Actually, you would have an extra condenser & stem.
Don't know if you have to have a mp on the vong. Seems sensible that you could just cover up the open mp end. (Use your own imagination as to what with.) Dynavap sells a spinning mouth piece for $15. BUT, we don't know yet if Dynavap is going to sell the Omni XL condenser with or w/o the mp; so if sold with, then you would have both a condenser & mouthpiece for a vong stem.
If I'm correct in my understanding, the adjustable mp controls how much air is let in through the carb hole so it's no longer necessary to feather the carb. So, once you adjust it for your desired air flow preference, you can forget it.
You
don't need a mouthpiece on a vong; or on any of the other tip/body - tip/stem combos. If one is going to forgo the mp, I think a stem would work better than a body (making up for the missing length/mass of the mp).
I think we
DO know about the Omni XL condenser: they were selling separately (at a very agreeable price) as recently as 10 days ago. The fact that they're not on the site now suggests to me that the Omni XL is so popular - even after the sale - that they can't make enough XL condensers to satisfy the demand.
If and when they catch up, the McGuffin will either be available combo-only or as a side-dish. Since they sell absolutely every separate piece of every vap they make, I'll put my money on being able to buy the XL in pieces, too.
Wanted to say, you're making yourself at home here quite nicely - said it before, but welcome.
I feel as though the airflow is even more restricted than the M, even when the condenser is screwed in all the way/ in its most open position. Adjusting the condenser only makes the draw resistance even worse.
Welcome, to our clubhouse!
('Cat House?)
Compared to so many here, I'm still new to this world, but I have to tell you I really don't get all the micro-nuance about air-flow. I confess, I am new to consumption devices more complicated than a pipe or a one-hitter, but aside from actual design modifications between generations, the air-flow is the air-flow: the caps admit the same volume of air at the same rate, varying only with the tip mods; the condenser admits the same volume of air at the same rate as any other condensers the same length; the bodies are not
in the air path, the CCDs (screens) are indistinguishable between two virtually identical parts.
I suggest the 'difference in air-flow' is an illusion - if you've spent 20 years or more sucking on clogged pipes and tight joints, you've borne thru worse. MUCH worse. The resistance offered by an empty Omni is pretty much exactly the same as that of an original one-hitter. With the millions sold over the decades, I'm guessing air-flow issues are not bringing out the pitchforks. Screwing the condenser clockwise all the way you hit a zero-point, where the air path is completely unrestricted a la the M. Or the one-hitter. Unscrewing the condenser all the way (unclockwise) brings you to the point of greatest restriction - exactly the same as the M with the carb hole covered.
The screw mechanism lets you set your preference if you have one in between the same wide-open and the same shut tight. Every 'Cap ('cept maybe the OG?) is alike in ALL these details (
correct me if I'm wrong, gang!). The XLs may or may not have an impact on the draw, but the condensers have the same cross-section (ID) so they are passing the same volume of air, just a tiny bit farther.
Does this seem off, or am I just misunderstanding the design of the omni? I was under the impression the Ti tip and the adjustable condenser would allow me to get a bit more airflow than the M and then a bit less when screwed deeper into the tip. This definitely doesn't seem to be the case.
It isn't the case. Sorry about the misunderstanding, but yeah - did any of that help?
I also notice that in the M, the condenser sits a few mm below the end of the body (on the tip side), while in the Ti Omni, the condenser is protruding from the tip-side of the stem, even when screwed completely into the mouthpiece. Is this the case for all of the omni condensers?
This should not be. I pulled mine out to see if I could duplicate that protrusion you mention, and I could not. clockwise 'til it stops, the condenser tip is recessed a full 2mm
inside the body.
The two halves of your condenser have become separated, is my guess: that is, they're too far apart for the screw threads to mate up and do their work: counter-clockwise unscrews the the two halves completely; if the two pieces move even less than a millimeter apart, the threads will unhook, and going clockwise will no effect.
I definitely like the Ti tip in regards to heating, but I'm starting to regret purchasing the omni over a Ti woody due to the airflow trouble.
I hope you can find peace and pleasure w/ your new gear, without regret...it's actually pretty effin' fine.
