Questions I still have after going over last 30-odd pages:
1) I definitely want to use this on the sofa and not tethered to the power cable so would get the Portable version at least. Without the power adaptor piece is the MV unusable if the battery has run out, or can it be used on a desktop while sitting on the battery charger plate?
2) we have the lovely little bubbler for the Pinnacle Pro, what would I need to attach that to the MV? I saw am official glass attachment that goes onto the end of the whip, 14mm i think, would that do it? Not sure what width the PP bubbler is.
3) I gather the MV has glass internals for purity of flavour but I can't seem to find any detailed breakdown of the design and manufacture of the device, so can anyone clarify? If there's glass inside does that make it something you never ever want to drop from any height? And regarding taste, does the whip or plastic mouthpiece taint the flavour in any way?
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1. already answered: cannot have mV powered up while in charger
2. is this a bublbler OR the Pinnacle Pro hydratube? I'll go with bubbler-
with stock parts, one uses a wire basket, add herb, add top screen, snap into the flexicone to make a "basket module" pictured below: this can snap into cover for direct vaoes.
Then, the magic is that you can convert to a bubbler in 3 seconds. You remove module, invert so wire basket is up, place in a 14 mm. Then, invert mVAP over the basket and enjoy. Pictures:
Invert miniVAP:
There numerous other methods to connect to a bubbler. Here's a MFLB water whip, tube with 14 mm glass adapter at the end: Note-this whip also offers a satisfying direct draw method with a long tube for cooling, a nice wood handhold, and a good mouth-feel glass "mouthpiece".
Many other water connect options too.
Ratchett also makes a silicone adapter (Song) that you can hit straight draw, push a tube in for whip style, or invert directly into bubbler. 14 and 18 mm options. He has a specific thread for his goodies.
His is black unit, that snaps onto cover:
3. Internal glass:+
All of the miniVAPs up to now have had a PTFE or Teflon type liner which is supposed to be inert/
no off-gassing until temps well beyond the vape temps. The current build has been almost universally heralded as one of the best, if not THE best tasting vape out there. Hermes has some prototype glass chambered units out for testing and possibly has sold some (not sure??)
stickstones on this board has a glass model and is testing it. His initial opinion is that it does not taste as good as the original model BUT he needs more time/testing. He also wonders is there could be a problem with that glass model, something else impacting the taste... Glass also has different thermodynamic profile so it could be the glass does heat up more/ adds a conduction aspect that might neg impact the flavor. It's too early to tell and we all anxiously await more info from these beta tasters that have a glass model.
Glass is glass, so the current core has to be more resilient than a glass core. I have battery and AC puck and I've kicked the AC cord a few times / knocked the mV off the table and no problem whatsoever. With glass liner---not sure what kind of tumble it will survive.
Let us know if you have other questions there is a lot of miniVAP knowledge/experience on this thread
but only when you draw - the 100% convection claim is that good, or near as you could hope for anyway?