Discontinued ThermoVape

Be careful with those cheap Space Case knockoffs. I ordered a couple once, and they were NOT quality aluminum. I'm pretty sure they had lead in them (They became very scuffed, dull gray, and lead looking very quickly, essentially the shiny coating wore off.)

Vapeworld offers a good discount on Space Case. SpaceFC is the coupon code and it gives you 15% off, plus they have free shipping.

The CVault cases are good, though I just tossed the humidpack. I prefer dry botanicals for vaporization. http://www.vapeworld.com/accessories/cvault-stash

Those are the only two brands I use for storage; there are many other good brands out there, though.

GReYAReA said:

The CVault cases are good,

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Those look super legit

Couple of my old Iolites are starting to act finicky and I've been stalking this thread. They also taste pretty shitty after hitting the Cloud. I think T1...next portable I really have to try

On Storage, I've bought a few of those cheapy pill cases and every one I ended up not digging the quality...wondering what mystery metal they were made of. A couple weren't even really airtight. I bought a few of those space case storage cylinders and I adore them. Very high quality stuff.

Lo said:

Couple of my old Iolites are starting to act finicky and I've been stalking this thread. They also taste pretty shitty after hitting the Cloud. I think T1...next portable I really have to try

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I think you're on the right track there, Lo. I was just enjoying mine. It's definitely another type animal than Iolite (which I also like) in that it's not 'start, forget and hit when you want', you definitely take part of every hit.

Then again, when it comes to clean, it's pretty hard to beat it. I just changed strains yesterday, and a quick wipe out with a patch with a bit of ISO on it after brushing left it far cleaner than you can get most any other vape on a bet. If that's not enough for you, the whole 'air path' comes out and can go swimming in ISO. Or boiling water. That will make it cleaner than most any other vape has ever been. These guys make medical gear for a living, and it shows.

Something over five thousand sold, how many for sale used?

Oh, yeah, it takes one more piece and a cart to upgrade to Revolution. A truly neat 'dual use vape'.

Anyway, go for it, bet you don't regret it. Regards,

OF

When this device works properly I love it but I cannot justify all of the problems I consistently have with it after spending 250$ on it. It is so inconsistent at this point that I will push the battery sleeve up and the core will light up then i will let go and push it up again and it won't light up. No rhyme or reason to when it works or when it won't. Now it is impossible to unscrew the core from the device. I have done EVERYTHING that TV has said in his videos and even talked to people on the phone multiple times and i just cannot seem to get this device to work. At this point I'm really frustrated that I spent a decent amount of money on a device that has had a ton of problems.

As we speak I am receiving a blister trying to unscrew to core. It wasn't like this before.

Futuretvowner said:

When this device works properly I love it but I cannot justify all of the problems I consistently have with it after spending 250$ on it. It is so inconsistent at this point that I will push the battery sleeve up and the core will light up then i will let go and push it up again and it won't light up. No rhyme or reason to when it works or when it won't. Now it is impossible to unscrew the core from the device. I have done EVERYTHING that TV has said in his videos and even talked to people on the phone multiple times and i just cannot seem to get this device to work. At this point I'm really frustrated that I spent a decent amount of money on a device that has had a ton of problems.

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+1. I just got mine last week. It never consistently worked as advertised, and then it stopped working altogether. A couple times when I tested it again, the heat would come on once but then not again. I've check their website today to return the device, but the website has been down all day. I'm glad that others like it.

Futuretvowner said:

As we speak I am receiving a blister trying to unscrew to core. It wasn't like this before.

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Pete Jones said:

+1. I just got mine last week. It never consistently worked as advertised, and then it stopped working altogether. A couple times when I tested it again, the heat would come on once but then not again. I've check their website today to return the device, but the website has been down all day. I'm glad that others like it.

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Is your thermocore screwed in all the way? I have a grippy thing to help screw it in all the way. It works 100% of the time for me as long as the batteries are not dead.

Pete Jones said:

+1. I just got mine last week. It never consistently worked as advertised, and then it stopped working altogether. A couple times when I tested it again, the heat would come on once but then not again. I've check their website today to return the device, but the website has been down all day. I'm glad that others like it.

