Arizer Solo

[Caligula]

Well, some of us do. Which is why I keep recommending the pads from the Volcano (designed for just this.......). The material is superior to metal wool in that it's a uniform wire with a smooth surface, stays cleaner than the rough wool surface does, and has more (and more uniform) mass for the surface area.

If you poke at it, you can find the end in the pad and pull out the long tube and cut off what you want with scissors and end up with only two cut ends.

IMO that's the material to use. And yes, I think it played into the material selection in Hercules......before marketing drove it to less useful (IMO) Titanium.

Yea I read your reply after posting that, sorry. Its funny because a few weeks ago I wax experimenting using a mushed up SS Hercules coil in my E-Nano for this very purpose. Worked, but was impractical... also didnt like the tiny metal links that were chaffing off all over the place after cutting it. Do the Volcano liquid pads act the same way after cutting?

Id like to give the S&B pad a try, but I cant seem to find them for sale at very many places (that I'm familiar with or that are within the USA).

Aside from PV, where do you guys usually get them from?

 

[mmenzie]

hello all,

been a LONG time since i posted here. when i last posted i was having an issue getting my Solo repaired under warranty. to sum it up as brief as i can......

solo was working (heats up fine, holds a charge, etc) just was having weird light issues (lights would light up 2 numbers at the same time as you raised the temp, search my posts... it's in here somewhere). PlanetVape would not accept it for warranty repair claiming it was a battery issue (which i did not believe it was) and said i had to inquire with Arizer themselves. Arizer wanted too much $$$ for me to send it to them in Canada and their U.S. service center was not taking warranty repairs at the moment. My solo was working just weird light issues so i figured i would keep it till it died.

i reached out to Arizer again and asked them about the U.S. service center and this time i was told it was open and the U.S. service center reached out to me via email (setup by Arizer) and told me to send it in. i sent it on Wednesday, they got it on Friday and by Saturday i got an email from them stating they found the issue was NOT the battery (as i suspected) and stated i would be receiving a new unit as soon as i paid the PayPal invoice they were sending me.

so this long fiasco is finally coming to a close. i will be getting a new solo (which i admit i am kinda worried about as some people have not liked the new units saying they were colder and my M107 that i sent it was a great unit besides the faulty lights) and the total cost or my shipping to them in the U.S service center and their shipping back to me will be LESS than the cost Arizer was going to charge to ship it back to me alone.

i am glad it will be done soon, and i should have my new solo early next week. unfortunately i will net be able to test it and see how i like it compared to my M107 as i just recently lost my job and i am looking for a new job. which means i am on a unwanted extended T-break since i know most employers test and i live in a non-legal state

soi just came back from the mailbox... my replacement Solo from Arizer's U.S. service center has arrived. It's a M1E1 model. looks different from my old M107 that i sent in for warranty repair. The crucible is now a silver color. my M107 was more gold/brass color. it does have slightly larger airholes as mention in this thread. Unfortunately that is all i can say. i am still out of a job and therefore still on this unwanted T-break . i am not sure when i will be able to test it, so right now all i get to do is look at my shiny new Solo. ho-hum

 

[Torontoke]

hey guys just got my package from arizer. i got a new replacement solo and the model is m1t. i thought m1e was the latest model? is mine a newer model than m1e or an older model. before they sent me this one i sent them my m1d just to let you know.

 

[BirdFLU]

I'm thinking about jumping on the solo train. Had a MFLB back in the day and loved it but hated how many batteries you would have to carry.

 

[OF]

Yea I read your reply after posting that, sorry.

Worked, but was impractical... also didnt like the tiny metal links that were chaffing off all over the place after cutting it. Do the Volcano liquid pads act the same way after cutting?

Not to worry. I've been a fan (and promoting them) for some time. I've described it in several threads. Works very well with Herbal Aire, OK in DaVinci cans, not well in T1 or Cera LL, well in Solo and no doubt a couple other places I've forgotten. Useful stuff.

