Hey thanks for the fast reply. I browsed through there but it just says the usual about the design and whatnot, how to vape with just a half a bowl, etc... I think my main concern is simply that its a conduction vape meaning the material comes in direct contact with heat. Doesnt that mean it has to combust to some point? Idk just seems a little less efficient than a convection vape for the price range can anybody reccomend any alternatives in the 100$ range that can fit atleast .5 in the chamber like the pax?
Pro tip - skip to the last 20-30 pages of any vape thread to read how well the vape actually works for users (I rarely start at the beginning of any thread unless the vape came out within the past 6 months).
Basically, here's my take on the Pax vaporizers: They're stealth vaporizers. The main design inspiration is small size and stealth.
You trade a lot of performance and battery life for that Steath factor.
Yes the Pax2 is a major improvement over the Pax1, but it's still a stealthy vaporizer.
For the money, there are better vaporizers if you do not need Stealth (or willing to go a bit less stealthy).
Have you checked out the Flowermate vapes? Those seem like the best sub-$100 electronic PV on the market right now
I think my main concern is simply that its a conduction vape meaning the material comes in direct contact with heat. Doesnt that mean it has to combust to some point? Idk just seems a little less efficient than a convection vape
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation are the 3 basic modes of heat transfer. The propensity to combust does not change based on the heat transfer mode used.
Moreover, most vapes use a combination of 2 or 3 of those modes to vape the herbs. A vaporizer may favor conduction, or may favor convection. But many vaporizers actually have a little bit of both going on.
Combustion will only occur if the temperature reaches the flashover temperatures. If the oven stays below that temperature (as it should in any proper vaporizer), you should not combust.
True, conduction vaporizers work best when stuffed (conduction requires contact, so a stuffed oven provides more surface area throughout the load to transfer the heat). And Conduction vaporizers tend to provide a more "roasted" flavor from the herb. But even that isn't completely true. My Davinci Ascent vaporizer uses mostly conduction to heat the herb, and it's one the best tasting vaporizer I've owned.
Don't get hung up on the whole "Convection" vs "Conduction" aspect of vaporizing, go with what vaporizer fits your other needs (Stealth, efficiency, battery size, oven size, vapor density, etc).
