badbee
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@mr_cfromcali, thanks for the info, I thought it couldn't hurt to ask, politely.
@mr_cfromcali, thanks for the info, I thought it couldn't hurt to ask, politely.
@VaporWare - I have not taken numbers on the Flux Dlx heaters. The numbers I am quoting are Flite specific. They also represent a means to calculate such information but it is quite academic and requires a few tools to collect data, not to mention a subject like the IH you are evaluating.I’ve never really tried to measure how many clicks I get from the FD; can anyone tell me how it compares to the Flite? I know it’s mostly math, but I’m not sure I have all of the right numbers...
I‘ve seen a couple of people say 150+ clicks, but the math doesn’t seem to add up and unless my light’s eating through a lot of battery while it’s on and idle I don’t think I’m close to that.
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Number of clicks is highly variable and depends on your batteries, your coil size and position, your cap, your stem, and other environmental factors.
Some time ago, shortly after I introduced the FD, I sent one to YouTube blogger/review Wavy Vapes for him to check out and review (a real nice guy, fwiw). He posted a review, and among other things in the review, he discussed getting 150 clicks from a single charge. Even I was impressed, and obviously, "your individual results may vary." I think 100+ clicks from a full charge is more typical. Hope that helps.
Consider letting Jeff help you retune a little. There is no reason to be afraid of CaS. I have one of the hottest caps around and being 10 second out tells me that all it needs is a little less ingress - IE the coil adjusted. For the meantime, if you have a small cork disk, you can bypass CaS and see if the difference in the gap helped and if it went too far. A small silicone disk will work as well. 1-2mm will make a huge difference. Please try this and I promise, that tune can be improved.Hi Everyone,
I got my flight the other day and have only minimal testing with it (been super busy, only a few sessions so far) - So now you know why I was asking all my CaS/push button questions way back in the thread - as I ordered with both options on a feeling and I am happy I did Charged up the batteries in my NiteCore..
For those wondering, I think having both options is best (sorry for the extra building work mr_c!) or at least get the button only version so you can control the on/off at will if you can't decide on either. As others have stated the CaS runs hot hot hot (for me at least). Although it could probably be my old faithful 19' stainless tip that I favor - I have a feeling this tip always ran hot. Have yet to try PWM (that's next), but my time to click with fully inserted CaS ran about 10.5-11s from cold out of the box. I could see vapor seeping from the tip around 7 or so seconds in. As soon as it clicked I pulled out (as I read others threads that it was hot) and as I was holding DV in hand a second or so before taking first hit I had the 2nd click occur (def not the cool down click, stainless really retains that heat!) I could tell some combustion occurred tho. It was probably the hottest native hit I've had in a long time, lol. I opened the cap to inspect after done and I had dark tobacco colored AVB already - after 1st heating!.. did not see any blatant signs of combustion although I could smell it slightly. It wasn't a major flare up, must of been some specks on the sides or bottom that combusted that I couldn't see. I also did the sniff test - you know when you combusted when DV has old dugout one-hitter odor. That dirty bong water on your finger smell that doesn't quite go away for a while even after washing your hands. So after finishing that session (waste not!) I cleaned the DV up with some ISO and started again. On the next attempt I only halfway inserted the DV empty to see time to click using push button. A halfway dip into the glass tube gets me a click in about 6 or so seconds give or take. So loaded back up and went 8-8.5s or so seconds and pulled before click with CaS / fully inserted - perfect. It's totally usable like this, but I will try to tune down the CaS eventually. Don't take this as a negative - it is absolutely usable like this and it's a very powerful IH for its size. Nice work! I just have to get it to time right with my favorite DV click as I'm a little obsessive like that.
I did attempt to tune down CaS without removing the board. Just gently pushing down the coil all around and managing to strip about a half second off the time to click from cold - so 10-10.5s from cold. Still a wee bit hot for my tip. I can see the bottom coil is touching and possibly squishing a little into the black bumper pad(s), looks like its corner is ever so slightly bending upwards from inside the glass tube looking down - from being squished on the outside by the lower coil. Not sure if I can go any lower then that?
Does it need the bumper pads? can I remove them and go lower? My thought is if I go too low I will definitely start heating up the CaS contacts as well? I attempted to remove the board to see if I could go any lower with it out of the case anyway, but after lifting the board partly up using a paper clip at the relay pad (i hooked under it and lifted) I realized since I have the button also it doesn't want to come out (duh) - can I just unplug the button from the board and slide board out to the right? or does the entire button have to come completely unscrewed/out before removing the board? I will probably have another go at it over the weekend, but it's totally usable and good as is.. gives me something to do
That leads to another question, I wonder if they sell some tiny circular bumpers that would be .2-.5mm thick (heat resistant) that I could drop down into the tube to cover the CaS -- could be a quick way to tune up or down without having to move the coil and and use the button to heat. Could drop a .2mm sliver in and test, add another .2 and test , until I get the exact place that my favorite tip likes with button while still having the options of full insertion/CaS by removing the slivers
Don't hesitate to buy this guys, it works well.
Thanks!
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Glad the steel wool did the trick @Zoltani
It works great at full power, with PWM it is glitchy. It attribute this to the cap and the fact that I haven't dared to press on the contacts at all. I'll try a light pressure next time around, and if that doesn't do it it's the cap. I think I will find myself using CaS at full power when I need quick extraction and PWM with button when I want to fine tune and extend the experience.
Yes, I agree with @n0tu2 that having both is the way to go!
That's why it looked familiar yea, that is a hot cap and a great bake. Stir and it will provide a 3rd draw. PWM will even out the bake a bit.
I’m on the hottie side, appreciate the option to choose!Hi all,
Batch #2 goes on sale at 10:00 PST. I will be making 16 heaters in this batch: 3x black, 3x gun metal, and 2x each other color.
The default setup for these and future Flite batches will be cooler than the first heaters from the first batch. Default coil setup is "FULL COOL", but I have added a question to the order form, and you can tell me if you want a hotte than normal coil setup.
These will ship in 7-10 days, and sooner if I can manage it.
Thanks!