Clean your battery!

[Proverb]

I know, the big debate is whether or not to clean the atomizer, some say yes, others say no. As of late I've fallen into the former rather than the latter category. One thing that I don't see stressed enough though is the importance of cleaning the battery!

Clean your batteries!
Clean your batteries!
Clean your batteries!

It's really a big deal. Every time you flood your atty, that liquid goes up through the hole in the top and into the threading of the battery. It then proceeds to get an electric current shot through it every time you puff. I cleaned mine today and noticed all sorts of buildup on there that was impeding performance.

It's simple too. Just take a Q-tip/cotton swap or even a small piece of paper towel and run it along the threads of your battery. That's all you need to do. Do NOT submerge the battery in any cleaning solution though, the paper towel/cotton swab is enough.

Anyways, hope that helps.

 

[Oogie]

thank you for the heads up dude.

 

[JebGipson]

I clean my batteries daily, as I do a NO NO... I drip with an automatic battery... yes I know scold me... but I take a piece of Kirkland tissue paper (horrible for noses great for battery thread cleaning) fold it over squeeze the threads between my thumb and forefinger with the tissue over the threads and run it over, then double the tissue again and run it over until there is no longer any visible residue.

Edit: PS thanks for bringing this up

 

[ProfessorDaffy]

I clean the battery regularly and the atomizer. Why wouldn't I want top performance.

But while we're on the subject of dripping and batteries, can you kill a manual battery while dripping? Yep, and I'm the prime murder suspect. I was using a 306 atomizer on my 510 battery and I dripped too much. The liquid flooded through the bottom, came out the air hole, and leaked onto the switch! What are the chances right?

I guess we should warn about wet hands, too. Or maybe wet gloves, since it's winter time. If your gloves are wet from snow or something, think twice before you press that switch.

--Prof Daffy
P.S. I've actually only lost two 510 batteries in like 5 months. The one I murdered and the one that just up and stopped after 3 months. Now I wonder?

 

[Sad Society]

Cleaning the inside threads of the battery...especially one that is sealed like the 510 is a good idea. I blow out the atty regularly and wipe off the threads of the battery every so often.