Jewelry Cleaner for cleaning Atomizer Question

[wv2win]

Has anyone tried using one of those vibrating jewelry cleaning machines for cleaning atomizers and if so, how effective was it? And what kind of cleaning liquid did you use in the cleaner? I appreciate any help with this question.

 

[jj2]

I have yet to try it but here's a thread on the ultrasonic.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ultrasonic-jewelry-cleaner-cleaning-atty.html

 

[sjohnson]

As posted in the thread jj2 linked, I use an ultrasonic cleaner, the liquid I use is simple tap water. I clean using ultrasound, dry the atomizer, dry burn, ultrasound again, dry it out again. Sounds like a lot, but takes maybe 2-3 minutes of my time. I'm still using my original atomizer (nearly a year old now) and it is still as good as or better than new.

 

[wv2win]

Thank you for the help and the thread on the cleaning options. I picked up one of these cleaners at a thrift shop for $2.75. I think I am going to try the Everclear and then distilled water options. I use BE112 atomizers and drip using a 5 volt PV. I go through quite a few atomizers. Fortunately I get them at a good price but would like to be able to make them last longer.

After cleaning some of my attys and then testing them with a multi-meter, many times I will get a good resistence reading (3.8 or 3.9 for an 801) but they still don't work much like when they were new. I always wondered what else was preventing them from working well when they had the same reading as a new atty.

 

[Bahnzo]

As posted in the thread jj2 linked, I use an ultrasonic cleaner, the liquid I use is simple tap water. I clean using ultrasound, dry the atomizer, dry burn, ultrasound again, dry it out again. Sounds like a lot, but takes maybe 2-3 minutes of my time. I'm still using my original atomizer (nearly a year old now) and it is still as good as or better than new.

What type of ultrasonic cleaner do you have? Is it one of those $30-$40 ones I've seen on Amazon, or something more expensive? I've been doing a lot of reading on these recently, and they seem *perfect* for keeping your atty clean.

I'm not sure you really need to use alcohol with them either..like sjohnson says, just simple tap water.

 

[sjohnson]

It's an industrial ultrasonic cleaner a former employer gave me. Probably $100-200 new. But it's 20 years old, newer tech should have brought the price down.

Fluid cavitation is the key, the numerous little water implosions are key in the ultrasonic cleaning. Cleaning solutions only aid the basic cleaning done by a good ultrasonic generator.