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yet when you pay good amount of money you expect to receive long lasting product.I can't really think of any electronics that have a lifetime warranty or that never crap out for some unspecified reason.
yet when you pay good amount of money you expect to receive long lasting product.I can't really think of any electronics that have a lifetime warranty or that never crap out for some unspecified reason.
Anything like thisDoes anyone have a picture of what these special tweezers that are needed to fix the gap between the body and mouthpiece look like? And where can you find them?
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yet when you pay good amount of money you expect to receive long lasting product.
I get around 65-75% when swapping after two bowls. If I drain them all the way then around 60%. I usually wait till there cooled until I stick them on charge, but the other day I stuck a hot one in while the other side was charging. It read 56% but went back up to 59% as it cooled down and before the other battery had finished charging. GHB2 for ref.
Yep, I think maybe .1g and the ABV was all a glorious medium dark brown! I need to take a huge breathe in order to get the air out for a hit that huge. I swear my lung capacity is so massive not only from athletics, but also from vaporizing! I think from now on i'll start splitting those hits into a few, although whenever I "shotgun" like in the vid, I get super medicated!
Charge plugging order... Does it matter? Seems to according to some posts here.
Here are some expert answers:
Summary if you don't care to read -- They don't think order makes much difference.
http://electronics.stackexchange.co...ng-wall-outlet-or-cell-phone-an/101686#101686
But the GH magnetic connector is not like a standard usb connection. My lights flash sometimes just by touching side of GH body. I know the experts say order should not make a difference, but I use "count-down timers." Leave them physically plugged into power strip, so you avoid the plugging effort.
Attach magnetic charger to GH after use, then press "start" button on timer. (I use usb charging port always plugged into countdown timer) Easy, and follows recommended plug order of charging given by S&B at least -- to attach usb charger cable to vape first, and then connect to mains.
This one is good for half hour Hopper charging after each home session.
http://a.co/jdSe2k3
I use this one for one hour charging of Mighty:
http://a.co/4Vlp8hs
I have no idea if order matters, but these timers are cheap and easy to use. Since they countdown and turn off, there's little overcharging, which may lead to early battery life degradation. Another possible bonus to using stock mag charger after every use: no opening and battery swapping stress, exposing threads. Yet another reason to own two Hoppers. One in use, other charging.![]()
I should be getting my Grey Ti today back from Warranty.
As I've said that my raw Ti backend is really feeling gritty and shitty, with play in the motion as well; I have also been disappointed in the performance (ie, therefore I've associated the poor performance with those mechanical symptoms).
Well, I think I was wrong - not about the fact that if feels like shit to use, but rather because I did this thing after getting the sense that the backend CONTACT just didn't "look" as clean as can be - in spite of an ISO rub. I used DeToxit Gold. Just here, nowhere else. You do not wipe this off, by the way (unless you're totally overdoing it).
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And Holy COW what a difference it made. The backend still mechanically acts poorly, but I immediately heard the Hopper clicking more loudly (first time in a week in spite of cleanings with ISO and Blu Tack.
My conclusion about cleaning is that without a dedicated de-oxidizing procedure on certain parts at some point, the unit will flake out and you will annoy everyone in your life being grumpy because Mr. Hopper isn't feeling well. So, my raw Ti will still go back to GHL because I'm specifically asking them to make that dial not feel like such crap, and I hope they don't give me the "It's performing to spec" line. Especially now that I have the new dark grey backend that feels like a fine piece of engineering jewelry!
This is giving me the impression that GH batts like to be used and charged as often as possible(pretty sure standard for all li-ion batts). I'm guessing they don't like to sit around for too long either, so if you're not using your Hopper on a consistent basis and want to keep your batts on max juice capabilities you should consider dry cycling(use/charge) them every so often.
So am I understanding that one can ONLY charge the GH battery with their charger? I'm still waiting for my ss model but ordered extra batteries on the thinking I would be able to swap out as needed. Is this not the case?
Thanks!
Thx bio.
Agreed on including ANY additional tools that are needed for regular maintenance. It's pretty bunk to buy something new, and out of the box you need to buy additional things to make the new thing you just bought seem like new. Going to a company with an issue (before the device is even used) & to be told "oh sorry, our negligence, just go buy this extra thing and fix it yourself" is Grade A Weak. Typical Hopper Labs behavior.
Regardless of how cheap the tweezers are and how little the fix is.
Now you can get a grasshopper shipped immedialtly! Now with tie-dye!
https://www.grasshoppervape.com/store/product/heat-treated-titanium/
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Not bothered with DeOxit before but my Green Ti has never felt like it hit as hard as my Purple so I'm gonna give it a go. BTW it's £31.68 ($38.13) on www.amazon.co.uk, is it normally this pricey?
AgreedIf GHL ever comes up with a way to make a (new) product with similar stealth and 50% more life per charge, I'd bite.
Amazon USA shows a price between $17 and $23 USD, so, yeah, I'd say that is NOT normal.
Hey @biohacker , for a moment I'd thought we had a GHL representative on our forum! Dang!
It remains a perpetual frustration to find oneself starting a fresh chamber on a battery that isn't quite ready for a charge, and also having to finish a chamber with a freshly charged battery.... and every combination of these states in-between. I really wish the battery design issue was better than it is.
