Why does my Tornado 510 Overheat?

[TurkishBeauty]

Why does my Tornado 510 Overheat?
Is it the amount of ejuice causing this? Or maybe the battery? Or even that I need to change the atomiser?

Thanks in advance

 

[CraigHB]

It's normal for the atomizer to heat up a certain amount. The heavier you vape, the warmer it gets. I'm a real heavy vaper and can get the things so hot, I have to let them cool. However, I have heard of instances where a defective atomizer gets hot quickly. Do all your atomizers get hot or just one? batteries can also get hot if they are defective. Try another battery and atomizer to see if anything changes. If it does, you'll know for sure.

 

[classwife]

Is it just the atty getting hot ? Are you chain vaping ? If the battery is getting hot you are probably overstressing it.

Need a little more info than it's getting hot....what is getting hot ?

 

[hairball]

I suggest setting another PV up so you don't overheat you battery or atty. The overheating isn't good for either. You need to allow both to cool between vapes.

 

[TurkishBeauty]

I think its the atomizer as I havent actually changed it yet ha! Im not vaping as much as I thought I would and today is my 5th consecutive day with no cigarettes! YEY
My 5 Pack of 2.6-2.8 ohm Cartomizers have arrived so I think I should probably switch over to one of them soon
But honestly, considering I have been using my Tornado with the same atty for 1 week or more everyday the vape amount/taste is not that bad at all..

Regards

 

[Sandrita]

Its quite normal for the atty to heat up as the wick inside heats up and turns the liquid into a vapor. So if you are vaping hard or regularly without a brake the atomizer will overheat and there is the potential for performance to dip with an over heated atty. My recommendation would be to take slower longer draws and let the atty rest for a couple of seconds after each inhale.

 

[AttyPops]

Well, yes.... the atty gets hot. But you said "overheat" ... so... clean the atty.

What happens is that gunk (the official term, I think) builds up in the atty, and you over-vape it to keep it working. Then, next thing you know it "pops" and dead atty.

Best to blow the atty out twice per day... keeps it going. Still have to clean it tho. Day 5... yeah... clean. Try running hot water through it, or any of the 100 other cleaning methods.

 

[CraigHB]

Yea, that atty gunk is a real problem. The only way I know to fully remove it is to do a dry burn, but that's risky, doing that can pop the coil, and I've done it. Though if an atomizer is so gunked up it doesn't work well anymore, you have nothing to lose.