Cartos question

[Gordy]

i think you will be happier trying the LR ones Hissie... they will give a better hit for you

[hissie]

Thanks gordy. Will give one a try tomorrow.

Hopefully I'll notice a difference when my new batts arrive from James.

[Gordy]

i cant vape SR boges with standard 3.7 volt batteries ...they just dont perform for me

[ragjoy]

Mar 25, 2012 18:08:26 GMT ragjoy said:

ive had some varying experiences with boges just lately.
i had used the condom method with one hole and all was reasonably ok.
i then tried the 2 hole method and used the tank fill method, this has over 6 cartos been not so good, some 2 day and some 3 days running time but overall they were a bit wimpy from the off.
then i used 2 holes with the condom and it is still running strong after 6 days, but this was only on one carto, and this particular carto wanted blowing out after every juice top up, could be i made the holes too big but really wet seems to be much better im still getting a heavy crack from the carto.
at the time i holed the last 5 cartos i had marked the 2 air holes but mistakenly holed them on the marked areas apart from the last one and i dont know which one was which.
the reason i mark them is if you dismantle the carto you will see 2 wires running up from the bottom of the carto, if you then hole them in line with the air holes i believe you have a much higher chance of damaging the wires which im guessing is the reason the last 5 used using the tanking suck method were poor.
i have very little knowledge of this stuff but i do believe that you should look first where the 2 air holes are and pop your hole on the opposite side of the carto.
ive dismantled 5 cartos and the wires are always nearly lined up to the air holes.
maybe if everyone just tried it for a pack of boges there may be a bit more evidence but either way it certainly wont make the die any quicker.

raggy................

gordy,
i realise the quoted post needs a bit of deciphering but could you try too give your opinion on it.
it is just my experiences of the past few weeks but it would be handy too know where im going wrong, and right.

raggy...............

[Anne (fuzzy)]

Mar 25, 2012 23:26:17 GMT ragjoy said:

ive dismantled 5 cartos and the wires are always nearly lined up to the air holes.

That's why mine haven't worked then, I've obviously damaged the wires, as well as made the hole too big

[ragjoy]

Mar 26, 2012 0:25:24 GMT Anne (fuzzy) said:

Mar 25, 2012 23:26:17 GMT ragjoy said:

ive dismantled 5 cartos and the wires are always nearly lined up to the air holes.

That's why mine haven't worked then, I've obviously damaged the wires, as well as made the hole too big

i think you would be very unlucky to have damaged all of them thats if my theory is even right .
and its a deep hole not a big hole that would be more likely to do damage.

raggy........

[hissie]

Low resistance is the way forward

Tried a LR carto & my vaping experience has greatly improved.

Could I use LR ones on my SDK or stick with standard ones?

[domesticextremist]

I have been using lower resistance on my SDK but only since
I converted it to manual - it will drain the battery quicker.

It seemed OK as auto with 2 Ohm, but it barfed with my
1.8 Ohm iMist (now works OK on manual).

[hissie]

Well macca fitted a manual switch to my SDK. So might give LR cartos a try.

Thanks dom.

[hypnoclown]

I don't plan on doing it because I like my vision ego stardust thingys but how exactly do you make a hole in a carto?

[dave]

Well hypno, of course you only need to do it if you are going to put the carto in a tank and the easiest way is just to buy a pre-punched carto. If you wanted to do it yourself and you have a steady hand you could just use a hammer and nail Probably best though is to buy a "carto punch" available from several vendors.

[hypnoclown]

Oh I thought it would be difficult for some reason, I did see some pre punched for sale but they weren't compatible with a Riva. Good to know for the future though.

[andygray]

I'm jumping in late here, but I wouldn't suggest MODDING to anyone. We all heard about the Florida man who had the modified e-cigarette that blew up in his mouth.

[Roger]

Mar 29, 2012 1:21:00 GMT andygray said:

I'm jumping in late here, but I wouldn't suggest MODDING to anyone. We all heard about the Florida man who had the modified e-cigarette that blew up in his mouth.

For someone who is a "leading authority" on ecigs, you are displaying a very large degree of ignorance. I suggest you go back to your biased money making site across the pond and leave us in peace.

[Perpetua]

Mar 29, 2012 6:45:39 GMT Roger said:

Mar 29, 2012 1:21:00 GMT andygray said:

I'm jumping in late here, but I wouldn't suggest MODDING to anyone. We all heard about the Florida man who had the modified e-cigarette that blew up in his mouth.

For someone who is a "leading authority" on ecigs, you are displaying a very large degree of ignorance. I suggest you go back to your biased money making site across the pond and leave us in peace.

Bit harsh maybe Roger . . . as we endeavour to welcome all to our forum, providing they don't spam us that is.

But, that said I do agree with you in essence.

Modding, providing it's done by someone with competence, using parts from reputable sources is no more dangerous than building your own home-build electrical anything.

As I doubt you know the full facts of this case Andy, that was a pretty silly statement to make in all honesty.