Cleaning your atty (atomizer)

[The Doc]

Best way to clean an atomizer is to simply run it as dry as possible by removing the cart and "puffing" on it until there is minimal vapor being produced. I just puff mine without a mouthpiece, but you can replace the mouthpiece without the cart. Then blow it out with LOW PRESSURE compressed air. It helps to remove any stray fibers from direct contact with repeated cart stuffings. Again, use LOW PRESSURE, meaning one of the following methods:

1) No more than 30psi from a few inches distance

2) No more than 15-20 psi at very close distance

3) Just use a SPRAY CAN of purified compressed air

Soaking in various solvents has very little benefit and in many cases, it seems to shorten the lifespan of the atomizer; hence, it's not worth doing since the posibility of negative effects will outweigh the minimal positive effect.

 

[fenbass99]

Ever notice after awhile the juice eats away the paint on the outside of the battery and atty. Wonder if thats from the nicotine. I always use 36mg strength.

 

[Meltbanana]

Grab a manual battery and do hydrogen peroxide burns. It is the only thing I've found that can remove carbon build up. Carbon build up reduces the performance of your atty, increases heat resistance(which shortens the life of your atty), and can cause those nasty tasting hits.

Blow out excess juice.
Do several hydrogen peroxide burns.
Soak in hot vinegar for a few minutes.
Rinse.
Drip a few drops of juice on the wick.
Enjoy a good as new atty.

 

[The Doc]

Grab a manual battery and do hydrogen peroxide burns. It is the only thing I've found that can remove carbon build up. Carbon build up reduces the performance of your atty, increases heat resistance(which shortens the life of your atty), and can cause those nasty tasting hits.

Blow out excess juice.
Do several hydrogen peroxide burns.
Soak in hot vinegar for a few minutes.
Rinse.
Drip a few drops of juice on the wick.
Enjoy a good as new atty.

What atty's have you done this with?

It has not shortened the lifespan on any of your attys?

I researched this at length and concluded that many of the chemicals that clean off SOME of the carbon desposits have also been found to shorten atty lifespan. Perhaps hydrogen peroxide is indeed one of the rare exceptions to that rule.

I'd be very interested in hearing about a long term track record with doing this.

Please keep me posted on some attys that you continue to do this with for an extended period.

You may have found the pefect solvent to use after all!

 

[The Doc]

Ever notice after awhile the juice eats away the paint on the outside of the battery and atty. Wonder if thats from the nicotine. I always use 36mg strength.

My guess would be that the PG eats away the paint after extended exposure. Do you wipe off your entire PV device very often? I do after each time I change or top off the cart.

Wild looking bike as your avatar photo...I like that

 

[The Doc]

OK, I tried the hyrdogen peroxide on ONE of my three VX2 attys and it did work quite well. Should be interesting to see if that atty lasts as long as the others. I did not bother with the vinegar step, but I blew it out very well with low pressue air after the burn procedure then dripped right on the atty. I did put an identification mark inside the atty barrel.

 

[Meltbanana]

I've been doing with with my rn4081 and vx2 atty's and the only dead atty I have is a vx2 one that I didn't clean.

Just be careful when you're doing hydrogen peroxide burns and make sure you don't totally flood the atty, or let it get too hot. You should be able to hear it boiling off.

 

[The Doc]

So basically you SOAK the entire ATTY with Hyrdogen Peroxide, dump out all excess then do the burn?

 

[surbitonPete]

Simply do a 'dry burn' every day from new and the gunk doesn't get a chance to build up on the coil in the first place. It works and couldn't be easier.

 

[Lalesa]

Good pics here and a video
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...er-cleaned-simple-cheap-effective-method.html

 

[Meltbanana]

Good pics here and a video
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...er-cleaned-simple-cheap-effective-method.html

That's the thread I was looking for. Thank you.

 

[Lalesa]

I just happened to bookmark it last night after finding it again myself.

I get so lost in all this information.8-o

 

[Meltbanana]

Indeed. Somebody should write "E-cigs for dummies."