I feel like such a dope

[ElConquistador]

My clearo has been vaping kind of erratically, sometimes really nice, sometimes practically nothing. I've been thinking I need to clean it for probably a week, but it's been so gradual I hadn't really felt an urgent need to clean or replace it. Today, I finally realized I was having to give it two or three long drags to get any satisfaction at all, so I cleaned it and decided to put on a brand new iclear 16 that I picked up a week or so ago. HOLY SMOKE! It must have been weeks since I've had this kind of vapor.

I've been alternating a couple of Oakley clearos for nearly two months and cleaning them/dry burning them every week or so with good results. I always figured when they were worn out the would just quit altogether, but do they just get weaker and weaker instead?

 

[Litta'sGabby]

I had a similar experience tonight. Last night, everything tasted like nothing, so I gathered a bunch of clearos together and cleaned them up and set them aside to let the wicked ones dry. Tonight, I checked my wicks...perfecly dry. Loaded up, waited the obligatory "few moments" for them to soak up the juice (oh who am I kidding...after 10 seconds I was vaping away!), and WOW! I actually thought to myself: "Oh, I love a clean clearo!" I have to admit...my EVOD and the one wickless clearo I have are spoiling me....I am realllllyyy wanting to go to all EVODs! Well, ok, maybe just ONE (or two....) Pro Tanks!

 

[tidegirl]

Yeah, just weaker and weaker. I have never had one just stop altogether. And if it does, you have pushed it way too far.

I do the same thing BTW. I know it needs to be cleaned, but when it is empty I am busy so I think I will just fill it one more time. That may happen 5 or 6 times before I actually clean it. Laziness can be a problem at times.

 

[ElConquistador]

After I posted this last night I went in and cleaned the offending clearo, and gave it a dry burn. It took three or four little bursts with the battery to get it glowing nicely, lots of nasty smoke. The I decided to give it one more quick blast and POOF, I blew the coil. So...problem solved.

 

[Litta'sGabby]

OOOHHHHHH, No! Sorry!

 

[Dannyboy5691]

After I posted this last night I went in and cleaned the offending clearo, and gave it a dry burn. It took three or four little bursts with the battery to get it glowing nicely, lots of nasty smoke. The I decided to give it one more quick blast and POOF, I blew the coil. So...problem solved.

I'm sorry about your loss, but that's funny. I just did the same thing last night. Lmao!

 

[Litta'sGabby]

Hate to touch on a sore subject, but can you tell me what happens when you pop the coil? I have not yet had that happened and I'm scared to death! It's sounds very....menacing! Apparently last night was not a good night for clearomizers!

 

[jSquared]

It's much less dramatic than it sounds, Gabby. The worst part of it is when you don't realise that's what's happened and you spend half an hour trying to tinker with the darn thing to coax it back to life!

JJ

 

[Talyon]

When coil is fried u won't be able to draw anything from it, like u won't get light from a fried lightbulb, same concept. If u were to test the resistance on a blown coil u should get 9.9 ohms meaning its dead, swap and Vape away. That's been my exp.

 

[Litta'sGabby]

Whew! I had visions of the thing popping in my face as I glare down looking to see the coils. Thanks everyone, I feel better about it now. Still feel bad for ElConquistador and DannyBoy5691 though! I could so see myself doing this. In fact after reading the descriptions, I think I did it, and didn't know it. Fortunately, had a replacement head, so I swapped it out and it's working!

 

[Litta'sGabby]

Also, thanks for the answers because "popping a coil" could really give some ANTZ fuel for their fire if they misunderstand!

 

[Ken_A]

Well, for the ANTZ... It's much less dramatic than popping a pimple!

 

[Dannyboy5691]

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Whew! I had visions of the thing popping in my face as I glare down looking to see the coils. Thanks everyone, I feel better about it now. Still feel bad for ElConquistador and DannyBoy5691 though! I could so see myself doing this. In fact after reading the descriptions, I think I did it, and didn't know it. Fortunately, had a replacement head, so I swapped it out and it's working!

Thanks, but it wasn't the first and I'm sure it won't be the last. Lmao!

 

[ElConquistador]

Yeah, pretty anti-climactic when it "blew". I had it all nicely dry burned and it was glowing nice and red, then another one-second blast it it went black, no explosions, no fire shooting out, no mad-scientist electrical noises, just....nothing. When I looked at it closely, I could see the coil had separated in the middle. No biggie, I had a few new coils.