Ready to quit on the 510's and m401's

[I am Nico]

i have had a total of 4 510 atomizers and 2 m401 atomizers "burn out" on me. They all give off this sort of metallic tasting and smelling vapor. Even after i have cleaned them thoroughly, and made sure there are no fibers from the carts left on the atty's. It's really disheartening when i have spent about $200 on these products and they're not working... ....frustrating eh?...
this has been a rather horrible week..

 

[Raand1]

I read a post somewhere that said basically "don't smoke on them dry EVER, and do as little maint as possible" I'm still on my starter kit atty's from following that advice, going on 4 weeks. I have spares tho.

 

[Probot]

Iv had no problems with mine at all. If youre serious about quitting your 510 Id be glad to buy your batteries at a reasonable price. I could really use them, PM ME. Thanks

 

[Jim Davis]

I think people are cleaning atomizers too much and drying them out. I never clean mine.

 

[catlvr]

I think people are cleaning atomizers too much and drying them out. I never clean mine.

I agree. I don't do anything except blow them out once in awhile and let them drain out the excess liquid on a paper towel. Been vaping alittle over 4 months now and haven't lost a single atty yet. A couple don't work very well with carts but work fine for dripping. I do keep my eyes out for the untrimmed wick, if I see some I just cut it back with my small scissors and vape away.

 

[kypp]

I never clean mine either, and have yet to have one fail, after three months. I do alternate using them, though.

 

[Jim Davis]

I use one at a time, and leave the others in my stock pile. I feel if you rotate, when they get to the end of their life, they'll go, one after the other. Ping Ping Ping, and you have none. I use 4 different devices that all still have their original attys on them, and a load of back-ups for each.

 

[ProtoType]

Same here I don't ever clean them.

 

[gto4]

Me too. I cleaned at first and now I never do. Haven't lost a 401 or 510. I do have 6 dead 901s.

 

[bernel]

40 days vaping... My atomizers are ALL ok. The first week I was rotating them (nine 510 attys) From the second week until today (more than a month) I am only using 2 of them (one in a passthrough and another one for batteries) So, after a month using only two, zero dead. No cleaning. I keep them moist, though

 

[bushi]

The only atty I've lost so far was one that got a coke soak. Worked before the soak, didn't after it. It looks to me like keeping them wet and drained works better.

 

[GregH]

After 3 months, I've only lost 2 attys so far. One was DOA and the other I killed through my own stupidity. I pulled all of the wick out, thinking it was stuck cart stuffing. That little disaster also took out a 510 battery.

I've never cleaned one. I just blow them out occasionally and take them off/drain them every night.

 

[TimmyT]

i have had a total of 4 510 atomizers and 2 m401 atomizers "burn out" on me. They all give off this sort of metallic tasting and smelling vapor. Even after i have cleaned them thoroughly, and made sure there are no fibers from the carts left on the atty's. It's really disheartening when i have spent about $200 on these products and they're not working... ....frustrating eh?...
this has been a rather horrible week..

Hey Nico !

I have seen you post a few times on some other threads and DAMN you have had one rough week Dude ! PM me with your address and I will send you one of my Choice Extreme Trial Packs @ No Charge.

PAY IT FORWARD PEOPLE !

Cheers !

TimmyT

 

[HaploVoss]

After nearly 2 years - my atomizer on my pen cig went out - so I thought. With some helpful tips from some great people, come to find out it was just clogged and caked with crud from time. (Yep - ignorance is bliss, what can I say?)

I did clean it up and it is now working quite well again - HOWEVER for the first several days it did have a metallic or actually in my case more of a 'plasticy' taste to it. Even when I just tried direct dripping on it the taste was still present.

Now though that taste is gone, it is producing a nice amount vapour just like the old days, and the flavor is top notch on whatever I'm using.

So... in the end I would also wonder if 'over-cleaning' could be causing some of your taste problems? You might try juicing up a nice cart, slapping on your atty, and trying to push through it for a few days (like 3 to 4) and see if it clears up the taste problems for you.

My .02

Take care,
- Hap

 

[MissVapor]

Ive had mine for several months (the same 2) and I never clean them..I just blow them out once a day and drip (no cart material) if you are tasting metal burnt stuff, your atty is too dry.

 

[happily]

After 3 months, I've only lost 2 attys so far. One was DOA and the other I killed through my own stupidity. I pulled all of the wick out, thinking it was stuck cart stuffing. That little disaster also took out a 510 battery.

I've never cleaned one. I just blow them out occasionally and take them off/drain them every night.

I have 2 that had a burnt wick so it absolutely had to be removed and they still vape as good as any other.

cleaning is the enemy
2 people for 13 weeks and we've only lost one atty directly after a cleaning. I have 2 that I have retired due to waining performance. I felt I got enough value out of them. Since making a nicostick, I'm thinking it was the batts causing the weakness.

 

[mintee]

The only atty I've lost so far was one that got a coke soak. Worked before the soak, didn't after it. It looks to me like keeping them wet and drained works better.

Have you ever seen what coke does to a penny?

I blow mine out every few days, but do a 30 second rubbing alcohol swish every 10 days or so and haven't had any problems. Same atty for about 2 months now.

Don't OverKill

 

[Bandit]

Only lost two (both were 510's) and they were a direct result of cleaning and soaking!

One was lost due to rinsing in steaming hot water... the bridge lost its hold and broke free. The other worked perfectly, I just cleaned it with all the rest one night.. and it has never worked again.

I stopped cleaning/soaking mine. I'll give 'em a good blow-out, pull any gunk out, then drip, prime, and vape.

 

[Mossman]

Man, I don't even want to think about how many attys I've gone through in the last two months since I started vaping.... I think in the beginning, I may have over-worked some of them from constant vaping (new toy syndrome). While others, I wrecked on my prototype nico-stick from adding solder to the contact pin of the connector (which I later found out wasn't necessary) and over-tightening them. But still others seem to die quickly no matter how careful I am with them (one died within two hours, and one was DOA.) I think the quality of atomizers can be pretty hit or miss.

The one I'm currently using is coming up on the one-week mark though, and it's still going strong (knock on wood) but it's the only one that's lasted more than 2 or 3 days. Hopefully, the worst is behind me.

 

[gatsby]

I really wonder what people do to these things. I am a very very heavy vaper and I have only lost one atomizer in 5 months (It was a 510 and it blew within 2 weeks so I got a refund and I figure that one was just a dud). I have the very first 401 atomizer I ever bought and it is now like trying to suck start a bus, but it fires up fine. I think I have to +1 the people who say less is more when it comes to all the cleaning. I mostly just keep the threads and contacts clean. Rinse them with hot water and let them drain and dry once in a while and thats it. I have tried alcohol or vinegar (very diluted) soaks on a couple that are pretty clogged, but thats it. I would say dipping has a lot to do with it since I always let a dry atomizer soak up all it can before I use it, but people with the 901s/510/Pens... that don't get into all the heavy duty cleaning seem to report the same. For the cart folks the only thing I can think of is that they aren't letting the liquid wick from the cart all the way through the bridge to atomizer coil before firing them up. Maybe a drop or two on the bridge and then leave the full cart on the atomizer for 5-10 minutes when it is really dry from sitting overnight or after a cleaning would help.