Thin vapor from an IBTanked

[The Suit]

Just got my tank in, craftsmanship is gorgeous, big plus all around.

That said, I'm getting surprisingly thin vapor off it.

I'm using the 3.2ohm cartos, so I'm guessing they're to blame. If I step my ProVari voltage much past 5.0 the drip tip heats up fast, so I can't really crank the voltage.

Would switching to the 2.1 cartos help me get more vapor, or are there some tricks and tips you folks can offer me?

Thanks,
Suit

 

[Conchord George]

You are correct your tank is not the culprit.
I like 2ohm cartos because they can go from a VV device to a regulated 3.7v device or "eGo" and still perform well. 5 volts on a 3.2ohm cartomizer should be fine.
Sometimes you get a little too much juice in the coil if its borderline flooding. This can produce slight gurgling and reduced vapor.
Edited to add
PG/VG ratio can also effect vapor but I'm assuming you're using a juice you are familiar with and is not producing the vapor you're used to?

 

[Moonswanni]

Sometimes my carto's take a little time to get going until I started priming my carto's in the thingy. Just last night I did this on a "five day old carto" and it starting working awesome again.

The thingy is the plastic container the IBTanked tank came in. Just put put the entire tank, minus the drip tip, in the plastic thingy. Put the top on and screw it on, then you will notice some bubbles. Unscrew the top and do it again until the top is slushy.

But yeah, the lower the ohms the more vapor you get - generally speaking.

 

[The Suit]

I did use the thingy to prime the carto. I'm going to give it done break in time since I've never had a wick that didn't benefit from that. As for my juice, it's a 50/50 that i love (Five Pawns).

I put on a thicker drip tip and bumped it to 5.5 and that got me closer to my expectations, so next I'll try 2 ohm cartos.

Thanks guys

 

[The Suit]

I let it sit and steep for the last few hours while I was out at a boxing class, came back and DAAAAAAMN.

That first hit blew my face off. I guess it just needed to soak well, because I just let off a stormcloud and coughing fit.

Aight. I'm sold. Now to get one in 22mm for that flush-fit, and a 25mm for my Lavatube.

If you're on the fence about the IBTanked? Do it. Do it NOW.

Edit: Also, I've found that I was pulling too gently on it. I'm used to coil tanks and RBAs where a slow, light draw works best for me. Giving this one a faster draw allows (from what I can tell) more juice to be sucked into the carto and keep the plumes coming heavy. A slow draw lets the poly-fill dry out a bit too much since I take fairly long inhales.

Fast pull and a steeped carto. I'm in love

 

[Nu2Dis]

Yeah; i've recently made the switch to cartoTanks. I love my new IBTanked tank.
As long as you prime the carto's good, this setup rocks!!!

 

[The Suit]

Today I got my Prive tank in. It didn't come with a carto, so I put in one of mine, just for comparison's sake.

First of all, the carto that came with the IBTanked is a Smok 3.2. It reads at 3.2 on my ohm meter. The carto I put in the Prive was a SR Boge carto (Advertised at 3.2 ohm). It reads 2.7ohm on my ohm meter.

The smok primed easier (although that's because the IBTanked fit into the thingy, the Prive did not, so I had to dry pull it over and over and over) The Boge was a complete pain to prime, but it's done now for the most part.

After priming though, the Smok still puts out iffy vapor, the Boge however puts out quite generous clouds. Not quite RBA tier, but pretty darn close.

I think it's a combination of the Ohms being lower in the Boge, and a higher quality carto (I adjusted the volts with each carto so that they'd have about the same power output and the resistance difference was eliminated as much as possible). All in all, once I've used up the Smok that came with the IBTanked, I doubt I'll go back to those. The Boge, on the other hand, is putting out exceptional vapor, so when I slot one into my IBTanked, it'll be smooth sailing all around.

On that note, if anyone wants to recommend me other cartos they like, I'm always excited to try new toys. I have heard good things about the IKen vapes (SP?), but those and the boge are all I know.

Gotta say, the more I get into cartos, the more I'm liking them. Can't wait to try out my 2.1ohm Boge. I'm feeling like I'm definitely headed in the right direction, and between the Boge on all my VV mods, and the RBA on my Silver Bullet, I'm set.

Now I just get to keep buying mods and tanks!

 

[Baditude]

Carto brands (Boge, Smoktech, Ikenvape, Kanger), carto resistance (low, standard, high), dual vs single coil...are all personal preference. What I like, you may not. Vice versa. You won't know what you like or dislike until you've tried it.

The most important step in building your cartotank is how well you prime the carto initially. How well you do that will determine how that carto will perform for the rest of its life in the tank. There is no single "best" way to fill one. Condom method, drip & flip, syringe & needle injection, fiddling with the Thingy. Whichever method works best for you is the best way.

Using the Thingy method works to prime the carto. You'll need to take the tank out of the Thingy a few times while priming to look at the filler to see if it is beginning to get wet around the edges. You'll also see air bubbles coming out of the wick holes each time you twist the cap.

If I drip drops from the top, I don't count the drops. Different droppers make different size drops of liquid, which can throw off your best intentions of being accurate by counting drops.

The condom method is slow, messy, wastes juice, and requires one to put their mouth on the carto and blow out the excess juice. Yuck!

Injection method works good and is accurate per measurement from a syringe, but I don't always have a needle and syringe available.

My preferred method is the drip & flip method, described below. I judge by direct observation of the polyfill's appearance of how well the batting is soaked. It should look like a slushy drink....glistening with e-liquid but not pooling. I place a tooth pick in the center air hole to keep unwanted juice getting in there. I use a Slap Yo Moma tank tool. This method is fast, wastes no juice, and the tank is ready to vape immediately.

BADITUDE'S CARTOTANK SETUP GUIDE

VENDOR LIST FOR PRE-PUNCHED CARTOS
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For what it's worth, I use IBTanked cartotanks. Ikenvape mega Platinum SR (2.5 ohm) punched and Ikenvape mega 510-Fusion SR (3.0 ohm) punched. Backups are Smoktech 3.0 ohm single coils double hole pre-punched. The majority of my e-liquids are in the 50/50 pg/vg ratio. I use Provari's, an MVP, and a Smoktech Mini ZMax. Voltage ranges 3.5 - 4.5, dependent upon the flavor. (Yes, I prefer a cooler vape.)

 

[AmandaD]

I tried them all except the injection method. The one that seems to be the most reiiable for me is Baditudes drip method!

 

[The Suit]

Baditude to the rescue again. You are a nonstop fount of knowledge. I'm going to go read your blog cover to cover.