Idea for atomiser cleaning (die-hard version) in Ecigarette Technical Issues; I said from the beginning that the wash doesnt remove the deposits. On vaping after the wash the deposits came ...
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PV Master
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I said from the beginning that the wash doesnt remove the deposits. On vaping after the wash the deposits came off. So I think the wash eats parts of the deposits making tiny holes. The heat of the vaporiser then heats the fluid in those tiny holes and THAT blasts off the deposits.
Did you use pure vinegar?
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PV Master
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Sun - There isn't i think another way, just stronger versions of what i proposed. But as this link shows, we'd be getting into dangerous terrotory: Re: Solvent for Carbon
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http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/sci.../msg00085.html
Last edited by kinabaloo; 03-26-2009 at 04:12 AM.
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Pure

Originally Posted by
kinabaloo
I said from the beginning that the wash doesnt remove the deposits. On vaping after the wash the deposits came off. So I think the wash eats parts of the deposits making tiny holes. The heat of the vaporiser then heats the fluid in those tiny holes and THAT blasts off the deposits.
Did you use pure vinegar?
I used pure--absent the heat I agree that it will not move it--but I can not get heat as the coil will not heat. There has to be something that will remove this gunk. I can not even manually scape it off the coil. ---Give me another sovent to try that is safe and I will give it a go.---I have 10 more dead ones---Sun
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PV Master
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Have isopropyl alcohol ? It's safe and used to remove deposits from tape heads (tapes as in before dvds). Also called isopropanol.
Acetone (nail polish remover)
Sodium hydroxide -Oven cleaner; apply as a paste as would to an oven. This one most likely to do something. It's strong so careful
Last edited by kinabaloo; 03-26-2009 at 04:18 AM.
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I'm wondering if the cleaner they sell for Oreck air cleaners would dissolve this stuff? It eats tar deposits off the blades of the air cleaner like magic and if you attached one of those extensions from a compressed air can I bet you could get it inside the atomizer....
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Could you explain more

Originally Posted by
dee5
I'm wondering if the cleaner they sell for Oreck air cleaners would dissolve this stuff? It eats tar deposits off the blades of the air cleaner like magic and if you attached one of those extensions from a compressed air can I bet you could get it inside the atomizer....
Dee--Could you elaborate more --what is this stuff and where is it sold--Sun
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PV Master
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Sun, if you have an atomiser that does heat up that you could test, i suggest this:
it's kindof the blowtorch approach in a way - and like the self-clean cycle too - simply apply say 6v and hold it for 20 seconds. But again, this may work only if done before the deposits get too great. Once too great, the coil will be restricted from expanding and might break.
You could also try an ultrasonic bath.
If the 20second heat and ultrasonic bath also fail, we have found that atomisers not cleaned for a long time cannot be cleaned with any method or chemical suited to home use.
Also regarding mixed results with cleaning: the exact nature of the deposits will vary a bit according to the juice previously used, PG or VG, any sugars etc.
What's wrong with the new disposable atomisers (atomiser and cart combined)? Not so good, or just a waste? Can't drip with them?
We are left with is the following options:
* as now but with an emphasis on 'clean early'
* throwaway atomisers
* new atomiser technology (but for which deposits would still be a problem if heating involved)
* atomisers with easily replaceable coils (quite a tricky option in fact unless the whole thing not just the coil was replaced - it could slide out of the tube and the solded connectors would instead be contacts; there's really not much to be gained by this though unless it was a self-help method following a hardware ban)
Last edited by kinabaloo; 03-26-2009 at 05:28 AM.
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I have 210 of them--LOL

Originally Posted by
kinabaloo
Sun, if you have an atomiser that does heat up that you could test, i suggest this:
it's kindof the blowtorch approach in a way - and like the self-clean cycle too - simply apply say 6v and hold it for 20 seconds
Kinabaloo--I have 210 of them--all new plus the one I am using now--which one do you want me to use--LOL--seriously--the other 10 just die out of the clear blue. --so you want me to use the one i am using now because I will but it is working great. They just stop out of the blue--and it is not a wiring issue or a contact issue????????--Sun
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PV Master
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For a heat up 6v test we need an underperforming one that heats up.
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