What is the normal lifespan of a passthru

[dijohn76]

I just recently bought a DSE901 passthru and am wondering what I should expect for a normal lifespan? I am a very heavy "vapor"-analogs were 2.5 to 3 pcks/day. I'm just trying to figure out how many I should keep on hand? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[nash076]

I just recently bought a DSE901 passthru and am wondering what I should expect for a normal lifespan? I am a very heavy "vapor"-analogs were 2.5 to 3 pcks/day. I'm just trying to figure out how many I should keep on hand? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

You're going to get wildly varying answers on this one. It depends on a couple of things, including how often you use your unit and how well you look after it. I'm not sure if you're talking about the atomizer here as well; some folks have them die in a day (which is probably a quality control issue, and fortunately most places will send you a replacement if it conks out in under 2 weeks), and some people are using the same one they got with their kit six months on. It's hit and miss.

With the passthroughs, there's been a lot of complaints about them burning out regularly no matter who you buy them from. It's likely a quality control thing, given how e-cigs have boomed so much. Fortunately, puresmoker.com is going to be introducing a heavy duty one they're making themselves; it should be out within a week or two, and if you can afford it snap it up when you get the chance.

As a rule of thumb, you should always probably have at least one spare battery and two spare atomizers on hand; with the passthroughs, some of them work forever and some of them just up and die for no reason. Wish I had a better answer, sorry.

Nash

 

[bea58]

Dijohn, keep at least one for backup. Be sure to check the battery connection for fluid if it's not producing vapor- dry the excess off the battery end and atomizer, and don't let your cart get dry as it runs hotter and goes through e liquid faster.

If you do a search for 901 pass throughs you'll find threads discussing specs needed for the best performance and how to get the most out of this part; if I recall correctly this subject came up recently.

In answer to your question I've been using mine daily for almost 2 months now with no problems. I've read where others have gotten more than double that life out of them.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Mine average 3 months if you do not drip with it and are carefull with the cord!!!! After three months the wheel switch starts to fail---Sun

 

[OutWest]

I dont know the exact cause of the death of my first one (it was acting flaky to begin with) but it died within a week of use. I laid my ecig (a 901) down on my laptop's keyboard overnight with passthru still attached and when I got up in the morning it was dead. I dont know if the heat from the laptop caused the liquid to be runnier and as a result it got in the passthru, if it was just coincidence, or if it was something else. My second passthru has been working just fine.

 

[dijohn76]

Thanks folks I have the one passthru and I spend most of my day at the computer, so it is really getting a workout. For some reason I assumed since it is "hooked in" to the computer that I didn't have to worry about it since it doesn't need recharging. Then I happened to see a post that stated that can expire the same as regular batteries, so I just wondered what kind of "rule of thumb" I should use as far as stocking up on them.

 

[nash076]

Thanks folks I have the one passthru and I spend most of my day at the computer, so it is really getting a workout. For some reason I assumed since it is "hooked in" to the computer that I didn't have to worry about it since it doesn't need recharging. Then I happened to see a post that stated that can expire the same as regular batteries, so I just wondered what kind of "rule of thumb" I should use as far as stocking up on them.

Honestly, if you can build one or have someone build one for you, you'd be in a much better boat. The homebuilt ones might look a bit ghetto, but if they're done properly they're sturdy as all get out.

Of all the stuff to build for an e-cig, passthroughs are definitely the easiest. Check the modder's forum.

Nash

 

[Catanonia]

As said build your own. Only take 20 mins if you can work solder.

No way is mine going to die...

Build a straight 5volt one with a manual switch

On a 901 atty is is just as good as a Screwdriver

 

[nash076]

As said build your own. Only take 20 mins if you can work solder.

No way is mine going to die...

Build a straight 5volt one with a manual switch

On a 901 atty is is just as good as a Screwdriver

Heh . . . never say never. It probably won't die.

The homemade ones are sturdier mainly because the folks building them make them that way. I built mine out of an old cell phone car charger; fits in my hand more or less like an old fashioned tobacco pipe, and aside from odds and ends around my house, most of the internal parts came from Radio Shack. I think I spent about $6.00 on the switch and the coaxial jack modded to fit my atomizer, and then splurged the extra three dollars on an LED and resistors.

If you take time and care in building one, it'll last like a ...., and in the long run it's cheaper than buying one pre-made. On the other hand, anything can and will fail, especially the moment you make the declaration that it won't.

Nash