Cold Pen-Style Atomizers. Broken wiring? NOPE!

[Terraphon]

Regular Pepsi, for about two hours.

Listen, if your idea generally works, I think it's a fantastic addition to our knowledge. I think Kate from the Order of Wholly Technofoggers should bestow you a commendation or something--we could call it the Vapers' Award for Pioneering Excellence (vape)!

hmmm...yeah if you soaked it in pepsi for 2 hours and it made no change I would have to think there's something else the matter.

Can't win 'em all

I do hope, though, that this will help to inspire others to start trying new fixes and techniques. I mean...you can't really break them, yeah?

 

[LittleOralFix]

Something that Pepsi is good enough for to be granted a place in my home. Now to hide it well enough from the kids....

Thank You!

 

[mace bewley]

BRILLIANT!!!

terra great job!

 

[Zach]

Bumping this thread because it's the only method i've used to clean atomizers that actually really works. Anybody with a dead atomizer needs to try this!

 

[strayling]

Fascinating video, and a nice bit of research. Love the closing credits too

 

[Terraphon]

I'm not as mean as people tell me I look...I has me a sense of hoomer.

 

[thatron]

Would generic Cola work the same as Coke? Because I used no name Cola and had no luck.

 

[Terraphon]

Not sure. We know that RC has a lower pH than any other soda (it's more acidic) with Pepsi being #2 and Coke being #3.

It's hard to say what any other type of cola is packing as far as acidity.

 

[Calaban]

I have a bottle of coke classic and I'm thinking about trying this method. The thing is, all 3 of the atomizers I'm rotating seem to be ok, but it's possible that I have not noticed any gradual decline in performance. I'm mostly curious to see if the cola bath will improve performance and/or flavor, as that will tell me that atomizers degrade with time, but slowly enough to not be noticeable.

Is it worth the risk of damaging one of them? I have 8 total...I'm guessing I could afford to lose one, and I'm not too worried since it seems nobody has destroyed one in a cola bath yet.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I have a bottle of coke classic and I'm thinking about trying this method. The thing is, all 3 of the atomizers I'm rotating seem to be ok, but it's possible that I have not noticed any gradual decline in performance. I'm mostly curious to see if the cola bath will improve performance and/or flavor, as that will tell me that atomizers degrade with time, but slowly enough to not be noticeable.

Is it worth the risk of damaging one of them? I have 8 total...I'm guessing I could afford to lose one, and I'm not too worried since it seems nobody has destroyed one in a cola bath yet.

At this point in time I would give one of the three a go--It will not hurt the atomizer--at worst you will end up with what you have---Sun

 

[Terraphon]

Yeah, I'd say the chances for damage are slim, at most. Try one and see what happens

 

[Calaban]

At this point in time I would give one of the three a go--It will not hurt the atomizer--at worst you will end up with what you have---Sun

Sweet! I'm going for it.

I'll post my results in a while

 

[Survivalism]

I have a few ideas for you guys here, i dont have an e-cig yet so i cant test but i have used these methods to clean some of my paraphanelia to make it look brand new.

Isopropyol alcohol + salt, the idea is to add the two together and shake like mad, the iso dissolves and the salt acts as an abrasive. Works absolutely amazing for making my pipes brand new.


The other idea i have is a product called Grunge Off, this stuff is ****ing amazing. All you have to do is let a heavily resinated pipe soak for a few hours take it out, rinse it and it looks BRAND NEW. No shaking, no nothing.. and the stuff is reusable for MONTHS.


Their website sais to only use it for glass and the cleaning of herbal blends / etc.. but i cant help but wonder if it would work for these atomisers. I cant link to their site yet but a google search for Grunge Off should do wonders.

 

[Terraphon]

hmmm...I'd consider trying the iso + salt thing but I, for one, won't put other chemical compounds in an atomizer.

The way the atomizer works, as you'll soon see for yourself, is that the entire thing is basically a big wicking system. It's all made of absorbent metal mesh that is designed to wick and retain liquid...Pepsi/Coke/RC is ok because it doesn't break down into anything toxic when flash-heated...I'm not sure the same can be said about the other stuff.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

hmmm...I'd consider trying the iso + salt thing but I, for one, won't put other chemical compounds in an atomizer.

The way the atomizer works, as you'll soon see for yourself, is that the entire thing is basically a big wicking system. It's all made of absorbent metal mesh that is designed to wick and retain liquid...Pepsi/Coke/RC is ok because it doesn't break down into anything toxic when flash-heated...I'm not sure the same can be said about the other stuff.

Well put Terraphon--we do not want to blow our lungs out over a 10 dollar part--nothing that even resembles toxic---Sun

 

[Survivalism]

Yeah i imagine you could probably never completely get all of the liquid out, after cleaning a pipe in grunge its very easy to make sure that the whole thing has been rinsed with water and their is always no trace of the stuff.

Im not sure what the chemicals are but you guys are right, if you cant be 100% positive that you can rinse it all out i probably wouldnt try it either.


Is their enough room inside an atomiser for salt to shake around? If so i really think iso + salt, or maybe even pepsi + salt would work WONDERS. We just need to find something we can use as an abrasive.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Yeah i imagine you could probably never completely get all of the liquid out, after cleaning a pipe in grunge its very easy to make sure that the whole thing has been rinsed with water and their is always no trace of the stuff.

Im not sure what the chemicals are but you guys are right, if you cant be 100% positive that you can rinse it all out i probably wouldnt try it either.


Is their enough room inside an atomiser for salt to shake around? If so i really think iso + salt, or maybe even pepsi + salt would work WONDERS. We just need to find something we can use as an abrasive.

Survival--thanks for steping up and making some suggestions here--it is appreciated. There is more then enough room to add salt with Alcohol or Cola and give it a good shake--its on the list to try ---again --We thank you--Sun

 

[Survivalism]

No problem at all guys, this to me is the most important issue with e cigs, i can buy the 801 manual passthrough and never have to worry about batts, but if we can find a way to fix the atomisers then the longetivity of these devices goes through the roof. Ill be keeping my mind open to possible solutions to this all the time.

 

[nicowolf]

I tried this with Diet Pepsi - it was available. No go. It did nothing for my 901 atomizers.

I tried it with Pepsi on the two 901 atomizers I have been alternating since November.


Anyone have an icepack big enough for my fat ....? That throat hit just knocked me flat on my tush and it's feeling quite bruised. But it hurt soooooo good.

 

[surbitonPete]

It's amazing just how hard it is to clean out any chemicals that are used to clean an atomizer.....I have to agree that a cleaner we are confident is reasonably safe to vape is the holy grail....and so far terraphons coke or pepsi idea seems to be the best anyone has found yet.