m201 questions

[dde333]

Hello everyone. I got the m201 last week and I love it. I just have some questions:

1. I have the manual battery, is it supposed to stay on as long as I push the button, or does it have a built-in cut-off? And if not, why might mine be cutting off?

2. Probably a stupid question, but what the hell: the atty has the metal looking bridge on top. Is that the wick? How can metal be a wick? It seems like my filler gets snagged on that sometimes...

Any other little tips or info on the 201 is welcome. Thank you for being so helpful all the time.
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--pretty much found out these answers--
2. I'm terrified of ruining the attys. I plan on using the baking soda/vinegar method to clean them, but what, in particular, will kill attys? I fear using liquids b/c I feel like it's similar to mixing water w/electronics=shorting out circuitry, although I know it's not exactly electronic. I hear alcohol is bad, but if liquid is ok, why is alcohol bad? And dry burning—why is that bad? I have just been blowing them out so far, but it's a pretty long atty...

3. My quality of getting "good hits" are intermittent. (It probably has something to do w/the atty and may be answered by the above question.)Any thoughts on why?

 

[dormouse]

Never seen one but many ecigs have a safety cutoff - some allow longer drags than others. Some cut off just long enough to flash, some cut of 10-30 seconds before you can vape again.

Re bridge - the bridge is metal mesh. The little fiber wick in/on the bridge is what brings juice from the cart to the coil. The bridge is just what pushes the wick into the cartridge's stuffing.

 

[P1NkY]

Hi, 333 and welcome!

Are you sure it's a m201 and not a m401? Never seen a m201, but I have the m402 and the Joye 510.

The m401 I believe has a 7 second cutoff, even on the manual battery model.
My m402 has a 5 second cutoff (automatic battery) and my 510 manual has no cutoff
(that's why I killed my battery while dry-burning my atty -which you're not supposed to do with the regular short batteries anyway; yeah, I'm dumb, lol)

Anyways, yeah, the bridge, like dormouse said, is a woven thin metal mesh encapsulating a fiber wick which wicks (really?) the juice down and through the coil.
The mesh on the bridge does have the tendency to snag the fiberfill in the carts. I just singe the top of the filler with a lighter (still have one of those?) and it seems to help.

Good luck!

 

[dde333]

Thank you for your responses. Good info I'll keep. I may have to dig, but I'm sure I can find a lighter somewhere. lol Great idea on singe-ing the filler. Yes, it's a m201 - a penstyle. I just purchased it from myfreedomsmokes for a mere $30. I do believe it is similar to the 401 though. I may have to mod it a bit by using a compatible batt. I love the big atty, I just wish the batt was a bit hotter or didn't have a cut-off. With the easier draws, I have to take longer ones, and the cut-off and pause just kills that. I'm always so happy with the help this forum offers. Thanks again!