His_Highness
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Why the backup Solo?...its better to have one and not need it than need it and not have it.
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Why the backup Solo?...its better to have one and not need it than need it and not have it.
ataxian
PALE BLUE DOT
I broke my turbos and stock gongs.
I only have phves however I will order more stuff!
There's this PARIS OG valuable right now!
Need to secure then order more glass!
OF
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Reminds me of Freewheelin' Franklin's epic insight, "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope".
Words to live by.
OF
OF
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I hear that. And on tough days you can lock the door, turn off the phone, put some soft music on and take one in each hand........
OF
al bundy
Vaporist
I have 3 , even with 2 when one runs out or runs low,grab a charged up one and your off.
And one of them I got form Puffitup for $60 on one of there last call sales.
And if you feel your Solo is lagging I suggest a battery upgrade from @CentiZen ?
Will breath new life to your Solo if its a battery problem.
Dr. Soxhlet
SOLO Vaporized Cannabis is my Best Medicine
Vaporized cannabis is my main medicine. I really can't be without it.
Having two Solos means never having to wait for my medicine.
And when you want to leave, it is nice to have one always near full charge.
And having two Solos means a strict battery charging regimen can be followed for maximum battery life.
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Quick battery charging question. If it goes from 2 to blinking 7, is that too fast?
Also, I did one session on 5 6 7 through D020 it went from 6to3 is that too much?
Also, I did one session on 5 6 7 through D020 it went from 6to3 is that too much?
OF
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No, the charge rate is set internally. Charge away.
Not really alarming. Serious hitting at high temperatures takes power to keep up. Sipping I get about 'a level per session' at 4 usually. Two sometimes. It (the levels) is pretty "granular", that is there are only 7 steps and you're starting (and ending) on a continuous scale. You have to consider it 'plus or minus a count' on the two values. That is you could start on the very end of say step 5, and use slightly more than 2/7 of the total charge and end up on the top end of step 2, mistaking it for 3 steps use. Every once in a while I start the following session at the same step, even. Not often, but if I get distracted and it times out and I reset it can come up the same battery level, not long ago it happened to me on step 3. If I'm going to 'skip a step' it seems to happen like step 5 or 6. And extra session happens at the bottom end?
Again, not to worry, enjoy your Solo. Recharge it before it locks you out, stop charging if you can before the charge light goes solid, otherwise don't sweat the details......enjoy the sucker, it's a great vape, solid and dependable, you bought it to enjoy, right? Go for it.
Regards,
OF
akwardsauce
gold all in my chains...dont believe me just watch
@His_Highness @Slow Draw McGraw
ya but i guess that i already took solos durability/reliability for granted...its not a vape that i really foresee failing me...but i guess i have read about ~5% of solo owners have issues (data guesstimated from this thread alone)?
@CarolKing @al bundy @CentiZen @Dr. Soxhlet
ok, so its more of an "always have a fully charged solo on deck good-to-go" issue rather than, "i feel like this machine may fail unexpectedly and cannot wait for a working unit" issue. that actually makes a bit more sense to me...
this is what actually may have made my solo feel weaker. ive been hooking it up to the glass bubbler lately and maybe my draw power is too much (cooling the solo down more than i used to)? last night, one draw took the heat from a 7ish down to a 3ish...it took a while to climb back up, also. this is really the first issue that i have had w my solo not being perfect. (mine is the model that does NOT work while charging and i got it from an FCer in summer of 2013, i believe...i think they had it for like 3-4 months before i got it from them, if that helps at all).
man, i cant even imagine going back to never using a bubbler again...totally changed my solo experience from great to greaterer...
i have heard many mention the @CentiZen battery mod, so i definitely will resort to that before getting a new solo (like i mentioned about a month ago, my solo went thru some abusive recharging cycles, so that also may be the issue catching up with me now).
anyways, thanks for the answers as always, dudes & dudettes...
anyone know when the puffitup open box sale is again? or do i just gotta be at the right place at the right time?
ya but i guess that i already took solos durability/reliability for granted...its not a vape that i really foresee failing me...but i guess i have read about ~5% of solo owners have issues (data guesstimated from this thread alone)?
@CarolKing @al bundy @CentiZen @Dr. Soxhlet
ok, so its more of an "always have a fully charged solo on deck good-to-go" issue rather than, "i feel like this machine may fail unexpectedly and cannot wait for a working unit" issue. that actually makes a bit more sense to me...
this is what actually may have made my solo feel weaker. ive been hooking it up to the glass bubbler lately and maybe my draw power is too much (cooling the solo down more than i used to)? last night, one draw took the heat from a 7ish down to a 3ish...it took a while to climb back up, also. this is really the first issue that i have had w my solo not being perfect. (mine is the model that does NOT work while charging and i got it from an FCer in summer of 2013, i believe...i think they had it for like 3-4 months before i got it from them, if that helps at all).
man, i cant even imagine going back to never using a bubbler again...totally changed my solo experience from great to greaterer...
i have heard many mention the @CentiZen battery mod, so i definitely will resort to that before getting a new solo (like i mentioned about a month ago, my solo went thru some abusive recharging cycles, so that also may be the issue catching up with me now).
anyways, thanks for the answers as always, dudes & dudettes...
anyone know when the puffitup open box sale is again? or do i just gotta be at the right place at the right time?
