Mod maintenance?

[BDub113]

So i have the hohm wrecker 151w and i love it and im not having any problems with it right now. But more towards the experienced vapors, is there any mod maintenance i need to be doing or need to do every so often to prevent problems down the road. Like maybe replacing the battery connectors or 510 pin spring? Also how long will a box mod usually last?

 

[coilburner]

Just don't avoid dropping it and getting juice on/in it.

 

[Teelux]

Aside from the very reasonable points noted above, keep the battery connections and 510 connection clean. A piece of paper towel slightly dampened with water or vodka will do the tick.

 

[BDub113]

I didnt think there be much to it. Just didnt want to be the old lady that never got an oil change because she didnt know lol. Thanks

 

[Nick Jennings]

I clean my mods every single night, lol! Yes using either a soft paper towel or toilet paper to clean out the 510 is supurb. I also clean up the juice if any right away when Dripping. I also clean the bottom threading of my tanks and RDAs that i used that day.

 

[daviedog]

Put your attys on finger tight.
Don't store your mod with atty attached.
I clean threads dry.
How long do they last? A mech indefinitely. Batteries, 300 or so cycles best case. ChipSets,?????????

 

[AXIOM_1]

No worries, box mods require very little to maintain..... I use Q-tips to clean my 510 connectors. Basically, if a person doesn't get juice inside the mod, and doesn't over tighten their tanks and tank components, then there isn't really much too maintain aside from cleaning the 510 from time to time.

 

[suprtrkr]

Get a Q-tip wet with rubbing alcohol and swab the 510 well occasionally. Keep it clean. It's 2024-T3 aluminum, and that's some tough stuff. The paint might not last, but you're be hard pressed to dent it with a hammer. I wouldn't be worried about the battery contacts and so forth, or not for a good long while. Those spring-button negative posts are usually rated for several hundred thousand cycles. If they get corroded, a mild solution of baking soda in hot water ought to brighten them up. In an extreme case you could buff the posts with jeweler's rouge, but it's not likely to be necessary. It's far more likely to go south by exceeding the electronics MTBF than anything else. Do you want me to mention don't run it over with a pickup truck?

 

[Baditude]

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[Lova]

Hello, and welcome to ECF!

First of all, if the Homh Wrecker is a regulated mod, which I believe it is, then the only "maintenance" you have to do, is keep the tank/dripper finger tight, no need to pop a vein cranking a tank on the mod and keeping the 510-connector clean, as many have stated.

For mechanical mods, like a tube mod, caravela for example, the maintenance routine is way more complex. You have to clean all contacts, clean threads, disassemble the button, clean locking ring and button, then possibly polish it.

Mostly: Just keep the 510-connector clean and free of dirt/juice. Secondly, don't crank the tanks/drippers you put on the mod so tight that you might pop a vein, finger tight is enough.