XVape XLUX ROFFU

Philossifer said:

Mmm, I didn't think the air intake needed cleaning.

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It does not under normal circumstances.

vapviking said:

Second is the possibility of vapor occasionally going in the wrong direction

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This is especially a problem when used on some bongs that have a bit of blowback (when water rushes back into the perc).

Vapor resin migrates everywhere, inside and outside devices. Just open up one of your old devices, and you’ll see.
Being able to clean an entire AIRPATH is IDEAL, if you are not concerned or care, then just vape on……

I got a strange notification on my ROFFU last night. After 5-clicks to fire it up, the screen said, "Short Circuit" and did not heat.
Thinking the battery was bad I swapped it for a fresh battery, but still got the short circuit message. Then I let it sit for about 5-minutes, inserted the first battery and it fired right up. It's been fine ever since.
Could it be an overheating issue? I'm a fairly heavy vape'r and usually set it somewhere between 358 and 378 Fahrenheit. Last night I took it up to 388, and after about three back-to-back, six-minute sessions is when it happened.
Any Ideas?
Phil

It sounds like it over heared. Matbe let it rest 5 mins before starting another session. Take off the CU before letting it rest.

Philossifer said:

I got a strange notification on my ROFFU last night. After 5-clicks to fire it up, the screen said, "Short Circuit" and did not heat.
Thinking the battery was bad I swapped it for a fresh battery, but still got the short circuit message. Then I let it sit for about 5-minutes, inserted the first battery and it fired right up. It's been fine ever since.
Could it be an overheating issue? I'm a fairly heavy vape'r and usually set it somewhere between 358 and 378 Fahrenheit. Last night I took it up to 388, and after about three back-to-back, six-minute sessions is when it happened.
Any Ideas?
Phil

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Depending on how aggressive your draw is 18 minutes of constant use can really heat up both the device and, more importantly, the battery. Not so good, as you've seen. It's similar to all the posts we saw back when it was so wintery cold. Too hot or cold effects how the battery chemistry works and thus your device.

Since when is a short circuit the same as overheating? I wouldn’t expect a device to work properly after a short circuit especially if it was the battery that could’ve caused it

Sour Dream said:

Since when is a short circuit the same as overheating? I wouldn’t expect a device to work properly after a short circuit especially if it was the battery that could’ve caused it

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I would guess that there's a limit to the number/type of alert texts supported by the device controller, thus the use of the term "short circuit" for overheating. It could be that the solution to an overheat situation just displays short circuit.

And yes, overheating and short circuits are completely different things, although the later can cause the former.

Philossifer said:

I got a strange notification on my ROFFU last night. After 5-clicks to fire it up, the screen said, "Short Circuit" and did not heat.

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That’s weird, it has power from the battery otherwise the screen wouldn’t work and if it was from overheating why would it say short circuit. Didn’t someone else get that message before. My guess it’s a error for whatever reason in the startup safety check routine most devices have now, just hope it’s not a sign of future problems.

Pukka said:

I would guess that there's a limit to the number/type of alert texts supported by the device controller, thus the use of the term "short circuit" for overheating. It could be that the solution to an overheat situation just displays short circuit.

And yes, overheating and short circuits are completely different things, although the later can cause the former.

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I was thinking the same thing..... maybe it's just a term.
I don't know what temperature others around here vape at? I'm mostly at 358 Fahrenheit which seems sort of on the mild side. No ill effects to the Roffu during back-to-back sessions at that temperature. It was when I ran it up to 388 that it couldn't handle the back-to-back sessions.
Phil

Maybe “short circuit” is a general error display, safety mechanism or software that doesn’t allow it to overheat.

Maybe they should have made it say “error” to eliminate confusion.

Anyway. 3 6min back to back sessions is quite a lot for any device i would imagine. Especially without any breaks in between.

You MAY be out-vaping what the device is capable of delivering.

Philossifer said:

After 5-clicks to fire it up, the screen said, "Short Circuit" and did not heat.

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If it does it again, take a picture of the screen and get in touch with your seller or here,
Email: Support@xvapeusa.com
Phone: 9095171100
The unit does not mind getting hot as I have tried to test mine to destruction with multiple back-to-back max temp sessions (and thrown against a brick wall when I tripped once) and the unit still works just fine.

