Davinci by Karma
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Hexi
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The tweezer method worked the first time it was partially stuck. What I was thinking is one of those surgical tools that does just like you mentioned, only better. A surgical forceps or o-ring opener type deal.
Gotta DIY mickey mouse this, maybe put some mini rubber stoppers on the tweezer thing to get friction/force without carving up the can.
That's kinda the thing, I'm trying to be careful. Am I the only one who gets the cans stuck? I've only used the can like 3 times and only for wax and hash.
Gotta DIY mickey mouse this, maybe put some mini rubber stoppers on the tweezer thing to get friction/force without carving up the can.
That's kinda the thing, I'm trying to be careful. Am I the only one who gets the cans stuck? I've only used the can like 3 times and only for wax and hash.
OF
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If heat and gravity doesn't do it, put a partial hook in a paperclip end and fish it into the hole in the bottom of the can, rock the clip back and pull out.
You can also thread a skinny (like inch long number 4) self tapping sheet metal screw in the hole until it grabs the metal and twists the can in the oven. Then, while it's turning pull it out.
Heat is still important, the oil has to be melted.
OF
You can also thread a skinny (like inch long number 4) self tapping sheet metal screw in the hole until it grabs the metal and twists the can in the oven. Then, while it's turning pull it out.
Heat is still important, the oil has to be melted.
OF
Hexi
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A skinny screw! That's a great idea. My last issue I was able to get just enough of the can out that I could just grab it with my giant man-fingers and remove it.
What about the mouthpiece/snorkle. You guys have issues with those? 2nd time I've had the snorkle detach from the metal connector... (2nd snork).
What about the mouthpiece/snorkle. You guys have issues with those? 2nd time I've had the snorkle detach from the metal connector... (2nd snork).
GreenRoom
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When you say 'picker', do you mean the brush? The other side of the brush was designed to get the can out. Careful though, I've had the rubber lid pop out and it only complicates things further. Best thing to do is wipe down the oven with iso. My cans get stuck in there but after I clean the oven, especially the o-ring, they slide right out. Sometimes it needs a little shimmy so I press my finger onto the sticky cap and it's enough to help pull it out.
I had problem with the snorkel popping off the metal nipple so I took aquarium tubing and stretched it over the whole metal assembly. I can pick up the unit by the snorkel now with no problems. And it's above the metal that's connected to the unit so I can still unscrew and remove the snorkel.
GeekyGodiva
Happy Hairy Herbal Faerie
I third the q-tip+iso wash. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as they say. It takes no time and a quick empty cycle will evaporate the alcohol before a vape session, easy. I will also agree on the heating the chamber thing. I find I cannot remove my snorkel or the screen cap while the machine is cold, I have to run it a little while to heat the vape-resin. Let the unit cool for a minute after you heat it though, you don't wanna burn your fingers on the can, just loosen the bond of resin/oil.
I give mine an all-over iso swab down every few days and based on the DaVinci representative's posts on here, have started taking canned air to the interior every few sessions after it has cooled some (last thing I need is for the gas from the air can combusting or something weird like that). Only issue I've found is now motes of AVB dust have started collecting behind the display glass causing black dots to appear.
I give mine an all-over iso swab down every few days and based on the DaVinci representative's posts on here, have started taking canned air to the interior every few sessions after it has cooled some (last thing I need is for the gas from the air can combusting or something weird like that). Only issue I've found is now motes of AVB dust have started collecting behind the display glass causing black dots to appear.
RUDE BOY
Space is the Place
Push the rubber cap deep into the can , heat the DV . if you don't try to pull it straight out but turn the unit up side down then with the end of the brush pushed into the rubber cap wiggle the can back and forth while pulling lightly it falls out .
worked once for me when nothing else I had on hand would .
worked once for me when nothing else I had on hand would .
Hexi
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lol I thought that was a fluke thing with just me... Mine has more than a few dots tho
Pretty sure it came from trying to use air to clean out the AVB
GeekyGodiva
Happy Hairy Herbal Faerie
Yeah, Hexi, nothing collected there until I started using the canned air, so it was a pretty clear cause and effect situation. How frustrating that it is the recommended method, but this effect wasn't mentioned. Maybe they never noticed, don't look closely at their display very often. But it cuts down on the time spend with the iso swab. Grumble, grumble, oh well.lol I thought that was a fluke thing with just me... Mine has more than a few dots tho
RUDE BOY
Space is the Place
Oh come on you know its a great vape for flowers , Glad to hear you retrieved the can when it happened to me it was one of those WTF moments , for a day or two .
Hexi
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did some almond toffee style in it last night, no can.
Given how inexpensive the DV is now compared to some of the new units is driving my thought process to make it a concentrate specialist. Not to mention the powder AVB in the LCD display issue, without any flowers in it I can avoid that one getting worse perhaps ^_^
Given how inexpensive the DV is now compared to some of the new units is driving my thought process to make it a concentrate specialist. Not to mention the powder AVB in the LCD display issue, without any flowers in it I can avoid that one getting worse perhaps ^_^
RUDE BOY
Space is the Place
So far thankfully that problem is only cosmetic . I do believe with the lower cost the DaVinci should be on more peoples radar as an amazing portable for their collection . Also one great first Vape , I've turned 3 people on to vaping to the point that they all now have more then one vaporizer by giving them a DV as their first .
RUDE BOY
Space is the Place
I second the (to put it nicely) very very poorly designed mouthpiece , looks cool but doesn't last real long in one piece and real pain in the ass to try to fix . Its The only flaw I really see in my DaVinci .
