Cleaning RDA coils

[Silver]

Looks fab @Christos

But isn't there a risk that the ultrasonic fries or damages some of the rubber insulation material?

I recall someone mentioning something to that effect about putting the Reos into the ultrasonic for cleaning.

 

[Christos]

Looks fab @Christos

But isn't there a risk that the ultrasonic fries or damages some of the rubber insulation material?

I recall someone mentioning something to that effect about putting the Reos into the ultrasonic for cleaning.

I actually don't know.
I've never put a reo in the ultrasonic. Not yet anyways.
All the atties I put in seem to be 100%.

I havent had issues yet but I do have spare orings for most atties except insulating material...

 

[Silver]

I actually don't know.
I've never put a reo in the ultrasonic. Not yet anyways.
All the atties I put in seem to be 100%.

I havent had issues yet but I do have spare orings for most atties except insulating material...

I think it was @Rob Fisher that had an issue with putting his Reos into the ultrasonic
Rob, what was the problem there?

Am just wondering @Christos - maybe the insulators will get damaged. Might not be a problem at all - just checking to see in case. I have also thought of getting an ultrasonic to clean various things -

 

[Rob Fisher]

I think it was @Rob Fisher that had an issue with putting his Reos into the ultrasonic
Rob, what was the problem there?

Am just wondering @Christos - maybe the insulators will get damaged. Might not be a problem at all - just checking to see in case. I have also thought of getting an ultrasonic to clean various things -

The issue was the aluminium body getting funny marks on it... same problem with the Custom Classic Mod....

 

[Christos]

I think it was @Rob Fisher that had an issue with putting his Reos into the ultrasonic
Rob, what was the problem there?

Am just wondering @Christos - maybe the insulators will get damaged. Might not be a problem at all - just checking to see in case. I have also thought of getting an ultrasonic to clean various things -

The coilmaster ultrasonic is
1. Very small
2. Not the most powerful

I can imagine a industrial ultrasonic doing damage to soft parts and losening things that should be fastened etc.

The coilmaster one also has a limit of 3 minutes run time but I run it 5 times in a row.

Does the job, perhaps not af effective or efficient as an industrial one but it seems to work for atties.

 

[Christos]

The issue was the aluminium body getting funny marks on it... same problem with the Custom Classic Mod....

Do you perhaps have any photos ?

 

[johan]

My Reo (April 2014 model) gets an ultrasonic treatment at least once a month in an industrial 280W ultrasonic cleaner (10 minutes @ +/- 60C). To date, zero damage to the anodized body, silicone feed tube and/or any other parts.

 

[Silver]

Thanks @Rob Fisher and @johan

I seem to recall though someone mentioning the USonic did some damage to a plastic part or something like that.

Ah well, I suppose that was an isolated incident.

I just wash mine in warm water with a touch of soap. Nothing hectic.

 

[johan]

Thanks @Rob Fisher and @johan

I seem to recall though someone mentioning the USonic did some damage to a plastic part or something like that.

Ah well, I suppose that was an isolated incident.

I just wash mine in warm water with a touch of soap. Nothing hectic.

The only reasons to damaged plastic parts I can think of at the minute, are too high water temperature and/or "funny" chemicals in the water.

 

[Rob Fisher]

The only reasons to damaged plastic parts I can think of at the minute, are too high water temperature and/or "funny" chemicals in the water.

Yip was using "special chemicals" at the time and it made white marks on the aluminium... will see if I can find a pic... nope no pics found.

 

[Anneries]

Just checked. Only have the wheel brushes in my Dremel kit left. Not the cup brushes.

Dry burned and just a quick rub on top and sides, with SS brush, got the coils to a brand new state.

 

[AndreH]

How many times can you clean an RDA Coil before you actually need to replace the coil?

 

[gdigitel]

How many times can you clean an RDA Coil before you actually need to replace the coil?

There is many factors that play a role in this question.

• The material of the coil - SS seems to last longer than nichrome for me for instance
• The temp at which you vape - higher temps could mean replacing coil sooner due to heat fatigue. Dry burns could also lead to quicker degradation.
• The juice you vape - dessert, sweet type liquids clog coils quicker which means more cleaning which leads to more oxidation which leads to rougher coil surface which leads to quicker clogging etc etc
• The ratio of your juice - more VG more clogging and same as above.
• The quality of the coil material - even though it says SS316L for instance and should be SS316L the wires are not all the same. Impurities could cause quicker degradation.
• Some people are more sensitive to flavour changes and could pick up the effects of a degraded coil sooner than others. They would probably change coils more regularly than others.

If you start to notice a change in flavour even after wicking and find yourself wicking more often than with a new coil, it's time to change the coil.

 

[Silver]

Great informative post @gdigitel
Thanks