How long should an atty last?

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Whoa! Guess you just haven't found the right *ahem* atty. :D

It depends on the atty, juice and voltage you're vaping at. Some atty's last a day some last months. Cleaning it out might help it. But in my personal experience, once an atty starts to lose it's edge, it's down hill from there.

I'm using a Joye 510 at standard voltage (do you know what that is, by the by?). I vape pretty regularly.

Is there something you could suggest? I have one more Joye Atty to switch to, but when I order again if I could find something better that would obviously be preferable.
 

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I'm using a Joye 510 at standard voltage (do you know what that is, by the by?). I vape pretty regularly.

Is there something you could suggest? I have one more Joye Atty to switch to, but when I order again if I could find something better that would obviously be preferable.

Attys deteriorate with use, mostly from the coil - the heating part - getting gunked with fluids. The options are: clean them or toss them. Cleaning isn't that hard to do, but it is a must. I have an atty that is still going strong at four months - but I've been cleaning it all along too. At two and a half weeks, if you haven't cleaned it at all you are over due.

The other thing you will probably get a bazillion reccommendations for is to switch to cartos. That combines the atty and the cartridge into one unit. And those are meant to be disposable. Many people like them, I don't. There are many types, and that can become an entire $$$ path in itself, determining which one you like. The taste experience may be lighter than what you get from an atty.

See here about cleaning attys:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-i-think-one-my-attys-dead-2.html#post4642892

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html

If you stick with attys, regardless you should have more than the two that came with your kit on hand. I never have less than three spares. Some times you get a dud (hasn't happened to me yet...) some times they just quit sooner than you expect them too. As a newbie you never want to get caught cold, with no working hardware at all. Get three more for backup.

Rick
 

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......But my question remains, how long should an atty last before being replaced?

Your atty should last about a month, give or take about 30 days....:)
If you keep it damp, but not too wet, don't overheat it too often, it can last a month or two.
The trick is to keep it clean, damp and cool, tough enough for someone with experience,
and near impossible for a beginner. :)

I destroyed a bunch of perfectly good attys starting out,:facepalm: until I got the hang of it, knowing
when it need more juice, or a cleaning.

Keep a couple spares, as murphy's law states an atty will burn out in inverse proportion to the
number of attys you have on hand. (Murphy was an optimist...:lol:)
 
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