Petetbay said:

just hope it’s not a sign of future problems.

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This is pretty rare as the 'Short Circuit' fault has only shown a couple of times that I know of (electronics sometimes just fail) and when they fail it is usually a simple warranty replacement if it happens in the 12-month warranty period from purchase.

LesPlenty said:

If it does it again, take a picture of the screen and get in touch with your seller or here,
Email: Support@xvapeusa.com
Phone: 9095171100
The unit does not mind getting hot as I have tried to test mine to destruction with multiple back-to-back max temp sessions (and thrown against a brick wall when I tripped once) and the unit still works just fine.

This is pretty rare as the 'Short Circuit' fault has only shown a couple of times that I know of (electronics sometimes just fail) and when they fail it is usually a simple warranty replacement if it happens in the 12-month warranty period from purchase.

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Hi LesPlenty,
Thanks for your advice. I did contact XVape Customer Support, and I have to say this is the best service I have ever received from any online company. Nowadays it's not easy to find online sellers who put their customers first.
Anyway, they did determine that it was a defect and will be replacing it.
Thanks again,
Phil

Philossifer said:

Anyway, they did determine that it was a defect and will be replacing it.

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These things just happen with electronics on occasion, glad to see you will be up and vaping again soon.

I am just watching the Test cricket (broadcast from England as it is 1:45 am here right now) and thought I would celebrate Hread's 100 with a toasty nightcap. I find the metal roasting tube combined with the dosing cap makes for a nice 'Stoney' effect from the extra conduction that is great for just before bed...

Perfect roast (for my liking) at 196C/385f ABV,

Mine is the blue version, but after dealing with their top-notch customer service, I've decided to add the grey one to my arsenal. Will probably add the dosing capsules too.
Unfortunately, my beloved Detroit Tigers are in a losing streak right now.....

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I am just watching the Test cricket (broadcast from England as it is 1:45 am here right now) and thought I would celebrate Hread's 100 with a toasty nightcap. I find the metal roasting tube combined with the dosing cap makes for a nice 'Stoney' effect from the extra conduction that is great for just before bed...

Perfect roast (for my liking) at 196C/385f ABV,

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Grey Roffu, Best Roffu. (until they make a purple one) Dosing caps are a must, too. It performs so well with them. I still only have mine next to my bed (unless I'm traveling). Gives cool and volumeous vapor and great high temp effects, without worrying about making a mess with loose herb. UI is still a pain, but it is what it is.

There's a lot of different ways you can use this vaporizer. Lately I use it as a 100% convection vaporizer by placing my screen very high above the heater (with my glass bowl). It doesn't have to be that high for it to work but I also like the efficiency of using a small load. I use an enano-like screen but it works with the normal screen too that comes in the box. The herb forms a little weed loaf between the bowl screen and the grommet screen when you start vaping. This is a relatively small load but it still produces dense vapor. Reminding me of how I was using my enano efficiently. I use a pointy tweezer to remove the hot bowl between loads (or just wait of course).

When you use it that way, there's 0% conduction. Even after you have taken a couple of tokes on a fresh bowl with the heater still on in session mode. If you remove the cooling unit, let the residual vapor dissipate, and check the bowl close to a light to see if there's some vapor created. There is none. The herb in the bowl doesn't change color either of course. I prefer that mode when i'm busy with other things and don't want to cash a whole bowl in a couple of tokes. I set the heater at high temperature (405F). Sometimes the unit shut down by itself after 6 min. But you know you just need to restart it and the bowl is still as fresh as you left it.

At other times I use the Roffu as a hybrid convection/conduction vaporizer. I use the metal bowl with a capsule in it to increase the conduction component. The capsules touches directly the heater cover around the heating element, transmitting heat to the metallic capsule. Increasing the conduction component (especially after a good heat soak). I set my unit at lower temperature. Still in the center of the capsules the abv are evenly vaped, they are not lighter in color than the ABV on the sides of the capsules. When I use it that way and put the bowl/capsule near light; I can see the vapor. Quite a lot of it. I would say about 20-30% conduction and it takes a while for the metalic capsule (I also use the metalic bowl) to cool down. Sometimes I close the unit and do a long draw to try to cool down the capsule faster when I want to leave part of the bowl for later on. Let's say it takes a very long draw with a lot of vapor in your lungs.

