How do I know when I burnt out an atty???

[hoku808pc]

Aloha...

I have gone through a lot of atty's in my 5 weeks of vaping... It seems like I cant get the atty to prime good enough to vape on and then all of a sudden, it just feel like I am vaping straight air... I drip 3 drops and on the first hit, it still feels like I am getting only air... And now the only atty that was working perfectly, which is a Cisco LR 510 atty my friend gave to me after using it for a month, just got to that stage of "airy" hits...

Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong??? Did I just pop the coil???

 

[dormouse]

What is the PG/VG of your juice? If your juice is thick try thinning it with a bit of distilled water so it will soak down to the coil faster. And what ecig are you using that atty on? In general LR attys should only be use on 450mah+ batteries that are 3.7v or less. LR attys are not for slim batteries nor for high voltage ecigs. High voltage ecigs use standards as their LR and HV as their standard.

 

[hoku808pc]

What is the PG/VG of your juice? If your juice is thick try thinning it with a bit of distilled water so it will soak down to the coil faster. And what ecig are you using that atty on?

I am using an eGo... and I am vaping on BWB juice, which I believe is 70/30...

It also seems as if the the atty is getting hotter faster my only good atty... What does that mean???

 

[VapRon]

hi,

I am at 5 weeks vaping also. I had the same problem. I found out that 3 drops where too much for me and the atty got flooded. I just got air.
I can only drip 1 - 2 drops max. The way I learned it now is to gently blow from the drip tip side using a tissue at the batterie side. That worked quit well.
But as I mentioned I am also a noob and there could be something other going on.

 

[dormouse]

LR attys are easier to pop. I am surprised you are popping them on an Ego. What ohms is the atty?

 

[hoku808pc]

4 of them have been Cisco 1.5 LR 510 attys... and a few were regular 510 attys that came with the eGo kit...

 

[dormouse]

1.5 is very very low and would get very hot

You could try sticking to 2.0 or higher?

When you put the juice on to start, are you waiting for it to soak down to the coil? You can't vape it right away.

Sorry - I am not a big dripper - I only drip to test juices and I do it on standard res 306 atty on a slim 510 manual. I use cartomizers for normal vaping (Boge)

 

[hoku808pc]

Thanx dormouse...

But did I pop my atty???

Why am I getting "airy" hits???

What is the proper way to prime/break in an atty, because I usually blow out primer liquid, then drip 10 drops and let it sit for 10 mins before taking my first hit on a new atty and it doesnt seem to be working properly... after a day or two, I begin to get these "airy" hits... I am spending a lot of money replacing these attys...

 

[rbrtito]

I don't use LR510 attys but I do use the LR306 attys on my ego, and the reason why I didn't go with the 510's are because I heard it messes up the MOSFET of the ego. Correct me of I'm wrong? I did notice when I first used the LR attys I had to blow of the primer in it to make sure it was all gone. Then put 3 drips in and puff it but didn't exhale it about 3-5 time to soak Thr atty up alittle then added 2 more drips and I was vaping. Have you tried cleaning the atty with 1 of the many methods and start over?

 

[hairball]

Are you getting any vapor at all?

 

[hairball]

If you are getting very little vapor, take if off the battery and blow throw your drip tip into a paper towel on the other end. It could just be flooded.

 

[ancient puffer]

If you have access to a multimeter, check the resistance, if its around whatever the atty is rated at (1.5 ohm?), then its not "popped". If it reads infinity, its a gonner. Harbor Freight sells in inexpensive multimeter for around $4.00

If you don't have a meter, fire up the atty close to your ear (no cart on it) and listen for a hissing sound. If you get no sound at all, its probably gone.

 

[hoku808pc]

If you are getting very little vapor, take if off the battery and blow throw your drip tip into a paper towel on the other end. It could just be flooded.

I get little to no vapor... Mainly sucking in air... It really is weird, because the only ones not working properly are the ones I primed myself... and the perfect atty is the one my friend gave to me after he used it for a month...

