Yes. Its a bit extreme. I am sat here at work pondering my atomiser, and it's slow decline into death.
I have managed to keep it alive through a month of coke-soaking, but it was struggling to give off 'like-new' vapour.
So. In a desperate attempt to revive it I decided to delve into the atomiser itself.
1 - Removed the tiny plastic bridge supporting the wicking mesh. This protects the mesh from terminal dents should it be dropped. Removing this allows a full view of my Evo atomiser.
2 - I used a bent staple (technical, I know, but bear with me) to scrape the blackened mass from the hidden coil.
3 - Once I began to see the silver lines of the coil underneath the carbon I was removing I stopped and soaked the atomiser in boiling water. Loads of black residue fell of it at this stage, it even discoloured the water somewhat.
4 - Removed and dried atomiser. Hooked it up to a battery and blew on it in short breaths to fully dry it out.
5 - Once dry through time and then heat induced drying, I began flexing the coil ever-so-slightly. Again, more of the black carbon substance fell off.
6 - I can now see the silver coil, when I blow on it, it heats up from the centre of the coil outwards. The wick material inside the coil is still a dark colour.
7 - After fully drying out and topping off the vapour production is excellent. Throat hit has also improved vastly.
All in all, this solution is the atomiser equivalent of cracking a nut using a cannon-ball. Its not pretty, does make it work, and can only be done so many times before the coil breaks (Depending on how careful you are).
I have managed to keep it alive through a month of coke-soaking, but it was struggling to give off 'like-new' vapour.
So. In a desperate attempt to revive it I decided to delve into the atomiser itself.
1 - Removed the tiny plastic bridge supporting the wicking mesh. This protects the mesh from terminal dents should it be dropped. Removing this allows a full view of my Evo atomiser.
2 - I used a bent staple (technical, I know, but bear with me) to scrape the blackened mass from the hidden coil.
3 - Once I began to see the silver lines of the coil underneath the carbon I was removing I stopped and soaked the atomiser in boiling water. Loads of black residue fell of it at this stage, it even discoloured the water somewhat.
4 - Removed and dried atomiser. Hooked it up to a battery and blew on it in short breaths to fully dry it out.
5 - Once dry through time and then heat induced drying, I began flexing the coil ever-so-slightly. Again, more of the black carbon substance fell off.
6 - I can now see the silver coil, when I blow on it, it heats up from the centre of the coil outwards. The wick material inside the coil is still a dark colour.
7 - After fully drying out and topping off the vapour production is excellent. Throat hit has also improved vastly.
All in all, this solution is the atomiser equivalent of cracking a nut using a cannon-ball. Its not pretty, does make it work, and can only be done so many times before the coil breaks (Depending on how careful you are).
