Are you able to raise the MP without touching the mouth end. Maybe by sticking something down the gap and raising it?I spent my first evening with Angus last night and the first thing I'll say, is this device can fuck, and fuck hard.
I'm personally finding performance without the dosing caps to be much better than with them; clouds off the hop rather than whispy pulls as you wait for it to bring the extra metal to temp. I'd imagine batt life would be better without them too as you'd not be wasting the additional energy to heat them. Personally, I find the restriction pretty spot on; I experimented with covering the intake holes some, but I find it milks just fine without doing that. With a brand new set of Molicels, I charged them inside the Angus with a 5V, 2A charger, and it was charged in about an hr and 45 minutes, though it did show as partially charged on brand new batteries. The heatup time feels a tad long at first but once its at temp, it can just power through a bowl. I was way over-doing my bowls at first. Like another user said, if you have it at max temp, you can kill a bowl in 3 pulls probably.
Beyond performance, my initial impressions of the build quality are highly positive: its weighty, sturdy, and inspires all kinds of confidence in the hand. As yet, I'm struggling hard to find any reason why any serious ted enthusiast wouldnt own one at the price of $200. Its a no brainer. Even if bulb replacement ends up being a hassle (and it doesnt sound particularly easy due to internal temp sensor wiring), with a 2k hr bulb life and crazy strong internals for drops, it shouldnt need it for a good long time.
If anyone is on the fence and has specific questions, now's the time.
If not, I can see this really pissing me off.