Turbo Cartomizer review...

[Mak]

I was going to add this review to another thread already started but felt it might get lost in the shuffle. Ben if you wish to move it please do so. I meant to do this review earlier but due to a death in a family, things have been pretty busy.

I am not new to vaping as I have been on and off for over a year now starting with a 510 but found in many instances the process of having to fill carts frequently throughout the day to be a hassle (especially while driving to and from work). I like the convince of the KR808.
I have been using the V9 turbos for almost 5 days now.
First impression is "yes" much more batting (larger liquid capacity), great vaporization (more on this subject later in post) and decent TH and a flavor not noticed before using a 510 or other mfg carts. These are all good points.

Now for the bad...
Not a lot to really note but an inconstancy of vapor production from cart to cart. I have been switching between 6 or more carts and some work marvelously with standard batts (full batt charge) and others I find can only produce a mild vapor and end up having to use higher voltage with 5-volt passthrough to get a decent vapor production, all using TV tobacco, 18 mg 25% VG mix.
Now I know these are disposable and I do vape pretty heavily so I suppose that is part of the use of disposables.
Another complaint (if you would call it that) is that after using them for a while I get liquid through the rubber soft tip.
I believe this is due to the larger amount of batting closer to the tip, some of them it seems that the cap is almost touching the batting as the soft tip sits deeper in the cart than a hard cap and do not have a protruding center were liquid would sometimes lay in the donut area in a hard cap. These carts were not overfilled and if anything were closer to dry as I only filled with 1 ml of juice and also spin them (I know they could hold more).
I have tried a cut down 510 whistle tip but were the air is drawn in, I believe it is touching the batting drawing in liquid into the tip chamber causing a gurgling in the tip thus having to take it off and blow it out occasionally. Also the whistle tip does not seem to have a good of a draw as using soft tip.

I wonder if Ben can have a removable whistle tip made for these that will manage to keep out liquid from the mouth piece - maybe with a center draw with a duel chamber or modify the the soft cap with a donut grove around the center hole?
Have not tried the 901 tip but that might be an improvement over the 510 - others may be able to comment on that.

Overall I am happy with them, much improved over other carts I have tried (includes premiums from other vendors) - even with the consistency vapor issues I noted above. I will purchase again for sure when they get back in stock...

 

[Belletrist]

others I find can only produce a mild vapor and end up having to use higher voltage with 5-volt passthrough to get a decent vapor production

I noticed this with two carts--and it seems to be more an issue with the carto/battery connection (in my case, I mean)... if I tighten/loosen the carto a smidge it perks right up. But this was two out of... well, I'll hafta count, but quite few--that I've tested out.

That's interesting about the juice coming out--I've had that happen with another brand of cart, but not these. Did it happen at 3.7V or 5V or both, do you remember?

 

[Mak]

Belletrist (Puff),

Now that you ask that question(s) I had to ponder it a bit as I use both frequently so I thought I would check it out.
Yesterday I had a long drive and vaped with batts. Still got a little fluid in my mouth. Later last night I used one of the less producing carts and 5 volt passthrough. I also got some fluid in my mouth - I do believe it is more prevalent using 5 volts though (happened quicker) than using standard batts.
Overall I am not getting a lot of fluid in my mouth just when I vape pretty heavily.

 

[Belletrist]

Thanks for checking. I don't use these at 5V (I actually haven't tested the soft cap Turbos at 5V at all yet... maybe I should) since I preferred the hardcap Turbos on battery. Hmm. I'm wondering what's causing it... something different between the way you use them and I do. (I'm not shouting 'user error!' and pointing, mind you, just that different equipment reacts differently to different routines.)

How do you fill them? Drops/syringe/carto-condom fill method? I fill mine using the carto-condom fill (from the battery end) and instead of spinning, I thermometer-shake them. (Usually twice, once halfway through filling, and then when I'm done.)

Might be some way to keep it from happening for ya. I know you like them and it's not a lot of juice, but juice in the mouf is very unpleasant!

 

[Mak]

How do you fill them? Drops/syringe/carto-condom fill method? I fill mine using the carto-condom fill (from the battery end) and instead of spinning, I thermometer-shake them. (Usually twice, once halfway through filling, and then when I'm done.)

I fill them by popping the soft cap and a syringe - if topping off a previously filled cart that is, I only put in enough to soak the batting (usually .5 of a mil) and spin using a medium binder clip on a pen. Today I have not had any liquid taste and am using my nicostick mod. Like I said earlier, it is not all the time just once in a while. You will admit though that the softcap depth is greater than the hard cap and the small indention on the batting side that was on the hard cap (donut grove) is not on the soft cap. I had noticed using the hard caps that sometimes when opening a hard cap a small amount of fluid was in that donut grove on the hard cap. That may be what is getting into my mouth.

 

[speedemon]

I find these carts to be awsome,better at 3.7v than others at 5v.Tuns of vapor have not used many yet though.The rubber cap is great,i got hard caps also have not tryed yet. For those that get hard caps easy to get off method i'm sure like gc carts boil water stick in mouth pc. less than a minute cap comes wright off

 

[yanks21]

Not a lot to really note but an inconstancy of vapor production from cart to cart. I have been switching between 6 or more carts and some work marvelously with standard batts (full batt charge) and others I find can only produce a mild vapor and end up having to use higher voltage with 5-volt passthrough to get a decent vapor production

I have found this as well - using all on a 3.7 battery.

I have also had no luck cleaning them. I did what I normally did with the old cartos: ran them under very hot water and blew them out (3x) and let sit for 48 hours and they do not perform well at all after that.

Has anyone had luck cleaning and refilling these?

 

[Katya]

I have now used and refilled 5 of the hard caps and 5 of the softies. For some reason, they are not the same cartomizers, IMHO. I was thrilled with the hardcaps and I assumed that ONLY the endcap will be changed. Unfortunately, it seems to me that we have a new cartomizer altogether. It's still very good, but compared to my initial 5 hardcaps, these are not quite as good. The drag seems to be more dull and sluggish and the vapor production is not consistent from one carto to another. I may have received an inferior batch, I don't know. They were all used with the same juice and freshly charged 3.7v manual batteries.

Another thing that worries me is the inconsistency with the amount of filling in each carto; some are packed high up to the brim, the wire barely visible, others have batting coming up only 2/3 of the way up, and atomizer wire curving about 1/8" (if not more) above the top of the filler.

At this time, I'll withhold my judgment pending some more testing; however, my initial impression is that my first box of softcaps isn't quite as good as my first (and only) box of hardcaps.