When all else fails..

[tornadosiren]

So I have been vaping for coming up on to 4 months now, and in the last few weeks, I have noticed that it just has not been as satisfying as it was previously. Not as much vapor..not as much flavor, etc. This was different from that initial 3 week wall that most of us seem to hit. While it has not been unpleasant, and has not been even remotely so unsatisfying as to make me go back to analogs (I am actually on zero nic, and have been for about 2 months, but I do still enjoy the vaping, so not intending to quit just yet), it just wasnt quite as good. So I got to thinking..ya know..I have never given my battery ends a good alcohol soak like I had seen people talking about.
Sooo..lets just say there is a lot of black gunk floating around in the alcohol, and I feel like its day one again. so when all else fails. Clean your PV!

 

[Maxine]

Good advice! And it can't hurt to clean the charger contacts, either, to keep from re-dirtying the batteries...

Sounds like you're out of your slump. Congratulations on 4 months!

 

[player30]

Good advice; At least once a week, I put alcohol on one end of a q-tip and clean with that & then wipe with the other end.

 

[tornadosiren]

In the future I will definitely make it a weekly thing. It really just never occurred to me just how much gunk was accumulating in those things.

 

[Rosco]

Excellent advice. "PM's" - Preventative Maintenance can save you a bundle.. of grief, expense, frustration, and pain.

During my stay in the sands of Kandahar, if you didn't learn that within the first 60 seconds of your duty, you could be toes up before another 60 seconds roll by. KIC...KIC...KIC.
Keep it clean.....

 

[hairball]

Great advice...getting rid of the funky stuff is always an improvement.

 

[mistinthewoods]

Yep! the gunk causes resistance and lowers the wattage. I let it build up on a 5 volt device once and it started hitting weaker than my Rivas.