Discontinued Pinnacle Pro

Sinclue

Sinclue

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Dufflebag said:
Well heres my story with the Pinnacle. Had it less than a month and it was great until the other day. After using it i left it in the stand with the water attachment still on plugged into the charger. The next morning i came in to have a toke and when i was going to remove the bullet which was inside it was soaked. :uhoh: noticed the lights were off while it was plugged in and yep it was screwed. I don't know if this has happened to anyone or if this is even possible but could the hot air have escaped out the intake holes and sucked the water into the chamber? NFI.

Vaporblunt won't replace it and the ebay seller I bought it through just refer me back to vaporblunt for warranty. $350 down the drain. I guess I wont be making this mistake again having such a fragile unit with gravity fed water suicide capabilities.

That aside the vapor tasted awsome.
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Here's a long shot you could try. If it hasn't been too long since the "soaking" try burying the unit in a large jar of uncooked rice. Close it up and leave it a couple of days. Sometimes the rice will absorb enough moisture from the item that it comes back from the dead....sometimes. Worth a try perhaps? Lots to gain, not much to lose...you can always cook the rice!

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Dufflebag

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thanks for the tip. Will try that. I did have a look in the unit and yeah there was some salts from the water on the circuit board.
 
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Anonymouse

Anonymouse

Sith I care
Mutemath said:
The Water tube from dhgate is a pretty good pickup for the price.
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And if fear of Chinese glass being fragile is putting you off, the splashguard of my American-made VB2.0 water tool just detached a couple days ago, and the way it's broken perfectly cleanly right at the weld suggests residual stresses from improper annealing. I emailed TRVB at the Gmail address more than 24 hours ago now, but am still waiting for a reply...

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Won't even come out of the tube so I can use it without the splashguard, as the mouthpiece tapers in a bit where it was formed and traps the little bit of weld flare left on the base of the guard. :c

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Ratm22

Ratm22

Cloud Transcender
So how does one actually use the full metal jacket bullet?

I packed it with kief yesterday and I couldn't get any of the tops on. The mouth tip and my two pongs wont fit with the full metal jacket bowl. :hmm:

The flare on my full metal is huge and wont allow the tops to clip on. I couldn't get any air flow either.

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Grim Chiclets

Grim Chiclets

Well-Known Member
Ratm22 said:
So how does one actually use the full metal jacket bullet?

I packed it with kief yesterday and I couldn't get any of the tops on. The mouth tip and my two pongs wont fit with the full metal jacket bowl. :hmm:

The flare on my full metal is huge and wont allow the tops to clip on. I couldn't get any air flow either.

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FMJ is made for wax/shatter only, but a lot of us don't like to use it for the simple fact that it just holds too much heat- it has been linked to cracked units and mouthpieces. Your best bet is to do keif sandwiches on the regular bullet with a little bud, or for dabs just drip em down the side of a regular bullet and get a loose pack of abv or straight herb with it dripped in on top.
Hopefully that makes sense...
 
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themandude

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I just recently bought a new pnp pro dlx and I have a problem. The wt came with the the 14mm gong jammed in there. I cant seem to pull it out. I tried soapy water high heat, nothings working. Any ideass?
 
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Mister G

Mister G

Deceptively Old Fart
themandude said:
I just recently bought a new pnp pro dlx and I have a problem. The wt came with the the 14mm gong jammed in there. I cant seem to pull it out. I tried soapy water high heat, nothings working. Any ideass?
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Try putting it in the freezer for 10 minutes?
 
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Ratm22

Ratm22

Cloud Transcender
Grim Chiclets said:
FMJ is made for wax/shatter only, but a lot of us don't like to use it for the simple fact that it just holds too much heat- it has been linked to cracked units and mouthpieces. Your best bet is to do keif sandwiches on the regular bullet with a little bud, or for dabs just drip em down the side of a regular bullet and get a loose pack of abv or straight herb with it dripped in on top.
Hopefully that makes sense...
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Yeah I get that but, can the full metal jacket even be used? I can't get the tops on. The FMJ is just too large. Is it just to make the product sell better and a cool decoration.

