How do I "prime" an atty and why?

[fatalis]

Hi guys!
I've been hearing so much about how you have to prime an atty to "break" it in when it's new and I have absolutely NO idea how to do this? Can someone please educate me on how to do this and is it only with certain models or all of them? Also, what happens if you don't? Thanks!

[Bandit]

Priming it is done because once you have blown out the initial primer completely, the atty is totally dry. A dry atty is bad.

SO you prime it by dripping a few drops of e-liquid directly onto the atomizer bridge before installing a cart and vaping.

[Luke V]

Is blowing the atty out usually enough to remove the stock primer? I've got a Sidesho that will be here any day (hopefully today!) and I'm not sure if I should just try blowing the primer out or if I should clean it in something as well.

[Mountain Dude]

I usually blow it out then drip a few drops of either unflavored or plain PG and blow that out too. Prime with a drop or two of whatever you're vapeing, add a cart and you're good to go.

[rannie]

Pretty much the same as Mountain Dude.... I do like to prime it with my 5V or 6V. It seems to be a great starter. I don't do it for a long time. Just enough to get rid of the stock primer and for the new juice to sit. I found that my attys work better after this. These are just the results of my experiments. Do this at your own risk.

Is there anyone who does it this way too?

Rannie

[04WRX]

When i got my 510 i blew the primer out untill the atty was empty then droped 3ish drops of my juice onto the atty and never really had the burnt taste. also every night i blow my atty out untill its dry then i leave it to drain over night then 3 drops to get it jump started in the AM and i have not had any problems yet,

[sea_munky]

when you say "blow out the primer", do you literally blow through the atty or does this mean vape the primer but blow it out instead of inhaling?

I tried to vape and blow out on my new 510 atty yesterday and it kept tasting like chemicals and kept vaping forever.

[Brachinus]

Originally Posted by sea_munky

when you say "blow out the primer", do you literally blow through the atty or does this mean vape the primer but blow it out instead of inhaling?

Put the atty in your mouth, threads facing in (with your mouth on the tube, not the threads), and blow through it hard, preferably with a paper towel or something to catch the dripping. After a few seconds, you'll probably get a big glop of juice (or primer) on the towel, and if you then touch the rim of the atty to the towel some more will come out (the towel will wick it out a bit).

I tried to vape and blow out on my new 510 atty yesterday and it kept tasting like chemicals and kept vaping forever.

That's one reason the 510's are such workhorses, I think. They're so heavily primed it's nearly impossible to burn them out. IMO, the best way to get rid of the chemical taste is to drip a couple drops of juice on the bridge (the metal part that sticks up inside the atty), and then when you get that chemical taste again you'll know it's time to top up your cart (or add more drops to the bridge if you're dripping).

[sea_munky]

Thank you Brachinus. I will do that with the 2nd atty

Also, the manual mentions letting the atomizer dry each night. However, I've read a lot of "never let the atty go dry" responses. Can anyone elaborate?

[Brachinus]

Originally Posted by sea_munky

Also, the manual mentions letting the atomizer dry each night. However, I've read a lot of "never let the atty go dry" responses. Can anyone elaborate?

When people say never let it go dry, they mean while you're vaping.

But some people (myself included) do a "dry burn" after blowing it out and before putting it away. I take out the cart and put it away, "tailpipe" a couple hits straight from the atty, then take out the atty and blow it out, and then put it back on the battery, push the button and let it get to glowing hot for a few seconds.

My impression is that the "dry burn" is good for 510's, but a bad idea for other attys, which will burn out instead of burn off the residue the way the 510 does.