Stehle

I just KNEW it! Another Dr. Who'vian! I love BBC TV! In fact it was another British mate; Scott's (igetcha69) HD Video ecig reviews that got me started on the whole ecig thing in the first place!

I wonder what his take is on these cartomizers?

(I became a fast addict of their "Primeval" too!)

Hachiroku

Today is like a 4 hour Dr Who (Different episodes getting ready for the next season). I haven't seen Dr Who for about 10 years. I had seen just about every one from the very first all the way through Tom Baker and into the Dr after that, and then it disappeared from the US.

After we had the dish installed I am once again able to see the Good Doctor. This guy (Dave Tennant) is the Royal Shakespear Company's Hamlet!

He is also featured as a villain in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Stehle

To me.... Tom Baker... Always will be the doctor. 'nuff said.

Hachiroku

How are you on "Keeping up appearances" and other BritComs?

Stehle

Last one that wasn't SciFi or some related genre was "Are You Being Served"...and that was a good while back.

Hachiroku

That was funny as hell. Also, The Vicar of Dibley (with Dawn French...a hottie if you like the LARGE economy size), and some guy named 'Jim' who was often talking about having his arm "up a cow's arse." Both of them appeared in Harry Potter movies also...

"No,no,no,no,no, that's right, they did..."

LeCig

D2 cart is exactly the same but the threads are diffrent and the stem does not have the retangle groove in it. It is flat on the D2.

LeCig

Rocket I could donate some spent D1s and D2s to the vapeatron musem of vaping ... pm me.

Snarkyone

The GreenCig cart is a completely different design than that of the KR808D-1. It's much more to it than the KR carts although I agree the KR808D-1 carts are far superior to any 3 pc model. To those that say they don't get enough throat hit with cartomizers I suggest you try some stronger nic liquid, I have no issues with it at 18mg or so.

Glad to see that someone else has seen the difference in technology compared to the 3pc models, which are basically Molotov cocktails without the explosions unless you use unprotected batteries and the real fun can begin, lol! When I look inside a KR cartomizer I see it as basically a toilet paper roll on it's side with the atomizer sticking up through the middle of it. I realize there is more to it than that but when comparing it to the 510 carts or the m401 or any other 3pc for that matter and the superiority is clear.

I am still hot on my JuiceBox though, and they are selling like hotcakes with the back order getting close to a month now. The good news is that I am just about at the point where I feel I won't need these anymore and can move on with my life free from nicotine so in the near future a used one may be available, no timetable when though.

Rocketman

Whoa, Great going Snark.
Getting off Nicotine is of course the ultimate goal.

I don't see that in the "Near Future" for me just yet.
I'm working down slowly on the NIC level though.
You keep trying.

and I wish you the best of luck.

Maybe Santa will come and take your NIC away.

Happy Hollidays from the Rocket

Snarkyone

Hey Rocket my brother from another mother whats shaking? How come I never see you over at Nu-vapor.com in the video chat? It's a lot of fun there being able to talk in real time, I have made quite a few friends and even have my own little room there where anything goes, adult language and whatnot so thin skinned types need not apply. Come on over and pop in and say hi. Ask anyone over there for the password for the room or send me a PM when your there and I will give it to you. This invite goes to all of you fine members here except you 510 lovers, I hate you guys..... just kidding, everyone is welcome. I normally don't pimp other forums on competing forums but I don't feel these guys are competing rather than spreading the knowledge there is plenty of room for all.

Rocketman

I can do even less than EC here at work, and just haven't gotten into video chat. Will have to one of these days.

I scan a few forums, different topics, and I find I can keep close tabs on what is going on if I concentrate on one per topic. By spending most of my e-cig forum time here I stay on top.

Thanks for the invite and will try and learn some of this new fangled technology soon

R

late note: I don't think of the other forums as competing either.
Volume B of Britannica isn't competing with volume A.

Rocketman

Well, my cartomizers from LeCig came in, either Friday or today, Went out to the mail box after all the rain stopped. Also got the odd and end extras but haven't done anything there yet.

I filled one, and it sure took a lot of juice to fill it up.
I usually don't vape em till dry, refilling with about 0.3 to 0.5 ml.
If you don't let them go dry I think the life is much longer.

I just might have to come up with another user ID to talk about cartomizers, and keep the Rocketman ID in the 510 threads. Don't want people to think I'm a TRAITOR.



18650 MOD, KR808D-1, Whistle Tip, my 50/50 juice, only problem is the laptop screen cuts into the view of the big screen, just might have to reposition my recliner.


couple more photos:
first a generic? 808D-1 that doesn.'t allow the adapter to screw all the way down without pushing the center contact, was told this is not a KR, then a GC cart, plus 3 other 808D-1 carts. LeCig's is all the way on the right. Notice the oddball does not have laser marks (2009) and the GC doesn't have the slot cut in the center contact. With the adapter I have the GC still draws.

And the last picture is the thread of a D-1 on the left and a D-2 on the right. Same diameter, different pitch, won't fit 901.

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Hachiroku

Now I'm confused...I killed the black one (curiosity got me...) and I don't know which one it was...it fit onto a 901 battery connector. Must be a D1...?

