510 Atty issue.

[Data4]

Alright folks, this one's stumping me, so let's do this House style:

Patient presents with low vapor and throat hit.

Additional symptoms include: Atomizer gets hot to the touch, though the airflow is good. Previous treatment includes a thorough blow-out, hot tap water wash and thorough drying. Primed with 3 drops, and no vapor is produced, although atomizer gets hot. 2 more drops added, and tell-tale flooding "gurgle" is heard. After a blow-out, it will produce 1, maybe 2 decent hits, then will get hot while only producing a low amount of vapor.

Multimeter not available for checking resistance.

Differential diagnosis... GO!

(It's not lupus!)

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[JoeMoto]

Multimeter essential for correct diagnosis.

 

[nawcho]

Roll up some toilet paper and jam it in the atomizer real tight. Let sit overnight draining into the paper. In the morning go ahead and add drops until it vapes, works like a charm for me.

 

[tomoiaga]

I have given up on those attys. I bought 2 genuine 510 starter kits. 1 of the kits had all two of the attys dead and of course no warranty. The symptoms of the dead attys are exactly the same as you describe in your post.
Multimeter would be a good idea, I will have to test and post the results.

 

[Blaze]

Diagnosis: Nonworkum atty atrophy (aka Joye 510 suxatosis)

Treatment: Replace Joye 510 with DSE 901

Outcome: Happy vaper

 

[Onceupon]

How old is the patient? Is it gay?

 

[Kurt]

Data4, if the atty is dry, does it give a good glow when activated?

A multimeter is a must have, unfortunately. In fact, I had a Titan that was behaving as you describe. Checked the resistance and it was about 0.3 ohm. Odd. Then checked it again and it was 2.5 ohms, which is about where all my Titans are. Started vaping like there was nothing wrong. I've heard that using a multimeter can affect the atty coil, but I wasn't expecting a positive effect! I don't know how this would happen, nor if it will ever happen again, but this atty is back in rotation now.

As for suggesting that he throw it all out and get a different PV model, that's not helpful...and I'll take my 510 over a 901 any day...no offense to 901 users. There is a lot of value in understanding your hardware and making it run properly. All PVs can have faulty attys, not just 510s.

The question about how old the atty is is appropriate, and I was wondering the same thing. Anything older than a month is vaping on borrowed time with 510 attys. If they don't die suddenly, they eventually fade due to coil material loss.

Asking if the atty is gay, however, is strange at best. Were you trying to make a joke? Perhaps the dying atty is like someone dying from AIDS? Not everyone that vapes is straight, and as a new user, you never know who might have info that can help you when you need it. Please think before you post. It came across as oddly derisive, however you intended it to come across.

 

[Onceupon]

Asking if the atty is gay, however, is strange at best. Were you trying to make a joke? Perhaps the dying atty is like someone dying from AIDS? Not everyone that vapes is straight, and as a new user, you never know who might have info that can help you when you need it. Please think before you post. It came across as oddly derisive, however you intended it to come across.

'Alright folks, this one's stumping me, so let's do this House style...'