How I get rid of unwanted flavors in my atties quickly
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The other day my atty seemed to be running a bit slow so I figured a cleaning was needed. I useally wipe down my Riva with rubbing alcohol to get rid of any sticky juices. Its also how I clean all my threads. I like rubbing alcohol because it dries really fast. So I took a cap and filled it with rubbing A then I place it in the microwave for 6 secs 3x. On the 3x it boiled the I poured it down my atty. It was perfect, melted everything away.
Hey Jammin - this is prolly the most sensible thread I've found so far on cleaning attys - people seem to get sooooooo .... about everything ecig - I mean coke, diet coke, hot water, cold water, distilled water, spring water, steam, hydogen peroxide, PGA, Vodka, dry burn, wet burn, slow burn, boiling, hand soap, dish soap.....Damn!!!! - I'm sure all of these work pretty well and I've gotten some helpful info here - but this topic just seems to go on and on....So....here's what I do - I'm using 901 attys @ 3.7v and cartomisers @ 6v - light colored liquids ONLY in the attys - Dark liquids, Cinnamon, Clove, etc. ONLY in the cartos - If I clean a cinnamon carto and it's worth another round, I fill it with cinnamon again - if not, toss it (they're cheap) - when I want to change flavors in a 901, just drip a PG/VG mix in there until the flavor is almost gone and start the new one - two months on this 901 - however, if coils start poppin', I'll revisit all these cleaning methods again - keep postin' - you know I'll keep readin'
It's hard to argue with success, but metal in the microwave???
Well, this made me Google since you are doing it and not reporting any visits from your fire department or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Here's what this web page had to say about it:
"Q: If I put a fork in the Microwave, will it destroy the oven?
"A: Nope, this is a myth, but it has some roots in reality.
" In order to safely use metals inside a microwave oven, the cook has to learn numerous complex and mysterious rules in order to avoid fires and undercooked food. For example, thin metal will heat up fast in the oven, and may cause fires. The famous problem of the staple in the paper popcorn bag comes to mind, where the staple heats up and sets fire to the bag. And if a metal object in the oven is lightly touched to another one, or touched to the metal wall of the oven, an electric arc might ignite at the contact point. If not stopped it can set fire to the oven. Also, sharp metal edges can cause problems. In the higher power ovens (800W and above) when the amount of food is small, sharp points and sharp edges on metal objects can initiate a corona discharge, a "Saint Elmo's Fire," which behaves the same as a flame and can set fire to the food and the oven if allowed to continue for long. Aluminum foil can become a blow torch!
"So, it's much easier to totally ban the use of metals in microwave ovens. The alternative would be to send everyone to school to learn the complicated rules!"
"A: Nope, this is a myth, but it has some roots in reality.
" In order to safely use metals inside a microwave oven, the cook has to learn numerous complex and mysterious rules in order to avoid fires and undercooked food. For example, thin metal will heat up fast in the oven, and may cause fires. The famous problem of the staple in the paper popcorn bag comes to mind, where the staple heats up and sets fire to the bag. And if a metal object in the oven is lightly touched to another one, or touched to the metal wall of the oven, an electric arc might ignite at the contact point. If not stopped it can set fire to the oven. Also, sharp metal edges can cause problems. In the higher power ovens (800W and above) when the amount of food is small, sharp points and sharp edges on metal objects can initiate a corona discharge, a "Saint Elmo's Fire," which behaves the same as a flame and can set fire to the food and the oven if allowed to continue for long. Aluminum foil can become a blow torch!"So, it's much easier to totally ban the use of metals in microwave ovens. The alternative would be to send everyone to school to learn the complicated rules!"
So, apparently you can do it as long as you take precautions. However, all those small, thin, metal, screen-like parts inside the atty have me a bit concerned. And I sure wouldn't put two attys in there on any rotating plate. If one fell over and rolled into the other, there might be problems.
I won't be doing it at all. I can wait for water to boil on the stove top.
But, good luck with it!
Tim
Jamie and Adam of MythBusters did an experiment with metal in a microwave recently. I don't know if they said what the wattage of it was, and if they did I can't remember.
First they tried a fork. It didn't spark, but when Adam touched it to take it out of the mw he got burned.
Next they tried crumpled up aluminum foil. It did spark and might have caught on fire (I can't remember).
Their conclusion was that solid metal won't spark but will heat up and the sparks are caused by the close proximity of the air gaps in the folds (crumples) of the aluminum foil.
I've also seen wire mesh similar to a Brillo pad (which might be very close to the the mesh in an atomizer) spark and burst into flames.
It's my understanding that during cooking of foods it's the excitation of the water molecules that produces the heat, but what is it in the metal fork that caused it to heat up?
First they tried a fork. It didn't spark, but when Adam touched it to take it out of the mw he got burned.
Next they tried crumpled up aluminum foil. It did spark and might have caught on fire (I can't remember).
Their conclusion was that solid metal won't spark but will heat up and the sparks are caused by the close proximity of the air gaps in the folds (crumples) of the aluminum foil.
I've also seen wire mesh similar to a Brillo pad (which might be very close to the the mesh in an atomizer) spark and burst into flames.
It's my understanding that during cooking of foods it's the excitation of the water molecules that produces the heat, but what is it in the metal fork that caused it to heat up?
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