New EGO TANK system.
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Just FYI.
I operated an industrial size ultrasonic cleaner when I was in the AF. It was used to clean aircraft fuel filters.
The cleaning fluid used was trichlorethylene. It's pretty strong stuff and probably not found in a retail store. Be careful handling it. It's a known carcinogen.
Another fluid we used to preclean filters was called carbon remover. I don't know the chemical name, it smelled like creosote, but you could throw a gunked up carburator into it and it came out looking like it just came off the shelf at Auto Zone.
I got my eGo-T from Heath Cabin yesterday, working well. (B attys)
I operated an industrial size ultrasonic cleaner when I was in the AF. It was used to clean aircraft fuel filters.
The cleaning fluid used was trichlorethylene. It's pretty strong stuff and probably not found in a retail store. Be careful handling it. It's a known carcinogen.
Another fluid we used to preclean filters was called carbon remover. I don't know the chemical name, it smelled like creosote, but you could throw a gunked up carburator into it and it came out looking like it just came off the shelf at Auto Zone.
I got my eGo-T from Heath Cabin yesterday, working well. (B attys)
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So are you planning to use those any of those chems to clean your attys? Yikes, I won't clean em with anything other than good vodka and/or hydrogen peroxide in very hot water for 15 minutes.
After I solved the leaking problem, and that was user error, I found that my type A attys were starting to have that burnt taste, but not the B attys. I found rinsing in hot tap water left behind some hard minerals so I switched to using heated up filtered water from the fridge door and hydrogen peroxide bath for about 15 minutes and rinse. Dry on paper towel overnight. Now they seem better. But I'd venture to say the type A atty won't last as long as the B.
You don't need to use any chemicals to clean these atty's. Takes me about 5 minutes to dry burn and all atty's work as new.
Here is a video showing the cleaning process
YouTube - How I clean my eGo-t atty... or... Sunday morning at Vicky's kitchen sink
There are only two things you should do differently than what is shown in the video.
1. To avoid losing the wick....do 3 or 4 very short dry burns BEFORE you remove the plate. This seems to detach the wick from the coil and keep the wick in the piercing needle.
2. Only let the coil burn to orange..never red or white hot so you minimize the risk of blowing out the atty (very short dry burns to an orange coil will do the job)
Note: The tool used in the video to remove the plate is a 3 1/2" hemostat also known as forceps...costs about $4 on amazon
Note: The video mentions burning the wick to clean it... but she only rinses it in water. I've done both..burning probably gets the wick cleaner
A couple of other points if you don't want to invest in the tools shown in the video...
Use the tank itself to reinstall the plate. Just attach the plate to the tank and insert into the atty..if it doesn't sit all the way in, tap the tank with something heavy (I use a tape measure...a wrench).
To remove the plate I use a dental pick to pull the plate up from the side
Note: Some plate needles have been crushed using pliers..it's safer to pick the plate up from the edge
LOL, my thoughts exactly after watching Vicky's vids, but she fixed a leaking atty for me and she really knows her stuff. I'm more along the lines of cleaning with peroxide and air drying them. But thanks for the link Nancy!
I wish these videos were shorter. I appreciate the efforts and info but I can't make it past 3 minutes before my brain starts clickin.
Managed to watch the rest. I thought remote control cars were bad, constantly adjusting, fixing, wrenching, etc....
Jeesh.
Managed to watch the rest. I thought remote control cars were bad, constantly adjusting, fixing, wrenching, etc....
Jeesh.
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It really isn't that bad. The whole process only takes a few minutes, although you'll have to wait a little bit for the atties to soak. My advice is to keep a few extra atties sitting around (you probably already have them though) while your cleaning a couple of them. When they are properly cleaned and dried. They work just like new!
Don't forget the tool that Vicky used in that video. It makes pulling out the piercing plate easy as hell!! Also, most atties, and cartos that require a similar cleaning style and so, it's really not all that different from what your already used to by now.
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One thing I found out when I first put the eGo-T together was to ignore the instructions in the manual that say "Do Not Force Cartridge" "Forcing Cartridge into the atomizer may cause damage". Without forcing the cartridge wouldn't pierce, or was pierced slightly. By reading the posts here I realized the tank had to be ALL the way in. To keep from pushing too hard I used a bamboo stick I had to push open the hole. Then the tank seated easier. This is with the B atty, I never had any A's.
