V4L Premium cartomizer help

[Jin Kogetsu]

Hi everyone

JK here, im new to vaping so i don't have it down quite yet but i know im getting closer to obtaining the greatness i seek just need some advice

this is sorta an over fill under fill question and has probably been ask a hundred times but here we go

Ive been vaping since this past sat and have been mostly filling my V4L Premium blank cartos at first i have (like a lot of peeps) overfilled and this was apparent juice leaking "the gurgle" etc etc well a couple of nights ago i ran out of my fave kamel menthol 5ml and decided to fill a new carto with vanilla let it do the sit and soak method now this time unlike before i counted the standard 20 drops did not go over 20 to avoid over fill and "the Gurgle" well during the sit and soak (since i was letting sit over night)

I decided to pop open one of my prefilled blueberry 18mg i hadn't really tried a prefilled before (not since opening my kit and i lost the first cart not long enough to try it and rate it ya know) well i smoke on that the rest of the night everytime it hits like a mc donalds straw but produce a great vapor i could not dry that cart out that night even if i wanted too and its still going (scary) well the next morning i crack open my newly filled vanilla and vape all through breakfest and the hour after nice lil vape session and damn it was time for work so like so many people i see on youtube i drop like 4 drops in to "top off " my cart so it wouldn't fail on me on the job when i opened it it looked like it was prob half depleted so the drops brought it to were it looked norm no prob right?

wrong ! at work it started hitting like i was sucking a strawberry milkshake through a straw but produced a great vapor and is still producing great vapor without refilling anymore(since the last 4 drops noted above)
so my dilemma i don't wanna throw away a cart that is putting out decent vapor but i don't wanna bust my lung pullin on it either cause from hitting the prefilled blueberry it seems that light pull extreme vapor is more what V4L team was shooting for i love my V.King thus far best e cig i ever used and helped me quit analogs for good but i guess the question is

did i over fill to an extent with the 4 drops or is it more than likely a bad carto or something cause something is def either clogging or gunking it but vapor has not been affetced

thanks
Jin Kogetsu

 

[bornagainst]

Hey there, if you cart does gurgle, simply put the white part in your mouth, and the silver part of the cartomizer into a tissue. Blow for two seconds, and you should be all set.

Overfilling cartomizers is common, so that could definitely be an issue.

You shouldn't have to throw away a cartomizer out of the box for any reason.

Also, everytime you drop a few drops in the battery end, give the cartomizer a "paint can" shake for about ten seconds, to help get the juice distributed.



Hope that helps.

 

[Jin Kogetsu]

thanks i just filled a one and it did gurgle i blew it out no probs, how ever the vanilla though not as hard to pull through as earlier stated is still pretty hard to pull on to get the vapor goodness

 

[Stephra]

If a cart is hitting really hard, check the air vents on it.

On the battery end, there should be four little notches - these are what give you air flow when you draw on it.

Sometimes, the label covers up those little notches and makes the draw really tight. This can be fixed by carefully trimming the label with scissors or an exacto blade.

On another note, I can often fit more than twenty drops in a fresh blank carto. I've also noticed that as I've become "better" at vaping, I'm refilling more often. It takes some time to really recognize that "getting dry" flavor BEFORE the carto is bone dry. With more frequent refilling, I'm finding that cartos are lasting me twice as long as they did three months ago. You'll get there too - there's nothing for it but time and experience! (plus you taste buds need some recoup time as well - they'll probably be wonky for a few weeks)

 

[Jin Kogetsu]

Sounds great Thanks for all the great tips but yeah i tend to try an dlike squeeze a few drops in before i leave for my shift so i know im not dragging a half full with me cause im in my car alot delivering so its like peace of mind that my 2nd fave vanilla is not likely to dry up on me in the middle of a shift man i cant wait for my kamel menthol juice to come in gotta cut it short time for work

 

[piratecaptainbob]

i think its kind of like a car engine, the gas atomizes with the air for combustion, so ive noticed that if i fill too much in cartos its hard to pull and not the best vapor. kind of like a sweet spot of juice/air mixture in my carto tends to give me the best vapor with easy pull. i usually use 20 drops in a blank carto and use that taryn spin (its on youtube) and then another 15 drops so i kind of vape a few hours off that 2nd 15 drops and then top off with 15 when it starts to taste dry. helps to spin it to settle the juice faster instead of letting it sit. also i noticed if i look through the hole into a light and see a clear hole all the way through after filling then i dont have problems with draw or anything

 

[oettinger]

Make sure the hole is straight like Bob says. I find the off center hole is the biggest problem, even if it hit fine before it may be crooked now. Just use a eyeglass screwdriver, or a straight pin.

 

[Windsage]

My normal fill for a new V4L premium cart is as follows:

Add 25 drops. Spin it. Add 10 more. Spin it. Add 10 more. Let it sit on end while I fill another. Then put the cap back on.

If it gurgles, blow out maybe 2 drops and go.

I have gotten 45-50 drops into new ones routinely. On refill, they normally hold between 25 and 30 drops. Normally filling 2 carts at night will last all the next day plus some.

Don't be afraid to overfill these carts. Actually some juices seem to clog up the cart and overfilling + blowing some out seems to get the clogs out of them.

 

[Jin Kogetsu]

yeah i noticed that on some of the cartos the hole wasn't straight, and the wire was kinda funky twisted on one. The wire was actually touching the rubber stopper, and i pushed it back down a lil . It worked fine, but when i refilled it started acting up which leads me to believe that my refilling needs some practice. however i think i just about have it down cause the pomegranate i filled is working like a champ. so i believe i just about have it down however, the lanyard spin seems like a fun lil experiment. I may try putting it in a bag and spinning since i don't have the lanyard yet i was a bit iffy on buying the lanyard due to I couldn't picture me wearing a lanyard lol , but with the carto spin trick and the fact it has button holes will make a stealth vape in a movie theater awesome and a lot easier so now the lanyard is # 2 on my things to order list an 1st being A good cherry E-Liquid.

Jin Kogetsu

 

[piratecaptainbob]

i never got a lanyard for spinning i got one of those orange waterproof match holders from the camping section at walmart for a dollar and drilled a hole in the cap and tied a shoestring through the hole, works great as my spinning tool.

 

[cruz_msl]

very interesting thread. I was thinking about getting/making a lanyard and now it looks like it will actually server two purposes!

 

[oettinger]

very interesting thread. I was thinking about getting/making a lanyard and now it looks like it will actually server two purposes!

I have the V4L one, and am amazed NOBODY ever asks me what it is...

Either it looks like some cool jewelry/necklace thing (my daughter loves the look of it) or people just don't really care about the funky leather thing around my neck.

I am always worried that my stuff looks like some kind of drug paraphernalia, but I guess I am just paranoid about it. Even got up the guts to vape in the airport when I took my daughter to the plane to go see her mom.

Right out in the open in the terminal, and Nobody said a word to me about it.