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Wow...really? Pics or I'm lying, huh? Guess you didn't bother looking it up to see that rusty water in a tank is extremely common. Here... let me Google that for you
I'm not crazy about syringes; I have to use one w/ CE2-X .
I get by w/ mouth and clear tube w/ attys and dual coil.
To this point you are correct, but you have now switched the topic from oily-residue discharge
(which I still call BS on, and have seen nothing to dispute it yet)
...to rust/moisture discharge.
That is a complete topic change.
To the rust/corrosion discharge: If you look at my pics, there is no holding tank attached.
Just the compressor and the air hose, no possibility of rust discharge.
Two down, what's next?
Now, if you happen to have one of those combo units that you are trying to describe and it's been sitting around the house for a few years and you want to use it for this, then absolutely yes, go buy a screw-in filter for the backside which will trap any of that stuff and you can still use the unit.
New units will not have that problem.
But you are not interested in easy solutions or helping people to an answer, only in scare tactics, otherwise, you could have pleasantly brought that fact to light in your post and given the recommendation to use a filter, it's an easy thing to purchase and install, and still allows the method, and helps people to an easy workable solution. Maybe you could have even told them where to go to purchase one, you do know about them, right?
But instead, fear-mongering is what I see, with a very negative outlook.
I am discrediting negative and non-helpful attitudes and wrong or non-useful information.
And if you knew about the use of filters (you make yourself out to be knowledgeable on the subject) on a combo unit and didn't mention it in order to help people use this great method, then the shame is back on you.
Why don't you want to use your knowledge to help people find a solution, but instead just use it to scare them off?
Exceptional, Drak! Thanks for the pix. I find a sequence of excellent pix easier to follow than YouTube videos. This should be stickied.
Cans of "Canned air" for cleaning computers and electronics can be had for cheap and would likely work just as well.
I would not recommend 'canned air' as they put nasty stuff in them to keep people from inhaling. Read the cautions on the cans.
You might be surprised how well you can blow them out w/ your mouth.
Too much pressure can blow the coil diapers out of position and damage DC.
I'd rather hook carto up to a nebulizer than a compressor.
I don't know about the chemicals in canned air.
Too much pressure can blow the coil diapers out of position and damage DC.
I'd rather hook carto up to a nebulizer than a compressor.
I don't know about the chemicals in canned air.
1.Blowing them out with your mouth is extremely ineffective compared to the compressor.
I started out doing that, and the amount left in the carto after blowing a few out orally then following up with the compressor revealed probably 80% of what you see in the pic was still in there, absolutely no comparison, not remotely close.
This way leaves them dry enough to instantly refill and re-use, you can't come close to that trying to blow them out with your mouth, and I would think most people already know that.
2. I have cleaned and blown the same 12-15 cartos repeatedly, over and over again, I haven't so much as damaged a single one except for the one I noted in the post, and I was using extreme pressure, I was kind of 'asking for it' to happen, I was just having fun with it.
3. Great, it's certainly your choice, I don't know how long it takes to get a carto ready to use again using a nebulizer, maybe it's great.
4. Canned air is NOT a good choice, it usually contains propellants which give the can it's pressure, which can be refrigerants, NOT recommended, and there's no way to re-create the pressure applied with a compressor anyway.
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Those looking for a compressor-less way of blowing them out, might I suggest:
Adapting Syringe to Wash 808D-1 Cartomizers - YouTube
I didn't go in detail about using it because the video was becoming too long as it was, but after I flush/wash out my cartos, I pump it several times to get out the majority of the solvent. It obviously won't force out as much as a compressor, but it's cheap, completely oil-free, and even when using isopropyl alcohol, they completely dry overnight.
Adapting Syringe to Wash 808D-1 Cartomizers - YouTube
I didn't go in detail about using it because the video was becoming too long as it was, but after I flush/wash out my cartos, I pump it several times to get out the majority of the solvent. It obviously won't force out as much as a compressor, but it's cheap, completely oil-free, and even when using isopropyl alcohol, they completely dry overnight.
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That may be a great alternative way, thanks for sharing.
But.
This way is:
Oil-free too
The carto is clean, dry and ready to use in 5 minutes (if that)
Doesn't involve any chemicals at all
It's just water and air.
Just sayin'.
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I use canned air a lot when cleaning computers, woudln't recommend it, lots of other things in that can besides air and if you aren't holing it straight up you'll see it when in use.
You really don't need alot of pressure for this use. Putting your lips around the end and blowing several times works just good as using a compressor and a whole lot cheaper and easier. You could also get a syringe kit for baby medicine from Walmart among other places. The adapter fits snugly in the end of a carto.
Lots of places, if you only need a few local is cheaper, if you're buying in bulk they are usually cheaper over the internet. I get mine at CVS. They very rarely if ever ask me what I'll be using them for and if they do I've told them everything from storing paint for crafts, refilling ink cartidges and yeah the biggie refilling liquid for ecigs which all of those are true for me.
No ones going to think you're a junky unless you go in with you eyes sunken in the back of your head and look like you need a fix. There are millions of uses for these things and they know it.
Not trying to stir up a hornets nest.
I've used my compressor before and it does work great; I was just a lil concerned about piston blow by.
Perhaps there are multiple ways to skin a cat.
I was told by my experienced scuba instructor about oil from household air compressors. I have been doing research on it and it seems that a perfectly running air compressor may not have any oil in the air, but a leak in the seal or too high of pressure on the compressor will leak oil around the piston causing oil to be introduced into the compressed air.
So it is possible to get oil in the air. Maybe not likely but possible. I think people should be aware of that.
As stated above, The canned air duster stuff for keyboards and electronics does have an additive in it that makes it bitter in an attempt to keep people from "huffing"
So it is possible to get oil in the air. Maybe not likely but possible. I think people should be aware of that.
As stated above, The canned air duster stuff for keyboards and electronics does have an additive in it that makes it bitter in an attempt to keep people from "huffing"
If compressor uses oil to lubricate the piston rings it will produce blow-by.
An old worn out compressor will produce more blow-by than a properly broken in compressor.
Blow-by filtration is required in some compressor applications.
An old worn out compressor will produce more blow-by than a properly broken in compressor.
Blow-by filtration is required in some compressor applications.
Thank you for that, that is a far more reasonable way to put it.
I still find it highly unlikely, but nothing is ironclad in this world, and you certainly have a right to your concerns.
You're not, and there always is, I always welcome innovative and creative ideas.
I love the creative thinking process and the solutions that are derived from it, thanks for the concern and the input.
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