fropones
Well-Known Member
Bought a Z stem mostly for my eventual iHeat, but it had me dusting off my Splinter Z in the meantime for some beautiful wood-on-wood action
Discontinued RBT Splinter (All Versions)
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Zasquatch
https://z-stems.com
fropones
Well-Known Member
Thanks! Not at all, go for it!
virtualpurple
Well-Known Member
My lone working RBT item has started acting weird on me.
I have a Z on red panda firmware from @bossman recommendations and it has been pretty incredible.
The other night when using something changed and I combusted (I have accidentally combusted before so I didn’t think too much of it) but now I am finding that when I try to use the Z again in either cruise mode or manually pressing the button the temp is slow to start raising and kinda of stalls around 230-250, although it feels like the heater is still getting hot.
If I switch to the V2 alternative profile the temp seems to raise up quicker but it does not hold or maintain temp well when you start drawing against it.
I’m not sure where to start here. I have tried swapping out new batteries and recharging the current batteries. I am a little nervous to try reflashing the firmware (I feel like the last 5 years I’ve gotten so dumb with technology) but I will do so.
I am guessing though that something might be going on with the device itself. @FearAndLawyering I’ve already got you tasked with my other Z products, if all else fails are you up for adding one more to the mix?
I have a Z on red panda firmware from @bossman recommendations and it has been pretty incredible.
The other night when using something changed and I combusted (I have accidentally combusted before so I didn’t think too much of it) but now I am finding that when I try to use the Z again in either cruise mode or manually pressing the button the temp is slow to start raising and kinda of stalls around 230-250, although it feels like the heater is still getting hot.
If I switch to the V2 alternative profile the temp seems to raise up quicker but it does not hold or maintain temp well when you start drawing against it.
I’m not sure where to start here. I have tried swapping out new batteries and recharging the current batteries. I am a little nervous to try reflashing the firmware (I feel like the last 5 years I’ve gotten so dumb with technology) but I will do so.
I am guessing though that something might be going on with the device itself. @FearAndLawyering I’ve already got you tasked with my other Z products, if all else fails are you up for adding one more to the mix?
StringTheorista
Well-Known Member
Using it in straight wattage mode would give you feedback about whether it still heats correctly. Then you'd know if the issue is the Z or the mod
virtualpurple
Well-Known Member
Can you school me a little more with this.
I have only used wattage mode a few times. If I am pressing and holding in wattage mode am I gathering more feedback based upon how it feels when I draw and the cool of the herb or is there something I should be detecting on the mod itself?
Thanks everyone for their contributions. I’ve not yet reflashed the firmware. If I get off work early enough tonight I will try to do that and will jot down my resistances.
I did notice that even though my resistance was locked (or looked to be) that number continues to fluctuate whenever the button is pushed and never really stays at its set resistance, it may have always been that way for me though.
virtualpurple
Well-Known Member
This is helpful to know, thank you!
I will be off work tomorrow and will try reflashing my firmware and will report back into folks here.
I have been absent from the community for awhile but I always appreciate the helpful nature of the community as a whole.
vapviking
Old & In the Way
Even if you flash the firmware, the resistence should still be "locked" (yes, it does vary during use).
Iirc, when device is cold (room temp), lock it there.
Somebody pls correct me if I'm mistaken!
bossman
Gentleman Of Leisure
I do think it's a minority view but I've always had terrific results leaving resistance unlocked on all my red panda mods with Splinter Zs and regular Splinters.
@virtualpurple send me a pm if that Z ever gives up the ghost and maybe I can sort you out.
Sorry for the slow reply. I haven't been on in ages. Hope everyone is holding up well. Hey @Shit Snacks !
Shit Snacks
Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
jbm
Well-Known Member
Hey! I was just wondering where you’d gone the other day. Good to see you!
CanikUser19
Trenchtown Rock
All of the Splinter Z and regular Splinter profiles I use on Red Panda mods came from @bossman a few years ago. All have unlocked resistance and all work flawlessly.
StringTheorista
Well-Known Member
Sorry, didn't see this until today. I was just hypothesizing that using it in straight wattage mode would give you information about whether the mod is capable of heating up the splinter. If it heats up in wattage mode, then the splinter is working, and your issue is in the program. If it won't heat in straight wattage mode, then the issue is in the splinter. That was my thinking, taking the complexity of the TC program out of the equation to evaluate if the splinter itself is still functioning. Hope you've solved it by now
Splinter OG
Bazinga
Well-Known Member
Bought the Splinter a few years ago. Never could understand how to use the correct settings even with the help of those on this forum. I put the device in a drawer and there it sat for over a year. In the meantime, due to VAS, I accumulated many good vapes (the Mighty, Tinymight, etc.). About a week ago I retrieved the Splinter, put to use, and found that I'm really liking it. In fact, I find that it's performance is quite similar to the TM. I wish I would have bought more before they went belly up. This is just my experience as I'm well aware that others would disagree with me.
jbm
Well-Known Member
As was the Z.Not so sure many would disagree with you, the Splinter was a much appreciated piece of kit!
