smokesafe usb passthru + heaven gifts atomizer = fail

**ainako** · 01-05-2009, 07:13 PM

I bought a penstyle kit from heaven gifts and usb passthru from smokesafe and it seems that the usb won't work with the atomizers. suck for me just a word of warning to those who might be going this route.

EDIT: nevermind just fixed it with the foil trick described here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...batteries.html I guess I will have a dedicated atomizer to my usb passthru, good thing I stocked up!

**GabbyD** · 01-05-2009, 10:44 PM

I'm wondering if that rule will hold true with certain suppliers or if it's a fluke here and there with individual atomizers. So far I have two from Smart Fixx which worked with smokesafe's USB. One from puresmoker which did not work with smokesafe's USB. I'm getting another atomizer from puresmoker in a couple of days, so I'll see what happens with that one. I'm also getting a couple of atomizers from smokesafe, so I'll see if both of those work just fine or not.

What I ended up doing about mine that didn't work is snipping off a teeny tiny piece of solder and not melting it or anything but just dropping it into the center of the threaded end of the battery and then screwing on my atomizer from puresmoker. It's working great and I'll just leave it dedicated to USB until it dies. I wish this one would never die. It's one vapin' son of a gun, compared to my other pen atomizers.

**ainako** · 01-06-2009, 02:09 AM

I have a puresmoker atomizer and it works fine, I'm beginning to think that there are some inconsistencies with the usb passthru batteries. I'm hoping this one never dies as well.

**ZambucaLu** · 01-06-2009, 02:51 AM

Does it seem the problem has been with the smokesafe usb's? I hadn't heard any complaints about puresmokers, nor anyone having to use foil to get them to work right. Even my cheapo ones from bestecig have worked with various atomizers....and no foil!

Lu

**CaSHMeRe** · 01-06-2009, 02:54 AM

Hey Lu (and everyone else reading)

We have had issues with some atomizers as well ...

The contact point is key. Some threads are further in than others thus allowing no contact to be made = no power. I have seen it happen on about 5-10% of Pen USB's and 0% on Mini USB's.

Of that 5-10% ... Normally, if you try a couple atomizers, you'll eventually find one that works.

**leaford** · 01-06-2009, 02:57 AM

I've noticed that also with the Sedansa diva batteries and other brand atomizers. Generaly they work, but a few just won't make contact.

Oh, and with the Janty manual switch, too.

**ZambucaLu** · 01-06-2009, 03:05 AM

Cash,

When I ordered my bestecig usb, I also ordered their atomizers, which I never had a problem with (those 2 hole ones...lol). When my brother bought the usb cig from you, he took a couple of my atomizers. He never had a problem.

I then ordered a bunch of the the 4 hole atomizers from you and gave all the 2 hole ones to my brother, which he still uses, still with no problem. I exclusively use yours, with no problem.

So is there a particular "brand" of atomizer that should be avoided?

Lu

**leaford** · 01-06-2009, 01:25 PM

No, it's not the brand, it's just individual differences from one atomizer to another. Most penstyle parts from any brand are interchangeable. But every now and again you'll get an atomizer that doesn't want to play nice with mismatched batteries.