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Finweeder

Finweeder

Member
Entering the ZX age. A refined piece of gear that achieves its purpose. After reading so may Reponses here of happily baked off their ass's customers of achieving their end game ball vape, how its ease of use, powerful hits and is such a taste monster I had to have one too and now that its here and tested, the first ball vape I have ever used, I can really say I do get more than what I was getting out of the Solo3 that I was coming from. Its noticeable the difference of the effects, It makes me want to explore more variety's from the dispensary. It really does hit like combustion, something that I was missing before. The first pull is the big hit and if there is any left its just clean up after that. I used the top position as it came that way and its what I wanted. The micro dose chamber takes less than what I was filling the normal stem for the solo, but I can pull hard, which on the Texas Hot Glass Sherlock Recycler put my user (stoner) experience at a new level. sometimes I used to get frustrated and take a night and combust. to get what I was missing with the solo. There were, for me, some effects missing or focused in just certain areas and just stayed more heady even with Indica, But with the ZX its back, those gotta look for it to notice effects you get from combustion that are totally natural are back and easy to find. I feel "cleaner" using the ZX. The hits are easy to take, it makes you want to pull harder on the recycler too. Its a total win for me.

I just ordered a Auber pid off the bay. I can see this pid as the perfect mate for the ZX, the rotary dial for the temps will be great combined with the Z's response times to temp changes. The pid ryan sells if fine, and its at a great price. I think I need to go into the setting so I can temp change in increments of 5 so I can change temps faster. if we can do that.

If the world ends today and no one can get ball vapes anymore, as long as there is still electricity I'll be set. Happily getting baked as the world goes through its changes. Micro dosing is where its at. Get slammed in elegance and style while preserving your stash is the way to go. While discovering new tastes.

Go Z Tribe,
 
Fearless Disaster

Fearless Disaster

Well-Known Member
Finweeder said:
Entering the ZX age. A refined piece of gear that achieves its purpose. After reading so may Reponses here of happily baked off their ass's customers of achieving their end game ball vape, how its ease of use, powerful hits and is such a taste monster I had to have one too and now that its here and tested, the first ball vape I have ever used, I can really say I do get more than what I was getting out of the Solo3 that I was coming from. Its noticeable the difference of the effects, It makes me want to explore more variety's from the dispensary. It really does hit like combustion, something that I was missing before. The first pull is the big hit and if there is any left its just clean up after that. I used the top position as it came that way and its what I wanted. The micro dose chamber takes less than what I was filling the normal stem for the solo, but I can pull hard, which on the Texas Hot Glass Sherlock Recycler put my user (stoner) experience at a new level. sometimes I used to get frustrated and take a night and combust. to get what I was missing with the solo. There were, for me, some effects missing or focused in just certain areas and just stayed more heady even with Indica, But with the ZX its back, those gotta look for it to notice effects you get from combustion that are totally natural are back and easy to find. I feel "cleaner" using the ZX. The hits are easy to take, it makes you want to pull harder on the recycler too. Its a total win for me.

I just ordered a Auber pid off the bay. I can see this pid as the perfect mate for the ZX, the rotary dial for the temps will be great combined with the Z's response times to temp changes. The pid ryan sells if fine, and its at a great price. I think I need to go into the setting so I can temp change in increments of 5 so I can change temps faster. if we can do that.

If the world ends today and no one can get ball vapes anymore, as long as there is still electricity I'll be set. Happily getting baked as the world goes through its changes. Micro dosing is where its at. Get slammed in elegance and style while preserving your stash is the way to go. While discovering new tastes.

Go Z Tribe,
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I hear this! I have been using my zx in the micro dose setting with a prophet and it is endgame for me for the 20-50mg doses I like. I travel a lot for weeks at a time so I actually just bought another zx rather than faff around trying to get the same capabilities from a different setup while on the road.

The Auber is my favorite PID if you get the smart switch compatible firmware. My zx basically sits at the same temp except for experimenting so I use a CH pid at home and P3 pid on the road since the XLR comes out the front which is useful to me while traveling.
 
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Mr.Grumpy

Active Member
Couple weeks in and the ZX is still my favorite. Still using with an Auber controller, but have refined the correction factor to 1.45 with the coil it came with. Brought out the Epitome, Screwball, and Omega for some comparisons and the ZX is always the one left plugged. In it's stock form, it has the perfect draw resistance. I tried some 3mm faceted and 2mm round rubies just for giggles, but the stock seems to feel best. Just enough resistance to get a slight vacuum going in your glass. It's the smallest, lightest, and easiest to handle of everything I've used thus far and all that concentrated airflow through the 12mm bore, it just obliterates material like nothing! I usually use a fine grind with my diffusers, but even a course grind gets cashed out quickly with the ZX. I might try a small layer of faceted gems at the bottom just to even out the airflow a bit, but I don't want to mess with the draw too much.

