Who has the longest lasting atomiser?

[ken]

The reason I ask the question is that some vendors not all tend to push the fact that atties are disposable and therefore they will not guarantee them.

Indeed I had a bit of a run in with a vendor several months ago in regard to three atties that I had bought that lasted two days each before they died.
It was explained to me at the time that there was a no returns policy
and the atty would only have been replaced if it had been dead on arrival and that I would have had to pay the return postage.
I have learned since but too late that this was illegal and that under the distance selling regulations that the goods were not fit for purpose so should have been replaced at the vendors expense.

Okay, rant over, water under the bridge and all that crap.

It is a fact however that some makes of atties seem to last longer than others.
I have seen on some forums claims of atties living 6 months and longer.
So is it a case of you get what you pay for as in cheap atties are crap or is it pot luck. Or is it simply that some users don't know how to look after their atties.

In my own case I am using a Titan 510 LR atty purchased in the TECC sale and still sold by Totally Wicked.
This atty has lasted me nearly 8 weeks and is as good now as day 1.
I use it on a Tornado battery, I don't clean it but merely blow it out once at night.
I never let it get dry but other than that do nothing special with it.

So is it just luck?

How long has your atty lasted?

Ken.

[buckowski]

It's just luck Ken.
I've used 901s, 510s, XLs, LR's, lots of variants.
Lasted anything from 2 days up to 10 weeks.
The longest was a regular Janty 510, 10 weeks at full power then dropped off dramatically.
Seems to be no magic formula, purely luck.
Gotta treat them as disposables, in some cases, highly disposable

[Chrissie]

Agrees with Bucko, it mainly is just luck Ken. I've had the opposite to you - the shortest lived atties I've had where from a batch bought from TW. A multi pack of 901's i bought from them lasted between a few hours & a few days. Just recently dug out the 510's I bought at the same time to use with my new GD PT. 2 dead within a couple of days - the rest as week as could be

If you want guarantee on atties, you need to go for Janty/Joye. Plus last time I looked, Health Cabin where still giving a good warranty on all their products - but it would mean shipping back the dead parts to China.

[ken]

So is it just a lack of quality control then?

It does seem strange though that some last quite a long time and others fail at the start. ???

The fact that some last longer surely must mean that they all could be made that way or am I missing something.

Okay Buckowski's atty is the longest lived so far at 10 weeks.
Has anyone had one that lasted longer?

Ken.

[Chrissie]

Kenny, yes it is down to quality control. I bet the Chinese factories sell atties on to vendors for not much more than a couple of quid! (May be very wrong with that estimate though & more than happy to be put right). If that is the case, what is the factory mark up? Peanuts! So unless the majority of us are prepared to pay more......

As for longest lasting atties - over 6 months for me. That was with RN4081's when I first started vaping.

[ken]

Nov 13, 2010 20:15:03 GMT Chrissie said:

Kenny, yes it is down to quality control. I bet the Chinese factories sell atties on to vendors for not much more than a couple of quid! (May be very wrong with that estimate though & more than happy to be put right). If that is the case, what is the factory mark up? Peanuts! So unless the majority of us are prepared to pay more......

As for longest lasting atties - over 6 months for me. That was with RN4081's when I first started vaping.

Over 6 months Chrissie whow!!!

Do they still sell these.

Ken.

[Perpetua]

I'm on the same step Ken as Chris and Buck . . . . no rhyme, reason or pattern with the atomisers I've purchased, regardless of price/supplier . . . . some of the most expensive HV 901's I lashed out on were an utter waste of money and barely sparked up . . . same applies to the 510's, a pack of 5 standard from TECC didn't even last an evening, yet others I've had from them have been quite alright.

Guess that's what prompting a number of the techy modders to have a go at producing an atty that gives greater longevity and a consistent vape.

Although, I have to say, as much as it grieves me to accept the concept of an atomiser being such a throwaway item, I also dread to think of the thousands of £'s over the years I've set fire too without much hesitation.

I also wonder, although don't have any facts to prove/disprove the notion, that if you spread your vaping usage over a couple of atty's rather than hammering just one whether that prolongs it's life or not.

Just my musings.

[Chrissie]

Yep you can still buy RN4081 (super-mini) atties. But they don't perform as well as 901's for instance. But maybe that's why they last longer?

For starters, Liberty Flights sell them : -

www.liberty-flights.co.uk/product.asp?id=27

And TW : -

www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/products/electronic-cigarette-accessories-2/super-e-cig-atomizer-product.html

You can also buy adapters so you can fit them to most battery threads.

[Chrissie]

Nov 13, 2010 20:21:32 GMT Perpetua said:

Although, I have to say, as much as it grieves me to accept the concept of an atomiser being such a throwaway item, I also dread to think of the thousands of £'s over the years I've set fire too without much hesitation.

Couldn't agree more Perpy

[ken]

Nov 13, 2010 20:21:32 GMT Perpetua said:

Although, I have to say, as much as it grieves me to accept the concept of an atomiser being such a throwaway item, I also dread to think of the thousands of £'s over the years I've set fire too without much hesitation.

A good point Perpy and of course that is why we all continue to enjoy this healthier and tastier alternative to smoking.


Are there any more surprises and can anybody beat Chrissie's over 6 months with an atty?

Ken.

[ken]

Thanks for the links Chrissie.

Bye the way did you notice that you and I both quoted Perpy's same words at exactly the same time.

Ken. x

[Chrissie]

Kenny, I should add that though my 4081 atties where still working after 6 months, they where pretty pathetic by then - but they hadn't completely died.

[ken]

Nov 13, 2010 20:47:44 GMT Chrissie said:

Kenny, I should add that though my 4081 atties where still working after 6 months, they where pretty pathetic by then - but they hadn't completely died.

Don't matter Chrissie, you still hold the record.

[Perpetua]

Nov 13, 2010 20:44:03 GMT ken said:

Bye the way did you notice that you and I both quoted Perpy's same words at exactly the same time.

Ken. x

Great cyber minds.

I quite fancy trying these Cisco thingys when Toby get them back in stock . . . . although I read on the GG forum they don't come with a primer fluid so you have to ensure they're wet enough when you first start usage, else you get a burnt acrid taste which is very difficult to get rid of.

If nothing else, it's great to see people trying to improve on we've already got on offer.

[Chrissie]

Kenny, I saw someone post on ECf that they had cartomisers that lasted for 6 months Find that so hard to believe though as I've never really got on with them. Mind you I'm in the minority of not getting on with 510 atties either!

Perpy, I'm also sort of interested in those as well. being a bit of a stick in the mud though as I still love my 901's