working on breaking in my sr71....rod adjustment was easier than i thought it might be. at first i was trying to just barely have the contact showing, but the retaining pin kept pushing it forward a smidgen. now i position it right about in the middle and let it go ahead and push in the little it wants to and it works out to perfectly functioning positioning.
minor leaking issues mostly due to me overfilling her.
as everyone says she eats through a pair of 18350s in no time flat but i'm going to get an ss kit so i can double up on some vct5 18650s which i figure should at least quadruple my portable dab power.
the taste is vastly superior to anything else i've tried. it does vape out most of the flavorful terpenes before the oil is completely consumed, but it leaves a very nice hashy taste with very little corrupting flavor from the unit itself.
i hate the delrin mouthpiece. i don't like the plasticky feel in my mouth. i wish there were some other option for glass or metal, maybe even wood. i appreciate that it has heat resistant properties so i'm on the hunt for a tube i can use as an extension to the stock mouthpiece that will fit over it or inside it.
i'm still honing in on my technique, i won't say it's outdoing the torch based dabs i get yet, but i will say that it happily takes roughly the same number of hits to get to a tolerable day to day level of medicinal effect, and it nicely fits in my pocket. one of the biggest factors is i don't have to use a torch, which in my 10x15 studio makes me feel safer about it with my daughter in the house.
as far as the persei itself, i'm going back and forth between using 1 18650 or 1 18350 with the shorty tube and the normal v2 top and a 601-510 adapter to run my nautilus ejuice tank. the 3.7v is too much power for 1.8ohm coils in my opinion, but it is within acceptable operational ranges.
i've been using a fluttering button technique with careful draw and i'm still able to produce tasty decently dense clouds of ejuice quite happily. if i just ride the button i get a very burnt flavor on the two juices i've tried.
i LOVE the feel and look of the ss stubby tube with my nautilus. it makes it very comfortable to hold and activate with my pointer finger whereas i use my thumb on the 18650 tube.
my biggest question at the moment is that my v2 top will not fire the hercules at all. the iris will, the hammer will. the v2 fires a 3.7 kiss cart and my nautilus so it isn't dead......what is the issue here? any help guys? not a huge issue because it works for my ejuice and once the v4 tops are out i will probably upgrade but vaping is a lifestyle/hobby for me and not knowing something about my new flagship vape is bugging me.
so far so good guys, i'm very happy with my choice to invest in the persei line. i'm already itching to have more vape budget so i can expand my fleet of adapters and toys.
my current tokage method:
1.activate hammer
2.small warm up puffs until she draws freely (horizontal during warmup)
3.slow milkshake draws with the hammer ON until the vapor starts to feel too warm for my preference
4.continue to pulse hammer on and off for maximum vapor productions without getting the vapor heat past my comfort level until my lungs can't take anymore (vertical during huge rips)
5.hold and exhale, repeat as needed
6.slow cooldown hits until the entire body of the unit is cool to the touch
1-3 of the big rips usually relieves my symptoms along with the warmup hits and that is comparable to the average 3 rips i need off a nail at once. of course the herc is easier on my poor (former) chainsmoking lungs.
i've run nearly a total of 7g through her so far and it hasn't been a week yet.
although there have been a few trials and adjustments i find her quite easy to set up and operate.
i was even able to partially disassemble, realign and reassemble her in about 5 minutes in a restroom at a non vapers house so i could step outside and medicate covertly when it wouldn't fire the way i had assembled it at home in a rush.
i carry iso, pliers and unbleached coffee filters with me everywhere now in case of maintenance emergencies. before ya ask i use unbleached coffee filters for everything hash related because i find they almost never leave behind fibers on sticky things, unlike paper towels,etc.
as an added bonus;
i live in an area where oil pens are FAR more common than ejuice vapes. in fact i'm constantly having to tell friends and random people they cannot hit my pen because it is my personal nicotine supply, not oil. because the herc has no globe, which is what almost everyone here uses in one form or another, so far NO ONE has asked me to hit it or what it is except guests in my home that were invited to try her out.
it's nice to be able to medicate without being harassed for awhile. i'm on my way to a bbq, we'll see how it goes over there, haha. i don't really intend to share but a few beers later and i'll probably change my mind.
well, i know it's rather long so
TL&DR?
during my first few days of shakedown runs on the hercules sr71 i find it relatively simple to put together and am getting great big fat tasty puffs of errl from her. no major complaints, and nothing unexpected at all. i love it. to everyone that is on the fence, BUY IT. to everyone that suggested i buy it and posted tips on how to use it THANK YOU.
glad to join the UPtech family
