What clearomizer is best to use with T-Rex(660mah) and at what ohm? I want to get a clearomizer that will also work on a VV because I will be upgrading to a Provari V2 real soon!
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Well Freddie, First welcome to the ECF. Your question is rather pointed so I will give you my humble opinion. I have recently jumped onto the ce2 humongomizer(giantomizer) bandwagon. I prefer this cartomizer option over all other devices I have tried so far. I have used standard atties with carts, all versions of the "t", cartos from boge, kangar horizontal coil cartos, original ce2, dual coil clearos from everywhere I could find, Even the vision(stardust). The giant ce2 has out performed in warmpth, flavor and vapor output and longevity against everything else that I have used. On my vv box right now I have the 3.3 ml 2.7 ohm unit that has been in service for over a month, at 4.4 volts using VG menthol. The last one I used kept chugging for almost ten weeks. I typically go through about 4-6ml of liquid per day. If I had not bought this and the vision on a whim I would still be using Boge2 ohm cartos they are still my go-to backups that are about as reliable as anyone could ever need.
Thank you so much, but just wanted to ask what VV do you have? I'm deciding between the Provari V2 and Lavatube now!
Freddie, on the question of ohms, you are at the borderline of being able to safely use a low resistance carto. I'd stick to 2ohms and up.
The more important factor is what kind of juice you vape. If you vape something with more than about 30%VG, you will want to be cautious about any of the CE2 type clearomizers. I don't care what anyone tells you any specific model.
If they don't know how thick your juice is, they have no clue as to whether their fave will work for you or not.
CE2's must wick the juice upward. Gravity is not your friend with thicker juice. Top coil models will work for a while, but you'll find yourself needing to tip your PV to get the juice to the top, resulting in flooding and gurgling. You'll be topping them off when they're still half full.
If you vape thick juice, a CE3 or something with a coil on the bottom, works far better. Even a Kangar, with a bottom situated coil, works better with thick juice than a CE2 with four wicks. I vaped nothing but 100%VG for almost a year. Only now am I using 20% PG and I still have problems with top coil cartos. I never had the first problem with Boges and 100% VG.
The more important factor is what kind of juice you vape. If you vape something with more than about 30%VG, you will want to be cautious about any of the CE2 type clearomizers. I don't care what anyone tells you any specific model.
If they don't know how thick your juice is, they have no clue as to whether their fave will work for you or not.
CE2's must wick the juice upward. Gravity is not your friend with thicker juice. Top coil models will work for a while, but you'll find yourself needing to tip your PV to get the juice to the top, resulting in flooding and gurgling. You'll be topping them off when they're still half full.
If you vape thick juice, a CE3 or something with a coil on the bottom, works far better. Even a Kangar, with a bottom situated coil, works better with thick juice than a CE2 with four wicks. I vaped nothing but 100%VG for almost a year. Only now am I using 20% PG and I still have problems with top coil cartos. I never had the first problem with Boges and 100% VG.
I have a Variant of Bigblue30 's evercool vv mod. Built by me for me. It uses (2) 14500 batteries a couple of caps a potentiomter,switch,led and a 40mm x 20mm x 80mm plastic box with an ego 510 connector.
and theres the carto atop it as well.
and theres the carto atop it as well.
I have a Lavatube. For $60, you can't beat it. But you can't compare it to a $200+ Provari. It doesn't even make sense to try. If this is your first VV, just get a Lavatube. You might find out it's not worth the extra money for a VV. If you find yourself always using different voltages, get the Provari later. By then, they'll have the V3.
BTW, Apollo has a very nice Stainless Steel Lavatube that will ship at the end of the month. You can get the entire kit for about $55 with the 20% code "Reddit". It's really a beautiful PV, way nicer than the standard LT. I'd get it myself if I hadn't just bought one last month.
Apolloecigs.com
Oh and by the way sailorman. I make my 100%vg liquid. I do add 6% distilled water to the base mix so that it wicks perfectly fine even at 6volts. He asked for opinions. I was the first here....AND for the record there is no BEST... just what we individually like.
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I'm using Dragons Blood 50-50 from ECBLend! I was looking at the ce3's but aren't they having issues with the tubing?
Not that I'm aware of. The CE3s I have (Smokymizers) are particularly resistant to cracking, if that's what you're referring to. It's a softer type of plastic than is in regular CE2 clearomizers. The biggest gripe you'll hear about CE3s is that they leak when you fill them. In every case, those people didn't put the little condom on the end before they filled. Other than that, I like them the best for thick juice. With 50/50, you should have no problem with a CE2, although many of them have a hard plastic that will crack with certain juice. High acid citrus, cola and cinammon juices destroy those cartos.
Don't get all defensive. Did you say you used 100%VG? Did you ask him what he was using? No.
I just wanted him to be aware that how a carto works is highly dependent on what juice you use, not on what someone else uses.
And regardless of what you claim, CE2s do not wick well with 100%VG. You can make them work. You can overlook their flaws and adapt yourself or your vaping pattern. But they don't work as intended. It's a matter of gravity, not opinion. Why do you think there are about a million videos and posts about wick fluffing and plastic plug surgery to avoid having them burn when you get a dry coil?
