Odd atty problem

[Linthorn]

I just got a 5-pack of attys from TW and popped on the first one. On the good side, it didn't have much of a primer taste to it at all. On the other hand, it is very strange. It doesn't seem to wick juice from a cart. It works fine, lots of vapor, if I drip, but if I put a cart on it and top off, I can only get a few puffs before it just stops. Ihave not been able to get it to draw from a cart (tried several known good carts with different liquids). It quits with a very full and moist cart.

Also, when it stops vaping it is sudden. I get a full drag, lots of vapor, then nothing. Atty heats up, just no juice. It's as if the mesh doesn't draw any liquid at all.

Anyone else seen this? I will have to try my other attys to see if I get the same problem. I've already tried soaking it in PGA and dripping for a while to encourage it, but no luck so far.

 

[a2dcovert]

I hope the problem is limited to the one atty. I have 4 of those 5 packs and haven't tried any of them yet. Let us know how the test on the others pans out.

Kevin

 

[stevo_tdo]

I also have the ****ty wicking problem. My cart is full all the time but have to top it off after 3 or 4 puffs. Never had this much trouble out of an e-cig. BTW I didn't get my atty's from TW. I keep pulling out my ol trusty m401 or my m201 because I can't get my 510 to perform worth a ****. When I get a good drag out of the 510 it's a slice of heaven but that's like once every half hour.

1 thing i did notice about my 510 atties is that under the atomizer bridge I have this white threaded looking material sticking out the side. I'm sure that's to help it wick but i would imagine it's not supposed to me just hanging out the side looking at me beings in no way is it touching the cart filler.

 

[skyward]

firstly a BIG HI i come from the S section of bowie.
now then ,is the screen still over the bridge?
I had a super mini once that did that when it fell off.

 

[Linthorn]

firstly a BIG HI i come from the S section of bowie.
now then ,is the screen still over the bridge?
I had a super mini once that did that when it fell off.

Yep, still there. Brand spankin new.

Noticed your avatar. Do you work for/with NASA? I worked on HST for 18 years! I'm in the Highbridge section, over the railroad tracks. Grew up in the M section.

 

[greenie]

I just got a 5-pack of attys from TW and popped on the first one. On the good side, it didn't have much of a primer taste to it at all. On the other hand, it is very strange. It doesn't seem to wick juice from a cart. It works fine, lots of vapor, if I drip, but if I put a cart on it and top off, I can only get a few puffs before it just stops. Ihave not been able to get it to draw from a cart (tried several known good carts with different liquids). It quits with a very full and moist cart.

Also, when it stops vaping it is sudden. I get a full drag, lots of vapor, then nothing. Atty heats up, just no juice. It's as if the mesh doesn't draw any liquid at all.

Anyone else seen this? I will have to try my other attys to see if I get the same problem. I've already tried soaking it in PGA and dripping for a while to encourage it, but no luck so far.

yes after I started using a particular eliquid. Now I can only draw when I drip with my tried and true e liquid and using a blank cart.

There is a thread about atty restoration is the tips and tricks section. I have tried it on a dead atty with success but I don't know what to do about an atty that heats up but doesn't produce vapor. Sorry. I am somewhat new to this too.

I'll get you the link to that thread.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/experiments-equipment/5782-atomizer-resurrection-pt-1-a.html

good luck

 

[skyward]

Yep, still there. Brand spankin new.

Noticed your avatar. Do you work for/with NASA? I worked on HST for 18 years! I'm in the Highbridge section, over the railroad tracks. Grew up in the M section.

no, just a science geek. my brother in law does work at jsc houston.also skyward trucking is my dba(mostly i haul airfrieght).

 

[skyward]

sorry forgot about the atty issue. is the atty makeing good contact w/filler? its possible the internal structure was not pushed up and fully seated during assy.

 

[Linthorn]

sorry forgot about the atty issue. is the atty makeing good contact w/filler? its possible the internal structure was not pushed up and fully seated during assy.

That's the first thing I thought of. I soaked the filler and left it hanging somewhat out of the cart. Pushed it in to make sure there was good contact. Also, the behavior when dripping is odd. I have other attys that I use for just dripping. I put a drop on the bridge and it vapes great and slowly peters out. This one seems to just stop. Also, sometimes I put drops on the bridge and get no vapor at all. Either lots of vapor or nothing. That's why I think it's not drawing through the bridge. I think I only get what drips down into the coil directly.

 

[Linthorn]

no, just a science geek. my brother in law does work at jsc houston.also skyward trucking is my dba(mostly i haul airfrieght).

Well cool avatar anyway. By the way, HST means Hubble Space Telescope. (you may know but others may not). I guess I'm a science geek too!

