Having owned an M for a year, a Ti woody for 6 months, and now an Omnivap for a week, i cannot help but think that the M is a flawed product because of the poor airflow.
Yes the M technically "works" but after having used a Ti tip for a while, going back to the SS tip is always a disappointment to me. I actually wonder if they gave it bad airflow on purpose to make the jump from M to Uni more obvious/appealing.
I have now bought a Ti tip for my M, but that puts it in the same price range as the Univap, and it shouldn't have to be upgraded to be fully functional.
IMO the best buy in the range is the Uni. It works right out of the tube without needing any upgrade, and although the Omni adjustment is nice, i really don't find it necessary in any way.
I will say that it is easier to use in low visibility since you don't have to find the hole every time you take a hit. On the other hand, it gets dirty faster than the Uni and is somewhat more of a pain to clean.
I don't think the price jump from Uni to Omni is worth it. Whereas going from the M to anything with a Ti tip is definitely worth your money.
One thing i have noticed, wondering if others have too.
The new Ti tip (gen 5 i think) looks like a mix between the SS tip and the gen 4 (7 fin) tip.
It has the same 5 large fins the SS tip has, but it has the grooves on the rim for better airflow.
To me this is actually a worst tip than the previous gen, and the lower number of fins probably just a cost cutting measure.
It takes much longer to reach cool down click, probably 30% longer, meaning you get stuck into that "It's too cold to produce any vapor, but it hasn't clicked yet" period for much longer.
I have actually combusted in that tip a few times, because it takes so long to cool, i assume it has clicked and it hasn't.
I never have that problem with my 7 fin tip, it seems that it has a much more even heat/cool curve.
Anyone else prefer the older tip?
Actually,there's nothing wrong with the SS tip .
Neither the M is a flawed product.
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@Dynalowrider has already answered why .
http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/dynavap-vapcap.18853/page-856#post-1181134
The SS tip while having almost same
thermal conductance and
heat capacitance with
the Titanium tip ,has almost double the mass from the latter.
If the air restriction of the ss tip was the same with the Ti tip
( meaning that they would have had exactly the same triple start ACME/rounded threading ),
then the SS tip would have :
1 ) Combust the load plenty or most of times.
SS tip absorbs more heat to reach the "click point " .
With more oxygen supply ,the possibilities of combustion are increased.
2 ) In order to compensate with the decreased air restriction/more oxygen supply
the SS tip would need another type of Cap ,with different bimetallic discs ( of lower temperature ) .
Accompanied with every effect that this lower "click" temperature would pose at the VC operation .
The M is what is supposed to be .
A quite cheap alternative of the more expensive Titanium/Wood combo models .
The operation principles are the same.
The final results and outcomes are not .
The price difference between the M and the rest of the models ,
is not just because of the materials ,but for quite few other things.
Myself I do not like the use of the carbhole.
that's why never got interested for the OMNI models.
It's my right,alright !
BUT ,by no means is my right to start even thinking that
" The OMNI is a flawed product " ,
or
"I actually wonder if they gave it a carb hole on purpose to make .. (
) whatever reason ... "
It's not wise ,neither polite,I think .
You could have just asked why is that happening .
Personally ,I do not like the M at all .
Neither the OMNI .
Still both these types of devices work perfectly and operate as they were made to do so.
With all their similarities and differencies .
My personal taste & my various thoughts are not the factors
determining if the device is flawed or not.
M it's a device with way different allowances and restrictions ,
than the rest of the VapCap series.
But you get it at half price.
As for the 4th and the 5th gen Titanium tips ,
numbers ( of thermodynamic nature ) say otherwise of what you claim to have experienced.
Exactly the opposite is happening.
Have you ever cleaned the inside of the caps ,where the clickers are seated ?
Still ,did you operated those devices with their own different caps or with one and only cap ?
I'm under the impression that the caps also are a VC part that was "revisited" quite a few times ,until today.They have"generations" too,you know.
Myself I like more the aesthetics of the 7 fin tip ( 4th gen ) ,
but I tend also to accidently combust more with it.
Which I can easily explain :
1 ) I have further filled down the three notches of the tip lip .
2 ) This tip has 20% more mass than the current Ti tip.
3 ) Current herb is way "trippy" ,I reheat without having heard the cool down click
-always thought i did,though.
Cheers.
I, for example, have no idea what generation my diverse Vapcaps belong to.
I've filed notches in my M tips to make them look v.similar to a Ti tip)
just realized
So that's my reasoning anyway.
