306 and LR 306 taste funky now?

[guitardedmark]

Hey all,

I've been using a 306 with my Joye 510 for a little while (usually dipping) and it's been great. I just got a 510 and I'm not sure if its related but all of the sudden both 306 attys taste like crap! My joye 510 atty is still great and I even tried taking the wick and bridge out of the 306 but it still tastes funky. HELP!

 

[guitardedmark]

anybody? help!

 

[guitardedmark]

really?!?

 

[randi.shinney]

My first one tasted really bad when I got it. I removed the bridge and wick and all was good. I do notice that it tastes bad when it starts to get dry. Maybe just try to keep a little more juice in there than you think you actually need? I'm not sure what else could cause it.

 

[Digimon2k]

Anytime I've had an issue with bad tasting atty's, I boiled them for a few minutes in distilled water, then air-dried overnight.

On the rare occasion that didn't work, I soaked for a while in Crest Pro Health, then flushed with hot distilled water (near-boiling).

I've only ever used 510s, though. Don't know how applicable this might be to your situation.

You could have nasty buildup on the atty coil itself... the boil / soak should take care of that. No guarantees, though.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

 

[guitardedmark]

Thanks for the help! They tasted great until i tried them on my 3.7 pass thru. I dont know how that would cause them to taste bad but I had 2 taste funky. I think they got too hot maybe because my 510 tasted funky for a bit too. Then it got better, then it exploded lol. I wish there was a single "best" method for cleaning atomizers.

 

[tiburonfirst]

i think you're right when you say they got too hot on the passthru. the damage done might not be reversible, especially for the lr atty

 

[guitardedmark]

i think you're right when you say they got too hot on the passthru. the damage done might not be reversible, especially for the lr atty

What could have been damaged though? Generally if something tastes bad its because there is nasty juice that needs to be burned off. Ill try a dry burn.

 

[tiburonfirst]

do a dry burn and see if it helps

but i also remember that you can ruin an atty with too much power going through
ohm's law
P = E 2 / R [that's e squared]
zbasspro is pretty knowlegeable and helpful, why not try a pm?

 

[leannebug]

306 (and type) attys are hard to kill. The only time I ever killed one, was when it got stuck in my drip tip and I pulled the whole thing into pieces.

That said: I have ruined 510 attys with bad juices (tainted them.. so that the flavor never was the same).

Now.. let me ask you this: the 3.7 batty.. you mean like an Ego? Cuz I use my 306's on an Ego/Riva ALL the time.. it actually is a great way to simulate high voltage vaping.. using a 306/compatible on an Ego/compatible.

So.. next question: where you using a different type of juice? (color/flavor/vg, etc)

 

[tiburonfirst]

l'bug, i believe guitar was using a true 3.7v passthru, while the egos/rivas under load only come to about 3.1v. scottbee did really interesting tests on that.

 

[guitardedmark]

Hmmm this just doesnt seem right. I'm doing the highping dry burn method which usually works great but its just not working. Im now onto my 4th rinse and dry burn since it started tasting funky. The weird thing is that the LR 510 did taste funky for a bit, than it cleared up, than it exploded. All of this happened after the pass thru. I just dont understand how a 3.7 pass thru could be doing this....

 

[tiburonfirst]

guitar, attys do burn out, if not we all would still be on our first

wish i had more technical knowledge but i think you did harm

 

[guitardedmark]

Ya I it's hard to believe its burned out though because it still gets a red element and they are both BRAND new. This just doesn't make sense... I've read for hours and as far as I know the only thing that causes bad taste in attys is burnt juice and there is definitely none of that. I've done the highping dry burn like 5 times now.

 

[leannebug]

I'd try something else then. Personally.. I don't use that method for cleaning. I tried it a couple times.. but really didn't appeal to me. I put mine in a big pot with a touch of water.. some PGA .. some lemon juice.. and then pour boiling water over them several times during an afternoon... Pour.. stirr.. let sit.. repeat. Then air dry and prime and voila! Good as new!

 

[Stu]

Try soaking them in white vinegar. That's the only thing that's really worked for me.

 

[guitardedmark]

The dry burn has always worked great for me. I'm convinced its not juice build up.

 

[Stu]

The dry burn has always worked great for me. I'm convinced its not juice build up.

Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot that you had mentioned that. This might sound stupid but have you tried flooding it? Sometimes if I get that taste I'll flood it a little and then lightly blow it out and go from there. Plus I find that, at least with the LR 306, I get better taste if it's very close to flooded anyway. Sorry I couldn't help you out more! Good luck!

 

[guitardedmark]

Ya I did try flooding it too. When flooded I couldn't taste the bad taste as bad but I had no vapor production because it was flooded. Then, when it dried up enough to produce vapor it tastes bad again.