This is really frustrating.

[xdunlapx]

No matter which atty I use I keep getting this awful burnt taste. I even cleaned the atty's in boiled water (in a bowl) and they still taste awful. Plus the stupid atty's are not vaporizing anymore. I'm so angry.

If this keeps happening, I'm going to buy a different PV. I currently have a 510.

4 atty's all be bad? I just ordered one more atty and am going to see if it works. If not, I'll be switching to probably a pen-style. not sure which one yet though.

 

[5cardstud]

Do like I did and get an adapter from ecig or mad vapes and use cartoes they are so much better aspecially on a 5 voly passthrough. and cheaper than a whole new kit.

 

[j0ker]

Sometimes if a 510 atty runs dry you can burn the wick and it's almost impossible to get the taste out. If you vape constantly, this can happen. I fill my carts but I also drip to prevent the atty from burning.

 

[doots]

be sure to put enough juice on them even to the point of flooding them. you can always blow out any excess if that happens.

 

[dee5]

I'm confused, you say they aren't vaporizing at all any more and yet you also say they taste burnt. If they aren't vaporizing, how can you taste that they are burnt? So you tried to clean them...did you blow them out afterwards? Then drip 2-3 drops of juice on the bridge and try to vape? Are you sure your battery is charged fully? Details woman! I need details!

 

[xdunlapx]

be sure to put enough juice on them even to the point of flooding them. you can always blow out any excess if that happens.

I always "flood" my carts. So that the excess wicks into the atty. Just one drop more than it allows in the cart.

I don't chain vape, I do vape it hot when I vape about every half hour. But I can't believe that all of my atty's are bad. I had heard about bad atty's for the 510 but if they are bad, then I need to quit buying them and say forget it to the 510. I'm willing to try another ecig. At this point I'd rather keep to carts and not cartos. I saw a video on how to refill a carto and it was insane. You have to remove like 3 or 4 different things in order to get to the carto filler.

 

[xdunlapx]

I'm confused, you say they aren't vaporizing at all any more and yet you also say they taste burnt. If they aren't vaporizing, how can you taste that they are burnt? So you tried to clean them...did you blow them out afterwards? Then drip 2-3 drops of juice on the bridge and try to vape? Are you sure your battery is charged fully? Details woman! I need details!

When I look at the atty with the cart off and press the manual button and hold it down, the atty should vaporize any juice left in there. I've dropped two drops onto the atty bridge and watched it not vaporize anything. At least not that a strong vapor is produced.

I cleaned them with nearly boiling water (it boiled and when I poured it into a bowl with the atty's it had quit boiling). I swished them around with tongs and took each one of them and swished it back and forth to move the hot water inside the atty. I did that for about 5 minutes. I took them out and let them cool down and then blew out the excess water from them and let them air dry. They are dry now.

My battery was fully charged when I started doing all of this. I can hear the atty sizzling but it never produces vapor.

 

[aubergine]

I'm really tickled with my VK; just hassle free, lasts long, lots of good flavors, batts last long and so do carts...

 

[dee5]

If you hear the atty sizzling then it is still trying to process the water. Water won't vaporize at the same temp as our juices do, the water needs to completly dry out before you can reprime with juice and try to vape again with them. Some people stand their attys on top of lit light bulbs to help dry them out, or you could try a blow dryer or just wait. Stand them on end, mouthpiece end down/battery end up, and wait 48 hours or try one of the other methods. Don't give up on them yet!

 

[xdunlapx]

If you hear the atty sizzling then it is still trying to process the water. Water won't vaporize at the same temp as our juices do, the water needs to completly dry out before you can reprime with juice and try to vape again with them. Some people stand their attys on top of lit light bulbs to help dry them out, or you could try a blow dryer or just wait. Stand them on end, mouthpiece end down/battery end up, and wait 48 hours or try one of the other methods. Don't give up on them yet!

It used to sizzle before I cleaned them. That's why I cleaned them. So it's not acting any differently than it did before which is why I'm so frustrated. I don't know. I might buy a Vapor King. I hear nothing but good reviews about them. But first I want to try all I can to get this 510 working right. It's only 14 days old.

 

[CJsKee]

I've been having problems with 510 attys just not vaping/lasting well at all. I've been mostly using the cartos. I get you not wanting to fiddle with them, though. Check this thread: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/67012-refill-cartomizers-quick-easy-video.html. Folks seem to be having really good results with this refill method. And I don't think cost wise you can beat the cartos.

 

[Drozd]

Take a look at highping's thread about cleaning an atty..and give that a try..
Depending on juice and flavor..and the fact that you said that you are flooding them (from the ammount you said you're putting in them it sounds like you are)
they might just be super super gunked up..

EDIT: just in my opinion...cartos have their place...usually it's far away from me...maybe it's me but I started with a 510 (since moved to an eGo but that's neither here nor there) and well the cartos just don't taste right (with the exception of menthol) ..and the draw on a KR8 is super airy and the vapor production quite a bit less than the 510..

 

[xdunlapx]

I haven't even used all the atty's. Two of them were brand new. They all act the same way. Sizzling but no real vapor. So I doubt that's the problem.

 

[Wireguy]

Have you ever had juice leak out through the holes in the battery threads?

 

[xdunlapx]

Have you ever had juice leak out through the holes in the battery threads?

I have, twice.

Brittany

 

[Wireguy]

When it did did you have the same results?

 

[xdunlapx]

Yes. But the atty's are clean now. I got one of them to work but it tastes awful. Very metallic tasting and burnt. Oh the joy of not knowing how to fix it.

 

[Drozd]

I gotta ask where did you get these atties from...as we all well know by now..all atties are not created equal..
I swear I got one this weekend (not from my typical vendor) that I swear the darn thing tastes like pachoulli...no matter what I try to vape through it..

 

[Drozd]

is the draw very hard?..like it's not drawing at all as well as tasting bad and no vapor?

 

[asidrave]

Take a look at highping's thread about cleaning an atty..and give that a try..
Depending on juice and flavor..and the fact that you said that you are flooding them (from the ammount you said you're putting in them it sounds like you are)
they might just be super super gunked up..

EDIT: just in my opinion...cartos have their place...usually it's far away from me...maybe it's me but I started with a 510 (since moved to an eGo but that's neither here nor there) and well the cartos just don't taste right (with the exception of menthol) ..and the draw on a KR8 is super airy and the vapor production quite a bit less than the 510..

i have the same expeience with cartos...very airy when using them with my SB and very little vapor. on the flipside...when i use cartos in my tornado with the nose cone on...its much better. im assuming since the carto is over the cone there is less air...draw is a bit stiffer yet much better vapor.

overall i still prefer the 510 atomizer with either dripping or blue foam w/spring