Help please; de-wicking Cisco 306 bridgeless atomizer.. did I get it all?

[Randy C]

I did my best to de-wick one of the Cisco 306 bridgeless attys I received from Avid. I could only see a few tiny little wick fibers running thru the coil; with nothing extending much outside the coil. There was hardly any wick material at all. I pulled out whatever fibers I could see, but I stopped poking around before I wrecked the coil. Time to take a trip to Hobby Lobby for a nice pair of tweezers and a magnifying glass I guess... I hate my old ... eyes

How can I be sure that there are no silica fibers left behind? Should I boil after I'm done, or just blow out the atty with canned air? I really don't want to inhale loose fibers of silica. Your thoughts?

 

[Unforeseen]

The only silica that should be left is what the coils are wrapped around. So, with everything you described, you should be fine.

Only way to know is by sight. You could boil them but, that's unnecessary. Please don't used canned air since that might leave chemicals inside of your atomizer during use.

 

[Randy C]

The only silica that should be left is what the coils are wrapped around. So, with everything you described, you should be fine.

Only way to know is by sight. You could boil them but, that's unnecessary. Please don't used canned air since that might leave chemicals inside of your atomizer during use.

Well... It's been a while since I posted this and I've done quite a bit of research... You are correct, there is a bit of silica inside the coil (this is considered the wick); however this is something that I wanted to remove before vaping. I wanted to totally eliminate any risk of silica inhalation. I went down to Hobby Lobby and picked up a 4X (lighted) magnifying glass and a sharp, fine tipped tweezers. I was able to remove all the silica within the coil, rinsed it with hot water, then blew it out. My 306's have ZERO silica in them and they work fine. There is a bit of a learning curve involved in order to keep the coil wet, but this is easily overcome once you get the hang of it.

I highly recommend that these wicks be removed! Once you see how easy these wicks splinter and fall apart, you will instantly understand how easily these little fibers could be inhaled. Why folks keep silica wick media in their atty's is beyond me; especially when it isn't necessary.