Adrenylann, hope you can help me out with this. I recently bought a GGSS and love vaping at 7 volts. What do I have to do to keep the V4L carts up to snuff with HV batteries?
I have kept the caps off so far and refill often. The V4L (reg) cartos have held up well.
What do you recommend when it comes to using cartos at HV?
Hi Michelle -
I have a mod that's capable of 7+ volts as well, and I've played with cartos on it (because that's how I roll, I like to experiment and see things for myself). So hopefully I can give you a little insight as well. First off, you DONT want to use a premium carto on it at all. Ever. Since they operate at a lower resistance, you are increasing wattage to the point that not only is it not enjoyable anymore, it can be dangerous. It pushes things out of spec for both the carto and the device you are referring to.
If you must use cartomizers, I'd strongly advise that you stick to the old 'regular' cartos and be very diligent about keeping them
soaked. Also, as you've discovered, you don't wanna ride that button!!! Keep the presses under 2 seconds (closer to under 1 second in my experience with 7+V) and don't hit it too often. The carto will need some time between vapes to cool back down.
Even if you are careful to do these things, please keep in mind that you won't get anywhere near the longevity that you'd get at lower voltage, they simply weren't designed for that kind of application.
Honestly, your best option (both in terms of performance and enjoyability) is probably to stick with the iattys that were designed to work with that specific device. Their resistance has been tweaked to work with the voltage supplied to give you the best possible vape at that voltage (at the tradeoff of a cartomizer's ease of use and durability). Even with those, you'll want to drip and keep lots of juice available to the atty or it will die prematurely.
You should also be able to get a dummy battery spacer that would let you run it at 3.7V, and that's a MUCH better option if you want to use cartomizers!
I know a lot of people like to run cartos at higher voltages, but for me it destroys the flavor, so it's just not enjoyable. And the cartos will absolutely not last nearly as long. Just keep in mind that you're asking them to do something they weren't designed to do.
Looks like a nice mod, btw. I haven't met one in person but it's purdy in the pictures!