Hey guys, I've been using my EQ quite frequently lately, and I've noticed that sometimes it sounds like the fan stops for just a second, then pick right back up again. Sometimes it'll do it every few seconds for a little bit, then run fine, or it'll do it once and then not again for a while. Should I be concerned? Everything else is working fine though, I'm loving it! It's definitely my daily driver right now. My FM has taken a backseat, and I don't have iso to clean my pieces with right now. So I've been UFO'ing it up with the MFLB UFO and a coffee mug. Gets me nice and toasty.
I had a brief hesitation before. A slight whirr sound. Then it ramps up fine. If I have a setup with dodgy air intake , that will mess with the fan keeping up.
It makes me uncomfortable when it does happen. It is a bladeless fan and I find a thorough breakdown and cleaning does wonders. Also see if there is any buildup on the
screen of the heater cover. Take everything off the EQ and run on say 230 on F3 for 5 min or greater. Sometimes that is enough to bring it back.
I have mentioned before my thoughts about leaving the unit plugged in full time and having the EQ warm up. Still believe it is a factor. Mine has been behaving real well being left plugged in 24/7 with it at a constant 200C when I am at home. I do think any drain or any brief shortage of power causes the PCB to behave weird. Like the first problem I had with my first unit.
So should you be concerned? I would a least do the simple rundown first. If it happens enough times, Perhaps do a full disassemble and cleaning if you are comfortable with that or at least try the power options I mentioned and see if that has an impact. My theory is a drain of power or if the EQ has to work a little harder for that instance can cause that 'whirr' hesitation.
Hey guys
Came back with some more questions to help me decide.
I've been reading a lot of review (some of them will be shit ofc) and I saw some blog where they said that the EQ clouds were rather thin when compared to other similar vapes.
I'd also like to ask about the EQ hands free capability. Is a lot of stirring needed? Isn't that too troublesome? With the MFLB all I have to do is tap tap tap and tubmle but I'd rather have a home vaporizer I can just use at will.
I'm not planning to do any water cooled vaping at all (at least at first). Also I'm not really that interested in the baloons anymore.. Considering all this do you still recommend the EQ or is there a better vape out there for me?
The EQ has two methods for a sesh, the elbow pack and the bowl (cyclone) pack. The elbow pack extracts a lot thicker then the cyclone. But the cyclone is for more casual sessions. Where 'sipping' the vapor is preferred over a hard draw (a 'rip'). In a cyclone sesh, It helps to stir occasionally or if you draw hard enough, it kind of mixes itself.
The clouds question is a little subjective. A little bit of a YMMV situation. But yes it holds it own with stock parts. There are a few single purpose vapes that do that one thing extremely well, But for the price and it's versatility, it is still the best bang for your buck going around. If you get the
@DDave kit and the EQ, then you are in the higher end of performance. With mod parts, you can get some great results. But it works fine.
Another factor to consider when comparing all types of vapes is conduction vs convection. You can get thicker clouds through conduction, but purer vapor with convection heat. I bought my EQ because I wanted a glass convection vape that works well. But a conduction Stainless Steel vape like your UD's and E-nano's will have that surface area designed to do the work. I already own 3 conduction vapes. So I bought an EQ and modded everything. Extreme convection.
As far as ease of use. I have my own routine with my setup. One you know how to mushroom cap a worn elbow screen, you have covered the hardest part.
How well you fill and seat an elbow pack will affect the thickness of the vapor. I fill my caps separately and swap them out as needed.
My EQ with my personal setup works great at 200c. I did buy the
@DDave kit and a few select glass parts myself. But it works just like a poor man's CloudEvo.
If you are hesitant about getting a desktop, Some people swear by the Arizer Solo. If you are looking for the portable equivalent of the EQ. Fill a stem to the amount you like. Drop the stem. Draw.
EQ has all the bases covered under $200. Plus I'm always reminding someone to buy from an authorized seller in case you have to RMA. 
Take that combustion.
It's a Büchner flask that I bought from some hippy head shop going out of business. Now I'm looking at lab glass for answers. 
Yes, I got rid of the rubber hose and switched to silicone tubing. Took a perc form a broken piece and attached it to the long tube in the pic above with some silicone magic. Need to get a silicone plug to replace the rubber. Maybe a special downstem that works well with the bottom heavy shape? Found this article a little reassuring.
Well it looks like I'm getting that much closer to resembling my Avatar. 
I like how it handles those lower temps.
enhances both. Like the old hippy mango trick.