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Bastage · 12-20-2008, 04:24 AM

Well it was that time again. I had 4 atomizers that were gunky and clogged up. Popped them in an inch of boiling water for 10 minutes, and swirled em around real good. I completely dried one off and left the others to dry overnight. Seems like it worked great on the first one. We'll see how the others have recovered as they are needed but, so far so good on the boiling! Just gotta make sure they are dried off and blown out completely, and primed with 4-5 drops before using again.

MagusSteele · 12-20-2008, 04:50 AM

Cool Bastage,
Unfortunetly, when mine die, they go room temp

Boiling would only make soup

Bastage · 12-20-2008, 05:12 AM

I've never had one go cold on me, they normally just clog up and dont work right until they are cleaned.

robw · 12-20-2008, 05:12 AM

Ya, dead is dead. But thats good to know that whimpy atomizers can be beefed back up.

parked · 12-20-2008, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bastage

I've never had one go cold on me, they normally just clog up and dont work right until they are cleaned.

I have always boiled mine and I have never lost one
knock on wood

!
I'm a very heavy vaper and still i have never had a problem with any atomizer i have boiling always works for me. Here is a list of atomizers i have had so far

puresmoker 901, pen
janty KB
e-smokeytreats 901, pen

SuperStack · 12-20-2008, 07:24 AM

To help dry my atomizers out faster after removing 'em from the hot water, I place them on the top of my CRT computer monitor for a couple days where the heat rises in the back - this get's 'em nice & dry without any extra effort

Obviously this trick doesn't work with an LCD haha.

dave1212 · 12-20-2008, 07:35 AM

I'm convinced that the only reason atomizers are dying is because of the wimpy little wires inside the threaded end are either disintegrating or just coming un-soldered. They are just a little bit thicker than a hair. Fixing them is pretty much impossible, though.

SuperStack · 12-20-2008, 07:48 AM

Yeah, it sure would be nice if atomizers were better designed to last longer and not clog so quickly. Hopefully the e-cig technology keeps improving.

parapo · 12-20-2008, 11:22 AM

i steamed all my atomizers today. 4 901's and 2 penstyle's.

after drying,i tried them. everything went fine.

then i took one penstyle to vape and put the others away.
i dripped a couple of drops,put the cart in and started vaping.

5 minutes later the vapor got less,so i dripped another 2 drops in it.

-nothing-
it didn't even get warm. i thought it was flooded...but no,it died...
i dried it,even took a multimeter to check it's resistance....nothing...
...that one was 2 weeks old....

trog100 · 12-20-2008, 02:51 PM

they go cold (dead) because of the wire heater part fails.. they go wimpish because the wick part the wire is wrapped around turns into a sold lump and ceases to be a wick..

the center (positive) part can also turn and break the wire gong to the heater

they also clog with thick goo in the wire wool around the atomizer.. boiling and a good blow out helps with his one.. there is no fix for the other three thow..

trog

12-20-2008, 04:24 AM	#1
Bastage Super Member ECF Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 378	Boiling works. Well it was that time again. I had 4 atomizers that were gunky and clogged up. Popped them in an inch of boiling water for 10 minutes, and swirled em around real good. I completely dried one off and left the others to dry overnight. Seems like it worked great on the first one. We'll see how the others have recovered as they are needed but, so far so good on the boiling! Just gotta make sure they are dried off and blown out completely, and primed with 4-5 drops before using again. __________________

12-20-2008, 05:12 AM	#3
Bastage Super Member ECF Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 378	I've never had one go cold on me, they normally just clog up and dont work right until they are cleaned. __________________

12-20-2008, 05:12 AM	#4
robw Super Member ECF Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 648 Blog Entries: 2	Ya, dead is dead. But thats good to know that whimpy atomizers can be beefed back up. __________________

12-20-2008, 02:51 PM	#10
trog100 Banned ECF Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3,286	they go cold (dead) because of the wire heater part fails.. they go wimpish because the wick part the wire is wrapped around turns into a sold lump and ceases to be a wick.. the center (positive) part can also turn and break the wire gong to the heater they also clog with thick goo in the wire wool around the atomizer.. boiling and a good blow out helps with his one.. there is no fix for the other three thow.. trog Last edited by trog100; 12-20-2008 at 02:53 PM.

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12-20-2008, 04:50 AM	#2
MagusSteele Super Member ECF Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NorthCoast, Cleveland, OH, USA, Terra, Sol System Posts: 536	Cool Bastage, Unfortunetly, when mine die, they go room temp Boiling would only make soup

12-20-2008, 07:24 AM	#6
SuperStack Senior Member ECF Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Posts: 293	To help dry my atomizers out faster after removing 'em from the hot water, I place them on the top of my CRT computer monitor for a couple days where the heat rises in the back - this get's 'em nice & dry without any extra effort Obviously this trick doesn't work with an LCD haha.

12-20-2008, 07:35 AM	#7
dave1212 Full Member ECF Veteran Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 27	I'm convinced that the only reason atomizers are dying is because of the wimpy little wires inside the threaded end are either disintegrating or just coming un-soldered. They are just a little bit thicker than a hair. Fixing them is pretty much impossible, though.

12-20-2008, 07:48 AM	#8
SuperStack Senior Member ECF Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Posts: 293	Yeah, it sure would be nice if atomizers were better designed to last longer and not clog so quickly. Hopefully the e-cig technology keeps improving.

12-20-2008, 11:22 AM	#9
parapo Super Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greece Posts: 374	i steamed all my atomizers today. 4 901's and 2 penstyle's. after drying,i tried them. everything went fine. then i took one penstyle to vape and put the others away. i dripped a couple of drops,put the cart in and started vaping. 5 minutes later the vapor got less,so i dripped another 2 drops in it. -nothing- it didn't even get warm. i thought it was flooded...but no,it died... i dried it,even took a multimeter to check it's resistance....nothing... ...that one was 2 weeks old....