almost there
Well-Known Member
You can add they lose RMA’s. It took a whole month of back and forth with them before they fessed up that they lost my hopper
Discontinued The Grasshopper
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Razshiro
Well-Known Member
ROFL, my Grasshopper is good to an over-sea trip, combustion/hot back-end, poor performance, well i just opened a warranty request, accepted for now i need to send back my hopper, the long wait begin ...
OMG, if they lost mine after some months of warranty i @*f***@&&
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You can add they lose RMA’s. It took a whole month of back and forth with them before they fessed up that they lost my hopper
OMG, if they lost mine after some months of warranty i @*f***@&&
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Hammahead
Well-Known Member
Sooo... not sure if this is an issue at all... my Hopper started making that ticking noise I've heard a few times before. Whenever I heard it before, I would instinctively loosen the back end and screw it back on. Just didn't sound right. This time I thought what the hell, vaguely remembering postings here (or on Reddit?) saying that wasn't a bad thing. And there are pros: it stopped flickering at all, it's a lot faster in heating up, the backend stays completely cool. Also I have the notion the battery life is better. That has started three days ago and I'm kind of getting superstitious here, like I don't want to jinx it either way *lol* - pretty sure if I unscrew/tighten the backend, it will get to the flickering backend heating state of before - which worked for me, but now it's better. The ticking makes me a little nervous though, it just doesn't sound appropriate to me. Has anyone here knowledge based insight?
Zow237
Well-Known Member
Mine does it too. Idk. Mine is working fine so we will see haha. Just used it native and no clicking so idk
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kbrown5523
Hopping in Washington
Update: This is the response I got back the next day from Hopper labs...
"We apologize for the issues with your devices. We must have some compatibility error. We have just implemented our Version 5 internal hardware which should eliminate any of these remaining issues. We can have a few new bodies with this technology ready in for you in the next 15 days."
I know I'm crazy, but I'm still holding out hope. I can't help it, I love them so much when they're working that I STILL just hope they got it right THIS time.
btka
Well-Known Member
the ticking is normal as far as I know that is also the reason why the vape is named grasshopper... but this question was asked a lot in the past and answered...
Hammahead
Well-Known Member
So why is named Grasshopper for the ticking when just a few seem to tick at all? And start and stop ticking? That was asked many times, I know that, I just don't think it has been properly answered. It's hearsay, no explanation what might be ticking and why it appears not to be ticking constantly
Mine stopped ticking btw, backend gets hotter, heat up time a bit longer. Bummer. Miss the friendly ticking
Mine stopped ticking btw, backend gets hotter, heat up time a bit longer. Bummer. Miss the friendly ticking
Vaporific
All who wander are not lost...
Sorry to hear this. Honestly however, I'm not surprised as the number of RMAs seems to be voluminous and they likely mislabeled it, lost it or took it home as one of their own. I can see it now - racks (or tables) of RMAs in their shop sitting on top of pieces of paper with people's names on it - everything getting mixed up. Their less-than-stellar customer service is indicative of a 'messy desk' operation and lack of inventory control. Heck, that was one of their initial problems during capital start-up - they couldn't get suppliers reigned it. They're a mess. But I do love my Hopper even though it's going back for RMA soon. Sigh.You can add they lose RMA’s. It took a whole month of back and forth with them before they fessed up that they lost my hopper
MoltenTiger
Well-Known Member
The chirping noise is pulse width modulation, or power-line communications.
It's normal to be able to hear it, though it's often only a faint noise.
Hot back ends and flickering lights seem to indicate power delivery issues, which might make PLC inaudible, though it must still be working.
It's basically black magic
It's normal to be able to hear it, though it's often only a faint noise.
Hot back ends and flickering lights seem to indicate power delivery issues, which might make PLC inaudible, though it must still be working.
It's basically black magic
Hammahead
Well-Known Member
Well, yeah, not in my case. It was either complete silence or a really loud ticking.
mario
Well-Known Member
So here is my story with the replacement body I purchased.
1. It arrived and worked perfectly. Great clouds at 3.5 and 4. 5 would send me through the roof in glass. Two days after getting it, it died. Straight to red light then off. Nothing. Email them, they send me a new one, and I return the old one.
2. Second body arrived, again same thing. Amazing performance, does what it is supposed to do. Then 2 days later, straight to red light then off. Nothing. I email them, they tell me to open an RMA case using my serial number and they will send me a new one right away.
3. Third body has now arrived and it is working, but....differently. (it only arrived on Tuesday, so we will see if it survives the weekend)
So I'm finding that my hopper now does 1 of two things.
At 5, it basically clears the bowl in one pull from a bong (sneaky pete globe) and if you take a second pull at 5, combustion. But this only happens sometimes. If I notice when I hit the button if it takes a LONG time to heat up, it basically is about to combust everything inside. But if it takes a normal amount of time to heat up, it's fine. But I have to watch every time I click the button to notice the difference.
