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I'd love to get a true analysis of the material to know what the actual difference is. I suspect it has to do with chromium content in the stainless steel. I also suspect that they are harder to form during fabrication. They probably came from an alternate supplier and that is why there is so...

I find this hilarious. I did a lot of hyping of the '18-M a couple of years ago. Started complaining about poor air flow. '19-M comes out with the 3 crenelations along the ridge. '19-M is by far superior to the '18-M in air flow. However, some, and I mean 'only a handful', have unicorn...

Stressing the power supply will make it fail earlier. If you know you are operating well within its capability, you are good to go with whatever you need ratings-wise. Caps that draw higher currents are becoming rarer every day. The occasional over-current isn't going to kill the thing and if...

As long as the coil is soldered onto the board, you should be safe running a test, If they blow then, there is a problem with the boards.

Bren is the one with skin in the game - he's made a good call. Personally, I like the airport as-is. I block it anyway and I get zero leaks. I'd hate for a changed design to affect that.

@testymctest - You would need a current meter (ammeter) to see how much current is drawn at what voltage. I use a power supply that also has a watts meter. Watts is voltage times current. So you can read the voltage and current and come up with watts by multiplying them together. With Flix...

I haven't seen one explode yet. What were you heating when it blew? Edit: if you have some spare MOSFET switches, you could swap those FETs onto the ZVS.

The choke and cap are pretty tough. No need to worry about them. FETs fry most of the time from over-voltage. Being unregulated, the output voltage spikes when the work coil is removed. Cutting the board like that is perfectly acceptable. Consider the trace a wire. You can tap into it...

That is the reason I don't own any Simrells and never will. Everything Austyn has ever said is captured in patent applications. Now prove a teardrop air regulator in a device more than 20 years old and it is no longer new and novel.

Thanks for asking @gostavs - The trace cut is an optional feature for HalfPint. The cut allows you to disconnect the gate circuit from the device. This means the unit does not oscillate and therefore doesn't draw power. The fat trace goes from the positive input connector to the junction of...

Yes Austyn patented the ornamental aspects of the Simrell stems. Bren isn't going to step on toes anyway. "CLAIM The ornamental design for vaporizer body, as shown and described." Granted Patent D/699,921

It's been really quiet on that front @Vape_Or_Die420

This actually works to open up the vape path a bit,

Coils are a wonderful adventure in themselves. The larger the ID, the less sensitive the ingress depth is. Also a handy way to dole out more wire. Yes, as voltage decreases, current decreases. If you are after 50 watts, which is a calm oven similar to the Wand, 5 amps at 10 volts is...

I like mixing my reclaim with some fine ground flower. Always a treat.

The easiest way to tune an IH is to change the input voltage. Some kind of DC-DC converter or a variable voltage power supply. It will still vary depending on the cap, but voltage control does give you dynamic tuning. As to tuning the build, I do count on the coil to fine tune the bake rate...

The very best way to know what your IH is doing is to read the current it is drawing with a meter. You want to draw 60-70 watts for a nice calm bake. At 80 watts, you start to loose vape to condensing on the walls of your device. All caps act differently in the IH.

Can't be too hard to design an IH for the higher load.

I think "the whole thing' needs definition. Spice the current probe in one of the input lines. See if the circuit is drawing power, and if so, how much. A properly working ZVS, including HalfPint, is around 1.5 amps at 12V. Remember to use the "10A" probe connection to the meter if present.

Is the positive 12V making it into the choke at the center tap? LEDs are over rated. Use a current meter to know what the module is doing.