Atty dead? Doesnt make sense

[dzlady]

510 atty...The atty was only about a week old and wasnt used daily. (I use one atty for each flavor) It may have been used 1-2 days.

I took off the cart and topped off. When I put the atty back on, nothing! I can draw thru it, but there is nothing there. No vapor, no flavor, no nothing!

I boiled water and let it sit in it for a few minutes and then blew the water out, several times, but nothing worked. Someone suggested taking a paper clip and trying to straighten the "thing in the middle" (technically challenged) and that didnt do anything either.

Any other ideas or is it gone?

 

[4mehealth]

Take a multimeter to it, test the resistance. If it measures between 2-4 ohms (I think that's the value), it's still good. Might just have a bad connection. If the reading is through the roof, it's dead.

 

[thePOXcrew]

let it sit (battery connection up) on a paper towel overnight
and try it with a fresh battery in the morning

 

[zoiDman]

Put it on a light bulb for about 30 or 40 minutes to dry it out. Pick it up with a paper towel because it will be hot. Let it cool for a few minutes and then give it a drop or two of e-juice on the bridge as a primer.

If it doesn't hit then it's gone to atty heaven. If it does then it just was flooded when you refilled originaly.

 

[dzlady]

Its not showing anything on the multimeter. Not registering anything. And, yes, the multimeter is working, as I checked the atty I am using now.

I have blown it out sooooo many times and nothing is coming out. I have let it sit thread side up and nothing. Think its went to atty heaven.

What can I do with it? anything? Can anyone use it? Or should I just throw it away?

 

[Ande]

I am not an electrician- but when you say it's not reading anything, is that as in "zero" or as in "off the other end of the meter?"

Either way, this sounds like atty death. If it's reading zero, or near zero, I'd say it's somehow shorted out- total short circuit.

If it's reading off the other end of the meter, it's blown, and isn't connecting.

Either way, I'm betting gonzo.

Best,
Ande

PS- IF I've got this totally wrong, somebody call me on it.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

Sometimes atomizers last for a few months and sometimes they only last for a couple of days. If it really is dead, then just toss it.

 

[zoiDman]

... Think its went to atty heaven.

What can I do with it? anything? Can anyone use it? Or should I just throw it away?

It sounds like it has pasted over and gone to where ever atomizers go when they die.

Short of making a Wind Chime out of it, sounds like it has got a one way ticket to the recycling bin.

 

[dzlady]

When I put the connectors on the atty from the multimeter, like you are supposed to to get a reading, I get nothing. Not a zero, not a high number. Its just a blank screen. Guess I will toss it. I didnt know if modders could use it for something?