If it is a knockoff it's a damn good one. Actually, You getting one from MassDrop is a good sign. I believe they get their shipments straight from the manufacturer.
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If it is a knockoff it's a damn good one. Actually, You getting one from MassDrop is a good sign. I believe they get their shipments straight from the manufacturer.
al bundy
Vaporist
Take a picture of the bottom of Solo
Email arizer with pic attached and ask them.
Try service@arizer.com
They're on the same page as the link in my signature but they are not plug and play ready. If you do not feel comfortable soldering a new connector on the wire than do not buy it and get some thing made to fit the solo.
edit: The $10 ones are the ones I was referring to. My memory is just bad. is all.
edit: The $10 ones are the ones I was referring to. My memory is just bad. is all.
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OF
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So for $20 that would be:
http://www.amazon.com/Tenergy-Li-Ion-2200mAh-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B002Y2LJW0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416589489&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=Tenergy 18650 with pcb 2200 mah 7.4 v L-ion Battery
Which I've said several times does not fit in the Solo as shipped (you have to cut the jacket off since it's too tall with the protection PCB on it
http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/arizer-solo.3833/page-1240#post-693272
If you want a $20 replacement battery that actually fits (although you still need to deal with the connector change), this one has worked for me for a long time now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-4V-2200mA...ry-/190875389263?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:1120
To make the $20 price point you'll have to buy two of course.
OF
little maggie
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I bought some small screens from Puff It Up. Some here have talked about putting a screen in the tube itself but I couldn't get it to work. I ended up putting it just over the glass holes and it works great. I got too much in my mouth without it.
Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
stark1
Lonesome Planet
Micoyan & Gurevich.
I am a hi-flyin owner of a piece of Russian aviation history, tovarish? Nyet?
The I in the serial # is not a true "I", nor is it a 1....
Whatever the vagaries, it seems to get me & my cat heading for the fridge.....
For those who have a "MIG" on the tail of your Solo, check your cardboard container of the Solo and stems. There the MIG is transformed into "M1G"....., the joy is in the chase?
I for 1 am relieved. & starved. My MIG has me toasted.
I am a hi-flyin owner of a piece of Russian aviation history, tovarish? Nyet?
The I in the serial # is not a true "I", nor is it a 1....
Whatever the vagaries, it seems to get me & my cat heading for the fridge.....
For those who have a "MIG" on the tail of your Solo, check your cardboard container of the Solo and stems. There the MIG is transformed into "M1G"....., the joy is in the chase?
I for 1 am relieved. & starved. My MIG has me toasted.
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mariocaruana
Member
So lately my solo doesn't seem to be toasting herbs evenly 
The stuff closest to the heater will end up a nice dark brown (starting at 4 ended at 7), the stuff in the middle lightish brown and the stuff closest to the screen or what's in between the domed screen and the side of the stem greenish. I don't remember really having this problem before.
Stuff near the heater always used to get more brown than the rest but now it seems like I have more green mixed in too. I've tried using different herbs and stuff too. Tried changing the way I pack stuff but still, still seem to be getting green.
That being said I still get a good amount of vapour and what not. Also since I've gotten the solo I've noticed that it wasn't assembled evenly/correctly. One of the two clips is not in place and therefore it's kinda lopsided. I can even see the wires through the gap. http://imgur.com/a/ob6EB#0
Do you think this could be related to issues with uneven browning?
Is there a way to easily fix this? What counts as voiding your warranty? I left it how it is cos it was working fine and I didn't want to risk voiding my warranty.
Thank you for your patience
The stuff closest to the heater will end up a nice dark brown (starting at 4 ended at 7), the stuff in the middle lightish brown and the stuff closest to the screen or what's in between the domed screen and the side of the stem greenish. I don't remember really having this problem before. Stuff near the heater always used to get more brown than the rest but now it seems like I have more green mixed in too. I've tried using different herbs and stuff too. Tried changing the way I pack stuff but still, still seem to be getting green.
That being said I still get a good amount of vapour and what not. Also since I've gotten the solo I've noticed that it wasn't assembled evenly/correctly. One of the two clips is not in place and therefore it's kinda lopsided. I can even see the wires through the gap. http://imgur.com/a/ob6EB#0
Do you think this could be related to issues with uneven browning?
Is there a way to easily fix this? What counts as voiding your warranty? I left it how it is cos it was working fine and I didn't want to risk voiding my warranty.
Thank you for your patience
OF
Well-Known Member
I don't think you have any problems.
Guys tend to forget (or never fully understand) that this is basically a conduction vape. If you dig long enough you might even find where I discussed a series of tests I ran moving a Thermo Couple (small, precision temperature sensor) around in the load (wires up the stem), the temperature distribution is large and as you'd expect 'just sitting there'. Hottest at the bottom (closest to the cup) and higher near the walls (same deal, even with the glass of the stem), cooler in the center and near the four holes in the bottom of the stem cavity. The unit depends on forced convection from the hit to 'spread it around'. I suspect changes in your technique (less hitting, more idle?) are in play.
