Ultrasonic coil cleaning

[Heath54]

I was wondering if anyone has cleaned Geek Vape Aero tank mesh coils in a ultrasonic cleaner. If so how were the results, how long to leave them in the cleaner and what liquid should I use in the cleaner? I was thinking of just using water. Just trying to get a bit more life out of the coils.
Thank you
Heath54

 

[Myk]

We used to boil coils and then rinse in alcohol (everclear or vodka). I think back then there was a realistic fear the ultrasonic would break the tiny wires. It couldn't hurt to try if the coil is otherwise useless.

I would fill a small jar with alcohol and set that in the ultrasonic. The vibrations will transfer and the lid keeps it from evaporating.
I know from cleaning other coils it will probably take some scraping if you can't dry burn the crust to ash first.

 

[Letitia]

I cleaned a drop in in my UC once, Seems to have broken down the wick and leaked. It was as if the wick didn't absorb the juice it just ran thru it.

 

[Myk]

I cleaned a drop in in my UC once, Seems to have broken down the wick and leaked. It was as if the wick didn't absorb the juice it just ran thru it.

Back when we were boiling it was mesh or poly fiber. Good point.

 

[Letitia]

. Good point.

Good if messy lesson.

 

[Myk]

Good if messy lesson.

Still worth a try as long as cautious filling.
There has to be a way to rewick them and the mesh should be good for a few builds.

 

[Heath54]

Still worth a try as long as cautious filling.
There has to be a way to rewick them and the mesh should be good for a few builds.

Going to try cleaning a couple of the coils. It can not hurt as they are not much good the way they are. Also going to take one apart and see if it can be re-wicked. The cotton appears to be packed in there pretty tight. Nothing ventured nothing gained.
Heath54

 

[Letitia]

Going to try cleaning a couple of the coils. It can not hurt as they are not much good the way they are. Also going to take one apart and see if it can be re-wicked. The cotton appears to be packed in there pretty tight. Nothing ventured nothing gained.
Heath54

There are some yt tutorials for this.

 

[Heath54]

There are some yt tutorials for this.

Thanks for the info in yt. I did take one and ran it in the ultrasonic for half an hot in hot water and changed the water and ran it again for half an hour. Looks like it did a good job. Time will tell when I try it.
Heath54

 

[stols001]

I haven't cleaned coils in some time but were I to try, I don't think a UC would be a bad idea but I wouldn't use any kind of cleansing fluid other than water in it honestly.

Anna

 

[Myk]

I haven't cleaned coils in some time but were I to try, I don't think a UC would be a bad idea but I wouldn't use any kind of cleansing fluid other than water in it honestly.

Anna

Vodka or everclear is my atty cleaner choice.

 

[r055co]

Cleaning factory Coils is an exercise in futility, seriously.

Back when I used to vape factory Coils it tried cleaning with Vodka, Everclear even in an Ultrasonic. Bottom line is Cotton breaks down an you toss the coil. With my rebuildibles on average I swap my cotton weekly that is why on my coils I get around 4 months or more. But with Factory coils you don't have that option unless you can replace the cotton.

 

[stols001]

Yes, but that wasn't the question that was actually asked, was it? The OP wants to know how 'best" to clean prefab coils. I used to clean my coils early on before I was ready for rebuilding and eventually halted the practice when I was ready to do so.

Anna

 

[Myk]

Cleaning factory Coils is an exercise in futility, seriously.

Back when I used to vape factory Coils it tried cleaning with Vodka, Everclear even in an Ultrasonic. Bottom line is Cotton breaks down an you toss the coil. With my rebuildibles on average I swap my cotton weekly that is why on my coils I get around 4 months or more. But with Factory coils you don't have that option unless you can replace the cotton.

If people took that attitude we would still be vaping 801s and replacing attys often.

It may be futile. But you never know until you try. And someday someone who tries may have a method that works better than all those who tried before. Then that person tells their method of rebuilding a Vivi-Nova coil. Then the people who learn from that start applying that knowledge to other coil heads. Soon China is making rebuildables.

 

[r055co]

If people took that attitude we would still be vaping 801s and replacing attys often.

It may be futile. But you never know until you try. And someday someone who tries may have a method that works better than all those who tried before. Then that person tells their method of rebuilding a Vivi-Nova coil. Then the people who learn from that start applying that knowledge to other coil heads. Soon China is making rebuildables.

That's why one just gets an RTA and/or RDA.

And as I mentioned I tried cleaning Factory Coils before, that is a major reason why I got into RDA's and RTA's. I stand by my comment, cleaning factory coils is an exercise in futility. Cotton breaks down

 

[Myk]

That's why one just gets an RTA and/or RDA.

And as I mentioned I tried cleaning Factory Coils before, that is a major reason why I got into RDA's and RTA's. I stand by my comment, cleaning factory coils is an exercise in futility. Cotton breaks down

I agree but RTA mesh isn't equal to the drop in mesh yet (and I like my RTA mesh both with screen and Vapefly stamped mesh).
There has to be a way to renew the drop ins even if it means replacing cotton. Maybe some tea bags or blue foam.

 

[Heath54]

The coil is toast right now so I have nothing to lose but a bit of my time. Everyone makes good points. All I can do is hope that it works.
Thanks for all the input.
Heath54

 

[r055co]

I agree but RTA mesh isn't equal to the drop in mesh yet (and I like my RTA mesh both with screen and Vapefly stamped mesh).
There has to be a way to renew the drop ins even if it means replacing cotton. Maybe some tea bags or blue foam.

For that the best way to go is just dissect the factory coil, I rebuilt for a bit my factory OG Crown Coils.

 

[Myk]

For that the best way to go is just dissect the factory coil, I rebuilt for a bit my factory OG Crown Coils.

That was my plan with the Plexus coil for Scion II when I thought they have some for TC. I figured it would need both sides cleaned.
I did rinse the mesh coil successfully but it wasn't well used since I don't like wattage mode.

 

[stols001]

There are times you just wanna clean a coil. I stopped doing it mostly because I didn't know how clean they were getting, and they tended to die unpredictably. But, I also wanted to find out that information for myself. Etc.

It's a perfectly good rationale to switch to rebuidables but the answer to how to clean a coil is not buy an RTA. There are various methods of cleaning them, and they may or may not be successful. Some coils you can get sorta clean and all, but there are methods to cleaning coils that will give them a few days more life, how healthy they are is debatable, but it can, in fact be done. I know this because I have done it. More than once.

Anna