eGo-T Warning - Cleaning and Wick Replacement

[Olef]

Having had my eGo-T for ten days or so now the two atty's I have been rotating have become almost impossible to draw on. I have tried hot distilled water cleaning, IPA cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning. Slight improvement but noting like they were new.

So I decided to follow the steps in
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ego-type-models/169520-simplecjs-ego-t-wick-mod.html
and try to see if the coil was all gummed up or the wick was damaged.

What I found was pretty surprising and I thought I should post it up as a warning to others.

Firstly I made a pick tool but try as I might the wick plate would not move. I broke the pick tool I made. So then I decided come hell or high water that plate was coming out. It did, after several attempts with pliers on the tube, completely crushing the tube in the process and thereby ruining the atty. Ah well. I continued to see what I could learn. What I found was completely different to the aty shown in SimplCJ's thread. At this moment I have no idea whether there has been a design change in these or I have been sold some cheap rip-offs. Here is a pic of the innards, after basically having to destroy them to get them apart -



As you can probably see the differences are significant. In this atty, there is a black plastic disk which supports the coil. There is no ceramic pot at all, or any mesh. Above the coil was the wick, which was wrapped in a piece of high temperature sleeving, the sort of thing you find in electrical appliances to protect wires from heat. Holding all of this together is a curled up wad of white felt-like material which was basically just pushed down on top of everything just leaving the wick sticking out. I guess all this was assembled onto the wick plate and them just pushed down onto the coil.

So beware, if you have one of these atty's then the excellent wick mod will not work. You would have to rip the thing apart to get the wick out. It also explains why it has got so gummed up so quickly as there is no mesh in there that can be washed out. Once that felt pad is full of gunk, and the coil below it is gummed up, there is no way of effectively cleaning it out or repairing it.

I bought two eGo-T kits, one for me in silver and one for my wife in black. My wife's black atomisers are vastly different to mine and so much easier to draw on. I suspect my supplier has been sold some cheap knock-offs in the silver ones and I am going to take it up with him. Here in the UK these cost me £9 / $15 and I can't afford for them to be a throw away after a week or so.

Hope this helps someone anyway

Olef

 

[DaveP]

I have 3 tank attys and have had two of them apart to clean and reset the wick. When I look down the barrel after removing the wick/piercing plate, I see what looks like a bowl through a steel support plate. Along the sides, I see mesh surrounding the assembly that appears to be a ceramic bowl.

 

[Olef]

Thanks Dave, you have what everyone else has I believe. Certainly what you describe matches the pics on the web of the internals of these. I am sure I have been sold cheap knock-offs. I don't blame my supplier, as these look identical to any other until you take off the plate so there is no way he would know. I have emailed him to see what can be done and I'll update here, and I won't name names unless this doesn't get resolved satisfactorily.

I guess it's a warning to all that there is some dodgy kit out there. I'm just very disappointed that this is my introduction to e-cigs and if I hadn't have ordered some 510 attys as backups I would be back on the tobacco now

Olef

 

[Pur3Rush]

get the LR atomizer's. The only cleaning you will have to do is run how water through them. Each atty will last a good month or so. Regular resistance atomizers require too much work, fiddling, wick replacement. etc. Epic Fails. Use LR , no muss , no fuss = happy vaper

 

[Olef]

Use LR , no muss , no fuss = happy vaper

At this moment that sounds like heaven! I have spent more time cleaning and fiddling in the last few days than vaping and that is no fun

 

[proudlion]

Can someone direct me to a supplier for LR eGo Tank atomizers? TYIA

 

[tsbrewers]

get the LR atomizer's. The only cleaning you will have to do is run how water through them. Each atty will last a good month or so. Regular resistance atomizers require too much work, fiddling, wick replacement. etc. Epic Fails. Use LR , no muss , no fuss = happy vaper

Um, they are pretty much identical, except for how hot they burn, AFAIK. Not sure how it would be any less fuss than a regular one besides maybe not having the coil gunk up as quick. I am sucking on a LR atty and I prefer the regular ones myself. This LR one tends to always have a slight burnt taste.

Can someone direct me to a supplier for LR eGo Tank atomizers? TYIA

I have had the best luck buying from cignot.

Brew

 

[Lambch3p]

Can someone direct me to a supplier for LR eGo Tank atomizers? TYIA

Try vaporstix or good prophets. They both have the lr atty's for $9.99.

 

[proudlion]

Thank you for your information!

 

[Kent C]

I guess it's a warning to all that there is some dodgy kit out there. Olef

I think you're on to something.... I know there have been some reports from several suppliers but I don't have leak problems and fyi with no guarantees - I bought my attys from Cignot and heaven gifts and LR's from TW - all, I'm certain are joye tech.

 

[Jacinda222]

So sorry you've run into this problem Olef! It looks like you most definitely received what is an awful knock-off of an eGo-T. And if the supplier you received it from doesn't take care of you and send you a genuine replacement, please post it so that we know who to avoid when ordering.

I absolutely love my eGo-T. I've done the wick mod on my own and a couple of friends' atomizers and my vaping experience couldn't be better.

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[Olef]

So sorry you've run into this problem Olef! It looks like you most definitely received what is an awful knock-off of an eGo-T. And if the supplier you received it from doesn't take care of you and send you a genuine replacement, please post it so that we know who to avoid when ordering.

I absolutely love my eGo-T. I've done the wick mod on my own and a couple of friends' atomizers and my vaping experience couldn't be better.

Good luck and keep us posted!

I am certain that the atomisers I got are rip-offs, and that my supplier was unaware. When I contacted him and explained he immediately shipped me replacements and asked for the problem items back so he could claim against his supplier. The rip-offs are perfect visually unless you pull them apart and I am certain that he was unaware of the issue. So a big vote of confidence here for Pete at juicycigs.co.uk, he has given me superb service and I have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone. His prices are as keen as any I have found too, bonus!