Also, it takes a lot of energy to dry out too wet bud. Part can be exhausted while other parts are still drying out sometimes. Have you changed herb over time?
If you read back you'll find clips not being latched is quite common. Based on personal experience I'd guess maybe one in 3? The clips are only intended to keep the assembly together long enough to build the unit, the four screws are really what's holding stuff together. Think about it. It determinately didn't just somehow back the screws out far enough to unlatch itself. It's been that way since before you got it, right?
I see nothing to indicate the Solo has in any way changed, IMO the source must be elsewhere. I suggest you use/enjoy your Solo with a clear conscience and pure heart.......
Regards.
OF
Micoyan & Gurevich.
I am a hi-flyin owner of a piece of Russian aviation history, tovarish? Nyet?
The I in the serial # is not a true "I", nor is it a 1....
Whatever the vagaries, it seems to get me & my cat heading for the fridge.....
For those who have a "MIG" on the tail of your Solo, check your cardboard container of the Solo and stems. There the MIG is transformed into "M1G"....., the joy is in the chase?
I for 1 am relieved. & starved. My MIG has me toasted.
Ah yes indeed. Fished out the box and it does say M1G. Thanks.
mariocaruana
Member
Hey OF, thanks for your answer. I think I had actually seen that video you're referring to. It seemed strange because few variables have changed however I shall try drying out stuff more. I used to use a desiccant chamber. I'd grind my stuff and then leave in the the chamber for a day or 2.
Would I get more even browning from a desktop vape, or maybe a different portable? Would there actually be more good stuff left in greenish pieces or is it mostly spent anyways?
Thanks again.
OF
Well-Known Member
Yer welcome. I agree, trying it dried out more is easy and may tell you a lot.
You might also try dumping the load and stirring it up and putting it back in, a useful technique in many vapes. Hard to say if other vapes would give 'better' results, I suggest a personal research project? Take your time, do a good job......
Hard to say what's spent. I find color is not a 'for sure' indicator. I used to separate out ABV and put it one at a time in my HA. Many of the 'still pretty green' samples were still quite potent. My 'take' is long time exposure to lower temperatures can strip the good stuff out as well. Again, exhaustive personal testing seems the only definitive answer......and then probably more valid for you personally than random vapers?
Good luck in your research.
OF
Just bought the Solo in addition to my DBV as I found myself still sneaking excuses to get back to tobacco.
After reading about the Modellnumbers I'm curious if mine is the newest one. It does have a steel heating chamber and does load the battery while using.
Modellnumber: M16C1C03764
After reading about the Modellnumbers I'm curious if mine is the newest one. It does have a steel heating chamber and does load the battery while using.
Modellnumber: M16C1C03764
lookhigh
FC member
Does it charge while heating...? if so its the newer model. Numbers are irrelevant.
WELCOME to FC you may consider reading some of the thread.... 50 pages or so should be beneficial to your knowledge off all things SOLO.
OF
Well-Known Member
We've been through this a LOT. That's not a model number, it's a serial number, and not necessarily sequential. The maker has told us as much, he not only uses blocks 'out of order' but has gone back and reused 'earlier model series' numbers. FWIW the Ascent is another example. The maker, of course, knows what the numbers mean.
I'm sure if you think a moment you'll understand why? It's so guys like you won't get all upset and demand a replacement. If you do your part and keep track of the receipt the warranty starts when you get it, otherwise it falls back to the serial number indicated date.
Am I saying they may be intentionally confusing the serial number thing? Yes. I've worked for companies that did just this (skipped number lots, started with high numbers for the first units made and so on). There is no legal issue here, serial numbers are only required on a very small number of products (autos, tires and firearms come to mind), all others are optional at the maker's discretion. They control it. BTW in a fun turn of events, even though that number is not required, anyone (even the legal owner) removing it is committing a crime. The assumption is it's stolen (and without a number you'll have trouble proving it's not), which is why the MFLBs with the sanded off serial numbers on e-bay were contraband. "On the face" as the law puts it. Fun stuff.
There are, for practical purposes, only two 'models' you're going to be buying, the older version will quit heating and shift to charging if you plug the charger in mid session. The newer one continues to 'heat and charge' at the same time (and with the change has bigger holes in the cup for reduced restriction). You almost certainly have the newer version, IMO you're very lucky if you score a 'new' example of the older version since the new one no longer has a PA option and will most likely kill battery packs faster.
Not to worry, enjoy the Solo.......and forget the tobacco part, that stuff can kill a guy you know.
OF
CarolKing
Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
Welcome everybody to the Solo fan club. There's a lot of info to cover so reading 30-50 pages wouldn't be a bad idea. Some of the info is repeated a lot, so you can skip over it.
