Getting Annoyed : This is an effective method of prolonging atomisers

[surbitonPete]

I think that all this cleaning and burning off of atomizers must just be a luck of the draw on the particular run of atomizers that people happen to pick up as to whether or not the atomizer can weather the storm or not.

My NJoy N-Cig - (I believe that is the 801? It is the pen-style) - I had thought it was dead, then tried an alcohol soak for overnight, blew it out, no joy. Did baking soda overnight, blew it out and viola - basically like new.

So I figured I oghtta start doing the burnoffs, etc. liike people suggested. It lasted until yesterday and now it is toasted most definately. Before this I had never cleaned it out. Just used purchased carts and gone on my way ignorant of this site or any other options.

I really can't complain though - that is less than am onth shy of two years of use out of one atomizer and two batteries, only one of the batteries has started losing it's charge life down to about 30 min which is probably more my fault of crappy charging cycles.

So was it burning it off or just ready to go? Who knows. All I know is - Rest In Peace my very first PV.

Take care,
- Hap

Wow you have been vaping for two years and only just joined the forum. You must be one of the very first vaporours and the only one who has an atty last for nearly two years.....that's amazing....

[HaploVoss]

Wow you have been vaping for two years and only just joined the forum. You must be one of the very first vaporours and the only one who has an atty last for nearly two years.....that's amazing....

Well - to be brief cuz I've said it b4 in here - It's only because I never needed to look for information until a few weeks ago and I thought it had finally died. Found this forum and some advice - tried cleaning my atty - and it worked again for a while. Rest is history.

Oh - found my first PV from a little discount smoke shop. Nice guy. He may have made a bit of money off of me with all the carts I bought over time, but it was worth every penny. I certainly owe him and PVs my health.

Take care,
- Hap

[Total Inferno]

Just a thought. Maybe attys made 2 years ago were better than the ones today. So could already be a better way to make an atty but for whatever reason started makeing them cheaper or faster or both.
I would be interested in seeing what a 2 year old atty looked like up close compared to todays attys. You don't think they would give them a short life on purpose, do you?

[surbitonPete]

Just a thought. Maybe attys made 2 years ago were better than the ones today. So could already be a better way to make an atty but for whatever reason started makeing them cheaper or faster or both.
I would be interested in seeing what a 2 year old atty looked like up close compared to todays attys. You don't think they would give them a short life on purpose, do you?

Anything is possible but it's hard to imagine how they could have altered anything in the design of an atty..the wire thickness and the coil length is determined by the battery voltage and the amount of heat needed, so I wouldn't imagine there is much room for any changes to that. I think that's why the actual 'coil' part of any atty is pretty much identical in all the atties. The one thing that I can think might make a difference is in the quality of the Nichrome wire used. Any small variations in thickness for instance could make a huge difference to atty life.

[kinabaloo]

Anything is possible but it's hard to imagine how they could have altered anything in the design of an atty..the wire thickness and the coil length is determined by the battery voltage and the amount of heat needed, so I wouldn't imagine there is much room for any changes to that. I think that's why the actual 'coil' part of any atty is pretty much identical in all the atties. The one thing that I can think might make a difference is in the quality of the Nichrome wire used. Any small variations in thickness for instance could make a huge difference to atty life.

That's good reasoning. But as nichrome wire is so cheap I very much doubt it, especially as that would lead to lots of returns from early failures.

In the last week and a half I've lost a kettle and a coffee percolator
It's the nature of heating elements, sadly.