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Old 10-17-2009, 07:36 AM   #21
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Thanks for all the great tips and tricks
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Old 10-19-2009, 09:48 AM   #22
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I love my 510 for the most part, thanks for this wonderful tips as I will incorporate them. However, I have to top off a LOT as well as change my batteries 3-4 times per day. Is there a comparative brand that gives good throat hits with longer battery life?? Thanks in advance for you time.
Try the 510 Mega batts at TW, get the 5packs check for the sale so you can get better price, you will love it, and u should get the mega charger too . I own the 5 mega one for a month now and i love it, i had 6 regular 510's batt, 2 used for mods and 4 are in my drawer now. I used to go thru 6-7 reg batts during the day and PT at home , now i only need 3 mega batts during the day with much better TH.
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Old 10-21-2009, 04:58 AM   #23
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lol prof daffy you make me laugh.

I have been looking on several threads and the general consensus is that cola works pretty well. Ive had my atty for about 2 weeks now and have noticed that it overheats quite quickly, after 2 or 3 drags... and when i say over heat, i mean it can get so hot it may very well burn my lips.
As a result, my e-juice burns up a lot faster than it should, i find myself dripping every 7 or 8 drags..... quite odd...

Thing is there is no visible gunk on the atomizer... but I still think that a nice cleaning will stop this from happening.

Also, when you guys give cola baths... do you submerge your atty COMPLETELY in the cola? like pour out a few mL of it into a shot glass and just plop it on in?? I just want to make sure before i do this.
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Old 10-21-2009, 05:00 AM   #24
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oh and thanks for the great thread Kristin
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Old 10-21-2009, 10:44 PM   #25
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lol prof daffy you make me laugh.

I have been looking on several threads and the general consensus is that cola works pretty well. Ive had my atty for about 2 weeks now and have noticed that it overheats quite quickly, after 2 or 3 drags... and when i say over heat, i mean it can get so hot it may very well burn my lips.
As a result, my e-juice burns up a lot faster than it should, i find myself dripping every 7 or 8 drags..... quite odd...

Thing is there is no visible gunk on the atomizer... but I still think that a nice cleaning will stop this from happening.

Also, when you guys give cola baths... do you submerge your atty COMPLETELY in the cola? like pour out a few mL of it into a shot glass and just plop it on in?? I just want to make sure before i do this.
I just tried cleaning with Coke for the first time today, and it made a huge difference. All three of my atties were really clogged up, very little vape and a draw so hard that my cheeks were turning purple. I'm not sure how anyone else does it, but I completely submerged my atomizers in Coke (you don't need the whole can obviously, just enough so that they're covered completely) for about 4-5 hours, removed them, swished them in water to make sure all the Coke was gone, then gave them a good round of 5 second dry burns. Now they all work like champs. Easy hit, and massive vapor like they were new again.

Hope this helps.
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Can't even tell you how many times I've gotten #1 wrong.
Especially on nights spent drinking...
The trick is to get the cigarettes with the brown filters. In the dark the white ones look the same either way. When I used to smoke in the dark watch TV I'd light the filter all the time. Choice words were exclaimed.

--Prof Daffy
P.S. Even now I use a white atomizer on a black e-cig for that very reason. Okay and because it reminds me of the white band around Daffy's neck. And, yes, I laugh at my co-worker when she sucks on the LED end!

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Old 10-21-2009, 11:19 PM   #27
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I just tried cleaning with Coke for the first time today, and it made a huge difference. All three of my atties were really clogged up, very little vape and a draw so hard that my cheeks were turning purple. I'm not sure how anyone else does it, but I completely submerged my atomizers in Coke (you don't need the whole can obviously, just enough so that they're covered completely) for about 4-5 hours, removed them, swished them in water to make sure all the Coke was gone, then gave them a good round of 5 second dry burns. Now they all work like champs. Easy hit, and massive vapor like they were new again.

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Remember old juice drys up. Air ports get clogged. All juice should be water soluble. Gotta break it up. So you have to soak. Longer you soak the looser the stuff gets. I use a measuring cup the size of a shot glass. Nuke it for 20 seconds, drop 'em in. How long? A hour. Overnight. I usually include a hot water soak to rinse out (like 30 minutes). Then roll paper towel into a tub, stuff it into the opening, and let it dry overnight. Prime and ready to go the next morning.

Water works to dissolve. Coke works because of the acidity to break up carbon build up. I currently use lemon juice (more acidic). I soak at least once a week. Every other night I run the atomizer under hot water from the tap for 1-2 minutes and let it dry overnight. It's easier to keep an atomizer in top form rather than trying to fix it later.

Good common sense really, nothing radical. But when your atomizer is vaping on day 30 almost as good as day 1 you'll appreciate it.

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P.S. I'd rather let it dry overnight rather than chance a bunch of dry burns. Of course, the more back up atomizers you have the braver you can be.
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Old 10-22-2009, 12:09 AM   #28
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Thanks for all of the suggestions about maintaining the performance of atomizers. I'm new to vaping and have learned so much from your posts.

Hopefully these methods will work for me, too, and save me the money and trouble of replacing atomizers.

As with just about everything in life, it's all about being proactive.
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The trick is to get the cigarettes with the brown filters. In the dark the white ones look the same either way. When I used to smoke in the dark watch TV I'd light the filter all the time. Choice words were exclaimed.

--Prof Daffy
P.S. Even now I use a white atomizer on a black e-cig for that very reason. Okay and because it reminds me of the white band around Daffy's neck. And, yes, I laugh at my co-worker when she sucks on the LED end!

I used to smoke cloves, Djarum Blacks and talk about a nasty taste when you light the filter on accident. >.< Sugar filters were great as long as you were able to not SNAFU them.
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Old 10-24-2009, 04:37 AM   #30
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Thanks for the info guys.
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