Sattec's atty cleaning test thread

[DC2]

I've started dripping some and so I put in two drops and tried, nothing. Shook it around a bit. Another drop. A tiny hint of vapor. Another drop. Easier draw, but still very little vapor. I think I have put about 6 drops in total and I just don't want to flood the atty. Right now I just have it laying horizontal in its case.

In my experience, drying overnight is not long enough.
If you're in a hurry, put it in the oven for 20 minutes at 150 degrees.

[Skwerl]

Will this cleaning method work on a Joye306 atty?

[Scottes]

Yes it will work.

[miketr]

Of the two dead attys I tried this on, one came back to life. The other I didn't have much hope for, it was old and had been pretty abused. I haven't really tried using the revived one extensively, just saw I could draw vapor after dripping on it. First time anything has worked for me reviving a dead atty, so kudos!
I want to mention that dead atty was cold previously. When I vaped at it, it not only didn't make vapor, it did not warm up at all. So this is all kind of mysterious to me.

[a2dcovert]

Of the two dead attys I tried this on, one came back to life. The other I didn't have much hope for, it was old and had been pretty abused. I haven't really tried using the revived one extensively, just saw I could draw vapor after dripping on it. First time anything has worked for me reviving a dead atty, so kudos!
I want to mention that dead atty was cold previously. When I vaped at it, it not only didn't make vapor, it did not warm up at all. So this is all kind of mysterious to me.

One important item is to check the resistance of the atomizers. It should be around 3 ohms. If it is considerably higher than that it is already a lost cause. For one thing you will not get enough voltage to heat the atomizer because of the voltage drop across the part causing the resistance.

If you really want to test the electrical properties of an atomizer just hook it up to a 5 volt or 6 volt power source. If it has too much resistance the higher voltage will kill it dead.

Kevin

[sunsetnkc]

A couple comments:

If you have ever carried the atomizer loose in a pocket or layed it on the sofa, etc, the 'chunks' could be dirt, etc. I carried one in my shirt pocket while at work one afternoon.... got home and went to clean, saw chunks, looked with magnifier glass like small leaves/dirt/tobacco..... turns out most I think was left over tobacco that was in the bottom of my shirt pocket.

Drying, I have read about the dry overnight, use hair dryer, oven etc. I have cleaned mine at least once a week without ever more than rinsing with real hot water and blowing them out, then prime and vape right away. Maybe the firsts puff or two seemed weak, but after that all was normal.

[Closet Toker]

One important item is to check the resistance of the atomizers. It should be around 3 ohms. If it is considerably higher than that it is already a lost cause. For one thing you will not get enough voltage to heat the atomizer because of the voltage drop across the part causing the resistance.

If you really want to test the electrical properties of an atomizer just hook it up to a 5 volt or 6 volt power source. If it has too much resistance the higher voltage will kill it dead.

Kevin

Ohms depend on the atomizer at hand. I use SLB801's. When new, they are at 4.2 ohms.

That is why I like the 801, it is a "work horse" vaping at 5 volts.
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[a2dcovert]

Ohms depend on the atomizer at hand. I use SLB801's. When new, they are at 4.2 ohms. The ohms drop as the atomizer weakens.

That is why I like the 801, it is a "work horse" vaping at 5 volts.

The higher the ohms, the more power an atomizer can handle.
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Normally as an atomizer begins to start failing the resistance will go up. If the resistance starts going down it is moving towards a short circuit. That would be hard on your battery. So far all of my failed atomizers have a resistance of 100k ohms or higher. All of my experience has been with the 510.

Kevin

[DC2]

Drying, I have read about the dry overnight, use hair dryer, oven etc. I have cleaned mine at least once a week without ever more than rinsing with real hot water and blowing them out, then prime and vape right away. Maybe the firsts puff or two seemed weak, but after that all was normal.

I'm one of the people that constantly talks about drying for longer periods of time.
And I agree with you that if you prime and vape, prime and vape, you can get it working again.

But too many people clean their atomizers and think they killed them.
And the culprit, probably most of these times, is not letting it dry enough.

I don't know, I just don't want anyone throwing away good atomizers because they didn't dry long enough after they were cleaned. Maybe some cleaning methods DO kill atomizers, but I do the Coke Soak every week on my atomizers and I still haven't lost one single atomizer yet after four months of vaping.

I do rotate them however, each week during my cleaning process, and so they have 7 days to dry.

[a2dcovert]

No one should ever throw away any e-cig parts. They may find the atomizer fountain of youth some day. Battery parts will be valuable too.

Kevin