Angus Enhanced

seedy53

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Yes, there are different chemistries for different types of li-on batteries. But they are still all li-on batteries. Li-po batteries are li-on batteries, too. It's one of those "all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares" situations.

I don't think this is true. Again they are all li-on, and I never heard before that LiFePo4 chemistry is better for using while charging than any other common li-on chemistry like LiNiCoAlO2 or whatever. Of course I might be wrong, if you got any source to back that up show me!
What matters is how "using while charging" is implemented in the device. Just random google result but you find some sample circuits explaining that very well here.

(Arizer Solo II uses 18650er cells too btw, you just can not replace them yourself. See here.)

Again, why I am writing all of this and what we should take away from it:
When judging if a new vaporizer is usable while being charged we have to look at the device itself. It's not enough to look at the form factor of the battery cell, whether it's LiFePo4 or LiNiCoAlO2 or whatever, or whether it's removable or not. None of that matters for that question.

That all said: For example, on the Arizer Air Max using while charging works well. On the IQC it does not work well at all. Would love to hear how the Angus enhanced performs! I don't expect much, because isn't it supposed to draw 100W? Hard to get that through regular USB, you'd need one of those 20V fast charging power supplies and a 5A rated cable at least, and of course support for at least one quick charge protocol. All very unlikely.
it's all good, i'm just showing one source of several documented electronic and battery co. say about charging while using device.
i won't do it on li-on, you can believe it won't hurt the battery. i just thought other battery users should see what the electronic and battery industry say about it and what they recommend.
 

sickmanfraud

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Internal batteries that are not user-changeable are one thing, (S&B, Arizer Solo2).

The Angus Enhanced as the whole Angus line uses 2 18650 cells that can be replaced rather cheaply.

With batteries so inexpensive what have you got to lose to use while charging?

Is there a concern about damaging the Angus if used while charging?
 

seedy53

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Internal batteries that are not user-changeable are one thing, (S&B, Arizer Solo2).

The Angus Enhanced as the whole Angus line uses 2 18650 cells that can be replaced rather cheaply.

With batteries so inexpensive what have you got to lose to use while charging?

Is there a concern about damaging the Angus if used while charging?
i really don't know , my friend.
"Go ask Angus, when she is 10 foot tall". lol
it's a play on words.
song: White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane- a 1969 group.
 

kokolokokolokon

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USB-C PD is neither hard nor expensive to add nowadays, just saying.
i would love to see portable vapes with pass-through...but it is not the same implement a usb-c pd for 20-30W than one like a PC with 100W (I know this one would need 50-60W, not 100W) in a vape, where the space is very limited. Various makers told me this when i tell them about pass-through
 

Pukka

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Playing with wirelessly charging the ALP convinced me that excellent 18650 cells are cheap enough to recycle and replace when the cell loses it's punch, maybe annually. I'm still not a big fan of pass-through charging though, I believe it's the fastest way to degrade a cell.
 

seedy53

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i would love to see portable vapes with pass-through...but it is not the same implement a usb-c pd for 20-30W than one like a PC with 100W (I know this one would need 50-60W, not 100W) in a vape, where the space is very limited. Various makers told me this when i tell them about pass-through
OT warning, sorry.
i cannot find a low prices on 6mm boro glass balls for stem cooling.
any one know where i can find them, cheaply?
 

endof3d

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OT warning, sorry.
i cannot find a low prices on 6mm boro glass balls for stem cooling.
any one know where i can find them, cheaply?
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OT reply.
For COOLING PURPOSES ONLY have been using 4mm, 6mm and 8mm natural stone 'Quartz' beads (not glass). Have bought both the pure clear and snowy quartz variety and used with good results. Buy from a reputable outlet and avoid the other attractive stone choices as they may contain natural toxic materials. Quartz beads/balls clean up really easily with an ISO soak.

It took me awhile to figure this out but actually stringing the amount of beads needed using natural cotton or hemp thread one can avoid using screen barriers in most applications. Plus, when it came time to clean them I wasn't chasing balls all over the desk and floor. String them loosely so they can easily configure to any stem or glass piece. Have had good results from mixing different sizes for creating effective air disruption and max cooling. Did I mention that they are 'cheap'.

Here's a LINK to get you started.
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seedy53

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For COOLING PURPOSES ONLY have been using 4mm, 6mm and 8mm natural stone 'Quartz' beads (not glass). Have bought both the pure clear and snowy quartz variety and used with good results. Buy from a reputable outlet and avoid the other attractive stone choices as they may contain natural toxic materials. Quartz beads/balls clean up really easily with an ISO soak.

It took me awhile to figure this out but actually stringing the amount of beads needed using natural cotton or hemp thread one can avoid using screen barriers in most applications. Plus, when it came time to clean them I wasn't chasing balls all over the desk and floor. String them loosely so they can easily configure to any stem or glass piece. Have had good results from mixing different sizes for creating effective air disruption and max cooling. Did I mention that they are 'cheap'.

