I pretty much always have 2 particular flavors going... my diy mix of caramel capp and a vanilla cookie mix. With the caramel capp, I can easily get 3 weeks with good flavor and performance. With the vanilla cookie, one week is about all I get before the filler taste starts coming through. I once did an experiment where I ran unflavored juice in a carto tank to see how long it would go, still tasting and performing good. 5 weeks later it was still going strong. One of my favorite "store bought" juices is tastyfinger, a chocolate based mix. I'm lucky if I get 2 days out of a carto in a tank using this juice before I can't stand the taste anymore. So in my experience, the flavoring that's added to the juice (or lack of it) is the deciding factor in how long I can use a carto in a tank and still enjoy it.
I've never had a carto actually die. I figure the caramel capp flavor is strong enough to mask the filler taste. I once ran a carto (with caramel capp) for about a month, then took it apart and was surprised almost no gunk or burning to the insides. I use a plain ole', cheap dct like Liberty-Flights sells. My juice is 70%PG 30% Vg and I punch (with a hammer and sharp screw) one (largish) hole (single coil xxl boge 3ohm carto). I condom fill the carto before it goes in the tank and then fill the tank. Never any problems whatsoever..no dry hits, no flooding. It's super easy to refill the dctank (takes less than 10 seconds) and no mess. Now I can't sling the device around by the tank but I do throw it in my purse without any worries over the tank coming off or leaking. It doesn't get any simplier than this.
When I'm in the mood to fiddle, I use vivi novas, rewicked and recoiled with a piece of cotton ball. The flavor is much better (with the vanilla cookie) and I can use one for an hour to a couple weeks before I need to rewick/recoil it. I just ordered a Vulcan/DID clone Genesis style atty tank. I"ve been watching youtube tutorials on how to oxidize the mesh and build the coil. I'm quite anxious because I hate trying to learn something new, it always takes me weeks of practice and fine tuning to get to where I want to be and sometimes I'm just not in the mood to fiddle. I usually punch a batch of cartos at one time and it's just too easy and quick to grab a new carto, fill it and slide it in a tank than it is to rewick and recoil and hope there isn't a short and I have to start all over! :/
In response to fourthrok above, I never take my cartos out of the tank or drain the juice. No problems with leaving them sit overnight, full of juice. In fact, I usually put in a fresh batt and refill the tank at night (takes less than a minute) so the next morning all I have to do is grab it and go.
I've never had a carto actually die. I figure the caramel capp flavor is strong enough to mask the filler taste. I once ran a carto (with caramel capp) for about a month, then took it apart and was surprised almost no gunk or burning to the insides. I use a plain ole', cheap dct like Liberty-Flights sells. My juice is 70%PG 30% Vg and I punch (with a hammer and sharp screw) one (largish) hole (single coil xxl boge 3ohm carto). I condom fill the carto before it goes in the tank and then fill the tank. Never any problems whatsoever..no dry hits, no flooding. It's super easy to refill the dctank (takes less than 10 seconds) and no mess. Now I can't sling the device around by the tank but I do throw it in my purse without any worries over the tank coming off or leaking. It doesn't get any simplier than this.
When I'm in the mood to fiddle, I use vivi novas, rewicked and recoiled with a piece of cotton ball. The flavor is much better (with the vanilla cookie) and I can use one for an hour to a couple weeks before I need to rewick/recoil it. I just ordered a Vulcan/DID clone Genesis style atty tank. I"ve been watching youtube tutorials on how to oxidize the mesh and build the coil. I'm quite anxious because I hate trying to learn something new, it always takes me weeks of practice and fine tuning to get to where I want to be and sometimes I'm just not in the mood to fiddle. I usually punch a batch of cartos at one time and it's just too easy and quick to grab a new carto, fill it and slide it in a tank than it is to rewick and recoil and hope there isn't a short and I have to start all over! :/
In response to fourthrok above, I never take my cartos out of the tank or drain the juice. No problems with leaving them sit overnight, full of juice. In fact, I usually put in a fresh batt and refill the tank at night (takes less than a minute) so the next morning all I have to do is grab it and go.
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Wow. That is amazing !
