flammy
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thanks for all that. I’m still perfecting my technique with convection and it feels natural to me to take a puff and inhale it, like a cigarette. I’m really struggling (with the Mi2, until I get my FW 6) to do a long, slow pull.
Is the shut off to stop pulling too hard that you create combustion? I have had a couple of combustion’s in my Milaana and feel like I’m struggling to extract fully and evenly.
I'm not exactly sure on the reasoning behind the auto shutoff as I am not privy to those details and haven't asked Marc directly. That said, if I had to guess, the shutoff that is triggered when no draw is detected is most likely a safety mechanism and also to prevent combustion since there is no airflow to help move the heat away from the load.
It would seem that the overdraw detection is meant to help prevent the draw from overpowering the heater and thus forcing the heater to work harder than it should since the heater is dynamic and will adjust power depending on the draw speed. Again, this is just my guess.
To be clear, I don't view these features as disadvantages. Rather I view them as conveniences. This is a regulated device and this is just one of the ways it helps us stay in our lane when using. I mentioned this only to set expectations. If you got the FW6 expecting a Milaana/Tubo experience, you might be a little disapointed simply because of the hardware limitations. It's not meant to be the same IMO. That said, if you get the FW6 expecting a Firewood experience that has been refined for OTG use, then you'll be ecstatic.
This is OT but with your Milaana, you may want to experiment with increasing your draw speed a little. On full convection unregulated devices, the draw speed is used to regulate the heater and with a heater as powerful as the Milaana, you need to be careful with not drawing too slow. Pulsating the button can help tremendously as well. This said, the FW6 does not present the same usage challenges since it is regulated.