Saturday, March 31, 2012

New CE4 Plus Clear Tankomizer

Most users of e-cigarettes are familiar with the original older style atomizer and cartridge combos that come with most of the popular e-cig starter kits. These worked fine, and until the advent of newer devices, this was all there was.

Next came the cartomizers, which combined the atomizer and pre-filled cartridge into one disposable unit, and which made vaping more convenient and easier to do. You simply screwed one onto your e-cigarette, used it until the atomizer died, or it ran out of liquid.

These were also good devices, and millions of them were sold as an alternative to the above mentioned cartridges. You could refill a cartomizer once or twice, but that really kind of defeated the whole purpose of the cartomizer, which was to offer a reasonably priced, simple system for those who didn't want to bother to refill their cartridges.

More recently, a new device hit the e-cig market, called a 'Clearomizer'. The Clearomizer combines an atomizer with a clear tank, that's designed to be refilled, and because it was clear, you could easily see how much liquid was left in the tank, which was a major improvement to the standard cartomizer.

I would describe these original Clearomizers as semi-disposable, because you could refill them several times, before the atomizer wore out, and they needed to be replaced, but the fact is, even the original atomizers had a limited lifetime. The original atomizers would last anywhere from a couple of weeks to a month or more depending on individual usage.

Now we come to the newest of the Clearomizers, the new CE4 Plus Clear 'Tankomizer', a 4th generation e-cig tank system.

Why devote a page on the blog to one new Clearomizer? Because they are so sophisticated, and work so well, they deserve a page of their own.

This new CE4 Plus Clear Tankomizer (Yes I know, it's a long name) is my favorite system of all the various systems I've just described.

For one thing, they hold a HUGE amount of liquid, at least 1.6 ml of e-liquid, and it will actually hold more than that. I am a pretty heavy vaper, having smoked two packs of analog (regular) cigarettes for decades, and I can vape all day long on one fill-up with this baby. And it produces a tremendous amount of vapor, sure to please anyone who uses an e-cig.

Secondly, the thing is so simple to use, I could teach a monkey to fill it. And the monkey would probably say something like "don't you have something a bit more challenging??"

All you have to do to fill this new device is unscrew the mouthpiece--which by the way is a hard, contoured and very comfortable to use mouthpiece--and using either a (blunt) syringe bottle or a standard blunt syringe, you can fill it in seconds.

No seals to remove, no hassles, it's that easy. And while you're filling it, you can see exactly how much liquid is in the tank. (check out our store for complete specs and pricing)

Did I mention that this new Clearomizer doesn't have the splitting or cracking problems that the earliest models did? Well I guess I just did ;) These are made with a high impact, very strong plastic material that eliminated that problem.

Bottom line, in case you couldn't tell, I love this thing, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants the ultimate in their vaping experience.

The CE4 Clear Tankomizer will fit any Ego battery, and its shaped so that it looks like it's made for the battery. They're available individually, or in a package of 5, and I'd suggest ordering a box of 5 so you wont have to order them for a long time.

That's it for today's e-cig news, now go out and enjoy your day!

Lenny, (your friendly e-cig guy)

2 comments:

  1. hey Lenny, great review. I just received my CE4+ today and am trying to use it with a regular ego system. Everything seems to be in working order, but it's not producing any vapor. Do I need to soak the wicks for a while or is something else my problem?

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  2. Hi GM, thanks for the kind words, much appreciated! You're right, you do want to give the wicks about 20 minutes to fully absorb the juice-I find closer to 10 or less if I tip the e-cig a few times to make sure the whole thing stays wet.

    Just curious, did you buy just one of the CE4's or a box of five? I'm wondering if you just got one DOA--I've never seen it with the CE4s, but anything is possible. If that is the case, and the others work, you might want to contact Smoke-Light, and tell them of your non-functioning cartomizer.

    But be advised that most companies don't warrant Cartomizers, they view them as disposable items--they usually last one to two weeks before they die.

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