cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/40404782

EDIT: oh, I realized I have a question for you, too - so, I bought this like disposable USB-chargeable vape pen, and it has a lot of juice left, but I’ve noticed when I suck to get it started, it just won’t “hit” or heat up … it’s like there is oil clogging something that is necessary to get it started?

Sometimes I have to suck really hard for minutes to get it going (there is no button as far as I can tell to get it started).

Any suggestions on how to get it to work more reliably? Am I supposed to be cleaning or maintenance-ing this pen in a way I don’t know about?

Thanks!

  • Quibblekrust@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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    3 days ago

    If it’s bad, it might require preheating which can be done with a blow dryer. Very inconvenient for pen use on-the-go. A lighter can work if used very gently and you’re patient enough to let the heat sink in slowly.

    I only buy batteries and carts and never disposables for reasons like this. I have one cart that’s clogged so badly I have to run the 10 second preheat cycle three separate times over the span of a minute to get it flowing enough to hit. Even then it’s challenging to hit, and it gurgles.