510/EGo Atty's change resistance? burning freaking hot.

[Eileithia]

Hey All.

I've done the dripping thing for a while (off and on for 4-5 months), and I'm still not sure I have the hang of it. I either get little vapour/little flavour almost like the atty is flooded. Or I get an extremely hot nasty burning chemicle taste. There doesn't seem to be much room in between. (this is every juice, PG, VG, Mix, doesn't matter)

On top of this, I now have 2 de-wicked/de-bridged attys for my Ego Kit and over the past week or so it seems like they're starting to over-heat? The outside of the atty is getting extremely hot after a 2-3 second pull, and every pull tastes nasty and burnt. Also I'm worried that the excessive heat is going to damage that ego battery in my hand.

Has anyone else had this problem? The attys are around 2-3 months old, but don't have a ton of mileage on them. Have been cleaned a few times in hot water followed by a few dry burns to get the gunk off once completely dried out.

Are these things dead? Any suggestions? I hear nothing but people who love dripping and I don't think I've had that Zen/Nirvana moment once with these things.

 

[heXy]

I was always under the impression that when there isn't much vapour, and the casing is getting very hot, very quick; the atty's flooded.

IME, a blow out and prime with 3-4 drops (letting stand for a minute) seems to get rid of the issue.

 

[Eileithia]

I was always under the impression that when there isn't much vapour, and the casing is getting very hot, very quick; the atty's flooded.

IME, a blow out and prime with 3-4 drops (letting stand for a minute) seems to get rid of the issue.

Ya, I've tried the blow-out, prime with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 drops doesn't matter, I get that nasty harsh burnt taste (like it's dry burning) and the atty is very hot.

 

[lelly]

I have had this happen to a few atties. They burn really hot, too much TH, and almost no vapor. The one I am using now starting doing that last week. It is on and off though so I still put up with it but it will most likely be tossed soon. Blowing out helps sometimes, or cleaning up any extra juice that leaked on the battery connection. I have never really looked into why it does that, I am happy that I got a couple months out of it and I move on to the next one. Someone else might know why and how to fix it?

 

[Eileithia]

OK, thanks lelly. Just wanted to be sure I wasn't the only one who experienced this. This is my first set of atties on the Ego that came with my kit, so wasn't sure if I should just write them off as "dead" as they haven't actually burned out.. just burning up LOL.

 

[Nascar_Perry]

I've only had one do that to me, no matter the methods I tried to correct it, even priming it like the way I bought it didn't help. This was on the LR 510 atty for the eGo. Which resistance are you using, if yours is a Standard Resistance then it is most likely pooched and you will need to replace it.

I haven't really experienced the SR 510 atty do that to me, it is normally warm to the touch, but the LR will get pretty hot, but is expected.

For the two, I found I can use the 510 atty tank on the SR atty, but not on the LR. the LR I have to drip exclusively

 

[Chinner]

Haha don't worry, I just started dripping too, and I'm absolutely terrible at it lol..

I'd had a few great puffs, but mostly hot burning death tokes lol...

When I myself learn I will share my wisdom lol good luck!

 

[rachelcoffe]

The resistance of any atomizer or cartomizer can change over time; the longer you use it, the more of a possibility this becomes. I have no personal experience with attys, being a cartomizer gal. But I know that I've had a few cartos that were reading at 3 or 3.1 ohms, fine and dandy, for a week or so of vaping. Then one morning, I was getting a burning taste & too much heat. Sure enough, when I re-checked the resistance...it had dropped from 3.1 ohms down to 2.2 ohms. The first time this happened, I tried lowering the voltage to accomodate the lower resistance. But five minutes later, the burning taste & heat were back. Checked the resistance again...it had dropped again, to 1.9 ohms. Clearly the carto was on the way out.

Atomizers cost more than cartomizers. With luck, you'll get ahold of some good ones that will maintain a stable resistance & last you for months. But in the end, they are a disposable product...just as cartos are. They don't last indefinitely...some last longer than others...and some will develop a short circuit over time. One should also bear in mind that some juices work an atty or carto harder than others.

If heXy's anti-flooding method doesn't solve the problem (like, if it isn't a flooded-atty issue in this case)...then please check the resistance. [With a ProVari, this is very easy, since this function is built-in to the PV! Otherwise you'll need a multimeter.] Odds are that the resistance on your atty has gone down from where it was, and will keep going down.

If that's the case (which is certainly what it sounds like to me), then you really don't want to use that atty any longer...because this is a clear sign that it's on the quick path to developing a short. If your PV has short circuit protection...yay. But if it doesn't have short circuit protection...you really should stop using that atty. A shorted atty/carto can kill your PV. I'm sure we all agree that it's not worth risking the life of your PV over any atty or carto.

Anyway...all the best Eileithia, and happy vaping!

 

[Can_supplier]

On top of this, I now have 2 de-wicked/de-bridged attys for my Ego Kit and over the past week or so it seems like they're starting to over-heat?

Do not de-wick/de-bridge your atomizer. The wick is there for a purpose, to keep juice on the coil. You can still drip with the wick in place. Without the wick you can add all the juice you want, then when you flip it over to use it gravity can pull all that juice away.

Juice cools the coil, without it the coil will overheat, when it overheats it bakes a crust to the coil. Overheating can also change the properties of the metal, changing the resistance. It is like running your car without water in the rad to cool it, its going to damage the engine.

 

[Switched]

Good luck with that Rob, you're going to have a hard time selling that one, albeit the plain simple truth.