muunch

hotboxing the cockpit
The battery msg/too hot msg are my only issues anymore.

The worst part is that the "too hot" sometimes just cannot be stopped by inserting a new battery so kinda sucks if you gotta wait for it to cool down.

If I don't have 70%+ I worry about early termination of cruise mode fwiw.


edit: also I'm amazed you're even considering a solo2 when you have a tubo.
 
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Prolusio

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I'm glad because I think cruise session mode is helping me stave off temptations of getting a Solo2
edit: also I'm amazed you're even considering a solo2 when you have a tubo

Despite being completely satisfied with my Tubo, and ordering a Flam; I couldn't resist the Solo 2 deal from Planetvape.. I'm such a sucker for sales:shrug::lol:. I blame all the FC members praising it.


For early cruise termination I've found it can help to manually preheat the Tubo. I sometimes get the "weak battery" warning as high as 40 -70% as well. When this happens I've been heating the Tubo on demand, then once the heater is warmed up my Tubo seems to hold cruise reliably. Even with battery as low as ~25-30%. But below that Cruise seems to be dropped more frequently.

I have not received the "Too Hot" warning in a long time. Does the device feel physically warm when this happens to you @Munch?
 
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muunch

hotboxing the cockpit
Never too hot to touch, but the side with the joint is definitely hot when I get the msg. Can feel the heat radiating from the glass from between the cooling fins.

It usually happens cruising at 380+ or when I try and do back-to-back cruises.

Like I said, I pack the joints full and pull pretty hard so I really put the thing thru a workout.

1 cruise session is definitely enough for me to be good for a bit but sometimes I just wanna push things... like this morning for instance :brow:
 

duff

Well worn
Damn you guys are troopers running multiple full packs in one sitting! I'd be a mess.

I haven't once received the low battery error but I typically don't let cruise go for the full four minutes.

At one point while filming yesterday, the Tubo was unresponsive with a blank middle of the screen. Header and footer displayed normally but nothing in the middle.

Reinserting the battery solved it in that case.

Solo II looks good @Prolusio!
 

luke00978

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mine runs reliably on cruise back to back sessions at 235c only problem is very occasionally you enter cruise and the bar immediately disappears(blank middle of screen as duf said), then have to hit a plus or minus then re-enter cruise and it works fine. not had any low battery warnings but im only using brand new he/hb 2s.

bubbler hits at 235 seem as close as one can get to smoking, even better milk than the hopper but with no resistance, awesome!
 

Prolusio

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At one point while filming yesterday, the Tubo was unresponsive with a blank middle of the screen. Header and footer displayed normally but nothing in the middle.

I've had this error a few times too! I found it happened more before the most recent update though.. not sure why. It happened a lot at first when I was experimenting with different Click settings but hasn't been coming up recently.

A similar glitch can occur where the screen looks normal but freezes and becomes unresponsive. The Tubo is actually still in Cruise when these screen freezes happen, which is why the fire button does not function and you can't turn the Tubo off. The Tubo is still heating and after Cruise ends normal function is restored. Which is also why like @luke00978 said +/- will fix the screen freeze without needing to remove the battery. It ends Cruise and for some reason that returns the display to normal.

Here's what mine looks like when the Cruise timer bar disappears. It's still heating/cruising when this happens to me.
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little maggie

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This is not really a major problem for me but even when not in cruise I have trouble turning the tubo off. It's set to do that at 4 clicks. I end up trying 4 several times and sometimes 5 and eventually it does turn off but it takes a few times. I know that just removing the battery will resolve it but it's easier for me to click than remove the battery.
 

RelaxedNow

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This is not really a major problem for me but even when not in cruise I have trouble turning the tubo off. It's set to do that at 4 clicks. I end up trying 4 several times and sometimes 5 and eventually it does turn off but it takes a few times. I know that just removing the battery will resolve it but it's easier for me to click than remove the battery.

I've had this behavior with every e-cig I've owned. It's as though sometimes the first click is just saying "hey, pay attention".

To get past it, I've gotten into the habit of using an extra click; 5 clicks if 4 is set to "on/off", or 6 clicks if using the default of 5.
 

funkyjunky

www.lamart.ch
Manufacturer
I wish shipping wasn't so expensive- I'd buy a batch of these screens.
And thanks for reposting the menu. I have it bookmarked now so I can access it. Is there any update to it since the software changes?

