Discontinued Indica Vaporizer

[Vape Dr.]

The Indica has always had two batteries, one on each side of the air tube.

I also agree that a memory recall would be a nice feature if you want to stop, then reconvene your session.
Especially if your on temp 3 or 4.
Hopefully that will be something to look for in the future...

IMO the 10 minute shutoff is perfect for me, but not so much if your still going strong and have to cycle back through the temps to where you were.
I could see that being frustrating.

 

[Vitolo]

Memory would be nice.
I must cycle back through to green.
(Woah is me.. my poor finger!)

 

[coflycasr]

My Indica lid broke a couple of weeks back. The latch totally broke off. I contacted Mike through this site, and he put me in touch with his customer service team. Anyways they were prompt in getting in touch with me and had me send the broken unit in. Upon receipt of the broken unit, they shipped me out a brand new unit. It just arrived today. The whole process took less than two weeks. Overall i give Indica customer service excellent kudos. For this reason, i will recommend this vape to friends. Nice work Mike.

 

[c76man]

I might be in the minority, but I prefer no memory on my vapes. I like to start low and work my way up on temp. It bugs me having to adjust my temp back down to start a new session.

 

[CarolKing]

I'm with you c76. I don't like a memory on my vaporizers. I like to also start low and work my way up.

EDIT
If there was a feature to turn the memory off would be nice to have. Excited to hear everybody's take after the V2 is available to buy. I saw that Puffitup is selling the Indica.

 

[Vitolo]

I like starting low and working my way up also...
BUT, on a vape that shuts in 10 minutes, that requires 2 button touches to move it up through each of the stages, before landing where you were, takes time.
I think we were just saying that at the end of our 10 minutes, if we chose to do a double session and restart the unit... it could be convenient to some to resume where the unit shut down, without climbing back through the steps to FINISH your expired session.

I am happy with the Indica as it is, but I do see the point in that particular "daydream".

 

[Delta3DStudios]

I like starting low and working my way up also...
BUT, on a vape that shuts in 10 minutes, that requires 2 button touches to move it up through each of the stages, before landing where you were, takes time.
I think we were just saying that at the end of our 10 minutes, if we chose to do a double session and restart the unit... it could be convenient to some to resume where the unit shut down, without climbing back through the steps to FINISH your expired session.

I am happy with the Indica as it is, but I do see the point in that particular "daydream".

EXACTLY!

Sometimes I like to step up my temperatures every 5-7 minutes depending on how large of a load i pack (sometimes I use two spacers for micro-loads). It'd be nice if I didn't have to restart every 10 minutes and then press the button twice to step up the temperature 3x or 4x before I reach the temperature above where I previously was. Even then, I can't click away, I have to pause for a second to wait for the blinking to stop before I can press 2x again to move up temperatures again.

I don't care if it doesn't have memory, I can deal with that since I can usually finish a load in two sessions (cyan/blue/maybe green on session 1, and purple/red on session 2). However, it annoys me that I can't go from cyan to red in one session because the unit shuts off at 10 minutes no matter what.


(Note - I rather enjoy the memory feature on my Davinci Ascent - I like powering on the device and seeing what temperature it was last used - if it's at 400F+, I know I most likely finished the load and it's time to reload.)

 

[c76man]

In the end, shut off times, memory or not, these are all minor preferences or quibbles. It seems to me the Indica is performing pretty solid if these are the concerns being discussed.

 

[Vape Dr.]

I like starting low and working my way up also...
BUT, on a vape that shuts in 10 minutes, that requires 2 button touches to move it up through each of the stages, before landing where you were, takes time.
I think we were just saying that at the end of our 10 minutes, if we chose to do a double session and restart the unit... it could be convenient to some to resume where the unit shut down, without climbing back through the steps to FINISH your expired session.

I am happy with the Indica as it is, but I do see the point in that particular "daydream".

@Vitolo that's exactly what I was talking to Mike about!
Having a temporary memory if the unit shuts down in the middle of a session, it would be nice to push the button and be right at the previous temp.

Then maybe after a certain amount of time elapses, it resets and starts from temp#1 again. Or even a reset button to start from #1

IMO that would be a great feature.

Not really a deal breaker at all not having this feature, but it sure would come in handy and be nice to have!

