Popping a brand new LR 510 :(

[NCC]

By making this post I'm making a public confession of a momentary lapse of reason.

I lost two LR atomizers today...
The first was a dropping casualty. I'd been using it for a while and I guess I got my money's worth out of it. So, I broke out a brand new one ...
Blew it out, put it on my PV ... at which point my brain went on vacation ...
I put a drip tip on it, put it in my mouth and hit the fire button! (NO juice!!!)
It popped instantly. I could feel the pressure wave, almost like popping a small chewing gum bubble in your mouth. Has anyone else been stupid enough to experience that?

Well, I checked the resistance. Something like 0.45 milliohms. Tossed it.

 

[Automaton]

Wow. What happened? I've dried burned those suckers 'til they light up like a Christmas tree and haven't had one pop yet.

Albeit I tend to blow into them as I do to keep the airflow going. But still, that seems weird.

Why do we all have such radically different experiences with atties?

 

[MXBNW]

By making this post I'm making a public confession of a momentary lapse of reason.

I lost two LR atomizers today...
The first was a dropping casualty. I'd been using it for a while and I guess I got my money's worth out of it. So, I broke out a brand new one ...
Blew it out, put it on my PV ... at which point my brain went on vacation ...
I put a drip tip on it, put it in my mouth and hit the fire button! (NO juice!!!)
It popped instantly. I could feel the pressure wave, almost like popping a small chewing gum bubble in your mouth. Has anyone else been stupid enough to experience that?

Well, I checked the resistance. Something like 0.45 milliohms. Tossed it.

Been there don that just this past weekend. LOL

I was spacing out on the PC.

I always try to put the atty in a cart condom and fill the atty with juice just so the element is covered if the atty has a high bridge I will fill it over the bridge, let it sit about 5-10, Blow it out a little and then go. That way all the wick and bridge is soaked with juice, this will keep the wick from scorching or getting a burnt taste when braking in a new atty.

 

[NCC]

Well, MXBNW, I knew better than what I actually did. And, MsN, I am a bit surprised at how it popped immediately. It was just like when you turned the switch on an old incandescent light bulb on the day it was destined to burn out, poof! All done.

Perhaps this atomizer was defective and that's why it popped immediately upon being powered up? In any case, I won't do it again!

 

[AttyPops]

Hmmmm.... When you blew it out... did it have any primer?????

Yes = defective atty
No = justification for primer, theory: zero primer, never had juice = bare coil = poof out of the gate.

 

[NCC]

Yes, there was primer in the atomizer.

I am well aware that any manufactured item can be defective. Maybe this was the case. For items in the price range of an atty I wouldn't consider asking for replacement, unless it was a frequent occurrence. The evidence was hauled away with the trash today.

 

[NCC]

A thought occurred to me today. If the coil burned out, shouldn't the resistance have gotten very high, instead of very low?

 

[Valhalla1]

I've had new attys do this popping noise, esp if they are dry. but they are still fine, did you at least try to go ahead and drip and vape with it ?

 

[NCC]

I've had new attys do this popping noise, esp if they are dry. but they are still fine, did you at least try to go ahead and drip and vape with it ?

I measured the resistance at less than 1/50th of what it should have read, and tossed it. Lots, if not all, atomizers make popping sounds. This was quite different. I guess I'll never know whether it was defective, or if I blew it up out of carelessness. Doesn't matter, it's gone. And, I learned to be more careful with new atomizers.

 

[oldsoldier]

A thought occurred to me today. If the coil burned out, shouldn't the resistance have gotten very high, instead of very low?

If the coil popped in theory it should read infinity (open ciruit)?