I was resorting to hitting straight out of the chamber no screen which is very hot and not recommended.
 
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grokit

grokit

well-worn member
I gotta say that the problems being reported here are blowing me away.
The pinnacle pro had so much promise when it first came out!
It seems like most of the issues with the pnp could be solved by making it out of the same kind of super-plastic that the evo is housed with, combined with a more secure way to attach a true high-temperature pong. It would surely be expensive to change, and also be more expensive to make. But think of the savings in warranty returns, as well as the improvement in general good will/customer relations which is priceless.
 
BarnBoy

BarnBoy

Reformed Combustor
Ratm22 said:
Yeah I get that but, can the full metal jacket even be used? I can't get the tops on. The FMJ is just too large. Is it just to make the product sell better and a cool decoration.

I was resorting to hitting straight out of the chamber no screen which is very hot and not recommended.
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@Ratm22 - if using your PonG, push the screen slightly in to give the FMJ space. Once mounted, push screen back down to keep FMJ in place.

I never had luck with the FMJ until I got the Epic Adjust-a-Bowl. The old PonG would leak air and not get the Brunelli (sp?) effect causing a suction of the FMJ vapors. I started having luck with the FMJ once I used the Epic GonG and BB-Nipple mount. Again I used the GonG screen to hold the FMJ in place. It worked nicely on some reclaim and ok w/ e-juice. I don't suggest it with keif or hash. Is really for oils or waxes...
Still have not tried it with wax...(nor wax period!)
-BB
 
Haunts

Haunts

Well-Known Member
Hi all, i thought i would post my experience with the pnp and my mod. I've had mine since New Years eve and the only problem i've experienced is that sometimes it doesn't charge but if i just turn the plug off and back on again it seems to be fine. I've never had a vape before so i can't compare it to anything else but i love it, i use it a couple of times a day, only filling the bullet about half way. My draw style which works best for me is long and slow, which i find produces nice clouds and thats starting on lvl 2 moving on to lvl 3.

Now for my set up. I use the NO2 gauze in the top of the bullet which some people suggested earlier on in this thread along with the ecig mouthpeice condom on the pong which cools the temp down but it wasn't very pleasing to the eye so i went about designing my own glass mouthpiece to use in conjunction with the pong. I went about designing what i wanted and ordered it from a precision glass blowing place i found on google. I eagerly awaited for my piece to arrive but unfortunately when it arrived the company had read my design wrong and sent me the glass but with either end sealed, lol. So i asked them to send it again but to make sure it was actually a tube.
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Its very similar to what others have done, mine is an 8mm tube going in to a 14mm bottom tube so it fits nice and snug.
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I then put a few 8mm o-rings around the tube so that when its inserted into the pong it holds it super tight in place.
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Using a dremel I had to sand down about 5mm of the pong to allow for the bottom of the tube, this part took me some time because i didn't want to sand off to much so it took a lot of sand a bit, try it, sand some more, try again (you get the idea)
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And thats how it looks when inserted, the taste is much better with the glass and it does help to keep the vapor cooler.
Luckily i also had a dremel accessory which allowed me to open up the original glass tube that was sent wrong so now i have a spare. All in all i'm happy with the results.
 
lookhigh

lookhigh

FC member
@Haunts Thats nice. can they blow the glass with a GONG end on top? Oh that would not work as it would not slide up trough the PONG
 
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Sativape

Sativape

Well-Known Member
Haunts said:
Hi all, i thought i would post my experience with the pnp and my mod. I've had mine since New Years eve and the only problem i've experienced is that sometimes it doesn't charge but if i just turn the plug off and back on again it seems to be fine. I've never had a vape before so i can't compare it to anything else but i love it, i use it a couple of times a day, only filling the bullet about half way. My draw style which works best for me is long and slow, which i find produces nice clouds and thats starting on lvl 2 moving on to lvl 3.

