Cleaning atomizer

[icemanmaz]

I use a full pressure air line at work on mine but I have been using it to blast out the water after a clean.
First down the battery side then in the coil end. I has not done any damage they must be strong metal fibre. One thing though I work for a safety mad firm so I always wear safety gear. If compressed air gets into a cut in can cause a blood clot.

[ApOsTle51]

i used to use compressed air at work all the time. Thing is you dont even need a cut for highly compressed air to enter the blood stream . our compressers used to pump out 100 psi, at this pressure air can enter the blood stream through the skin creating air bubbles in the blood which can be fatal. So mind those pinkies..

[Rorschach]

Originally Posted by ApOsTle51

i used to use compressed air at work all the time. Thing is you dont even need a cut for highly compressed air to enter the blood stream . our compressers used to pump out 100 psi, at this pressure air can enter the blood stream through the skin creating air bubbles in the blood which can be fatal. So mind those pinkies..

That is terrifying!

[Distahs]

Originally Posted by Kit

you dont need an air compressor you can get good power in a can i use them at work all the time for cleaning camera and sound equipment.there very powerful anything more would damage the atomisers wire wick. canned air is sufficient .

Well if you live in the US don't use canned air most of it contains bitterant and let me tell you that stuff is vial tasting.

I had used my normal brand of canned air to clean out my keyboard and a little while later started typing away. Not to long after i made a sandwich and licked off the mayo from my thumb.
I even tried Listerine and it didn't even get the taste out. I have since dissected the Keyboard and ran all of the plastic components through the washer.

If you do use canned air look for the small print that says contains bitterant and avoid it like the plague.

[ngax666]

Just cleaned my NJOY Npro with can of Office Duster. no bad taste, works fine.

[coustanis]

>Well if you live in the US don't use canned air most of it contains bitterant and let me tell you that stuff is vial tasting.

The bitterent is so you can download music and movies while you e-ciggy.

[TropicalBob]

Bittorrent. That's a funny connection you made, however. Love it.

Anyone who was around a few years ago might remember "huffing" with canned air filling a paper sack. So, like a lot of hazardous substances, the canned air was made unpleasant to taste or smell in concentrated form.

[Kit]

Originally Posted by TropicalBob

Bittorrent. That's a funny connection you made, however. Love it.

Bittorrent TB? or bitterant! what you been up to hehe

[TropicalBob]

On the advice of legal counsel, .....

[jigtg]

It is not canned air, it is butane or propylene. Air is not used because you need much higher pressure to make it liquid. Or thats whats my understanding at least.

I'm sure there are chemicals strong enough to clean atomizer. Right tool for the right job.
Tried 40% alcohol and it really didn't work all that well.

I'm not entirely convinced that corrosion kills atomizers.
dirt->short circuit->higher temperature (lower resistance and higher current consumption)-> nichrome(or what ever) melt->dead atomizer. Both(pen and mini) atomizers I have have 3.3 ohm resistance. If it is corrosion, you would see resistance getting higher. What resistances you have on your (near) dead atomizers?