Here's a LINK to get you started.
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no holes, want solid quartz, ruby, boro-- 6mm balls is what i want, thanks
no recycled soda or lime glass
 
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seedy53

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Do not know why, it just worked again for me.:shrug:
This what i get every time , it loads but the item is not found. must be in your memory cache.
i cut and paste what i get.

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Sorry, the page you requested can not be found:(
Sorry, the page you requested can not be found:(


btw i found sale, 10pc 6mm synthetic corundum (ruby) pak for $17 on esty delivery free. that all i need thanks for the help


6mm Lab-grown Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald (100% AAA synthetic corundum) Terp Pearls. Elevate your experience with increased heat retention, flavor and function!
 
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Pukka

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I just clicked on the above link and managed to get to the checkout just fine...US$4 for 10x6mm...delivered.
Not sure why it blocks you @seedy53 but sounds like you are set anyway.
Doesn't work for me either. Oh well 😬

edit: At least on Aliexpress try looking for "synthetic ruby balls"
 
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seedy53

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Doesn't work for me either. Oh well 😬

edit: At least on Aliexpress try looking for "synthetic ruby balls"
oh i did. did not find a better deal than the one i got on esty. the one's i order where the least expensive and the high quality i was looking for for duel purpose use. thank to you guys for trying to help me out. i have got what i needed. boro glass spheres-6mm are expensive, i am shocked. quartz, plain glass and soda glass is cheap but not good enough for what i want to try.
 

Cheebsy

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I just clicked on the above link and managed to get to the checkout just fine...US$4 for 10x6mm...delivered.
Not sure why it blocks you @seedy53 but sounds like you are set anyway.
Works for me too! Maybe that seller doesn't like the US for some reason?

Here is a link to the store which is called "Headshop Store"

 

XpeeN

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don't use them. i can find other items on the website- it is not blocked. just the that link. the ball items are not there on that page . i bought from there many times
It's not like they blocked you or anything. AliExpress hide items based on your IP (probably filters by country); I verified it lots of times when searching for box mods for my dw glow. With some IPs I'd barely get any relevant results, and on others plenty of them.
 

RustyOldNail

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It's not like they blocked you or anything. AliExpress hide items based on your IP (probably filters by country); I verified it lots of times when searching for box mods for my dw glow. With some IPs I'd barely get any relevant results, and on others plenty of them.

I surf on my iPad. I occasionally use a FREE App called Proton VPN.
If one is using an Apple device, and IOS version 17.x, and SAFARI, there is a new feature called “Private Relay”, this also HIDES your IP Address from websites. If I recall, you only get this added security if you upgrade to iCloud Plus.
Last week around Wednesday, the entire FC Site was down for about 1.5 hours, I confirmed this with one of those “online up/down” sites. Never saw a notice here after FC came back online.
Since then, I’ve had to have my software VPN, turned on to ACCESS FC.
There are some individual Private Relay settings I’m playing with, hoping I can adjust them so I don’t need the VPN on all the time, as it slows the connection speeds. One setting per website is called “Show IP”.
I’m not sure if the FC website changed anything after last weeks short downtime? But that’s when I started to have issues loading the site. I didn’t upgrade my IOS version, it’s still 17.3.1.
 

XpeeN

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I surf on my iPad. I occasionally use a FREE App called Proton VPN.
If one is using an Apple device, and IOS version 17.x, and SAFARI, there is a new feature called “Private Relay”, this also HIDES your IP Address from websites. If I recall, you only get this added security if you upgrade to iCloud Plus.
Last week around Wednesday, the entire FC Site was down for about 1.5 hours, I confirmed this with one of those “online up/down” sites. Never saw a notice here after FC came back online.
Since then, I’ve had to have my software VPN, turned on to ACCESS FC.
There are some individual Private Relay settings I’m playing with, hoping I can adjust them so I don’t need the VPN on all the time, as it slows the connection speeds. One setting per website is called “Show IP”.
I’m not sure if the FC website changed anything after last weeks short downtime? But that’s when I started to have issues loading the site. I didn’t upgrade my IOS version, it’s still 17.3.1.
  • Didn't run into that, but I did notice a bit of unusual downtimes this week (more than once).
  • Glad you mentioned protonvpn, it's probably the best you'll get unless using totally free services like riseup VPN, which I tend to save to those who really need is when possible.
  • I don't think it's related to your IOS version. How is it loading on PC? An easy test is being connected to the same network with different devices without VPN and try to connect to FC .
  • I don't now anything about that Safari's private relay, but make sure to use it ONLY if they let you choose a server of your choice (proxy I guess); if it's just a Boolean setting it's highly possible that all your traffic goes through their dedicated servers which makes it so easy for them to sniff and potentially sell your data.

I'd love to keep disscussing it but we keep going offtopic here. Maybe it's a good idea to open a thread somewhere about browsing or something as it often affect users just like this case with aliexpress, and that thread might give a bit of support or at least a lead for individual online search.

And if you're all the way down here, let me shout out to rethinkDNS, portmaster, dnscrypt and ofcourse Firefox and uBlock Origin, which makes this crazy world a little bit normal.
 
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