Hello, I am new to the forums, I have been vaping for a week now. I am on my second atomizer and when I add a full cart to it, it will vape for about 4-5 puffs, after that, it stops vaping and tastes burnt. I did not have this happen on my first atomizer, that one worked great from the start. I was able to taste the flavors, now with this one, even when it vapes, I do not even get a slight hint of flavor. It is always that burnt taste. I can live with the burnt taste, because I am using the 510 to quit smoking cigarettes, and I still get my nicotine as long as it vapes, but when it does not vape at all, after just 5 puffs, I am kind of thrown off by that. Is this normal with a new atomizer?
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ive been vaping a 510 for a little over a week too and had the same problem after 4 days of use, by looking at the forums i found simple solutions.
The one that worked for me was to line up the cart with the wick(burnt taste could be from the cart plastic), as well as blowing out the atomizer every other day.
im a newbie too but by doing this havent had burnt taste.
The one that worked for me was to line up the cart with the wick(burnt taste could be from the cart plastic), as well as blowing out the atomizer every other day.
im a newbie too but by doing this havent had burnt taste.
Actually, carts don't have to be lined up. The flats on the carts are to provide an airflow passage. If you were to carefully measure, you'll find that the top point of the bridge will not contact the cart body in any position.
If carts had to be aligned, the manufacturer would have provided a way to line them up. (Marks, tabs, grooves, etc.) Melting plastic is normally a result in overheating the atty, or a quality control problem.
Next;
Are you using juice?? Many people depend on factory filled carts. Who knows if the cart arrived with enough juice or not. Carts get old during storage and dry up in wearhouses before even being shipped. Dry cart = no vapor, and burnt taste.
Try some juice. Fill the cart until the fiber becomes glossy on top, and drop a drop or two directly into the atty.
Cheers;
jd
If carts had to be aligned, the manufacturer would have provided a way to line them up. (Marks, tabs, grooves, etc.) Melting plastic is normally a result in overheating the atty, or a quality control problem.
Next;
Are you using juice?? Many people depend on factory filled carts. Who knows if the cart arrived with enough juice or not. Carts get old during storage and dry up in wearhouses before even being shipped. Dry cart = no vapor, and burnt taste.
Try some juice. Fill the cart until the fiber becomes glossy on top, and drop a drop or two directly into the atty.
Cheers;
jd
Yep, I am using juice, I have been using the same juice i used with my first atomizer, tasted great, now every juice I use, and every cart, even fresh empty carts that i fill up do not taste good, and before I was able to get a lot of drags off of a cart, now I only get 4-5 before i need to add more, not sure why that is
Are you using pre-filled carts on your 510? Are you refilling your carts?
You mention you are on your second atomizer, is your first atty still working?
Your atty may be running too dry.
Attys do not like to be dry, they need to be moist.
They also don't work well when they are flooded, although if you are getting a burnt taste, it makes me think "dry".
I'm pretty new to vaping as well and using a 510. I had the same experience with the pre-filled carts. They just aren't filled with a lot of liquid and have a very short life-span. I was burning through the pre-filled cart in 4-5 draws and wondering if there was something wrong because I kept getting a "dry burnt" taste.
I solved the burnt taste and reduced vapor production by gently blowing out the atty from the threaded end. Then I put a drop of e-liquid onto the mesh coil inside the atty. I fill my cart with e-juice (making sure to not over-fill it) and all works well. I'm also stuffing my own carts with poly-fill and I had to figure out how much was "just right" for me (too much, no air flow = hard draw and burnt dry taste - too little = flooded atty - hard draw, gurgling, reduced vapor)
I'm using it to quit smoking as well, and it gets frustrating when it doesn't seem to work right.
Finding the balance between running the atty too dry and flooding it took a little trial and error. I also had a problem with "hard draw" and I couldn't figure it out. I did tons of reading and asked questions and figured out that I needed to clear the atty by gently blowing it out and not over filling my carts.
I also realized that some of the very thick e-liquids did give me a "harder draw" and when I switched to a thinner e-liquid (or thinned the thick ones out myself) the problem was solved.
I think you'll be able to figure out what the problem is
Good luck! Keep asking questions and reading all the information here. I love that there is always someone around to answer questions and help!
Remie
As far as bad taste goes, I get it sometimes, and I end up using a strong magnifying glass and bright light to look into the atty. I occasionaly find a stray fiber or two stuck to the bridge mesh. I only takes 1 hair fine fiber to throw off a bad taste when it burns.
If you're using the same atty for different flavors, the mixture may be giving you the bad taste. I stick with one flavor, but when I used to switch and get a bad taste, I soaked my attys in Everclear overnight. I gently blow on them, and vape. Any leftover alcohol vapes out with the new juice.
I don't recall seeing a model you're using, but if it has a recessed sleeve, complete filling instructions are in a document in my sig link.
jd
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