Discontinued Thermovape Cera

Yea the EO definitely doesnt taste as good as flowers, I found it harsh at first but now after a few weeks i can take fat rips with barely any irritation, I load about .3 at a time to keep it from getting clogged up, I know its close to full when the oil starts making bubbles when loading. This is what my EO core looks like loaded up to MY maximum, weighing 42.54( weighs about 42.23 empty), i know guys put alot more but i like all me EO to be soaked into the ceramic to avoid the vents getting plugged and having to warm it up before you can get airflow.

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I like their to always be a gap on the sides of the ceramic plate
how do you keep the top and sides so clean? which mouthpiece do you use?
 
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Oski2012

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Just wanted to give a quick shout-out and thank Zeki and the TET crew. I had been having issues with my switch becoming very hot during use. Zeki quickly determined what my problem was (this was Monday) and sent me a new switch, which arrived today. It solved my issue, and am happily using my CEO as I type!... well, between keystrokes. Big thanks for the prompt response and outstanding customer service, team. Love my CEO!
 

YeeeBuddy

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how do you keep the top and sides so clean? which mouthpiece do you use?

I use the stock cap/mp for EO and LL, when i load i drop maybe .1 in at a time and add more when thats fully absorbed, i dont just drop a .3 glob into the loading chamber i try to drop smaller dabs directly onto the ceramic, I use a highly advanced tool for loading( actually its a paper clip) warm it up with a lighter and scrap whatever buildup is on the sides of upper chamber(easier with a hot core). I dont get much buildup at all from normal use, i just wipe the top of the core/cap/mp with a paper towel and a little iso when i get home. I dont get alot of buildup then again i probably only take 6-8 EO rips a day when I'm at work, then give a quick whipedown when i get home and it stays looking nice. Might be a little more difficult for the oil heads who really go through EO.
 

nopartofme

Over the falls, in a barrel
Nopartofme, may i ask when you sent her out?????
Congrats!!!!
I sent it out two weeks ago from tomorrow. I had a little bit of heat presenting in the switch, followed by failure of the core to glow. I haven't heard any official diagnosis from TET. :shrug:
Thanks, I'm stoked!


Thank you all for your interest in my mod. Here's what I'm thinking...please give me your feedback

Features include:
-Pre-built slot for .625" ceramic screen. No O-rings required
-Tight fitting around the LL cart (it'll fit exactly as the cap that ships with it does)
-8.5 CM of space, which will cool down the vapor and put space between the hot core and your lips
-Perfect fit around the outside of the Cera. There won't be a lip between this mod and the cera
-Fit and finish to match the Cera body (high-grade Alumina)
This looks like it's coming along really nicely! Excellent diagram and attention to detail, I like where it's going. If it ever does get made I'll be curious to see just how much it does cool the vapor, as well as how much of an issue heat retention will remain to be.
 

iamn3ko

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So my piece that I wanted to show came in and it was too small, will hopefully have the bigger size soon. But I did receive this sweet SS extended drip tip.

If anyone's interested, I use the ceramic screen, and the metal ring is a SS 00 single flared gauge plug, fits perfect nice and snug under my thermal cap, I still have the rubber grommet. But the gauge is flared so the rubber isn't exposed, or in any sort of vapor path. So now my vapor path is ceramic and SS.

But my piece that is too small will let me completely get rid of the thermal cap, still have a screen as still use my drip tips, without the thermal condom. Simple fix, right part. I'm sending back the one I got and hopefully getting me a size bigger.

I'm really loving this thing with drip tips. Adds some easy customization, after the hard customizations.

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OF

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I dont have any first hand experience with any other concentrates at the moment, so only time will tell what my preference is. I just remember reading that a properly purged BHO has a better taste? In time i'll be able to make my own judgment.

The CO2 oil is made by a pretty reputable company around here, so i think its fine. Also i've been really congested the past couple days so I guess i can't taste much as it is. I'm unfamiliar with the foil test but i'd like to try that.

I appreciate the estimate - if thats the case I might not have even used .25g, so there is probably some extra on the sides, though i can't really see it from the top. The core was filled with a plunger... i can't imagine how i could have filled it wrong.

