Does anyone clean their attys with rubbing alcohol? I saw the method but would like to hear if it works or just kills them quicker.
cleaning 510 and 306 attys
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Haven't tried rubbing alcohol but I'd just go with warm water. It takes awhile to dry but IMO it's safer.
My method involves submersing all atty's that need cleaning in a quick dip of alcohol and shaking them about once or twice and then removing them. Shake them out, put them on a device, and then fire them up for very short burst until you get a dry crackle.
Its not the standard method but it works wonders on my atty's and I've never popped one using it.
I place them in a bowl for about and hour. I then let them air dry over night since then I have had to attys die on me. I am not sure it was letting them sit for a while in the solution.
I've found that long term suspension does nothing but softens any glue between the tube and the actual atomizer. Again, only my opinion on it. I find that the quick soak and then the firing afterwards burns off any build up on the coil and mesh without the need to air dry.
I am new to this(18 days), but have cleaned atty once with rubbing alcohol. Let sit for 10 min. then blew out and let dry over night. Still working fine and that was 3 days ago. I have read a lot of bad talk about atty's, but so far mine is still working fine. Good luck.
I am into steaming them clean with a steam gun, or just soaking in grain alcohol. Of course, always let them dry properly before you put them back together.
I use 91% Isopropyl Alcohol (rubbing alcohol) to soak my atties once a week or so. I just let them sit for about 15 minutes and let them dry overnight.
I place mine in a small bowl of rubbing alcohol and let them soak for about 30 minutes. Then I use tweezers to pick up each one letting the alcohol "cup" in the atomizer. At first the alcohol might drip very slowly from the screw end of the atty but as I keep repeating, the alcohol begins to stream out as the atty gets clean of old juice gunk and opens up. I then rinse under hot hater, blow through, and let dry on a paper towel.
After a good burn on the battery in about an hour, they are good to go.The last time I used this method I brought back 6 of 10 attys I thought were dead and had tossed in my dead supplies bin.
After a good burn on the battery in about an hour, they are good to go.The last time I used this method I brought back 6 of 10 attys I thought were dead and had tossed in my dead supplies bin.
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