MiniVAP Vaporizer

[BlueHueCO]

Hello Choices, Depends where you start. If you temp step, you'll get less clouds, but you'll get the most compounds released over the span of a session. If you put it on green or red from the start, then it'll make big clouds. You just need to rip hard and fast. This will lessen the efficiency of some lower temp compounds, as exceeding a given compounds needed temp leads to more degradation of the compound. I use it both ways, depends on the mood.

Tweakz, so it's got a long heatup, which will eat a bit of battery. But if you get at it right as it stops blinking (blinks when heating up) then do two-three long rips at the 3rd or 4th setting (two highest) then reload a few times as needed, you could probably crush a quarter on a battery. Probably closer to an eighth if you're doing more drawn out sessions, or only one load per heat up. This MV is great for large tolerances. I use it as a plug in more often though, as it heats up a little quicker.

Edit
Btw, mine is the older, less efficient Teflon model. I bought it used and the battery is a few years old. The original user only used the battery so I'm very surprised it still holds so much charge. It's like 4 18650s married together if that answers anything.

 

[FlyingLow]

@BlueHueCO do you find in your experience that the vapor cloud on exhale is minimal? Granted I am not a cloud chaser but more of an effects junkie, but I was surprised that the cloud production was so slight but the effects so strong. How did this compare to your experience so far? Others feel free to chime in as well!

If clouds are what you are after, technique is your friend.

In my experience, you will not find thunderous clouds sipping, or with little mouth draws, BUT you can fill a room if you hit it right.

MV really SHINES when you draw deep with steady pressure and you will feel it develop about 3-5 seconds into your draw. KEEP RIPPING past this point and for a full 15+ seconds and it gets even better.

I find people that just sip and those seeking small draws, do not produce a comparable amount of vapor on this device.

Mine is All red, All the time.

 

[Choices]

Thanks for the hints on technique @FlyingLow I will try them out at some point. I can’t believe how efficient it is. A temp stepping session from blue to green with a loosely filled small basket got me medicated so much I will have to measure myself on future usages.

 

[FlyingLow]

LOL I fucking love that!

The vape signature on the MV is really unreal; big clouds or minimal clouds, MV will heavily medicate!

 

[deadlytoaster]

Of all my devices, the MV wins the reach test 95% of the time (VapBong is not with me, elsewise it'd be the winner)

I don't even have a battery for it, feel like picking one up!

 

[Shit Snacks]

Unfortunately I've still never tried one of these, but perhaps one of you would like to create a new thread for the minivap here
https://newfuckcombustion.com/index.php?forums/upcoming-unreleased-portables.33/
So mods can move it to the main section and close this one... I'm not active enough in this thread, otherwise I would do it myself!

 

[NJ-Cannabis]

Unfortunately I've still never tried one of these, but perhaps one of you would like to create a new thread for the minivap here
https://newfuckcombustion.com/index.php?forums/upcoming-unreleased-portables.33/
So mods can move it to the main section and close this one... I'm not active enough in this thread, otherwise I would do it myself!

I know I'm new here and all, but isn't that for pre-release vapes? The minivap has been around for a decade

 

[Shit Snacks]

I know I'm new here and all, but isn't that for pre-release vapes? The minivap has been around for a decade

yeah but members aren't able to create new threads in the main portable section, so the system is to create them in upcoming where I linked first and then the mods will move it

 

[NJ-Cannabis]

yeah but members aren't able to create new threads in the main portable section, so the system is to create them in upcoming where I linked first and then the mods will move it

I just saw the thread explaining the moderating/administrating issues, gotcha

 

[VapeEnthusiast]

Hello all!

Is it possible to remove the silicone piece that sits above the bowl to create a seal? Specifically this is in reference to the Glass Quick Core.

Thanks!

 

[lazylathe]

Hello all!

Is it possible to remove the silicone piece that sits above the bowl to create a seal? Specifically this is in reference to the Glass Quick Core.

Thanks!

If you remove that piece there will be no seal at all.
The angle of the silicone is perfect for sealing the silicone edge of the flexicone, even without the lid.

All cores seal the same way.

Why do you want to remove it to form a seal? Place just the flexicone on it and see how it fits perfectly.

 

[VapeEnthusiast]

Why do you want to remove it to form a seal?

For cleaning purposes only! My MV is awesome but there is still a very slight smell/taste to the top silicone piece. A water+soap -> water soak should take care of the rest of the smell!

 

[lazylathe]

For cleaning purposes only! My MV is awesome but there is still a very slight smell/taste to the top silicone piece. A water+soap -> water soak should take care of the rest of the smell taste!

Only way to remove is by disassembly...
My glass core still has an extremely faint plastic smell, not silicone smell, and it is 2(?) years old.
I do not taste it in the vapor and when it is hot, even on red, the smell never increases.
I just clean with alcohol or isopropyl and leave it at that.

Also happy I went with black this time as my almost 7 year old silver unit has white silicone there and it has discolored quite badly from use.
It also still has an extremely faint plastic smell. It's so faint I have to literally shove it up my nose! LMAO!

