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cityboy · 10-24-2009, 04:33 PM

When the draw gets really bad - it seems like the battery is plugged up. Is there anything I can do to clean it out? Blowing it out doesnt seem to do anything.

Thanks!

CB

Brachinus · 10-24-2009, 10:32 PM

Not sure what model you've got (that info would be helpful), but the battery isn't generally part of the airflow (any ventilation is usually just to keep the battery cool).

If you've got an automatic battery, there's probably a hole into it so that your suction can activate it, but it wouldn't affect airflow AFAIK. The place to look is the atomizer and the cart. If the atty is flooded (too much liquid down at the bottom), that affects airflow, and so can getting liquid in the air duct(s) in the cart (that also happens when you flood the atty -- liquid comes back and gets in the side of the cart where air goes through).

Assuming you're not using a "cartomizer" with cart and atty in one unit, try taking the cart off and blowing through the end where you suck, and then taking off the atty and putting the battery end in your mouth (put your mouth over the outside part, not the brass stem) and blowing hard for a few seconds. In both cases, you might want to have a paper towel or something to catch any liquid that comes out.

(If none of this makes sense, try posting the model of e-cig you're using, and someone familiar with that model may be able to help.)

cityboy · 10-26-2009, 06:27 PM

Im sorry, its a 901.

Its funny, the draw is just bad with this one battery. The other batteries operate normally.

Scottbee · 10-26-2009, 06:34 PM

ON a 901 the battery should not matter at all. The "vent" that controls the hardness of the draw is the small hole on the side of the atty.

Don't get me wrong... of you put the 901 atty on a battery that is also vented.. the draw on the 901 can get very light. But that's lighter than the designers had in mind. 901 batteries shouldn't' allow any additional venting/airflow at all.

Look at that side hole and make sure it is not plugged. Blow out the atty to make sure the mesh isn't clogged with liquid.. and see if things improve.

jj2 · 10-26-2009, 06:35 PM

I got one like that. It's been like that from day one.
It's my backup--as in when the two I carry around die, I drag it out. I do, about once a week us it for a couple hours or until the it flashes so I can charge it.

cityboy · 10-26-2009, 06:38 PM

The batteries must have something to do with it. They all seem to affect the draw. I can change mine right now and the draw will change with no change to the cart or atty.

And I know you can blow backwards on them with a atty in to clean the atty, and a bunch of vapor comes out of the atty.

CB

10-24-2009, 04:33 PM	#1
cityboy Full Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 57 Tweet this post!	Cleaning the battery? When the draw gets really bad - it seems like the battery is plugged up. Is there anything I can do to clean it out? Blowing it out doesnt seem to do anything. Thanks! CB __________________

10-26-2009, 06:27 PM	#3
cityboy Full Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 57 Tweet this post!	Im sorry, its a 901. Its funny, the draw is just bad with this one battery. The other batteries operate normally. __________________

10-26-2009, 06:34 PM	#4
Scottbee Super Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Okauchee Lake, WI Posts: 1,113	ON a 901 the battery should not matter at all. The "vent" that controls the hardness of the draw is the small hole on the side of the atty. Don't get me wrong... of you put the 901 atty on a battery that is also vented.. the draw on the 901 can get very light. But that's lighter than the designers had in mind. 901 batteries shouldn't' allow any additional venting/airflow at all. Look at that side hole and make sure it is not plugged. Blow out the atty to make sure the mesh isn't clogged with liquid.. and see if things improve. __________________

10-26-2009, 06:35 PM	#5
jj2 Super Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 711	I got one like that. It's been like that from day one. It's my backup--as in when the two I carry around die, I drag it out. I do, about once a week us it for a couple hours or until the it flashes so I can charge it. __________________ Tigger & PVs are the best. Smoke free since mid March 2009.

10-26-2009, 06:38 PM	#6
cityboy Full Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 57 Tweet this post!	The batteries must have something to do with it. They all seem to affect the draw. I can change mine right now and the draw will change with no change to the cart or atty. And I know you can blow backwards on them with a atty in to clean the atty, and a bunch of vapor comes out of the atty. CB __________________

10-24-2009, 10:32 PM	#2
Brachinus Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 273	Not sure what model you've got (that info would be helpful), but the battery isn't generally part of the airflow (any ventilation is usually just to keep the battery cool). If you've got an automatic battery, there's probably a hole into it so that your suction can activate it, but it wouldn't affect airflow AFAIK. The place to look is the atomizer and the cart. If the atty is flooded (too much liquid down at the bottom), that affects airflow, and so can getting liquid in the air duct(s) in the cart (that also happens when you flood the atty -- liquid comes back and gets in the side of the cart where air goes through). Assuming you're not using a "cartomizer" with cart and atty in one unit, try taking the cart off and blowing through the end where you suck, and then taking off the atty and putting the battery end in your mouth (put your mouth over the outside part, not the brass stem) and blowing hard for a few seconds. In both cases, you might want to have a paper towel or something to catch any liquid that comes out. (If none of this makes sense, try posting the model of e-cig you're using, and someone familiar with that model may be able to help.)

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