I meant to say I meant 2 to 7 in 30 minutes.
I plug it in at 2 and 30 minutes later its at 7 blinking.
I plug it in at 2 and 30 minutes later its at 7 blinking.
OF
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That seems faster than normal, but not alarmingly so. How does it do discharging?
The baseline test I use is to fully charge, then do back to back step 7 runs with the top open and no stem. I such 'sessions' per charge is a good number here. The idea here is to remove the variables as much as possible.
OF
Ifeejulah Vapor
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Back from the flu...OG kush out of the Solo was like trying it for the first time again...2 days without it made me forget how dope it is...bouta get the EQ goin too...there should be an "Arizer" thread haha
Hi guys... first time post here...
I've had the m1F arizer solo for about 1.5 months and its been cool, but yesterday I came across an issue of overheating..
I pulled an all nighter and didnt sleep so to pass the time I was using my arizer solo all day, so it was being used more than usual. Then, i had a buddy come over who is a total newbie to vaporizing and I let him try hitting the solo.. I exclusively smoke indicas so my preffered temp setting is 7. i think he was hitting it awkwardly taking long hits.. he took several and then quit
I took some hits after him and it burned my throat. and i immediately turned the unit off and it was hot to the touch at the top of the unit.
after about 45 mins or so we started it up again at temp setting 7 and it got really uncomfortable to the throat and hot to the touch
Is this normal ? This happened because of overusage right ?
The way I vape. i like to start at temp 7 and go down to 6 for my indicas.. I usually take a few hits, turn off the device stir the bowl and turn the device on again at 7 or 6 and rinse and repeat
Is it bad to keep turning the solo off and on after every bowl stir ?
Shoud i be worried about damage to the device? Should i continue using the device ? will it be harmful to use it ?
Thanks so much this vape life is cool
I've had the m1F arizer solo for about 1.5 months and its been cool, but yesterday I came across an issue of overheating..
I pulled an all nighter and didnt sleep so to pass the time I was using my arizer solo all day, so it was being used more than usual. Then, i had a buddy come over who is a total newbie to vaporizing and I let him try hitting the solo.. I exclusively smoke indicas so my preffered temp setting is 7. i think he was hitting it awkwardly taking long hits.. he took several and then quit
I took some hits after him and it burned my throat. and i immediately turned the unit off and it was hot to the touch at the top of the unit.
after about 45 mins or so we started it up again at temp setting 7 and it got really uncomfortable to the throat and hot to the touch
Is this normal ? This happened because of overusage right ?
The way I vape. i like to start at temp 7 and go down to 6 for my indicas.. I usually take a few hits, turn off the device stir the bowl and turn the device on again at 7 or 6 and rinse and repeat
Is it bad to keep turning the solo off and on after every bowl stir ?
Shoud i be worried about damage to the device? Should i continue using the device ? will it be harmful to use it ?
Thanks so much this vape life is cool
OF
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Yep, normal (or near enough). I typically get two 'sessions' out of the first step. The top step (7) is wider than the rest, I'd expect a 5 after the next run, then 4 and so on.
IMO time to enjoy.......
Regards,
Howdy, welcome to the Forum, sorry you're having troubles, lousy way to meet a guy.......
No, that's not normal. And heavy use should not change the temperature control any more than your home heater or electric stove or oven. It should adjust as normal. Overheating the battery can trip it's protection, but that shuts it down.
Hard to say what's up. Cleaning? For sure you didn't break it with too much love.
OF
Ive cleaned the chamber with cotton swab dipped in alcohol, i just cleaned the stem.. It doesnt seem like the 4 holes inside the chamber are clogged but I sucked out a few small pieces of weed a little bit earlier.