Now for my set up. I use the NO2 gauze in the top of the bullet which some people suggested earlier on in this thread along with the ecig mouthpeice condom on the pong which cools the temp down but it wasn't very pleasing to the eye so i went about designing my own glass mouthpiece to use in conjunction with the pong. I went about designing what i wanted and ordered it from a precision glass blowing place i found on google. I eagerly awaited for my piece to arrive but unfortunately when it arrived the company had read my design wrong and sent me the glass but with either end sealed, lol. So i asked them to send it again but to make sure it was actually a tube.
DSC_0805.jpg

Its very similar to what others have done, mine is an 8mm tube going in to a 14mm bottom tube so it fits nice and snug.
DSC_0806.jpg

I then put a few 8mm o-rings around the tube so that when its inserted into the pong it holds it super tight in place.
DSC_0807.jpg

Using a dremel I had to sand down about 5mm of the pong to allow for the bottom of the tube, this part took me some time because i didn't want to sand off to much so it took a lot of sand a bit, try it, sand some more, try again (you get the idea)
DSC_0808.jpg

And thats how it looks when inserted, the taste is much better with the glass and it does help to keep the vapor cooler.
Luckily i also had a dremel accessory which allowed me to open up the original glass tube that was sent wrong so now i have a spare. All in all i'm happy with the results.
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@Haunts
Welcome to the FC PNP thread.
Great 1st post and thanks for sharing your pics of your awesome set up!
 
Krizzle

Krizzle

Hi Very high
What a fucking joke. Of course my customs card got delivered instead of the glass piece. Asking for an additional £15???? @TherealVaporblunt this has really soured my experience of your company. There is no way I'm going to collect a package with BLUNT and VAPORISER slapped all over it and not marking it as a gift you are deliberately shafting your international customers so it's coming back to you. As soon as my pinnacle starts to cracks or melt etc...it's going back to vapefiend for a full refund and I won't be using your company again. I find it strange an authorised dealer will warranty out broken cracked units but you won't?
 
Gray Area

Gray Area

Well-Known Member
Krizzle said:
What a fucking joke. Of course my customs card got delivered instead of the glass piece. Asking for an additional £15???? @TherealVaporblunt this has really soured my experience of your company. There is no way I'm going to collect a package with BLUNT and VAPORISER slapped all over it and not marking it as a gift you are deliberately shafting your international customers so it's coming back to you. As soon as my pinnacle starts to cracks or melt etc...it's going back to vapefiend for a full refund and I won't be using your company again. I find it strange an authorised dealer will warranty out broken cracked units but you won't?
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Odd isn't it? When I ordered my PNWT direct, I was charged $5 postage and it was marked as a gift and had nothing that would have raised any eyebrows at customs...

And I think you prob just got lucky with vapefiend - he prob shouldn't have warrantied it tbf...

Edit: when you think about it the glass replacement gongs are gifts too... the original charge was to cover postage only and there was no charge for the piece itself... this whole carry on is the only reason I haven't sent for one... would work out pretty expensive...
 
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pakalolo

pakalolo

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Krizzle said:
What a fucking joke. Of course my customs card got delivered instead of the glass piece. Asking for an additional £15???? @TherealVaporblunt this has really soured my experience of your company. There is no way I'm going to collect a package with BLUNT and VAPORISER slapped all over it and not marking it as a gift you are deliberately shafting your international customers so it's coming back to you. As soon as my pinnacle starts to cracks or melt etc...it's going back to vapefiend for a full refund and I won't be using your company again. I find it strange an authorised dealer will warranty out broken cracked units but you won't?
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So you think it is more reasonable for VaporBLUNT to declare their shipments as gifts? That is fraudulent and a great way for them to get into trouble.

I agree the packaging should be more discreet, especially for international shipping, but I for one would have no problem picking that up from Customs. It's never been used and prosecution under the UK's paraphernalia law (even of headshops) are unheard of. It's highly unlikely that there would be any trouble, but of course your paranoia might easily exceed mine.
 
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