So you thought your 510 atty was dead

[attymiser]

"i'm curious as to the thought behind the process -- collected ash enough to put an atty out of commission? is the ash just from burnt juices? also, would you recommend this method to clean new attys of the gross shipping juice?"

When I ripped apart the atyy there was so much gunk built up on the coil that I could'nt tell it was a coil. So I dug even deeper and pulled the coil right out of the ceramic bowl. The coil became partially unravelled but it was still intact.

I soaked in solution after solution to try to disolve the gunk. Nothing did. So i decided to hook up some batteries to the coil to see if it would still heat. It did heat and I realized the gunk was burning off. Then I tried an intact atty that I thought was dead and had already tried cleaning. It is still working like brand new today.

I would recommend that once you get it to glow red, start to shorten the length of time you will let it glow but do it a few more times. I did lose one atty out of six doing this, I think because I was trying to burn off the residue for too long. I saw the coil spark like a short and it never heated again.

It is very important to soak in hot water for a good length of time and to change the water a few times. You must get the juice out of the atty and it must be dry to get the coil to glow. I do this once a week and I vape heavily!

Keep the wicks in good shape, it's important to maintain even performance and there are lots of cleaning methods posted that can damage the wick (such as rushing hot water).

When all else fails, try this method. Good vaping!

 

[cyberwolf]

I tried this with two 510 attys that were in the "poor" baggie. Now they will be in a new "restored" baggie I had tried cleaning these with Crest and alcohol before, to no avail. This procedure seemed to really help. Thanks!

 

[sjohnson]

I use pretty much the same procedure, except for the second ultrasound cleaning. Do you notice much carbon in the tank solution? I use the Crest blue mouthwash per Sattech's recommendation.
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I forgot to mention, I do the second ultrasound cleaning to rid the atomizer of any burnt taste the dry burn give to it. Works!

 

[MaxUT]

Gotcha, will do this next go-around.

 

[cyberwolf]

Just vaped all day on an atty that was previously discarded. Love this method!

 

[Scottbee]

Glad you bumped this thread back up! I had been giving it credit.. but couldn't find the original thread!

 

[DraftSchmaft]

Fantastic method, attymiser!

Worked like a charm, although I only heated the coil a few times. It actually seems like the attys work better than ever.

Cheers!

 

[cassavetes]

Will give this a try on Burny.

 

[Thyestean]

hmm ... haven't cleaned any attys yet but may want to find this in the future.

 

[rvc]

Tried it on two attys worked great they now vape like new. Thanks for posting this ones a keeper.

 

[JSullivan]

I'm glad to see so many positive comments on this method. I have been looking for a safe and effective method to clean my attys and I think this is the one for me as well. Thanks for the post.

 

[debook]

Has anyone looked at the coil resistance before and after this method? I have a batch of 5 atty's from a vendor (to be named later depending on the CS I receive) that all died very shortly after being put in to use (at 3.7V no less, only 1 was used at 5v), like within hours. They all read somewhere between 2-3Mohms, but the value climbs (like a charging capacitor when checked with a multimeter) which tells me the coil isn't ruined. I'll try this method and see what happens.

 

[sjohnson]

2-3 Mega-ohms is 2 to 3 million ohms. That's about a million times more resistance than an atomizer should have. I'm afraid that no amount of voltage for any length of time will resurrect those atomizers. 2-3 million ohms means they've "popped" and you'll never heat them up.

 

[attymiser]

I have been using this method on my 306's and it works just as well on them. The only difference is, I have never popped a 306 doing it.

I really like the 306's performance and the fact that they are compatible with the 510 batteries but the dang cart is so small and holds so little juice and I hate dripping and dipping.

 

[debook]

2-3 Mega-ohms is 2 to 3 million ohms. That's about a million times more resistance than an atomizer should have. I'm afraid that no amount of voltage for any length of time will resurrect those atomizers. 2-3 million ohms means they've "popped" and you'll never heat them up.

True and got no response out of them trying this method...wishful thinking I know but it was worth a shot. I can't believe an entire 5-pack of atomizers could be gone in less than a week when used in the application they were designed for (3.7V) from a reputable company while the cheap ones I got in a kit are vaping away at 5v. I'm so ......, haven't heard back from them either, doubt I'll get any resolution.

Sorry for the thread drift...

 

[sjohnson]

Don't feel bad, I gave a Joye 510 to my daughter months ago. She never really liked it, so she brought them home to me.

I know why she doesn't like it, both (low-miles) atomizers read 0.0 Mohms - open circuit. It's likely they were factory defects when new, or shortly after she started using them. No wonder she didn't think much of them. Now if I can only overcome her reluctance to try them again and get her off analogs!

 

[VaporMadness]

It's dead anyway, right? Try this.

Thank you for this tip. I certainly will try this. I have 4 atty's and none is working like new, yet they're all less than a month old

 

[ZERO]

Well after almost 3 Months of Heavy use my first 510 atty died....

I will try this method to bring it back life...

 

[ZERO]

Well guess shes dead, I get nothing....

 

[attymiser]

Not even a sizzling sound or any heat?