Rocketman

Yes the D-1 fits on a 901 and draws well if the battery side has the slot cut in it. Might draw a little hard, low air flow, get hot, burn out if your 901 battery side is not compatible. The adapters I have are 808D-1 compatible with the slot. and I don't like the way the black one on the left fits. It really interferes with the center contact.

R

Rocketman

D-1 Cartomizer,

My Ultrafire batteries (3000mah) are now charged.
I have 4 of my VaporWeight (the desk cig) MODS cocked, locked and loaded with 2 different brands of 808D-1 cartomizers, the disposable 510, and a DSE-801. Gonna sit here at the TV, in the recliner, and wait for the Saints game tonight .

An early observation is the cartomizers take a few seconds to get up to temperature and start producing vapor. A shorter puff on the 510 produces a suitable vapor cloud (3 to 5 seconds). 5 to 7 seconds gets about the same result with the 808D-1's, and the 801 blurs out the TV but takes a minute to wick down for another cloud. I guess if I dripped the 801 (have tried that, but the juice is in another room and I'd have to get up) I wouldn't have to wait between vapes. With 4 mods on the table, I really don't have to wait though.

Each cart type seems to have it's own attitude and personality, and as long as I give it the proper respect, they all perform.

Photo is my view on a Saturday

The Rocket

and one day grasshopper, you will realize the need to become one with your atomizer

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LeCig

LOL!

Snarkyone

You are not a 'traitor' Rocketman you are just now better educated on the cartomizer side of things and can see why they rock. Knowing that I can take 2 carts with me along with my batteries and last well into the night and next day iif I had to. No need to bring juice or anything else along.

nebraskapuffer

never mind

Rocketman

I'd like to propose a revised method of refilling the 808D-1 cartomizer.
The sharp hypodermic inserted along side of the filler works fine. You must be careful not to disturb the position of the filler or the heater or it seems the number of refills will be reduced and the draw will be harder if the filler is moved around.

If you vape most of the juice out before refilling then the filler material degrades from the heat. These aren't intended to last forever, but you can extend life if you are really careful. Refilling a few the night before usually will make it though the day. Well, usually, and a sharp hypo at work is not my preferred way to contribute to the unemployment rate.

I have always carried juice in a couple of 1dram dropper bottles (the glass ones with the eyedropper) like the JC sample bottles, or from sources like SpecialtyBottles.com. If you get used to estimating your juice usage, monitor vapor and flavor, you usually know when the cartomizer is getting low. I have now started adding one or two droppers of juice when needed by just touching the dropper to the filler (carefully). It takes a few more seconds for the juice to soak in, in contrast to filling from the bottom with the needle. And if you use the little plastic plug that came with the cart (you kept that, right?) very little juice will leak out.

Soaking doesn't disturb the filler. I seem to get more life out of a cart before the filler gets just too fouled up to vape right.


The Rocket

(and one day grasshopper, you will realize the importance of becoming one with your cartomizer)

Hachiroku

That's about what I was doing. I have a very small flat screwdriver I use for removing the hinge covers from Dell laptops. It fits into the endcap of the cartomizer just fine. Then I remove the rubberish drip gasket and just drip a few drops onto the filler, then a few more, than a couple more; then I touch the dropper to the filler and 'suck' the excess out, let it sit and vape away. It does seem to last a bit longer than a regular 510 cart, for sure.

I had one I had used for about a week, but it succumbed not to the usual methods, but because I wanted to see what the heating element is...Curiosity killed the Cartomizer...

Rocketman

You killed a good $2 cartomizer on purpose?

The one I killed (on accident of course) had fused the filler together around the heater wire. I didn't bother trying to dig it out of the melted mass and just assumed it was a little coil. I think you said yours was a straight wire? Mine might have been also.

If you don't let them go dry, why I like extra flavor, they do seem to last. Not as long as a real attomizer for me, but at $2 (less really) I seem to get my money's worth.

My advise to others using the 808D-1, be real careful how you treat the filler when you refill.

Rocky

Rocketman

I have been using a 808D-1 on my 510 MODS using one of the adapters in the photo below. There were cheap, especially when added into an order and the shipping didn't increase.
This, LESS THAN TWO DOLLAR adapter makes it real easy to test cartomizers on a 510.
(Laz posted a dremel modification for 901 bats in case you falsely believe the 901 is the best) hehe.

Does anyone in the states sell these little adapters? Like cheap maybe?

From one of the popular overseas sites: upside down in the photo, the 510 end is at the top

and one from one of the other popular overseas sites.

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Hachiroku

Mine fit onto a 901 thread.

Rocketman

Yea, mine too. The slot and an extra little hole is usually put in the 808D-1 battery side to allow air to flow.
My mods are 510, and I have a pile of 510 mega batteries, so the little adapter (5 for $7) from China, is a deal if you order other stuff. But I haven't seen the cheap adapter offered from a U.S. supplier. I figured $2 or so would be something to offer to get folks to buy cartomizers. It also seems to work with the GC cartomizer, but I only have one (free) used one. Might get more, but the D-1 is just so easy to operate (no digital circuitry in it).

R