Dry Burning Attys...Proper Method.

[MikeDeason]

New to attys...been using V4L cartos.

How long do you dry burn for? This does not overheat and shorten the life of the atty?

W/the cartos if you dry burned it would blow the atty or burn the filler material.

 

[sjohnson]

See http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html

As good a method as any.

 

[Ryan Toupal]

As good a method as any.

yep..

It depends on how much residue is on the coil. You'll be able to smell it burning stuff off. When it stops burning stuff and the coil just glows, it's done.

I have done this maybe 6 times with some attys (over a 4 months period). I haven't had any 510's burn out in 5 or 6 months.. except for the Bauways.. they burnt out when I tried to do this.

 

[WillyB]

You could try the Janty method.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...nty-tip-cleaning-your-atomizer-right-way.html

 

[JaYBoNeS]

I stop when I see mine glow red. And I only dry burn when nothing else works. Common sense tells me that doing this too many times will help to shorten its life. Along with over cleaning, over burning I believe is part of the reason some people have more issues with their atty's. Ever noticed that the biggest complaints about atty cleaning come from people who have just cleaned them?

Although, I have seen video on youtube of an atty undergoing a long time glowing red hot. This can't be good for the coil though. As I stated, once it glows, it seems to be good enough for me. My line of thinking is that if it is glowing, it has burned through enough gunk to reach that point and has no other option but to start burning the coil and wick itself and therefore is done and any longer it will simply start damaging itself.

 

[sjohnson]

Nichrome wire is designed to run red-hot. Nichrome, or a similar alloy, is what is used in many toasters, and that stuff glows red for long periods of time. It's rare that a toaster dies due to a burnt wire.

 

[Badass45]

I would think the solder at the attachment points would melt and cut loose if you let it glow red for too long.

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

See http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html

As good a method as any.

Thanks for the link, it bought my atty back to life. I was starting to forget what a fresh 510 atty hit like. It's great.

 

[mcl5000]

Along with over cleaning, over burning I believe is part of the reason some people have more issues with their atty's.

Yeah, I laugh when I see people talking about how they go through 20 steps to clean their attys. Mine last me months and months and all I do is rinse when changing flavors and dry burn when vapor drops.

 

[skinny]

never mind