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Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
Alright, hmm. Let's look at this a bit more logically. The only thing that's changed is that you have a vaporizer now, right? You were smoking before and you're vaping (or were) now? When you turn it on to 7 and let it complete a cycle (with the cap off) does it smell bad? Kinda like plastic? If it does, that's the factory stuff on it. Should burn off in a few cycles. Since you said you already did that, that's probably not it.
Are you vaping the same weed? I vaped weed one time that gave me a headache. Vaped it again thinking it was a one-off thing. Nope, felt shitty again. Tried a bit a third time just to make sure I wasn't going crazy, and I wasn't feeling that good. Not sure what was up, maybe it wasn't flushed properly? Anyways, hasn't happened since. Try different bud and see if it changes. Are you hydrated? Are you perhaps pulling too hard and overexerting yourself? I can totally see it happening with this vape, what with the restricted draw with stock stems.
Took me about three full stems to get my tubes chalked on command
I had stuff to do today!! Definitely room for improvement but having the stems be glass definitely helps see vapor forming. A little warm on the throat at 6 but I expected that.
Notaek
Active Member
so today i was in a hurry running up my stairs and my solo jumped out of my kangaroo pocket on my hoodie and smashed onto the tile floor! 
i picked it up turned it on in fear of it being broken and then proceeded to rip 4 GoNG stems through my bong with it and itsuprisingly worked perfrctly fine!
i picked it up turned it on in fear of it being broken and then proceeded to rip 4 GoNG stems through my bong with it and itsuprisingly worked perfrctly fine!
michaelstone
Well-Known Member
Did you see dude's that got run over a cpl pages back?
poonman
Well-Known Member
You could have received a bad unit off the assembly line .
Try to get an exchange for another unit from that e-bay seller .
Have you done an iso-qtip wipe in the chamber ?
Hold the Solo upside down if you can when doing this .
Then let dry for a few minutes , before doing another burn off .
hope that helps
Notaek
Active Member
i did see that actually, crazy eh!? but even though my accident was no where near as bad it did give me quite the scare !
Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
Guilty... I'll just assume the position, I know you're gonna want toWait what did I miss.......................Q you are just getting a solo now? Well welcome to the best thread on fc sometimes
happythoughtsforrobots
Well-Known Member
I just got a solo and it's been making me really sick. I thought it was the herb but I can smoke it and it's fine and I put my nose in the solo "oven" on 7 and took a whiff and got really dizzy and nauseous. I'm glad I'm not sick from the herbs but is this baking thing you guys are talking about something you think will fix my issue?
I'm supposed to unscrew the aluminum cap and bake it in my oven? I did several dry runs and that didn't work. I don't think this is the cap but I'm willing to try anything. It just smells like melting plastic and solder.
I will try wiping the SS "oven" down with ISO but I'm really afraid to stick my nose in it and smell it again, let alone vape through it. I've been sick all week!
I just saw some similar posts back on page 160ish about bad smell and something about taking the cap off and baking in your oven to get rid of the smell. I'm not sure if the smell they're talking about is making people physically ill but maybe I can try to take my unit apart and see if there is anything specifically off gassing??
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Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
No no baking the oven aka the heat sink. Like leave it on at 7 until it turns itself off. That's what was being discussed. Do not put the Solo in your cooking oven.
happythoughtsforrobots
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The herb is good cause I can smoke it happily and I've had it for awhile.
Also, without weed involved at all, just smelling the "oven" up close got me dizzy and nauseous.
I'm wary of electronics being so close to the heater but it seems that thousands of people don't have this is issue so ? ?
I just saw this on the vaporpedia solo page:
"Odors
Some owners have complained that their Solo units give off an offensive odor. This has often been called a 'hot electronics' smell. Some owners report that the smell diminishes or goes away completely after a few heating cycles. Others have said the smell remains as strong as ever.
A few owners have reported that baking the cap (with the plastic cover removed) at about 200 C (400 F) for 10-12 minutes eliminated most or all of the smell. Some have also reported that wiping the unit down with ISO reduces or eliminates the smell.
It is not clear how many units are affected by this problem, but is not common."
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Not at all discounting the possibility that something is wrong with your Solo, but given your description of things I find myself also considering that you may be exhibiting a sort of medical hyper-reactivity to something that most of us don't notice, so no reports of such until now. And I am not discounting the possibility of a psychological component that in part can trigger a node in the overall response. I would make peace with your current unit and bid it farewell as you look forward to getting your new replacement unit to start fresh. Put it aside, don't try it anymore. In other words, don't fixate, as that usually tends to compound the problem.