 

[KeroZen]

@Ratchett : great and fair comparison with the Ascent, I liked it.

First of all, please PM me and I'll give you directions to get a power bank that also has a 9V DC @ 3A output, compatible with the Ascent charger, as well as USB charging capabilities. This way you'll be able to use it with both of your units... and more.

I liked how you evoked the roasted taste, that most people associate with "pure" conduction heating (but I think @max already corrected me once, although he seems to disagree with @OF on the subject: there's always radiant and some convection mixed in) because I noticed this same difference you described with our two FlowerMates (and also from what I recall from the Pax I tested once) vs the Ascent.

The Ascent has something different, is it the (mostly) glass vapor path? The fact this path is longer? Or is there really, as DaVinci claims, a mix of conduction and convection heating taking place? (because in one early revision they modified the bowl so it has a small protruding ceramic tunnel extension facing the grill. The air has to flow through this cylinder before being sucked by the 4 holes at the bottom of the bowl. Some might argue it's too short and too fast to have any effect, but then why would the DaVinci engineers have added that modification? I don't know, I'm just speculating really)

Re: Build quality >> yes indeed the Ascent is very fragile. But apparently someone already broke his Indica lid? Sturdy shell or not, I wouldn't try to drop it!

Re: Draw resistance >> this is a funny subject because everyone seems to have different preferences! I like how free flowing the Ascent is, but at the same time it's precisely that aspect that makes it completely disappointing until you develop the proper slow sipping drawing technic. I hated having to explain to my friends how to use it!

Oddly, I imagined that I would dislike a restrictive draw like people described in the early Solo models, but since we got the two FlowerMate I changed my mind.

The restriction do the job for you somehow, and the result: any complete noob can hit the FlowerMate and will get a nice cloud on the first try. That being said, in the FM thread and here, I see people complaining about the restriction and drilling their mouthpieces etc.

That is a very delicate subject because it's very hard to get all the parameters right when designing a vape. Changing something as crucial as the air flow speed (by altering the mouthpiece diameter for instance) or a small detail like the size of the gap in @Hippie Dickie's design, can have considerable impacts. I understand why some people here were not really eager to implement these mods. You get more air flow but if the heater can't cope like in the Ascent, it just shifts the burden to the user no?

Finally and Re: Oven size >> you made me realize I've not been using the correct word from the beginning in all my posts so far! Please forgive me, it's a case of "lost in translation" as I'm no native speaker. Whenever I wrote "pack the bowl" (especially in the Ascent thread about the puck technic) I never meant to pack it fully in quantity, but I meant to "compact", as in the "tamping" verb which you often use.

 

[scottg402]

So I had my very first experience with the Indica tonight and all I can say is WOW!

BIG THANKS go out to my friend @Vape Dr. for turning me onto the Indica! He got me excited about this vape and made this unit in my hand possible.

It's my first night with it and I love it already! I can see this getting some very heavy rotation in my collection.

I also want to thank all the contributors to this thread for making it such an entertaining and informative read.

To Mike @Indica Vaporizer I would like to say congratulations on such a beautiful and wonderfully performing design. Also thank you for being so open to criticism and feedback to constantly improve the Indica. Your participation on this thread and candor with this community are a breath of fresh air!

More thoughts later but for now it's nothing but 's with my new toy!

 

[llamaman001]

Well Ive had the new version for about a week and I can say its a VAST improvement. Im currently writing up my preview/review of it right now but needless to say I think if anyone had any trouble with the first unit that they will feel much more at ease with the new version. I successfully created a really nice gong option and it works GREAT with my pnwt and also just using it dry as well. Heat up times are much improved, airflow is better, battery life is better, and I also feel it gives a littler bit richer hits if that makes any sense. Overall Im impressed yet again by the Indica crew and cant wait to see where they take this thing.

Review will be up tonight/tomm! Did about 25-30 loads in it and its only getting better.

 

[CarolKing]

My battery on this thing doesn't seem to be degrading at all. I have charged it up several times and I'm still at 9 or 10 sessions per charge. I really like the black powder coating finish on this unit.

Some Blue Dream is getting the job done this evening along with the Indica. This vaporizer sure brings out the flavor in this strain. I'm getting some pain relief along with a relaxing evening.

