I keep killing atomizers
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If your atty resistance is between 2 and 5 Ohms then it is not dead.
Flooded atties may appear dead till dried out and primed.
I dry atties by dripping a few drops of PGA then blow out excess.
I also prime atty with a couple drops of PGA.
If you are afraid of alcohol you don't have to inhale.
Flooded atties may appear dead till dried out and primed.
I dry atties by dripping a few drops of PGA then blow out excess.
I also prime atty with a couple drops of PGA.
If you are afraid of alcohol you don't have to inhale.
Iv'e not had any issues with JC juice, been through nearly 60 Ml of it. Could you be running them dry ? I keep mine near flood stage , all the time. Soon as I taste even the slightest but of that "getting dry " taste, which comes on after maybe 5-9 puffs, I'm dripping it.
So you saying it's all of the juice from them, or it may be certain flavors that may leave more of a residue on the coil ? Just curious . I have no stake in it.
The OP does not say what device is being used. That would be useful information. Also, some indication of vaping habits would be helpful (i.e. vape non-stop for 12 hours/day, puff four times an hour, etc.).
Yes, omni101 did. A penstyle 801 or RN4072.
Agreed.
Uh-huh. And you say this because...?
Omni, I've never vaped anything but JC, and, as you will see if you look at my past postings, I haven't lost an atomizer yet (that's over 7 mos. of vaping) including on my RN4072. I suspect it is something else.
801 yes, but running at 3.7 volts, 5 volts or 6 volts? Auto or manual battery? Killing 801's at 3.7 volts with an auto battery is not the easiest of tasks, for example.
So how do you know how many volts? My 801 atomizer isn't working, using battery it came with. Is there a way to tell if its really dead or dirty. I've cleaned it several times.
More information is needed...
1) Are you dripping or are you using cartridges?
2) How do you know your atomizers are dead?
Johnson Creek juice is very thin, and it is EASY to flood an atomizer with it until you know that and know how to deal with the issue. And a flooded atomizer is probably the biggest reason people think perfectly good atomizers are dead.
So add that up, and without more information, I am going to guess you are flooding your atomizers.
And that, in turn, could be leading to gunked up automatic batteries, so there could be that.
Luckily, if that is the case, just blow them out to get all the juice out and start over.
Unless of course you've gunked up your battery, and then you have to deal with that.
1) Are you dripping or are you using cartridges?
2) How do you know your atomizers are dead?
Johnson Creek juice is very thin, and it is EASY to flood an atomizer with it until you know that and know how to deal with the issue. And a flooded atomizer is probably the biggest reason people think perfectly good atomizers are dead.
So add that up, and without more information, I am going to guess you are flooding your atomizers.
And that, in turn, could be leading to gunked up automatic batteries, so there could be that.
Luckily, if that is the case, just blow them out to get all the juice out and start over.
Unless of course you've gunked up your battery, and then you have to deal with that.
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Hi Everyone, thanks for all the great responses!
Emu, you wrote if attys still show "2 to 5 ohms" then they are not dead. Any recommended cheap ohmmeter or how to gauge this?
DC2, here are some specs:
1) Use cartridges w/ filler, tend to fill completely.
2) tried to dry out attys but no success. Will try to use recommended air pump to blow them out from the battery contact side. or maybe the contact with the battery is bad. The light on the battery goes on when inhale, but vapor is not generated. So I'm deducting contact on atty is fine ok as well.
3) Rotating several 801 or RN4072 original automatic batteries.
4) Heavy vaping usage, 7 to 8 hrs a day.
5) Just received new atty today, and works again fine. So contact on the battery side should be good.
6) Do know a way to measure if the atty is still good, unless there's a way to measure with an ohmeter.
I hope this helps.
Thanks!
Emu, you wrote if attys still show "2 to 5 ohms" then they are not dead. Any recommended cheap ohmmeter or how to gauge this?
DC2, here are some specs:
1) Use cartridges w/ filler, tend to fill completely.
2) tried to dry out attys but no success. Will try to use recommended air pump to blow them out from the battery contact side. or maybe the contact with the battery is bad. The light on the battery goes on when inhale, but vapor is not generated. So I'm deducting contact on atty is fine ok as well.
3) Rotating several 801 or RN4072 original automatic batteries.
4) Heavy vaping usage, 7 to 8 hrs a day.
5) Just received new atty today, and works again fine. So contact on the battery side should be good.
6) Do know a way to measure if the atty is still good, unless there's a way to measure with an ohmeter.
I hope this helps.
Thanks!
Simply measuring the atomizer's resistance will tell you if it is still functioning. Different atomizers have different resistances but most I've seen run around 2-3.5 ohms. For comparison, I have a known bad atty and it reads several megaohms of resistance (others attys may fail with by shorting or reading as completely open, not sure on that).
are you using an adapter like 510 to 801? Dont think you are but need to ask.
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omni101 says:
DC2, here are some specs:
1) Use cartridges w/ filler, tend to fill completely.
2) tried to dry out attys but no success. Will try to use recommended air pump to blow them out from the battery contact side. or maybe the contact with the battery is bad. The light on the battery goes on when inhale, but vapor is not generated. So I'm deducting contact on atty is fine ok as well.
The led will come on even if the atty is not attached. So rethink that one. It could be the atty threads or the center electrode is off center.
3) Rotating several 801 or RN4072 original automatic batteries.
4) Heavy vaping usage, 7 to 8 hrs a day.
5) Just received new atty today, and works again fine. So contact on the battery side should be good.
6) Do know a way to measure if the atty is still good, unless there's a way to measure with an ohmeter.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cig-technical-issues/32438-atty-multimeter.html
DC2, here are some specs:
1) Use cartridges w/ filler, tend to fill completely.
2) tried to dry out attys but no success. Will try to use recommended air pump to blow them out from the battery contact side. or maybe the contact with the battery is bad. The light on the battery goes on when inhale, but vapor is not generated. So I'm deducting contact on atty is fine ok as well.
The led will come on even if the atty is not attached. So rethink that one. It could be the atty threads or the center electrode is off center.
3) Rotating several 801 or RN4072 original automatic batteries.
4) Heavy vaping usage, 7 to 8 hrs a day.
5) Just received new atty today, and works again fine. So contact on the battery side should be good.
6) Do know a way to measure if the atty is still good, unless there's a way to measure with an ohmeter.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cig-technical-issues/32438-atty-multimeter.html
Thank you for the recommendations. I'll get a multimeter and take measure. I'm now using Totally Wicked Ice w/ PG. Have 10 new attys, and all looks good right now. I did hear reviews recently about the Johnson Creek juice now being more "atty-friendly" so I imagine there were concerns from others as well.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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