How I got rid of my burnt atomizer taste

[shiva]

Originally Posted by davey

Well I was smoking my 510 and it got really hot. After that I had this really weird 'burned fish' taste. I was going to buy a new atomizer but I read somewhere to 'dry burn' the atomizer so I did it, but it didn't work. What I actually did was dry burn while dunking the atomizer in a cup of water, then shake out all the water, burn until coil is red and repeat several times.

After all that I did one last dry burn until the coil was red. I dripped some liquid into the atomizer and topped off a new cart and the bad taste is gone.

Looks like I won't have to get a new atomizer yet...

This makes no sense to me.

"Burn until the coil is RED?"

You mean inside the atomizer, I didn't see anything turning red, I held down the button forever. It sure got hot, but I didn't see any red in there.

[Porphy]

Mine go red all the time. They should be getting hot enough to emit a red glow.

[Robert]

first blow out the atty on a paper towel blow into bat hole. Blow out excess juice. Then dry burn. It will turn red inside. See the shape of the thing turning red?

[davey]

okay well, update here...

I recommend only doing this as a last resort because the burnt taste is coming from that 'wicking fiber' being burnt, that vapor is harmful to inhale.

At this point, the boiling can either remove that burnt fiber that is in the way of the atomizer's coil, or it will make the 'wicking fiber' come off all together.

If that wicking fiber is off completely, from my experience, the only way to get vapor will be to drip directly on the atomizer coil.

Generally to sum this up, the article is about leaving your atomizer on too long when its dry and that causing the wick inside to burn up, I recommend getting a new atomizer all together and being more careful to not let the atty get too hot (ie: leaving it in your pocket, cramming it in your purse) because it will burn the wicking and your atty will be messed up, boil it as a last resort.

TIP: cutting my e-liquid with glycerin gives off like 200 times more vapor. I do like 30% glycerin 70% eliquid (25mg)

[shiva]

Originally Posted by Robert

first blow out the atty on a paper towel blow into bat hole. Blow out excess juice. Then dry burn. It will turn red inside. See the shape of the thing turning red?

Nope. NO red.

Still tastes like crap too. Been vaping for a week with new joye510. Bought new juice, refilled...still tastes like crap.

[cmirsky]

I'm guessing this can only be performed with manual battery e-cigs? I have an old RN4081 atty that starting tasting burnt, but it was an automatic batt.

[rhoneil]

Originally Posted by cmirsky

I'm guessing this can only be performed with manual battery e-cigs? I have an old RN4081 atty that starting tasting burnt, but it was an automatic batt.

I dont have that model, but can you activate it by blowing into the LED?

[JustMeAgain]

I think voltage is the difference between red/no red. I say that b/c I just got a Prodigy and when I hold down the button the atty turns bright red...but if I put the same atty on a 510 battery, it does not turn red...just the sizzling sound.

[cmirsky]

Originally Posted by rhoneil

I dont have that model, but can you activate it by blowing into the LED?

Didn't know that! Thanks!

[rhoneil]

yeah, thats one thing i learned from owning a blu.