My first atomiser has died - help!

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Spider

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Hello guys!

I know this has probably been covered before but I think my first atomiser has packed. It's a super-mini (RN4081) from Pillbox.

I've changed the cartridge, but a fresh battery on, and the LED lights up but there's no vapour whatsoever.

Is there anything I can do to get it working again?

It did this a couple of days ago for a while but then started working again suddenly :confused:
 

DeviLFisH

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Hello guys!

I know this has probably been covered before but I think my first atomiser has packed. It's a super-mini (RN4081) from Pillbox.

I've changed the cartridge, but a fresh battery on, and the LED lights up but there's no vapour whatsoever.

Is there anything I can do to get it working again?

It did this a couple of days ago for a while but then started working again suddenly :confused:

;)try to run under warm tap water?
than rinse well and dry it

left it over nite try the next day?

I heard somewhere in here some members post it work ..
 

Spider

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better wait for the experts in here come

I just own 4 days of my penstyle

I just happen to see some one mention in a thread here

so told u this is how he done and surprising works

You've only had your e-cig 4 days and you've got 250 posts? You post like a demon! :evil:

What do you do for a living? Post on this forum? :D
 
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trog100

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if the draw with battery connected is exactly the same as the draw with the battery not connected.. clean the end of the connections.. if this dosnt work its dead.. atomizer burnt out of the switch in the battery has failed..

if its the same with both batteries the fault is in the atomizer..

knock it bang it jump on it.. but once problems start the only real answer is a new part..

trog
 

TropicalBob

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Too bad atomizers don't make a death sound as they expire. But they just up and die, Spider. Many die on first use after a bath. Some are working fine one minute, croaked the next.

Try E-CPR, cleaning it under running water or in rubbing alcohol. I've had near-death atomizers improve. My e-cigar seemed dead a few days ago, I washed it, and it wisped back to feeble existence. I have killed two by drowning them, however, so immersing electronics in water seems to carry a risk.

What have you to lose now, however? Baptise the thing, brother! Put your hand on it, shove it under water and shout "Demons out. I command thee. Demons be gone. Heal!"

Let us all know if that works. :cool:
 

DeviLFisH

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You've only had your e-cig 4 days and you've got 250 posts? You post like a demon! :evil:

What do you do for a living? Post on this forum? :D
:oops: work in sch
sometime if not busy i will lurking here
next my manager also know I e smoke in office don;t mind and even curious at first

and said I am smoking king he feel smoking is my hobby :oops:
 

Mr.Darcy

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Hello guys!

I know this has probably been covered before but I think my first atomiser has packed. It's a super-mini (RN4081) from Pillbox.

I've changed the cartridge, but a fresh battery on, and the LED lights up but there's no vapour whatsoever.

Is there anything I can do to get it working again?

It did this a couple of days ago for a while but then started working again suddenly :confused:

if youve tried blowing it out and washing it(which is usually only a temp fix anyway)then the best thing to do in these situations,i find,is to order a new one...they arent very expensive from smokester mate.;)
 

jimldk

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Spider...looks like your atomiser has shorted out...usually the wiring which was compacted under the atomiser is the main cause of sudden malfunction....if you have warranty then you can ask for a replacement but if you don't..you can try disengaging the atomiser heads by pulling out the connecting heads..you'll need a lot of skill for this because some of the atomiser will have some LOCTITE compound glued into it's seams..so it is not easy...and need to reconnect back the wires by soldering iron...still not easy...

You can try the scratching of the atomiser heads by using a blunted instrument like a tweezer(metal) ..sometimes the heads do not transfer the electricity well but if you create a new gap you might able to re-establish the connection..but this does not work all the time especially if the sub-wires shorted out first..so I hope this will clear the air or at least give you a guideline...sorry mate, if it doesn't work..sometimes like what TB said..it's the luck of the draw....:oops:
 

Spider

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Hi everyone! Thanks for all your advice, it is much appreciated.
I've had this atomiser for just under a month from Pillbox, and I already took your advice Darcy/Kit and I have two spares, so I'll be ok.

I'm going to try your suggestions TB / Dr. Loi and see if I can get anything out of it, maybe there is some life in it yet :)

What have you to lose now, however? Baptise the thing, brother! Put your hand on it, shove it under water and shout "Demons out. I command thee. Demons be gone. Heal!"

Let us all know if that works. :cool:

:lol:
 

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Baptise the thing, brother! Put your hand on it, shove it under water and shout "Demons out. I command thee. Demons be gone. Heal!"
Oh Bob, :rolleyes: you left out the most important bit - the 3 packs of Marlboro reds stacked in the lowest northwestern corner of the dwelling as an offering to the god Nicotinus.

The Marlboros MUST be placed 12 hours prior to the baptism ceremony. Immediately after placing the 3 packs, raise a newly filled Zippo towards the heavens, flick the igniter, and shout "Rock On!"

If Green Day's "American Idiot" is playing at the same time, the chance of success increases threefold.
 

BigBuxNoWhammy

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It did this a couple of days ago for a while but then started working again suddenly :confused:

Ya my first died a few weeks ago. It did the same. For a few days before, it would work on and off. One time I'd get no smoke, then 15min later it would work fine, etc etc for 3 days. Then it just died completely.
 
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