Thank you Mike for being here on the thread with answers and suggestions, also the cs help for FCers. Thanks to the Vape Dr. too. It's been a real positive and easy experience getting to know this vaporizer.

 

[Indica Vaporizer]

As Projected, the initial shipments of official Indica Item# 400 (aka "Noir" ) have begun their way from the overseas factory to the US warehouse. The Black/"Noir" product will be available through the Indica online portal as of the 16th pending there are no customs hold ups, we pray not.

Keep a vigilant watch as we volley in the threads over the next several days. Indica's systems are now fully converted to Magento software and for those not familiar with this IT systems, it has positioned us to prepared for our next level of growth. With that said, a code will be buried within my correspondences this week giving those with keen minds and eyes the opportunity to receive the much requested and well sought after, FC discount code to be used when ordering on the site during the first week of availability.

The conversion to this software took place only 24 hours ago and we're pleased to say that "this time", we knew what we were doing. Appreciation again to all supporters and followers alike as we continue to grow.

A wise teacher once said "The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas." This teacher might have a clue.

 

[CarolKing]

Mike, good luck with your launch of the upgraded Indica.

The Indica V2 is a sensational little vaporizer. Don't let the small size fool you. ( I like small ).It is a power hitter after the first 2 draws. It produces mass clouds of vapor on par with the Ascent. The setting on heat level Blue 358f is the flavor temp for me. The spacers are a wonderful addition .You can tailor your session to fit your individual needs. I generally use 1 spacer. Folks can use 2 spacers for that much needed smaller load.

Whether you are a medical or a recreational user, the Indica is ready when you are. Charge up time is about an 90 min from a low battery. If you are a vapor connoisseur like I am then you would really like the Indica.

 

[Shit Snacks]

Wholeheartedly agreed @CarolKing, the Indica is now poised for world domination as it should be. Still my overall favorite portable to date, and I'm sure many will feel the same when they get their hands on these black beauties


...and might I suggest for the eventual followup project after mastering conduction: a convection portable named Sativa?

 

[Cannabis Connoisseur]

I have been patiently awaiting this release. I will cry if I'm not in the first batch. This money has been burning a hole in my pocket. I wished i could've signed up for one. I was about to by the chrome model and happened to read in these threads a black was on the way with nice upgrades. It seemed like that day would never get here, now it's upon us. I'm so happy for those of you lucky enough to already have it. I wish i knew Mike. He seems like a good person to know.

 

[Vape Dr.]

IT IS NOW OFFICIAL!!! THE NEW INDICA HAS ARRIVED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS WEEK!!!

ON OCTOBER 16th THE NEWEST INDICA WILL BE RELEASED!

The newest Indica model has now been named simply as "Noir".

We are mere days away from the latest greatest Indica to be released guys and girls!

I figured I would post a short "review" if you will of the latest version of the iNDICA....The Noir.

This quick review is from using a beta unit for the past several months, and also the new Indica "Noir" that is being released to the public on October 16th.

These are a list of improvements made to the Noir:

-BLACK! The Indica is BACK IN BLACK! (cue AC/DC music) yes the black units have black mouthpieces!

-Heat up time. The heat up time has always been quick with the Indica, now its a bit quicker!

-Oven upgrade, The oven in the Indica now heats up faster, maintains temperatures better, and still heats the oven as uniform as it has always has.

-Increased airflow. The air path and MP holes have been enlarged allowing less draw resistance, smoother taste, and better vapor production through out all 5 of the temperature settings.

-Batteries. Batteries on the Indica are now replaceable!

-Battery life. The battery life on the "Noir" is slightly better than the beta units which lasted well beyond an hour. I would say 60-90 minutes of use on average, depending on temperatures of course.

-Mouthpiece. The mouthpiece hole is slightly larger than before.

-Mouthpiece tip. The mouthpiece now has a very nice silicone "hygienic" mouthpiece cover. I really like this feature, to me it feels much more pleasant.

-Button. "sticky button" issue solved

-Circuitry. New circuit boards to allow more versatility.

-Bonus. Extras in the wooden Indica box.

Every upgrade that Indica has done to the new units make a difference.
Having frequently used both versions, I can say in all fairness that every upgrade improved the Indica in one way or another for the best.

As always it is an honor and a pleasure working with Mike and Indica.
It is great to see a manufacturer so passionate about their product and continue to improve upon an already outstanding vaporizer!

