I don't do cleaning until I get a harder draw that doesn't go away with just using some vg for cleaning. When I do, I separate the spike plate from the coil unit and put both in 151 Galen's Vodka. The vodka goes from clear to yellow and usually no 'particles' as some have mentioned - it does dissolve the gunk, imo. When done soaking anywhere from 30minutes to a day when I've forgotten or just had other things to do.... The coil pot has some residue but it's loosened and a small Qtip or paper towel folded to a 'tip' cleans it out easily. The wick fluff is always in good condition as is the wick - I check the depth of the wick - just below the diagonal cut and put it back together.
I quit dry burning t's when I blew two during the burn. I'm not against it - I may have overdone it, but for me the vodka works well enough. I've lost one lr atty head on the c's and it went while vaping.
I quit dry burning t's when I blew two during the burn. I'm not against it - I may have overdone it, but for me the vodka works well enough. I've lost one lr atty head on the c's and it went while vaping.
and stay away from water unless you're really going to dry thoroughly. I can taste isopropyl and over the long haul the safety specs on it aren't that good, imo. But most people that use that also rinse thoroughly. For me it tended to cling though.
My only complaint with Ovale was that I bought one of the first eGo-C kits back in early November 2011 and did not get the updated/improved C battery. It seems that the batteries that Ovale was distributing with the early C kits were essentially re-branded T batteries. They did not have the charge indicating color changing LED and do not seem much different than my standard eGo batteries I got with my first eGo kit last fall with the exception of the 5-click on/off feature. 
