My 901 atty stopped working

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And it is only about 10 days old, if that. I was working fine than the next
second it just stopped igniting. I cleaned it with hot tap water and dish soap
and a thorough rinse, but alas, nothing.

I read somewhere here but cannot remember where, a way to fix an atty
by using a paperclip ?!?! any truth to this?

Also, I have a multimeter and would like to test it but dont know the contact
points nor the setting (i think its OHM)

Any wisdom would help, Thank you,

[JoeChemo]

Measure the resistance in ohms at the battery end of the atty. Hold one probe against the threads and the other against the center conductor. If you don't get a reading, the atty most likely died. A good atty should give a reading of about 2 to 4 ohms depending on which one you use.

Though rare, I've had attys die in less than 24 hours.

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Ok, I tested my atty's. The 2 good ones got about 3.4ohm average. My bad one got
about 15.1 "K" ohms. I don't now what the "K" stands for, but nonetheless, it is way
way off.

I wonder what happened

[kinabaloo]

Three things can happen to cause an open circuit (no current flow) :

1) if within a week or so, probably the connecting wire to the casing came away.
2) if after some weeks, deposit build-up around the coil causes nichrome wire failure (thermal and mechanical stresses).

In these cases there is no real solution.

3) it is a possibility is that the center connection is not making contact. YOu will still get a current with a multimeter but the connection to the battery is no longer good. Clean both contacts with a dry cloth/paper towel (or damp with alcohol). If still no-go, the center connector on the atomiser might need pulling out a bit, which can be done by carefully inserting a suitable tool or paper-clip into the central hole to pull it outwards a little.

The contacts having juice and/or oxides on them is the most likely, but all atomisers do die in the end (variable time-out).