Right now I have one of the replacement atomisers on my eGo and the difference to the rip-offs is striking. They are so much easier to draw on and I think they are the answer to all the issues I had been having with the eGo-T. Happy vaper here!

As a side note, in a couple of places I have seen two types of eGo-T atty's for sale, normal full price ones with a warranty and TAWA ones (throw-away) without warranty. I am now wondering if the TAWA ones are the rip-offs... Buyer beware maybe.

Olef

 

[DaveP]

I have Ego-T attys from Cignot and Awesome Vapor. I nursed the first one from Cignot through a month of vaping and finally opened the second one. Naturally, it was great from day one. After a month or so, I had popped the plate and cleaned it a couple of times. The last time, I couldn't get it right and lost a few fibers from the wick. I used the wick from the first one to fix the second one and it was good again. The first one had a coil issue that cleaning wouldn't fix. At that point, I ordered two more from Awesome Vapor just in case. It is still going well after 2 or 3 weeks, but I can tell a slight difference from its new state.

Lighter, clear juices will make these last longer. One fill from a dark juice will affect them. Sometimes they will recover, sometimes not. The technology is not at peak yet.

I'm wondering now about the fluffy ember material that came with my gas logs in the fireplace for a wick replacement. It seems like the same stuff used in the wick and does not burn even though it glows red when the fire is one. Anyone know exactly what that stuff is?

 

[Jacinda222]

There's a thread here about replacing the wick using silica rope. It works really well, I'm not sure if it's the same thing as what's with the gas logs. Here's the thread if you'd like to check it out: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ego-type-models/169520-simplecjs-ego-t-wick-mod.html

 

[cozzicon]

As an additional bit of info. The vendors I have talked to are telling me that more and more knockoffs are coming into the market due to the success of the Joyetech originals. This isn't unexpected of course. We've seen it before with other products.

The way I've dealt with it is by using Joyetech only vendors, or vendors that I have assurance will provide the genuine part. There's lots of great responsible vendors out there.

In the future we may even see clones that are as good as the original part. That eventually happened with 510 atomizers. But for now- caveat emptor.

 

[Vap0rJay]

I have both a regular type A tank atty, and a type A LR tank atty. Both worked well for a day or two, both ended up drinking more juice then I drip on a 510 LR dewicked/debridged atty. Add in spills after the first couple fills, I threw it in a bag and went back to dripping on a 510 LR. Both taste and vapor cant be beat. Kind of wish I hadn't wasted the money. I have yet to try the new type B, I hear they work better though. I'm not a fan of carts/cartos but given the choice between a tank and a carto for behind the wheel... cartos are a simple and cheaper. I'm really not a fan of the type A tank at all

 

[fender0942]

I will share with you my method of replacing an ego-t wick. It is similar to cj's method. In fact I would have not come up with the idea if not for him. Anyway here it is.

I take an old ego-t atomizer and press out the inside. I take the circular wire mesh and un-roll it. Save the wire mesh. The amount you get is enough to make a ton of wicks. Second and most important thing is the wick. I have tried the mccmaster or whatever the heck it is that cj recommends and I hate it. It falls apart when you torch it. And it frays like hell. Instead I buy a pack of replacement materials used to rebuild the Ato-miser from NHaler • Smoking Alternatives. Shipped it's only $11.00. The wick that it comes with is similar to what's in the ce2's but doesn't require burning it. And it doesn't have that nasty taste of the above mentioned wick that cj recommends. Lastly I use the wire mesh that I salvaged from my used ego-t atomizer and cut a piece about 1/2 inch long. Then I cut that piece in half longways. I roll the wick up in that. Be careful when rolling it up to only overlap a little bit otherwise you won't get the wick into the needleplate. The wire mesh works WAY better than the PTB. If you look inside the needle plate carefully you will see little channels that are there. By using the PTB you clog them up. The wire mesh is rigid once installed allowing better wicking down to the coil. Trust me. This method is almost identical, I just tweaked it. I took a little from cj, and a little from joye, and mixed them together to create the PERFECT EGO-T WICK.

 

[Tom10]

I have both a regular type A tank atty, and a type A LR tank atty. Both worked well for a day or two, both ended up drinking more juice then I drip on a 510 LR dewicked/debridged atty. Add in spills after the first couple fills, I threw it in a bag and went back to dripping on a 510 LR. Both taste and vapor cant be beat. Kind of wish I hadn't wasted the money. I have yet to try the new type B, I hear they work better though. I'm not a fan of carts/cartos but given the choice between a tank and a carto for behind the wheel... cartos are a simple and cheaper. I'm really not a fan of the type A tank at all

The type B tank is much better in my opinion, and the type B atomizer represents some significant improvements. I have 5 of them and really enjoy them. I got mine from Cignot.

 

[DaveP]

I have Joy type A and B Ego-T Tanks, two from Cignot and two from Awesome Vapor. All have silk screened logos with the seller's name on one side and the Ego-T logo on on the other. They have worked fine, but you get that low juice flood from time to time with type A and type B. Someone mentioned that they should have an air release port for the bubble, but I think that would mean instant flood from a fill. The bubble keeps the juice from leaking out. A small bubble doesn't expand much. When the bubble gets large, it's more elastic and it lets the juice flow out from greater expansion.

 

[Jacinda222]

Someone mentioned that they should have an air release port for the bubble, but I think that would mean instant flood from a fill. The bubble keeps the juice from leaking out. A small bubble doesn't expand much. When the bubble gets large, it's more elastic and it lets the juice flow out from greater expansion.

That makes so much sense! I've wondered why it gets flowier when the tank is emptier. Thanks!