I am proud to own an Indica, and proud to be a part of team Indica!

So I leave you with some pictures. Everyone loves pictures.

The beautiful new BLACK Indica!


Black silicone mouthpiece tip.



Some clouds from temp #2 blue 358F



Clouds from temp#3 green 376F


Clouds from temp #4 purple 394F



As always I thank you all for taking the time to read my review.
Enjoy your Noir!

 

[sroz]

Hello everyone. About 2 months or so ago I have purchased an Indica. Since then I have been using every now and then simply because I do not feel like it preforms very well. The unit has great battery life, amazing flavor, and is extremely portable. However, I feel that the Indica does not affect me nearly as well as some other vapes. I have used a friends pax before on multiple occasions, and have found that I felt the effects better from the pax than the Indica. I tried grinding my material finer and letting it dry out a bit but that didn't really help either. My Indica does produce clouds although they are thinner than the clouds that the pax produces. I have also tried the original davinci some time ago, and have found that even though the davinci didn't get the material as brown, i felt it more. I have tried medium loads and full loads with one spacer in and have seen little difference. What should i do to increase the performance of my unit?

 

[Spinuch]

Warning: I used some very, very bad herb's in my Indica. Because of this I thought that the taste has been off. It was only until I cleaned it well enough (by blowing through it to get stuck herbs out, using isopropyl alcohol prep pads on the chamber, and doing some burn offs.) that it seems alright now. I think herb get stuck in the cracks and between the shell and insides. So the more efficiently you pack the unit the easier it will be to clean. As mentioned before using a folded piece of paper seems to work well. I used the folded paper trick a few times and just got lazy. It's probably best not to get lazy.

I also received a new black beta unit within no time of letting Michael know about my lid falling off. I had been satisfied trying the unit for the first time before the lid broke and I told him that I wasn't even worried about getting a new unit any time soon. Yet I had a new unit within what seemed like a day.

About the humming in the previous units. This black beta has very little humming.

Edit: I love my Noir. One issue is with the silicon cover on the mouthpiece the lid doesn't close flush or as smooth. I never use it anyway but my friend does complain about the MP getting hot. Not a big deal and it might just be my unit. @Indica Vaporizer I forgot to tell you that.

 

[CarolKing]

I usually get mmj so it's the top of the line product. I have no problem getting fully medicated with my Indica. Ive been very happy with this black beta unit. If you want to try wax just put it in the middle of some herb. You could wrap some wax in a bit of cotton too. Whatever way works best for you.

I guess each to their own but I felt that the Indica out performed the Pax. I don't own a Pax but have tried them out several times. I specifically didn't like the taste of the vapor with the Pax. It tends to cook the herb similar to the Pinnacle Pro. Gives vapor that burnt taste after the first few minutes.

 

[Vape Dr.]

Hello everyone. About 2 months or so ago I have purchased an Indica. Since then I have been using every now and then simply because I do not feel like it preforms very well. The unit has great battery life, amazing flavor, and is extremely portable. However, I feel that the Indica does not affect me nearly as well as some other vapes. I have used a friends pax before on multiple occasions, and have found that I felt the effects better from the pax than the Indica. I tried grinding my material finer and letting it dry out a bit but that didn't really help either. My Indica does produce clouds although they are thinner than the clouds that the pax produces. I have also tried the original davinci some time ago, and have found that even though the davinci didn't get the material as brown, i felt it more. I have tried medium loads and full loads with one spacer in and have seen little difference. What should i do to increase the performance of my unit?

@sroz, The first thing to do would be to clean your Indica.
Even a pipe cleaner fuzzy or a piece of herb in your air path could have detrimental effects!
Shine a light and make sure you see a "circle" of light when you take the mouthpiece off and shine a light in the air tube. You don't want to just see the essence of light, but a bright circle in the oven.

Second, if your like most people do not use the screen, it's a PITA!
In my experience with the Indica you don't want too fine of a grind.
A closer to medium grind works very well IMHO.
I personally use a space case and it's the perfect grind.

Try starting on temp #3 green. That is dam close to low on pax, so you might like it there. That's where the vapor comes to life!

And as always, wait at least 10-15 seconds after the vape reaches its desired temperature setting.