Ah, so! Well you can't prove that taste part by me I guess. In theory, CO2 will give us a more exacting extract (which is why it's used in food processing....) and can definitely be 'done right' routinely (there's a whole industry based on just that, BHO is largely a 'back room' (hopefully really outside) deal by 'amateurs' (no offense meant to the true stars of the art, I hope the intent is clear?). One is modern high tech gear delivering a nearly perfect and identical product run after run, the other not. I would not fear (good) CO2 extracts (like I said, I look for them). Time and experience will refine your tastes and opinions I'm sure and as you say, a cold definitely doesn't help that process.

And it also depends a lot on the herb you start with. Sweet buds make the best extracts since there's less 'trash' to separate out. The reality is most such extracts come from trim, leaves and other lower quality sources making it a higher hill to climb.

To do the foil test put a tiny dab on some foil and heat it with your lighter from below. Look for it to quickly and fully melt, flow freely and completely evaporate away leaving a most a tiny trace behind. Only very clean extracts will do this, the rest will leave junk behind and foul it out quickly.

'Filling the core with a plunger' is not going to do it alone. In fact, that could be a large part of the problem here. As has just been said you want to put smaller amounts into a warm core letting it absorb into the ceramic before trying to vape it off. Sounds to me like that never happened so you're perhaps over cooking it a bit more with each hit?

If it were mine I'd run it down until it starts to drop production (the ceramic top should look dry by then) then carefully add maybe .25 more to a warm core and fully melt it in (no vapor production) and try again.

Once you get it 'down pat' you'll be in tall cotton I bet.

Best wishes.

heres the case cera will live in on the go, small and compact, might even be pocketable!!!!!
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Cool. Looks like the two stogie version of the one I'm fond of? Perhaps a little smaller stogies? IIRC the '10-40' part is diameter in 64ths of an inch.....Cera would be a 64 (not a 'number 10' like so many think.....) so it should be plenty snug in there. Please let us know how it works, I might be in the market.......

TIA

OF
 

Darb

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how do you keep the top and sides so clean? which mouthpiece do you use?

I was wondering the same thing. My mouthpiece and top of the cart are covered an hour after cleaning.
I was cleaning the mouthpiece constantly at first but I noticed that if you just leave it for a few days only so much seems to build up.
 
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nopartofme

Over the falls, in a barrel
Shoot, ogcook's LL core photo isn't at the top of this page anymore. Now I look like an ass. :lol:


I'm really loving this thing with drip tips. Adds some easy customization, after the hard customizations.
I really like the look of that metal drip tip, nice find. I'm inspired, gonna go look at drip tips for a while now…
 
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timmahsan

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So, I need to send my Cera in. I put the core in 91% ISO for a couple hours...and I took it out and the ceramic sponge isn't very clean. Should I leave it in longer or will it just not go back to it's previous state?

I also kin of panic'ed too this morning because I freaked out I might have broken the core from soaking it in ISO. It seemed to heat up to what I was expecting though, I didn't see any red, just heard sizzling and saw some vapor. I let it sit out over night to dry. I need not worry, right?
 
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So, I need to send my Cera in. I put the core in 91% ISO for a couple hours...and I took it out and the ceramic sponge isn't very clean. Should I leave it in longer or will it just not go back to it's previous state?
ceramic sponge will not go back to it's previous state

Agreed. Most concentrates seem to stain it pretty quick, it doesn't effect performance. I've seen some of the returns, they sure wouldn't pass for new.

OTOH it sounds like your core is just fine, I'd consider not sending that part absent any other factors.... Worst case is they can't find the problem with their test cores and need it, costing another week at most? Very slim chance of being needed against not worrying.....your call?

OF
 
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timmahsan

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Agreed. Most concentrates seem to stain it pretty quick, it doesn't effect performance. I've seen some of the returns, they sure wouldn't pass for new.

OTOH it sounds like your core is just fine, I'd consider not sending that part absent any other factors.... Worst case is they can't find the problem with their test cores and need it, costing another week at most? Very slim chance of being needed against not worrying.....your call?

OF
Very true OF. However, I think I will send the core in too just to reduce the potential added duration on a return :D Thank you!
 
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OF

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Very true OF. However, I think I will send the core in too just to reduce the potential added duration on a return :D Thank you!

You're welcome, of course. Your call for sure. I have lots of other gear to keep me company, something not everyone does.

Good luck, I'm sure 'the guys' will take care of you.