Now, onto probably an unpopular opinion... I'm not into the bowl. It sure makes for a stunning combo, and the straight through bore with the head on is <chef's kiss>! But it's way too awkward to handle with my giant hands when I'm high as hell. Replacing the o-ring handles with these hookah grommets help quite a bit, but it's still too awkward especially in a dark room. The screens take too much fiddling to get seated perfectly (I change screens a LOT), and good luck trying in dim lighting! The dark colour of the zirconia also hides crud (good for some, but not for me). I've since switched back to using a 14mm to 18mm, female to male glass adapter with a 20mm screen pushed in. Purity wise, it's an extra inch or two of borosilicate glass with a similar stainless screen. And if you find the right adapter, the ZX will sit just as snugly as with the stock bowl.

Now, back to another positive, airflow and concentrates! The fast airflow works amazingly well with every concentrate I threw at it, including hash! I find small amounts, a concentrate one hitter if you will, is ideal. The high airflow will push larger viscous concentrate loads right through vape cotton. Hash however, I can load up quite a bit and puff for ages! Just a layer of vape cotton on the bottom of the bowl and you're good to go. No swabbing required! Next bowl, just throw out the cotton, and replace with a new layer. Fantastic!
 
InhaleExhale

InhaleExhale

Well-Known Member
I also leave my controller set to a constant temperature. When I want a flavor session over 10-15 minutes (hanging out at a campfire), that's when the Solo comes out. I have an Auber, but genuinely as long as your coil gets hot and the temp stays constant you are good to go.

I think earlier in the thread @invertedisdead stated he used ISO-resistant rings. I just ISO the barrel so minimal-if-any contact to the o-rings.
 
howie105

howie105

Well-Known Member
Hey Mr. Grumpy
Using the highest stock bowl position as the base, adding a layer of 3mm balls (x7) and a second screen to top off the stack does a number of things. This moves the load closer to the heater outlet, which lowers cooking temperatures and adds a bit more draw restriction and thermal mass. Downsides: The cover screen takes a few use cycles to fully seat itself and become fully stable.

As for the O-rings, I get the finger size and the visual challenge. I added more red high-temperature O-rings. While the added rings helped with handling, not so much with vision. For that, a layer of brightly colored silicone tape really helps.

Edit: To get better results with wonky joints, a rolling paper shim helps with fitment.
 
Electrofever

Electrofever

Well-Known Member
So I finally got my ZX :clap: so pleased about that, even though I am not in my place so can’t really use it right now…
Never mind, I am trying to figure everything out. And here comes my first question : on the pic below, which part will get hot ? The top dark metal part ? And the SS part with the writing on it ? And is a handle necessary ? If so, any handle that could fit in the EU (or any where else, but EU is easier) ?

 
hotmeals

hotmeals

Serial vapist
Electrofever said:
on the pic below, which part will get hot ? The top dark metal part ? And the SS part with the writing on it ? And is a handle necessary ?
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The main part that gets hot is the coil around the head, but the entire head will be too hot to touch, and anything beyond the SS piece where the cable attaches could possibly become too hot to touch. I can usually touch it a little further down than that, but be careful. I don't recall the SS piece ever becoming very warm. I personally don't find a handle to be necessary for me and really like it without one. I just palm a little bit of the cable and hold the SS part with my thumb and index finger.
 
Cheebsy

Cheebsy

Fermentation Fiend
I don't use a handle, never thought it necessary and didn't want to add extra weight. It's warm just past the ss part but will not burn at my ~500 temps, the ss is absolutely handleable and it's what I've only had since the 1.5.

E: Fixed spelling
 
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Mr.Grumpy

Active Member
howie105 said:
Hey Mr. Grumpy
Using the highest stock bowl position as the base, adding a layer of 3mm balls (x7) and a second screen to top off the stack does a number of things. This moves the load closer to the heater outlet, which lowers cooking temperatures and adds a bit more draw restriction and thermal mass. Downsides: The cover screen takes a few use cycles to fully seat itself and become fully stable.

As for the O-rings, I get the finger size and the visual challenge. I added more red high-temperature O-rings. While the added rings helped with handling, not so much with vision. For that, a layer of brightly colored silicone tape really helps.

Edit: To get better results with wonky joints, a rolling paper shim helps with fitment.
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I thought about filling the injector nozzle with rubies, but since the coil doesn't go that low, I figured it wouldn't be worth the trouble. Might have to give it a try, thanks! I did fill the ZX with a 5mm layer of gem cut rubies, then an extra screen and the rest of it with 3mm balls. This increases the draw resistance a bit, but it lowers the temp as well. I went from a correction factor of 1.45 to 1.35 with this setup. It evens out the roast a bit as well, so that's a nice bonus.

I keep going back and forth with the bowls. I'm sure I'll get use to it. The biggest problem is the screen in dim lighting, but I just made a 12mm plug that ends at top detent. A screen pushed in from the other end is forced to seat in the indent immediately. With that solved, I'll give it another shot.
 
Mickk

Mickk

Well-Known Member
How have people's experiences been with contacting Phase3 via email?

I sent an email 8 days ago but never heard back. Placed two orders 7 days ago (1 item was not in stock, so placed two order, paid shipping twice to avoid having to wait)

Those two orders got combined into one (shipping costs were not refunded), and the tracking does not show any movement since 7 days

So I think they combined the order, and are waiting for the other item to be in stock again... Not the best experience so far if Im being honest
 
Mickk,
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