Major problem with 901

[droflex]

This is going to be long so bear with me.

I am smoking a regular cigerette right now after quitting for two months.

I am so ...... right now I cant even think straight!

I bought my first ecig from my local smoke shop a little over two months ago and it was a mini-cig dse901. It was white. It said mini cig on the atomizer.

Within a few hours I realized that buying carts and having no extra batteries was not going to work.

I ordered a two unit (black) pack from vapor guys and continued to smoke regular cigs until they arived.

In the mean time I bought another (white) battery from my local smoke shop to try and make this ecig thing work.

The vapor guys stuff arrived and I started mingling the batterys and attomizers together and found that the white atomizers worked best regardless of battery.

I ordered 5 pack battery and atomizers from totally wicked along with juice and was happy as hell with the juice but the atomizers sucked.

I wasnt woried cause the white ones were still working great.

now both white ones are dead and I tried the vapor guys and totally wicked atomizers and my eyes are bulging out of my head trying to get a hit off them.

No air is going through the piece of S**t!

WTF is going on!!!!!!!!!!

I was telling people how great these things are and tomorrow they are going to wonder why I am smoking regular cigs!

This is BS!

How do I get back to the great drag I was getting...Do I go back to the smoke shop and buy there batteries for $25 a piece?

You all cant even understand how ...... I am right now!

 

[willsgirlie]

If you have a hard draw they might be really clogged up, have you tried cleaning them out? not everybody agrees that you should clean them, but I clean mine.. and you don't have much to lose do ya?

 

[seminolewind]

If you are paying 25 bucks for a battery, that's far too much. Look at the list of suppliers on this board, and get some batteries for 10-12 bucks.
My gf had some problems with her new 901. Start with a freshly charged batt. Start with a new cart or new batting in your cart, and refilled. Take a few starter puffs. Now take a long slow easy drag about 4 seconds. See if that works.
My gf was puffing so hard her cheeks were red. It took me 2 hours to get her to understand slow and easy.
With the atomizers, when vaping, when the atty gets hot, stop and let it cool down. Never let the atty vape dry. When you get that first nasty tasting drag, stop and refill. My attys lasted over 4 months.
Batteries. I've had quite a few dud batts lately. Don't know why. It seems to be the ones that flick on with noise or movement. One stayed on and started smoking. I tossed it. These batteries love being topped off rather than drained. If you've used it for 2 -3 hours and start to see a diminishing vapor, charge the battery. I hope this helps.

 

[droflex]

These are brand new atomizers.

I can not pull air through them.

If I could quckly modifiy them to pull more air I would in a hearbeat.

I have smoked two regular cigs now and am really hating myself but I need the nicotine. I cant suck on the thing that hard or I going to blow a blood vessel.

I smoked 2 to 3 packs a day before I started e-cigs and I was lately feeling like a new person but this is starting to feel like a complete let down.

 

[droflex]

Yes, $25 for a battery is to much but that is what the local smoke shop here charges and when I need one I had to anty up.

Altho I'm not a veteran e-smoker, I have been smoking the 901 for two month so I know how to draw off it.

The draw was perfect up until I started using the new atomizers from vapor guys and totally wicked.

I'm not dissing those two sellers, I just trying get this problem solved asap.

Yes, I've contacted the sellers but all I get is "We havent had any complaints...blah, blah, blah".

Is there a seller that I can get 901 atomizers that draw very easy or is hit and miss with all of them?

 

[LuckySevens4U]

Buy best e cig 901 generic attys in bulk from best e cigarettes. email Beci he will give you good price. These I have found to be the very best of the 901's. You have 4075's from TW. They aren't the true 901's. I like the best e cig generic 901s the best.

 

[olderthandirt]

Check out this trouble shooting guide. Try the cleaning methods described. Mind you, try the cleaning methods on ONE of the problem attys to see if that is where the problem is.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...787-ecf-troubleshooting-guide.html#post485770

To clarify, no air passes through the attys at all? You can't draw air through them even with no battery and no cart, just blowing through the atty itself?

 

[Briar]

Droflex, believe me, there are those here who understand how you feel. I do, for one. I've had all sorts of problems, and still trying to work out enough of my issues to go off analogs.

Don't give up. I can't help you with your 901 attys, since I don't know anything about them, but I am sure someone will be able to.

Maybe if you describe your problem in a bit more detail...

You say these problem attys are brand new? They've never worked at all? Did you try contacting whoever you purchased them from? Most of the vendors are pretty nice, and if these are defective, you can get them replaced.

Meanwhile, you can go back to your local store and get one more atty, can't you? I know they are expensive, but it's better than nothing for now, and once you figure out what the problem is, you can always order more of them.

Take heart, it will work out.

Cheers,
Briar.

 

[TDM]

The last time I bought attys from vapor guys I had the same problem. I would usually just leave the atty just 1/4 turn from being totally tight. If you contact VG they will replace them.

 

[droflex]

Thanks Lucky, I will order some atty's through best and see how they perform.

Olderthandirt,

If I suck through the addy without the battery attached I get plenty of airflow but If I put my finger over the end or attach a battery I get very little airflow.

This is not my imagination here. Like I said, I'm no vetran but I have been doing this successfully for two months and was loving every minute so when something is not right I'm not making it up. There is something wrong with those atty's that I bought.

