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  1. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    Okay. Fine. But I have a friend testing for a week or so. After that....
  2. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    Can you comment on the temps, you have tested? I know your preference is "hot" (<400 F) but also would like to know about the range you played with, when you were working on your review. @Dreamerr You are welcome. I packed the heck out of some spent material the other day. I got clouds...
  3. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    Make me do work? *sigh* Let me make dinner first.... :luv: Or can I just ask @Slightly Medicated ? That path involves less work for me.:) Specs, gent! Specs!
  4. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    Oh... do tell! :) @theCerberus - I've taken a look at my unit and I don't see the same issue you have. NO cords exposed. So I can only work off of your photo and guessing. I'm going to think about the whole airpath issue, allowing for what I can only guess is a defect in yours. (I have no...
  5. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    I'm on my way out the door. Let me have another look at my unit and the airpath when I get back. I'll post a reply (either confirming you or disagreeing) later. Cheers.
  6. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    @theCerberus Airpath means the path air will flow through. You point out an ingress point, but no egress point for the air. As such, the path of least resistance is NOT "out between the gap in the the two glass pieces and then all up and down the outside of the exterior stem, DESPITE it being...
  7. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    Uh... gonna go out on a limb here, but pretty sure that *ALL* gasses are comprised of chemicals. :p
  8. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    I'm seeing mine sometime look like it doesn't stop charging. Other times its fine. Weird. Not TOO worried, but weird. Also note the battery reading isn't always on spot. Had one of the "skull-ripping b" friends of mine attack my device for a (undetermined... we were talking) period of time. Was...
  9. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    If it cools, I could see the condensing. I guess it depends on how long between draws. I'm doing small but continuing sips, so I don't think there's enough time there, but if one does a big draw, and then holds the unit for 90 seconds, how much do you guess is lost if the oven is kept at...
  10. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    I love this forum too. :) I think the consensus is that @Pappy has a bum unit. There are most likely a few other people in his boat. My unit doesn't have that issue, and I can make fine clouds. (OThers have said the same thing.) Of course, you don't need clouds, or even any visible vapor to...
  11. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    I do, but for different reasons. :) I really like the flavor, and I find myself sipping at the device, repeatedly, not entirely unlike smoking a (tabacco) pipe. Also like the feel in my hand and the warmth of the bowl. So I'll semi-absent-mindedly sit there and sip much longer than I need to...
  12. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    DV -- [EDIT: THANKS FOR THE UPDATE!!!} Some people have been "curing" for some time now. Any idea of either how many sessions or what temp might be best for this?
  13. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    Can people that have the mystery smoke issue please do the lid test? Does it make things a LOT worse, or about the same? When I discovered the lids were doing that, the smoke was pretty damn obvious. But here a few people have indicated the mystery smoke is/can be hard to see unless in the...
  14. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    Two clarification points: 1) It wasn't mica, but impurities in mica, that were the old unit's issue. Temps this low won't affect mica, but it's a natural item that has natural other stuff in it. :) So that other stuff was able to be burned away. 2) They said back in March(?) that it was a...
  15. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    This might sound stupid, but have you tried blowing on it? ("Have you tried turning it off and on again?") Try to blow from both ends. Use a very slow air flow. Perhaps can you use a fan to slowly pump air through it while it bakes? I'm thinking here that continuously moving hot air across it...
  16. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    :) Thank you! Anyone else want to chime in? Great idea as I don't know anyone IRL that has issue, so can only compare to video. BUt I don't think anyone has made the mystery vapor go away yet. Am I wrong? Of course, I don't know what you smell. :) But on my unit, I don't recall it at...
  17. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    My looooooong post last night: tl;dr -- I am able to reproduce, in my opinion, the "mystery smoke" issue by introducing the oil-can (silicone) lid into the vapor-path. Could I ask for a little peer-review and/or independent confirmation? Someone who has a non-issue unit, could you drop the...
  18. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    Thanks for the video! I'll note you have a Stealth. Also, I don't think anyone doubts the issue. (@thesoloman 's video showed it well too.) What (some) people doubt, is that just because *they* have a problem, they doubt that EVERYBODY doesn't have the same problem. :) Hmmm... another...
  19. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    That's where I was going. Both my unit and the other unit I tested were burl. You have a grand point here. It's actually included in the box in the foam under the set of extra stems.
  20. nigel

    Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci

    @grokit Which unit do you have? (If you've said, I've forgotten. Apologies.) @Reveen @Shrike You both have Burl, correct? OF -- Top notch post, good sir. But one point of clarification to everyone: I wasn't clear before, and the issue was NOT with mica before (which wasn't in the air path...
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