If GHL ever comes up with a way to make a (new) product with similar stealth and 50% more life per charge, I'd bite.
I wonder if a lot of the problems people are having is because they are overtaxing the batteries I figure the batteries are only 8A at best and turning the GH on and leaving it run wide open they will get hot and will probably die quickly. Good link for new battery tech ThanksCool, thanks for the check. On ebay.co.uk they are going for £22, looks like they are imported, I'm good with that price. Will report back if my Green Hopper decides to leap into high gear.
Defo not a HL rep bud, just registered after having Pre ordered a Green Ti Hopper. Didn't realise at the time I was going to be waiting a year and be a beta tester. In the same way I guess the KickStarters didn't realise they were gonna be alpha testers.
After joining the FC forum I realised fairly quickly what was going on and figured out I was indeed going to be waiting a while to be a beta tester. Then @VapeFiend.com stocked some early Pre orders and I snatched one of them.
I was blown away by the device, it was a two and a half week bliss. Then I frickin' lost the thing on holiday.
But I had tried it, and loved it, and knew it was the vape I wanted. So I ordered another Ti (The Purple Ti) to tide me over during warranties and two SS for some friends.
Even after all the bullshit deadlines and ambiguous release versions, losing the thing, the warranties and design limitations I'm still a happy hopper user. I like the device, it hits how I want it to (one hitter), it's my daily driver and it's portable.
Regarding the batteries, it would be nice if they didn't degrade so quickly but I'm somewhat unaffected as I use my unit mostly at home mostly on the cable (see previous post for more detailed usage example).
@Joel W. Had a play with making a 4x 18650 pack to GrassHopper Power adapter thingy:
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Always thought that this 'Hopper Power Adapter' coupled with an AC->DC 3.7v power brick connected using a bog standard barrel plug would suit my needs quite well.
Unfortunately with a 35-45 watt heater (whatever the real average running wattage is, I can't remember) you aren't going to get much out of a 750mah battery. For starters you only ever really drain it by about 40% to stop the battery dieing. That doesn't leave much [about 300mah], the design definitely took a hit on power storage, it's the size of a pen.
On the other hand I tend to look at it as if it was designed to swap batteries, and I don't mind that. Removable batteries was part of the reason I bought the thing. I just go with one battery per bowl, I'm never outside away from a power socket (car, home) longer than 4x batteries (my 8 month old GHB1's) can cover me. Thats 8hrs for me, 1x huge rip every 2hrs or 1x medium rip every 1hr. Either style usually clears the bowl at T5 and gets the battery close enough to done that I'll want to swap it or charge it. To my head the difference is like smoking a whole spliff to myself that buzzes me out or only taking two tokes every hour or so to maintain a functioning high.
Don't get me wrong I'd love to double the battery capacity but HL aren't going to be inventing any new battery tech. We are going to have to wait until the big boys up the battery game:
Future batteries, coming soon: charge in seconds, last months and power over the air - http://www.pocket-lint.com/
GreenHopper
Not a 'Hopper Labs Rep' a customer just like you
@GreenHopper , you piqued my interest in exploring different ways to Hop regarding that "perpetual charge". I've wondered just how that would indeed affect the battery insofar as to how it would degrade (not just how fast it would degrade).
After the first 5 months of battery usage, I'd kept a single battery in play for a while. Admittedly it was because I was beginning to suspect my set of GHB1's of being "half as good as they used to be". The conundrum I faced was, What if I leave the house and intend on taking a few solid hits off the charger (i.e., Will that full-time battery take a nosedive on the second hit because it's been "spoiled" by being constantly charged)? I suppose putting in a healthy battery for vaping a fresh chamber fully would be SOP.
I've seen Joel's device, and I thought it was also a pretty nice idea... but honestly the idea if keeping a single sacrificial battery at full charge (for the while-at-home scenario) seems better.
I wonder if a lot of the problems people are having is because they are overtaxing the batteries I figure the batteries are only 8A at best and turning the GH on and leaving it run wide open they will get hot and will probably die quickly. Good link for new battery tech Thanks
Defo not a HL rep bud, just registered after having Pre ordered a Green Ti Hopper.
Did you email hopper and ask them to include a pair of tweezers and this is the answer you got? ..typical Hopper Labs behaviour? Their warranty system is the best out of any vape manufacturer i've encountered. I noticed you've had a tough run in with faulty parts but now you're just fabricating stories/info. The screen is threaded so you just need to turn it with something. Two safety pins should do the trick.
Naw, you misconstrued he was making fun of me selling out my VAS by becoming a hopperwhore!You know, official company avatar and all! Hop on!
Yeh I know some folk would be up in arms at the idea of one GHB1 to one bowl. For me though I'm running a constant temp 5 usage with long rips mostly through water tools so I've always had problems getting much more than a single batt to bowl ratio.
That's why if you take a battery out of the hopper after the blinking red lights and place it in an external charger which displays capacity you'll see about 60% remaining.
These companies seem to be able to do anything they want and get away with it. They just say, sorry it's not our fault!
If GHL ever comes up with a way to make a (new) product with similar stealth and 50% more life per charge, I'd bite.