Speaking about the battery.. this week ive left the arizer solo plugged in and charging for many hours while i was away at work..
also it has only been dropped once from about 2 feet or so.. it has a small dent at the very top of the unscrewable top of the unit
its been about a week though since i cleaned the chamber with alcohol although it doesnt look so bad
update : just vaped a bit of bud from earlier and the top layer of weed got blackish kinda quick... maybe im paranoid it seemed to be getting warmer
also i dropped the solo a week ago and it was working normally, only until yesterday have i been having problems. i again came home from work today and the solo was connected probably about 10 hours
this sucks more for me because i just ordered these pieces and a regular pvhe 18mm gong
OK guys i think the 4 holes were starting to get clogged.. as i mentioned i manage to suck some debris out of the chamber... i also knocked the solo upside down against my hand and more bits were falling out.. I knew it needed not to get clogged but i never really did anything as it seemed ok
hopefully this is the cause in combination with everything else. but hopefully no damage was done
peace out
Bro now that I think more of your reply, you cant really compare a home theater being on for long periods of time to the arizer solo
bro the whole point about vaporizing is to cook the weed at a sweet spot temp that will not combust the weed only vaporize..
we are talking about overheating, hometheaters overheat except when they overheat it doesnt really affect the expeience of watching a movie or tv show..
however the arizer solo on the other hand.., if it gets overheated it can cause the weed thats inside it to get at temperatures that arent supposed to be reached.. its perfectly logical for that to happen and for this to cause discomfort in the throat etc etc
not having a go at you.. i think i just was thinking of your words
also i dropped the solo a week ago and it was working normally, only until yesterday have i been having problems. i again came home from work today and the solo was connected probably about 10 hours
this sucks more for me because i just ordered these pieces and a regular pvhe 18mm gong
OK guys i think the 4 holes were starting to get clogged.. as i mentioned i manage to suck some debris out of the chamber... i also knocked the solo upside down against my hand and more bits were falling out.. I knew it needed not to get clogged but i never really did anything as it seemed ok
hopefully this is the cause in combination with everything else. but hopefully no damage was done
peace out
@OF
Bro now that I think more of your reply, you cant really compare a home theater being on for long periods of time to the arizer solo
bro the whole point about vaporizing is to cook the weed at a sweet spot temp that will not combust the weed only vaporize..
we are talking about overheating, hometheaters overheat except when they overheat it doesnt really affect the expeience of watching a movie or tv show..
however the arizer solo on the other hand.., if it gets overheated it can cause the weed thats inside it to get at temperatures that arent supposed to be reached.. its perfectly logical for that to happen and for this to cause discomfort in the throat etc etc
not having a go at you.. i think i just was thinking of your words
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OF
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Check your fire! Check your fire!
Home heater. Not theater, much different.......
The point is home heaters, ovens and so on are temperature regulated, as is Solo. So called "closed loop systems" where the output is sampled and compared to an ideal and the error used to control the process (heat in our case). Like curse control on your car. Although the car is "proportional control" (always partway on, varied as needed), Solo, your heater, oven and so on are "duty cycle controlled", always on or off (never proportional). In the duty cycle case you vary power by changing the ratio of on to off times.
An entirely different sort of deal from open loop. If it's 'in band', meaning cycling it's almost certainly doing so at the right temperature. If you, say, increased the power 20% (higher voltage on the battery), the time the heater was on each cycle would simply drop to compensate. If it was too hot at any point it'd just wait a little longer before switching the heat back on. As long as it functions at all properly it can't get too hot.
That kind of different.
OF
vaporcloud
lurking kiwi
I agree with OF. The oven is temp controlled ... watch the red heater light blink as you draw and usually keeps blinking (heating ) to compensate for the heat loss. Surely if your Solo was running 'hot' it would compensate by heating less. I get charring on the top at heat level 7 ... I suggest you try running it at heat level 5 from the start of the session and see how that goes.
@OF
That 6 we talked about earlier must have been on the high 6 side of the battery indicator.
I just did two runs back to back.
First run I warmed up to 4 then dropped to 3 for the remainder of the run.
Second run I bumped up to 5 then went to 7 after vapor was thinning and timed out.
Checked the indicator, reads 5!
I am having a dream that is blue but I'm definitely NOT blue.
Edit: forgot to mention, stems were in and loaded.
That 6 we talked about earlier must have been on the high 6 side of the battery indicator.
I just did two runs back to back.
First run I warmed up to 4 then dropped to 3 for the remainder of the run.
Second run I bumped up to 5 then went to 7 after vapor was thinning and timed out.
Checked the indicator, reads 5!
I am having a dream that is blue but I'm definitely NOT blue.Edit: forgot to mention, stems were in and loaded.
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OF
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Edit forgot to mention, stems were in and loaded.
Great, thanks for the good news.
Looks like smooth sailing ahead Capt'n, I recommend full speed ahead.
OF
ctxgooner
gooner
Got my back-up $55 open box poor condition solo in 2 days!!!!
The lines on the front has a few scratches and the up button is a bit jainky.....few scratches on the bottom but the plate isnt cracked......i ran a few burn-offs and now im charging her up and going to fire her up in a few.....
The lines on the front has a few scratches and the up button is a bit jainky.....few scratches on the bottom but the plate isnt cracked......i ran a few burn-offs and now im charging her up and going to fire her up in a few.....