Not defensive in any respect, theres too many other things to get all half wound about...lol
I was saying that i make my juice, not that he should. I have used four boxes of ce2 originals, two boxes of third version ce2xl, and half a box of g4s(which had to be the largest manufacturing mistakes ever actually sold)the giant version is bar none many times better than any of the previous versions that i have used. I have been making this same juice for almost a year and have used it throughout those months with many many different carto types. This is my current favorite. Thats it. Like I said before, boge2 ohm cartos are still just about the most reliable vape you could ever expect.
I was saying that i make my juice, not that he should. I have used four boxes of ce2 originals, two boxes of third version ce2xl, and half a box of g4s(which had to be the largest manufacturing mistakes ever actually sold)the giant version is bar none many times better than any of the previous versions that i have used. I have been making this same juice for almost a year and have used it throughout those months with many many different carto types. This is my current favorite. Thats it. Like I said before, boge2 ohm cartos are still just about the most reliable vape you could ever expect.
Thank you so much! I was wondering about them, because of the research I was doing on them! About the Lava Tube, I think I am going to save for the Provari V2, when I doing the research on the Lava Tube, there were a lot of complaints about the end cap breaking where you insert the battery! Thank you so much for your advise though! Very much appreciated!
What you were finding has been fixed on the new Lavatubes and doesn't apply to the Stainless model. The Stainless model has a completely different top and bottom end cap.
The bottom cap on the regular lavatube has a plastic cover designed to blow off if the battery has a thermal event. What was breaking was a plastic cover over the aluminum cap. The bottom cap is aluminum with two holes and the cap is held on by two tabs that go tightly into the holes. That's what was letting go. The cap wasn't really breaking, the plastic cover was just separating from the aluminum cap.
Anyway, that's been corrected and, like I said, it doesn't even apply to the Stainless version. For $55 shipped, it's the best deal in VV PV's going.
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Shows you how different we all are. I actually like the G4s, except the mouthpiece. Of course, they leaked as soon as they were filled until I learned the trick to it. Now, I never get a leak and, matter of fact, I'm using one this very minute with some 80%VG DIY Chocolate Mint.
My advice is to try several different types of clearos to see which one best suits your needs. With a top coil clearo anything in the range of 2.4-2.8 ohm should work with the T-Rex. If you use higher VG juices, go with the higher resistance to minimize dry hits. I use 70PG/30VG and don't have any problems wicking. Any resistance will work well on VV since you can chance the voltage to match the carto. Here's my opinion on some clearomizers I have tried:
- CE2: IMO, the best all around clearo. It works OK out of the box and if you mod the cup seal it works great. They are easily disassembled for cleaning and can last for several weeks. The latest versions, the Clearomizer Ultimate/Fluxomizer Deluxe have polypropylene tube that do not crack. On the down side, you should have a syringe or something similar to fill them. CE2 clearomizers are by far my favorites.
- Vision: they are similar to the CE2's in design and work pretty much the same. The cup seal is improved and they require less moding to get the to work great. They come in different sizes and some have an LED inside that lights up when fired. I would avoid the 3.5 ml Vision as it tend to wick poorly when liquid gets bellow 50%.
- Stardust: a variation of the CE2 design: instead of having wicks extending in the tank it has short wicks that extend just outside the middle tube so you have to tilt the PV upwards to get them wet. They look great on an eGo type PV and work well. Their down side, IMO, is that they are difficult to disassemble for cleaning and I found the draw to be a bit tight.
- Vision Grande Tanks: same design as the Visions but have 4 wick instead of two hanging in the tank and have a higher capacity. Work OK but I hate the mouth piece. They are also harder to disassemble for cleaning.
- Vision Stone Tank: A nice tank that will accept regular 510 drip tips ans is based on the CE2 design. I have only tried one of the V1 and it was leaking like a sieve down the middle tube. They are up to V3 now (V1 was released in January, I think) and there are still some reports of leaking. I would avoid these.
Good luck...
- CE2: IMO, the best all around clearo. It works OK out of the box and if you mod the cup seal it works great. They are easily disassembled for cleaning and can last for several weeks. The latest versions, the Clearomizer Ultimate/Fluxomizer Deluxe have polypropylene tube that do not crack. On the down side, you should have a syringe or something similar to fill them. CE2 clearomizers are by far my favorites.
- Vision: they are similar to the CE2's in design and work pretty much the same. The cup seal is improved and they require less moding to get the to work great. They come in different sizes and some have an LED inside that lights up when fired. I would avoid the 3.5 ml Vision as it tend to wick poorly when liquid gets bellow 50%.
- Stardust: a variation of the CE2 design: instead of having wicks extending in the tank it has short wicks that extend just outside the middle tube so you have to tilt the PV upwards to get them wet. They look great on an eGo type PV and work well. Their down side, IMO, is that they are difficult to disassemble for cleaning and I found the draw to be a bit tight.
- Vision Grande Tanks: same design as the Visions but have 4 wick instead of two hanging in the tank and have a higher capacity. Work OK but I hate the mouth piece. They are also harder to disassemble for cleaning.
- Vision Stone Tank: A nice tank that will accept regular 510 drip tips ans is based on the CE2 design. I have only tried one of the V1 and it was leaking like a sieve down the middle tube. They are up to V3 now (V1 was released in January, I think) and there are still some reports of leaking. I would avoid these.
Good luck...
Thanks I will keep that in mind! Do you know if that applies to the OEM Lava Tube and what is the end cap made of?
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