I've been soaking my atties in vodka over night as per suggestions on this forum. That worked fine until this morning when I checked my atty I had in vodka and it had turned bronze on one side. It's a copper/bronzeish color on the side of the metal. What does this mean? Can I use this?
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I got my new atties in the mail finally today (just checked) so I will be using one of those. However I would still like to know what that bronze oxidation means when it comes to vaping. If it's okay to vape it or not, what to expect from it, etc.
I have never had any that turned any color!! Honestly, I would throw it out in case there was some type of chemical change in the metal that could make you sick. I think you may not be getting a response because I don't think I have herd of this before.
Atomizers are "disposable" items, so I'd just stay better safe than sorry and ditch it. I've never seen that happen, though I don't clean my attys with vodka, either. How long have you been using it?
I figured that too. I searched the forum and found nothing.
It's on maybe week two of it's life. At the time I made the post I hadn't checked my mai lyet and it was the only working atty I had. After posting I checked my mail and got vapemail. I guess I'll just toss it, but I'd hate to have this happen again and lose more and more money. These atties are not exactly cheap for those of us who are poor folk.
If it does happen again, maybe you should try a different cleaning method and see if the problem persists. Or maybe it was just poor quality materials used in the construction of that particular atty. Hard to say
What color was the atty originally? I tend to favor the stainless/silver attys and batteries (in an eGo) because all the attys are silver; some just have paint that can scratch off. Soaking in alcohol may soften up some finishes to where they can easily be scraped off with a fingernail.
Another thought that occurs to me is that whatever your alcohol soak is cleaning out of your atty is settling out in the bowl(?) you're soaking in and then your atty is resting in it and getting coated with vape gunk. Does this color wipe off?
Another thought that occurs to me is that whatever your alcohol soak is cleaning out of your atty is settling out in the bowl(?) you're soaking in and then your atty is resting in it and getting coated with vape gunk. Does this color wipe off?
They are the silver/stainless steel colored drip atties. I believe this one was from Madvapes? It did not scrape off, no.
I vaped on that atty today just out of pure poordome. It tasted awful, and ate up juice. I don't know if it's because it was a cheap 306 to begin with and already was pretty old for it's price, or because of the discoloration. It had a very metallic flavor to it. As the hours went by the flavor got better, but I noticed I dripped twice as much juice in one day than I usually do. It ATE it UP!
I've still never heard of this issue and really feel like it's something that should be looked into.
I've still never heard of this issue and really feel like it's something that should be looked into.
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