Why/how do atomizers die?

[CandyGirl]

my brother explained it to me this way. think of it as your car's engine and cooling system. when the coolant's gone, boom engine's gone. always keep it topped off. it's a small inconvenience for an atomizer lasting 6 months or more.
keep it clean and keep it cool.
(of course your still at the mercy of how well it's constructed to begin with)

[surbitonPete]

my brother explained it to me this way. think of it as your car's engine and cooling system. when the coolant's gone, boom engine's gone. always keep it topped off. it's a small inconvenience for an atomizer lasting 6 months or more.
keep it clean and keep it cool.
(of course your still at the mercy of how well it's constructed to begin with)

I followed all the different advice with my 6 atomizers in two months.....I couldn't even overheat them if I wanted to because the evo cut's out for 2 mins if I drew on them for too long and I never let them get too dry...

[exogenesis]

Wouldn't like to vote on the Totally Wicked site
"How long do /should atomizers last?" thread would you?

wubblewubblewubble.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=439.0
(that would have been a link, but it was disallowed, < 15 posts)

The 0.01 mm Nichrome wire eventually burns out with use, I think this is amplified by clogging with carbonised e-liquid.

It seems regular washing may help, whether with solvent and/or hot water.

I need some help with motivation to lay out some dosh for an attempt at a platinum-wire based atomizer,
possibly with something better than the polymer-fibre coil-cores currently being used (like what?)

[trog100]

try this for size..





we throw ours after two weeks on average.. they dont just die they just produce less and less vapour... if you dont want much vapour and dont use them much they can be made to last longer..

the one in the pics is one week old..

trog

[surbitonPete]

I have seen your pictures before trog.......they are absolutely brilliant ..I tried to do one with my camera's macro but nothing like as good as those.
I have tested every cleaner I can think of (apart from battery acid) on my broken ones to see if anything will dissolve that black gunge and nothing seems to touch it.

[Rorschach]

try this for size..





we throw ours after two weeks on average.. they dont just die they just produce less and less vapour... if you dont want much vapour and dont use them much they can be made to last longer..

the one in the pics is one week old..

trog

Eek that looks like a really nasty segmented worm!

[Houdini]

Nice trog! Perfect shot to give everyone an idea of what's going on in the atomizer.

[Spikey]

Wouldn't like to vote on the Totally Wicked site
"How long do /should atomizers last?" thread would you?

wubblewubblewubble.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=439.0
(that would have been a link, but it was disallowed, < 15 posts)

The 0.01 mm Nichrome wire eventually burns out with use, I think this is amplified by clogging with carbonised e-liquid.

It seems regular washing may help, whether with solvent and/or hot water.

I need some help with motivation to lay out some dosh for an attempt at a platinum-wire based atomizer,
possibly with something better than the polymer-fibre coil-cores currently being used (like what?)

Anyone know what temp it takes to heat titanium? If we could find titanium blend wire that will heat up.. we could make atomizers that last 100X as long (if they were washed every day)! I would shell out $50 for an atomizer if it was likely to last for years instead of weeks. If anyone wants to try making one... find the voltage required to heat titanium wire (thinnest gauge) to orange color .. lemme know.. I will try to find the wire if the battery capacity is enough to actually heat it that hot. The screwdriver may be the only device with enough capacity and if it sucks the life out of the battery it will not be worth it.

By the way... the only atomizer that died so far for me was the one that got killed by JC "cough medicine" flavor. I used the 901 for 10 days straight and then the 401 with 2 atomizers (alternating) for the past 6 weeks. I wash out 2X a week and have not had an atomizer die on me yet.

[surbitonPete]

I would certainly be happy to pay more for an atomizer that could be guaranteed to maintain it's 'as new' efficiency and last for a decent length of time. At the moment I am thinking they cost far too much for how reliable and how efficient they are.

[kinabaloo]

That tar-like stuff on the atomiser looks like burnt (caramelised) sugar to me so i suspect that atomiser was used with sweet fluid.