No, if you're careful it doesn't shed. It's one wire, woven into a tube then packed into the puck shape (either size is the same basically). Tease the tube out and 'cut along the lines and you can shake out all the small bits that ever will happen. Even if you cut random pieces out, since is a woven cloth not a random wad, strands tend to stay in place. I made the pads for the DV that way. Cut the tube off, cut it up the side to make a flat, cut a 3/4 inch or so square piece (on the bias), tucked the corners together putting them at the bottom and pushed the 'patch' in. Works great. Pike it out and flame it clean when needed and go again.

OF

 

[DDave]

hey guys just got my package from arizer. i got a new replacement solo and the model is m1t. i thought m1e was the latest model? is mine a newer model than m1e or an older model. before they sent me this one i sent them my m1d just to let you know.

This adds no value to this thread, but maybe Arizer is monitoring the thread and threw in the letter T as response to our unending debate (sorry OF) on Solo Serial Numbers....

To this end, ataxian had the best advice.... that you can't vape a serial number...

If your Solo works, embrace it! It will serve you well!

I'm thinking about jumping on the solo train. Had a MFLB back in the day and loved it but hated how many batteries you would have to carry.

Do it! I left my Palm 2 (similar in functionality and battery gobbling as an MFLB) and not a single regret!

 

[BirdFLU]

Do it! I left my Palm 2 (similar in functionality and battery gobbling as an MFLB) and not a single regret!

Just did it!! I have a light trigger finger and couldn't help myself

Now to order some GonG adapters and play the waiting game.

 

[DDave]

Just did it!! I have a light trigger finger and couldn't help myself

Now to order some GonG adapters and play the waiting game.

Awesome! Welcome to the Family!

I have never regretted my solo, not for a millisecond... and had I purchased it prior to my Arizer EQ tower, well, I may have never pursued the tower... the Solo makes a really decent desktop vape too!!!!

I use stock stems & a PHVES Gong when using a water tool.

 

[Newcastle]

With the new Solos do you still like the HE connectors/stems? I have read where it allows to much air with the new airflow on the Solo. I have also read that you can turn them to block the flow I think, but if you can do that is it a plus or negative? I am trying to figure it out before I order my Solo also. I have my finger on the trigger also but momma has hers on the bank account.

 

[DDave]

With the new Solos do you still like the HE connectors/stems? I have read where it allows to much air with the new airflow on the Solo. I have also read that you can turn them to block the flow I think, but if you can do that is it a plus or negative?

I love both, for different reasons. I use the PHVES Gong as a stem, works amazingly well. Also use the straight stem, with the 4 holes it it....
Have excellent performance off both!

 

[OF]

I have read where it allows to much air with the new airflow on the Solo.

I am trying to figure it out before I order my Solo also.

No, you read someone's opinion that there was too much airflow. Someone you don't know. How much airflow does he like normally? How much do you like?

I suggest you count on the maker to have done at least a reasonable job of selecting parts that will give most owners satisfactory performance......get the unit and try for yourself. See if you want more airflow (I'm betting you don't but what do I know about what you like?).

Which ever way you go, do it. Get on board. Stems and other fine points can follow or not as you decide how it fits in with your use?

Good luck with it.

OF

 

[Dr. Soxhlet]

With the new Solos do you still like the HE connectors/stems? I have read where it allows to much air with the new airflow on the Solo. I have also read that you can turn them to block the flow I think, but if you can do that is it a plus or negative?

I never got around to ordering one of the notched stems, except for EDs' stem. My Solo broke just shy of a year. My warranty replacement had the increased airflow, so now all my stock stems and my "aroma therapy bowl gong conversion(14mm)" work great. I think most people feel that the flow is "just right" now without special stems.

 

[Newcastle]

Thanks guys I didn't know if the new flow made the HE stems obsolete? You answered my question.....Thanks again!

 

[fernand]

Isn't the Solo like others in that you simply control temp and airflow by sucking more or less?

@Dr. Soxhlet, what's this aromatherapy bowl conversion?

I just got confirmation from Larry Mann at Lustresheen in Auburn Maine that all the Brass Wool is Lead Free.

