KeroZen
Chronic vapaholic
Alright I stand corrected then, thank you @OF and @Davinci_vaporizer for your answers. So it means the better taste comes from 1) precise temp regulation 2) glass lining and glass vapor path 3) using the entire height of the device for the vapor path, allowing to cool it somewhat (creating a smoother experience)
Now I agree that whatever the source, calories are calories. So is it some kind of urban legend on this forum when so many people praise convection vapes and their supposedly greater taste? It's really puzzling. For instance I find that my Firewood appears to have a "fuller taste" but that is expected: it has strictly no temperature control and is all manual drive, so the temperature fluctuates between low and high, meaning you extract the full spectrum at once (or rather that a given hit will contain actives from many vaporization temperatures at once). Many people say the Firefly has the best taste of all portables but it's the exact same principle, there is no set point etc.
The main difference I can see is how much the load will cook when you don't draw. With conduction it cooks at all time and you get plenty of vapor on the first hit. With convection it doesn't (or less at least) and the start of the first hit is often only hot air (I don't like that aspect btw, sometimes with my Firewood I feel like I'm just inhaling way too much hot air for the amount of vapor I get)
EDIT: I forgot to add that I was very perplex when I read in the S&B crafty thread that not only can it have as much as 7°C of overshoot, but also all users report that whatever the set temp you select, once you deplete that level there is nothing left when you raise the temperature. For instance if they vape at 185°C they got nothing when they raise the temp afterwards. Whereas in the Ascent when we vape at 185°C, there is plenty left at 195°C and then some left at around 210°C++. Maybe our Ascent temperature drops easily when drawing too hard, but at least I'm under the impression it rarely goes above what you set it to.
Now I agree that whatever the source, calories are calories. So is it some kind of urban legend on this forum when so many people praise convection vapes and their supposedly greater taste? It's really puzzling. For instance I find that my Firewood appears to have a "fuller taste" but that is expected: it has strictly no temperature control and is all manual drive, so the temperature fluctuates between low and high, meaning you extract the full spectrum at once (or rather that a given hit will contain actives from many vaporization temperatures at once). Many people say the Firefly has the best taste of all portables but it's the exact same principle, there is no set point etc.
The main difference I can see is how much the load will cook when you don't draw. With conduction it cooks at all time and you get plenty of vapor on the first hit. With convection it doesn't (or less at least) and the start of the first hit is often only hot air (I don't like that aspect btw, sometimes with my Firewood I feel like I'm just inhaling way too much hot air for the amount of vapor I get)
EDIT: I forgot to add that I was very perplex when I read in the S&B crafty thread that not only can it have as much as 7°C of overshoot, but also all users report that whatever the set temp you select, once you deplete that level there is nothing left when you raise the temperature. For instance if they vape at 185°C they got nothing when they raise the temp afterwards. Whereas in the Ascent when we vape at 185°C, there is plenty left at 195°C and then some left at around 210°C++. Maybe our Ascent temperature drops easily when drawing too hard, but at least I'm under the impression it rarely goes above what you set it to.
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