dead atty?

[DillPickle]

Picked up a Riva 510 from LF about a month ago, and have been using the regular atty that came supplied. This morning I swapped the atty onto a newly charged battery and found that whenever I push on the button, it blinks like it would if it were a discharged battery. Just confirming... does this mean that the atty is dead? If so, is this the only clue as to knowing that it's dead, aside from testing the resistance?

How long do they normally last? I'm not a heavy vaper as the Riva can last me from 2-3 days at a time.

 

[Jessara]

That happened to us as well. But it wasn't the atty - the recharger had malfunctioned. We thought the batteries were recharging, but they weren't. We contacted the vendor we got our starter kit from (only 9 days earlier), told him what was happening, and he sent us a replacement free of charge. Soon as we got the new recharger, all was well again.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

That does not mean the atty is dead. There's probably something wrong with the battery or your charger. The light on the Riva/eGo batts only deals with the battery. I would try the atty on another battery. I bet it will fire. Then check the charger by plugging it in somewhere else and see if it's actually charging.

 

[Hawkins]

Aside from doing what the others have suggested, I would also put your other atty on that battery as well, just to further narrow down the problem to the battery/charger.

 

[JonnyVapΣ]

Get a multimeter! 3 bucks @ Harbor Freight or wherever cheap items are sold. There's no excuse not to have one and no reason for people to go around guessing what's bad anymore....LOL

 

[dormouse]

Surprisingly I actually did hear of that happening to someone and for him it was a gunked up atty and it started working right after he cleaned the atty. Have you been cleaning your atty? I swap attys and clean the used one every weekend. I put the dirty atty in jar of vodka or grain alcohol overnight. make sure the air is out of it and swish it around. Next day I shake/blow it out and and set to dry on paper towels (or you could blow through it a lot of use a hair dryer). There are quicker ways to clean attys with boiling water but I've never done that and water takes longer to dry.

But it could also be your battery, your charging cable or your AC to USB adapter.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

Get a multimeter! 3 bucks @ Harbor Freight or wherever cheap items are sold. There's no excuse not to have one and no reason for people to go around guessing what's bad anymore....LOL

I really need to get one of those now that I have a mod....

 

[mlinky]

I really need to get one of those now that I have a mod....

I do too, now that I am ordering a mod. I love Harbor Freight. I could fall into that store for hours.

 

[DillPickle]

Have two batteries, that the charger indicates as being fully charged. Have said atty and a brand new atty. New atty works fine on both batts and the suspect atty will cause both batts to blink. I've been cleaning them every 5 days or so... hot water soak, blow out, wash, rinse, repeat...

Any other ideas? Will contact the vendor to see what they have to say.

 

[JonnyVapΣ]

Looks like that atomizer is bad. No biggie. That's the "consumable" part anyway. They don't last forever.



Edit: Another possibility is that the center connector on the atomizer has gotten pressed in too far and not allowing a good connection. It's rare but does happen. Try carefully prying it out a bit. By "a bit" I mean...about the thickness of a couple business cards. The coil wire is soldered to this connection and will break easily especially after being used a while.


At any rate, a multimeter would tell you for sure.

 

[mlinky]

Well, it probably IS the atty. Most vendors won't warrant attys any longer than 30 days, lots of them give no warranty for attys. Their lifespan is pretty unpredictable. Let us know what they say.

 

[MoonVapar]

Well Attys are a fly by night.They very.You have one that last a week then the other atty last a day uh.We get there Hopfully.

 

[MoonVapar]

Well, it probably IS the atty. Most vendors won't warrant attys any longer than 30 days, lots of them give no warranty for attys. Their lifespan is pretty unpredictable. Let us know what they say.

You are right.I think the only Vender I seen that gives out 6 months warrenty is Janty.

 

[Dpowell]

I was also wondering how long the parts should last.

 

[JonnyVapΣ]

I was also wondering how long the parts should last.

Since they're quite similar....it's like predicting the lifespan of an incandescent light bulb.

 

[son et lumiere]

Buy 2 warrantied atomizers from Janty they have a 6 month warranty. So when one fails just get another one and use your back up. Youre good for 6 months. That's what I do. Have peace of mind instead of having to buy a ton of atomizers.

 

[PepNYC]

I do too, now that I am ordering a mod. I love Harbor Freight. I could fall into that store for hours.

Major bump!!!!