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Ya this is pretty much my exact experience. I have received new batteries, a new charger, a new core, and after a while the same problems always seem to arise. I'm pretty sure it's a battery problem but to me that is the worst problem because there is no way to fix it other than buying new batteries and I don't want to spend 30$ on batteries every couple of months.

PB88123 said:

Hey,

Join me in http://tinychat.com/thermovape I have my thermovape on cam and can try to help.

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At this point it's no use, I have had the device for about 2 and a half months now. I know how to take the device apart and put it back together with my eyes closed.

I have now pretty much gone through 3 sets of 6 batteries. My first 6 batteries worked amazing then died after a month, my second set of 6 batteries worked amazing and then declined and now it has happened to my third set of 6.

Futuretvowner said:

I have now pretty much gone through 3 sets of 6 batteries. My first 6 batteries worked amazing then died after a month, my second set of 6 batteries worked amazing and then declined and now it has happened to my third set of 6.

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Sounds like somethings are not lining up correctly to cause inconsistent performance. I've used mine 83 days in a row and it turns on every time as long as everything is connected right. I have 14 batteries that I rotate through and they all still work.

PB88123 said:

Is your thermocore screwed in all the way? I have a grippy thing to help screw it in all the way. It works 100% of the time for me as long as the batteries are not dead.

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Definitely try tightening your core. I was having the exact problems that Futuretvowner is describing, but my core had just gotten a little loose without me noticing. A quick tightening with a pair of vice grips did the trick.

I think I have just officially given up after watching the core light up then die down quickly while i was still holding the switch up FML

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Sounds like somethings are not lining up correctly to cause inconsistent performance. I've used mine 83 days in a row and it turns on every time as long as everything is connected right. I have 14 batteries that I rotate through and they all still work.

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I don't understand how it can be a connection issue if I am sitting down, put one set of batteries in, watch the core light up, take out that pair and immediately put in another pair, push the switch up and see nothing happen.

Now Get this. If i spin the battery sleeve while holding it on the core will eventually light up. Apparently it is a connectivity issue but I don't understand what I can do to fix this...

I got my T1 the first week it was released and still using my original six batteries. Used at least once every day. Quick wipe down with ISO every few bowls and good to go. I hope you figure out a way to make it work for you. I have recommended this vape to many friends based on how well it has worked for me. I am almost ashamed to say some of the places I have vaped with this thing without anyone even suspecting

Futuretvowner said:

Now Get this. If i spin the battery sleeve while holding it on the core will eventually light up. Apparently it is a connectivity issue but I don't understand what I can do to fix this...

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Here is how I put everything together. Let us know if this helps your situation.

Futuretvowner said:

Now Get this. If i spin the battery sleeve while holding it on the core will eventually light up. Apparently it is a connectivity issue but I don't understand what I can do to fix this...

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Sorry hear you've got a ghost in your TV. This kind of thing (intermittent) is a real tough nut to crack sometimes. Hard to tell when the job is done. Retirement can be like that, but that's another topic.


So the contact has to be a yes/no deal, it's not some marginal deal most likely since we go from no problem to dead with nothing between. Start with history. Others have discussed the core, the full heater current (both sides) goes through the threads, they need to be snug at least. If this is marginal (not tight) heat happens (assuming it's connected at the moment), stuff changes size and the connection breaks. Usually it has to cool a long way below again to 'reset'. This area is typically plagued by oxides, corrosion and the like not a problem here due to the Nickle plating. To get a good grip on it, I wrap a large rubber band around the exposed end filling the area outside the bowl up to the rim. Then it's easy to grab the 'rubber ball' and twist.

Then comes the switch. I've had this, as have a few other guys. Nickle is hard and makes a good contact for some uses, but low voltage and high current are not generally amongst them. A bit of junk in the wrong place and we're sunk. Something likely changed, did you by chance boil the switch? Probably best to not do that, there's no way to get in and clean it up should you wash something in. Anyway, the important contacts are (probably) the ones inside. Mine got well after I held the switch closed and twisted and slid the contacts back and forth against each other. Not a lot of pressure, but enough to force and junk out (or so it seems happened?). My problem went away. BTW, I had a similar issue at one point with Revolution but there the bottom of the cart has to meet the top of the switch (which was the problem there).

Last I heard there have not been any total (both sides) failures of heat cores. The way they're built makes it very difficult for a single point failure to kill both sides. Could happen, I guess.

