My replacement RMA proxy arrived yesterday! The warranty claim was submitted Feb. 15 (through City Vaporizer on my behalf) and approved the next day. The tracking from Puffco's site had given a delivery date of Mar. 6-8 (coming from Cali), and my Canada Post tracking would show me updates on my notifications, but not when I went into the tracking. Long story short, expect weird tracking fellow Canadians.
All that was inside was the base, shrink wrapped inside a little Puffco box. It looks like retail packaging, but I don't remember the bases being available separately.
I charged it up, which is where I'll say, Puffco should include this info in the manual.
Blinking red - dead
Blinking yellow - not quite dead
Blinking green - almost ready for lift-off!
No light - charged
If you were to unplug, and plug back in the unit when charged, the green light will come on and then turn off.
I don't believe there are any other colors when charging, but I did see white at one point turning it back on (battery indicator). I do wish they would have added an auto shutoff feature, because I barely remember to turn it off.
Once charged, I had some Aphgani and Purple Punch rosin(self-pressed) at blue and green heat levels mostly. Then some Notorious ZED, and today a mix mash of hash rosin from my first grow. Killed the battery (not keeping track yet), charged it back up (90 minutes?) and am working through the second charge. At the end if my first charge it "died" while trying to heat to green, but I knocked it back to blue and had a couple more dabs.
After quite a few sessions, I can see where the appeal for this device comes from.
The form factor is perfect with the sherlock design and there are a ridiculous amount of aftermarket options out there. This was a huge selling point for me.
It's easy to use, and easy to clean. I did have an issue where I started inhaling before the "ready" buzz and then had some "chaz" (wtf is with that name?) get baked on, on the side. Chaz must have been the name of a guy who was hanging around the first guys dabbing, and kept roasting his dabs and fucking everything up! But, I digress.
I let it cool, popped out the coil, soaked it in iso for 20 minutes and
scrubbed it clean with a q-tip. Good as new. All my other post hit cleanings usually take 1½ dry q-tips and the bowl is sparkling. No other residue gets up high and only the bottom of the ball cap is getting sticky. Maintenance will be a piece of cake.
The flavor seems very good to me but I don’t have the best frame of reference. Definitely better than my B2 with SiC.
Blue has great taste, same with green. The higher temps aren't bad but I sacrifice taste for clouds. I'm fine with blue and green, it's nice to puff away in peace with a sick heady pipe. Reminds me of my younger days...
The only cons I'm seeing are:
-no auto shutoff (minor gripe)
-battery could be better (cost of the form factor and it's not that bad)
-silicone in vapor path (I don't notice it and it's past the chamber and internal glass tube)
-atomizer replacements
-price (shop around for a deal)
In contrast to the ease of use, ease of cleaning, form factor, and customizability, I think the Proxy is a pretty good vape. I will be spending a lot of time with it, and I'll report back on the battery.
