Hints & tricks
HELPFUL HINTS:
Caution: Always put 2-3 drops of liquid in a new or cleaned atomizer. This prevents premature atomizer failures. Without liquid in an atomizer the heater is not heat sinked.
I have been able to extend the life of the pen style atomizers by the following.
If you have an ultrasonic cleaner, even one for jewelry. Clean the atomizers in distilled water in the cleaner for about 5 to 10 minute. This removes all the excess and burnt liquid away from the heater. After this, blow off with shop air, if you have no source of air, let it dry overnight. This works great for me, I have been using the same atomizer for over 1 month. *************************************************************
I had a number of questions of the difference between a VP1 and VP2
Other than size, which is dictated by the battery, they are the same.
Here is a answer to an email I received recently and he had some good questions:
Using the same liquid, you can get more vapors by 2 things, increasing the voltage or the type of atomizer/heater. An 801 atomizer will put out more vapor than an 901 because of the heating elements surface area, plus heat buildup is better on the 801 than the 901 or 510. The 901 and 510 are smaller so there casings heat up much faster which increases resistance and puts out less power to the heater which in turn you get less vapor production. There are PV's that run at 5, 6, and 7 volts. The only problem there is they run too hot because the atomizers were not designed for that voltage. Running at 6 volts draws more current. These rechargeable batteries actually run at 4.2 volts so both give the same amount of vapors. The only difference technically is the endurance of the batteries.
The VP1 has 360mah batteries (milli amp Hours) meaning if you press the button and don't let up, it will supply 360 ma per hour. Now the 801 atomizer is roughly 3ohms, after tests the atomizers draw 1.4 amps when in use. So 1.4 x 3 =4.2 volts. A 360 mah battery can supply a device for 1 hour with a360ma draw. With a draw of 1400ma draw on these atomizers you get:360/1400 = 0.26 hours of life for that charge. Its the same on theVP2, it has a mah rating of 900mah. So 900ma/1400 = 0.64 hours of life.
So to summarize:
VP1 with button on will last ( 60 min x .26) = 15.6 minutes or 936 seconds VP2 with button on will last ( 60 min x .64) = 38.4 minutes or 2304 seconds
Of course you only press the button when you want a hit, right. If a hit is equal to 5 seconds to keep it simple.
VP1 (360mah) will give (936 sec/ 5 sec hits) = 187 hits, before changing battery VP2 (900mah) will give (2304 sec/ 5 sec hits) = 460 hits, before changing battery
A standard pen style e cig with 180 mah gives 180/1400 = 0.128 x 60 min = 7.68 min or 460 sec or 92 hits.
I know this was long, but there has been a lot of confusion on batteries.
I hope this helps with understanding batteries and their use with electronic cigarettes
Caution: Always put 2-3 drops of liquid in a new or cleaned atomizer. This prevents premature atomizer failures. Without liquid in an atomizer the heater is not heat sinked.
I have been able to extend the life of the pen style atomizers by the following.
If you have an ultrasonic cleaner, even one for jewelry. Clean the atomizers in distilled water in the cleaner for about 5 to 10 minute. This removes all the excess and burnt liquid away from the heater. After this, blow off with shop air, if you have no source of air, let it dry overnight. This works great for me, I have been using the same atomizer for over 1 month. *************************************************************
I had a number of questions of the difference between a VP1 and VP2
Other than size, which is dictated by the battery, they are the same.
Here is a answer to an email I received recently and he had some good questions:
Using the same liquid, you can get more vapors by 2 things, increasing the voltage or the type of atomizer/heater. An 801 atomizer will put out more vapor than an 901 because of the heating elements surface area, plus heat buildup is better on the 801 than the 901 or 510. The 901 and 510 are smaller so there casings heat up much faster which increases resistance and puts out less power to the heater which in turn you get less vapor production. There are PV's that run at 5, 6, and 7 volts. The only problem there is they run too hot because the atomizers were not designed for that voltage. Running at 6 volts draws more current. These rechargeable batteries actually run at 4.2 volts so both give the same amount of vapors. The only difference technically is the endurance of the batteries.
The VP1 has 360mah batteries (milli amp Hours) meaning if you press the button and don't let up, it will supply 360 ma per hour. Now the 801 atomizer is roughly 3ohms, after tests the atomizers draw 1.4 amps when in use. So 1.4 x 3 =4.2 volts. A 360 mah battery can supply a device for 1 hour with a360ma draw. With a draw of 1400ma draw on these atomizers you get:360/1400 = 0.26 hours of life for that charge. Its the same on theVP2, it has a mah rating of 900mah. So 900ma/1400 = 0.64 hours of life.
So to summarize:
VP1 with button on will last ( 60 min x .26) = 15.6 minutes or 936 seconds VP2 with button on will last ( 60 min x .64) = 38.4 minutes or 2304 seconds
Of course you only press the button when you want a hit, right. If a hit is equal to 5 seconds to keep it simple.
VP1 (360mah) will give (936 sec/ 5 sec hits) = 187 hits, before changing battery VP2 (900mah) will give (2304 sec/ 5 sec hits) = 460 hits, before changing battery
A standard pen style e cig with 180 mah gives 180/1400 = 0.128 x 60 min = 7.68 min or 460 sec or 92 hits.
I know this was long, but there has been a lot of confusion on batteries.
I hope this helps with understanding batteries and their use with electronic cigarettes
