Cleaning eGo Battery

[rolygate]

It's electrolytic corrosion, from stray current in the presence of an electrolyte - eliquid vapor condensed on the metal surfaces, then current passing thru it. Loads of different metals accelerates it, add in some aluminum somewhere (a horrible metal, to be avoided at all costs*) and bingo! Ya got dead electrons.

Well, I spent years in marine engineering where we had plenty of electrolytic corrosion like this, and nobody ever came up with such a great name for that gunk. It's oxides of the various metals plus residues from the liquid of course, but what the hell, dead electrons sounds way cooler. I like it.

What the ecig really needs is a zinc anode fitted in there somewhere, a 2 kilo one should fix it.

* Find an aluminum ladder that's not anodised, put your hands on it. They come off black with filth even though the metal is bright and looks clean. Ali corrodes like hell and melts away in the sun. Don't take it anywhere near the sea - or even sea air. In fact don't take it anywhere. Give me 70-30 cupronickel or 316 stainless any day

 

[br5495]

I have some cartomizers with stainless steel threads. When mated with nickel plated brass threads on one of my batteries, there are no dead electrons. All I ever see there is Shinola.

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[zoiDman]

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What the ecig really needs is a zinc anode fitted in there somewhere, a 2 kilo one should fix it.
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I found an easier solution was to place a 2 meter copper ground rod thru my floor and then attach a 4ga copper cable to my PV. I will admit that the cable does make lifting my PV a tad heavy. That and I can only vape in a 1.5 meter radius of the ground rod because that is the cable length.

But these are small inconveniences compared to cleaning out my PV with a Q-Tip 3 times a week.

 

[aphlaque_duck]

I found an easier solution was to place a 2 meter copper ground rod thru my floor and then attach a 4ga copper cable to my PV. I will admit that the cable does make lifting my PV a tad heavy. That and I can only vape in a 1.5 meter radius of the ground rod because that is the cable length.

I assume you are also wearing a suitable wrist or ankle-strap otherwise this could only make the problem worse.

 

[Dubs58]

I found an easier solution was to place a 2 meter copper ground rod thru my floor and then attach a 4ga copper cable to my PV. I will admit that the cable does make lifting my PV a tad heavy. That and I can only vape in a 1.5 meter radius of the ground rod because that is the cable length.

After this, do you find it hits better when facing True North..or South ?
Thx in advance

 

[rolygate]

Solar power has to be the answer to some of these issues, the planet deserves it.

I think if you get a 200W panel and hook it to a 100AH 12v battery, then use a DC to DC converter to get your 5 volts out, with a custom-made PT cable you could vape for about a month on the juice created one one good sunny day. It just needs someone to market it.

 

[br5495]

Solar power has to be the answer to some of these issues, the planet deserves it.

I think if you get a 200W panel and hook it to a 100AH 12v battery, then use a DC to DC converter to get your 5 volts out, with a custom-made PT cable you could vape for about a month on the juice created one one good sunny day. It just needs someone to market it.

Also. Mix your juice, put it in a jar, then put it out in the sun for a few hours. You'll get a better brew that way.

 

[dale5671]

"Dead" Electrons ??? I didn't know that electrons were even alive let alone could die. I wonder if good electrons go to heaven? And if so, were do agnostic electrons go when they die?

Dead electrons??? LOL. I'm an electronic tech and I've never seen a dead electron!! If I did I would've buried it!!!

 

[zoiDman]

After this, do you find it hits better when facing True North..or South ?
Thx in advance

Actually…

I find that if the Divide your Longitude by 3π/4 and then use the cos(Latitude) you find the Optimal directional vector to vape. Of course you must do correctional correlations to compensate for magnetic deviation. Either that or work in Spherical Coordinates.

And don’t let those people tell you that it is easier to find the Gradient of the Magnetic field via the cross product first, and then Integrate the Gravitational function using your Longitude and Latitude as limits of Integration. It Isn’t.

Dead electrons??? LOL. I'm an electronic tech and I've never seen a dead electron!! If I did I would've buried it!!!

The reason you have never seen a “Dead Electron” is because they are Very Small. That and they are usually wearing black. You can only see them when a mass die out has occurred.

 

[br5495]

A dead electron is resurrected in 3 days as Shinola!

 

[Switched]

A dead electron is resurrected in 3 days as Shinola!

Yeah, the famous shinola re-surfaces

 

[br5495]

Yeah, the famous shinola re-surfaces

Do you think we should declare a Holiday?

 

[ejoker]

A vaper without a multi-meter is like a Dr. without a stethoscope.

classic

 

[Switched]

classic

Thanks Joker, and yes it is my own and everyone feel free to use it

 

[nowhereman]

Wonderful thread.
Excellent cleaning tips.

Like the new term... Oxidation = A dead electron .... LOL

Just tried some of your methods using EverClear (Pure Grain).
Worked very well !

 

[fritos1]

"Dead" Electrons ??? I didn't know that electrons were even alive let alone could die. I wonder if good electrons go to heaven? And if so, were do agnostic electrons go when they die?

When good electons die they go into the clouds too make lightning.

 

[zoiDman]

When good electons die they go into the clouds too make lightning.

Well that Clears that up. I wonder what "Bad" electrons Become ?

Static Electricity ?

 

[Driver]

Reading for 10 minutes, I'll never get that time back.

 

[progg]

Agnostic electron's - What is Tesla's coil?

 

[zoiDman]

^^^ Bump ^^^

Because Dead Electrons should Never be Forgotten. They gave so Much and asked so Little.