use have a defined center air channel and I want to see light through that) While the carto is still open end down, touch a soft bunch of tissue to the top of the stuffing to get the loose juice - this will help prevent leaks. (If you think you have overfilled a lot, then put the soft bit of tissue in against the stuffing first, then tilt open end down and puff into threaded end)
Settle (first fill only)
Cap and let it settle - I lay it on different sides and on the ends for 15-20 minutes to make sure every bit of stuffing gets damp so I won't singe the carto. if you use thicker juice than me (I use 20% Vg or less) then you may need to wait much longer.
While vaping
While vaping - any time the vapor seems light, dry, or tastes the tiniest bit off or loses flavor, or if the carto is getting abnormally warm, I add liquid. I also occasionally look at the stuffing (especially before putting a fresh battery on or before going out) and if the top of the stuffing looks white, I add some juice. No settle needed when just keeping the carto damp. And if you do not keep it damp or if you use juice that is too thick (too much VG) you will singe the carto and that adds a bitter taste.
I use a simple plastic or delrin drip tip in place of the end cap so it is easy for me to remove that to look at the stuffing or add juice. I use thin clear juices that leave the stuffing white.
Or just use a syringe and make it a million times easier, much quicker, and a heck of a lot less messy. Using a syringe takes all the guesswork out of filling and ensures the carto is filled correctly and filled fully
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