Friday, August 24, 2012

Proper Care and Feeding of your e-Cigarette

Now that you've gotten your first e-Cigarette, read the instructions, charged your batteries, screwed on the atomizer (or cartomizer) and have been enjoying the benefits of vaping, you should know how to keep it in good operating condition.

BATTERIES—As you use your e-Cigarette, a small amount of e-liquid will eventually make it's way to the threads of your battery, where you screw in your atomizer/cartomizer. This can cause a poor connection, resulting in poor performance. The easiest way I've found to fix this situation is to gently wipe the inside of the battery connection with a Q-tip. I do this every time I charge a battery, to keep the threads in good clean condition.

Atomizers—The parts of e-Cigarettes do not last forever. Batteries gradually wear out, reducing performance, cartridges or cartomizers are also replaceable, and so are atomizers. The atomizer is the heating element of your e-Cigarette. Just as with batteries, the threads of your atomizer will also collect a little e-liquid with use. I use a lint free cloth to wipe the liquid off the threads. It only takes a second, and your e-Cigarette will perform better if you keep those threads clean.

Cartridges are considered disposable, each one will generally last one to two days before it begins to lose it's ability to 'wick' the e-liquid to the atomizer. You can extend the life of your cartridges using a simple method. As you draw on your e-Cigarette, the wicking material in the cartridge will begin to to lose it's original 'fluffiness' and start to get stiff. The effect of this is very noticeable. For one thing, you'll notice that when you top it off with e-liquid, it doesn't hold more than two or three drops, and you will also see the wicking material has 'shrunk' down into the cartridge.

A simple way to get a little more life from your cartridges is to use a pin to gently lift the wicking material back to the top of the cartridge. By using this simple trick, you can nearly double the life span of your cartridges. Next, don't overfill your cartridges. When you do this, you waste your e-liquid, and increase the amount of liquid that will find it's way to the threads we were talking about above. One of the most common reasons atomizers sometimes suddenly stop working is because they're flooded with too much liquid. If you suspect this is your problem, you can lash the atomizer into a stainless sink. If you see liquid come out, chances are that's what's happened.

We hope these tips help you to get more enjoyment from your e-Cigarettes, and happy vaping!

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