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MattyMo · 07-20-2009, 10:36 AM

got my 901 from ECM a few weeks ago. The atty it came with died after a day. I couldn't see anything within the atty that resembled damage. I dripped about 3 times before i attached the medium-nicotine cart. I'm pretty sure the drip was the 24mg vanilla from heavenly gifts. standard battery. no cleaning.

it's weird. i bought an additional atty with the order, and that one still works to this day..

Stephaniems · 07-20-2009, 10:53 AM

I'm thinking people are burning them up by accident, either hit a cleaning cycle when its almost dry that does it or are not putting enough drops in. I drip 1 or 2 drops in my atty every time I top off.

TommyGunBC · 07-20-2009, 12:17 PM

I don't get the testing the attys , I tested all of my so called dead ones and they were all about 4-5 volts does this mean they can be resurected ??

Jherek · 07-30-2009, 01:55 AM

I am just a neophyte at vaping, and I've lost three 901 atomizers in 5 days.

One, the one I used the most, got gunked up after vaping it really hard for 5 days. I'm vaping about 3/4's VG with PG fluild and a bit of water. It wasn't hitting as well and was giving off a nasty burning smoke, along with the vape, so I tried cleaning it out with H2O2 and heating. While that removed the obvious gunk, the chemical taste remains, rendering it unusable.

Another died that a friend tested out last week. It was barely used, and was washed out throughly hours afterward with water and soaked in vinegar, heated with the battery to red hot, etc. It also gives off a nasty chemical taste, and is unusable.

A third had the same chem taste problem, and I went at it with tweezers to remove gunk... I pulled out several bits of polyester from the wick, but, due to a neophyte error, I pulled the thin power leads (?) from the atomizer core - they were burnt black, and, of course, that atty is beyond help now.

Tatsur0 · 07-30-2009, 10:36 AM

1. Prodigy 801
2. 2 days; Medium use
3. Rechargeable batteries
4. Using 801 when it died
5. Drained overnight (sat vertical)
6. Puresmoker.com Marlboro Juice
7. Drip
8. Looks brand new
9. Sorry no photo

Well I just bought the prodigy with 3 atomizers. Had a day and half with the first atomizer before it died on me. I had assumed it was the batteries, so I charged em and put in my other set. Those didn't work so gave the ones charging another chance when fully charged. Still no luck, tried a 2nd atomizer and it worked fine for about 5 puffs and died. Tried draining both thoroughly but they're dead and don't heat up at all. I'm on my 3rd and final atomizer which has worked for the last 15mins. I'm a bit nervous to continue burning $ on more atomizers.

Keef · 07-30-2009, 11:41 AM

Device : SD
Atomiser : RN4075
Liquid : TW - e-cigs - Janty - JC
Life : 2 -3 weeks.
Liquid vaped : 40 - 60 ml

The atomiser life expectancy has improved slightly this last 3 months I am getting nearer to 3 weeks out of them.
Before that 2 weeks - same as I was getting with the Mini 901 last year.

My atties dont fade away they die .
On the whole there is not really much build up of anything in them.

I do not wash them and I stopped blowing them out and draining them overnight in Dec 08 .

I did have 3 that got mega hot and really vile flavour like vaping acid and rotten egg.
They did have a lot of cruddy deposit in them at the ends of the bridge.
I give them a coke bath and that sorted the nasty flavour but they died a few days later.
I was trying some RoyalSmokers liquid in between the others I usually vape.
My guess the combination of liquids I was vaping at the time caused some kind of reaction, its never happened again.

07-20-2009, 12:17 PM	#53
TommyGunBC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver B.c. Posts: 299	I don't get the testing the attys , I tested all of my so called dead ones and they were all about 4-5 volts does this mean they can be resurected ?? __________________ My Arsenal of Vape -Adaptever ,PS Prodigy, SilverBullet, Zi Moshi Magnum , 901 box mod, 801 box mod, Intellicig Evo, Joye 510.

07-30-2009, 01:55 AM	#54
Jherek Full Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 86	I am just a neophyte at vaping, and I've lost three 901 atomizers in 5 days. One, the one I used the most, got gunked up after vaping it really hard for 5 days. I'm vaping about 3/4's VG with PG fluild and a bit of water. It wasn't hitting as well and was giving off a nasty burning smoke, along with the vape, so I tried cleaning it out with H2O2 and heating. While that removed the obvious gunk, the chemical taste remains, rendering it unusable. Another died that a friend tested out last week. It was barely used, and was washed out throughly hours afterward with water and soaked in vinegar, heated with the battery to red hot, etc. It also gives off a nasty chemical taste, and is unusable. A third had the same chem taste problem, and I went at it with tweezers to remove gunk... I pulled out several bits of polyester from the wick, but, due to a neophyte error, I pulled the thin power leads (?) from the atomizer core - they were burnt black, and, of course, that atty is beyond help now. Last edited by Jherek; 07-30-2009 at 06:27 AM.

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07-20-2009, 10:36 AM	#51
MattyMo Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ellicott City, Maryland USA Posts: 8	got my 901 from ECM a few weeks ago. The atty it came with died after a day. I couldn't see anything within the atty that resembled damage. I dripped about 3 times before i attached the medium-nicotine cart. I'm pretty sure the drip was the 24mg vanilla from heavenly gifts. standard battery. no cleaning. it's weird. i bought an additional atty with the order, and that one still works to this day..

07-20-2009, 10:53 AM	#52
Stephaniems Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 280	I'm thinking people are burning them up by accident, either hit a cleaning cycle when its almost dry that does it or are not putting enough drops in. I drip 1 or 2 drops in my atty every time I top off.

07-30-2009, 10:36 AM	#55
Tatsur0 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5	1. Prodigy 801 2. 2 days; Medium use 3. Rechargeable batteries 4. Using 801 when it died 5. Drained overnight (sat vertical) 6. Puresmoker.com Marlboro Juice 7. Drip 8. Looks brand new 9. Sorry no photo Well I just bought the prodigy with 3 atomizers. Had a day and half with the first atomizer before it died on me. I had assumed it was the batteries, so I charged em and put in my other set. Those didn't work so gave the ones charging another chance when fully charged. Still no luck, tried a 2nd atomizer and it worked fine for about 5 puffs and died. Tried draining both thoroughly but they're dead and don't heat up at all. I'm on my 3rd and final atomizer which has worked for the last 15mins. I'm a bit nervous to continue burning $ on more atomizers.

07-30-2009, 11:41 AM	#56
Keef Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 664	Device : SD Atomiser : RN4075 Liquid : TW - e-cigs - Janty - JC Life : 2 -3 weeks. Liquid vaped : 40 - 60 ml The atomiser life expectancy has improved slightly this last 3 months I am getting nearer to 3 weeks out of them. Before that 2 weeks - same as I was getting with the Mini 901 last year. My atties dont fade away they die . On the whole there is not really much build up of anything in them. I do not wash them and I stopped blowing them out and draining them overnight in Dec 08 . I did have 3 that got mega hot and really vile flavour like vaping acid and rotten egg. They did have a lot of cruddy deposit in them at the ends of the bridge. I give them a coke bath and that sorted the nasty flavour but they died a few days later. I was trying some RoyalSmokers liquid in between the others I usually vape. My guess the combination of liquids I was vaping at the time caused some kind of reaction, its never happened again.