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  1. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    Final notes: I pulled and rewelded the broken thermocouple using a googled DIY welding guide (!) Why didn't a get it fixed under warranty? Arizer told me that the lifetime heater warranty was exactly that and my heater was working. Not the thermocouple and they don't sell replacements - citing...
  2. fubar

    Underdog Log Vapes

    New puppy here. Old vaper. EQ/solo/air depending on where and when. Just thought I'd share my first impressions: - it's very different from the EQ - that maintains rock solid temperature control no matter how much air is pulled through the load so is pretty easy to learn to use, whereas the air...
  3. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    In case anyone cares: After a couple of days including one with a thermocouple installed in the heater unit in place of the busted one, I have a much better understanding of the importance of thermal mass and inertia in log vapes :) 1) Maximum temperature reached at steady state: Takes 10...
  4. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    24 hours later: I like it. Optimal setting seems to be somewhere between 11-12W and I just leave it running - the cheap wattmeter won't go fractional. The shroud and top are cool so I think it will work just fine for hours at a time. Interesting, vaping without much clue about the...
  5. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    If you have a broken EQ that runs too hot to use, no matter what the dial says, are crazy or desperate, well out of warranty and overseas like me, then this may be worth a try. Clearly, it is a last ditch technique when the EQ would otherwise be thrown out. You'll need a PWM DC controller board...
  6. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    Amen to that - the one issue we have no data on at this point is whether holding it sideways has any effect on the device life expectancy. It may be a risk but we have no evidence in terms of thermal imaging or reported failures that I'm aware of. I'm willing to take the risk for all of you...
  7. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    The screen is held between the two pieces of black plastic on the whip adapter - they screw together locking down the screen - one end attaches to the female 18mm adapter and the other end to the glass sphere and whip. It's really easy to clean when it's unscrewed compared to the earlier...
  8. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    Photos: https://imgur.com/a/rIvF7rt Update a few bowls/hours later: Warning - easy to see how you could break the EQ if you're not careful because the weight of the old whip glass adapter is relatively heavy at about 42g - the one I'm using allows the bowl to be unscrewed from the 18mm female...
  9. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    Interesting - did your EQ survive 8 months? Mine seems fine after 3 years... On the vertical/horizontal heat management issue: I'm awaiting a right angle adapter from DHgate. Meanwhile hitting it sideways using the whip - but I'm holding it sideways so I can feel the temperature of the case...
  10. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    Thanks for pointing that out - I'll keep a close eye on it - I'm sure you're right and it wants convection cooling - best upright. No warm patches on the shell or base that I could feel after a session - for what little that's worth. A right angle adapter would work and allow the EQ to...
  11. fubar

    The Extreme-Q Vaporizer

    I have been a happy DDave mod user for 3+ years and I must be among the slower EQ owners to realise that the old digital hotbox whips I have laying around just happen to fit the male heater connector snugly. It just never occurred to me to try - so I tested a few loads with the held EQ sideways...
  12. fubar

    Arizer Solo

    >Mine look like this being built (let's hope this photo thing is workable.... Images seem broken - but it would be good to have something on the web for reference if you have the energy?
  13. fubar

    Arizer Solo

    Sigh. Sad face. I'll admit my EQ/DDave setup is probably more efficient, the old solo on mains power is pretty close and a little easier to move about. In case anyone cares, the OEM QILI 8.5v/5A power transformer does not seem available now so it looks like it's DIY time as OF said. >instead...
  14. fubar

    Arizer Solo

    tl;dr Anyone know of any battery portables that will use pass through wall power for heating other than the first Solo models? Note - I'm NOT looking for charging while heating - they all seem to do that - I want the wall power to be passed directly to the heater. Please don't suggest a Solo 2...
  15. fubar

    The Arizer Air

    You might soemtimes see char (black abv) on the top of the bud from radiant heat if you push it too close to the oven. The inverse square law for radiant heat transfer makes it much less likely to happen if you pull it a few mm out. See...
  16. fubar

    The Arizer Air

    tl;dr Probably condensed terpenes just like the wand hash that condenses inside the rest of the stem. When you start a session the glass plate under the screen is as cold as the rest of the inside of the stem, so vapour will condense there - and as it gets hotter during the session some of...
  17. fubar

    Arizer Solo

    tl;dr If the top layer shows char (black spots - not brown or green) while the bud layered below remains light brown, you're probably getting too much radiant heat. See http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/temperature-plotting-with-a-raspberry-pi.20720/ Inverse square law means radiant heat load...
  18. fubar

    The Arizer Air

    tl;dr Stick to oem if worried, or brands known to perform well if not. 6.8Ah might be too powerful for the technology and chemistry, let alone the Air. I wonder what independent tests actually show. Higher capacity might require a low maximum discharge current - so even if it's not a unicorn...
  19. fubar

    Arizer Solo

    I use mine whenever I'm at a power point and rarely use it while out - the Air does a good job for portable situations. Those old pre-charge_while_heating solos are really valuable IMHO because when plugged in, they can be almost as good as the EQ and less fuss most times - it's a beast when...
  20. fubar

    Arizer Solo

    If you have at least one of the older solo models released before the (IMHO stupid) "charge and use at the same time" change was made, there's an 8.5v@5A power supply designed to turn it into (more or less) a desktop - it does not charge - voltage is too low, but it will power the heater and...
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