Defective atty? .. Just toss it?

[ScotTex]

The atty in the lower image was 'the very first atty' I tried to vape off of.. I thought "this sucks a**"! It emits a tiny bit of vapor nothing more, it wasn't one that came with my starter kit, it was an extra one I bought. I put a good one on and "Hallelujah!" I've been analog free ever since...
It has a fiber looking thing that might be touching the metal on the side.... Is it Fixable?

 

[icemanx3]

No don't toss it!! That's your wick material hanging out. It helps bring the juice from the mesh and bridge to your hot coil that's hidden below. Just simply remove the bridge and the wick material (white fibers) and drip directly onto the coil...once you've tried this, you will probably de-bridge all of your attys. BTW, same thing happened to me! But then I found this de-bridging video and I've never looked back!!!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/132683-bridgeless-drippers-dream-atty.html

I cracked open an new atty today, that has a bridge to compare it to my now bridgeless one...now tomorrow I'm going to debridge that one too

Good Luck!

ice

 

[ScotTex]

Thank you, I'll have a good read-through on that thread tomorrow... Out of four attys I've used this is the only one to be this way, 'but' I am the nerdy type of guy that likes to rip things apart, see how they work and if I could build it myself

While quitting analogs, I do need an extra project to keep me busy.

 

[grandmato5]

The second atty I attempted to use barely did anything. I assumed it was a total dud and set it aside. A few days later when I did an alcohol soak on the two I'd been using for a few days I threw the "dud" into the soak too figuring I had nothing to loose. Gave it another try the next day and WOW worked great and has continued to for the past two months and still going strong. Yep, that fibers just part of your wick.

 

[icemanx3]

The second atty I attempted to use barely did anything. I assumed it was a total dud and set it aside. A few days later when I did an alcohol soak on the two I'd been using for a few days I threw the "dud" into the soak too figuring I had nothing to loose. Gave it another try the next day and WOW worked great and has continued to for the past two months and still going strong. Yep, that fibers just part of your wick.

Actually, probably should have mentioned this first...good advice grandmato5. This is def a simpler fix. I actually tried that on mine, and it worked many times. Then, one of the times I used compressed air at work to blow it out and I completely blew out all the wicking material! LOL So then my coil would get hot, but there was nothing left to wet the juice from the bridge to the coil I then did the bridge removal...and was so happy to still have a working atty, actually, a far better working atty now!!

ice

 

[stubear62]

Moving to the General E-Smoking Discussion Forum.

 

[Kram7]

Does a bridgless and wickless atty take less juice? Right now I use standard 510 attys on my ego, I drip 4 drops which last roughly 10 -15 draws. Im eager to try the mod but don't want to find myself dripping more often.

 

[thewomenfolk]

Has anyone here ever brought back a seemingly dead atty that actually tests dead?

 

[ScotTex]

Thanks for the replies, I will probably try the clean-out, then go ahead and remove the bridge on this one, only because I have five more attys laying around.

(P.S. sorry for posting in the wrong section, I'm new to vaping and this forum.)

 

[icemanx3]

Does a bridgless and wickless atty take less juice? Right now I use standard 510 attys on my ego, I drip 4 drops which last roughly 10 -15 draws. Im eager to try the mod but don't want to find myself dripping more often.

You know what, I think you are right. I feel I tend to drip more without the bridge and mesh. I suppose it makes sense, there is less wick and mesh material to hold juice. However, the bridgeless atty produces insane vapor, TH, and the flavor is more intense So I like those aspects. I posted elsewhere that yesterday I opened a new 510 atty that still as bridge and everything, and tried dripping on that...there was a huge difference in vapor production, TH, and flavor...all noticeably less than using no bridge.

ice

 

[kylewinther]

hopefully who ever you bought it from, would replace you electronic cigarette atomizer for you for free

 

[ScotTex]

Edit: (I didn't see the post just above), It is highly unlikely I will do business with them again (A.S.) maybe they are respected here, but there were to many negatives - Lack of products, lack of e-juice in stock, my 110+ dollar order arrived in a ripped open padded envelope... I don't believe I'd want to go through an RMA process for one atty.
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I concur, I removed the bridge and the other stuff, it now works and produces about 25% more vapor. Been using it with my fruit flavors and am thinking of doing one more for the tobacco juice. Thanks

 

[JonnyVapΣ]

Then, one of the times I used compressed air at work to blow it out and I completely blew out all the wicking material!

I've done the same thing. Whoops. I just stuffed it back under the bridge, though. Been working fine for over a month now.

 

[kelleymcm]

I have an atty that I dewicked /debridged that I have used for peaches & cream ... & one thing about raw coil dripping is that there is not much, if any flavor carry over if ya vape it till dry... basically a dry burn ...so you can use a different flavor immediately when you choose to....just don't over do it ... or you will "pop" the atty... so I've been told .

 

[ScotTex]

Cool, I didn't want to get a nasty mix-hit, but I might give it a try... and I do my best to never run the atty dry, last thing I want is to be inhaling and have an exposed coil 'pop' back through a drip tip. :-\