Air flow!

[surbitonPete]

Something I have noticed with the few mods I have made is that making any changes to how 'easy' or how 'hard' it is to draw the air through an atomizer can make quite huge differences to how well the atomizer vapes and even how well the cart exchanges juice with the atomizer. This isn't a problem if you have used the battery fitting from an old e-cig for the mod because it works exactly the same as it did before (unless you have made voltage changes) but if you do use any other methods of making the battery connection to the atomizer and you find that if it doesn't seem to be working very well, it might only be a problem with the air flow.

 

[kinabaloo]

Something I have noticed with the few mods I have made is that making any changes to how 'easy' or how 'hard' it is to draw the air through an atomizer can make quite huge differences to how well the atomizer vapes and even how well the cart exchanges juice with the atomizer. This isn't a problem if you have used the battery fitting from an old e-cig for the mod because it works exactly the same as it did before (unless you have made voltage changes) but if you do use any other methods of making the battery connection to the atomizer and you find that if it doesn't seem to be working very well, it might only be a problem with the air flow.

Yes, because the air flow determines the juice flow and the coil temperature. If the voltage is upped a little bit, the air flow can (perhaps should) be upped a lttle bit too.

With a manual it's imortant to release the button before stopping one's puff (and starting puff before pressing button).

 

[surbitonPete]

Hi kinaba...yes I have made all my mods as a 'plug' in connection and when I made a cell phone one it was hopeless because I made it in such a way that the air flow was completely unrestricted it worked but only if I made a very gentle draw and I was forever managing to flood it. I seem to have it just about right on this latest mod but it's something for modders to think about if they don't use the normal battery connection.

 

[breakfastchef]

I have tried three things that will change the airflow characteristics of an atomizer.

1. File or grind flat areas on the connector threads on the battery modded device.
2. Remove the metal ring/band at the bottom of the atomizer
3. Take a thin washer and give it a light bend or twist so it is not flat, and put that on the battery connector before screwing on the atomizer.

 

[geeker]

I have tried three things that will change the airflow characteristics of an atomizer.

3. Take a thin washer and give it a light bend or twist so it is not flat, and put that on the battery connector before screwing on the atomizer.

Finally! Even I bonehead such as I can do this Thanks for the great idea!

 

[ramblingrose]

With a manual it's important to release the button before stopping one's puff (and starting puff before pressing button).

I've got my first manual on the way (510), and don't want to start off making mistakes with it. I thought I saw posts that said the idea was to press the button before puffing to heat the atty, which made sense to me. Definitive answer on this?

 

[breakfastchef]

Press the button to start the atomizer, raise the device to your mouth and begin to draw, and release the button just before you stop drawing. In total, you likely will have the manual button pressed for four to six seconds. You will get the hang of it very quickly.

I've got my first manual on the way (510), and don't want to start off making mistakes with it. I thought I saw posts that said the idea was to press the button before puffing to heat the atty, which made sense to me. Definitive answer on this?

 

[ramblingrose]

Press the button to start the atomizer, raise the device to your mouth and begin to draw, and release the button just before you stop drawing. In total, you likely will have the manual button pressed for four to six seconds. You will get the hang of it very quickly.

Thanks, Chef. Drawing before pressing the button didn't make sense to me.

I'm looking forward to going manual. My 510 shipped within hours of ordering, so I expect to see it in a couple of days (Thank you Widow!). Also am waiting for a Janty Stick, but I expect by the time it comes I'll have the hang of the manual.

 

[Laredo7mm]

Yes, airflow is important especially when upping the voltage. I think I read it in Maddog's magnum post before I started modding. He drilled down through the center of the screw he was using for the positive contact.

I have used two methods:

1. Using the tire valve as a connector, use a dremel with the small cut off wheel and cut a groove all the way through the threads. The cut will be along the longitudinal axis of the connector. Make the cut long enough so that when the atomizer is screwed on, it is not covering the cut.

2. On my latest mod, I used my own machined connector. It has a plastic cup inside that holds a spring. I filed in four grooves on the outer diameter of the spring cup. Those act as airholes once the cup is press fit inside the threaded connector.