I decided to test the idea that it had only cropped up when the cart got down under .3 grams and added .37 to the .23 still left. Bringing the total fill up to .60 grams. Production went back to 'normal' It's worth noting that at peaks the surge produced more volume of vapor than this steady state.
All seemed normal when I up it up. It was 'stone cold' when I weighed it and found I'd used about .030 grams in the last session IIRC.
This morning it had leaked even more than before, and there was oil at the ports still. Not as easy to clean as before 9more goo) but the cart was still plugged and wouldn't draw.
This is not yet with PG.
Sad to report, it's looking like I'll never make it to PG. Since this morning's post I cleaned up the latest leak, including the flue. I then took a couple modest hits, getting volume 'up to normal' for a few seconds at least then pulled cool air through it until it was warm to the touch. Not a normal session for me, and I think mine are on the low side of average typically. I just got it hot and working then shut it down. An hour later, it'd leaked but still drew cold with a bit of gurgling. I cleaned it again, and had a normal session for me. Maybe 25 or even 30 mg at the outside? Probably less.
Four or so hours later I came back to a big mess. The flue was again full of liquid, but being thin and 'uncooked' it flowed freely up and out when I pulled on it, not a plug really, just plugged up?
Firing it up after cleaning it up confirmed, I was surging again.
But other than that bit in the MP now, and the small bit dripping down into the cart again,
the tank was empty again. I could clealy see the bottom of what was a properly filled cart 12 hours before. I was back to .26 grams loaded from .60. I had lost/vaped .34 grams, and don't think I vaped .050 of that total. I leaked over a quarter gram. Whatever seal there was that once was keeping liquid from draining downward with gravity has stopped working with this thinner oil seems to me, it's draining right on out the vents and up the flue 'to it's own level' I bet.
Another minor annoyance worth looking into before production seems to have cropped up with the new connector. It's much nicer in dealing with leaks since the air hole no longer goes down into the socket, the leaks end up on the outside top of the Persei. However it doesn't come down against a firm stop as you screw it on. When it's snug there's a bit of daylight before the shoulder hits the notched rim. Over time the center pin seems to have backed into the connector a tiny bit as it's threading on a little bit further now, just barely enough to cause a
short circuit protection in the Persei. A little too snug and it's flashing lights instead of hot and vapor from a short circuit of the threaded part of the cart's rim hitting the bottom contact in the Persei. Back it off half a hair and you're Jake. I expect this to continue to degrade, it seems OK on one side of my dual top, but not the other. It's OK with the adapter on my 510 thread VV head. I'm sure a minor tweak can fix it if it's a common problem....if it's caught in time? Otherwise it's a buzz kill of the first order.
Wish it wasn't leaking, other than that it looks like a winner....
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