 

[VapeEnthusiast]

Only way to remove is by disassembly...
My glass core still has an extremely faint plastic smell, not silicone smell, and it is 2(?) years old.

Ah! Perhaps that's what I smell, then? The reason that I had assumed it was the silicone is because the flexicones smelled the exact same way when new. They now have no smell at all (after some water+soap washes).

I probably won't be dissembling my unit - the smell is very faint anyways.

My unit doesn't smell more when it's hot vs cold either - it's a constant but weak smell.

 

[NJ-Cannabis]

I got a minivap in the mail today, and I have to say I expected a much harder hitter. The battery charger also appears to be broken, and the lid split in half with the colored section and the black plastic part coming apart when I first put it on the vape. I am not impressed thus far.

It also turned itself off while I had it plugged in as I was playing video games, and the main reason I bought it was to be my video game vape. It's annoying enough when it goes from red to blue, but turning off completely is SUPER annoying when it takes like 4 minutes to get up to temp. As far as I can tell, the tera outperforms the minivap in every way other than battery life, so I'm kinda frustrated because the minivap was supposed to be my replacement vape for my tera. It wasn't cheap either.

Am I doing this wrong? Did I get a defective model? I need to contact them about the lid and the charger issues, but I really thought it would hit harder. I legit often get zero vapor from a hit, like zero. I have trouble believing this is 440f or whatever, because there are zero clouds of any sort and the abv looks very light. After sucking on a bowl for like 10 minutes I eventually got all the vapor out of it, but I didn't buy this to be a super slow extractor

 

[VapeEnthusiast]

I have to say I expected a much harder hitter.

Peek, right? Are you using the decarb attachment?

I have the glass QC - definitely extracts quickly for me!

 

[lazylathe]

@NJ-Cannabis

Which model did you buy?
Teflon
Peek
Glass

As @VapeEnthusiast said, the glass core hits the hardest and can make absolutely massive clouds.
The Teflon and Peek can do the same but not as fast.

If you are getting zero vapor, then something is wrong.

What quality of herb do you have access to?

Turning off is also not right, so maybe you have a faulty unit. Take a video of this to show them when you email them.

Any other details you can provide?

Flexicone or Flexicone +
Direct loading or basket?

 

[VapeEnthusiast]

Turning off is also not right, so maybe you have a faulty unit.

Perhaps this is a feature of the newer units? Or something that you disabled long ago and forgot about? My unit seems to step down to blue temp after a few minutes, then it will turn off after a few more!

 

[lazylathe]

Perhaps this is a feature of the newer units? Or something that you disabled long ago and forgot about? My unit seems to step down to blue temp after a few minutes, then it will turn off after a few more!

Mine is right around 5 minutes of inactivity it turns blue, which is standby. Leave it for another 5 and it turns off.
Saves battery power.

Something is not right as all 3 of my cores produce great clouds!

 

[NJ-Cannabis]

Peek core. Maybe it's just turning off after no use, but to turn off after a few minutes of not being used when it takes multiple minutes to warm up to the a temp where you can get any vapor seems kinda dumb. Although I would care less if I could actually get any appreciable vapor, and maybe y'all get vapor before I do. I've been hitting on it the entire time I've been writing this post, I just did my like 15th hit on this medium bowl elbow set to red (came back to update the #), it's relatively loosely packed, and yet no appreciable vapor. Only on like the 6th or 7th hit did I start to get any visible vapor, and it was like a little wisp after taking 10+ second lung busters.

I'm using the flexicone and it seems there is a seal as the air resistance can become kinda notable with a full basket in there so it appears that part is working. I've also filled the chamber like 3/4 of the way full with coarse grind, not packed, and it had slightly better results but not much better. The 14mm connection also doesn't fit on the flexicone, it's annoying to say the least that my WPA doesn't work. No joke first time putting the lid on the vape it split into two pieces, but most importantly I can't get any damn vapor. I also can't tell if my minivap is charging, if I put it on the charger dock nothing happens - is something supposed to happen?

I waited 37 days to get this vape and now it's not functioning to the point that I think I'm just going to return it. No real vapor (the most important thing), the lid fell apart instantly, the WPA doesn't even fit, i don't know if the charger works, etc.. I was really excited for this vape, but deep down I had a fear that something was going to go wrong. Whether it was the large price drop on the minivap (I doubt it costs the original asking price, but one does need to wonder if they sacrificed QC), how long they took to ship, or most shadily how they said they had flexicone+ and products including flexicone+'s were in stock but took over a month to ship mine due to supposedly having no flexicone+'s in stock. That means they were selling minivaps despite knowing they were out of stock of items to ship them for lord knows how long. The website never even showed the flexicone+'s out of stock, not that I saw, and I checked after being told by email the reason mine hadn't shipped yet was flexicone+'s. I also had to be one of the first people to buy a 420 sale vape, I bought it within the first hours of the sale, so that means it's likely that many other people were subjected to the same excessive wait.

