Dead eGo-T Atomizer

[Sathane]

Anyone have an atomizer just completely die? I mean, no fire up, nothing. This just happened to one of my eGo-T attys. At Nearly $20 each I sure hope these last longer that 2 weeks...

I regular blow excess liquid out of my atomizers and clean them when they get difficult to draw from. This particular one has been cleaned twice. Usually a soak quick rinse in hot water, followed by a long soak, then another quick rinse. I then set a hairdryer on it for about 10 mins or so then let it sit overnight. Prime in the morning and it's like new. I know this isn't the process others use but it works for me and don't see how that could cause it to die so soon.

 

[VapourGuy]

I have not had any problems yet but I believe I saw vapoinsano post somewhere that he had 2 die at a little over a week or so. Sorry yours tapped out on you so soon maybe see if who you bought it from will warranty it since its less then a month old.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

I haven't had a problem. They've got a good warranty, IIRC 6 months or at least 3. Contact your supplier, any of the good ones should take care of you.

 

[Pipeous]

only issue I have had is a tank. the hole is too big and leaks. my fault for trying to rip off the plastic shard from being punctured. I will try and repair it though with a little heat and pressure to flatten the hole again... I just ordered spare tanks though so not too worried about losing 1 tank. still way cheaper than smoking to me. I've rinsedmine a couple times under hot water in the sink but that's about it.

I worry about blowing out the atty from the bottom as I saw a vid about pushing the wick down into the atty further. I figured if you have to be careful and push it in, then air pressure could blow it out. if I do blow it out, I also blow it from the top just in case. and I go through 2 tanks a day

 

[Switched]

Anyone have an atomizer just completely die? I mean, no fire up, nothing. This just happened to one of my eGo-T attys. At Nearly $20 each I sure hope these last longer that 2 weeks...

I regular blow excess liquid out of my atomizers and clean them when they get difficult to draw from. This particular one has been cleaned twice. Usually a soak quick rinse in hot water, followed by a long soak, then another quick rinse. I then set a hairdryer on it for about 10 mins or so then let it sit overnight. Prime in the morning and it's like new. I know this isn't the process others use but it works for me and don't see how that could cause it to die so soon.

Liquid is a factor in these atties more so than other atties and, it is said that cleaning leads to premature death. FWIW and AFAIC cleaning any atty = premature death.

 

[NoizMaker]

Liquid is a factor in these atties more so than other atties and, it is said that cleaning leads to premature death. FWIW and AFAIC cleaning any atty = premature death.

I had never considered this until you pointed it out Switched but it is very true. Atties don't like to be cleaned much and I don't practice cleaning them very often. If the flavor is disgustingly burnt, it is too flooded or so on I will finally blow them out as a last resort only, so I don't have a "regular" cleaning cycle.

Seems a little backwards as other products need proper cleaning to achieve the desired longevity, but in this case it seems to work in reverse.

 

[inkedcanadian]

Yep.. I never "clean" my atties.. just blow them out every couple days. Most are still going months after purchase....

Only had a couple die and that was probably due to some heavy 6v use with them

Hell, i've got a Cisco LR 306 that's at least 4 months old and still vapes fine.

 

[Switched]

I had never considered this until you pointed it out Switched but it is very true. Atties don't like to be cleaned much and I don't practice cleaning them very often. If the flavor is disgustingly burnt, it is too flooded or so on I will finally blow them out as a last resort only, so I don't have a "regular" cleaning cycle.

Seems a little backwards as other products need proper cleaning to achieve the desired longevity, but in this case it seems to work in reverse.

Touche Noiz!

I don't navigate the same section of the forums as others do. These days I have been extremely busy fielding customer queries etc... So my forum activity will be limited. However, if I chose to post here it is because there is a need to post here. The info on the eGoT is out there, they do not like taking a bath. OTOH I want folks to think about how thick or sugary liquids are going to affect that relatively small hole liquids go through.

OTOH atties are meant as a semi disposable item according to some (2 weeks) <----- I believe that particular data is EXTREMELY dated. However, they are not meant to last forever. With proper care, many will benefit of atties lasting well into 6 months. I still have an original atty that came with my eGo. It vapes around 85-90%. I just ordered replacement batteries yesterday after 10 months. The atty lasted longer than the batteries. I wonder why. Batteries now have excessive internal resistance and are no longer capable of accepting a full charge. They provide 2.5/6V under load, vice 3.2V and last maybe 3 hrs tops. See sig...

 

[deusXmchna]

I've been coming to a similar conclusion. I started my ego-T'ing with Ovales TAWA atty (no warranty- ~$10).
I was kinda trying to see how quickly I could run a $10 atty into the ground, or before it at lease became "sour".
Day 17, still puffing like a champ.
Back in my 510 days, it would have tasted of burnt plastic, so I would have cleaned it, and it would have been on it's decline by now. I'm thinking the cleaning was putting the attys on the decline.

So the trick with the ego-T is probably going to be running extremely clean juice through it. This doesn't mean "organic". This means simple. The liquid that came with the Ovale contains just a few simple ingredients. PG, VG, a few pyrazine flavoring molecules that are probably present in ppm levels, and "vanilla extract". Since the liquid is clear, I'm going to assume it's referring to vanillin, rather than the alcohol extracted vanilla bean solution, which contains hundreds to thousands of various compounds in it.

