aren't they the same device with different ovens?I'd love for them to merge the dotLeaf and dotAIO into one device and throw in a concentrates oven for good measure. E-juice, herb, and concentrates in one tiny device... It really doesn't seem like much of a stretch from where they are now. Maybe the dotLeaf SE (or the dotAIO TE).
Edit: My excitement is waning. One of my ovens has gone full combustion. I just packed a tight bowl in one of the other ovens (I've been rotating three) and wanted to see if I could milk up some glass. So I set it to level 4, punched the boost button and started my pull. After a few seconds, I started hearing crackling sounds and POOF... I definitely milked up that glass piece. Unfortunately, it was with smoke. I now have two full combustion ovens with tons of cracks on the bottom.
No, they have different chips.aren't they the same device with different ovens?
Wow! How many chambers do you think you ran through each one before they got that bad? Mine looks most similar to the one on the farthest right side in your pic after about 20-25 chambers ( 5 days of use ) I like 4+boost.This sucks. Mine didn't even last 24 hours with three ovens. All three of them now combust immediately, even on level 1. When it works, it's an awesome little device. Unfortunately, mine is now a fucking paperweight; a cool looking paperweight, though!
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Maybe four to six boosted level four sessions and a couple of lower-heat sessions. Not that many.How many chambers do you think you ran through each one before they got that bad?
I did some research on Ultem cracking and there is talk that cracks can happen with exposure to chlorinated solutions ,but i dont know if chlorophyll is strong enough. Another possible issue is that if it gets hot over 200C , there is also mention that a drop in temp from 45C to -45 C can have impact on the flexibility . Then i came to a forum where people were discussing machining Ultem,it can crack due to the heat from the tools friction and they said that oil/petroleum based coolants can cause stress ,which is not visible in the beggining but forms cracks at a later phase. Also it has to be annealed like glass .. So this already sounds like there is a lot to fuck up in the production itself, annealing in PID controlled ovens, adequate cooling liquid .Watching from a distance, I would guess the oven cracking is due to thermal expansion.
This sucks. Mine didn't even last 24 hours with three ovens. All three of them now combust immediately, even on level 1. When it works, it's an awesome little device. Unfortunately, mine is now a fucking paperweight; a cool looking paperweight, though!
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I'm getting a decent bit-o debris in the casing as well. I can imagine that it has to eventually either come out or impact flavor/conduction. I wonder how easy the ovens are to disassemble (too scared to try, only got the one oven)? I don't love the idea of the oven being a consumable if they aren't cleanable
I did some research on Ultem cracking and there is talk that cracks can happen with exposure to chlorinated solutions ,but i dont know if chlorophyll is strong enough. Another possible issue is that if it gets hot over 200C , there is also mention that a drop in temp from 45C to -45 C can have impact on the flexibility . Then i came to a forum where people were discussing machining Ultem,it can crack due to the heat from the tools friction and they said that oil/petroleum based coolants can cause stress ,which is not visible in the beggining but forms cracks at a later phase. Also it has to be annealed like glass .. So this already sounds like there is a lot to fuck up in the production itself, annealing in PID controlled ovens, adequate cooling liquid .
Ultem is also used in E-cig tanks and some juices are even called" tank crackers",you can guess why.
I dont about performance of a 300$ unit,cause i've never owned one ,but for sure they will have to work a bit more to get to the build quality of a 160$ units i have owned ). If i had a vaporizer with cracking heater cover/heater i would ask myself where those particles that were in the cracks went.
Anyway this will be a nice test for their CS and maybe their QC .Lets see how big companies bounce out of that situation better the rest.
Yes ,there are many different grades,also some with glass fibers,but the 200C is as high as it goes for pure ultem resin i think. Taking another look at those 3 cracked tanks. I noticed that they are all cracked at the bottom where the atomizer connection is molded into the resin. I know from my little experience that improper connection can lead to heating up of the 510 base ,not just the coil. So after all you may have been correct with your assumption about thermal expansion,if that connector got hot ,the metal expanded and broke the bottom plate. Also it is important what metal is used. Stainless steel has higher resistance and can get hot in such cases but expands less. Copper and brass are more conductive,so if not bad contact maybe conducting heat from the chamber would be enough.Interesting to read pretty different metrics on operating temperatures for the material, some sources cite as low as 340F. But I guess there are a few different grades and processing options for the material.
I LOVE helix stuff with vapes. Where on earth did you get a hammer bubbler with a 14mm instead of a bowl?
You're gonna need a tiny screen! This was the smallest that I had and I still had to give it a bowl shape to get it to fit:I am going to try and do a smidge of modifying here in a bit, and see if I can get a screen to the bottom of the herb chamber to prevent herb from getting down into the heating element.
I know from my little experience that improper connection can lead to heating up of the 510 base ,not just the coil.
Houston. We have a problem.Yes ,there are many different grades,also some with glass fibers,but the 200C is as high as it goes for pure ultem resin i think. Taking another look at those 3 cracked tanks. I noticed that they are all cracked at the bottom where the atomizer connection is molded into the resin. I know from my little experience that improper connection can lead to heating up of the 510 base ,not just the coil. So after all you may have been correct with your assumption about thermal expansion,if that connector got hot ,the metal expanded and broke the bottom plate. Also it is important what metal is used. Stainless steel has higher resistance and can get hot in such cases but expands less. Copper and brass are more conductive,so if not bad contact maybe conducting heat from the chamber would be enough.
When I contacted support they gave me insight on how they where going to fix the current issues but offered no options to send updated parts or how I can fix anything on my end.
I took pictures of my edge yesterday and almost posted it for sale but was later put off by supports response. I think I’ll give it a month and see how everything pans out.