Hi all.....I started vaping one month ago and have not had an analog since. I want to refill my own cartos. I purchased Bouunty Hunter from NiteLite. I cleaned my used up cartos per several of the videos found on the subject. I have tried filling using both the condom cap method and dripping in. Both methods have produced the same results. I am getting very little or no vapor at all. Everthing looks as it should when filling. Per the NiteLite website, I thought maybe they were overfilled, so I blew any excess out and get the same results. I did seven carts and only two give a little vapor. I don't know what else to try. The carts I am reusing are from V2Cigs. Any input would be very helpful.
What am I doing wrong
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How long did you let them dry for? This is probably the best link on how to clean cartos around:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...torial-how-i-clean-my-boge-510-lr-cartos.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...torial-how-i-clean-my-boge-510-lr-cartos.html
Sounds like you have some moisture left in the carto after cleaning which is very difficult to get rid of completely in a filler carto, I never was successful and it was more trouble than it's worth to me at a few bucks each I just toss them.
Some people do have great success cleaning and getting them dry after by baking them, using a dehydrator, letting them air dry, etc. The link Bard posted is one way.
Some people do have great success cleaning and getting them dry after by baking them, using a dehydrator, letting them air dry, etc. The link Bard posted is one way.
I did use the boiling method, I blew them out and let dry overnight. However, I boiled them only once for 15 minutes. Sounds like a combination of not getting them completely clean and probably not completely dry. I will retry per the link above and see what happens. Thanks everyone.
Of course number one is don't buy crappy or mystery cartos. And buy appropriate ohms for your device. I don't know what your model's threading is but the most popular cartos for 510 threading are Boge.
Then you need to choose your juice properly. 100% PG juice makes thin vapor. Even 10% VG will make a lot more vapor. But I don't use too much VG - I am using standard resistance cartos and if I use more than 20% VG I can feel the drag get sluggish (people who are using dual coil or LR ir other hotter cartos may be able to use higher VG). So I use 80PG/20Vg and 90PG/10VG in cartos. Boges give me plenty of vapor for a week to 1.5 weeks. The KR808D-1 models I vape give less vapor but more hit with the same juice.
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How I fill Vapor4Life KR8 cartos and Boge 510 cartos
Pop out the soft cap with an unbent paperclip in the mouth hole, very careful not to catch stuffing or the wire loop.
Shake and open the eliquid
Hold a bit of tissue on the threaded end hole, tilt the carto, and add 18 drops per ml of capacity into the stuffing (Boges and most KR8 cartos are about 1ml).
Wait 15 seconds or so then see how many more drops the carto stuffing will soak in easily.
Clean up the threaded end, tilt open end down into tissue, puff into threaded end to clear air channel (Boges and the KR8 cartos I use have a defined center air channel and I want to see light through that)
Sop up any loose juice above the stuffing
Cap and let it settle - I lay it on different sides for 15-20 minutes to make sure every bit of stuffing gets damp so I won't singe the carto. if you use thicker juice than me (I use 20% Vg or less) then you may need to wait much longer.
While vaping, if the vapor gets a bit light or a bit dry or the carto is getting hotter than normal, I take the carto off the battery and add eliquid. I sometimes use a plastic or delrin drip tip as a mouthpiece on Boge and KR8 cartos (not to drip into since the juice would head for the central air channel)
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I never clean cartos. Some succeed, usually by drying them in a 170-200 degree oven for many hours. But some cartos are just crap - they work well for one fill (SLB) and others will work for a week for me (I am a moderate vaper, not constant).
Then you need to choose your juice properly. 100% PG juice makes thin vapor. Even 10% VG will make a lot more vapor. But I don't use too much VG - I am using standard resistance cartos and if I use more than 20% VG I can feel the drag get sluggish (people who are using dual coil or LR ir other hotter cartos may be able to use higher VG). So I use 80PG/20Vg and 90PG/10VG in cartos. Boges give me plenty of vapor for a week to 1.5 weeks. The KR808D-1 models I vape give less vapor but more hit with the same juice.
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How I fill Vapor4Life KR8 cartos and Boge 510 cartos
Pop out the soft cap with an unbent paperclip in the mouth hole, very careful not to catch stuffing or the wire loop.
Shake and open the eliquid
Hold a bit of tissue on the threaded end hole, tilt the carto, and add 18 drops per ml of capacity into the stuffing (Boges and most KR8 cartos are about 1ml).
Wait 15 seconds or so then see how many more drops the carto stuffing will soak in easily.
Clean up the threaded end, tilt open end down into tissue, puff into threaded end to clear air channel (Boges and the KR8 cartos I use have a defined center air channel and I want to see light through that)
Sop up any loose juice above the stuffing
Cap and let it settle - I lay it on different sides for 15-20 minutes to make sure every bit of stuffing gets damp so I won't singe the carto. if you use thicker juice than me (I use 20% Vg or less) then you may need to wait much longer.
While vaping, if the vapor gets a bit light or a bit dry or the carto is getting hotter than normal, I take the carto off the battery and add eliquid. I sometimes use a plastic or delrin drip tip as a mouthpiece on Boge and KR8 cartos (not to drip into since the juice would head for the central air channel)
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I never clean cartos. Some succeed, usually by drying them in a 170-200 degree oven for many hours. But some cartos are just crap - they work well for one fill (SLB) and others will work for a week for me (I am a moderate vaper, not constant).
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I put my cleaned cartos aside for at least a couple of weeks before I try to use them again.
Sounds like yours are still damp.
Sounds like yours are still damp.
after I clean my cartos, I usually wedge them in the ac/fan vents or by the fan of my pc to help dry them... joose doesn't play well with water
I agonized over a method for drying cartos after I cleaned and rebuilt them. I use big cartos with a lot of filler so it really was an issue for me. I finally came up with a solution that works like a charm. Walmart fan for 6.88. Bent coat hanger and a rubber band. The pic should explain it all. I turn it on around 7PM and they are dry when I get up the next morning at 7AM. Good luck and happy vaping.
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One thing to do, if you are using hot water, is to blow the water out when they cool off enough to handle, then let them dry.
Just a quick follow up to my original post. After boiling them again per the video link and drying them properly, everything is just fine. I obviously did not have them dry enough the first time. I let them dry overnight and the next day, put them in food dehydrator for a couple hours, dry as a bone. Perfect. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.
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