 

[Linthorn]

There is a thread about atty restoration is the tips and tricks section. I have tried it on a dead atty with success but I don't know what to do about an atty that heats up but doesn't produce vapor.

That's the thing. It produces lots of vapor. It just won't draw from a cart. As I said, I think it is an issue with the bridge not drawing liquid to the coil.

 

[skyward]

yea big hubble fan and the new images are greatjust changed my background yesterday to the butterfly nebula and distortion is v e r y low.

now I believe the solder on the coil is bad,and as it heats up it must be breaking contact. in short its a dud.

 

[Linthorn]

My fear too. The sad part is that it is part of a TW 5-pack and they offer no warranty for them. I'll ask, but I think I know the answer. That's what I get for trying to save a buck.

 

[Linthorn]

I gave up on the "dud" atomizer and took a second one from the pack. This one seems to work fine. Vaping a cart now. I sent a note to TW, but they do say "no warranty" on their site. Whittling away at the discount. If all the others in the pack are good then I only get a 20% loss rate.

 

[haproot]

Think I have a 510 atty that developed the same problem as yours, same exact symptoms. But it seems that it is wicking fine, but the fluid is going straight down through the atty towards the battery side. None is really coming out, but it seems I have to suck real hard to get it to come back up the atty to the coil. So I gotta just take a hard short drag then it starts producing vapor..

I'm not sure what happened, but the atty was working fine the night before, but I had taken it to a friends house and it got passed around a couple times and I think it may have overheated a couple times.

When i woke up this morning there was fluid on the table from the atomizer sitting there with a cart attached. And it seemed that it was totally flooded. So I blew it out, and then put a topped off cart on it to try. And thats when the issue started. It gave me a little bit of vapor then nothing. But If i puff quite a bit harder it gets that gurgle sound and starts working. It's like something happened with the mesh in there and now the fluid doesn't hold around the coil properly and just goes down into the mesh area below the coil.

I know some would say that it's getting flooded, which to some degree is probably what is happening, but it happens without dripping and just putting a topped off cart on it of course not with a bubble of juice but just enough to get it wet like I've always done.

I did do a cleaning to the atty with alcohol and tap water. Dried it out real well and gave it another shot. It still acts the same. I have to take hard short draws to get vapor and throat hit. I just switched over to a new atty and it's working great. I'm gonna let this other one sit for a while and see if it helps.

 

[doots]

I have this happen all the time with different attys. Dont ever seem to be a valid reason some work and some dont. These things are cheaply made. If the attys are working the carts arent doing something right or vise versa. Seems to be always an on going thing.
Someday there will be a better made atty, I hope.
I switch them out after frustration and the next one will work fine for a day or two and then develop something wrong. Then Im back to another one to see if it will work.

Ive ordered some BE112's hope this will help my 801 situation. My 510's always seem to work good though. Always seem to be the 801's that are the problem.

901's seems to be ok too..

Whats with the 801's. Are the BE112's a lot better or more reliable?

 

[haproot]

Ok I think I got mine to work. And after reading some other posts around here about odd 510 issues I've noticed others say that short hard draws gets it going.

I dropped about 4 drops into the atty. And now it hits fine and actually started wicking properly. Puffin like it's old steamroller self again. I did notice when it had the issue and I was using the short hard draw technique is that it would empty the cart very quickly.

So I'm thinking the *entire* atty needs to be primed with liquid. It now will puff consistently and need its normal top off routine. And I don't have to draw real hard at all. Just lightly like always.

 

[dougp925]

I have heard from a bunch of people that the TW multipack atomisers for the 510 are defective. The 5 packs of attys are at a good price but so many people are having problems with them. I've bought about 20 atomisers from heavens gifts and cignot and I have not had a single issue with the 10 that i have in use between me and my wife. Stay away from the TW 510 atty's. Cignot is a great company to deal with, give them a try.
-Doug

 

[Linthorn]

I have heard from a bunch of people that the TW multipack atomisers for the 510 are defective. The 5 packs of attys are at a good price but so many people are having problems with them. I've bought about 20 atomisers from heavens gifts and cignot and I have not had a single issue with the 10 that i have in use between me and my wife. Stay away from the TW 510 atty's. Cignot is a great company to deal with, give them a try.
-Doug

Can't say too much, I bought two 5-packs. The first one I tried was defective, the second seems better. I have 8 to go.

I wrote to TW and they verified that I'm indeed SOL. Nothing against them, after all, I certainly knew that I was buying without warranty, I just really don't get their popularity here. The regular prices are very high on hardware and juice. With the discount (5-pack deal and 20% off) I was barely beating other sites that offer warranties. Why are they so recommended?