What happened to my atty?!?!

[illybay]

Newbie here.........could someone please tell me what an atty is. Thanx

[mcl5000]

I'm on my first 2 510 attys that I bought 4 months ago. Never clean them.

I've gone through plenty of batteries, but the attys keep going strong.



edit: an atty is the part that heats up to vaporize the juice. It's the part between the battery and the cartridge on a 3 piece (510, 801, 901, etc...), or inside the cartomizer on a 2 piece (808, etc...). Oh...atty is short for atomizer.

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

Originally Posted by illybay

Newbie here.........could someone please tell me what an atty is. Thanx

Hi Illy, short for atomizer.

You might want to start here on the forum for reading about all this:
The Wonderful World of Vaping: An Illustrated Guide to E-cigs (Parts 1 through 6)

It is a great read and will help to answer lots of your questions.

[stroh22]

Originally Posted by M3Tyler

Simply get a multimeter, set it to the lowest Ohms (Ω) available (200 on mine) put the red probe in the small hole at the end of the battery side of the atomizers and touch the black probe to the metal threads on the battery side. You should see a reading of anywhere between 2.8-4 Ohms.

Thank You M3Taylor. I will check the resistances on my atty's when I get home from work today.

[a2dcovert]

Originally Posted by Hellen A. Handbasket

Hi Illy, short for atomizer.

You might want to start here on the forum for reading about all this:
The Wonderful World of Vaping: An Illustrated Guide to E-cigs (Parts 1 through 6)

It is a great read and will help to answer lots of your questions.

Hi Helen,

I hadn't seen this post. It should be required reading for noobs. It covers it all. I wish more users would use the search here on the forum. It would save a lot of time and energy.

Kevin

[jj2]

Originally Posted by illybay

Newbie here.........could someone please tell me what an atty is. Thanx

Atty is short for atomizer. You might want to go here and read. Also browse the newbie section---tons of useful information.

The Wonderful World of Vaping: An Illustrated Guide to E-cigs (Parts 1 through 6)

[katiemarie71730]

Is a white flash in the cart a sign of a dead atomizer? Mine is a 3 piece model E-Health brand.

[lauraeleven]

Originally Posted by M3Tyler

Simply get a multimeter, set it to the lowest Ohms (Ω) available (200 on mine) put the red probe in the small hole at the end of the battery side of the atomizers and touch the black probe to the metal threads on the battery side. You should see a reading of anywhere between 2.8-4 Ohms.

Thanks, this was very helpful to me....now can someone tell me the settings for testing 510 batteries with a multimeter. Thanks!

[chuaa]

vapor on my 510 started getting less than what it used to produce...am not sure if my atty is getting weaker or if it is my battery...havent tested the reading on the atty (will try later)...but i tested my battery and it reads around 3.2 to 3.3 volts...can someone pls validate if this is the normal reading...

thanks

[a2dcovert]

Originally Posted by chuaa

vapor on my 510 started getting less than what it used to produce...am not sure if my atty is getting weaker or if it is my battery...havent tested the reading on the atty (will try later)...but i tested my battery and it reads around 3.2 to 3.3 volts...can someone pls validate if this is the normal reading...

thanks

A fully charged stock 510 battery should read close to 4.0 volts. A reading of 3.2 to 3.3 is weak especially if it is fully charged.

Kevin