No matter how I use the roffu, it produces even ABV in all shades depending on the temperature you set the device in. Without any need to mix it between draws. When I mix my bowl or capsule content at the end (when there's no more dense vapor) I only get 1 or 2 more tokes with flimsy vapor when I do. I like efficiency as much as anybody else but it's not worth it. This is the same as my previous grasshoppers although the bowl size are different and the grasshoppers were quicker to heat up. I prefer to have my ABV medium dark brown but I want the ability to have it completely roasted too. The Roffu is a very powerful device. Oddly enough it's when I saw reviews of people with their abv completely roasted that I ordered mine. I want the possibility of having dark (more sedative) or light colored abv (more energic) when I'm vaping.

It sounds like you have a good grip on how you like to use your Roffu @WoodyWeedPecker. I have been using the OG native cooling unit instead of on a J-hook lately as I need to get some puffs on it to see if mine will crack from time/heat or if it is just the magnets snapping the parts together too violently that may be causing the (few) problems.
I was never a fan of dosing caps but found the conduction in the Roffu with them to be a nice change from my regular routine.

WoodyWeedPecker said:

Oddly enough it's when I saw reviews of people with their abv completely roasted that I ordered mine. I want the possibility of having dark (more sedative) or light colored abv (more energic) when I'm vaping.

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I find it funny that people do not like that a vape can get 'too hot'...you can always run at lower than max temp (I rarely go above 200C with my Roffu)... a friend used to say to me; "better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it" for any situation.

I received my grey Roffu this weekend and I can confirm the oven now snaps into place. No more o-ring to fish out and replace.

I enjoy reading all the different vaping methods but for me, I'm more of a low-temperature, multiple session kind of user. The temps I like when using the Roffu are between 358 to 378 fahrenheit; load the metal oven light and loose, then I run it through two or three 6-minute sessions.

But, if I feel like I want to blow my mind, there's plenty of headroom in the temperature department.
Phil

For me it depends on the weed. I have good luck with my best pot at 320°F/160°C glass chamber although I have bumped it up to 340°F/171°C recently with no noticeable change. I can get four or five 3 minute sessions from it starting with a good high and ending with a light buzz. Some of my other stuff needs 360°F/182°C and the SS chamber and more tokes. I don't know if the difference is related to THC concentration or something else? One of my strains did best with a dosing cap in the SS chamber. Unfortunately I don't know what strain my best weed is The seeds were my first grow and came from gifted seeds.

zeusjames said:

For me it depends on the weed. I have good luck with my best pot at 320°F/160°C glass chamber although I have bumped it up to 340°F/171°C recently with no noticeable change. I can get four or five 3 minute sessions from it starting with a good high and ending with a light buzz. Some of my other stuff needs 360°F/182°C and the SS chamber and more tokes. I don't know if the difference is related to THC concentration or something else? One of my strains did best with a dosing cap in the SS chamber. Unfortunately I don't know what strain my best weed is The seeds were my first grow and came from gifted seeds.

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IMO it's cure/humidity then genetics.

I got a set of Rogue dosing capsules and I'm not sure where they go? I had figured they would fit in the chamber but the capsules are too big it looks like. Obviously I feel like I'm missing something, or just that the dosing capsules I got are the wrong size.

EDIT: Well if you're in GTA/Ottawa/Montreal/Kingston give me a shout and you can have these caps haha

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I got a set of Rogue dosing capsules and I'm not sure where they go? I had figured they would fit in the chamber but the capsules are too big it looks like. Obviously I feel like I'm missing something, or just that the dosing capsules I got are the wrong size.

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The Rogue capsules are too big for the roffu you should of got the fury edge or v3 pro capsules

Or the roffu capsules, which IMO are the best performing.

maremaresing said:

Or the roffu capsules, which IMO are the best performing.

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I honestly can't find anywhere in Ontario/Montreal that has these capsules in a brick and mortar store. Not really going to start calling every single random vape store to see haha