Loose 901 atomizers

[Farcry]

I have a few 901 atomizers that are loose. I mean when I screwed them onto the battery (carefully too) the outside metal sleeve spun a little further. Now the hole is not lined up properly. On 1 of the atomizers I was able to stick a paperclip in the hole and realign it. The other 2 don't seem to want to go back.
Any suggestions?

 

[tomjw3]

I had the same problem after a 5 min soak in PGA. Had been running 3 months. the wires eventually broke. Will not use PGA again.

 

[Farcry]

Now that you mention it...
2 of those loose atomizers started after rinsing with hot tap water.

 

[tomjw3]

I did an autopsy on the thing and found that I had dissolved the glue. Little chunks everywhere. It should keep working until the wires break which will happen due to changing battery's

 

[tomjw3]

Here's another thought-try punching a dimple in the outside case. That might lock the two pieces together again. I wish I had thought of that last week.