Tired of Prodigy killing atomizers!

[scatterbrain]

I’ve had my Prodigy for almost 2 months now, and have vaped through 8-10 901 atomizers. When I was vaping on a regular 901 auto stick the shortest atty life I had was a month. Another one lasted 2 months. Is this frequent atty burn-up typical for mods, or should I try another mod that also takes 901 attys?

I’m very stocked up on 901 attys, as well as the 750mah RCA 3V batts & extra chargers that the Prodigy uses. Love vaping with 3V batts though, so any recommendations on another mod that uses the same batts but doesn’t kill attys so fast…or even just reassurance that this is typical for this type of mod…would be MUCH appreciated!

I’ve already tried draining/blowing nightly, as well as boiling, coking, peroxiding, etc etc etc to try to revive the attys...lots of techniques recommended here, but after 2 months I’m convinced it’s the Prodigy (or perhaps mods in general) that’s so hard on them, rather than anything I’m doing.

[doots]

Ive not lost but 1 atty since i stopped trying to clean then/ I dont feel it is necessary at all.. I dont use the prodigy but do use a similar 6 volt PV.

I dont think the Prodigy is at fault especially. I dont use the 901. I do use 801 and 510s for 6 volt. You might try an adapter so you can use 801's and see if you get better life out of attys. Someone that uses 901s will probably post something about their experience here.

One thing I think is you cant heat these attys to much at 6v like you can with 3v or they will die quickly. and cleaning I think, other than a alcohol wash out kills them quicker also.. I never keep switch down more than 2 seconds at 6v and never run til dry.

I think also that some just die no matter what. They are cheaply made devices. Some times we luck out and get good ones..lol
Just my .02.

[Zofryer]

Any high volt mod is going to kill the atomizers quick if you aren't keeping them moist, or hold the button down too long. The issue is either bad 901's, or user error. That being said, I'm somewhat "pro" and I've still had 5 901's die in two months. Compared to the price of a pack of smokes, I'm not going to complain too loudly.

[a2dcovert]

I am switching my Prodigy to 3.7 volts. I am losing too many attys at 5 volts. My first experience with the Prodigy I tried some older , weeks old, attys and they were both killed at the first push of the button. Then 6 days later it killed the new atty that came with the kit. I've been using a 510 manual since April and had only 1 atty die a mechanical death, I've had 4 more die from carbon gunk.

Kevin

[scatterbrain]

I'm not heavy on the switch, but perhaps half of the attys I've lost did come from a single source. Still, the original one that came with the prodigy only lasted 5 days. I don't use the cleaning/soaking methods unless it's dead or nearly dead, but I do blow them out and drain them each night.

Mainly I'm trying to either find another mod or come to terms with VERY frequent replacements if this is indeed to be expected...would like to stay at the same voltage though.

[CaSHMeRe]

Voltage Kills Atomizers if you aren't careful ... Even if you are, you can still lose them quite easily.

801/4072's are the only atomizer I know of that perform optimally at high voltages ... that doesn't mean people don't love 510's/901's at higher voltages, 801/4072's are simply built a bit stronger ... you can sometimes see as much as a single ohm of resistance increase in pen atomizers due to their structure. You are seeing 4.75 - 5.25v with the Prodigy. If you are having problem killing atty's at that range, 6v can only get worse. Best bet may be to drop back down to 3.7v or, like a previous poster stated, get an 801 adapter and start using those on the Prodigy

EDIT: With that said ... I exclusively use an 801 on my Prodigy and a 510 on my Protege. I use my Protege roughly 75% of the day.

801 on a lower voltage device is weak IMO. 510/901 perform great at lower voltages ... and vice versa ... 801 performs best at higher voltage and 510/901 don't IMO ...

Again ... just opinion

[scatterbrain]

cashmere, you said "You are seeing 4.75 - 5.25v with the Prodigy. If you are having problem killing atty's at that range, 6v can only get worse." I'm not very familiar with the voltage terminology but the batts that shipped with my Prodigy are 3V each. Does that equal 6v and if so...should I be getting lower voltage batteries? (where?) Or am I misunderstanding?

[Snarkyone]

If your tired of it I don't suppose your interested in selling it are you?

[quovadis]

Guys
I still kill some 801 atty's but not as many as before.
Some 801 atty's were not meant to survive, and they die quick.

Others last. I don't know why.

Some are tight airflow and some loose...Who knows why?

I have just received a bad batch of BE112, silver edition...they are so tight that you can't draw air through them. Of to the garbage they go.

Who knows ? I don't...there's no explanation.

I am quite sure that the pass through at 5 volts is very forgiving with atty's.

I think those stupid Rcr123a batteries may give power surges and kill the atty from time to time, especially when there's not enough liquid.

Also, who knows ...maybe some liquids are not made for use with 801 and the prodigy?

Until some scientific experimentation is done to discover the causes...we can talk till we are blue in the face.

I don't know.

[SheerLuckHolmes]

cashmere, you said "You are seeing 4.75 - 5.25v with the Prodigy. If you are having problem killing atty's at that range, 6v can only get worse." I'm not very familiar with the voltage terminology but the batts that shipped with my Prodigy are 3V each. Does that equal 6v and if so...should I be getting lower voltage batteries? (where?) Or am I misunderstanding?

Prodigy uses 2X3v or you can even use 2x3.7v. But the Prodigy has a resistor in the switch that reduces the combined 6v so that the output to the atty is only 5 volts. They do sell a switch without the resistor, but its purpose is to be used with a single big 3.7 volt battery not the combination of two small ones.