Ok, I'm out if bed now. I'd probably haven fallen back to sleep again, but visions of vapor filled my head. Yes, it's Christmas at RelaxedNow's house, and I couldn't to wait to play with my new Red Ryder RBB Gun....errrrrr....Boundless CFX.
I had left it plugged in for about 8 hours, so I figured it would be ready to go. I did a burnoff, consisting first of one cycle at 430F, with an empty bowl. I saw no vapor from factory oils, though it did have a new-car smell. I then loaded the bowl very loosely and about half-full, and did a second burnoff at 430, hoping to bury the new-car smell. I was seeing no, or maybe minimal, vapor rising, so I took a few pulls on it. Man, tons of vapor, but it was far beyond my preferred temperature range on any device, so as expected, it was quite warm and a little harsh. After the vapor had nearly stopped, I emptied ithe bowl, and the plasticky new-car taste was still there.
Being impatient, I said fuck burnoff's (oh, come on, a little plastic or machining oil never hurt anybody), and decided to give it a real try. I'm mostly accustomed to convection portables, and all of mine are fairly efficient. Thus, I bought the CFX partly for its touted ability to handle small loads, even though it is mostly conduction. And, yes, it does work quite well with small loads. I got great vapor at 360, but it seemed warmer than I wanted to begin with, so I quickly lowered it to 320F. Over the course of (uncounted) draws, I ultimately turned it up to 390. Finally, the weed was spent, and I stopped there.
Initial impressions and obversations;
- It's fairly intuitive, though I did read the manual.
- The plasticky new-car smell and taste is still a bit noticeable, but I'm confident it will disappear before long, so it really doesn't bother me....unless I'm wrong and it sticks around, because what do I know, right(?).
- The exterior gets plenty warm, but not uncomfortably so. Every vape I own gets warm with 10+ minutes of use, so I don't give a fuck (sorry, had to throw that in there once).
- It seemed efficient, though I don't have any objective data to report. Probably never will, actually, as I'm not that focused, particularly when vaping. Did I mention I'm stoned?
- I had no problems with the 5-click routine. It may have required an extra click a time or two, but I'm used to that happening with ecigs, so it doesn't bother me. I actually think it was user error anyway.
- After 8 hours of charging, the battery indicator still showed white on the fourth bar. I'm wondering if this is normal.
- After the above cycling, it shows 2 brown bars. It'll be interesting to see what I get out of it with normal use at lower temperatures.
- I got stoned
There may be more to tell, but, like I said, I'm not that focused, and this is taking too long. I think I like the CFX. But I'm stoned,.....no, it doesn't matter, I think I like it. Fuck, I'm loaded. Not wasted, but a good loaded.
I think I like the CFX.
Now I need breakfast.
lol. But anyways no, I've never seen the temp go up mid session or when im not hitting it but its on.