Burning / sticking out wick fibers - 510 only problem?

[wmichw]

Hi!

Most you have probably seen these wick fibers in the atomizer, under the bridge. It looks like sometimes these can also burn and produce the harsh / burnt taste. The main concern is what you are actually inhaling when that happens... Some people advised just removing those, some are saying it is bad for the atty and significantly reduces its life span...

- Is this more common for the 510 atties? Have you had similar issues with the 901 / others??

- These fibers did not stick out when the atty was brand new...
What can cause them to show up besides dry-burning?

Thanks!

 

[hittman]

I have not tried it but I have read a couple posts where people said that after removing the fibers that their atty's died shortly after that.

 

[rjp44]

Some fibers can come from the cart and stick to the bridge of the atty, but more commonly, these are fibers from around the coil that help wick up liquid to the bridge. Some say their attys work fine after removing them,others say theirs doesn't work at all. Best advice I can give is let them stay. If you're getting a burnt taste, it's usually because the atty is too dry from either too little liquid in the cart or vaping faster than the liquid can wick down. If you don't have a 2nd 510 going when vaping pretty heavy, drip a couple of drops directly onto the atty bridge when it tastes a little burnt.

 

[Scottbee]

I've never fully dissected a 901 atty (have a couple of them though), but I don't believe they even use the supplemental wick. I think that's one of the things that differentiates the 510 from other models.

I've seen the wick get black and nasty, but when I've soak/cleaned the atty the wick ends up coming out white almost every time. That leads me to believe that the black stuff is actually liquid residue (color, flavorings, etc.) and not the actual charring of the wick material.

 

[hittman]

I think you are probably right about the black being the liquid residue. If you take a look at the threads on your atty, there is black residue there also. At least there is on mine.