OF
 

TheRobbo

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Thank you all for your interest in my mod. Here's what I'm thinking...please give me your feedback
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Features include:
-Pre-built slot for .625" ceramic screen. No O-rings required
-Tight fitting around the LL cart (it'll fit exactly as the cap that ships with it does)
-8.5 CM of space, which will cool down the vapor and put space between the hot core and your lips
-Perfect fit around the outside of the Cera. There won't be a lip between this mod and the cera
-Fit and finish to match the Cera body (high-grade Alumina)

I like this idea a lot it should be long enough to keep any meaningful heat from reaching your lips, it would be cool if the original MP nipple would also fit where the screen goes for folks that like it's magical properties :-)

R
 

NothingToSeeHere

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Accessory Maker
I like this idea a lot it should be long enough to keep any meaningful heat from reaching your lips, it would be cool if the original MP nipple would also fit where the screen goes for folks that like it's magical properties :-)

R
Can you please explain? Maybe draw something for me to see?

BTW - this little project IS going forward. Paid the factory in China this morning for the initial sample. They'll have me over a final drawing to approve over the weekend. Final price will be about $15 and I'll include a removable ceramic screen
 

amilehigh

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Ah, so! Well you can't prove that taste part by me I guess. In theory, CO2 will give us a more exacting extract (which is why it's used in food processing....) and can definitely be 'done right' routinely (there's a whole industry based on just that, BHO is largely a 'back room' (hopefully really outside) deal by 'amateurs' (no offense meant to the true stars of the art, I hope the intent is clear?). One is modern high tech gear delivering a nearly perfect and identical product run after run, the other not. I would not fear (good) CO2 extracts (like I said, I look for them). Time and experience will refine your tastes and opinions I'm sure and as you say, a cold definitely doesn't help that process.

And it also depends a lot on the herb you start with. Sweet buds make the best extracts since there's less 'trash' to separate out. The reality is most such extracts come from trim, leaves and other lower quality sources making it a higher hill to climb.

To do the foil test put a tiny dab on some foil and heat it with your lighter from below. Look for it to quickly and fully melt, flow freely and completely evaporate away leaving a most a tiny trace behind. Only very clean extracts will do this, the rest will leave junk behind and foul it out quickly.

'Filling the core with a plunger' is not going to do it alone. In fact, that could be a large part of the problem here. As has just been said you want to put smaller amounts into a warm core letting it absorb into the ceramic before trying to vape it off. Sounds to me like that never happened so you're perhaps over cooking it a bit more with each hit?

If it were mine I'd run it down until it starts to drop production (the ceramic top should look dry by then) then carefully add maybe .25 more to a warm core and fully melt it in (no vapor production) and try again.

Once you get it 'down pat' you'll be in tall cotton I bet.

Best wishes.

I Guess I Didn't Warm It Up A Lot. How Would You Keep It Warm Enough To Soak In But NOt Give Off Vapor? By This Point It all Has To To Be Soaked In, Right? Or Could The Initial Cook Have Ruined It? Also If You Over Fill It Doesnt The Oil Just Build On The Sides, ThUs Not Soaked In?

SOrry For The Caps... My Phone Is Acting up.
 
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nopartofme

Over the falls, in a barrel
Can you please explain? Maybe draw something for me to see?

BTW - this little project IS going forward. Paid the factory in China this morning for the initial sample. They'll have me over a final drawing to approve over the weekend. Final price will be about $15 and I'll include a removable ceramic screen
He's suggesting designing it so that the floating part of the standard mouthpiece can slide into the bottom of yours with an o-ring, like it does in standard configuration. Except in this case it would sit fully inside the bottom of your mouthpiece and only serve cooling/filtering purposes.

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I think this would be a great feature.
 

OF

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I Guess I Didn't Warm It Up A Lot. How Would You Keep It Warm Enough To Soak In But NOt Give Off Vapor? By This Point It all Has To To Be Soaked In, Right? Or Could The Initial Cook Have Ruined It? Also If You Over Fill It Doesnt The Oil Just Build On The Sides, ThUs Not Soaked In?

SOrry For The Caps... My Phone Is Acting up.

Pulse the power, on for second or two then off for a bit, to warm the cart without heating too much.

No, I don't think it's soaked in well, that's the point. If your burning oil rather than making vapor.....

It's likely not ruined, hopefully will clean if you run it low and be fine when loaded right? If not, it's easy enough to clean but you loose 1/4 gram or so. Serious overfilling usually results in leaks out the vents in the bottom first. Modest overfilling makes it slow to respond and spoils the taste.....sorta like now?

It's only going to soak in when the ceramic is warm and the goods thin. Dumping it on top cold doesn't do it.

OF
 
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