Portside Mini VS Flux Delux

[Easywider]

My number should be coming in the next few months for a FD, I signup last summer. I choose the FD as I enjoy the aesthetics and longer battery life more but I caved and grabbed a PSM anyway. I've absolutely been loving it and I'm now wondering if I should still grab the FD. I do still like the looks of the Flux better and it would be nice not to charge once each day. Anything else ? Persuade me one way or another, having both seems wasteful.

 

[jardri]

Have both, decide for yourself and then sell one xD

 

[bossman]

I have a FD and a Jarhead and like having both, especially since only the Flux is portable. I also got the Flux Deluxe with a 15mm coil so it heats more aggressively than the Jarhead. With the long wait they are in demand so I'd keep my place in line if I were you. Send me a pm if you decide you don't want yours and I'll buy it from you. Did you opt for the two way external switch to check the battery level? I like that upgrade on mine.

 

[Easywider]

I have a FD and a Jarhead and like having both, especially since only the Flux is portable. I also got the Flux Deluxe with a 15mm coil so it heats more aggressively than the Jarhead. With the long wait they are in demand so I'd keep my place in line if I were you. Send me a pm if you decide you don't want yours and I'll buy it from you. Did you opt for the two way external switch to check the battery level? I like that upgrade on mine.

Thanks for the input adjustable heater aggression is something I forgot all about. So if I like to finish a bowl in 2-3 heat cycles would the 15 be right up my ally ? I have 3 caps right now an old 17m that's been through hell and back and 2 newer ones. The clicker on the old one must be damaged because its perfect for me. 3 cycles and im dumping out used espresso grinds. The other 2 click at a much lower temp. I often go 4 seconds past the click on PSM or let it cool to click and heat again before I hit it. I really enjoy the dense vapour and quick extraction an aggressive heat cycle will supply.


Edit: I can't remember if I went for the external switch or not, I really like the minimalist look of this one so I probably opted out.

 

[bossman]

Yeah, 15mm is comfortably cranked you can finish in two to four heat cycles depending on desperate you wanna look dragging on it.

I like the two way battery meter switch even without the cutout because I'm too lazy to take the cells out to check their charge.

 

[flammy]

Grab the Fluxer. The PSM is a great IH but its battery life pales in comparison to that of the Fluxer. I can go roughly a week without charging. I also find the Fluxer easier to adjust coil height albeit I've never even opened the PSM to try as it has screws vs. a magnetic closure.

 

[Nab924]

Sorry if this is off topic, but does pipes usually respond to psm messages or not until it's ready to be shipped? Only asking because I sent a PM on 2/14, but still haven't heard anything

 

[flammy]

Sorry if this is off topic, but does pipes usually respond to psm messages or not until it's ready to be shipped? Only asking because I sent a PM on 2/14, but still haven't heard anything

Try him again. He is usually very responsive.

 

[Easywider]

Sorry if this is off topic, but does pipes usually respond to psm messages or not until it's ready to be shipped? Only asking because I sent a PM on 2/14, but still haven't heard anything

He recently posted an update concerning order delays in his IH thread. It might answer some of your questions.