Can't shake the burnt taste

[thymetraveler]

I started vaping 12/6/10 on an ego right out of the starter kit, no analogs for 3 1/2 weeks

Then 3 chargers burnt out on me, & yes i clean the threads prior to charging.

Went back to analogs for 2 weeks, as I couldn't vape

I repeatedly watched the videos by Cozzcon & Mistress Nomad on cleaning

I thought it was the polyfil,so I've got the blue foam

Bought all new attys & carts

I'll get maybe 1 decent hit, then the burnt taste on all new equipment

Every so often, I do get a clean vape...& it's wonderful!

I use a piece of blue foam, cube shaped, a bit larger than a smiley face

2-3 drops on the atty & drip on the foam 'til it's "glisteny" per the videos instructions

Everything was great b4 the charger incident, please help...thank you

 

[Hoosier]

Maybe it is the batteries?

My reasoning:
Three chargers failing is quite unusual. The battery charge/discharge circuirty could have been damaged in the first charger failure and that damaged circuit is what made the other 2 chargers fail. That same damaged circuit could be feeding too much voltage, or current, to your new attys causing them to run hot. An atty running too hot can vaporize juice before the wick can replace it and burn the wick. A burnt wick makes everything taste burnt.

Anyone else have any other ideas?

 

[honuhart]

Speaking of those burnt wicks, i always pull them out. Some say that by doing that it is an atty killer, but i've been using the same LR atty for the last 3 months with no problem. I also use a drip tip maybe thats why i've had such good luck with it. I would rather take the chance on losing an atty than to have that burnt taste.

 

[dee5]

We need to get HzG8rgrl to chime in on this as I could swear on a video of hers she says not to use a LR atomizer on the ego. Maybe that's contributing to the problem? I don't know much about the ego, sorry.

 

[Kurt]

Hoosier has a point, that this might be some sort of rare electronic circuit chain reaction. But to make the atty too hot would require the voltage to be too high, and that is not chemically possible with an ego battery. However, it could be the attys are very low resistance. As in much lower than advertised. I would get an ohm reading on the atty. But let's make sure the obvious has been addressed, too.

thymetraveler, try dripping 4 drops directly onto the bridge. If the burnt taste is still there, its likely the atty might be getting hotter than normal. 3 drops is often not enough for dripping, especially with LR. If it vapes well, it is the cart not wicking properly when you use it. Blue foam should work well, but it still has issues.

And I am wondering if you returned the chargers, or at least contacted the vendor. Unfortunately units are sold from lots, and sometimes a whole lot is bad, so getting another right away may not fix the problem. I've had this happen with other hardware.

In general, an LR atty on an eGo batt should be ok.

I hate to suggest this but if the return time is over it might be time to just get a new kit from someone else. Carts with LRs can be problematic, as some will get too hot for the cart to wick well, and might melt the cart.

As for pulling out the wicks, that is fine as long as you only drip. In my experience its a crap shoot though, as I killed several of my attys by pulling out the wicks. Seems they get stuck to or tangled into the coil, and pulling them out causes coil breakage.

This is all I got. Anyone else?

 

[Hoosier]

That's the only thing that fit the problem as given. A Li-ion cell is 3.7v nominal and an eGo loaded output is 3.2v. If the regulation circuit was damaged, the eGo might put out an extra 0.5v. (Maybe up to 0.7 on a fresh charge, but still small difference)

Not really sure how that could cause wick burning though. I use a LR on a 3.7v cell and about 1 in 10 attys taste bad out of the box, but those other 9 are great.

 

[rolygate]

@Thymetraveler
When you fill your 510 carts you need to pull out the foam (or whatever is used) with tweezers or a paperclip, and fill into the cart direct, then reinsert the foam. You'll get maybe 6 or 8 drops in the cart. You don't have to drip anything on top of the filler if the foam plug is the right material - as soon as you press it in, the liquid pushes through and overflows, then you wipe it clean before reconnecting. An empty 510 cart takes 12 drops, but the plug takes up some of that space with what it also contains.

So I think you may not have enough liquid in your carts, if you are just dripping on to the top of the plug. It will go dry after two or three puffs perhaps.

@Dee
I only ever use LR atties on my eGo (it's a Tornado though). Once you find the right make of atty to suit: the battery / your taste / the liquid in use / the cart mod / filler used (and all of those influence the choice in some way) - then the results are just superb. Atties last forever and never need cleaning (at least, with the liquid etc in the combination I've got). No battery issues either so far, after several months. However I rotate several batteries and also never pull them down to dead, they get recharged before they flash out.

The only drawback to the 510 mini carts is their low capacity, meaning you have to refill more often than an 801 or a mega 510 cart. On the other hand you have a cone that stops the leaks totally - and that's worth its weight in gold. If there was such a thing as a mega cone (or whatever), I'd go to mega LR's - but without a drip stopper it's not worth it, for me.

Bit messy when you finally take the cone off though

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I've had the odd (rare) atomiser which just tasted horrible and burnt, and nothing would cure it (soaking, boiling, alcohol, dry burning or wick removal). I do not believe it is the wick burning, unless the manufacturer is using an inappropriate material for the wick. Generally, the wicks are made from a material which does not burn (actually try burning one in a gas flame, they don't burn). I'm not sure what it was, but for these examples just throwing them in the bin and starting a new one seems to be the best solution.