Cleaned 2 attys, air dried for 24 hours, now no vape.

[JuniorNA]

Hey guys,

I have 2 attys that i use in a spare 306Joye. Not sure what model number they are, maybe 401 atty? not sure, anyway. I put them 1 part white vinegar, 1 part water and mixed them around for about 10 min, blew through them for about 5 min to all moisture was clear, and then let them stay upside down - wick down for 24 hours, i tried both this morning and nothing, just 1/100th of vapor i was getting. I even primed and then i decided to direct drip, and even primed some more, i can't get these attys to perform correctly. they are getting hot, and i do see the heating coil light up, but i'm not getting same production. Did i ruin these bad-boys?

Btw, was using new battery, and also used passthru just to make sure i was getting enough voltage to the atty.

here are some pics.

any ideas on how to bring these back to life?

 

[Lab]

it almost sounds as if they where still moist inside..

try taking a blow dryer to them for a bit.. or dip in grain alcohol and then let them dry..

also is the coil glowing fast.. as in nice glow within 2 seconds.. if not try repeated dry burns with cool offs until the coil glows fast

 

[JuniorNA]

it almost sounds as if they where still moist inside..

try taking a blow dryer to them for a bit.. or dip in grain alcohol and then let them dry..

also is the coil glowing fast.. as in nice glow within 2 seconds.. if not try repeated dry burns with cool offs until the coil glows fast

Hi, they might have been still moist, i waited about 15 hours to be exact. I then put some drops on both of them and took some hits, no vape, or very little vape, and the coil turns red right away, about 2 seconds...so should i rinse and repeat again and let it dry again?

 

[FrogHat]

I would keep hitting it, it should respond after awhile. Don't go through the process again....not yet anyway.
JMO

 

[JuniorNA]

yeah, i'll try that. maybe it just needs a little more juice, and needs a little more prep since the vinegar could have dried it out to the bone.

 

[40bikes]

If you have any cart condoms(silicone covers) throw one of the atties in one and fill with juice of choice, let it sit for a minute or two. Pull out, shake out and try vaping again.Sometimes mine are slow to fire up after cleaning. BTW, putting an acid in with 2 different metals usually is not recommended . Can create electrolysis, corrosion, erosion of plating etc.
Vinegar may be good for cleaning out a coffee pot but I don't think its a good cleaning compound for electrical contacts(solder joints) or wiring in general. bikes

 

[JuniorNA]

If you have any cart condoms(silicone covers) throw one of the atties in one and fill with juice of choice, let it sit for a minute or two. Pull out, shake out and try vaping again.Sometimes mine are slow to fire up after cleaning. BTW, putting an acid in with 2 different metals usually is not recommended . Can create electrolysis, corrosion, erosion of plating etc.
Vinegar may be good for cleaning out a coffee pot but I don't think its a good cleaning compound for electrical contacts(solder joints) or wiring in general. bikes

what i found was a good fix for this, was i put about 8-9 slow drops of vg based eliq, I usually only use 4-5 drops when vaping, and i gave the atty a 10 second burn and that gave it it's life back. I think it was so dry, that the few drops of primer i thought i was giving it, probably didnt even cover 30% of the mesh around the wick bridge. I'm not saying you need to completely clog it, but i'm saying the first time after cleaning , it seems it needs some good amount of juice to jump start it's vape creation.