Discontinued The Grasshopper

Eleaf420

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but a report of a hopper setting on fire during a charge cyclebwas just posted on reddit (after being posted in the indigogo comments section):

https://m.reddit.com/r/GrassHopperV...s_like_an_indiegogo_backer_reported_that_his/
I have been vaping e cigs for almost four years. I have many mods and almost every manufacturer of mods recommend charging your batteries in a external charger. Most chargers have great safety features built in. Any high drain battery can vent. It's going to happen to a very small percentage of them but it will happen. But by charging your batteries in a external charger you won't have to worry about destroying your hopper.
 
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zymos

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Paypal purchase protection is good only for 180 days. I pre-ordered in September. How should I proceed? File a dispute? I want my hopper, but not lose Paypal purchase protection

What is it that you want to happen?
If you just want your money back, simply mail HL and they'll give you a refund.
 
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GreenHopper

20 going on 60
I have been vaping e cigs for almost four years. I have many mods and almost every manufacturer of mods recommend charging your batteries in a external charger. Most chargers have great safety features built in. Any high drain battery can vent. It's going to happen to a very small percentage of them but it will happen. But by charging your batteries in a external charger you won't have to worry about destroying your hopper.

Yep, I'm gonna do the same. I think I'm going to go for:

Nitecore UM20 Digicharger For AA 18650 18500 14500 18350 18700 LCD Screen (D2 D4 I2 I4 UM10)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PDNKMJS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_D8d3wb7BP4M3R

Pair it with a Mu Plug (as I already have one:

http://www.themu.co.uk/pages/mu-system
 
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Eleaf420

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Yep, I'm gonna do the same. I think I'm going to go for:

Nitecore UM20 Digicharger For AA 18650 18500 14500 18350 18700 LCD Screen (D2 D4 I2 I4 UM10)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PDNKMJS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_D8d3wb7BP4M3R

Pair it with a Mu Plug (as I already have one:

http://www.themu.co.uk/pages/mu-system


I have a nite core and a Efest Luc 4. With the Luc 4 you can see exactly how much charge is in the battery and you can adjust between .5 & 1.0 amp recharge to speed up the charge. It will charge your battery to 4.2 volts and stop. It will not overcharge your batteries. This way you don't have to babysit your batteries. I haven't used the hopper charger once. It's still sitting in the box. I have three batteries that I just rotate out of my 4 bay charger.

http://www.lightningvapes.com/products/efest-luc-v4-lcd-usb-charger
 
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GreenHopper

20 going on 60
@Eleaf420 Yeh that looks like a good option too but I like the UM20 for its flexibility, I can use it off the Mu wall wort or via my laptop.

Either way in my view you are right about external chargers being the best way to go.
 
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Eleaf420

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@Eleaf420 Yeh that looks like a good option too but I like the UM20 for its flexibility, I can use it off the Mu wall wort or via my laptop.

Either way in my view you are right about external chargers being the best way to go.
It's the only way to go in my opinion. Also the Luc 4 has a USB port on the back so you can charge your phone or any usb charging device.
 

tylerj55

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My device is now turning blue instantly and seems to no longer heat up... I'm assuming its broken..?

Weird... I took it apart a few times and put it back together and it's functioning now...
 
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Bass Vaper

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My device is now turning blue instantly and seems to no longer heat up....

Bad body is what they told me. My new body gets here tomorrow. When you say you took it apart, what all did that entail? Sweet you got it working again. Mine's been down about a week or so.

I do love going back to my Pro and Alfa tho.
 
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GreenHopper

20 going on 60
My device is now turning blue instantly and seems to no longer heat up... I'm assuming its broken..?

Weird... I took it apart a few times and put it back together and it's functioning now...

I think as the body carries the electric charge it's important to:

A) keep the threads clean

And

B) ensure the components are screwed together tightly (not too tight though, you don't want to break the threads)

:2c:
 

GreenHopper

20 going on 60
It's the only way to go in my opinion. Also the Luc 4 has a USB port on the back so you can charge your phone or any usb charging device.

I did see that feature. I want to do the setup in reverse though and have the Mu plug as the wall wort (due to its flat pack slim design) and then charge my phone/GH batteries off of that. Also by going with the UM I can use a solar charger for the backpacking sessions.

But I do like the look of the LUC though. Ahhhh decisions!
 
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Vapetrees

Vaped Out
So I just made a delightful discovery... My Joe Copeland micro Klein mates perfectly with the GH silicone MP.

Here's a video of a pinch of Nameless OG at 3.5 then at 4.

Nice video. I couldn't help but notice that it seems as if you are drawing really hard on that bubbler. I have found, with my GH, that it milks my bubbler more if I don't draw on it too hard. Maybe it just seems like you're drawing really hard because of the size of your Klein. Have you tried drawing on it at a slower pace?
 

SlinginPaint

As Above ∞ So Below
I did try that in a couple of test runs, but for some reason the vapor output was not that great.

I'll give it another go with another strain and draw slower.

You do generally have to draw harder on Kleins to get the diffusion you want.

What you will not see in smaller pieces like this, is the "milk" factor because the volume of the piece is so small, there's not much area for it to build up and "milk" as you would say.
 
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