I've been doing a lot of experimentation over the past month or so with atomizers trying to sort out my preferences, and I've learned something that may be of help to anyone firing up a new atty.
Note that most of my manic research has been with 801 style atomizers, but this will probably help you regardless of the type of atty you're trying to break in.
Anyway, when starting out with a fresh atty, you may find that many of them seem to flood instantly or just not wick the juice properly at all. I believe this is due to the factory primer gunking things up. I initially tried just adding drops of liquid and 'vaping it out', but this rarely worked. It seems as though some of the primer remains trapped in there, and will stay in your way until it's flushed out. Here's my solution:
With the new atty disconnected from the battery, load it up with a hefty amount of juice. Fill the sucker up really good, and let it sit battery-side down on a paper towel for a few minutes. What you're doing here is intentionally flooding the heck out of your atomizer.
Next, stuff a squished piece of paper towel up inside the atty to the bridge, and blow the sucker out completely from the battery end until it's completely dry. This seems to completely remove the primer via flushing it, and increases the atty's performance out of the gate dramatically.
Drip a few drops of liquid back onto the atomizer, add your cartridge (if you use one - I don't), let it soak in for a minute and fire it up. Voila. It should vape like a champ now.
I've had many 'problematic' atty initiations due to poor wicking and 'insta-flooding', and this has seriously helped me navigate around the issue. If your new atomizer is being stubborn, I suggest you give this a shot. ;-)
Hope this helps,
...D
Note that most of my manic research has been with 801 style atomizers, but this will probably help you regardless of the type of atty you're trying to break in.
Anyway, when starting out with a fresh atty, you may find that many of them seem to flood instantly or just not wick the juice properly at all. I believe this is due to the factory primer gunking things up. I initially tried just adding drops of liquid and 'vaping it out', but this rarely worked. It seems as though some of the primer remains trapped in there, and will stay in your way until it's flushed out. Here's my solution:
With the new atty disconnected from the battery, load it up with a hefty amount of juice. Fill the sucker up really good, and let it sit battery-side down on a paper towel for a few minutes. What you're doing here is intentionally flooding the heck out of your atomizer.
Next, stuff a squished piece of paper towel up inside the atty to the bridge, and blow the sucker out completely from the battery end until it's completely dry. This seems to completely remove the primer via flushing it, and increases the atty's performance out of the gate dramatically.
Drip a few drops of liquid back onto the atomizer, add your cartridge (if you use one - I don't), let it soak in for a minute and fire it up. Voila. It should vape like a champ now.
I've had many 'problematic' atty initiations due to poor wicking and 'insta-flooding', and this has seriously helped me navigate around the issue. If your new atomizer is being stubborn, I suggest you give this a shot. ;-)
Hope this helps,
...D
