unclogging a Dura-C / 510 atomizer

[borjis]

I used some rubbing alcohol to clean 3 atomizers. soaked them for 6 hours then blew them out. waited an hour. dripped 4 drops on the bridge let them sit 30 minutes then wam!! back to brand new vaping style!

but something I've noticed. they are a lot harder to draw on and it looked like some kind of washer or ring internally has moved down and is blocking the holes a bit.

this has happened on a bunch of them.

any ideas how to get that washer back in place so the draw isn't so hard like a brand new atty? I know its not crud blocking the holes I can clearly see somthing in there doing it.

[ProfessorDaffy]

Originally Posted by borjis

I used some rubbing alcohol to clean 3 atomizers. soaked them for 6 hours then blew them out. waited an hour. dripped 4 drops on the bridge let them sit 30 minutes then wam!! back to brand new vaping style!

but something I've noticed. they are a lot harder to draw on and it looked like some kind of washer or ring internally has moved down and is blocking the holes a bit.

this has happened on a bunch of them.

any ideas how to get that washer back in place so the draw isn't so hard like a brand new atty? I know its not crud blocking the holes I can clearly see somthing in there doing it.

I heard rubbing alchohol can disolve glue used in some atomizers. Didn't know if that applied to the 510 or not. I soak in lemon juice.

--Prof Daffy

[crashtestjeep]

Yeah, its the glue dissolving, letting the pot sink...I suppose u may be able to torch it from the outside and use tweezers to pull it up or torch it upsidedown and let it sink back into place but dont quote me, its just an idea....but if it works please report back! Mine are the same way just from heating i think bc i havent soaked in alcohol...

[chuaa]

used coke to declog mine...works all the time..let it soak in coke for about 3 to 4 hrs...then rinse it off with water..then let it dry....

[Junebug]

Has anyone tried vinegar?

[borjis]

I tried the coke cleaning method before and it didn't really seem to do the job.
I dunno why.

ah so there is glue on that washer. I think the heat from regular usage does ruin it because my atty's usually get a harder draw by the time they are spent.

[WarrLordd]

Hmm would rum work? Like vodka?

[gooney0]

WarrLordd,

Rum should be ok. The reason for vodka is it has less taste. The alcohol is what really does the work.

Let it dry well until it no longer smells like booze.

-Gooney0

[Archer74]

anyone tried testing what the crud that gets on the atty is? maybe if someone could find out what exactly it is, a more effective concoction of safe cleaning solutions can be determined.

[ezcomputers]

Originally Posted by borjis

I used some rubbing alcohol to clean 3 atomizers. soaked them for 6 hours then blew them out. waited an hour. dripped 4 drops on the bridge let them sit 30 minutes then wam!! back to brand new vaping style!

but something I've noticed. they are a lot harder to draw on and it looked like some kind of washer or ring internally has moved down and is blocking the holes a bit.

this has happened on a bunch of them.

any ideas how to get that washer back in place so the draw isn't so hard like a brand new atty? I know its not crud blocking the holes I can clearly see somthing in there doing it.

I took apart a blown atty of mine (i use all joye 510s, Just FYI all my attys even brand new have that white washer blocking 1/4 to 1/2 the hole its not anything to worry about.... It is also not whats restricting airflow. The atty I took apart was after an alcohol bath and dry out and still wouldn't flow right then it just up and died. Anyways that washer is actually an insulator to stop the positive and negative connections of your atomizer from hitting each other and causing a short. There is a metal plug that fits into the end of the atomizer and a wire soldered to that plug to make your positive connection, the outer ring is the negative connection. The washer sits in the hole then the metal plug is pushed in, there is no way to move that washer and it was this way when you got it new.
Just figured I would let you know... I have new ones and old ones with the same washer covering the holes and they all have great airflow, the only one that got bad airflow was an atty I used for a long time that got crud built up in it that I could not get out, but before that it was fine.
Anyways just my experience from taking apart a 510 atomizer


-EZ

PS. About Torching Any Atomizer... I advise STRONGLY against it... There are soldered connections in these atomizers and I have made one fail by overheating it, that is also why I do not do "Dry Burns".. I have overheated a dse101 atomizer causing the wire inside to come unsoldered and ruining the atomizer, I know wha happened cause I took it apart to inspect and saw the vare wire sitting in the center unsoldered from the plug that goes into the end to make the positive connection... The batteries use the same kind of connection as well so I don't recommend letting these things get that hot... Just excersise caution if you are going to do dry burns and understand that if your atomizer suddenly goes cold after you were heating it up alot then this is probably the reason, that or you burnt the coil out, though I have only had experience with desoldering these atomizers never blew a coil yet myself...

Would be nice if someone came up with a better way to make connections in our batteries and atomizers than using solder for the end points.... Yeah it works and works well but if you torch or otherwise intensely heat up your equipment, desoldering failures do happen



Update " I did manage to fix that atomizer by heating up the metal plug (which contains a pool of solder) and using tweezers to quickly jam the plug back into the end with the wire sticking in the pool of solder, it took me 3 tries but I finally got it and its working fine now, I still advise against having to do this sort of repair it was NOT fun....