Atomizer Death Reports - add yours here ...

[kinabaloo]

In order to advance our understanding of atomiser lifespan, in terms of factors such as voltage used, any cleaning done etc, it would be good for as many people as possible to report their dead atomisers here so that in time we might spot some trends. We cannot hope to make atomizers last forever, but we hopefully can find ways to help them last a bit longer, and maintain a good level of vape quality.

* Model number (901, 801, etc)

* Lifetime and use profile (e.g. '2 months, used daily, light use')

* Power supplys used (e.g. 'standard battery and occasional passthrough')

* While what you were doing at the time (this may be coincidental, it is still worth noting)

* Had you performed any cleaning? (if so, what and how often)

* What juices did you mainly use (specify brand, flavor and if whether PG, VG or both, if known)

* drip, cartridge or both

* If you can see the heater coil, how does it look?

* If you are able to include a photo (using macro mode) looking into the atomizer, that will be very useful too

Thanks a lot ! Your contribution can make a difference

Provide a long story if you wish, but brief notes such as '801, 2 weeks, never cleaned, standard battery, VG based toffee' is fine.

[butterbean03]

My 401 has been going solid for four weeks of probably medium vaping. Just ordered a 901. My e-cigar seems to be doing real well also. These atomisers are like cars, you still have maintenance on them that you should be performing to keep them going.
About once every 2 weeks, I soak mine in Coca Cola for about 30 minutes (got this off the forum somewhere) and then rinse them out with water and spray with canned air. Let them air dry for a day or so and put them back in use. You will have to prime them and then it takes about half of a cartridge before it is back to normal. It takes about a week to break in a new 401 atomiser.
Hope this helps!

[mace bewley]

801, 2 days, factory carts. (NJOY Replacement)
801 6 days, PS menthol. (Again NJOY replacement) There is you a trend!
i have 4 KBC cleaned every other week, that i have had for over two months,
only atm's i have die were NJOY replacements. Quick note the original NJOY still alive and kicking!

Mace

[Caesarea]

1. RN4072 white lived 1 month
daily use alternating with dse 901 ( still going)
used with batteries and also passthrough+mains adaptor
died on passthrough
drained every evening/overnight
ordinary PG Tobacco High/Low/Zero carts No dripping.
coil is clean
2.RN4072 white lived 2 days
alternating with dse 901 ( still going)
used with batteries and also passthrough+mains adaptor
died on passthrough
ordinary PG Tobacco High/Low/Zero carts No dripping.
coil is clean
3. RN4072 silver lived 2 weeks
alternating with dse 901 ( still going) and RN4072's white.
used with batteries and also passthrough+mains adaptor
died on passthrough
drained every evening/overnight
ordinary PG Tobacco High/Low/Zero carts No dripping.
coil is clean

Shall attempt resurrection with lemon juice et c but not hopeful.

[puff-puff-pass]

1> DSE901
2> Used for 2 hours
3> JC juice

[Big Daddy]

Njoy Npro 12 days factory carts only

[ed_bollix]

no rhyme or reason to my various atomizer failures. I have had a 901 last for three months and lose 2 in one day doing the exact same thing. Same with EVO's... Must be Sun spots...

[kinabaloo]

Ed - exactly: one can't find a pattern in just one person'e experience. But amongsth all the seeming randomness, there will be correlations.

[Sun Vaporer]

Ed - exactly: one can't find a pattern in just one person'e experience. But amongsth all the seeming randomness, there will be correlations.

Kinabaloo--correlation is tough but your theroy about flavoring is right on point as my results are showing. There is a definate correlation between flavors and residue build up--being water soluble is not the only concern as the results are clearly showing--will post with pictures soon--Dam Taxes--RRRRRRRuffff----Sun

[kinabaloo]

Sun - yes, it's not whether a flavoring is soluble that is the key buy whether it vaporizes (evaporates at heater coil temperatures).