Problems breaking in a Stardust

[comptechltd]

I've got one stardust that is giving me fits. I have several other that are working fine but one of them from the beginning took a long time to "Break In". Since then I do seem to be having quite a few dry hits. Even left it laying on its side ovenight to see if it would saturate better. I tried slightly lifting the silicone seal on the ceramic cup but it went right back to it's wicked ways. I almost hate to complain about these things because they have been the best thing I think I have bought in the e-cig world.

Any suggestions??

 

[burns_erin]

It sounds as though the mouth piece is pressing the cup seal too firmly into the wicks. There are several things people have tried. I haven't had to mod any of these yet so I cannot verify the efficacy of any of these methods.

1. Grind down or file down the bottom of the mouth piece, then pull the cup seal up. May cause leaking.

2. Pull down the battery pin connecticut a touch, then pull up the cup seal. May result in a broken or damaged unit.

3. Actually mod or trim the cup seal (requires taking it completely out). May result in a leaking unit.

Personally, I would suggest trying to pull the cup seal up and trying the mouth pieces from your other stardusts to see if there is one that behaves better.

Hope some of this might help.

 

[comptechltd]

Thanks, I'll give it a go tomorrow and let you know.

 

[Stoggy24]

yea im having a problem getting a draw outta mine only used it 3 days i washed and dry burned it and seems like its not wicking fast enough

nvm i fixed it toook a safety pin and stabbed the silcone peice and pulled it up some much much better

 

[comptechltd]

Did you stab it to poke a hole in it or just to grab it to pull it up??

 

[Stoggy24]

just to pull it up

 

[burns_erin]

Dang it, miss said, not pull down the battery connector, screw down the battery connector. Use a flat head screwdriver to turn it down...

 

[comptechltd]

Stoggy,

I used a dental hook and was able to pull it up a but but it pushed right back down.

Steve

 

[Stoggy24]

yea i did leave out the part i grinded off the tip to make it shorter so it didnt push it all the way down

 

[comptechltd]

OK. I might try with a bit of sandpaper or a small file. Dont wanna take to much off.

 

[Big Screen D]

You may have one with a bad coil wrap. One of mine, in fact the first one I used from the 2nd shipment, wicked very poorly, and gave me nothing but burnt hits even at 3v. Granted this was with Boba's Bounty molasses, but the same juice is a vaping monster in the other Stardust I use it in.

An autopsy revealed that the coil was wrapped so tightly around the wick that it essentially choked off the flow of juice to the center of the wick. When fired, only the outer two wraps produced vape, while the middle wrap would immediately glow orange.

All seven of my other Stardust in rotation have been wonderful, including the next 3 from shipment #2. So like any other e-cig device, stuff happens.

 

[antfuzz]

I experienced the same thing when the wick was wrapped tightly by the coils. Except I was the one who wrapped too tight.