Hi Guys.
Thought I'd pop in for a quick update.
Re: Pre Orders.
The first small batch of units has Hit American soil! Got Vape should be turning your retail orders around shortly! I think they are even tossing in an A/C adapter with it, wow talk about value!
THANK YOU! to all the early supporters, We want to hear back from you -Good an Bad- since its feedback that helps us continue to improve the product.
Full production is ramping up over the next couple weeks.
Re: Conduction vs Convection
Conduction simply means "heat transfer between objects that are touching". And that is exactly what happens in our product. the outside wall of the heating chamber gets hot, the material touching it gets hot and transfers its heat to the material next to it and so on! This is the case with most vaporizers.
So to get the most out of your unit you want to maximize the amount of contact (fill the heat chamber) and maximize the quality of the contact (tamp your blend down to make sure it touches the walls firmly)
There is of course a secondary convection effect, and a radiant effect as well. but conduction is the fastest way to move heat from one object to another! For a demonstration...hover your hand over a 60W Light bulb and you get some radiant heat and some convection heat.... touch the thing and it's suddenly all cursing and running your fingers under cold water!
Re: Non Replaceable Battery
As We mentioned before. we considered this but a user replaceable battery would have added cost, complexity and size to the product. If treated right the battery should last a long time (plug it in regularly, don't let it drain all the way, do not leave it sit while discharged etc)
But For those people who have a battery fail out of warranty, We will be setting up a service bureau where you can for a reasonable fee send your PUFFiT for refurbishment. We'll keep you updated on details as they solidify.
Cheers
Andrew