No bridge atty test

[smc]

Well I had a 510 atty that for some reason the wick burned up, or it was just not assembled properly. It never wicked right, so I thought I would try something.

I removed the bridge from the atty. Be carfull removing this for any reason. The coil and mesh will come up with it. I lucked out and did not break the wires. I suggest using a screw driver to hold down the 'innards'.

Ok the idea....

Basically I wanted to try a direct wicking approach. I purchased some 1/4'' wide untreated cotton lantern wick. This stuff is very similar to a shoe string. I cut off a 1'' piece and then cut this in half along the length. I then rolled this in PTB and left 1/3'' hanging out. This is the piece that will directly contact the coil. So far so good. The only issue is when it drys out the cotton will start to burn.

This is just a prelimanary approach. The cotton does not soak up the juice as well as I had wanted. Thinner juices should work good.

I would like to cap off the cart with hard plastic, or possibly a metal mesh (pipe filters). Then cut a small hole to insert the wick.

Anyway, I will keep on trying this out and post back with my final 'analysis'.

 

[Parmacrafter]

Being able to replace the wick when it gets nasty/burnt would be awesome! That would certainly extend the life of many atty's. Keep up the great work and keep us posted.

 

[smc]

Overall this did not work out too good. The direct contact of the cotton was to much for the coil. I can also see the potential for coil death. Dripping is good though.

It is possible to replace the silica strands using this method. Reinserting the bridge was not a problem. However, this method does damage the foil mesh on the bridge. This would need to be replaced, and secured somehow.