Tips for refilling Halo G6 cartos?

[barmanvarn]

I usually like to avoid posting questions to newbie sections, but this is the only place I can post right now since I'm new.

Anyways, I just got my G6 starter kit a few days ago and got some filled cartos along w/ some blank ones and some sample juice.

Had a few questions:
1) How many drops do you do to refill a carto? I think I read 20 somewhere and that's what I've used so far.
2) How many times can a carto be refilled? Does it go "bad" and some point and need to be replaced?

thanks

 

[happydave]

Lots of methods for filling cartomizers I like to drop the eliquid down the inside wall of the carto well rotating the carto so that the juice stays out of the center of the coil. Keep adding more liquid until it's pooling up on top then just set it down and let it soak for a few minutes then try adding more. It's full when it will not take anymore eliquid. When they taste bad or burnt is when you should throw them away.
Most cartos will last 2 or three refills.

 

[barmanvarn]

Lots of methods for filling cartomizerz I like to drop the eliquid down the inside wall of the carto well rotating the carto so that the juice stays out of the center of the coil. When they taste bad or burnt is when you should throw them away.
Most cartos will last 2 or three refills.

Oh! Ouch!

I guess I didn't really expect to hear that they're only good for 2 or 3 refills. So do people just buy a surplus of blanks to fill up and then toss them after a few refills?

As for refill technique that's exactly what I've been doing....rotating as I drop about 5 drops, let it soak in, and rinse/repeat until I get to 20 drops.

 

[Grimwald]

yeah about 20 drops...until it seems slushy. If it is brand new unused it may take 25-30 drops.

How long does it last? Really depends on the liquid. I light color fruit liquid might get 10 or more refills. A dark tobacco or very sweet liquid somewhat less. If you continue to use cartos, it will become like second nature...you will just "know" when the carto is giving up. They can be boiled and cleaned to some extent, but they are meant to be disposable.

I would recommend the mini tanks for the g6...also know as the Kanger T4 (cheaper here Kanger 808D-1T4 Clearomizer ). These are nice little tanks.

 

[happydave]

Your might get more refills or you might get less depending on what voltage you run it at or what eliquid you use.
Some cartos used in a tank I can get 10 mL (roughly 30 drops per mL) through before they die. But the small cartos for cigarette sized devices won't last as long.

 

[barmanvarn]

All great advise guys. Thanks.

I'll just play it by ear and adjust as I get more used to my setup.

thanks again for the help. I already ordered some more blanks and a larger bottle of juice just to make sure I don't run out.

 

[barmanvarn]

I did just now think of something else that related to my original question....

Can I use any e-juice? or is there a particular kind that you have to use, depending on your setup?

thanks

 

[JaxMike]

I actually prefer the "condom method" for refilling carts (I don't know if it's better, but it's easier and I'm lazy) ... just go to youtube and search for 'condom method halo' to get a primer...

 

[CKCalmer]

As for refill technique that's exactly what I've been doing....rotating as I drop about 5 drops, let it soak in, and rinse/repeat until I get to 20 drops.

That's exactly how I do it too. I tilt the carto about 45 degrees, then apply one drop, then rotate maybe 30 degrees around the long axis, another drop, etc. Five drops, then wait maybe 30 seconds, then repeat the process three more times for a total of 20 drops. This is for cartos that have been filled before, though.

The first time you fill a blank carto, use the same procedure as above, but do a fifth cycle for a total of 25 drops. I tried putting 30 in a new carto, but it ended up leaking through the bottom, onto the threads, and into one of my G6 auto batteries, which aren't sealed like the manual ones. Almost killed the battery, but I banged it threads-down on a table top three times, and it was working again.

So I'd recommend 25 drops in a new blank carto, then 20 each time you refill. Be careful to make sure the carto is close to empty, though, because if it's still, say, 20% full, it'll overfill and flood the threads. The way to tell is you'll detect a slight "burnt" taste when it's empty enough to refill.

And like Grimwald says, how many times you can reasonably refill each carto will vary depending on the type of juice you're using - darker juices wear out cartos quicker than light-colored ones. I found that with my light-colored all day vape juice, I could refill my cartos about 5 times. More than that, and it'd taste burnt after only a few hits, which wastes the remaining juice in the carto, as I don't know of a feasible way to "de-juice" a cartomizer.

Halo G6 cartos are metal wrapped with an adhesive paper on the outside, so you should be able to use any juice from any vendor in a G6 carto. There may be exceptions to that I'm not aware of, though, so I'd defer to wiser vapers than I.

P.S. - Some people may recommend the "condom method" (you can find it described in these forums, or you could Google it), but it's messy, and wastes the juice that you have to wipe off the bottom/threads of the carto and from the inside of the "condom" when you're done. In my opinion, the drip method is better. But again, there are many wiser vapers here who may know better than I.

EDIT: Doh! JaxMike just referenced the condom method, in fact. Some people prefer it, while some prefer to drip. Like so many things in this world, it's a matter of personal preference...