They also package Stainless pads.

I ordered some of that Volcano material, but it's costly and I'm curious if it's actually much better in ppractice than disposable fine gauge Brass or SS wadding.

Apologies to Alphas of present company for asking questions without first reading 50 or 100 or 1000 pages back. Frankly if this forum, like others, had a working Search function, it would help a lot.

@OF thanks for lending a hand. Anybody can help a lone sheep across the road, but verily, only the helpers of the multitude, of the blind and demented, will sit on our Father's right.

In that spirit: WTF? After all the "there are no models" talk, here they go talking about 1a and 1d etc. Pls clarify.

 

[DDave]

No, Solo has temp levels. Check wiki or arizer... there's a chart showing level & temps.

 

[fernand]

No, Solo has temp levels. Check wiki or arizer... there's a chart showing level & temps.

Right. So, dial in a 6 and wait. Then draw hard and long. Is it still lighting the 6 LED? In the end even with a thermostat it's interactive ... I don't understand why the exact EASE of draw should matter.

 

[BirdFLU]

Have you found that solo cools down and dips out of the temp range if the draw is too fast? I know there are set temps but what if you take a hard/fast draw through a water piece. Does it seem to keep the temp at the preset temp pretty easy or is it always optimal to take a slower draw.

 

[sam urai]

After having owned the Solo for a week now (Ebay $128) these are a few of my takeaways:

-Use a black Neoprene lunch bag for carrying case. Very Flat. Fits well in backpack with books / laptop.
-Love the instant feedback of pulling out a stem during a session to see material's color.
-Very easy learning curve. First time vaping ground material with hash mixed in!
-To vape in public one must not give a fuck because the glass stem really does stand out.
-Hoping the use of GonG as main stem in public might make the experience more covert.
-Battery life has worked well for 6-8 session missions
-It feels like a portable desktop device.
-Lungs stay calm as vapor pours in.
-FUCK COMBUSTION!

 

[DDave]

Have you found that solo cools down and dips out of the temp range if the draw is too fast? I know there are set temps but what if you take a hard/fast draw through a water piece. Does it seem to keep the temp at the preset temp pretty easy or is it always optimal to take a slower draw.

Yep, mine absolutely dips if I hit the Solo hard, regardless of dry stem or water tool. IMHO, in the first couple minutes this definitely impacts performance a bit. After that, when the solo's oven levels off, not as much of an impact.

After having owned the Solo for a week now (Ebay $128) these are a few of my takeaways:

-Use a black Neoprene lunch bag for carrying case. Very Flat. Fits well in backpack with books / laptop.
-Love the instant feedback of pulling out a stem during a session to see material's color.
-Very easy learning curve. First time vaping ground material with hash mixed in!
-To vape in public one must not give a fuck because the glass stem really does stand out.
-Hoping the use of GonG as main stem in public might make the experience more covert.
-Battery life has worked well for 6-8 session missions
-It feels like a portable desktop device.
-Lungs stay calm as vapor pours in.
-FUCK COMBUSTION!

Nice writeup! Check out the cup mods for a stealth solo experience! (Five Guys drink cups work "almost" out of box!)

 

[GetToTheChoppa]

Just wish i could get more than 12 minutes with my potpourri attachment..

edit: whoops didnt mean to hit send. Been rocking the Solo for about a week as well. Loving it i dont think i will every spark a bowl again unless i dont have the solo around.

Read your battery reply last thurs night OF. Great info thank you so much for the link!! Bookmarked it for sure after reading most. Out of curiosity and fun im going to measure the charge level tomorrow. Been only charging my cell phone to 90% since i read the link ahaha!!!

 

[fernand]

I just found that my generic FireFuck Chinese wonder charger has a 3.2v setting as well as 3.7v. At that setting it charges my IMR 18650s to 3.88v. That's lovely in that it requires no manual intervention. What do you think, @OF ? [edit] but I'm finding that batteries that are sagging, and that I put on the charger in accordance with the principle "don't wait, charge often". And now the charger if I set it at 3.2v (to charge to 3.88) doesn't even recognize the battery as needing charge! Between the devil and the deep blue sea? Maybe the best approach is to just use as designed, buy new batteries as needed?

