Flower’s been great too! I’ve tried both letting heat soak and hitting right away. If you let it sit for 10-15 seconds first it hits more like heating with the torch with the stem pre-inserted ... if you hit right away it’s full convection.
So prototype #4 complete, machining went well, and it works great! End weight of this one is a little over 50g ... <45% of the prototype #1 weight
Here's pictures of the plates on their own and mounted. Going to have my first bowl with these plates now
When you insert the stem, the stem and flower are not to temp, so it causes a drop, the temperature drop isn't immediately reflected in the coil, as the coil is in contact with the heat exchange which takes a while to cool or transfer heat. If I wait long enough it will climb. You'll notice that no matter how hard I draw it doesn't drop as well, it actually climbs. If you checkout the video I post here, you'll see the same thing, but on the 2nd bowl (rosin), you'll notice it at first drop from 200 to 190, then climb backup >195 throughout the session.
You know you want to join me for the ride w/ the SV3 electric mod @biohacker
... the SV3 signature is still amazing! Likely shipping some out this week Yes! Definitely! (Without the temperature drop throughout the session though
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... thanks @duff ... I think the heat exchanger side of things is outside of my area of expertise though ... I'm rarely the idea guy ... I'm usually the guy that makes an idea better and makes it actually work! (I also have really no experience w/ metal work ... the aluminum I'm machining with woodworking tools w/ carbide bits ... and cobalt bits for the drill press) ... this has been all I've been using since prototype #1 because it works so well ... (except for my Firefly 2 a couple times when out-and-about)
Makes a wooden heater cover!
I'd love to partner w/ someone on this ... I'd really love to see a Supreme desktop that solve all the problems the SV3 has ... I see no reason once you get rid of the need for a torch to heat, to have a large exposed hot heat block ... I'm sure some way to enclose the unit, and get rid of the silicone pieces, would make this unit much more user friendly.
At any rate, in the meantime I do love my Sv3 electric mod
Hmmm ... I wonder if I could enclose the SV3 block and e-nail coil in my old VXL Cloud body ...
Yeah ... WAY too labour intensive though
... and not sure how to "float" the heat exchange inside the body regardless of the device used (maybe PTFE holding the stem ... like the PTFE on the MiniVAP ... not sure who can machine PTFE parts for me though!
Yeah ... WAY too labour intensive though
On another note ... for those of you following this thread ... I ordered a k-type thermocouple that I think will work, as well as some XLR 5-pin connectors and bulk cable ... I'm going to build an adapter cable that splits the thermocouple out so I can try running the PID/coil off a thermocouple installed where the SV3 thermocouple is installed.
This should give extremely accurate temperature control (and it will be measuring the temperature and responding to temperature change at the location we are interested in)
If this works out I might start modding the High5 coils with a split thermocouple (split close to the coil) as well as making "mod" adapter cables with connected thermocouple (you could then tie-wrap the thermocouple wire to your e-nail wire for the same effect as the modded coil without actually having to touch the coil itself)
In log vapes they've got a tiny little heater ... this one has a beast of an aluminum heater block plus plates w/ a coil on top of that
In log vapes they've got a tiny little heater ... this one has a beast of an aluminum heater block plus plates w/ a coil on top of that
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Problem w/ putting some thermoconducting stuff between the coil and the SV3 is I don't think the SV3 shape would be 100% consistent across SV3's. It would have to be something that's "shaped" to the SV3, or is "glued" which would make it permanent which is not the goal. You are correct though that this could improve it. I'm not sure by how much though, as I look down there is actually very little of the SV3 coil not touching due to the fact that the coil is round and the location of the indents (placing the coil as low as it will go is ideal)
(Can you machine mica w/ carbide tools?)
... ok ... we'll see how it goes! I don't think my parts will be in until end of next week, and on vacation out of town the week after, so might come to fruition the week after that
Hey bro looks like you were having too much fun at champs and snoozed on this thread!
Or you snoozed, just the appropriate amount.
Just about to pull the trigger on my high5 pid + flat coil!