 

[JaxMike]

That's exactly how I do it too. I tilt the carto about 45 degrees, then apply one drop, then rotate maybe 30 degrees around the long axis, another drop, etc. Five drops, then wait maybe 30 seconds, then repeat the process three more times for a total of 20 drops. This is for cartos that have been filled before, though.

The first time you fill a blank carto, use the same procedure as above, but do a fifth cycle for a total of 25 drops. I tried putting 30 in a new carto, but it ended up leaking through the bottom, onto the threads, and into one of my G6 auto batteries, which aren't sealed like the manual ones. Almost killed the battery, but I banged it threads-down on a table top three times, and it was working again.

So I'd recommend 25 drops in a new blank carto, then 20 each time you refill. Be careful to make sure the carto is close to empty, though, because if it's still, say, 20% full, it'll overfill and flood the threads. The way to tell is you'll detect a slight "burnt" taste when it's empty enough to refill.

And like Grimwald says, how many times you can reasonably refill each carto will vary depending on the type of juice you're using - darker juices wear out cartos quicker than light-colored ones. I found that with my light-colored all day vape juice, I could refill my cartos about 5 times. More than that, and it'd taste burnt after only a few hits, which wastes the remaining juice in the carto, as I don't know of a feasible way to "de-juice" a cartomizer.

Halo G6 cartos are metal wrapped with an adhesive paper on the outside, so you should be able to use any juice from any vendor in a G6 carto. There may be exceptions to that I'm not aware of, though, so I'd defer to wiser vapers than I.

P.S. - Some people may recommend the "condom method" (you can find it described in these forums, or you could Google it), but it's messy, and wastes the juice that you have to wipe off the bottom/threads of the carto and from the inside of the "condom" when you're done. In my opinion, the drip method is better. But again, there are many wiser vapers here who may know better than I.

EDIT: Doh! JaxMike just referenced the condom method, in fact. Some people prefer it, while some prefer to drip. Like so many things in this world, it's a matter of personal preference...

I'm guessing you know a little more about it than I do. OP, probably should take his advice!

My main carto experience is from my early vaping days (way back in January '14). I don't use them much any more. But when I do, I always like the experience... I can hold them between my teeth comfortably, and the taste is so 'soft' like a filtered cig vs a nonfiltered.

 

[CKCalmer]

[...] and the taste is so 'soft' like a filtered cig vs a nonfiltered.

I agree. I thought going from cartos (G6) to tanks (Triton) would give me more or better flavor, but all I can really say is that it's different - not better or worse. I had to reformulate my juice mix when I went to tanks because the flavor was, for lack of a better way to describe it, "sharper" when vaping from the tank. I still use my cartos from time to time, just to get that "smoother/softer" flavor experience.

 

[barmanvarn]

Loving the advise...thanks.

I was thinking that down the road I may go for tank-based while at home, and use a carto for when I'm out and about.

Good advise on making sure not to overfill so that you don't damage the battery. What I do is set my carto on a paper towel after refilling and let it stand for about 10-15 minutes. This way, just in case I did overfill, any extra will run onto the paper towel. And I also check the threads for any moisture before I put the cap back on as an extra precaution.

 

[wheezal]

i've stopped with the "20" drops method. now i drop in juice until the material starts looking slightly slushy. then let it rest on a paper towel for about 20 minutes incase i inadvertently got any in the center post.

as for how many times you can re-use a carto, if you stick with the same juice, it is a surprisingly high amount for Halo's. i've refilled one carto about a dozen times before i gave up on it. a 5 pack of blanks lasted me quite a while.


of course i have since moved onto mini-tanks and regular tanks for the increased flavor. but carto's are still handy for me when i'm just using my G6 out and about.

 

[barmanvarn]

i've stopped with the "20" drops method. now i drop in juice until the material starts looking slightly slushy. then let it rest on a paper towel for about 20 minutes incase i inadvertently got any in the center post.

as for how many times you can re-use a carto, if you stick with the same juice, it is a surprisingly high amount for Halo's. i've refilled one carto about a dozen times before i gave up on it. a 5 pack of blanks lasted me quite a while.


of course i have since moved onto mini-tanks and regular tanks for the increased flavor. but carto's are still handy for me when i'm just using my G6 out and about.

Thanks for the info. I've already ordered some blanks of a different color so that I can keep track of which carto contains which juice.

 

[drummerskey]

I emptied out a highlighter of everything inside and drilled a hold through the wide end and then tied a string to that......... When I dropped the liquid in, I would then put it in the highlighter, coil down and swing it in the air in a circle. It takes the juice to the bottom and it is less likely to leak out of the top. I let it sit in the condom thing for about 10 minutes, cleaned off any juice outside and voila.

I found that one juice per carto and that switching flavors didn't work well. I tried boiling them once and that didn't work out. To each his own but there are some other tanks that can go with the 808 threading you could try. I like this site

https://smokelessimage.com/

they even have an 808 threaded MVP