It would be nice to settle the ongoing polemic concerning the lack of thick vapor clouds. With fresh source material, you can turn it all the way up to a higher setting temp setting and leave it there if you must see your clouds before you can trust that the Inhalater is working. But you can also sip slow drags off the Inhalater at lower temperature settings, just as you would with a pipe you want to hang onto for a while. Volcano vaporizers work great, but do not always produce the same amount of visible vapor, especially if it has had time to cool down. With the Inhalater, the conditions required to generate visible vapor on exhale are due to several variables that interact in subtle ways, and which can change as you move around, modify your rate of draw, the amount of time between draws, the temperature settings and of course the material you choose to vaporize, and maybe even the difference in temperatures between your breath as it is exhaled into the surrounding air.
I don't enjoy burning my throat, but I do enjoy savoring the taste of a freshly capped capsule. Being able to enjoy good quality medicine without overheating it means that none is wasted, and I can always increase the temperature settings later on for use with a water cooler. And after inhaling water-cooled vapor, what I exhale looks much wispier than it would have looked if I had smoked it instead.
Also, some of us may be used to vaping concentrates, which give off a tremendous amount of vapor because they are concentrates of pure essential oils. Capsules filled with flowers tend to produce lighter, less dense vape clouds, but do you enjoy the taste and experience? Then again, there are some rather sticky, terpene-laden strains that tend to produce even more visible clouds. Perhaps there are other variables as well, such as how tightly the capsule is packed. But overall, I think we've been spoiled here. Although I have not yet tried portable vapes from other manufacturers, I don't believe for a minute that they have put as much thought or research to learn how to achieve the highest quality vapor possible. There have been some unfortunate component glitches in the manufacturing process, but someday you will look back and appreciate that you were one of the first to experience this cutting edge technology.
I do not have to see clouds to feel the effects, and I prefer not to burn my throat, so I start low (between 4-5) and slowly increase the temperature with subsequent draws. I also like to wait several seconds between draws to give the Inhalater a chance to regain its temperature setting. Even after it has, I have experienced better results waiting a bit longer, say at least 40 seconds for temperature light to remain at that setting, allowing time for it to extract the terpenes still contained within the capsule.
There may be other variables I haven't mentioned...please bring it on...but what I enjoy most about this model the ability to select from a wide spectrum of temperatures. Compared with the Pinnacle Pro that has far fewer settings (Level 1: 375°F & Level 2: 390°F) with both right up there in the high range. This will give you bigger clouds, but you might not ever taste what's inside them. You can get the same by just turning up your Inhalater temperature dial, but I prefer starting at lower temps and increase heat as I go.
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PhatBoi, maybe there is something wrong with your model, but I'd give it another chance: pack capsules with different stuff and heat them at low temperatures first, then increase as you go. Let us know at what temp. point you begin to taste the medicine. Good luck.
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Inhalater, my replacement unit yesterday evening. Thank you. I have not been able to test it, but it is charged and ready to go (and glow): those LEDs are indeed bright. But it was less sluggish on start with no loose connections to speak of (yet). I am looking forward to discovering he effects of this particular electronic revision. can you please provide any updates to the list of temperature settings for positions 1-8 and Auto as they are supposed to be for the replacement model in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit?
Thanks!