Took Apart a Dead Disposable

[enico]

I had a dead disposable and decided I was curious if I could open it up since it was a one piece. First I peeled of the tape like layer (which is the paint job that makes it look like a cigarette) and I was left with a shiny metal tube. I took out the tip that you inhale from and then pulled out the cartridge. Then I saw the atomizer and tried to see if I could pull it out. I could. I pulled it out with my trusty paper clip and to my surprise it wasn't a metal or metal looking atomizer. It looked like toy doll hair.







I'll admit I rarely visit the modders section, but the times that I have visited I've never seen an atomizer that looks like this or is this material. Am I right is this the atomizer? I looked in the tube and couldn't find anything else that was protruding enough to get into the cartridge.

 

[Scottbee]

This looks an awful lot like the internal design and materials used in the GreenCig cartomizer....

 

[enico]

It actually looks like a cartomizer built in, but it's a single piece.

 

[virtuetovice]

If you could, find out if that "dollhair" is conductive. If it is, bye bye coils?

 

[emberl]

Yak. gross.

 

[john doe]

my guess is that the hair is just a wick to carry the juice down to the coil. you may have to dig deeper to find the coil.

 

[virtuetovice]

I know that there ARE fibrous, conductive materials commonly used in everyday appliances. Example: Automotive spark plug wires. They use this fibrous material as a conductor from the distributor to the top of the spark plug. Only question I have left is how healthy it would be to use such a material....

 

[TWalker]

I had the spark plug wire fibers idea yesterday. Those are carbon fibers and conductive. Enico can you confirm there is more to the unit than this? Or is this it?

Those fibers are not acting as the coil are they?

 

[enico]

That was all that I could pull out easily. There is probably more inside, but that was the only thing touching the cartridge.

 

[gratefulme]

The next thing down inside is the atty. The fibers are just wicking the juice to the atty from the cart. It works just like a greengig as Scottbee said.

 

[crashtestjeep]

Are the "hairs" fiberglas like in a reg atty?

 

[enico]

I don't know. It just looked like hair. I'm not sure on the material. If any of you guys that know what you're doing would like I have 2 dead one's. I can send one out to a couple of you.

 

[Tanner S Hyde]

that would be awesome... I'd love to dissect a one use and record the findings for all the awesome modders on here to maybe find more ideas

 

[enico]

PM me your address and I'll get it out to you ASAP.

 

[Vaporer]

I just rebuilt one. Model Kim One. The fibers are the same as in a normal cart wick, non-conductive.
Mine had 2 coil wraps of nichrome wire .004 . It has an air sensing circuit and a 08500P 250ma rchargeable lipo. I put a plug inside the endcap with 2 small holes and recharge it that way. Makes a good dripper. I have an idea for cart feeding it.

I have a 2nd coming apart soon. I want to measure the nichrome. That length even at 1/8" dia would be a low ohm coil. From whats visible, very low.

Edit: Scottbee, it's identical to the pic you posted of the greencig. I can't see how many winds in your pic, but I'd hope they use more than 2!