Am I doing something wrong? or am I shit out of luck again? At this point, I think I just have to send the entire thing in for RMA, I don't think that there is anything wrong with my back end though since every body has worked when I first screw it in. It also works with it's original body, but it doesn't produce any heat (which was why I bought the first spare body in the first place).
If there is a new V5 of the body and heater, should I wait or send them an email asking them about it? It's easily my favorite way to vape when it is working. I just want it working.
1. It arrived and worked perfectly. Great clouds at 3.5 and 4. 5 would send me through the roof in glass. Two days after getting it, it died. Straight to red light then off. Nothing. Email them, they send me a new one, and I return the old one.
2. Second body arrived, again same thing. Amazing performance, does what it is supposed to do. Then 2 days later, straight to red light then off. Nothing. I email them, they tell me to open an RMA case using my serial number and they will send me a new one right away.
3. Third body has now arrived and it is working, but....differently. (it only arrived on Tuesday, so we will see if it survives the weekend)
So I'm finding that my hopper now does 1 of two things.
At 5, it basically clears the bowl in one pull from a bong (sneaky pete globe) and if you take a second pull at 5, combustion. But this only happens sometimes. If I notice when I hit the button if it takes a LONG time to heat up, it basically is about to combust everything inside. But if it takes a normal amount of time to heat up, it's fine. But I have to watch every time I click the button to notice the difference.
Am I doing something wrong? or am I shit out of luck again? At this point, I think I just have to send the entire thing in for RMA, I don't think that there is anything wrong with my back end though since every body has worked when I first screw it in. It also works with it's original body, but it doesn't produce any heat (which was why I bought the first spare body in the first place).
If there is a new V5 of the body and heater, should I wait or send them an email asking them about it? It's easily my favorite way to vape when it is working. I just want it working.
elykpeace
exVASted
Mine used to chirp.. listened for it this morning and it didn't do it. 5 chanbers on 5 and the battery started to flicker 3.69v it read when I threw it on the charger ... So it's still working great but no more noise.? A couple days ago I was trying the backend and it had a loud click and the resistance became looser.. still working great tho! @mario I know you got yours the same time as mine but mines a little older with the back end. My body and back end have had no problems so it looks like you grabbed a shorter straw
Good luck everyone
Good luck everyone
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
This is comical. First pack. Temp 4. Combustion in hydratube with PFE and glass adapter.
Edit: I’ll clean it to get smoke smell out. and try at temp 3 and see what happens
Edit edit: I decided to go to lowest end of dial instead of 3. Combustion. Definitely broken :-(
Edit: I’ll clean it to get smoke smell out. and try at temp 3 and see what happens
Edit edit: I decided to go to lowest end of dial instead of 3. Combustion. Definitely broken :-(
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Vapelife13
Cloud chaser
I know, why i have thrown my hoppers and all the batteries away, as i have written pages before...
That saved my nerves, best decision ever, because it's a never ending story.
That saved my nerves, best decision ever, because it's a never ending story.
kbrown5523
Hopping in Washington
I would have taken them all, especially the batteries.
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
Sometimes in the heat of the moment it’s best to purge LOL.
I’m wondering what GH’s next step is. No response yet.
Also - just incredibly weird that a unit on first load and battery sent back by them combusts. Maybe something is happening in shipping?
kbrown5523
Hopping in Washington
Good questions. I'll be posting here as soon as I get my new v5 bodies. See how they do. It's going to be a long 15 day wait for me.
Razshiro
Well-Known Member
Razshiro
Well-Known Member
I'm always using my GH with bubbler/J-hook dry, so yeah 10-15 sec draw minimum!!
Mine used to chirp.. listened for it this morning and it didn't do it. 5 chanbers on 5 and the battery started to flicker 3.69v it read when I threw it on the charger ... So it's still working great but no more noise.? A couple days ago I was trying the backend and it had a loud click and the resistance became looser.. still working great tho! @mario I know you got yours the same time as mine but mines a little older with the back end. My body and back end have had no problems so it looks like you grabbed a shorter straw
Good luck everyone
I received mine September 4th...( new body ). The original was not getting hot enough, back end started to heat somewhat. Now I’m being very gentle with it...short slow draws as possible and added a screen in the chamber plus not using the original charger. Also not using a bubbler with close opening to the water, nor do I use a no spill. Natively, 1-3 secs after feeling hot air I stop which should be enough for big clouds
Will update in time
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Vaporific
All who wander are not lost...
Not good at all. Mine doesn't 'combust' like that though my Ti does get hot more often than not - and different parts too. Backend, body and occasionally frontend. What a mess.
Wildeyedzan
Well-Known Member
Wow ,there are version 5 bodies ? That's crazy, I had no clue
Brought the hopper out for rotation and it promptly melted my face off...
Current flower is playing a big part. Perfect RH,the volcano grinder shreds it to very small pieces and I'm getting 4-5 10+ second rips off every bowl.
Perfect bedtime...and let's face it anytime vape
Have a beautiful day everyone
Anyone recently buy some gb2 batteries ?looking to get some more ,checking to see how the stock is so far