Killed My Atty by cleaning it?

[byggd]

I vap a joye ego-T. The atty seemed to be hitting hard so I decided to clean both attys with 91% isopropyl. I soaked them from about 15 min while every few min scooping the alcohol up and letting it run through. Then I blew them out with about 20 psi compressed air. Now one of them will not work at all and has zero ohm reading. Any ideas?

Note: The attys are only a couple of weeks old.

 

[classwife]

...may not be entirely dry inside even tho nothing blows out.......

 

[byggd]

Wouldn't I still get a ohm reading?

 

[kot1rc5]

The alcohol should dry fast. Let them dry a few more hours and meter them again. If they are still 0 ohms then they are dead for sure. Check your meter on a known good atty, just to be sure.
I never used isopropyl alcohol. I just run hot water from the faucet through them, then a hot water soak, rinse under faucet, blow out, dry for a day or 2, then dry burn the ones that are off when I meter them and repeat the faucet , soak , faucet, dry process. I have lost a few, mostly LR atties from the dry burn.
I have used a vodka soak and crest mouth wash but didn't see better results than hot water.

 

[byggd]

Yep, two days later and still no ohm reading so I guess it's a goner. My other 2 ohm out fine so I know the meter is working. They are only 2 1/2 weeks old so I'm checking with the seller to see if they will replace.

 

[classwife]

sad...sorry...I don't use compressed air...just my mouth.

 

[-xirix-]

I basically did the same thing to a 901 atty today (brand new). Except I used hot water and a syringe to try and power wash the factory oils off. After forcing air through with the syringe, I tried to do a dry burn... but now it's dead. I'm hoping there's just some water still inside and it's not permanently dead. It worked fine before I attempted to clean it.


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[byggd]

Thanks for the replies. Good news! The seller (smart vapes) is stepping up and shipping me a replacement unit. Don't think I'll be forcing so much compressed are through in the future. -Don

 

[BlueMoods]

I simply blow mine out with my mouth and let then dry overnight. I have used drinking alcohol, rubbing alcohol, hot water and vinegar, all with comparable results. I have yet to kill one by cleaning it and, have revived a few with my efforts.

 

[Switched]

Thanks for the replies. Good news! The seller (smart vapes) is stepping up and shipping me a replacement unit. Don't think I'll be forcing so much compressed are through in the future. -Don

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