pakalolo said:
vapedg13 said:
heres what it looked like after my 2-3rd draw from it .. ..battery was in for less than 10 secs each time ...started drawing on it when i saw the vape forming ...5-7 secs after battery made contact
makes no diff if i draw hard or soft.
I will stick to the Iolite so far.
This load (half a load, really) is not ground fine enough. That's why it is unevenly vaporized. It is also is nowhere near combusted. There are one or two dark spots that look fully cashed, but I see nothing that is vaped to black, let alone any sign of ash. It looks like a load that was hit a couple of times but not shaken up properly. I'd simply dump this load out, crumble it finer, then hit it at least two or three more times.
First off, thank you for posting pictures. That helps a lot to disambiguate what is going on.
The above assessment based on the posted pictures is correct. The following points are observed: 1) the load is not ground nearly fine enough, 2) there is clearly no evidence of combustion (carbon reduction is chemically distinct from oxidization), and 3) based on the pictured mix distribution, there was no shaking between hits. Also, based on your usage comments, it would seem that you (vapedg13) are waiting far too long from the time the battery is inserted to the time you start drawing the vapor. Put the battery in and start drawing on it immediately -- do not wait. As soon as you have finished your draw, remove the battery.
In short, based on the pictures, it is my (professional) opinion it is very unlikely to be a faulty unit.
However, based on the picture of spent ABV from your desktop vaporizer, I think that this goes beyond considerations of usage methodology. It would seem that you were expecting that the vaporizer would have a built in automatic temperature regulation -- and it does not. While I would like to recommend that you continue to try an improved usage technique, I will also suggest that the issue is really more one of misplaced expectations rather than a faulty unit. In this case, you may do better to trade your unit for something else, like a VM3 portable vaporizer, for example, that does have automatic temperature regulation, rather than to continue to attempt to experiment with the Launch Box.
To continue with your car analogy, it is as if you somehow ended up purchasing a motorcycle when you were expecting to get a suburban. While it is true that a motorcycle is smaller, more fuel efficient, and inherently more maneuverable; it does suffer the disadvantage that it will not automatically stay upright on its own (like any car would). Furthermore, they tend to not have as many features like "cruise control". Also, if a person expects to drive a motorcycle in the same manner as with any ordinary car, they will find that it is a very different experience. Also, driving any type of bike is a lot more hazardous to ones health unless certain additional precautions are taken. Blaming a bike (no matter how well built it may be) for not being like a car is something of a mistake of understanding, rather than an error of design.
I am sorry that the Launch Box is not what you are looking for. Based on your stated preferences (electric auto regulated portable), I think you would have done better to have purchased something like a VM3.
-- Magic-Flight
..mabey ill ring him and ask if he has time to pop in tomorrow or the next with it...he just tried mine today .....tasted like poo he said... agreed with me that its burning the weed after the 2nd draw
