Salutations Ictus,
...may however be somebody who posts frankenstein like creations of mods...
Great, even better if this implies glassware! Mine have been made of unpopular PVC tubing from the very begining so i guess there won't be much competition coming from me, especially if you've got something really nice to show up...
I tried a few hand-broken nugs...
The "No-Grind" claim has solid basis but there are instances when i prefer to grind anyway. In fact a moment ago i've just pack-filled my crucible with compact-hard material which got grinded 1st as i believe this happens to promote a more even thermalization process in these cases. That's definitely not what the manual instructs me to do but i figure a faster release may be obtained, which should suggest that less air is required, hence improving my vapor/air ratio as a result IMO (because it's denser when it's finally set in motion - but i'm a bag user mostly and i find these peppered enough as it is)! Of course doing so makes the particulates problem potentially worst, but i wouldn't know because direct inhalation using the main white teflon mouthpiece isn't my favourite route of action (typically i'll filter/condition if i do use it)...
I still seem to get more particulate coming through though even using unground material based on what I see in my bubbler water.
I won't dispute that and i also understand the shock when something is expected while the actual experience differs significantly. Whip mode users will be able to comment better on this than i can myself since i much prefer to "condition" my cannabic vapor one way or another, because of a somewhat sensible throat...
...I had only test driven it using one possible configuration...
To me the HerbalAire appears to be LEGO land for table vaporizer enthousiasts. Its pair of connectors (1 behind, 1 on top) allows some weird experiments often innaccessible to users with a different brand/model. Give it a few weeks if not months, i'll bet it's going to come handy as a feature.
Especially if you can appreciate monster "mods"!
...if its really "Pulsing" then this would exacerbate the issue...
I'm under the impression that it is, at least when using its pump, obviously... My perception in this matter would be that the noble molecules must diffuse through our material until they can be carried away for consumption. It seems like a synergy between convection and conduction allows my sticky content to become mobile 1st and then i hypothesize that nuggets and/or grinded material is dried starting from the bottom up. Perhaps it's all wrong but i'm sure those turbulences are what makes my HerbalAire feel like a locomotive...
Though, there again i'm confident you can get much better advise from less tainted HA owners who get the luxury to acquire some wider expertise!
Playing LEGO style is fine but sometimes it's a good thing to have a diversity of opinions available, coming from all horizons. Have you been to the IRC channel where there used to be a few HA whip guys, as i recall?
...INH004... ...almost no fine particulate gets through...
I was never able to acquire a good understanding of the Inhalater's air/vapor paths but that's good to know and they're Canadian too on top of that - which for a citizen of this country should mean the product doesn't have to cross the US borders, euh...
Anyway, it looks like the INH has some convoluted paths inside, whatever. The large particles are probably projected against the sides because of inertia, in a similar way to what i've observed with a Solo glass stem from Arizer (easier maintenance/reclaiming is a bonus).
...back pressure packs the material harder together against the screen, which means it's self-filtering to an extent.
Don't we get an equivalent function via the crucible? To me that's what it means to "diffuse": the crubible would get lighter at its base as the psycho-active content migrates toward the denser area on top (well, until it gets depleted that is).
Oh, but wait! Do you plug your crucible's top with a grid filter??? I always do sice it prevents accidental spills, etc.
My main white teflon mouthpiece isn't been used much these days as i prefer a glass accessory for the convenient view if offers... If i want to pack then it's going to require white teflon with a filter screen inside while my crucible has its top opening slightly obstructed by a 2nd screen. In fact i may be able to make a relevant testimony here: try 2 grids to close your crucible and you'll most likely find an accumulation of fine dust in between once your session is over. Yet, that's not what i choose for my regular vaping where a smaller load is prefered in order to help a bit with usage rationalization!... It's no exageration when the manual says "pea" size sample is recommended for initial evaluation, actually.
Now that i mentioned this i recall there's also a 2nd screen inside my crucible at the bottom, to keep everything within my crucible and out of the oven during gooey tests (better safe than sorry)...
Has anybody tried operating one of these units entirely upside down? Then you could actually have the capsule in upside down...
Very creative thinking here!
It's not something i ever felt necessary but you certainly got my attention. I'll be looking forward for more insight on that proposal. It's not clear to me how that would affect vaporization but you're demonstrating a will to verify that statement instead of just relying on an assumption and that's some kind of behaviour i feel comfortable with.
Trust me I'm not just somebody who shows up to bitch and trash a product...
This wasn't my impression as i also happened to be relatively worried during my discovery period, prior to real initiation.
So, go for it!! Good day, have fun!...
. I do not believe that when drawing through a bubbler, a similar 'pulse' would exist. If one is constantly drawing on the water-pipe, it shouldn't be 'pulsing' air through the unit. Maybe it does? It isn't noticeable if it is happening.