Please try these suggestions and post back your results.
We will get your Indica working properly.

And remember, what you put in is what you get out! So use some quality meds!

 

[sroz]

I usually get mmj so it's the top of the line product. I have no problem getting fully medicated with my Indica. Ive been very happy with this black beta unit. If you want to try wax just put it in the middle of some herb. You could wrap some wax in a bit of cotton too. Whatever way works best for you.

I guess each to their own but I felt that the Indica out performed the Pax. I don't own a Pax but have tried them out several times. I specifically didn't like the taste of the vapor with the Pax. It tends to cook the herb similar to the Pinnacle Pro. Gives vapor that burnt taste after the first few minutes.

Sadly I do not live in an mmj state so I take what I can get, but even though my herbs aren't the best of the best they are certainly very good. I have access to wax and such but the prices here make buying wax not worth it. I find that if I smoke anywhere between .3-.5, i will feel very medicated, but if I vape .3 in the indica i'll feel medicated but not nearly as much. I do agree that the vapor taste from the pax doesn't even come close to the taste of the Indica. Also, if it matters i have tried using the same exact herbs in both the indica and the pax, at the same quantities, and felt more medicated off the pax. When I was buying the Indica i was considering buying the pax, but everyone's wonderful reviews here swayed me towards the indica.

@sroz, The first thing to do would be to clean your Indica.
Even a pipe cleaner fuzzy or a piece of herb in your air path could have detrimental effects!
Shine a light and make sure you see a "circle" of light when you take the mouthpiece off and shine a light in the air tube. You don't want to just see the essence of light, but a bright circle in the oven.

Second, if your like most people do not use the screen, it's a PITA!
In my experience with the Indica you don't want too fine of a grind.
A closer to medium grind works very well IMHO.
I personally use a space case and it's the perfect grind.

Try starting on temp #3 green. That is dam close to low on pax, so you might like it there. That's where the vapor comes to life!

And as always, wait at least 10-15 seconds after the vape reaches its desired temperature setting.

Please try these suggestions and post back your results.
We will get your Indica working properly.

And remember, what you put in is what you get out! So use some quality meds!

Thank you for the suggestions. I have tried starting temps low and working my way up, and that certainly did work better than just starting on red. I will try thoroughly cleaning my unit later tonight and testing it, even though i am fairly sure my unit did not have any clogs or such when i was vaping.

I will report back with my results.

Edit: Also, i forgot to mention how extremly efficent the indica is. I find that with a full pack, starting on green and working up to red, i can get almost 3 full 10 min sessions. This certainly beats the original davinci, which would last about 10-12 min, then it would stop producing vapor

 

[Spinuch]

@sroz, The first thing to do would be to clean your Indica.
Even a pipe cleaner fuzzy or a piece of herb in your air path could have detrimental effects!
Shine a light and make sure you see a "circle" of light when you take the mouthpiece off and shine a light in the air tube. You don't want to just see the essence of light, but a bright circle in the oven.

Second, if your like most people do not use the screen, it's a PITA!
In my experience with the Indica you don't want too fine of a grind.
A closer to medium grind works very well IMHO.
I personally use a space case and it's the perfect grind.

Try starting on temp #3 green. That is dam close to low on pax, so you might like it there. That's where the vapor comes to life!

And as always, wait at least 10-15 seconds after the vape reaches its desired temperature setting.

Please try these suggestions and post back your results.
We will get your Indica working properly.

And remember, what you put in is what you get out! So use some quality meds!

Instead of shinning the light through the top shine it through the oven, and look through the hole at the top of the unit. Take off the mouthpiece so you can see of course. It's very easy to see if it's clogged even if you have a dim light. That way you can even see what has clogged your air-path. You can see if it's particles or build up of honey oil.

 

[sroz]

Alright, so I took Vape Dr's suggestions and i think they worked! I'm feeling pretty nice, and the effects are comparable to when i would vape out of the pax, but I'm not even done with the chamber yet. I filled it full with what looked like anywhere from .3-.4 g. I cleaned out the air path and although it didn't seem to be clogged in the 1st place, it was definitely not clogged afterwards. I found that i got nice clouds starting on green, but I had to wait a few sec in between draws to get better vapor. I guess all i had to do was clean it more often . Thank you everyone for the help!