Can somebody please tell me what is the problem with this Christmas gift??? Bought my mom a passthrough from Vapor Station---510 model. I bought her a box of 5 empty cartomizers and a bottle of e-liquid. Thought I had everything she would need to vape for the first time. It won't work!!! We put in a new AAA battery (something I didn't even realize it needed!) and plugged it into the computer. Put plenty of liquid into a cartomizer and connected the two. It is manual, so we pressed the button and tried to get some vapor----but NOTHING happened! Does she need an atomizer as well, or is it a faulty passthrough? I'm visiting my mom right now and we're all so disappointed that this gift doesn't work and she can't even give the e-cigs a try! I am just learning about vaping myself, but use an automatic Smoke 51 battery with pre-filled cartridges. I am not familiar with the passthroughs, except that everyone who posts seems to love them! What can we do to get this up and running as quickly as possible??? Thanks to anyone who responds!
HELP PLEASE!!! newbie needs to know about passthroughs!
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Try screwing and uscrewing the atty to passthrough connection as you press the switch (hold close to your ear when you do this). If you hear the atty kick on, you know you got it. Sometimes these connections don't make great contact without a bit of finagling.
I could not find the pass-through you are referring to, but generally they require a 3.7v battery. not just a plain old AAA. Did you try it on another computer? Mine wont work on my old laptop.
It may be you computer USB doesn't have enough power to supply the carto. Most are rated at 500mAh, and
a PV usually wants 2A rating. You can pick up a USB hub at any computer store, just be sure it's rated for
sufficent power. Vapor Station has very little information on their site regarding the tech specs on your unit
so this is just my best guess.
a PV usually wants 2A rating. You can pick up a USB hub at any computer store, just be sure it's rated for
sufficent power. Vapor Station has very little information on their site regarding the tech specs on your unit
so this is just my best guess.
My mother has a new HP computer, so I would be surprised if the problem was in the connection. I'm wondering if Vapor Station sent me cartridges instead of cartomizers. My understanding was...if I ordered cartomizers, then I wouldn't need an atomizer. The little box of 5 says 'Cartridge 5 pcs.' I have never used an atomizer, and don't even know what one looks like. I personally use the 'Smoke 51' duo---with rechargable automatic batteries and pre-filled cartridges. I particularly wanted to give my mom the passthrough so she wouldn't have to wait for it to charge....and because I couldn't afford to give her two batteries. On the passthrough, there's a compartment just above the usb plug which was empty, but appears to be for a battery. It was the right size for an AAA, but I don't really see why a battery would even be necessary if it is meant to be used plugged into a computer. So what I'm trying to use is just the passthrough, a cartridge/cartomizer(?), and e-liquid. Something is definitely wrong as NO vapor is produced.
a cartridge is just a plastic mouth piece , small hole on one end the other end is hollow and has a bit of foam looking filler wich holds the juice, and is then conected to the atomizer for heating, a cartomizer is the heating element and the cartridge in 1 piece.
Sorry but a standard battery will not work. The PT should have been delivered w/a batt. The battery is charged through the USB and it is the batt that drives the atty or carto. I would not try to run that with a standard duracell.
I agree with Liv2Ski. They usually come with a battery made for the PT . It's just too bad that the battery has no info printed on it. The battery reminds me of those double batteries that the older cordless phone uses. No info on those either.
If it is AAA size, you will need this battery Ultrafire Protected 10440 Battery, 350 mAH the pass-through will not work without it. as a benefit, once charged, you can use the pass-through without being chained to the computer.
I checked my Joye made 510 PTs and found that they will fit the IMR type 10440 batts but would not fit the Ultrafire 10440 protected batts. Maybe someone else can check theirs to see if they do. My PT is pretty old, so they may have changed the battery housing to fit protected batteries since mine came out.
Yep, the ICR/IMR types are constructed in a way that they are not prone to explosive discharge. The Ultrafires I have are regular Li-ion but they have the PCB protection component on both ends of the battery. It makes them a bit longer than IMRs or ICRs.
Please forgive my ignorance, but what is a passthru and why would you need/want one to go with your e-cig? I hope it's OK that I put this question here.
A passthrough is basically an e-cig battery housing with a cable for connecting to a USB power supply (either a charger or a computer). It draws power from the USB connection instead of using regular e-cig batts. Good for folks that spend a lot of time vaping in one place. Some PTs have a small battery attached to them which allows them to be used while unplugged.
"The little box of 5 says 'Cartridge 5 pcs.'"
If what you have doesn't have a normal battery connector, the threaded end, then you did just get cartridges, and need cartomizers (or an atomizer). 510 cartomizers look like a regular cig filter with a threaded metal connector at one end.
If what you have doesn't have a normal battery connector, the threaded end, then you did just get cartridges, and need cartomizers (or an atomizer). 510 cartomizers look like a regular cig filter with a threaded metal connector at one end.
Thanks for the info. I sure could use a passthru, as I'm stuck in my bed most of the time, but my computer is a good 10 ft away, so that would have to be one long cable!!!! 
I have several PT's and they all require the battery (ICR10440P is what mine are). Regular AAA batteries will NOT work, i know, I tried. And none of mine work when not plugged in to a USB port or a converter in my car cig lighter socket.
PT's are wonderful for what they are intended to do. I use mine continuously to avoid using my batteries, then when I have to be out and about or away from computer, I have plenty of battery charge, just change over to 510 battery and away I go.
I also have a USB battery pack which I can carry in pocket with PT plugged in and cord run up through my shirt and out the neck dangling... but that's probably too much info.
Good luck with the PT... to everyone... they are a wonderful piece of the puzzle and a great thing to have.
PT's are wonderful for what they are intended to do. I use mine continuously to avoid using my batteries, then when I have to be out and about or away from computer, I have plenty of battery charge, just change over to 510 battery and away I go.
I also have a USB battery pack which I can carry in pocket with PT plugged in and cord run up through my shirt and out the neck dangling... but that's probably too much info.
Good luck with the PT... to everyone... they are a wonderful piece of the puzzle and a great thing to have.
Thank you to everyone who tried to help with my problem at Christmas. Vapor Station had omitted the battery from the package, but they sent me a new one. I was desperate to try to solve the problem before Christmas, which didn't happen....but now she has a working pass-through, and I've just ordered one for myself as well!
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