You don't need to dry it out, just blow it out and run the paper clip thru it. If you washed it out with water then that is a different story, I have found that just cleaning them doesn't work out for me at all. To make a carto like new again you need to dry burn the coil and you can't do that with 1.7 or any carto that has filler materiel inside because it will just burn up the filler. For me when they quit performing I throw them out.
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When you say died, did you check them with an OHM meter to make sure they are dead? I like to fill my carto for the first time with a needle and syringe, then drip for refills. You can also put the condom that came with the carto on the bottom thread and push all the way on then fill or drip into it until it looks moist on top of the filler material and let it set for 5 or 10 minutes. If it is not filled good it just burns the filler material and it no good once that happens. Always keep them moist or the coil will burn the filler material.
I was just talking about drying out the carto since it had juice in it and remeasuring. Thanks for the tip though
You are welcome. Just keep trying different methods and carto's. It's been a long learning process for me, over a year and I am still learning. I guess it turns into a hobby.LOLI was just talking about drying out the carto since it had juice in it and remeasuring. Thanks for the tip though
Yep...dead. I fill them correctly but it was his first time filling and using one and I was snoozing. I woulda done it if he had told me he wanted to try a carto. I use the syringe method; don't know for sure what he did
.Another thing to always check is if the center post of the carto threaded end is sticking up a little higher than the outside threads, if not you can pry it up a little until it is a little higher with a small screw driver or paper clip. This happens to me sometimes and the carto is not making contact with the center post of the battery. I have also had a few times when the center post of the battery was mashed down and I had to pry it up a little. I hope this helps, but once in a great while I have had a dud but not very often.Yep...dead. I fill them correctly but it was his first time filling and using one and I was snoozing. I woulda done it if he had told me he wanted to try a carto. I use the syringe method; don't know for sure what he did
Thanks, that's good information. I never realized that. Are you talking about the coil being lower than the filler and needing to pry it up? Or vice versa?
For mine I don't think that was the problem because the REO would be really hard to pocket fire because the switch is well made and hard to turn by itself.
What I was talking about has nothing to do with the coil or filler. On a carto at the bottom end with the threads, has a slotted center post in the middle of it almost touching the outside thread. This center post is what you may need to pry up just a little bit so it is standing above outside thread. Look at a new carto on the screw in side and you will see the center post is ever so slightly higher than the outside tread. I hope this is clear as mud.LOL
Don't go by my posts; I haven't had any problems with them when I fill them myself. I think he did it incorrectly and telling him that is pointless. It was his first time filling a carto and he was doing it before going to a job and was running late, so...I recommend them and it's a great price as well.
I agree with ambeck. Try them. I don't know what you mean by a bunch, but maybe start with one 5-pack. Just make sure you fill them correctly and keep them wet. They are very good.
Wasted $40 bucks on the Smoktechs! I don't know how long ago it was that people bought a pack but I bought two packages recently and they both tasted like cleaning solution. I bought them from 2 difference vendors too.
Love the Boges though.
Love the Boges though.
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I can't actually quote the e-mail but I received a response from one of my favorite vendors about the Smoktech cartos. It basically stated that Smoktech has changed their filler.
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Wish I saw this thread before I ordered.
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