how long should an atty work?

[Spydr9]

Hi there,

Does anyone have any experience with bauway attys how long should they last?
Been using one i got from Electrovapors (evcustom 510) at first the vapor was great now it seems lacking.
What is the best way to clean it?. or is it just on its way out? kinda makes a crackling sound is this normal ?
is there something i could have done wrong?
I think it should of lasted longer then this but i have been using pretty much non stop

any advice? or some threads i could read through

as always any advice is greatly appreated

 

[Spydr9]

ok now it is producing almost no vapor..

any ideas?

 

[speedemon]

How long have you been using it? i blow mine out once a night clean once a week attys are hit and miss some last and last others don't.Clean mine with everclear or vodka also have a sonic cleaner that works good.

 

[misterhyde]

I believe the answer is "as long as a piece of string". I've had some attys that seem almost indestructible, and then some which have died after a month. I buy my stuff from Totally Wicked and their Attys have a 28 day warranty on them if that is any help...

 

[Liv2Ski]

Atty's can be fickle things. I blow mine out and that is about all the maintenance I do. Some last 3-5 weeks some last 2+months. I know when I was just getting into this I could kill a Cisco and other atty's in under three days. This was user error since I chain vaped them to death. I have found that if you let the little buggers run a little on the cool side they last much longer. I will also wait to drip on an atty so that the coil isn't smoking hot.

 

[Justice]

Going on 3 months no burnouts yet clean weekly with iso alcohol that's it. Nothing to it.

 

[DarthSnoopyFish]

I saw this link about cleaning an atty earlier today and seems like a damn good idea.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cigarette-maintenance/177570-novel-way-clean-atty.html

I went to CVS about 10 min ago to but the supplies that are needed but they didn't have them. Lame!

 

[Justice]

I saw this link about cleaning an atty earlier today and seems like a damn good idea.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cigarette-maintenance/177570-novel-way-clean-atty.html

I went to CVS about 10 min ago to but the supplies that are needed but they didn't have them. Lame!

All I do for cleaning is a isopropyl alcohol soak a flush with a syringe and air dry. Real quick easy cheap. Then use. The atty's I have in rotation are all pushing 3 months old and still going strong.

 

[cyberwolf]

ok now it is producing almost no vapor..

any ideas?

Crackling and then no vapor is not a good sign. I've had a number of atties that have a crackling period of fantastic vaping and then...nothing. The only way to know for sure is to test it with a multimeter to see if there is proper resistance 1.5-3 ohms depending on what you are using. Otherwise, try blowing it out or cleaning to see if that helps. It doesn't sound like it has shorted, but avoid putting it on another battery just in case.

I typically get a month out of an LR and longer out of a regular with nothing but an occasional blow out. As others have said, though, a few days is not unheard of either.

 

[JD1]

All I do for cleaning is a isopropyl alcohol soak a flush with a syringe and air dry. Real quick easy cheap. Then use. The atty's I have in rotation are all pushing 3 months old and still going strong.

If you happen to have one of the long rubber sleeves from a carto, push it up over the threads and on the atty about 1/4 in. Drip in a few drops of alcohol and pump the bottom of the sleeve to slush the alcohol up and down in the atty. Repeat, blow out, vape. H2O2 works well also.

I use Joye attys and so far I'm happy with their longevity.

 

[Spydr9]

I have tried most of the cleaning tip mention and nothing seems to help, the noise has been there since i got it but the vapour production was great so i didnt think anything about it , the other one i have that i got at the same time isnt doing anything the same and still vapes great.

also forgot to mention (i think) there is a horrible taste as well.....

How do i check for the ohms, i do have a volt meter here

 

[Justice]

The crackling makes me think it's too dry. I also like to drill out the two air holes close to th threads to about 1/16" to get better air. If it's cracking it's not dead. When you blow it out blow from top down then plug the big center hole and blow again. To clear the air holes.

 

[Spydr9]

Well just talked to kat over at Electro vapors. told her about what is happening and she is going to replace it , no charge and hassle free. must say dealing with them as been a great experince, awesome customer service( much better then any place from walmart to rogers and all in between ) and the shipping in the past has been fast... also great price from what i can find in canada.

if your from canada and looking for a great supplier check them out Electro Vapors Canadian Ecigs Accessories and Eliquid

 

[Justice]

Oops forgot. Set your meter to lowest ohm setting and put probe on thread and other probe on center of atty bottom

 

[Justice]

Yep have them bookmarked. It doesn't sound like anything is really wrong with it if it's sizzling it should be good. Sounds like maybe just dry and or plugged

 

[Spydr9]

i thought the same thing but the second one i have from them sounds completely different. either way i guess it is cover under warranty. only had them since the 19 of april.

i will check it with the volt meter in the morning. right now time for bed..

as always the help here has been great

 

[zadane]

I just started using this method http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html and it works wonders. give it a try