I do wish they would address the fact it just won't last .
I was wondering if any one Knew of a mouthpiece from another vape that would screw into the DV so ;
Does anyone out there Know ? TIA !
I do wish they would address the fact it just won't last .
I was wondering if any one Knew of a mouthpiece from another vape that would screw into the DV so ;
Does anyone out there Know ? TIA !
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New Member
Mine's lasted 6mo and still going strong! Basically I just take it off as infrequently as possible (which is never).
I love the da vinci and recently both my friend and my brother have bought them. On my friends (version 2) his mouthpiece broke within a week or so. In my opinion the indent that the mouthpiece goes into on the version 2's is stupid and is what is responsible for most of the breaking going on. My brother got a version one a few days ago as that was all they had in the shop. Weirdly on that one, Celsius doesn't work :s the numbers flick back and forth way to rapidly to read, but Fahrenheit works fine. Bizarre, eh.
I also hear a lot about bristles falling out of the brush.
Firstly as far as I'm aware this only happens to version 2, but I could be wrong...
And secondly, it's easy as hell to fix, just put them back in and bite gently on the metal. So many people in this thread saying their brush broke... It's the most handy thing in the world!! Don't let it break, fix it!!!
C No Ego
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I still use a really fine grind in the da vinci and the little particulates get in some times. I recently cleaned the screen in the bottom of the herb chamber and there was a layer of solid buildup stuck to the screen blocking airflow, did not know it was there but the vape works so much better now after cleaning... I figured out that using the da vinci upside down on a bubbler will make the screen at the bottom dirtier quicker than when using just normally right side up. I think that is where the concentrated build up in my unit came from.
Hexi
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I use 2-3 screens and clean the screens like every 3-4 sessions. (I usually get 2.5 sessions from 1 loosely packed not that full chamber)
Once I didn't notice the screen in the ABV after emptying, and the DV was essentially useless without the screen.
Yeah my brush failed day 1, first use. Not easy to fix when the bristles just fell all over the floor, in the trash. I'm far to lazy to pick up single brush hairs 1 by 1.
Buy yeah, thing is a workhorse. PAX and iOlite both failed pretty quick compared to this DV and all it's lil flaws.
Once I didn't notice the screen in the ABV after emptying, and the DV was essentially useless without the screen.
Yeah my brush failed day 1, first use. Not easy to fix when the bristles just fell all over the floor, in the trash. I'm far to lazy to pick up single brush hairs 1 by 1.
Buy yeah, thing is a workhorse. PAX and iOlite both failed pretty quick compared to this DV and all it's lil flaws.
RUDE BOY
Space is the Place
I gave my first one away also and it's still working great .
I have had a few 2013 DVs and none of them had any burning rubber smell or taste so I would say it was your unit an not a general issue , maybe one lot or something .
The one I have now is one awesome little Vaping beast . The taste is good through most of a chamber , but I always bump it up to max to finish a session Needless to say I only get one session per chamber not 2-3 its as near black as brown can get .
It charges from dead to full in an hour and a half and gives five full ten minute session . I do think the recessed mouthpiece connection on the 2013s is why my flexistaws broke and to be honest I couldn't have been more careful with them that I can see . But that doesn't stop the Davinci from being a great vape .
on the topic of rubber taste in a new vape , I have meet a couple people who seem to think running a vape empty at the highest temp setting for hours burning "It" off is the thing to do and their vapes all taste like crap .
GeekyGodiva
Happy Hairy Herbal Faerie
My vape tastes excellent, and each fresh chamberful starts with a beautiful flowery herbal taste. I did run mine through a few high heat sessions while empty before I first used it.
I also run it through an empty session after it's iso swab every 5 days or so. I get 2 or so sessions from a chamber loosely filled, not packed. I run the first session low and ramp to around 340, then from about 345 up to 390 for the second session. The AVB turns the the color of fresh light roast coffee grounds. I don't like the flavor if it gets much darker.
I also wish the DV straw were more durable. My partner was like, "That's how they getcha!" He's a goofball. Had my straw replaced in July after the straw that came with my replacement DV fell apart, and the new one is a champ, so far. I have removed my straw for swabbing about once a week and sometimes take it off to pack it down into it's ziplock bag.
I have used it to connect directly into the cigarette bowl of my Zobo water pipe and it was pretty nice to have the water cooled vapor. It was effective and a solid connection, but the drag was difficult and left me breathless for whispy vapor. The Zobo's drag sucks anyhow. I want to get a bong for my DV one day.
I also run it through an empty session after it's iso swab every 5 days or so. I get 2 or so sessions from a chamber loosely filled, not packed. I run the first session low and ramp to around 340, then from about 345 up to 390 for the second session. The AVB turns the the color of fresh light roast coffee grounds. I don't like the flavor if it gets much darker.
I also wish the DV straw were more durable. My partner was like, "That's how they getcha!" He's a goofball. Had my straw replaced in July after the straw that came with my replacement DV fell apart, and the new one is a champ, so far. I have removed my straw for swabbing about once a week and sometimes take it off to pack it down into it's ziplock bag.
I have used it to connect directly into the cigarette bowl of my Zobo water pipe and it was pretty nice to have the water cooled vapor. It was effective and a solid connection, but the drag was difficult and left me breathless for whispy vapor. The Zobo's drag sucks anyhow. I want to get a bong for my DV one day.