Simple tank advice

[plarkinjr]

Every time I check in on this thread, the same analogy keeps popping into my head:

carto's are like your every-day commuter car.... simple, does what it needs to do, and requires a little maintenance.

tanks are more like just about any "recreational" or purpose-built vehicle: boat, dirtbike, RV, dumptruck, racecar. Takes a bit more maintenance, and are a little more finicky, but allows you to do (at least some) things the "daily-driver" can't.

 

[krazie_Kid]

Thats very true Morandir.I want everyone to understand that tanks are like everything else vape related.Its not perfect and sometimes you have to fiddle with a tank or battery post or carto.Dont expect perfection and dont think your the only one fiddling.We all are.Thats the truth about it.vaping is wonderful and Im so glad Im not smoking anymore. Its worth a little effort now and then to improve our health. Right?

You know, I never expect perfection out of anything, and here is why "We are ALL human's. Some may be smarter then others but humans are not perfect, so why should anything we make be perfect?" But I will say one thing during my vaping trip thus far, I have never had a "major" problem with any batt that V4L made, I had a few carto's burn when they were just refilled, but that is it. For the most part, carto's/batts are perfect. Personally I follow the KISS rule, for those of you that do not know, it is Keep It Stupid Simple or Keep It Simple Stupid. The second one never made sense to me, unless you are calling yourself stupid, so I switched the two s's.

But you are correct Keyzy, nothing is perfect.

 

[plarkinjr]

("Keep It Simple, Stupid" is a directive to someone else who is designing something. Another quote along similar lines and attributed to many people is “Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple.” )

 

[markfm]

I've been using a tank for months, and they really can be pretty much fiddle-free, simply expected to work (and they do).

I've had consistently positive results since starting to use a carto tank. I vape VV/HV, slotted coolcarts have given me very good results. (Not sure if the coolcarts are available in bare stainless, mine I had to peel the wrappers and sand off the glue.) I vape a moderately thin eliquid, single slot the carto, about 1/8" x 1/3", with a dremel tube cutter wheel.

I top off the tank a couple times during a day (I vape 6ml+/day), change cartos every 3 - 4 days (22 - 24ml on a carto, same as before I started using a tank). No leaks, no inhaling eliquid, it just plain works. I haven't run across any myself, in over 5 months, but I do know that sometimes a person will get a bad carto (or even several), something about the manufacturing that does throw it off of the norm; in that case you may hit a leaker, or something that just doesn't play well in a tank, though if used just as a straight carto it may be okay. (I mentioned the V4L coolcarts because they have been consistent good performers.) I suspect part of why I've been a happy camper is that I went the dremel route, stayed with it, so I get consistent slots and never cut deeply into the filler.

The time I spend slotting a carto is definitely less than the time I would spend topping it off as a bare carto, and not having to refill anywhere near as often is a huge plus.

Net, if you vape a significant amount of eliquid, have an all-day vape, tanks are really worthwhile. Find a good carto, find a punching/slotting method that you can do consistently, and enjoy the pleasure of every puff being pleasant

 

[ThankU4Vaping]

OT: Maybe if that video was available when I was 25 and trying to learn how to ride a bicycle for the first time, it would have helped. I understand the concept of momentum, but the fear of falling kept me from going more than three feet before panic would set in, and I'd stop the bike with my feet.

 

[EleanorR]

I've been using a tank for months, and they really can be pretty much fiddle-free, simply expected to work (and they do).

I've had consistently positive results since starting to use a carto tank. I vape VV/HV, slotted coolcarts have given me very good results. (Not sure if the coolcarts are available in bare stainless, mine I had to peel the wrappers and sand off the glue.) I vape a moderately thin eliquid, single slot the carto, about 1/8" x 1/3", with a dremel tube cutter wheel.

I top off the tank a couple times during a day (I vape 6ml+/day), change cartos every 3 - 4 days (22 - 24ml on a carto, same as before I started using a tank). No leaks, no inhaling eliquid, it just plain works. I haven't run across any myself, in over 5 months, but I do know that sometimes a person will get a bad carto (or even several), something about the manufacturing that does throw it off of the norm; in that case you may hit a leaker, or something that just doesn't play well in a tank, though if used just as a straight carto it may be okay. (I mentioned the V4L coolcarts because they have been consistent good performers.) I suspect part of why I've been a happy camper is that I went the dremel route, stayed with it, so I get consistent slots and never cut deeply into the filler.

The time I spend slotting a carto is definitely less than the time I would spend topping it off as a bare carto, and not having to refill anywhere near as often is a huge plus.

Net, if you vape a significant amount of eliquid, have an all-day vape, tanks are really worthwhile. Find a good carto, find a punching/slotting method that you can do consistently, and enjoy the pleasure of every puff being pleasant

Very good advice, Mark!

Which only confirms me in my Ludditeness:
(1) The word "dremel" and my name should never, ever occur in the same sentence, unless already in the ER.
(2) I vape a lot of eliquid. However, I do not have an all-day vape. I do not have an all-hour vape. I have more like 6 or so at any given time vapes. And I cannot afford 20 or so tanks!!

 

[markfm]

Then normal cartos are where it's at for you, nothing wrong with that

 

[plantlvr]

You are so cute El . I too like to vape different juices but with a tank full of one of my favorites, it's a pretty cool setup. Try one El just for the fun of it, the vapor alone will blow you away

 

[EleanorR]

Only if you come to my house and get it all punched and filled and dry-hitted and such . . .

Meantime, I'll just enjoy them vicariously through you!

 

[plantlvr]

OT: Maybe if that video was available when I was 25 and trying to learn how to ride a bicycle for the first time, it would have helped. I understand the concept of momentum, but the fear of falling kept me from going more than three feet before panic would set in, and I'd stop the bike with my feet.

I know what you mean! I was ten or so flying down a hill on my bad@ss purple stingray and forgot how to brake. Hit a retaining wall and went over it. I still remember looking up to see my beloved bike falling on my face. Memories of the 60's don't always have to be about drugs