There are a LOT of weird e-liquids out there, with a lot of WEIRD things in it. Things meant for baking, not vaping onto alveolar surfaces.. and worse things.

I'm thinking a quick and dirty test to see what something is going to do to our atty's is to vape a drop of it off a piece of foil or a spoon, and see what residue is left. In the same vein.. er.. anyway.. as "chasing the dragon". Gotta be careful to vape, not to burn. I'll try it later and see if it works.

 

[KeithB]

I only got mine yesterday, just one atty to try and I've noticed it's very finicky about making contact with the center post of the battery. It'll work on my first battery, then it'll work on the second battery, put it back on the first and nothing. Some fiddling around with the posts on either works for a while, but I'm still fine tuning things. There's also a staple mod where you cut a staple in half and bent it like so _/\_ and pop in in the center hole in the atty which you could try to see if it works, but you'll push in the center post of your battery if you over tighten and then you'll have problems with other atties.

 

[Can_supplier]

Liquid is a factor in these atties more so than other atties and, it is said that cleaning leads to premature death. FWIW and AFAIC cleaning any atty = premature death.

I'll second that..

Also, when you use the same tank over time you will see that the juice starts to concentrate itself. Each time the last bit before you refill gets darker and darker. This is a case of the tobacco flavor/essence building up in the tank.

That stuff is like tar and will clog and kill your atty.

The solution to this is 2 fold
1) do not run your tank right down to the last drop, make sure you dilute the concentrate with fresh juice
2) replace the cartridge with a fresh clean on often before the dark concentrate starts to build up, you don't need to buy new carts, just wash out the old ones.

 

[Switched]

Interesting info. I have a couple attys coming to give them a whirl as I needed new eGo batts. After 10 months they are fading fast. Considering that I still have one of my original eGo atty, the litmus test on my liquid should lay to rest their expected longevity. Unfortunately many times it is user error that shortens their life span. That being said, there is always the odd dud and the odd super performer. It is what it is.

 

[jackoboy82]

just a thought but have you tried your dead atty on multiple battery sources? the tank atty's are prone to pushing the battery connection down and not firing........like i said just a thought. I had this happen to me with 3 of my batteries, thought it was the atty, but then tried another battery and it worked fine..............30 days or more now and still as good as the day I got them

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

Interesting info. I have a couple attys coming to give them a whirl as I needed new eGo batts. After 10 months they are fading fast. Considering that I still have one of my original eGo atty, the litmus test on my liquid should lay to rest their expected longevity. Unfortunately many times it is user error that shortens their life span. That being said, there is always the odd dud and the odd super performer. It is what it is.

Ditto! While I have 3 of the ego-t atties, I have been using 1 of them almost exclusively for over 3 weeks with no maintenance or cleaning (3 tanks a day). It is still performing flawlessly. Harsh cleanings,i.e., boiling,IPA, etc., will have a negative impact of the longevity of the ego-t atties.

If you look at the small wick and how it is attached to the spike hole, one can see it needs to treated with "kid gloves." I have cleaned one of my atties with hot distilled water using a turkey baster and it worked fine after a 24 drying period; however, I think from here on out I am going to give it a pg bath and/or partially fill a tank with pg and vape it through to clean--of course without inhaling.

I'll be happy to get 1 month out of an ego-t atty at $13....I was spending $8 a week on carto's. The tank carto's for me seem to be holding up well after repeated and numerous refillings. I know some have had a problem with this system, but for whatever reason it has worked flawlessly for me. And most importantly, I am able to just vape rather than dealing with the hassle of what I have to do each day to vape.

cheers,

 

[Switched]

Good to hear some folks are getting prolonged life from them. I was in chat the other night and folks only had their Ts less than 2 weeks.

 

[Sathane]

just a thought but have you tried your dead atty on multiple battery sources? the tank atty's are prone to pushing the battery connection down and not firing........like i said just a thought. I had this happen to me with 3 of my batteries, thought it was the atty, but then tried another battery and it worked fine..............30 days or more now and still as good as the day I got them

I did try it on all 5 of my eGo batts, with no luck.

The information here has been great. This particular atty was only cleaned a few times but I think I'll stick to just blowing them out as needed from now on.

 

[annap]

I had 2 ego tanks one got very sick after 12 days and I lost the other I will be getting more as I think they are great.

 

[Switched]

I did try it on all 5 of my eGo batts, with no luck.

The information here has been great. This particular atty was only cleaned a few times but I think I'll stick to just blowing them out as needed from now on.

Investment in a multi-meter is a really cheap investment IMO.

 

[mgmrick]

I had my first atty die after 7 days. On my second one now. I have no leaks or dry hits they work great but not if atty only lasts 7 days (zero on ohms test). One of my riva batteries I always have to pull up the center connection or it dose not make contact. Not a biggie.

Who has the best warranty go just go with the cheapest price??

 

[Codex Gigas]

I love the eGo-T, the convenience of it is killer, but I've never gotten more than two weeks of use out of an atomizer so far. Vaping is cheaper than smoking, but (lately) not nearly as much cheaper as it was when I was using an "overpriced" mini-cig

I just ordered another atomizer, but I'm also checking out the mega cartos as well...