But I have to say that 1 week of using this has been my best vaping experience so far in the 2 years I've been doing it.
I do 3 or 4 atty's at once every 2-3 weeks. It doesn't take long. They really come out good as new.
I found the tool in the video on amazon for $4.17 shipped... it's a 3 1/2" forceps.
Nancy, do you find that when you pull the plate you loose the wick like in the video? I can barely see what I'm doing in there and I'd hate to mess up a 12 buck atty. Yesterday I did a clean with lemon juice, white vinegar and baking soda. It did a real nice job but I have no idea if it's really cleaning the coil the way it should. One day I'm gonna just take one of these apart and get a better idea of what's inside one...lol, too chicken at this point and none of mine have died yet. When one goes out I think I'll experiment on it. Now to find the stats on Amazon.
One thing I found out when I first put the eGo-T together was to ignore the instructions in the manual that say "Do Not Force Cartridge" "Forcing Cartridge into the atomizer may cause damage". Without forcing the cartridge wouldn't pierce, or was pierced slightly. By reading the posts here I realized the tank had to be ALL the way in. To keep from pushing too hard I used a bamboo stick I had to push open the hole. Then the tank seated easier. This is with the B atty, I never had any A's.
But I have to say that 1 week of using this has been my best vaping experience so far in the 2 years I've been doing it.
I think they mean do not pierce the tank when the atty is still screwed on the battery. I fully puncture the B tanks with some force and then do a 360 with it to get a clean puncture. I haven't hurt an atty yet this way although you probably could dislodge the wick in the tube with too much force getting it out of line and having it move down too much inside the tube. They are sturdier than they look though. The tank systems are a step forward and way better than sucking on a mouthpiece full of burnt tasting filler material. Yuk.
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Today I received 510-T (regular and LR) and 10 empty 510-T tanks. Quickly blew a new regular 510-T out, loaded with RY4 and... came to a concusion that I'll probably never get back to my usual Ego-T atomizer again 
Thank you, guys, for hinting me at 510-T !
Thank you, guys, for hinting me at 510-T !
Why? Is the 510-T atty and tank that much better than the others? Please explain the difference, just curious, thanks.
I tried many e-cigs and atties. When I got Ego and later ego-t atty I decided to use it all the time and other e-cigs were put into drawer for "just in case" situation.
As many people here I noticed muted flavour in ego-t and tried all I could to get more flavour from it. LR ego-t atty, removing inner parts from the tanks and making air holes bigger helped a bit but still I coud not get as much flavour as I did using direct dripping (with standard ego atty).
Then I read about using 510-t in this thread and decided to try one just to see if I could get something similar to flavourful direct dripping. And it worked! Now I'm going to try LR 510-T atty to see if it can get even better results.
As you can see, I prefer flavour. And 510-t helped me to get what I wanted
Moreover, talking about beauty of Ego. I use the ego cone to cover 510-t atty. And even with the cone on you are able to easily replace 510-t tank for refilling without unscrewing the cone.
Today I received 510-T (regular and LR) and 10 empty 510-T tanks. Quickly blew a new regular 510-T out, loaded with RY4 and... came to a concusion that I'll probably never get back to my usual Ego-T atomizer again
Thank you, guys, for hinting me at 510-T !
how much juice do the 510-T tanks hold?
less than the cone shape TypeA tanks (1ml) or same amount?
Since you have no filler in the T-tanks, there's more room for juice. 1.1ml is the type A capacity and the B version holds about 2ml. I assume you are referring to the tank vs the old style poly fill carts. I have a couple of type B tank attys and a pack of carts coming from Cignot now and will get to try them in a couple of days.
My last type A started losing flavor while still producing lots of vapor. Then the vapor production fell off a few days later. I cleaned the atty, popped out the piercing plate and cleaned the wick, did a dry burn and noticed some dark spots on the coil while dry burning. After trying the toothpick method Vickie uses and lightly scraping the coil, flavor and vapor returned to like new. Cleaning the coil after washing and dry burning is the key, it seems. Now, I need to get out those others I gave up on and do them. The light raking motion with the toothpick takes all the burned crud off and lets the juice come in direct contact with the coil.
The std 510-T tank holds about 0.5ml. There's also a non-Joye XL version that holds 0.7ml. HG has them.
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