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I think you should consider all points of view. For sure not "not listen" to one poster because another tells you to? Consider what each says and what they provide to back that up. First off, consider that the very first Airs came shipped with a standard Solo (straight) stem. It seems Arizer...

With you there for sure. The personal metric is the only one that counts. I think you've put your finger right on it, guys have vastly different techniques, tolerance, desires and so on. We're judging performance without a common standard. Fun, but not all that interchangeable. Sippers...

And I thought 'thumbnail' was something you accidentally hit with a hammer and instantly regret....... Shows to go ya how confusing the world really is? OF

Great point, more power doesn't buy much. The real idea is 'cavitation'. At a molecular level the fluid gets 'goofed up' with part going one way, part the other. This creates local high pressure areas that push stuff around but also create temporary vacuum 'bubbles' that suck (as the saying...

Cool. I bet there's high end cigar shops in big cities? They will import top quality butane since their customers will insist. Yes, but I suggest you try letting it vent out slowly through the metering port as well, hoping to get liquid butane to that point (perhaps standing it stem pointed...

Good point, for sure don't use the flatted end of the MP as a handle..... You want straight rotation and strain only over the thread area. ISO seems a worthwhile trial, although it's a lousy lube. I'd think long and hard about WD-40 lest you taste it forever.....even if you do get it apart...

7.4 Volts nominal. Two 18650 cells in series. Depends, I think, on how you define efficient. They can, for instance, blow through your stash faster....... As I define efficiency (ability to extract THC, the whole reason for the tool) I don't think so. ABV is ABV at some level. IMO by...

Exactly so. And more over adjustments like this (where you change mechanical things against soft seals) can show "hysteresis" (great word for crossword puzzles.....), creep and backlash. That is the same number of degrees doesn't always give exactly the same change. Best practice is to use...

I agree, I'd expect the plastic to expand faster than glass. I also think friction from the gasket is in play. If you have an ultrasonic cleaner I'd try several minutes in a soap solution. The cavitation not only might vibrate it free but should help slip the soap (think lubricant) into the...

I'm sorry, I have no reliable way to measure the surface temperature, nor do I know of one really that doesn't involve lots of work and equipment I don't have. I think you're not fully following what is going on. It's not enough that the surface of the floor eventually gets hot as the other...

I get it, except there's no heater in the bottom of the bowl.....only the walls are heated. What you suggest would I think make it real wispy and dog slow to recover since the only vape action you'd get comes after getting the insert back up to 400F. For tiny loads I think a spacer (or maybe a...

I agree, it's very important to find and use the 'correct flame size for you'. To that end I use the mouth of the VM to gauge my favorite lighter. When I hold the lighter across the mouth, nozzle at the rim the inner flame just reaches the center of the pan and the outer flame the far side...

Generally, yes metals tend to have "positive temperature coefficients", that is as temperature goes up so does their resistance. This cuts the current (but not voltage) side of the power equation. The effect is really pretty small over small changes in temperature. IIRC it's about 30% for...

Pack a lunch. Radiation is not going to be a significant factor as I understand it. Radiation works on temperature difference like current works on voltage difference or fluid flow on pressure difference. Since the wall is basically the temperature we're driving too, the closer we get...

Anything is possible, but in my experience "It works, when the cord is in properly. It's always losing power, it has to be held in a certain position otherwise it will not be on." is almost always a cable not unit/connector problem. Power banks seem to universally have normal USB connectors...

Nothing, unless the cable you're using happens to be built in (I've only seen one Power Bank like that, for a Play Station??). Otherwise, having fiddled with both Solo and Air a fair bit I'll put my money on shaky contact with the center pin on the plug. In my 'gadget experiments' I got to be...

I think you'll find it's a cable not 'power bank' issue. As we've discussed several times, Air uses the same size (4mm) connector at five Volts as Solo uses at 12 V. For safety sake, the Air one is longer. You need about 12mm of tip, not the more common 10mm, for reliable connection...

I don't know where 'there' is, but if you have them try premium cigar stores. Guys with the big bucks stogies don't mess around with cheap gas...... OF

Dissolved contaminants in the fuel can be a serious problem. When the butane 'flashes' from liquid to gas (generally right at the tiny orifice) since it can't carry them as a gas it deposits the contamination at that point. Over time it builds up and can easily lead to flow/mixture problems...

Hey, I say we keep real quiet about this, no sense letting those Air guys in on it, right? OF