Paper towel bits stuck in atty

[Red Hot]

I was cleaning an atty and I noticed little bits of paper towel got stuck in the wedges of the atty mesh. What's the best way to handle this? Burn it out?

Also, how is one supposed to connect the cart to the atty after a refill? I've hear there's a special way..

I have a manual 510.

 

[FlyerTom]

You should follow this example

Aligning:
The cartridge and mouthpiece should be aligned properly to reduce the chances of melting the sides of the cart. Although it's not obvious, there is a proper way to attach the mouthpiece to the atomizer. The atomizer bridge should be perpendicular to the long sides of the mouthpiece. If you look inside the atomizer, you'll see a shape at the bottom that resembles the shape of the mouthpiece. Match those directions when inserting the mouthpiece into the atomizer. See the photo below as an example:

 

[jctennis]

tweezers are probably your best bet there. You could probably burn them out but rinsing for a while afterwards would be mandatory. mmmmmmmmm burnt paper...........

 

[mphsjeep]

Flyer...thanks for the post....I was doing it the other way to keep the ends of the bridge off the cart plactic but that post makes more sence to let juice get to the wick!!!!

 

[zoiDman]

Have you tried flushing the atty out with warm water? If that doesn't work, you might try soaking the atty in DIET soda for a couple of hours.

Some people swear by soaking in DIET soda once a week to keep gunk from building up.

 

[324productions]

I did the same thing with my 801 trying to get the dreaded primer fluid out, and learned that I shouldn't have twisted the paper towel! *facepalm* I used a pair of sharp tweezers and got as much as I could out. It worked really well after 20min of fishing! Still, there were fibers everywhere although it still beats smoking an analog tho! (gives it that smokey taste too! )

 

[Lightgeoduck]

man I hate atty dingleberries

 

[crashtestjeep]

best way for ME is to NOT use ppr towels. If ur near a $store, grab a pack of balloons. Put the mouth end of balloon on either end of atty after blowing up, then deflate the balloon by letting the air escape only thru the atty opening, then do other side, wipe connection and vape away....it sounds lengthy but Ive found its simple and quite effective in cleaning out an atty. Just an idea, nnot for everyone but works well for me.

works well after rinsing attys too...gets em dry in about 3-4 inflates. dry enough to vape again w/out waiting for em to dry overnite or using a blowdryer....

 

[Red Hot]

best way for ME is to NOT use ppr towels. If ur near a $store, grab a pack of balloons. Put the mouth end of balloon on either end of atty after blowing up, then deflate the balloon by letting the air escape only thru the atty opening, then do other side, wipe connection and vape away....it sounds lengthy but Ive found its simple and quite effective in cleaning out an atty. Just an idea, nnot for everyone but works well for me.

works well after rinsing attys too...gets em dry in about 3-4 inflates. dry enough to vape again w/out waiting for em to dry overnite or using a blowdryer....

I feel like I use that much air, if not more, when trying to clean them. So I'll definitely test that out, thanks!

 

[crashtestjeep]

No prob, hope it works well for ya ...

 

[Bryce]

I like to use a can of moisture free compressed air to blow it out from the threaded side of the 501. I just kind of hold the two together and blast it a couple times.

On the 801's I actually removed the guts from a battery, cut it in half leaving the threads along with about an inch of battery casing, then inserted a mouth piece into the new opening with the tube from the compressed air can forced into the mouthpiece hole. This makes a nice tight seal and when it's threaded to an atomizer it blows out everything. 501 can't do this but the canned air still works great for me.

-Bryce

 

[crashtestjeep]

Hmm, nice tip...I have some old gutted half cut batts from my mod-craze days, Ill have to try this! Thanks Bryce!

 

[Lightgeoduck]

um..if I read that right.. you are treading on dangerous grounds using compressed air to blow out an atty. you run the risk of damaging the atty element.... if I read it wrong.. my warning still is valid, but I guess you dont have to worry about it

 

[zoiDman]

Compressed "Canned" air also has all kinda of nice things inside of the can that leave a thin risudue if you don't hold the can completely up right. Read the label.

 

[Lightgeoduck]

Compressed "Canned" air also has all kinda of nice things inside of the can that leave a thin risudue if you don't hold the can completely up right. Read the label.

well I don't know anything about that,,, but I do know that blowing atties out with a hard force of air no matter where it is coming from could kill your atty almost instantly.... if it hasn't yet then you should get a loto ticket ..if you know what I mean

 

[Danyulc]

The residue from canned air evaporates quickly so that wouldn't be an issue. Basically the stuff that squirts out is just what is used to shoot out the compressed air. It's really really cood, but if you get it on anything you'll notice it disappears almost instantly as it evaporates.

Whether or not there is any left after it evaporates, well, I don't know for sure, lol.

-Danyulc

 

[Dubs58]

I would pick off what you can with tweezers, burn the rest off, lesson learned, dont let it happen again

JK, but seriously, I would try to re-use it again...just Not with my favorite juice but as a backup perhaps.

 

[m401 user]

For rinsing paper towel bits out of atty´s mesh, you should use CrestProHealth. Rinses everything out. Recommended.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo.../35917-sattecs-atty-cleaning-test-thread.html

 

[sugismimi]

What !!!!! Atty dingleberries?????
O I CAN STOP LAUGHING NOW!!!!1

OMG THAT WAS FUNNY

 

[zoiDman]

The residue from canned air evaporates quickly so that wouldn't be an issue. Basically the stuff that squirts out is just what is used to shoot out the compressed air. It's really really cood, but if you get it on anything you'll notice it disappears almost instantly as it evaporates.

Whether or not there is any left after it evaporates, well, I don't know for sure, lol.

-Danyulc

Just so were clear...

The gas inside a can of "Canned Air" is actualy not air. It varies from manufacture to manufacture but it is more of a free-on(sp?) type gas used in refridgeration systems.

I have used some "canned air" that is very clean and I have used so that isn't. A good test is to turn the can upside down and spray a piece of clean glass.