Oh, and the herb quality is so far from the issue. It's medical and from the best place in the state. I can take the herb out from my minivap after having sucked on it for like 10+ minutes, put it in another vape, and get a tangible amount of vapor. In fact, using the underdog to hit the left over herb from the minivap might have been more powerful than hitting on the minivap for 10 minutes. Definitely a lot more vapor even though I used a lot more herb in the minivap, even when the UD holds like 1/7 the herb in the bowl that the minivap does it makes clouds many many times bigger.

 

[BlueHueCO]

I'm sorry your experience has went this way @NJ. Seems like you have a defective unit. I say that since I use the same test as you for validation of vapes (putting the spent herb of one into another one). My Teflon unit can be dumped into evos, flowerpots, and anything else I have, and I get basically no vapor. Also, it is to be noted, the WPA only works with the long flexicone+. The minivap also benefits from a strong draw. Your last trouble shoot my be to load it up tight, and rip as hard as you can for as long as you can. Takes mine a few seconds to get going, but once it's going, I get smacked. Good luck, I hope they can get this sorted for you asap.

 

[lazylathe]

@NJ-Cannabis

The manufacturer does not really view this thread, so complaining about wait times etc will get you nowhere here.
Best to email the company and work it out with them.

A few tips for you to try:

When you place the battery on the charger dock, check your power adapter light. It should change from green to red, indicating it is charging. Wait for green and you are fully charged.

Heat up on red with nothing in the chamber and the lid off. Once at temp, place your mouth over the top of the vape and inhale deeply.
Do you feel any heat?
If yes, then something else is wrong.
If no, then start a ticket to return the faulty unit.

This vape does not work well with a tight pack. Make it a medium grind and load loosely for best results and flavor.

Test the heat first to decide what your ujit is doing.

 

[NJ-Cannabis]

Thanks, blue. It does seem I got a faulty unit. That flexicone+ thing bothers me for multiple reasons, whether it's minivap trying to send me a 14mm adapter without a flexicone+, or their website saying the flexicone works with the 14mm.

Lazylathe, i'm complaining about the things that I am so that other people are aware of the issue. Sorry, I didn't realize you all didn't care about a company's business practices or how long it takes them to ship. I've already emailed them.

And for what it's worth, just because the vape makes heat doesn't mean it works right. The mouthpiece gets warm when the device has been heated up and inhaled from heavily, but it makes very little vapor and the herb is barely touched. My other vapes have abv that's significantly more cooked at 400 let alone ~440. If I really try to get a huge lung buster with a mostly full, coarse grind, not packed bowl, then I'll get *some* vapor, but no where near as much vapor as one would expect for the temperature, and WAY less than you would get from a comparable vape. This minivap produces less vapor than literally every other vape I have, even the introductory models. I get some vapor, it just takes me an eternity to finish the herb, there is very little vapor even if I take a lung buster, and I have a lot of trouble believing it's at 400+ degrees as I can get much bigger clouds from other vapes set to much lower temperatures and the bud hardly changes color with the minivap. Not to mention the effects feel like low temp vaping, and for my medical purposes high temp is more appropriate.

I just filled the bowl 3/4 with coarse grind, let it warm for like half an hour, and now i'm getting hits that are like 2/10 vapor density if I take a huge hit. There is visible vapor now which is better than before. Interestingly the taste isn't bad yet even after hit number like 16, but this is sloowwwllyyy sipping and doesn't seem very efficient. Is the minivap just a super slow extractor? I bought it because I saw comments in here praising its efficiency and ability to produce vapor, I even saw one person call it a battery powered evo. But this sure ain't no battery powered evo and the efficiency leaves something to be desired. I'm getting a bunch of hits of very light vapor and it took like 12 minutes to clear bowl while hitting on it hard. If that's the normal minivap performance then I don't understand the allure.

 

[lazylathe]

@NJ-Cannabis

If it gets hot and you tried what I asked, then you have a faulty unit.
Start an RMS with Minivap and take it from there.

As I said, you have stated your issues a few times in each post.
This virus is also having a huge impact on shipping times, may be something to take into account, not sure.

My 1st unit was faulty as well and it needed to be returned for a new one.
Shit happens....

I am sure once you receive a correctly working unit, you will change your mind.!

 

[Choices]

@NJ-Cannabis I didn’t read all the way back through your issues but I got one during the last few days of the 4/20 sale and it took a bit of time to arrive but once shipped it left Spain on a Friday and was in my hands on Tuesday. They get a cheaper shipping rate if they send it all on one day every two weeks or so. Remember this company doesn’t sell Volcano or Solo volumes so patience is needed. Have you tried using it without the battery? Same result? This thing kicks my rear sideways every time I’ve used it so far so I’ve been happy with mine completely. So I would encourage you to be cordial to Patricia or whomever it is you speak with via email. They sent me extra flexicones for my inconvenience. I’ve found the folks on this board will call it like it is on a vaporizers merits. Sometimes you need a bit of a Rosetta Stone, (much love to you @ataxian ) but it is honest and reliable. So if you see a vape with 300 pages of nothing but smiles for the most part, you made a good purchase brandwise. Are there failures in those sold? Sure. But before you fully judge the device let them demonstrate their renowned customer service. As @lazylathe shared, I too bet you’ll be here extolling it’s virtues in a short time. Hang in there you will be rewarded!