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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 Help with USB passthrough batteries 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.

ZambucaLu · 01-06-2009, 01:51 PM

So it's pretty much hit and miss? Well, hope I keep hittin' LOL

Lu

leaford · 01-06-2009, 02:51 PM

It tends to be more hit than miss, but yeah.

01-05-2009, 07:13 PM	#1
ainako ECF Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 212	smokesafe usb passthru + heaven gifts atomizer = fail 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 Help with USB passthrough batteries I guess I will have a dedicated atomizer to my usb passthru, good thing I stocked up! Last edited by ainako; 01-05-2009 at 07:22 PM.

01-05-2009, 10:44 PM	#2
GabbyD ECF Veteran Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southern U.S. Posts: 267	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. __________________

01-06-2009, 02:51 AM	#4
ZambucaLu I SEES ALL! Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY, USA Posts: 8,081	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 __________________ New Suppliers READ THIS THREAD!

01-06-2009, 02:54 AM	#5
CaSHMeRe USA Manufacturer Forum Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 6,193 Tweet this post!	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. __________________ www.puresmoker.com -- info@puresmoker.com Device: (801) Prodigy V1 Liquid: True Menthol 16mg (with a touch of peach here or there)

01-06-2009, 02:57 AM	#6
leaford Supplier/ECF Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 3,043 Blog Entries: 4	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. __________________ New VP of Product Development at www.Vapor4Life.com, author of E-Cigarette Review and Advice Blog www.E-Smoker-Forever.com, and creator of The Leaford Lanyard. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. – Carl Sagan, 1934 – 1996 Last edited by leaford; 01-06-2009 at 02:58 AM. Reason: Because.

01-06-2009, 02:09 AM	#3
ainako ECF Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 212	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.

01-06-2009, 03:05 AM	#7
ZambucaLu I SEES ALL! Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY, USA Posts: 8,081	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 __________________ New Suppliers READ THIS THREAD!

01-06-2009, 01:25 PM	#8
leaford Supplier/ECF Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 3,043 Blog Entries: 4	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. __________________ New VP of Product Development at www.Vapor4Life.com, author of E-Cigarette Review and Advice Blog www.E-Smoker-Forever.com, and creator of The Leaford Lanyard. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. – Carl Sagan, 1934 – 1996

01-06-2009, 01:51 PM	#9
ZambucaLu I SEES ALL! Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY, USA Posts: 8,081	So it's pretty much hit and miss? Well, hope I keep hittin' LOL Lu __________________ New Suppliers READ THIS THREAD!

01-06-2009, 02:51 PM	#10
leaford Supplier/ECF Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 3,043 Blog Entries: 4	It tends to be more hit than miss, but yeah. __________________ New VP of Product Development at www.Vapor4Life.com, author of E-Cigarette Review and Advice Blog www.E-Smoker-Forever.com, and creator of The Leaford Lanyard. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. – Carl Sagan, 1934 – 1996

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