Atty Resistance increasing

[Acer]

Ok. So I have a 901 and two atty's for it. A couple of weeks ago one of them started to not hit so well so I tried the other. That one had great hits until a couple of days ago. I checked the resistance of them when I first got them and the low bridge one was about 4.5 ohms, the high bridge one was running about 3.5 ohm. The lower resistance one was the one giving the best hits. I just checked them both again and the low bridge is at 45 ohms (haven't used it in two weeks) and the high bridge (good atty) is at 5.5 ohms and doesn't hit good at all any more. Any ideas to make them better. I definitely need to order more atty's also want to get a 510. Thanks for any advice.

 

[breakfastchef]

As the resistance rises, the atomizer is dying and vapor production is less than stellar. I use 801 attys. They run around 3.3 to 3.6 ohms when new. When I start working harder to get a decent draw, I check them on a multimeter. When the resistance rises to as little at 15+ohms, I generally throw them out. When you hit 20+ohms on these attys, they are no longer satisfying. My personal experiments with cleaning attys with high resistance readings is dismal. I would rather throw them out or use them for experiments than try to revive a device that is going to die in a few days.

 

[Acer]

Even the rise from 3 ohms to 5 ohms is enough for me. It no longer provides a fulfilling experience. I need to get new atty's again, I guess.

 

[DC2]

If you are going to get rid of them, may as well try cleaning them first.
I know I'd be interested to hear if a Coke bath helps.

 

[jj2]

I did the coke bath on two of mine, and they both had a burnt taste to them if they got even a little bit dry.

 

[Scottbee]

Once the resistance rises there is nothing that you can do to get them back. Either a portion of the heating element (probably nichrome) has vaporized away, or there is a marginalized electrical connection. Cleaning won't heal/cure either of those problems.

 

[DC2]

Once the resistance rises there is nothing that you can do to get them back. Either a portion of the heating element (probably nichrome) has vaporized away, or there is a marginalized electrical connection. Cleaning won't heal/cure either of those problems.

So a buildup of caked on gunk won't increase resistance?

Excuse me if that is a stupid question.
I was never to sharp when it comes to all things electrical.

 

[JebGipson]

I need to see if thats whats going on with my VX2 attie, how'd ya test it? figured out base voltage, tested current with a dmm then good ol ohm's law or what?

 

[Acer]

No. Just use a multimeter to test the resistance...

 

[Scottbee]

So a buildup of caked on gunk won't increase resistance?

Excuse me if that is a stupid question.
I was never to sharp when it comes to all things electrical.

Nope. It will reduce the elements ability to transfer heat, but it won't change basic resistance.

 

[RenaissancePuffer]

I have a few old atty's that perform poorly at 3.6V. I just recently (within the past two weeks) received a high volt mod, and also built a 5V passthrough (no in-line battery). The old atty's that performed poorly on 3.6V now are performing wonderfully at higher volts.

Not to be an advocate of spending more money or anything, but! Just a thought. If you are somewhat handy with a soldering iron and have a drill, and a few extra bucks for parts, you may consider building a passthrough with no in-line battery. It may be cheaper than ordering a few more atty's.

 

[Acer]

I just got my 2 cr2 batteries for my Magnum Mod in the mail so I'm running the two crappy atomizers at 6V now. Well actually when measured, I'm getting about 5.7 Volts to the atty. They are now performing about the same that they did when they were new at 3.7V. Be interesting to see how long they last at the higher voltage.

 

[RenaissancePuffer]

It took a bit for mine to get a second wind, maybe 2 refills of 5 drops (I drip mostly. Very rarely use carts) before they started kicking in fully.

At first it seemed like it was the same performance on two of my atty's, but one of them no longer tastes bad, and produces good vapor, the other one had wimpy vapor and now churns through the liquid and gives really good vapor production.

It's possible there may be no hope You could always try soaking them in alcohol for a couple of hours, let them dry, reprime, and give it another go.

 

[Acer]

I tried cleaning them with denture cleaner and boiling water. It helped a bit, but the extra voltage helped a lot. Problem now is that my cr2's are too weak and the charger hasn't come yet. I put one of the atty's back on a stock battery and it is performing better. Good enough to get me until my new atty's and/or charger comes.

 

[HYDRO]

Hey - I got my 901 today & am quite happy with it. I get lovely hits from it when I drip 1-2 drops of liquid on atomizer. Using carts is another story....

I guess my question is what am I doing wrong ? I put a brand new cart on & have even topped them off with some juice & getting hits is very inconsistent... Not only do I have to puff pretty hard, but even after some hard puffing I might get nothing...

Are the cartridges supposed to line up a certain way when you push them in ?

I don't mind dripping method but I also would like my 901 to give hits of cartridges like I see other peoples doing ..... and mixing my Polar Mint to the Kits cartridges tatses pretty good when it does hit...

If I mostly use drip method, won't I go through atomizers really quick ?

 

[DC2]

I guess my question is what am I doing wrong ? I put a brand new cart on & have even topped them off with some juice & getting hits is very inconsistent... Not only do I have to puff pretty hard, but even after some hard puffing I might get nothing...

Sounds like a flooded atomizer.

If I mostly use drip method, won't I go through atomizers really quick ?

Dripping doesn't harm an atomizer as far as I'm concerned.

I really don't know why anyone would say it does.
It doesn't make any logical sense to me.

But dripping using an unprotected battery COULD allow juice to get in your battery.
And that will gum up the works and possibly end it's life.

I think you have to work pretty hard to get juice past your atomizer and into your battery.
But apparently it isn't quite as hard to do as I seem to think it is.

 

[Majestic]

My experience with the 901 is that the atty resistance is either around 2.5 ohms for a good one or 1000 ohms and higher for a dead one. I've never experience anything in between. In fact the atty I am currently using has been in use for over 60 days of heavy vaping and still reads 2.5 ohms.

 

[nick76]

If you ppl have any atts that give poor performances ,low vapor and many soaking did not help, let try dry burn it - clean and blow dry the att then put on a manual PT press and hold the switch until you see glowing red for 4-5 seconds or more , blow the atts to remove any burned crud bilt up in there, soak in 151 proof alchohol for few minutes , blow out and dry the atts then prime 3-4drops, now you can vape and see if it perform like new to you.
* I learned this from a threat " dry burn atts" somewhere in this forum month ago and this really works. I do dry burn on all of my atts every time it get low performance for over a month now and not a single one dead yet ( including my 2 first atts 3 months old with heavy vaping 3+ mls a day still give great vapor )

Nick