Atomizer Issue!

[Bluefosho]

Hey guys, how are you all doing?

So here's my problem, the Atomizer works fine I can hear it firing, if it's close to being dry it produces thick vapor but doesn't taste so good so that would mean that I need to add 2-3 drops but when I do that, I get this very light vapor and when I inhale it.. It kills my throat and barely any vapor comes out when I exhale... Is my Atomizer dead or is there anything I can do to fix this? Thanks!

By the way, I am using a Glv2 at 5v with a high resistance Atomizer.

 

[Danesnpits]

What did you use to clean it with? Sounds like there is some excess water on the atty. You may need to flick out the atty and blow it out and dry burn again.

 

[Bluefosho]

Cleaned it with water a few days ago, I just tried blowing it out, flicking it and dry burning it, added a few drops... The throat ain't liking it! Haha

/e Thanks for the reply!

 

[Chime]

Try everclear (or high test vodka/moonshine) maybe, should knock out whatever is cooked in to it.

 

[uba egar320]

One thing that would always make my hits crappy with an atomizer is the contact post being covered in ejuice. Maybe give both the battery and the atty a good wipe down.

 

[Dusty_D]

Multimeter! Get one and test it. I've had that problem before with attys on their way out. All you hear is a little crackling noise but no substantial vapor..

 

[Bluefosho]

Thanks for all the replies guys, I have one more question, do I HAVE to use a high resistance Atomizer on a 5v PV or can I use a regular Atomizer? I know that I shouldn't low resistance ones on 5v but not sure about regular ones. Thanks agaon!

 

[CellWho]

HV atties aren't generally used at 5 volts. You will be much better off with using standard resistance.

 

[smokum]

I use regular SLB and Joye atty's on my GLV2-5v without issue.... it's definately a warmer vape so I do shorter hits.

If you also have a mini, make sure you don't mix up the caps !!.. now THAT is nasty taking a hit at 8.4v on fresh batteries, lol.

If you find that 5v is too warm for your liking you can search out 16340's at 3v insteal of 3.7v, or.... you can buy a new cap and ask Jay to set it up with your prefered resister ohm or voltage output.

VapeOn,
Greg

 

[ukeman]

the less juice in the atty, the more efficient the vapor production... i don't mean dry, but it's the low end of the spectrum of which flooding is on the other... too much juice.
You have to find the right amount... you might go from there (dryish, but lots of vapor) and add just one more drop ... or two, to find the right balance of vapor and taste.

regular attys (2.2 to 2.8 Ohm) might be the way to go..., although 5v is on the high end for those.

Also juice and pg/vg ratio is a factor in vapor/taste equation... try a little more pg for flavor, or vg for vapor.
50/50 is a pretty good balance.

Look ahead to getting a regulated power variable volt pv.... provari or darwin... $

 

[NoizMaker]

Cleaned it with water a few days ago, I just tried blowing it out, flicking it and dry burning it, added a few drops... The throat ain't liking it! Haha

/e Thanks for the reply!

Hey Bluefosho, I am not a big fan of dry burning, in my experience it is just a way to kill your atty. That may have been the reason why it is hitting so badly now.

I always clean with Vodka, let it dry for a good 4-8 hours after blowing it out and then I prime, and vape as usual, the performance is literally the exact same, just "cleaner" and tastes better. HTH

 

[smokum]

Bluefosho, are you just dripping ? or using carts ?

 

[Concat]

It's all about wattage. Take your voltage, square it, and divide by the resistance.

For example on a 3.7 volt device, with a LR atomizer (say 1.6 ohms) you'll get (3.7*3.7)/(1.6)= 8.56 watts

If you want to match this type of vape on a 5v mod... (5*5)/8.56 = 2.92 ohms. So that's the ball park resistance you should be looking for. A HV atomizer is usually higher than that (4-5 ohms?).

For 5 ohms on a 5v mod, you're looking at only 5 watts of power. This is much more akin to a standard atty on a 3.7 volt device, and makes you wonder why you are using a 5v device in the first place

 

[NoizMaker]

It's all about wattage. Take your voltage, square it, and divide by the resistance.

For example on a 3.7 volt device, with a LR atomizer (say 1.6 ohms) you'll get (3.7*3.7)/(1.6)= 8.56 watts

If you want to match this type of vape on a 5v mod... (5*5)/8.56 = 2.92 ohms. So that's the ball park resistance you should be looking for. A HV atomizer is usually higher than that (4-5 ohms?).

For 5 ohms on a 5v mod, you're looking at only 5 watts of power. This is much more akin to a standard atty on a 3.7 volt device, and makes you wonder why you are using a 5v device in the first place

Very true, it's all about the wattage in the end. I like anywhere from 7-12 watts but have been sitting around the 9w mark for a while now.

 

[Danesnpits]

Hey Bluefosho, I am not a big fan of dry burning, in my experience it is just a way to kill your atty. That may have been the reason why it is hitting so badly now.

I always clean with Vodka, let it dry for a good 4-8 hours after blowing it out and then I prime, and vape as usual, the performance is literally the exact same, just "cleaner" and tastes better. HTH

I have my original atties that I am still using from back in January from Happy Jack. I have dry burned them constantly as I hate waiting for them to dry, plus I like to burn off the carbon off the coil..and I am a pyro..I love to watch it glow red. It has worked well for me to dry burn and I will always dry burn. I think its HOW you dry burn that is key. You gotta do it in short bursts, and blow on it to cool it down. Some people will hold down the button for 15 seconds and that to me, seems way to much and a good way to burn the atty out. 5 second bursts of heat are better, waiting 5-10 seconds before you press the button again.

 

[smokum]

That's how I do it (only if I've caked the coil with dark juices or the coil isn't performing properly) Dane, however do make sure to wear eye protection in case the atty does POP or spit juice out.... it's happened before.

Saying that, in general (nightly), I normally just blow the atty out and let it gravity drain in a shot glass overnite, then in the morn will drip two drops of vg onto the atty and puff it a few times without exhaling, then add two drips of juice and vape away.......

 

[Bluefosho]

Wow you guys are good at this haha, thanks to all of you, I really appreciate it a friend of mine had a spare Atty so I'm good for now, will be ordering some reg. resistance Attys real soon and see how that goes, thaaanks again!! <3

 

[NoizMaker]

I have my original atties that I am still using from back in January from Happy Jack. I have dry burned them constantly as I hate waiting for them to dry, plus I like to burn off the carbon off the coil..and I am a pyro..I love to watch it glow red. It has worked well for me to dry burn and I will always dry burn. I think its HOW you dry burn that is key. You gotta do it in short bursts, and blow on it to cool it down. Some people will hold down the button for 15 seconds and that to me, seems way to much and a good way to burn the atty out. 5 second bursts of heat are better, waiting 5-10 seconds before you press the button again.

Well, everything is subjective with vaping, as it is very much a personal road of discovery. I have never killed an atomizer but the old 510 atties I tried dry burning originally just didn't vape as well when I tried them afterward.

At that point I decided to never dry burn again, and if I did clean my atties it would be with Food grade alcohol. Generally I never blow my atties out unless I am changing flavour or I'm about to clean it.

I always make sure my atty is blown out and completely dry after an alcohol bath as well because the vapor production will suffer if you try filling it while the coil is still damp with vodka.

That's all I really do and the only time I buy new atties most of the time is when something new comes out or I lose something, lol.