Get you started anyway? Good luck, it has to work once you sort it out, thousands are.

OF

OF said:

Sorry hear you've got a ghost in your TV. This kind of thing (intermittent) is a real tough nut to crack sometimes. Hard to tell when the job is done. Retirement can be like that, but that's another topic.


So the contact has to be a yes/no deal, it's not some marginal deal most likely since we go from no problem to dead with nothing between. Start with history. Others have discussed the core, the full heater current (both sides) goes through the threads, they need to be snug at least. If this is marginal (not tight) heat happens (assuming it's connected at the moment), stuff changes size and the connection breaks. Usually it has to cool a long way below again to 'reset'. This area is typically plagued by oxides, corrosion and the like not a problem here due to the Nickle plating. To get a good grip on it, I wrap a large rubber band around the exposed end filling the area outside the bowl up to the rim. Then it's easy to grab the 'rubber ball' and twist.

Then comes the switch. I've had this, as have a few other guys. Nickle is hard and makes a good contact for some uses, but low voltage and high current are not generally amongst them. A bit of junk in the wrong place and we're sunk. Something likely changed, did you by chance boil the switch? Probably best to not do that, there's no way to get in and clean it up should you wash something in. Anyway, the important contacts are (probably) the ones inside. Mine got well after I held the switch closed and twisted and slid the contacts back and forth against each other. Not a lot of pressure, but enough to force and junk out (or so it seems happened?). My problem went away. BTW, I had a similar issue at one point with Revolution but there the bottom of the cart has to meet the top of the switch (which was the problem there).

Last I heard there have not been any total (both sides) failures of heat cores. The way they're built makes it very difficult for a single point failure to kill both sides. Could happen, I guess.

Get you started anyway? Good luck, it has to work once you sort it out, thousands are.

OF

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At this point I am writing it off as a mechanical failure because if i spin the battery sleeve it will eventually start to heat the bowl up. But if I move it from that new spot and try to push up again the core won't light up.

I too have noticed something a little odd with contacts. Found pressure on the slider makes performance difference. Since I use it for ecig as well it is much more noticeable by taste and amount of vapour when pressing harder on slider. It seems flicking back and forth seems to improve this. Thought it was just me. Also noticed the sliding tube tends to become hard to slide like the friction decreases between you thumb and tube. I clean with ISO and improves again for a time. Its like a film builds up? Wondering if this has anything to do with conducting issue?
Just a warning here, these are nickel contacts as stated by OF and should not be sanded or filed for improved contact.

Futuretvowner said:

At this point I am writing it off as a mechanical failure because if i spin the battery sleeve it will eventually start to heat the bowl up. But if I move it from that new spot and try to push up again the core won't light up.

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Sounds to me like a switch issue? Consider what moves and what doesn't when you do that. It would seem to be 'below the upper switch contact' and not the battery.

Good luck.

OF

OF said:

Sounds to me like a switch issue? Consider what moves and what doesn't when you do that. It would seem to be 'below the upper switch contact' and not the battery.

Good luck.

OF

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Yeah I'm assuming that it is some sort of mechanical failure other than the core. I've messed around with this thing for like 4+ hours last night and this morning but still no consistency with the device. Something is wrong with the switch or battery sleeve.

This just in, my core will not light up at all unless I spin the battery sleeve while holding it up. It will not heat up after initially pushing the sleeve up but after i spin it a bit it will start to light up.

Futuretvowner said:

This just in, my core will not light up at all unless I spin the battery sleeve while holding it up. It will not heat up after initially pushing the sleeve up but after i spin it a bit it will start to light up.

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Futuretvowner,

Ive been brainstorming what could be the cause of the symptoms that your experiencing, ive narrowed it down so lets give it a shot to see if it helps you.

The nickel platting can develop an oxidation that isn't visible to the naked eye , it mostly develops on the battery sleeve. An easy way to clean the oxidation off is to use Vinegar . Take a 50-50 mixture of water and vinegar and allow the main body and the battery sleeve to soak in it for 30 min or so . *Remove the batteries from the sleeve, and remove the interface/switch/core/cap from the main body*

Now dry them off and reinstall them, that should do it!

Let me know if that helps you.

Tim