My Atty Resurrection Method

[Manic]

great advise.. i usually soak them out in a cheap vodka. I will be sure to try this.. thanks again

[Krahv]

What if the coil doesnt turn red. I actually have had 6 510 attys and only the 2 new ones turn red. Others just sizzle.

[JoeMoto]

If they sizzle they aren't quite dry yet. You can blow into them from the battery side and try again.

I've used this method the last two or three times cleaning my attys and it works great! The only flavor I can't get out using it is TV's Atomic Cinnacide. But I don't think anything can get that flavor out.

[BanjoMan]

Quick update as I continue to use this method:

1. While the 5v passthrough works for dry-burning, I've fried a few attys with it. Unless you're VERY careful stick with a 3.7v power source. Make sure you blow into the atty frequently while you dry-burn. Don't let the coil stay orange for more than 5-6 seconds at a time.

2. Liquids that gunk up heavily on the coil seem to benefit greatly from a pre-soak in denture cleaner. I soaked my last batch over-night and it really seemed to help.

[Krahv]

I got it working. Many tnx. Think this was first cleaning i succeeded

Also I think to make this cleaning method more easier acceptable to newbies like my self and many others is to add some "what ifs.." to intructions like what if coil doesnt turn orange or what if only part of it turn orange etc.

Again tnx

[Poeia]

None of my 510s needed cleaning but I do have one that I used to vape some skunk juice.

I have a pair of tongs so I was able to hold it under really hot tap water for a bit. I went through all the steps and the bridge looked very pretty and shiny but I still smelled the stuff. Rinse and repeat. After the third round I pulled out the silica threads and I still smell it. It got a bit better after the 4th round -- there's a touch of perfume mixed with the skunk.

Whatever this stuff is, it must be clinging to the walls of the atomizer so I'm going to have to go after it with soap and a Q-Tip. (I have non-antibiotic, unscented dish washing liquid for cleaning my C-PAP machine. If that's what they recommend for respiratory equipment, it should be fine for an atomizer.)

After the second round I switched to my stock batteries. I'm not using them anymore and I like the fact that I don't have to be careful to avoid popping the atomizer. Once I get past the blowing down the barrel stage, I just hold down the button with one hand and do other things (like vaping) with the other.


*sigh* Now if I could just figure out which liquid did this. I have a few that I disliked when I first tried them but none of the bottles smells like a perfumed skunk.

[Daedalus]

So I did this earlier on an atty that had a really bad taste going and reduced vapor (about 3 weeks old). I did it twice as per the instructions, and was met with a really awful taste. I thought I could vape through it but it just continued.

After about an hour of frustration I decided to do the process again, two more dry burns and rinses. By the last burn no smoke was coming off at all, I looked at the coil and it was clean shiny grey. I think there was just so much gunk that the first two burns only took off half of it, and thus the taste was even worse.

Filled up my cart, put a few drops on the atty, and instant flavor country. Woo!

Lesson: If you do this and it still tastes bad, repeat until there's no more smoke in the dry burn.

[highping]

Lesson: If you do this and it still tastes bad, repeat until there's no more smoke in the dry burn.

If you are still getting ANY smoke/vapor you are still in the 'drying' phase of the procedure. You should be seeing nothing at all coming off the atty coil during the 'burn' (orange glow) stage.

If you get the atty completely dry (no smoke/vapor) before the burn, it should get rid of any residual flavors in the atty.

[DC2]

This method works REALLY, REALLY well using just a Big Chuck at 3.7 volts.

I suggest doing the burns in a dark place like the bathroom, where you can really see what's going on.
Using the Chuck at 3.7v the atomizer never got brighter than a nice orange glow, no pulsing needed.

And yes, this atomizer is like new again!!

[Savantster]

Shortstuff116, seems like a good method, but you really don't need to dry overnight. Like I said in the OP...built in dryer
I used to dry mine in the oven at about 200F. Then I realized that was a little excessive and unnecessary. I figured, why wait, just blow out as much water as you can and then light it up and let it dry itself. You can get it completely dry in about a minute.

I realize this is a bit late, but just got my new eGo and new atomizers with it, so I was checking up on better ways to clean as I have 3 or 4 dead DSE901 attys (not dead, just really poorly performing.... for now )...

re: baking... I was soaking in water for a few hours (universal solvent), then putting them in alcohol to clear the water and act as a second cleaning.. The first few times I had done that I didn't wait long enough before using them and I got lots of leaks from my attys (auto-batteries make for lousy dryers), so I started setting them on my glasstop stove for a few minutes (alcohol evaporates much easier than water). That's been working for several attys for the past 4 months.

However, now that I have the manual eGo to use as a dryer, and those batteries last a LOT longer than my broke ass 901/4075 batteries, I will try this method to revive some old (and up to now, written off as dead) attys. ----- just need my 501->901 adapter(s) so I can put those attys on my new rig

thanks for the procedure, seems like it's helping a lot of folks revive attys!