Drilling out holes in atties

[eyebrook]

Woops whats this hole in my hand ,guys be carefull drills hurt

 

[Stownz]

Woops whats this hole in my hand ,guys be carefull drills hurt

you get used to it.

 

[worknomore]

Thanks for the tip community. One hole drilled to 1/16th helps the draw.

 

[Mudflap]

Thanks for the tip community. One hole drilled to 1/16th helps the draw.

I cleaned and dried my ONE IKV 306 (I wasn't sold on them so only ordered one, killed two Bauway 306's sometime ago pretty easily) and drilled out both air holes with 1/16" bit.

Ah... much better.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

I been using LR 1.5 510 atty, and after 2 days the draws get tight. It is not that the juice is clogging my atty. The insulator or seal whatever the lil rubbery looking thing between the big air hole at bottom and thread seems to be expanding. I am thinking that my djarum black juice is destroying them or maybe I have run them dry a few times and made it expand. Do you think that drilling would help then? the thing basically covers the tiny holes on the thread. If I had a bit that small, i'd try it. I have about 6 tight attys so far and 2 more soon.

Interesting....that makes sense in a way. I know that a favorite juice of mine, Better Butter Rum by Alien Visions E-Juice, caused the o-ring in the bottle cap to swell...so it's possible it could have that effect on an insulator ring as well. Nice catch, Animeguy!

 

[zoiDman]

i just pulled a 306 out of the trash that was burnt tasting and drilled out both holes with a 1/16 bit. now the burnt taste is gone. it tastes great but i think both holes at 1/16 is to much air. so i m off to get smaller bits.

i wonder if the atty starts to taste bad because its not getting enough juice from the reservoir due to tight draw.

I used a 1/16" drill because that was the smallest drill in my set and because my cordless drill doesn't grab anything smaller very well. A smaller drill might be better to fine tune the mixture.

I look at a atomizer like its a carburetor it needs the right mix of fuel juice and air to run proper I cant stand a clogged atomizer

X-Zactly !!!

Woops whats this hole in my hand ,guys be carefull drills hurt

There's an old saying that a good Machinest has 10 Fingers and 2 Eyes. Use caution. Perhaps it would be best to wrap the carto/atty in blue painter's tape and then grab it with a pair of vise grips.

Thanks for the tip community. One hole drilled to 1/16th helps the draw.

Isn't it amazing how one simple mod got vastly improve some e-Cig item?

I'm a believer now! I had a 2.0 IKV 306 that kept getting tight on the draw after light use. I drilled that puppy out (both holes) today with a 1/16th drill bit. OMG, what an awesome improvement. I did it to all my other attys as well...

Good to hear this tech worked good for you. It sure has been a game changer for me and my cartos.

 

[zoiDman]

BTW - This is the type of info that would be cool to have as a sticky somewhere on the ECF.

 

[FlyerTom]

Get yourself a pin vise. Looks something like this:

There's different styles available, some with stouter handles, from good hardware and tool supply stores.

 

[Hyena 37]

Where are you drilling these holes in the cartomizer? Anyone have any PICS...... I am a visual learner LOL!!!!..Thx

 

[FlyerTom]

There's a pair of tiny holes just above the threads of the atomizer that you would enlarge. Here is a 510 for example:

 

[redeyedancer]

Make sure you use some compressed air and clean the brass filings

 

[zoiDman]

And if your eyes are like mine, this helps .

Head Strap Magnifier with Work Light

Very hand for filling cartos also.

 

[bmwjen]

This works PERFECT! Thank you for this thread.

 

[Lumiis]

AnimeGuy, this is the EXACT same problem I have been having. It seems to only happen when I use Fire & Ice, but I can't put it down either.

I drilled out Both holes, and what I found was this Rubbery ring inside, that's what was blocking my air holes, not knowing what it was, I tried drilling through it, which proved to be difficult. Was very scared of drilling through something that wasn't supposed to have a hole in it lol. Only 2 atty's left & both have this problem.

Long story short, drilling works to an extent, opens air flow (which is great) but that rubber band is very stubborn.

Thanks for the tip guys (&gals) ~Lumiis

 

[Sterno]

AnimeGuy, this is the EXACT same problem I have been having. It seems to only happen when I use Fire & Ice, but I can't put it down either.

I drilled out Both holes, and what I found was this Rubbery ring inside, that's what was blocking my air holes, not knowing what it was, I tried drilling through it, which proved to be difficult. Was very scared of drilling through something that wasn't supposed to have a hole in it lol. Only 2 atty's left & both have this problem.

Long story short, drilling works to an extent, opens air flow (which is great) but that rubber band is very stubborn.

Thanks for the tip guys (&gals) ~Lumiis

i dont know what kind of atty your drilling out but i have found that its best on an atty going out not good on new attys i have messed a few up

 

[Lumiis]

i dont know what kind of atty your drilling out but i have found that its best on an atty going out not good on new attys i have messed a few up

It's a Joye 510, almost a month old, every time I would take a toot, all I got was burnt, there was absolutely no draw to it.

I wouldn't have drilled unless there wasn't any alternative, trust me, used PGA, boiled & dry burned.

It wasn't a problem of gunk build-up, it was the rubber grommet Animeguy had run into.

 

[redeyedancer]

It's a Joye 510, almost a month old, every time I would take a toot, all I got was burnt, there was absolutely no draw to it.

I wouldn't have drilled unless there wasn't any alternative, trust me, used PGA, boiled & dry burned.

It wasn't a problem of gunk build-up, it was the rubber grommet Animeguy had run into.

I have found you can move the insulator out of the way with a wooden tooth pick when this happens.I have run into a few times one should be careful drilling out the atomizer you only want to open the hole .I have never ruined a atty but I do it on a drill press gives you a bit more control

 

[Animeguy]

I have found you can move the insulator out of the way with a wooden tooth pick when this happens.I have run into a few times one should be careful drilling out the atomizer you only want to open the hole .I have never ruined a atty but I do it on a drill press gives you a bit more control

I guess I should try that. Seems too simple to work but sometimes simple works well. I went bought some bits today and it wont fit my drill....too small. So I wrapped it with electrical tape and rigged it to work.

 

[zoiDman]

Wurth bumping if can't be Sticky.

 

[FeistyAlice]

Interesting....that makes sense in a way. I know that a favorite juice of mine, Better Butter Rum by Alien Visions E-Juice, caused the o-ring in the bottle cap to swell...so it's possible it could have that effect on an insulator ring as well. Nice catch, Animeguy!

It does seem to be juice "fault" a lot. The juices I use don't have much affect on o-rings and other "rubber", natural or synthetic. But there are so many reports of certain juices doing such things and even taking paint and sticky covers off of atty/cartos. Some juices etch at the clear tubes in cartos and tanks. I left a pink eGo-T atty in a small glass of PGA, way to long, the other day, by mistake. When I went to take it out the covering just slipped right off. That particular T-atty had withstood one or two 10 minute boils without any issues.

Alice