Arizer Solo

[Belgianvapor]

I've got my solo about a week now and here are some things I noticed :
full tight pack works but did not deliver much more vapor, after a session
the whole load was done.
Light packs seem to last longer, medication level between packed and not packed
are about the same.
Half loads and even tiny 0.01-0.02 gram loads work awesome and give me
incredible results, seems that the solo, for me, works better with less.
I only use a screen, one that fits perfectly and sits agains the glas holes, and no other
filler, spacer etc

 

[Stu]

Yes, I believe so.

About to purchase screens and PV seems like best option. I like full bowls and Vapir2 dome screens lessen load. Anything better than PV screens out there?

I have some 1/2" screens that I can send you if you'd like, @Pappy. They work good for me in Solo stems.

 

[Snappo]

I've got my solo about a week now and here are some things I noticed :
full tight pack works but did not deliver much more vapor, after a session
the whole load was done.
Light packs seem to last longer, medication level between packed and not packed
are about the same.
Half loads and even tiny 0.01-0.02 gram loads work awesome and give me
incredible results, seems that the solo, for me, works better with less.
I only use a screen, one that fits perfectly and sits agains the glas holes, and no other
filler, spacer etc

Me thinks you've discovered one of the magic high efficiency traits of the SOLO - less is more!

 

[delta 9]

can the solo be charged with a universal 12 volt switch mode power supply.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

8.5v 5a minimum.

edit: these are power adapter numbers

 

[OF]

can the solo be charged with a universal 12 volt switch mode power supply.

Yes. 12 VDC at one Amp is the nominal rating. I charge mine from a 12 VDC 6 Amp supply that also powers a bunch of other stuff personally.

Center positive.

8.5v 5a minimum.

I think you're confusing the old PA here, boss. That was it's ratings. Actually 2.5 Amps at anything between 7 and 9 Volts triggers PA mode.

Charging used to take over 10.1 Volts, but IIRC someone has said the old PA is now a charger?

OF

 

[Dr. Soxhlet]

I think you're confusing the old PA here, boss. That was it's ratings. Actually 2.5 Amps at anything between 7 and 9 Volts triggers PA mode.

Charging used to take over 10.1 Volts, but IIRC someone has said the old PA is now a charger?

OF

Yes, I found that all my chargers and even a stand alone battery pack that used to run my old Solo in PA mode, now only charges the new one. They all were in that 7 to 9 volt range.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

I think you're confusing the old PA here, boss. That was it's ratings. Actually 2.5 Amps at anything between 7 and 9 Volts triggers PA mode.

Charging used to take over 10.1 Volts, but IIRC someone has said the old PA is now a charger?

OF

Sorry, had just woken up from a long unhelpful nap and thought he was asking for power adapter numbers think it's time to hit the Solo and find something to eat...

 

[rekrab]

SOLO+GREEN CRACK + FINGER HASH=

fuck the percocets

 

[OF]

Yes, I found that all my chargers and even a stand alone battery pack that used to run my old Solo in PA mode, now only charges the new one. They all were in that 7 to 9 volt range.

Thanks for the confirmation. Makes sense that way (at least to me.....). I think the PA mode was cool but if it is no more normal charging at lower voltages is a cool thing. Literally. It should keep the Solo a little bit cooler on charging since it won't waste as much power in the charging.

If I were in charge of such things, I'd cut the factory charger back in voltage (to say 8?) for that reason I guess, but then again if I got to vote on it I would never have 'fixed' the old version.

Sorry, had just woken up from a long unhelpful nap and thought he was asking for power adapter numbers think it's time to hit the Solo and find something to eat...

No worries, Bro.

Bummer part is I'm gonna have to wait a LONG time for another one to get past you I bet. I hope I don't miss it........ I wish it wasn't wasted on something as small as this, I mean you could have really slipped up and told us where your stash was or somethin'...........

Maybe next time. If we live long enough.

