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About LinkBacksThe core the coil wrapped around is that black piece that looks like a rabbit turd.Originally Posted by surbitonPete
The core the coil wrapped around is that black piece that looks like a rabbit turd.
Nuck - did you say already, what device was this? Just the usual voltage? Used with external power pack or usb? Did the 'cleaning cycle' take place recently ?OK, it took me a while since I don't have any of the smaller tools that would have made this easier.
This is a 2.5 month old atomizer that has been hit daily with (usually pure VG/nic and flavor). I have hit it will all manners of flavors (the majority of them Lorann) and have used quite a few of the bad ones(thick and dark such as coffee, etc).
The mesh received 2 baths in 30% phosphoric acid during it's long illustrious life.
Sorry the pic isn't better, it was the best I could do with a web cam. Here are my observations:
The atomizer itself was very clean. The mesh looks almost new and I could not see any wear in the material.
The wire was clean without any noticeable buildup on the wire.
The core the wire wraps around had a thin hard black layer of what I assume is carbon buildup. I was actually surprised with that since it is very hard to get a good look when the unit is intact.
Pete, I have no idea how you do what you do to your atomizers
My baby is no more picture by nuckecf - Photobucket
Edit: Strange..it wouldn't let me embed the image. Maybe it was too big.
Well as you so patiently told me in the beginning Kate the gunk has nothing to do with the polyester.....I have convinced myself of that now....lol. Whatever I do all my coils look like trogs in just a few days....
401, only batteries with the usual voltage and I've never seen a cleaning cycle. I assumed the 401 didn't have one.
(Found the bits so I can take a new pic of the coil wire and that bridge tabs)
Thanks for those pics Kate, particularly intereested in the
German forum ones.
Just how many forums (fora ?) do you visit ?
Edited an old post to post the new pic but for the sake of clarity...I'll post here:
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OK..new pic, you can actually see some of the build up on the sides of the wire. I assume that section was protected from the cleaning.
Wire and bridge tabs picture by nuckecf - Photobucket
The point of all this of course, is that I don't see VG causing any more buildup than PG. I would run side by side tests but I don't tolerate PG well enough to do a long sustained test. I saw previous mention of tests but didn't find the results. Are they in yet?
No problem. I usually drop in at three other forums regularly but pick up all sorts of links from other members too. There are quite a few around now, some busier than others, this one is the busiest that I know of.
I just can't understand why Nucks is so clean.....perhaps I should get a 401.
Well, Exogenesis has found deposit only with VG and not PG. For most real-life uses currently, the dry deposits from flavorings would be greater (but could be zero).
As Kate pointed out, at least one company uses PEG-400 so there is an alternative to VG that is not PG
Pete - I agree Nuck's atty is in pretty good shape for 2 1/2 months use. Perhaps the battery is on the powerful side of aveage or something; maybe i will look again through those atty life report threads to find the average for 401s.
ps: Pete, you are invaluable to the forum and contributed so many ideas I dare not begin to list them for fear of leaving any out.
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