 

[hoku808pc]

If you have access to a multimeter, check the resistance, if its around whatever the atty is rated at (1.5 ohm?), then its not "popped". If it reads infinity, its a gonner. Harbor Freight sells in inexpensive multimeter for around $4.00

If you don't have a meter, fire up the atty close to your ear (no cart on it) and listen for a hissing sound. If you get no sound at all, its probably gone.

There is a hissing sound, and it sounds like it is working properly until I drip in it and it doesnt hit good...

Real cigarettes are so much easier... unreal I tell you...

 

[hoku808pc]

Being that the only atty that was working perfectly just stopped working, I have just tried to prime a regular atty (not sure what the resistance is)... Primed and dripped some sweet flavor (sweet tarts from Volcanos) and got little to no flavor at all and a little vapor... Then dripped in a different juice (V4L WOW Cowboy Menthol) and all of a sudden got huge clouds of vapor and the sweet tarts taste was perfect... Then tried dripping the sweet tarts juice and it went back to little to no flavor and very little vapor... What is going on??? This is really frustrating...

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP... AAAAAAHHHHHHHH

 

[JD1]

Sounds like you're flooding the atty. Try holding the button about a second before you start your pull. Pull the vape into your mouth very slowly using at least five seconds. Keep experimenting, it took me awhile to learn the slow drag. I used to melt my ciggies lol. Long, slow draws are a habit now but it took me a while.

 

[Bdbodger]

Try tipping the ecig up until the battery is higher than the atomizer . If you start to get better vapor then yes your flooding your atomizer .

 

[JollyRogers]

Try tipping the ecig up until the battery is higher than the atomizer . If you start to get better vapor then yes your flooding your atomizer .

Please be careful with this method, you may get a mouth full of hot nicotine liquid (had to be careful how I worded that).

I used to flood my 510s all the time dripping and it sounds like that is what you are doing.
Blow the atomizer out from the drip side into a paper towel. How much liquid is coming out? A lot (then it was flooded)? or none (then it was dry)? Then put the atomizer back on, with no drip tip, fire the battery for a sec and you should hear a good sizzle from the atty. Put drip tip on and take a QUICK hit to see if you get any vapor. Add 2-3 drops and take another short hit, flavor vapor OK? Good. If it not add another drop till it does, but prob never more then 4-5 drops. IF you add to much, it will flood. BTW filling with 10 drops after blowing out the primer will flood a 510 atomizer.

 

[MarlyMarl]

If the atty is hissing when engaged then it's probably still OK.

hi,

I am at 5 weeks vaping also. I had the same problem. I found out that 3 drops where too much for me and the atty got flooded. I just got air.
I can only drip 1 - 2 drops max. The way I learned it now is to gently blow from the drip tip side using a tissue at the batterie side. That worked quit well.
But as I mentioned I am also a noob and there could be something other going on.

If you are getting very little vapor, take if off the battery and blow throw your drip tip into a paper towel on the other end. It could just be flooded.

Sounds like the atty is flooded. Have you tried the suggestions above? This usually works, if flooded. Don't blow out all the juice then take a hit (without re-priming). You should get lots of vapor. I doubt all your atties are dead in that short of a time, especially Cisco's (highly reputable)

 

[DaveP]

I vote for flooding. As someone else said, you can get cheap volt-ohm meters these days at places like harbor freight and northern tools. Walmart and Kmart also sell them. If an atty pops, you will read 0 ohms.

If you hear sizzling, the atty is not popped. Flooding is most likely the case. Blow it out and try again without adding juice. Learn what works ... 1 drop, 2 drops, 3 drops ... try it between drops until you find the right number. Holding a flooded atty horizontally instead of vertically lets the bowl empty into the mesh around the atty and will ease flooding and allow you to vape while using up the excess. I wouldn't tilt the battery any higher than level. You don't want a mouthful of nic juice.