@OF, given that little green board in the Solo, which doesn't strike me as bristling with smarts, are you sure charging the assembly incompletely will charge the two batteries evenly?

@GetToTheChoppa I agree that 12 minutes is just a tad short. Maybe the young 'uns have a faster lifestyle. But it's easy to fire up again. BTW, does it always not remember the previous temp?

Those battery write-ups are wonderful. I'm still not done studying the Lead-Acid one, and here we've gone through several presidents and 8 generations of NiCad and NiMH and LiPo and Tinky Winky and LaLa and Po. Each requires a different protocol, that is always being amended, discovered, revealed. And forgotten.

@sam urai what is a black neoprene lunch bag? Sounds kinky. Is it standard issue somewhere?

 

[OF]

Right. So, dial in a 6 and wait. Then draw hard and long. Is it still lighting the 6 LED? In the end even with a thermostat it's interactive ... I don't understand why the exact EASE of draw should matter.

As has been said, no, the LED heat indication dips often even on fairly slow draws, that's just the point. It has to to work, that's what feedback is all about. It's a matter of degrees (I know, bad pun, but one gets so few chances......).

This points to the larger problem, it's a 'zero sum game' in there. Any heat used to heat cold air up to 400F or so isn't making vapor. Cold air robs the heat, and there's not a lot to spare.

Obviously, the EASE of the draw is not the issue (as long as your lungs hold out.....), it's just that if it's easier guys honk on it more because they've got that blazing mindset going where the rules are way different. You need to draw to feed the fire, and the more you draw the hotter it gets, with us the more you draw the colder.

If you could get guys to behave, you would not need any restriction at all. The restriction is not a flaw (they could have drilled out the holes any time......), it's a design feature. They simply gave us what we demanded (like the battery thing) I think.

Look at it this way, pull hard enough and the heater will got to 100% and still loose ground until the bowl is only warm?

I just found that my generic FireFuck Chinese wonder charger has a 3.2v setting as well as 3.7v. At that setting it charges my IMR 18650s to 3.88v.

@OF, given that little green board in the Solo, which doesn't strike me as bristling with smarts, are you sure charging the assembly incompletely will charge the two batteries evenly?

That sounds like a broken charger to me. 3.2 Volts is for LiFePO4 based batteries, a whole different beast, and should have stopped at 3.2 (the batteries are rated at 3.0).

There's a charge control board in the battery pack:


This is without the jacket, you can see the board (well at least the back of it...) between the batteries to the right of the white thermal switch. Such boards are pretty typical, but usually on the ends (which is why most 18650 packs don't fit, too long).

OF

 

[hish]

Hello Arizer Solo enthousiasts,

I m new to vaporizers, I ve had a solo M1D2 for 10 days and don't seem to get the desired effects, and I feel like I m waiiting my stash... Could anyone give me some tips?


I ve also started using e cigs for 2 days straight now and I'm thinking maybe all that cigarette smoking makes it hard to get the taste, but what about the high?

 

[fernand]

Hello Arizer Solo enthousiasts,

I m new to vaporizers, I ve had a solo M1D2 for 10 days and don't seem to get the desired effects, and I feel like I m waiiting my stash... Could anyone give me some tips?

I ve also started using e cigs for 2 days straight now and I'm thinking maybe all that cigarette smoking makes it hard to get the taste, but what about the high?

Wow. That's a new one. Is it charged? Are the LEDs coming on? Is this a recent vintage Cannabis? What part of the plant? What are you accustomed to? Can you describe how you load up what stem, and how you vape? FWIW I'm a chronic 95%VG+Flavoring+Nic vaper, I have a callus on my thumb where I push the button.

 

[sam urai]

@fernand -> http://bit.ly/OWa3VA
Nice for on the go! Holds grinder, strains, power cable, glasses case (glass stems within) and solo.