OF

 

[Pappy]

I have some 1/2" screens that I can send you if you'd like, @Pappy. They work good for me in Solo stems.

That'd be super, Stu!

 

[Dr. Soxhlet]

Thanks for the confirmation. Makes sense that way (at least to me.....). I think the PA mode was cool but if it is no more normal charging at lower voltages is a cool thing. Literally. It should keep the Solo a little bit cooler on charging since it won't waste as much power in the charging.

If I were in charge of such things, I'd cut the factory charger back in voltage (to say 8?) for that reason I guess, but then again if I got to vote on it I would never have 'fixed' the old version.

OF

That's good to hear since I've been using a 9.5V 1.5A by the couch to charge my Solo. It now works as a charger for my newer Solo, so I use it that way. I didn't know I may have actually been doing it a favor with the lower voltage.

 

[OF]

I didn't know I may have actually been doing it a favor with the lower voltage.

I doubt you could show much improvement, but it sure won't hurt...... Same could be said for using a tiny bit less power......saves Global Warming, you should feel good about that. Then again, vaping as opposed to blazing might be your way of reducing your 'Carbon footprint'? Prevents that nasty old CO2 from polluting the air and all that.

So tell the cops you're saving the environment like Al Gore said to.......

OF

 

[Belgianvapor]

and Gore is super cereal !

 

[delta 9]

Thanks OF , do you know if it could charge it in the car 13-15 volts with a homemade car adapter or is it important to only use 12v.

 

[Belgianvapor]

probably already mentioned but this sounds like a nice idea to me, why not make the chamber
on the stems detachable (screw-on) so you can remove the load chamber with the glas screen
part for easy reclaim/cleaning? giving you also the possibility to attach other stems but keeping the chamber part all glass.
I don't know anything about glas so I'm not sure if this
is possible or not.

 

[OF]

Thanks OF , do you know if it could charge it in the car 13-15 volts with a homemade car adapter or is it important to only use 12v.

Again, I don't have the new model (never even seen one) but the older versions I tested all did just fine to 15 Volts (as high as I went). Arizer still sells their car cord for this unit I think?

I see no problem using a simple, direct, adapter. That part should not have changed.

Enjoy the Solo, when and how the opportunity presents itself seems like a good rule?

probably already mentioned but this sounds like a nice idea to me, why not make the chamber
on the stems detachable (screw-on) so you can remove the load chamber with the glas screen
part for easy reclaim/cleaning? giving you also the possibility to attach other stems but keeping the chamber part all glass.
I don't know anything about glas so I'm not sure if this
is possible or not.

Fun idea. Routinely I think it'd raise the cost too much and make it harder for most owners? As a custom idea, I think 'it has legs'. Getting a solid seal might be a problem, purists won't let you put anything but glass in there you know.......

Perhaps some sort of GonG joint with mechanical retention? If it was a straight cylinder tube on the 'collection' part of the stem, you could make an effective 'ramrod' cleaner with an o-ring on the end I bet. Maybe even with a stop shoulder on the other end so it stops flush with the other end so you can simply scrape the deposits up with a toothpick in one go?

OF

 

[CarolKing]

I've used the car charger that's made for the Solo. It works with my older model and my new model. With the new model you can use while charging but I don't do that on a regular basis with my newer model. I want to preserve the battery. The older model Solo can only be charged while not in use with the car charger.

I use the Eds Granadillo stem when on the go no worries no breakage.

 

[OF]

......why not make the chamber
on the stems detachable (screw-on) so you can remove the load chamber with the glas screen
part for easy reclaim/cleaning?

You know this idea is kinda growing on me (even though I don't reclaim from Solo stems). How about making this 'easy to clean resin trap' an accessory? Put another glass stem inside the straight one.....

Size it for a snug fit at the bottom, if necessary you can seal it 'outside' where the inner stem enters the top of the stock stem.