There is an obstruction between the blow-hole (carb) and the end that the cart attaches to. I tried to stick a pin in there and see if that helps but it didnt...It probably F'd it up if anything...Not that it mattered.

The only thing keeping me from going postal is that I went and bought a pack of ... cigarettes.

So much for 2 months without.

 

[droflex]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the replies, If my stupid cable would work half as good as these addy's I might be able to reply in a timely manner.

I would by an atomizer locally but they dont sell just the atomizers seperately...I'm lucky if I can get a spare battery.

In regards to getting the supplier to replace the atomizers...All they are goin to do is grab another box off the shelf and send it out. They are all going to be the same unless I get lucky and get a different lot number.

I need to order from somebody that is supplying the good ones like the ones lucky said from best ecigs.

I need consistency.

I'm not completely ...... right now 'cause I have the pack of cigerettes, I'm just really dissapointed that i had to blow 2 months because of manufacturing quality control.

I was going to try and start selling these things locally 'cause I honestly believed in them and people were starting to believe me that they could work.

 

[olderthandirt]

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Olderthandirt,

If I suck through the addy without the battery attached I get plenty of airflow but If I put my finger over the end or attach a battery I get very little airflow.

This is not my imagination here. Like I said, I'm no vetran but I have been doing this successfully for two months and was loving every minute so when something is not right I'm not making it up. There is something wrong with those atty's that I bought.

Not dis-believing droflex, just trying to get a better picture is all. Your further description accomplished that. I have seen others describe the side air hole being blocked in attys before. That is certainly what your describing! Does indeed sound as though you should work with the suppliers on replacements.

 

[shoomer]

Recently I have ordered 2 black atomizers from www.ecigmall.com and they perform really well, good strong vapor production. Before that I got 2 white atomizers from two different suppliers and they were garbage. Ecigmall sells the atomizers for $10 shipped.

 

[JeannieB360]

What happens if you blow compressed air through them? You can buy a can of it at an office supply store - it's the stuff meant for cleaning dust out of your computer. When I use it, I stick the little 'nozzle' into the hole in the screw-in end of the atomizer and can feel the air flowing through.

I clean my atomizers with the boiling technique (I've found that 10 minutes works much better for me than only 5), dry them with the compressed air, let them sit for a few hours, prime them with a drop or two of juiice, and they work fine. I thought I had a completely dead atomizer after just cleaning with the compressed air or running the atomizer under hot water, but the boiling technique brought it back to life.

 

[droflex]

Jeannie,

The atty's I have are brand new so no blowing should be required.

I have come to the conclusion that all atomizers are not created equal.

I learned the hard way.

That was a suck a*s way of finding out tho!

I hope the new OEM mini's atomizers that I ordered are the real thing with no bs.

 

[Guvernor]

I wouldn't beat yourself up about falling off the wagon...once you get your working hardware dump the analogs all over again.

And keep yourself well stocked with replacement stuff from a good supplier so it doesn't happen again.

-Guv

 

[droflex]

Well, I thought I'd share how I fixed the problem with the new 901 atty's I'd recieved that werent letting enouph air to flow through.

I took a box cutter knife and stuck the tip into the little "blow hole" in the atty and started spinning it around until the hole was enlarged. It only took about 15 seconds.

It instantly began working very nicely.

I dont know if it would impede the performance if you make the hole too big (I stopped after it started working to my satisfaction).

Using the box knife (or maybe any single edge razor blade) ensures that you arnt going down inside the atty and potentially damaging it.

Also, using this method may give the already good atomizers even better performance for those that want an easier drag than the factory has chosen to provide you with. I havent tried it on an already good atty get but I will.

I will take some pictures of the procedure if anyone isnt sure what I'm talking about. Just let me know.

 

[droflex]

o.k. I tried the blow-hole mod with a perfectly brand new OEM mini cig atomizer (the white one that has mini cig imprinted on it) and it did make it better .

The original (mini cig) atomizer is pretty damn good as it is but I wanted just a little more easy draw and using the method I described in the earlier post made it even better.

I did make the hole on one atomizer too big and it doesnt allow the battery to get up to full strength . It can still be used as a back up tho.

I think the trick is to make the hole a little bigger, take a few drags and decide if it is good-to-go. If not make it a little bigger.

If too much air is allowed in through the hole the battery wont kick on right away and you have to suck too hard to keep it stay lit which defeats the purpose of the mod.

There is no going back if the hole is made to large.

 

[dopebeat]

o.k. I tried the blow-hole mod with a perfectly brand new OEM mini cig atomizer (the white one that has mini cig imprinted on it) and it did make it better .

The original (mini cig) atomizer is pretty damn good as it is but I wanted just a little more easy draw and using the method I described in the earlier post made it even better.

I did make the hole on one atomizer too big and it doesnt allow the battery to get up to full strength . It can still be used as a back up tho.

I think the trick is to make the hole a little bigger, take a few drags and decide if it is good-to-go. If not make it a little bigger.

If too much air is allowed in through the hole the battery wont kick on right away and you have to suck too hard to keep it stay lit which defeats the purpose of the mod.

There is no going back if the hole is made to large.

You can cover the hole with your finger cheech and chong style