Ok then. It appears to have been 'not noice to noobs' when directing them to read the thread in order to find the answer to the most basic of questions tha have been answered adnauseum.
& vaporpedia seems to be too far to travel as well.
VAPORPEDIA LINK AT THE TOP OF EVERY PAGE
As one of my esteemed collegues mentioned very recently, start reading the thread from the last page towards the front. Should cut your reading time by heaps. Most basic questions are answered every 30 pages or so.
Too lazy to do that either?
Fine, I have made the investment in this thread & vape, allow me.
some stems are tight, some stems are loose, some prefer them tight, others prefer them loose.
its the luck of the draw, its blown glass, theres bound to be some slight differences.
no big deal
some solos had some ceramic chipping in the bowl. no big deal for some, but others returned theirs for a warranty replacement (in some instances arizer let the customer keep the chipped one & just sent the replacement)
some solos had an electronics smell that for some did burn off over time, for others it just got stronger.
A member found that you could bake the lid(screw on top) of your solo in the oven & it helped. Another member, managed to take his unit apart and also bake the outer case & wipe the rest of the unit with ISO
seemed to help alot. i think some members have returned their smelly solos for a warranty replacement.
(there are some detailed pictures & tutorials in the thread somewhere, you gonna have to look for that)
some members have noticed a high pitched sound coming from their solo, and they find it quite annoying. It appears to be the acute hearing of the user rather than the unit. (someone please correct me if I am wrong). therefore not much can be done about it.
there have been one or 2 units that have failed totally. (Mine was one of them)
To the best of my information arizer has stepped up & provided awesome customer service by replacing faulty units quickly & without fuss.
arizer sometimes take a day or 2 to answer their emails, but overall they appear to be great.
service@arizer.com
Now on to the performance, etc.
there are many different stems out there 2, 4 holes. straight, bent etc.
some fit tight, some rock loosly, its all normal & its up to you to find what you like.
its reccomended to fit a screen to your solo, some members found if you used a domed screen upside down in the stem that it improved the performance of the solo, others did not find any real difference.
A flat screen can be shaped to a dome on the back of a wooden spoon or similar
if you are using your solo with a waterpipe a small piece of silicon tube on the end helps marry to a 14mm GonG nicely & will also marry to a glass bowl as well. (well it does for me)
Using a waterpipe is helpful for those that cough to excess from the dry hot vapor.
Soaking your dirty stems in ISO helpes loosen the gunge off & then you just pour the ISO into a pyrex dish & let evaporate in order to reclaim sticky hash goodness. Then i just place my finger over a running tap to make a fine stream of water (like a waterpick) & spray that jet of water in the stem and the left over gunge just runs away.
In regards to the battery it is generally accpeted that it is best to charge the battery often & regularly. some users place it on charger when it is not in use. the charger will not let you use the solo while charging, however there is an accessory a/c adapter that will let you use the solo when there is insufficient charge that many good solo retailers sell.
Some members have bought old ps2 power supplies to use as an a/c charger.(with some modifications) but there were some issues regarding heat I believe & the jury is out on whether its wise to use these adapters.
(personally, I would just buy the official adapter to protect my solo)
There has been the odd issue with some stems not fitting in the solo when they go use it for the 1st time.
If you unscrew the top black metal cap you will see a grey heat resistant spacer ring, it appears there is a slight manufacturing defect with this plastic. get a sharp knife and gently scrape the grey plastic, shaving a tiny bit of the ring all the way round. Try to insert your stem, if it doesnt fit, shave a little more, then test it again. keep going till you have the correct fit. Its easy & quick to do, just keep testing it as you go to make sure you dont shave too much off. (then your stems will be too loose & fall out)
there is an excellent tear down tutorial by vaplexus on page93 post #2310 complete with detailed pics of what is inside the solo & a couple of optional mods if you need them.click here
there is a great vid (made by me) of the solo producing huge clouds using a domed screen on page 67 post 1655
click here
vape4life wanted to add that he feels-'' the Solo works great as a daily driver and can replace a home vape especially with the a/c adapter. It hits harder than the MFLB, and is pretty stealthy, but not AS stealthy as the launch box.''
If there is anything else I should add guys let me know and I will edit. but thats the condensed version of the solo & I will add to it as i think of stuff.
if anyone wishes for more detailed info or tutorials with pics etc...............
READ THE THREAD
