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  1. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    People struggling with temperature fidelity seems very old timer to me. Maybe they need to re-up their prescription lenses. A professional vaporizer review that fails to understand that cannabis isn't the only herb vaporisable is pretty daft too. Not to mention that T1-3 offer different off-gas...
  2. MoltenTiger

    Cheap High Quality Bubbler

    I had a similarish piece, I found it robbed too much flavour, but it was probably bigger than that piece (43cm). For water levels I would try filling the upper section first, with the water anywhere from just on top of the perc holes to the bottom of the green cap on the central stem. Then...
  3. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    That is poor form then. My returns from HL have been thoroughly clean, I wonder if they're more careful with international orders.. Herb in the chamber from factory is pretty bad!
  4. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    This sounds exactly like the problem I was having with a single back-end, so it likely is conduction related. However I've explained this to people with seemingly the same symptoms and swapping back-ends didn't show it to be the cause of the problem. For me it definitely was, which was easy to...
  5. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    Beyond cleaning the threads, make sure the contacts on the battery and back-end are clean too. After some use they get a bit greasy, I usually scrape the positive/negative sides of the battery to clear it off. A dry microfibre cloth or fingernail is good for the back-end contact. Interesting...
  6. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    haha I just spent 15 mins doing an alcohol cleanse of my glass rigs before enjoying some insane flower vapour production through them from either hopper. Fully white walled like in biohackers vid at T4 with some Red Beard hydro. Two chambers later and I am at a good level. Watching that video I...
  7. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    Tax deductible doesn't mean free. It really depends on the shop, the industry and the nature of the fault. Third party retailers are better suited to covering the customer, manufacturers are then dealt with via a third party and follow a particular procedure. A retailer has more leverage than a...
  8. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    The device turns off, but the power cell isn't fully deplete, eg. you can click it back on and send power to the LEDs. It's the same with any device safely incorporating Li-ion cells. 60% is seemingly a large capacity to call it spent at, however due to the amperage going up as the voltage...
  9. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    to be true, I've never actually tested to arrive at a 60% figure that is totally hearsay. My knowledge of electronics is useless, but I think it has a lot to do with sustaining a ~12A draw to achieve the 45W heater peak. V x A = W. So with the max capacity 4.20V and the operating 3.7V rating...
  10. MoltenTiger

    Shipping issues

    I guess it depends on how generous you're able to be. I think if you would like him to send it back to you on his time and wallet, than you should square him up for now. What a painful experience, I hope it eventually shows up and you get it back. But good on you for taking the fall thus far...
  11. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    Would the GH cell size of 750mAh (though GHB1s measured average was closer to 600mAh) be more susceptible to degradation induced performance loss than the average battery? 750mAh seems quite small for a rechargeable Li-ion I did say amongst my spiels that high-rate charging isn't problematic...
  12. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    I think technically it is better for the battery, although it is marginally a longer wait The only reason I rep the Xtar so much is because for a new customer, negating the button press and having batteries ready sooner are buying points worth considering. I can see how it is such a minor...
  13. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    What I was trying to say, and I've gone back and changed the numbers in attempt to make some sense (what a dream!) was that the difference between 375 and 500mA is minimal, more so all things considered. And so given the choice, a 0.5A charge rate is relatively better because it's faster whilst...
  14. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    That is understandable, I am from Australia, and so can relate. All this stuff is out of China, so I'm not actually terribly situated. Shenzhen is where you want your stuff made, Xtar will always be my recommendation ;) With the UM20, it has automatic rate selection, I would avoid this product...
  15. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    Yeah the D4 is the problem model. Well, it's not so much problematic than it is undesirable but deal-with-able. Charging <3 batts means you will have to select the charge rate (I've heard every time a battery is inserted, not sure if that's the case) charging 3 or 4 means the charger will select...
  16. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    The UM20 is an okay choice. I think it's likely you'll have to manually select charge rate when you insert a battery. The screen info is somewhat useless, you would want a multimeter to get any meaningful data. Some chergers that show capacity are okay. The general size is already bigger than...
  17. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    Yep, any 5V USB outlet will be of great use and are somewhat easy to find. I use mine with an iPad power brick or a rapoo P500 powerbank, though I've plugged it into a 12V car adapter, laptops, desktops, random USB power outlet adapters and a DVD player. All have worked perfectly. Here's the...
  18. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    Yeah do so, generally it should take over an hour to charge a GH battery. The slower the charge the better it is for longevity (chiefly maintaining capacity). There's a couple accounts on reddit where Caroline reported to users that they had killed their batteries improperly charging them and...
  19. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    The secure figure-8 plug and mains power connectivity do make it more recommendable from a technical point of view, however the flexibility of USB power input is very worthwhile IME. Also the Xtar defaults to the same charging current 500mA as the Tenergy, which is the same as the USB magnetic...
  20. MoltenTiger

    Discontinued The Grasshopper

    I get occasional flickering with my devices, but I tend not to pay much attention to the LEDs other than waiting for blue light. I have noticed it flickering when the performance was playing up (dodgy back-end) but other than that I've always associated it with flat batteries (or a charge unable...
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