Is it ok to dry burn attys as i am experminting with loads of different liquids some i love some i hate and mixing them as well plus i heard that with new attys it is coated with something as there new?
Is it ok to dry burn Attys
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I don't dry burn an atty unless it's not performing well enough to use anymore. The primer fluid in some atomizers can be annoying and taste really bad, but the best thing to do is just blow out all of it that you can and vape it a while. The nasty flavor will go away quickly enough. If you're changing flavors a lot you might consider buying a small bottle of VG and just vape a few drops of that between flavors to help clear it out.
I tried dry burning and in my opinion it heats up the atty too much and shortens the life. I'll only use that method to try salvaging an atty I'd otherwise just discard.
I tried dry burning and in my opinion it heats up the atty too much and shortens the life. I'll only use that method to try salvaging an atty I'd otherwise just discard.
If you're testing out different flavors, you could always buy a few cartos to test on. After you find a nice flavor, switch over to your atty. You can always clean your cartos and reuse with new flavors.
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I never heard anyone say to use some flavorless? VG juice to clear flavor does this really work? I just keep the same flavor in my atty then if i want something new i clean them( alchohol overnight and dry method) if flavorless vg really gets rid of the flavor it could save medays cleaning attys since they don't need cleaning
Only if you have spare attys, and I would also recommend having a spare battery if you are dry-burning extreme LR stuff.
Pr or VG will get the job done for switching flavors! Drip a couple drops and vape, drip and vape-once you no longer taste the old flavor the atomizer is ready for the new flavor!
When testing juices I blow out the atomizer, then just switch to the new juice and vape it until I think I am getting the pure flavor. A better idea would be to have unflavored no-nic PG and use that after blowing out the atty, then blow it out again, and prime with the new juice. I also order my juices from delicate to strong/clingy and always try the more delicate flavors first.
Some people blow out and rinse their atty between flavors. Then you need to shake/blow that out and prime it.
For normal everyday vaping of my favorite thinner flavors I don't use atomizers. I use cartomizers so each one is totally separate with its own atomizer built into the carto.
Some people blow out and rinse their atty between flavors. Then you need to shake/blow that out and prime it.
For normal everyday vaping of my favorite thinner flavors I don't use atomizers. I use cartomizers so each one is totally separate with its own atomizer built into the carto.
there are many videos in youtube .....they say that after cleaning an atty....make dry burns , then turn around and hit it a bit down to go away the burned old juice.....i did it at my ego-t and had no problems.....but watch closely the video's for how long they do the dry burn....don't overdoit.
Hope i helped.
Hope i helped.
the two main atty vendors strongly advise against dry burning. i think of it as running a car engine without oil in it
For the last 20 months I have been using this dry burn procedure to clean my atomizer about once per week....
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html
I have never blown an atomizer doing dry burns, and they have been lasting me around 6 months on average.
But dry burning your atomizer every time you change flavors might be a bit hard on the atomizer.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html
I have never blown an atomizer doing dry burns, and they have been lasting me around 6 months on average.
But dry burning your atomizer every time you change flavors might be a bit hard on the atomizer.
ry burn if you know what you are doing. It isnt rocket science. And dont wait until it is super cruddy or it will pop. Do it when performance drops a little.
I second what TommyP says.
If you wait until the atomizer already has a lot of crud on it, you greatly stress the heating coil and will pop the atty.
The key is to keep the crud off of the coils.
This whole dry burn issue has not been looked at systematically.
I see a lot of posts by people who say it pops the atty and others have great success with it, like me.
It's a self-fullfilling prophecy for those that say it pops atties and only do it as a last resort or if the atty starts to lose performance. An atty in that shape already has crud on it and will pop because they are really stressing the coil to get it to glow orange through the crud.
That's one of the reasons, besides the fact that I like the hit from them, that I use cisco lr306 atties. I debridge and dewick them so I can keep the coils free of the crud.
I love a fresh tasting atty and these are the only ones that I can clean and keep clean.
These atties are stronger than people think. I use a vibrating toothbrush on mine and the result is that none of my atties have any crud and to dry burn them does not stress the coils. It only takes about 20 sec. of pulsing the button to do it. The result is a coil that instantly glows just like a new one.
The engine with no oil analogy is not really accurately describing this situation because we are not talking about the friction of 2 dry surfaces. A more accurate analogy would be a BBQ grill. To get the carbon off of a heating surface like a grill, you can 1) dissolve it off with a solution (which we don't have yet, vodka/PGA etc don't fully do the trick with crud) 2) burn it off (just like you do with a stove) 3) brush it off (vibrating toothbrush). I use a solution, brush it off and then there is hardly anything left to dry burn off, but do it because it cleans anything left over and at very little cost.
Just my 2 cents.
If you wait until the atomizer already has a lot of crud on it, you greatly stress the heating coil and will pop the atty.
The key is to keep the crud off of the coils.
This whole dry burn issue has not been looked at systematically.
I see a lot of posts by people who say it pops the atty and others have great success with it, like me.
It's a self-fullfilling prophecy for those that say it pops atties and only do it as a last resort or if the atty starts to lose performance. An atty in that shape already has crud on it and will pop because they are really stressing the coil to get it to glow orange through the crud.
That's one of the reasons, besides the fact that I like the hit from them, that I use cisco lr306 atties. I debridge and dewick them so I can keep the coils free of the crud.
I love a fresh tasting atty and these are the only ones that I can clean and keep clean.
These atties are stronger than people think. I use a vibrating toothbrush on mine and the result is that none of my atties have any crud and to dry burn them does not stress the coils. It only takes about 20 sec. of pulsing the button to do it. The result is a coil that instantly glows just like a new one.
The engine with no oil analogy is not really accurately describing this situation because we are not talking about the friction of 2 dry surfaces. A more accurate analogy would be a BBQ grill. To get the carbon off of a heating surface like a grill, you can 1) dissolve it off with a solution (which we don't have yet, vodka/PGA etc don't fully do the trick with crud) 2) burn it off (just like you do with a stove) 3) brush it off (vibrating toothbrush). I use a solution, brush it off and then there is hardly anything left to dry burn off, but do it because it cleans anything left over and at very little cost.
Just my 2 cents.
I use a vapor steamer followed by a thorough dry burn at least once a week. The only time I have popped an atty while dry burning was when I tried to burn a gunked up atty. My personal atties are all months old and all but a couple still perform very well. I would not attempt to dry burn a tank atty unless you take it apart and can really clean and see the coil.
I agree with all of this, except that I don't bother dewicking or debridging my atomizers.
And I like your analogy of a BBQ grill, but I use the anology of a self-cleaning oven.
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