No-Wrinkle asked me about the Cera, so I PM'd him this message. I figured I'd post it here cause it's pretty much a review:
From what I can tell, the Cera does two things best: It can give the biggest hits, and like all Thermovape products, it's made out of the highest quality and safest materials. Also, like many other staples in the industry, Thermovape has great customer service. These are the reasons why the Cera's price tag is so high.
However, it definitely has its drawbacks, ones that are surprisingly glaring considering such a high price and such careful production. Obviously, its battery life isn't great, in part because it's such a powerful vape. I had mine for 2-3 months before I lost it (I'm 2/2 for losing these kinds of vapes), and in that time the battery life averaged barely above two bowls. That's leaps ahead of the T1, but it's still not great, and probably would have gotten worse if I had used it for longer. If you've looked at the thread, you may have seen complaints about the button's placement. Yeah it's kind of lame and you have to hold it an abnormal way to press the button easily, but to me it's not a deal breaker.
As I said in my post, the amount of oil you put inside of it has very little bearing on how many hits you get from it. The first time I loaded it, I put in about .75g, and two sessions, approximately ten hits later (I only lasted two MONSTROUS hits the first session), it was practically empty. Now, that got around 5 people extremely high, but I didn't expect to go through my wax so quickly. After that, I usually reduced my load size to around .2g and I'd still get really high, minus the naps.
So you can load any amount you want under a gram (I think that's the limit, I never put in that much so I'm not sure if I remember). If you do try to max out the load, you have to melt it down intermittently. If you do it all at once, it'll likely boil out the top, as air is let out as it melts. That's about the only difficulty there is when it comes to loading.
It took me a while to get accustomed to knowing when the battery or the oil was out, as there's no indicator for either. There's no way to check the battery, and looking into the bowl only shows the top part of the ceramic heating element unless you're close to max capacity. That takes the most getting used to.
One way to tell that the battery is low, but the load is moderately high, is if oil starts coming up the mouth piece. When the battery runs out, it still has enough charge to both melt the oil, and make the ceramic body warm. However, it does not have enough power to vaporize much. It might produce some light wisps, but I don't suggest using it when there are wisps and the body is getting hot to the touch. It can result in warm or hot oil on your lips or tongue.
That said, after you use it for a while, you can definitely develop an understanding of when each is out. There's just a learning curve to it. To avoid the learning curve, get a spare battery, or always charge your battery after a session. The latter is easier said than done.
From what I can tell, the Cera does two things best: It can give the biggest hits, and like all Thermovape products, it's made out of the highest quality and safest materials. Also, like many other staples in the industry, Thermovape has great customer service. These are the reasons why the Cera's price tag is so high.
However, it definitely has its drawbacks, ones that are surprisingly glaring considering such a high price and such careful production. Obviously, its battery life isn't great, in part because it's such a powerful vape. I had mine for 2-3 months before I lost it (I'm 2/2 for losing these kinds of vapes), and in that time the battery life averaged barely above two bowls. That's leaps ahead of the T1, but it's still not great, and probably would have gotten worse if I had used it for longer. If you've looked at the thread, you may have seen complaints about the button's placement. Yeah it's kind of lame and you have to hold it an abnormal way to press the button easily, but to me it's not a deal breaker.
As I said in my post, the amount of oil you put inside of it has very little bearing on how many hits you get from it. The first time I loaded it, I put in about .75g, and two sessions, approximately ten hits later (I only lasted two MONSTROUS hits the first session), it was practically empty. Now, that got around 5 people extremely high, but I didn't expect to go through my wax so quickly. After that, I usually reduced my load size to around .2g and I'd still get really high, minus the naps.
So you can load any amount you want under a gram (I think that's the limit, I never put in that much so I'm not sure if I remember). If you do try to max out the load, you have to melt it down intermittently. If you do it all at once, it'll likely boil out the top, as air is let out as it melts. That's about the only difficulty there is when it comes to loading.
It took me a while to get accustomed to knowing when the battery or the oil was out, as there's no indicator for either. There's no way to check the battery, and looking into the bowl only shows the top part of the ceramic heating element unless you're close to max capacity. That takes the most getting used to.
One way to tell that the battery is low, but the load is moderately high, is if oil starts coming up the mouth piece. When the battery runs out, it still has enough charge to both melt the oil, and make the ceramic body warm. However, it does not have enough power to vaporize much. It might produce some light wisps, but I don't suggest using it when there are wisps and the body is getting hot to the touch. It can result in warm or hot oil on your lips or tongue.
That said, after you use it for a while, you can definitely develop an understanding of when each is out. There's just a learning curve to it. To avoid the learning curve, get a spare battery, or always charge your battery after a session. The latter is easier said than done.
