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I was hoping to have the price remain competitive with the digital volcano which retails for around $650 and a few of my suppliers for certain components have upped their price, but I can still keep the retail price for the Boost Ultra at $490. I have built a functional prototype for the...

I've been pretty busy with real work, so updates have been pretty sparse, probably why the thread's been flying under the radar :/ . As for public release, I've determined that it will be best for these to be made to order. So I can now sell them publicly starting anytime! I expect it to take...

Yes, here's an update! And a new 1 minute video of the updated unit! I've been using the newest edition of the Boost Ultra over the past few months as well as collecting information from a few beta testers. I successfully implemented the infrared temp sensor which also now displays...

Updates! 1) You guys asked for it, so here is a ground glass (standard 18mm) vaporizer to bong adapter. The picture below doesn't include the activation wire (not that it would be visible anyway), but it would look like and work in the same way the other original breathing hose would. This...

Sorry for lack of updates guys. Despite not posting I have been working on fine tuning the finishing details on the unit. Earlier in the summer during some intense stress testing I managed to burn through the mesh stainless steel screen and therefore had to develop a better alternative. To...

I looked into using a bunch of smaller caps with and without batteries, and any other configuration I could come up with would end up being more expensive. The current setup represents the best cost/function ratio that I could possibly come up with. But I am always open to new ideas and...

Lycanthrope, Thanks for sharing your opinion, I appreciate any and all advice :) VWFringe, Yes, you know your stuff, this is exactly how power capacitors are traditionally setup. For instance many aftermarket car subwoofers come with a very large one farad 12v supercap which provides some...

Update: I've been busy the past few weeks with work, but will be moving forward in ordering parts in bulk for the first production run of 10 beta units. First I have a question for the people in this forum regarding design; would you prefer a sharp, distinctive, looking vaporizer that is...

The fan noise isn't an issue at all. I actually had to install a light on the front of the unit during testing so I could tell when it was on because I kept thinking it was broken since I couldn't hear anything. The fan is only on during charging anyway. Surprisingly the small top mounted fan is...

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Ok a few of the development pictures are up! These were over the course of a few months and for the most part only show the successful branches of design (I didn't take too many pictures of the many failures). Also be sure to look at the bottom of each picture as most of them have a brief...

Yeah unfortunately cost is pretty high to make one of these. The cost of parts alone (even purchased in bulk) is more than many fully built finished vaporizers :( I'm working on making retail price as low as I can and I feel it definitely competes with the other vaporizers in this price range...

Wow guys lots of great questions! I'll try tackle these in order and post development pictures soon. Yes safety is of the utmost importance. I'll spend some time to answer this question. While ultracapacitors have very high discharge currents, the voltage is very low (2.7v max, less than two...

Thanks for the compliment :) It's funny that you mention how it just shows up because to me I've been working on it for months so it's good to have some "fresh eyes" take a look at it :cool: I have some pictures of it in various stages of development, but I don't know if people would be...

Stu, I considered using buttons, but a touch sensor has the same features as a button and more, whereas a button is like a touch sensor but limited. The sensitivity can be adjusted from really sensitive (can sense you from inches away without even touching it) to acting as a force sensor (where...

hereatlast, Ah I see now, thanks. If you were to use something like that I can see three options on how to proceed. 1) you could wrap the sensor wire around the hose that connects from this adapter to your glass, then place the tip of the sensor where you want to touch for heater activation to...

pakalolo, you are a smart man (or woman). In your post you touched on the two biggest, and perhaps only, issues I foresee. First, since the heater is integrated into glass, replacement could potentially be an issue. On a previous version of the heat engine I had high current plugs so it could...

WatTyler, I'm still working on calibration, but I expect the temp range will probably end up being 100-450F (maybe 500 but you would never need to go that high anyway). I'm running the auxiliary heater at a very low temp, and it's only even on when the voltage on the capacitor becomes low, but...

Ha I actually hadn't considered this, but that's why this forum is great! Yes, it wouldn't be too hard at all to create another way to trigger the heater. The sensor on the whip is simply a thin wire connected magnetically to that black screw by the bowl. You can actually even activate it by...

I actually considered this :) I originally had three MOSFETS arranged in a triaglular shape that even resembled the flux capacitor. Though I ended up only needing two. It is quite solid, making it a bit on the heavy side. I don't have a scale though. The heater element is merged with the glass...