atomizer life fact or fiction?

[zelda]

I keep reading about these atomizers(mainly 501) that last many months. Are the 510 atomizers made that much better than 901 atomizers? I never had a 901 atomizer last even a month - some died in days.

I just can't imagine any atomizer lasting a great length of time.

 

[MercyPoetic]

From what I understand when I asked a similar question, attys last anywhere from a few days to a few months. It's luck of the draw, it seems

 

[kase]

The only 510 atomizer I've lost is when vaping at 6 volts. I instantly lost 3 attys this way. Never lost an atty under normal circumstances.. yet.

 

[jghunter1]

Well I am currently actively using 5, Joye 510 atomizers. Not sure exactly what day I began USING them but I ORDERED them on 11/11, 11/23, and 11/31. None of those orders took more than 3 business days to arrive. All work GREAT!!!! (Knock on wood!!!)

I did have one atomizer become really hard to draw from so I soaked it in Everclear for about 24 hours then air dried for another 24 hours. Works great now!! I NEVER clean my atomizers and I do not blow them out unless I am trying a new flavor. I usually leave each atty attached to a cartridge (yes I have 5 different flavors going right now).

 

[Bjorn Toulouse]

It depends on what you call die.
If you class dead as no longer produces good hit then
EVO atties can last upto 3-4 months, 510 or Titans in the uk use to last about 6 weeks reasently 1-3 weeks

if you class dead as the coil has busted
evos (1 year)
titans 6 month +

 

[Adam_S]

I've been rotating 3 with fairly heavy use for about a month, all are working great. I blow them out at least every other day, if not more frequently. Hopefully they keep going....

 

[laurieok]

I have been vaping for several months. I have only lost a total of 4 attys (knock on wood) and 3 of those were immediately after giving them a vodka bath. Only 1 died of old age. They were all 901's. I haven't lost any 510 attys. I don't do much 5-6v vaping. I usually use cartos for that. There are some attys that the draw is much harder, but they still work and I am afraid to bathe them so I put them in a box for emergencies.

 

[jj2]

Been vapng ten months. Use the DSE102 and RN4081. I've lost four, maybe five---can't remember for sure.

 

[sbphotog]

been vaping on 510 for about 2 1/2 months on same atty still going strong, never lost an atty. I use a Chuck, but not at 6v.

 

[420GypsyGirl]

My Joye 510 attys I got with my initial kit 6 months ago are still going strong. ::shrugs:: I just clean them once a week, let them dry and they just keep going. I think mileage may very...it really is a hit and miss with atty's. I had an 801 atty die just a week after getting it. The coil fried. So I had a friend replace the coil and it's working like a champ. Really I think it is just a luck of the draw.

 

[MercyPoetic]

How do you replace the coil?

 

[420GypsyGirl]

I think the info though is readily available in the modders forum. All I know is I gave him my faulty atty and he took it home and gave it back the next day and said he had to replace the coil. ::shrugs::

 

[MercyPoetic]

Thanks! I'll look it up

 

[artguybri]

my 510 atty and my 901 atty have lasted at 6v for 4 months now and still going strong. I even brought spares and havent even opened the box for them yet!!!

It really is luck

 

[jdw650]

ive had some die in a week, and some last a month. the viscosity of your juice effects the life.

 

[searcher]

For my atties, the lifespan is about 2 weeks. I vape a lot. Since I started vaping in September I have lost 2 atties due to them burning out (no continuity on a meter). The remaining were to high a resistance. I have tried cleaning them over and over every way that I have found in the forum without any luck. These atties will heat up and glow red but not fast enough to be usable. If I ever get one that lasts for months, when it does burn out I am going to silver plate it and make a Christmas decoration out of it.

 

[sattec]

If anybody here wants to send me your atty's. I might be able to deduce what solution will release the gunkie juice and get the the air flow back. If it heats up but has great air resistence, thats a clogged up mesh problem....it's your juice or it's the original pirmer stiil in the atty, after all these weeks, that's causing issues....different juices may require a different solution to clean up the air ways...cph works very well to extend atty life....

 

[AngusATAT]

I've had a couple of 510 atomizers that have lasted four months, and some that only lasted a couple of weeks. It's a crapshoot.

 

[WebNetIncome]

Well, I have been vaping steady since oct 29. I was recently bragging about my 901's lasting and not burning out. However, in the past month or so, I fried about 7 atty's. But there is probably good reason. I was playing with 6 plus volts. The atty's used at 3.7, i don't recall even one of them going out.

I was even using the atty's on one of those 6 volt batteries for big flashlights rigged up when i got in a bind for a few weeks until my chuck came in. Was no problem and was a vapin machine--but touched wires together, etc. and fried a couple that way. The others were attempting to use two 3.6's in my chuck--fried on button push brand new atty. Got HV atty's on order now.

Edit: also my long lasting and abused atty's were from one source and the most recent atty's were from another source which may be a factor. They wouldn't even vape on the 6 volt big flashlight battery setup like the other one's did.

 

[DMertz99]

I've used both 901s and 4075s for 2 months now with no problems. I only use DeKang PG juice @ 3.7v. All 4 attys are from the original manufacturer which may make a difference. Dunno.