I have been reading that many people still prefer the short wicks after trying both, but I will try the long ones just to see the difference for myself.
Hey, the green one looks awesome on a black battery! I think I need a green Stardust
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Hey, the green one looks awesome on a black battery! I think I need a green Stardust
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Cool! I am going to get one or two in each color in LR, and try some of the long wick ones. Not sure if it is worthwhile for someone in the US, but Health Cabin has a huge sale on now! Only $3.60 each for both the short and long wick!
Yup, the higher resistance versions use e-liquid quickly too. No biggie: instead of vaping maybe 3 ml. per day, I'm now vaping about 4 ml.
CRACKS IN STARDUSTS
These are easy to fix. Get a bottle of Ambroid plastic solvent from a hobby shop or online. Mine cost about $6.00 and will last for years. Then clean and thoroughly dry your Stardust. I clean mine in 91% isopropyl alcohol in an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner, then I let them sit at least overnight to dry. If there is any trace of moisture (water, alcohol, whatever), this fix won't work. Carefully baste your cracks with Ambroid using the brush in the bottle cap. Ambroid is a plastic solvent which will wick via capillary action into the cracks, melt the plastic and weld the cracks shut. Let the repaired Stardust dry for several hours (the surface will feel dry, but it takes a while for the Ambroid deep in the crack percolate to the surface). Reassemble, fill and vape away! The Ambroid evaporates completely, so there's no fear of glue residue. The weld dries clear, or should. If it looks milky, then you had some sort of liquid in the Stardust's cracks, and the weld won't hold. If this happens, reclean, thoroughly dry, then rebaste.
My two original Stardusts are still going strong, and each has had probably 100 ml. of e-liquid vaporized through them. One of them has two 1/4 inch cracks welded shut, but it's fine.
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I don't think to many people will prefer the short wicks over the long wicks. I have tried both and I like the long wicks because you don't need to tip it up so often, and for me it seems like it doesn't flood the coil like the short wicks do. I still have 4 short wick stardust's and I will only use them if I run out of the long wicks and can't get more.I have been reading that many people still prefer the short wicks after trying both, but I will try the long ones just to see the difference for myself.
Hey, the green one looks awesome on a black battery! I think I need a green Stardust
It is my understanding that the brand new long-wick (4 strands hanging down, two on each side, that I have dubbed the "mop" version) have not really hit US retailers yet in any great quantity. Maybe I missed something but the first I heard about them was just last week. The only sites I could find in searches in the past few days of a number of folks already using them were Brits or Australians. The other day someone said if you just couldn't wait for them to get to US vendors, you could order them from HealthCabin in China. Smoktek's site said a few days ago they had just gotten in a few to try. Once they do hit US vendors, I bet they go out of stock quickly at first like they did when the last short-wick ones first came out around mid-March.
As to the question of SR or LR, I would wholeheartedly recommend LR's for EGO or KGO batteries. I have been heavily vaping the same 5 LR's for over a month now on both batteries, but mostly with the KGO. Although okay on the EGO, to me the LR's hit much better on the KGO's, and produce much more and thicker vapor. I am using 16-18 mg juice at 70PG-30VG and 60PG-40VG. Maybe they can hack 50/50, but I have had no wicking issues even chain vaping with 60-40 and do not intend on pushing my luck by going any lower on PG. I use relatively clear juices, I clean them once a week. I also do not find the draw stiff, but then I never liked airy cartos either. With the above juice levels, the LR's consistently give me a great throat hit and clouds of vapor only doing a 4 second draw, but again that is on the KGO, not the EGO. I am not using any adapters, as I very much like the seamless fit of the Stardust on the KGO battery.
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Yes, day 3 of vaping on them and I have to say I am definitely a fan of these Stardusts. The first thing I ever tried was pre-filled cartridges and I have to say I am not a big fan of them. Then I tried cartomizers, and for some reason, I just really don't like the taste of them. From research on this forum, I have found that reason to be that I don't like the taste of the poly-something filler inside. So THEN I tried dripping, which I really enjoyed for some time. They gave me the flavor and vapor that I hadn't gotten from the previous methods. However, I found that I eventually grew tired of having to drip constantly and I did not like the leaking at all. THEN, I discovered the Stardust. I'm pretty new to vaping so I had no idea there were so many different ways to use the battery, such as using the tanks and clearomizers. Anyways, I liked the look of them and decided to try it based off the raving reviews, and I have to say these things really suit me. I'm using SR ones on a kGo, but I am curious to see how different the hit will be on LR Stardusts. I only got SR because I thought it would make the battery last longer as well as the juice, having cooler vapor that burns out less quickly, as well as prolonging the life of the Stardust, but seeing that these are fairly cheap, I don't really care. My MAIN problem is finding juice I really like, I must have about 30 different bottles of juice now and I only like about 6 of them. And none that I REALLY REALLY like (for an all day vape).