I find if my herb is a bit damp it doesn't vaporize well. Not like the old days when we dried it out while we "smoked" it in a pipe or bong. If you want to have a successful session you need to have well cured product. Some folks prefer putting a little nugget in the stem. I like to grind mine to a med to a fine grind, I pack slightly with my finger. My herb doesn't really sit on the oven it's slightly above. I also use a screen in the stem (on too of holes) to stop any particles from entering.
Sometimes I start my session on temp level 3 sometimes 4 and work my way up to 5. If the Vapor is too harsh I turn the temp down. If the Vapor is too whispy or not enough flavor I turn the temp up. Only you can decide what is best for you. Some herb needs a higher or lower temp. Also I notice that some herb I can get 2 - ten minute sessions. Whereas some herb extracts everything in 1 - ten minute session. Some folks have a very deep lung buster draw and others don't have the lung capacity. So we all are different as to what works well.
We are all vaporizing for different reasons. Some medical others recreational, but we are all looking to.............Fuckcombustion. The Solo is the bomb - enjoy.
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The best part is that it medicates well and it doesn't take a lot to get you there.
I find if my herb is a bit damp it doesn't vaporize well. Not like the old days when we dried it out while we "smoked" it in a pipe or bong. If you want to have a successful session you need to have well cured product. Some folks prefer putting a little nugget in the stem. I like to grind mine to a med to a fine grind, I pack slightly with my finger. My herb doesn't really sit on the oven it's slightly above. I also use a screen in the stem (on too of holes) to stop any particles from entering.
Sometimes I start my session on temp level 3 sometimes 4 and work my way up to 5. If the Vapor is too harsh I turn the temp down. If the Vapor is too whispy or not enough flavor I turn the temp up. Only you can decide what is best for you. Some herb needs a higher or lower temp. Also I notice that some herb I can get 2 - ten minute sessions. Whereas some herb extracts everything in 1 - ten minute session. Some folks have a very deep lung buster draw and others don't have the lung capacity. So we all are different as to what works well.
We are all vaporizing for different reasons. Some medical others recreational, but we are all looking to.............Fuckcombustion. The Solo is the bomb - enjoy.
EDIT
The best part is that it medicates well and it doesn't take a lot to get you there.
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sloth
Well-Known Member
Wow, I didn't realize how much difference a dirty screen makes. My old screen had a bunch of build up and it was a bit more restrictive but I didn't think it made much of a difference. I just replaced the screen and there is much less restriction and I'm getting a lot more vapor and clouds. 
OF
Well-Known Member
Amen there, bro. Ironically fine mesh (nice for keeping debris under control) means much easier to block. Putting even a slight dome (to get the center of the screen up) gets a much larger area 'working' so it doesn't foul nearly as fast.
And there's a non intuitive interplay going on with restrictions. As long as there are 'more significant' restrictions elsewhere changes don't matter much. Since Solo is restricted by design further 'upstream', fouling on the screen doesn't change the effective total much, until it does. When it equals all the rest of the restrictions, the flow is cut in half, but after that point, a little more shifts control to the screen and it goes downhill fast. At that point a PVHES will do you no good until you clear the screen. Much like when you have a long small diameter hose feeding a sprinkler, as you open the faucet you have great control until restriction in the hose becomes greater than in the valve and opening it further does little good.
I have a habit of looking for light through the screen every time I dump ABV. Very easy with straight stems (from the top), still pretty easy with bent ones. When it gets hard to see the 4 holes in the glass I fish out the screen, grab it with hemostats at the edge and flame it clean (heat it to glowing with a torch type lighter). Then I brush the ash off, put it back, and reload. It adds a minute or so every once in a while (depends on strain and cure).
I know the reclaim guys will recoil from this, but excellent extracts are down the street at the dispensary at reasonable prices....... For them, how about swapping out screens until reclaiming is worth the effort?
OF
Dr. Soxhlet
SOLO Vaporized Cannabis is my Best Medicine
I found putting the screen at the other end of the stem held in place by a piece of tubing works well. At this location the screen takes a lot longer to plug up. A glass mouth piece can also be added to this.Wow, I didn't realize how much difference a dirty screen makes. My old screen had a bunch of build up and it was a bit more restrictive but I didn't think it made much of a difference. I just replaced the screen and there is much less restriction and I'm getting a lot more vapor and clouds.
vaporcloud
lurking kiwi
I don't bother with a screen unless I'm regrinding abv when my supplies are low. That's with the bent stem because I prefer The straight stem. Had some friends sample the solo last night and they continually commented about the nice flavor and how it never got any popcorn taste. Fucken love this vap.
LongIslandmom
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Ok I got it
It's beautiful. But I haven't the slightest idea how to use it.
I tried to buy an adapter today but don't think I bought the right one
Going on the website to see if they have any videos about use
Charging it boy I'm I stupid when it comes to this
It's beautiful. But I haven't the slightest idea how to use it.
I tried to buy an adapter today but don't think I bought the right one
Going on the website to see if they have any videos about use
Charging it boy I'm I stupid when it comes to this