Funkyjunky I'm checking my setting against the ones you posted. The only ones that are different are the alg ones. I don't know how mine got set differently and if the difference is related to the new software. Should I change these to match the ones you posted? Is the boost why my temp is going higher than I want it to?
PID
BOOST 50
I 650
D 10
screens, picks or even whips i can send cheaper (3.80 priority). they need to fit an envelope and be less than 2cm thick, unfortunately that excludes stems.

and you are right, i havent updated the manual with the instructions for cruise mode. and yes the new PID value for I is 650, need to correct that in the manual as well. its not a crucial change and will not make your tubo work remarkeably better. boost value is ignored in PID algorithm we use. dont worry about it.

also preheat settings are completly ignored in our mode (TCR). dont worry about them.

the tubo should be quite on point with displaying temperature during a more or less steady draw. when idling (in cruise or heatup withotu drawing) the temps can oscillate around the set value. also at the end of a draw when fire is still pressed (or cruise active) but the draw has ended temperature can rise up several degrees, should drop very fast again.

loving the cruise progress bar! more stable heat too. anyone know if there is a method of doing the firmware from linux? i hate using my win10 partition
python-evic :) you should find it via google.
I have also had some settings change so I would also like to perform a reset and reinstall the updates.

@funkyjunky can you explain here how to do this or PM me if that is better.

How full does the battery need to be to go into cruise mode? I have had over 50% battery and the tubo tells me weak battery and kicks me out of cruise??

Thanks.
if you really think you want to do that, there are different ways to restore default values:
check yours against the manual, except from changes i addressed above the values are still the recommended ones.
changes made to preheat,boost,powermode etc are not taken into account in the mode we use (TCR).
important settings are: PWR 70watts, COIL locked as your battery door indicates or the one you found is best for you, TCR 185.


if you really need to reset it software wise there are two ways:

- method 1: download the NFirmwareEditor, check the registers on the update window. there is somewhere a button: "reset dataflash". click it. update again with the latest tubo firmware. enter your coil resistance (battery door inside) in 'menu>coil>manage' in the field for TCR, make sure the locked symbol is after the number before you exit. check 'menu>coil>TCR' that M1 is 185. done

- method 2: download the original joyetech firmware for the vtwo mini and update the tubo with it. update it again with the tubo firmware. enter your coil resistance (battery door inside) in 'menu>coil>manage' in the field for TCR, make sure the locked symbol is after the number before you exit. check 'menu>coil>TCR' that M1 is 185. done

This is not really a major problem for me but even when not in cruise I have trouble turning the tubo off. It's set to do that at 4 clicks. I end up trying 4 several times and sometimes 5 and eventually it does turn off but it takes a few times. I know that just removing the battery will resolve it but it's easier for me to click than remove the battery.
i usually just click repeatedly until the display goes off or comes on :) brute force it
 

sickmanfraud

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Last night I was in cruise mode with a temp of 195 C. The taste changed suddenly. Pulled out the bent stem and my medicine was totally black.

A fraction of a second more would have necessitated cleaning everything due to combustion.

How can combustion occour at 195C ??
 

muunch

hotboxing the cockpit
Sounds like your settings may be messed up. Check if your resistance when the device is room temp matches the value that's written on the inside of the battery door.

If it's not, I'd recommend flashing the firmware that returns everything to stock, then flashing the newest version again, and then adjusting the resistance values to those that are on the battery door.

I've definitely messed with some settings accidentally when trying to enter cruise mode and entering edit mode, then clicking around and crap. I never know what the hell I did, so this is what I do to get everything normal again lol


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method2 in @funkyjunky post above.


reminiscent of the time something happened and my coils were glowing red and it was like a sci-fi version of vaporization where the bud directly above the 3 coils was smouldering with vapor. it was amazing. check my reaction a few pages back lol
 
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MonkeyTime

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Glad to hear about everyone that has Tubo's on the way! More first impressions are always fun :rockon:

Got done with yard work in the heat today and came in to find I had a new PM.... from FunkyJunky!

Packed a nice bowl in my SBJ, made a drink, we're about to have a little celebration!

Just a very appreciated and thoughtful note saying that he was running behind on beech :shrug:

It's so nice to be dealing with someone so straightforward and open. I could only wish my Zion wait was being dealt with like this.

Pictures and first impressions.......:clap:
 

muunch

hotboxing the cockpit
some pics to whet your whistles folks...

1 240sec cruise at 385 left me with this ABV. Could go a little more but just for reference...

qhYHXUh.jpg



and here's how I hope to keep my whip clean. Requires occasional readjusting but no biggie...

edit: I have added some more hemp fiber after this post... my goal is to get it to sit at the taper, but not be able to get pulled thru (obviously)

ZFNC840.jpg



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do you see that hermie 'nana just sitting in the bottom-middle of that abv shot? lol...

fuuuuck hermie'd flowers man...
 
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muunch

hotboxing the cockpit
Here's a fresh bowl of the same strain, this time at 395 for a full cruise.

QaDGUBH.jpg


Pretty even for me every time. I don't stir ever. It causes more material to fall thru the screen and into my mouth. :argh:


edit:

375f, 1 cruise. different strain, but meh. even as ever.

VYGlMMh.jpg
 
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