I have been skimping on juices though, ordering from sites that offer 5ml bottles for cheap. Now, I'm wondering if purchasing more expensive juices is actually worth it or makes a noticeable difference. Anyone with experience with my situation, please feel free to share. I'm thinkin some Boba's Bounty, Mrs. T's, and Backwoods Brew. I notice all their juices are more expensive than sites like ECBlends and Madvapes but are they WAY better??
I have been skimping on juices though, ordering from sites that offer 5ml bottles for cheap. Now, I'm wondering if purchasing more expensive juices is actually worth it or makes a noticeable difference. Anyone with experience with my situation, please feel free to share. I'm thinkin some Boba's Bounty, Mrs. T's, and Backwoods Brew. I notice all their juices are more expensive than sites like ECBlends and Madvapes but are they WAY better??
I've tried all of the juice vendors you've mentioned (and more), and I find myself back at ECBlends for 90% of my juice. There are a few others I love - deejStuff eLiquid, The Apocalypse can wait... is fantastic, and I love the SV101 from SmartVapes (they don't sell juices online, you have to call them & order over the phone), but ECB gets the vast majority of my business - and I'm a juice junkie! If you want to PM me, I might be able to help you pick a juice you really like
I have noticed that some juices taste different using different vaping methods - I have some juices I love in a carto and/or tank but dislike dripped, others I like dripped but not in a carto/tank, and some I really love in my Stardusts. Sometimes you have to play to find the right combination of resistance and delivery method.
In my personal experience a good juice is what make ALL the difference. You can have a Provari with a Lil Mama tank and a fancy drip tip that costs $25 or whatever, but if your juice isn't nice, neither will your vaping be. Stands to reason. On the flip side, I can drip my KBV Rice Crispity Treats on my 3 year old 901 battery and atty and have superior taste... (yes, my atties really last that long hehe).
So I would think that trying (small sample sizes) of yummy juices of the better variety to find what you like, may not be a bad idea.
Happy hunting
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I'd like to try these. They work on an ego t battery? are they for dripping? confused. sorry
They are the latest clearos (small tanks),get some you wont regret it.
You just fill them up with juice and vape away,no leakage.
You just fill them up with juice and vape away,no leakage.
Yes, they have 510 threading and work on any eGo style batteries (and with a small extension adaptor on big mods). No dripping, more like a tank IMO. Just fill up and go. There are also Stardusts with an 808 threading.I'd like to try these. They work on an ego t battery? are they for dripping? confused. sorry
I don't know if it's been mentioned, but DiscountVapers should have these available next week. They are taking pre-orders on the LR version now, and I have an order pending. I also have a custom wood DCT on that order, so I don't know if I'll get mine next week as it will depend on when the DCT is ready.
I find it airy woth a 510 extender in an icon but just right on an ego battery.
Great thanks. Looking forward to trying them. So far I don't mind empty cartridges and filling them and haven't really had a problem with any leaking or flooding but sounds like these hold more and taste and vapor are better. The ones at Healthcabin Upgraded Vision eGo Transparent Clearomizer for 510/eGo (V2,Long Wick) - $3.60 : Healthcabin Electronic Cigarettes - Wholesale and Retail look to be a pretty good bargain. Looking forward to trying them. What's the general life span on them (know it would vary with amount of vaping.)
That's a good price for the re-wicked V2 Stardusts, and I may need to get in on that offer. Just be aware that what some vendors are calling the V2 is actually the V3, if it's the Vision product. The V2 upgrade introduced the different colors and tip styles (rounded and flat) but still had the short wicks, and the V3 that is coming out now has the longer wicks and upgraded tanks material to reduce potential for cracking. I personally have not had an issue with cracking using the V2, but I do have some of the V3 on order to try the longer wicks.
I'm going on two weeks heavy usage with one now, with no loss of flavor or TH. Using it on a 650 mah eGo battery and 900 VV eGo battery. Work fantastically on both but somehow slightly better on my little eGo. HC also has fantastic sale prices on eGo batteries at the moment. It's their 3 year anniversary sale
.I have been reading about Stardusts here on ECF (there are lots of threads about it) and some people clean their Stardust every now and again (letting them dry for a few days and using another that's in rotation) and make them last for months and months. Some ever rewick them....
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OMG...got my BWB Honey Flue Nut Friday and my new Stardust this morning. By mid day I am already slightly stupider and sitting in a vapor cloud that wont seem to go away. In my delirium I have just ordered another bottle of it, some coconut and some of this RY4 I here so much about (ITS IN STOCK AS OF THIS POST) and yes, another Stardust. Thank god my wife will be at work when these orders come in!
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