Metallic Taste?

[Vydall]

Okay, so I have the SS cartel mod by Infinite and the stillare by hcigar. Yesterday, I mixed a bit of crap chinese juice with my normal stuff since I was running low and they were, essentially, the same flavor. When I tried to vape it, I got the most harsh, disgusting, almost chemical vape of my life. It was horrid. So rebuilt and waited until I could get more of my normal stuff. I get to the vape shop and drip and alla that and it's fine. But then about six hours later, that nasty taste comes creeping back and I can't get rid of it. I don't know what's wrong. It's not as horrible as before but it is still unpleasant for sure.

Any ideas?

[Vydall]

Now, several hours later of not touching my mod, I picked it up and used it and it wasn't horrible. Still not rich flavor but it didn't choke me up and burn my throat. This is so weird.

[charles vapor]

There may be some lingering juice in the tip or on the walls of the RDA. Did you clean it really well?

[Earthling789]

I've tried some "local" juices before that had a harsh metallic after-taste before...

I agree with Charles... you possibly have some residual juice that is giving you the after-taste. Clean it well, air-dry and rebuild again to ensure nothing of the old juice remains.

Also, is your drip-tip Aluminum? I have an Aluminum drip-tip and it gives ANY juice an after-taste. Brass and Copper can leave an after-taste with certain juices as well, although I've not experienced that with mine. For the most part, I stick with SS, Pyrex, or Delrin tips.

[Vydall]

I have cleaned it but I will again. Alcohol soak, here we come. And my drip tip is stainless steel. The taste really comes and goes but it has yet to return to the rich, amazing, taste that got me into dripping. But I'll do the soak and post back.

[Vydall]

Well, I have been stuck at work for the past twenty hours, so I didn't have any alcohol to soak my parts in but I did give EVERYTHING a thorough wash. Rebuilt my deck and everything. My first few hits still kind of burned but it is much better now.

Anyone have any recommendations on how to keep my switch from sticking? I'd love to get a magnetic switch for my infinite cartel but the site I trust doesn't carry any. My switch also tends to get hot sometimes. It's not all the time and there are varying degrees of heat from "that's pretty warm" to "holy hell my finger!!!"

[Earthling789]

Glad to hear that cleaning has done the trick for removing the bad taste...

As for your switch sticking and heating up... that is common with weak/cheap/thin springs... the spring becomes a "coil" and will heat up. Moving to magnetic will help a lot, but so will replacing the spring with a more heavy-duty one. Also be sure to clean the switch area to remove any contaminants, cleaning/polish residue, etc.

[charles vapor]

My Cartel does the same thing sometimes. I havent done anything about it, but it doesnt bother me too much. Earthling is 100% correct though.

[Vydall]

Thanks guys. Does anyone have a reputable site from which I can get a magnetic switch or a killer spring for my infinite cartel without having to sell one of my children and fast shipping?

[charles vapor]

I like eBay, as long as the vendor has a rating higher than 99%. You can get a feel for what your buying based on the reviews most of the time.

[Vydall]

I have had several experiences on ebay: some good; many bad. I generally dislike ebay just because no matter what the seller rating is, you can get burned. Sites like amazon really raise the bar as far as fixing problems that are not theirs to fix. I LOVE vaperoyalty.com because they do the same with their customer support.

[christov11]

have you found the magnets for the cartel? I would definately want to know where you got them if you do find some!