Do ultrasonic cleaners really bring gunked up atties back to life???

[Nomoreash]

I guess I'm somewhere in between on the subject. I've found that residue that doesn't get vaped is going to bake and stick to the coil no matter what. The liquid plays a major roll, some darker liquids keep me busy with cleaning and dry burns while some light liquids I can go refill after refill and so on without dry burning.

A ritual of cleaning, soaking, rinsing, ultrasonic or whatever method one uses is going to keep the number of dry burns to a min since it will remove old juice and most everything else that hasn't baked to the coil already.

I think someone should do a test with vaping nic, pg, vg or a mixture of the three and see how long it takes for the coil to crust up enough to need a dry burn. I'd do it but I think vaping unflavored juice seems kinda boring to me, any takers. I'll mix it for you and send it out in the name of research.

 

[Levitas]

The liquid plays a major roll...

I believe that power plays a role as well. If you're cooking your juices at higher wattages, wouldn't that help in alleviating some of the build-up?

 

[DC2]

I believe that power plays a role as well. If you're cooking your juices at higher wattages, wouldn't that help in alleviating some of the build-up?

On the other hand, it could also possibly increase the rate at which gunk bakes on to the coil?

 

[Levitas]

On the other hand, it could also possibly increase the rate at which gunk bakes on to the coil?

Perhaps, that all depends on why or how the juice gunks up in the first place. Does juice gunk harder and faster with higher temperatures? Does it make a difference? I dunno. Or is it because you're vaping at higher temps, thus using more juice and causing the gunkness to happen faster?

I just figured, if you're boiling juice at higher temperatures, it might help keep some of it from remaining on the coils, kind of like dry burning?

Then again, I've no clue for sure. I am just speculating on personal observations

 

[Nomoreash]

I just figured, if you're boiling juice at higher temperatures, it might help keep some of it from remaining on the coils, kind of like dry burning?

Then again, I've no clue for sure. I am just speculating on personal observations

I don't either but would seem a dry burn would be different in the effect that your burning the coil dry to get get it hot enough to burn off the crust and build up from the liquid, previously used.

Vaping the juice at a higher temps you still vaporizing the same liquid compound that's crusting up the coil in the first place and a wet atty will never achieve the temps of a dry atty, that's why it doesn't glow when it's wet.

 

[Levitas]

Vaping the juice at a higher temps you still vaporizing the same liquid compound that's crusting up the coil in the first place and a wet atty will never achieve the temps of a dry atty, that's why it doesn't glow when it's wet.

Agreed, I wasn't really stating that it would be the exact same as dry burning, but, just curious as to the ratio of gunk/wattage, if one even exists. Does it matter that you're boiling one juice at 7watts and the same juice at 10w? Rather, will it make a difference in the amount of gunk build-up? Or does it have really nothing at all to do with it?

I just assume, like previously stated, that vaping at a higher power level might help reduce gunking. I've no emperical evidence of this, nor will I collect any But, I am curious to know for sure.

 

[fray]

I had a dead 510 and did a little experimenting. Seems dawn dish soap and hot water in the ultrasonic cleaner will clean a bunch of the gunk off. Not all but a lot.

Problem is even if I rinse it like mad idk if all the soap will be out.

 

[DC2]

I had a dead 510 and did a little experimenting. Seems dawn dish soap and hot water in the ultrasonic cleaner will clean a bunch of the gunk off. Not all but a lot.

Problem is even if I rinse it like mad idk if all the soap will be out.

I know that Sun Vaporer did a lot of cleaning tests a few years back.
People were all sending him their dead atomizers and he was trying every cleaning material anyone could think of.

His conclusion was that NOTHING puts even a dent in that baked on gunk except industrial ice machine cleaner.

So I wonder if maybe you just removed some of the loose stuff that was caked in around the coil?
Maybe next time you could do some before and after pictures?

 

[Katya]

Nothing removes the baked-on gunk from the atty coil. I tried it all...

They need to be dry burned.

Just my experience.

 

[fray]

Just tried to reproduce my results and it didn't do as well this time. The dead atty was VERY caked up so any progress seemed like a lot.

The coil is still discolored with small deposits but the wick is white(ish) When I started I couldnt tell the wick from the coil and couldn't see individual wraps of the coil.