Very High Resistance Cartomizers Help

[joeldworkin307]

So I bought a couple cartos last week. They are flanged and have two slots. They were advertised as being DCT cartomizers running from 2.5-3 ohms. On my VV V3.0 I am getting readings between 5 and 7 ohms of resistance on some and just very inconsistent reading (one just jumped around between 1.2 and 2.9 ohms) on some others. What is up with these cartos? Is it safe to run them on a variable wattage device? Should I just cut my losses and buy different ones?

 

[john333]

did you fill them with liquid first? you do not want to dry burn a carto.

 

[joeldworkin307]

I just checked the resistance. Filled one (read 3 ohms) and the flavor was muted. The filler was also light. I think they are just cheap cartos.

 

[steeledragon78]

sounds like you got a wonky batch, QC for alot of cartos is pretty lax. you might try and pick up some boge cartos, they are fairly easy to get ahold of. if its for a DCT i would suggest the XL size (45mm). there are come ikenvape as well, but they are elusive and not as easy to get. i think the f16 and f17 boges should fit your DCT and they are flanged.

 

[joeldworkin307]

So trash them?

 

[todd0864]

Did you check them on a multi-meter? I've seen them jump around on my SVD. I'm guessing that if the connection is off just a bit, it can get a weird reading. So i just unscrew and put it on again and it was fine. I've noticed it more with my evods but not with anything 510 connected.

 

[steeledragon78]

i second checking them with a meter, if they check out vape away. if they dont toss them and get some new ones. i personaly have had little luck with smok cartos, hence why i recommended the boge or ikenvape.