i'm sorry you're LR attys aren't working for you. i absolutely love using them on my eGo (so far it's been my best vaping experience) but i agree that they do require special treatment and care.
i'm not sure exactly what it entails, but i just make sure i don't use the eGo cone with it so it doesn't overheat (Scottbee wrote
a great post about this), and i only drip with them.
i think the attys you got were DOA unfortunately. 2 out of the 3 LR attys i got from Nhaler hasn't lasted me longer than 2 days. i'm saving my 3rd for my new PV coming soon, but i'm worried it won't last me that long either. my only gripe about getting them from Nhaler is that $7.00 for shipping is a bit on the expensive side, so re-ordering them every couple of days adds up quickly. however they do ship fast and customer service with Drew is great.
i know good prophets sells them for cheaper and orders over $30 ships for free. i'm not saying these are better than Nhaler's or any other vendors since any LR atty can be DOA or faulty, but it seems they're at least a bit easier on the wallet.