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ataxian
PALE BLUE DOT
I emailed the photo to my self. When I am back in the states I'll post pics.
The bandwidth is too slow from my hut!
My 2 SOLO'S work amazing!
FLAVOR is priority.
I'm puzzled?
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Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
If it really is that bad, perhaps see about getting an exchange?
OF
Well-Known Member
Ah, you caught that! Wasn't wasted after all..... Agreed. No more fitting monument.
But I disagree on the 'one seed at a time' idea. Won't work. This is a back to nature project, we need to actually breed the stuff. It's gonna take at least two seeds per island, of opposite types?
Unless, of course, we get the seeds from San Francisco. And they adopt.
Anything is possible, and a "toxic Solo" is more likely than honesty from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, but not by much. I think a better question to ask is 'how does this compare with your other vape experiences?'. Maybe 'did the smell make you sick before you first put pot in it?
If we ignore, for the moment, the chance that this one Solo is contaminated in a strange and unique way we come back to the conundrum that while blazing creates new 'stuff' by chemical changes, vaporizing by definition does not. That is it's delivering a much more pure version of what we're after (THC) and doesn't add anything. Blazing, OTOH, delivers a fraction of that very same THC mixed with a bunch of junk (including decomposed THC....).
Strange experience for sure.
They sure do! The one I've got (your older one) is doing just great!
And 'the Q man' seems to be really enjoying the other one, about time he got a Solo don't you think? Nice of you not to lock the garage.....no make that 'medicating facility'. BTW, you're out of well purged hash as well and your vacuum rig is running kinda hot. You might want to look into it when you get back.
And long as you've got WiFi you might consider ordering another Solo or two, timing it for your return of course. Just a thought.
Enjoy the island.......
OF
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happythoughtsforrobots
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PNWMMJ
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Hello Solo enthusiasts. I am joining the ranks. Should be receiving my new Solo tomorrow. Have a hydra tube on the way, should get it next week sometime. Cannot wait to start vaping. My glass rigs all have charcoal filters, ash catchers/pre coolers so I've done all I can to take out the tar and garbage from the combustion, but it's not enough.
Marijuana had been recreational for me the last couple decades, now my health has left me so it's time to vape. Stopping Marijuana is not an option, it's the only thing that helps me eat, sleep and stay sane.
Also have a Aromed 4.0 on the way and have been looking at the itaste vtr for oils.
Very excited about tomorrow.
Marijuana had been recreational for me the last couple decades, now my health has left me so it's time to vape. Stopping Marijuana is not an option, it's the only thing that helps me eat, sleep and stay sane.
Also have a Aromed 4.0 on the way and have been looking at the itaste vtr for oils.
Very excited about tomorrow.
Dreamerr
Always in a state of confusion and silliness♀
@ happythoughtsforrobots remember the stuff you quoted from vapopedia is from the original solo.
Just to make sure did you do burns with the rubber cap open?
I think OF might have hinted at something, maybe without knowing it, that makes some sense. If you were only using a flame controlled vaporgenie you might not have adjusted to vaping. It can be a mix of air like a rush and getting a lot of clean vapor instead of dirty combustion that is making you think you are basically getting poisoned.
It isn't a bad idea to exchange it, but if you have a friend that might have a solo I would be more inclined to try his/hers to see if it is any different.
Good luck and I hope this all gets worked out for you and welcome.
Just to make sure did you do burns with the rubber cap open?
I think OF might have hinted at something, maybe without knowing it, that makes some sense. If you were only using a flame controlled vaporgenie you might not have adjusted to vaping. It can be a mix of air like a rush and getting a lot of clean vapor instead of dirty combustion that is making you think you are basically getting poisoned.
It isn't a bad idea to exchange it, but if you have a friend that might have a solo I would be more inclined to try his/hers to see if it is any different.
Good luck and I hope this all gets worked out for you and welcome.
OF
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't worry about it, Lady. I sure wouldn't put much stock in it. I had to make sense sooner or later, I do make a LOT of posts you know.
Blind pigs and all that?
OF
happythoughtsforrobots
Well-Known Member
Yes, I did the very first burn with the cap closed but have always left it open since and have done dozens of burns.
I have also baked the aluminum cap and swabbed all of the inside and outside parts with iso. I'm assuming all the composite/plastic parts that hold the heating bowl are high temp safe. If so many people don't have my issue then I'm assuming the plastic isn't off gassing - maybe it's just stuff in the "oven" so I'll finish up and put it back together later on and try 'er again.
I got ill from just sticking my nose into it when it was on high so I don't think the illness was caused from me not being adjusted to vaping...
Unfortunately, none of my friends vape. You people are my only vaping community. You're all I've got.
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