That way condensate ends up in the new part (it will follow the vapor flow), the one that's very easy to remove and clean? The 'trick' is getting the mouth of the insert up close to the glass screen. A cheap piece of straight glass tube is probably all that's needed to try it out. And maybe some tape (or half inch of Silicone tube)?

The insert can be thin wall so as not to impact the draw.

Doesn't have to be glass, of course, but some will insist and few object to it.

Fun idea. Since they'd be cheap, you could use several for any of several reasons I can think of......

OF

 

[Pappy]

Bought these screens on Ataxian's suggestion. Thanks!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-1-2-50-...362?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item461c3e287a

 

[OF]

Bought these screens on Ataxian's suggestion. Thanks!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-1-2-50-...362?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item461c3e287a

I actually prefer the 5/8 inch version. It gives a slight dome which keeps it in place in the bottom of the bowl and also provides a path for vapor so 'the entire screen works' rather than the small fraction over a hole. Easier draw (restores most if not all the restriction the screen causes) and longer service before it starts to collect deposits and foul out.

I then swap it out, and wait until I have enough in the used jar to justify flaming them off for reuse.

OF

 

[Belgianvapor]

You know this idea is kinda growing on me (even though I don't reclaim from Solo stems). How about making this 'easy to clean resin trap' an accessory? Put another glass stem inside the straight one.....

Size it for a snug fit at the bottom, if necessary you can seal it 'outside' where the inner stem enters the top of the stock stem.

That way condensate ends up in the new part (it will follow the vapor flow), the one that's very easy to remove and clean? The 'trick' is getting the mouth of the insert up close to the glass screen. A cheap piece of straight glass tube is probably all that's needed to try it out. And maybe some tape (or half inch of Silicone tube)?

The insert can be thin wall so as not to impact the draw.

Doesn't have to be glass, of course, but some will insist and few object to it.

Fun idea. Since they'd be cheap, you could use several for any of several reasons I can think of......

OF

how about the stem fitting in the glass chamber with the screen,
fitted snug together with something created in the same material as the cera LL condom?
A short sleeve that goes over the part where they fit together, still making it all glass but
also creating an easy solution to make it air tight?
I'm not familiar with any drawing program but I did my best

 

[GenYHippie]

Bought these screens on Ataxian's suggestion. Thanks!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-1-2-50-Inch-Stainless-Steel-Pipe-Screen-Tobacco-Smoke-Screen-Wholesale-/301121546362?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item461c3e287a

Awesome, those are in my cart as my second choice if I don't like the "little hat" type.

I actually prefer the 5/8 inch version. It gives a slight dome which keeps it in place in the bottom of the bowl and also provides a path for vapor so 'the entire screen works' rather than the small fraction over a hole. Easier draw (restores most if not all the restriction the screen causes) and longer service before it starts to collect deposits and foul out.

I then swap it out, and wait until I have enough in the used jar to justify flaming them off for reuse.

OF

Good to know I like a dome to mine. Up till now i have been using trimmed SS hose screens which work but with small loads they dislodge sometimes.

 

[Belgianvapor]

so, I used concentrates for the first time a little bit ago and I must say I'm impressed.
I bought 0.6 grams for about 68$ last week in Amsterdam and I took just a tiny tiny
piece and wrapped it up in organic cotton, put it in the solo stem and cranked it up to 7.
It gave me a few really big clouds and lasted about a session.
I got a "before and after" pic, does this look about right?
the cotton is how it looked after vaping.

 

[LazyIdol]

looks good to me buddy, When I have used concentrates with the cotton method I have noticed that it will keep going pretty much as long as I want it to. I have turned the solo back on after a timeout and gotten a few more clouds. I usually get too blitzed before I used up all the vapor from the concentrate

Edit: the only thing I would be careful about is to make sure the concentrate doesnt get too close to the bottom of the oven. My roommate has stained the bottom of his oven by not being careful about the distance between the concentrate and the heater.