newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
I have not pushed past 4. But no combustion on this unit. They replaced my backend with one that was dented. But it is a similar serial number. The body is a v5
Discontinued The Grasshopper
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I have not pushed past 4. But no combustion on this unit. They replaced my backend with one that was dented. But it is a similar serial number. The body is a v5
mario
Well-Known Member
That's good news. I'm supposed to have my V5 by the end of the week.
First body that came with my original GH was too cold
Bought a replacement body:
First body did fine, then stopped working 2 days later.
Second body burnt things to a crisp and then stopped working completely
Third body incinerated everything you put in it, then stopped working completely.
So now I'm waiting for my 5th body in total, so it is a v5 in multiple ways lol. I just want it to work, it is so good when it is working that I just miss it so much.
First body that came with my original GH was too cold
Bought a replacement body:
First body did fine, then stopped working 2 days later.
Second body burnt things to a crisp and then stopped working completely
Third body incinerated everything you put in it, then stopped working completely.
So now I'm waiting for my 5th body in total, so it is a v5 in multiple ways lol. I just want it to work, it is so good when it is working that I just miss it so much.
Thebigsmoke
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone just a follow up to my last post I have decided to just take Namaste vapes up on the credit offer I'm going to get a haze square pro. Although it's not the same it does have a similar heat up time and full convection and that's what I need for for my usage.
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ChooChooCharlie
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Still love 30 second draws using the TiChillum from 420EDC
disGRUNTled
Well-Known Member
Had not used the TI Grasshopper in ages. Charged both batteries and got it ready for some Forbidden Fruit.It is working flawlessly tasty hits & immediate effects.Listening to Drag On.....
eideal852
Well-Known Member
How’s this, add to sometimes finicky lights and click-onability: tonight the “off” click (or “on” I guess, once it acts up once- hell, one of the ways) was... mushy? thats not quite right, but not springy. Three or four tries in a row (click-mushclick-click-mushclick)I twiddled with it some, rotated the clicker a bit back and forth (scientific!) and seems ok. Still a little weird maybe. Common?
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
Haven't ever had that happen to me.
Today, Red Light, turned off. Red Light, turned off. 3rd click it worked. Then it worked fine. I fear it's time is coming soon :-(. NOOOOOO!
eideal852
Well-Known Member
Oh yeah. That. That happened today too.
This thing is pretty impenetrable eh? Ie no one seems to ever talk about guts or tweaks or adjust or ... every other vape there’s all sorts of info on disassembly, etc. like WV bugs vs Teslas. This guy is straight to the shop, huh, no self help options.
habitat-fc
Well-Known Member
There is a Grasshopper Fixes by @Vapor_Eyes on the new resources part of FC, I am not sure if you have seen it @eideal852
This is the link:
http://fuckcombustion.com/resources/grasshopper-fixes.11/
elykpeace
exVASted
Saw someone on Reddit WAYYY back talking about buying broken back ends and bodies and cutting them in half to see what's going on inside. My GH is still working great but when the time comes and it's no longer working I plan on taking it apart. I think for the backend you just bend the three metal tabs up and it disassembles... Not trying till my GH is toast tho. For the body I think the chip is just friction fit inside the body so possible to take out the screen and push it out the back? All just guesses... Not on a rush for the thing to quit on me but if anyone has a broken one you could try?
I saw on AliExpress grasshoppers for sale... 20-30 bucks a piece if you buy 50.. I messaged (Alan) was the dudes name and they are temp out of stock? He said he will let me know when I can purchase a sample .. wondering if they do the manufacturing for GH... If that's the case it's a significant markup.... But it could just be a scam
guyonthecouch
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I saw on AliExpress grasshoppers for sale... 20-30 bucks a piece if you buy 50.. I messaged (Alan) was the dudes name and they are temp out of stock? He said he will let me know when I can purchase a sample .. wondering if they do the manufacturing for GH... If that's the case it's a significant markup.... But it could just be a scam
Got a link for the alibaba version? Can't find it. It may have a similar body but I highly doubt it's an exact replica.
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
So far I've been using the Grasshopper in two different modes.
1. Home mode - PFE. Hydratube / Hydrabase. Killer. Been loving it.
2. Away mode - Regular Mouthpiece - Silicon Mouth tip. Holy shit.
I mean, the Mighty wins on reliability, but I could not get the type of hits i get with my Grasshopper out of the Mighty. Trust me I tried. LOL. I don't know if the Grasshopper just pushes the herb that much closer to the edge or what not, but fuck, this thing is awesome.
If they could just fix themselves, and make themself straight, like VapeXhale did, then they will be fine. They need to do a VapeXhale. Honestly, they should be in contact with Seibo. LOL
1. Home mode - PFE. Hydratube / Hydrabase. Killer. Been loving it.
2. Away mode - Regular Mouthpiece - Silicon Mouth tip. Holy shit.
I mean, the Mighty wins on reliability, but I could not get the type of hits i get with my Grasshopper out of the Mighty. Trust me I tried. LOL. I don't know if the Grasshopper just pushes the herb that much closer to the edge or what not, but fuck, this thing is awesome.
If they could just fix themselves, and make themself straight, like VapeXhale did, then they will be fine. They need to do a VapeXhale. Honestly, they should be in contact with Seibo. LOL
elykpeace
exVASted
Yeah @eideal852 saw the oil front end with the male threads .. figured it was an old picture or scam.
Either way at 225 for SS, GH labs is certainly not going out of business anytime soon...
Either way at 225 for SS, GH labs is certainly not going out of business anytime soon...
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
According to their website, it says ships in 3 - 7 days....
Mr. Me2
Well-Known Member
Im not sure that’s accurate. When I went on the site, there was a banner saying heat treated are in stock. Not sure about any other type
disGRUNTled
Well-Known Member
Forbidden Fruit & Premo MC Eight and Lady Rage .............
Ripstar
Well-Known Member
This is why I had originally cancelled, they lied about shipping time for me and the correspondence was insanely horrible.Unfortunately NOTHiNG on their site is ACCURATE.. lmao
vapviking
Old & In the Way
Can someone pls remind me where the term V5 originated (in Hopperland)? It's always been HL's stance that there would not be, say, a Hopper 2.0, but that the Hopper would just continuously improve (?!?) over time, and we'd all benefit, in not having to buy the next new, new thing. Just new batteries!
And I can not recall any talk along the way of versions 1 thru 4. Has there been any indication that they've made additional substantial design changes in recent months, since the shutdown that HL went through last winter/spring?
I purchased a Green Ti in July from a retailer who assured me it was a recent batch, definitely post-shutdown. Even knowing that, can anyone say for sure which 'V" it is? The body has functioned perfectly on a daily basis, btw. I've not even peeked at the heater area below the internal chamber screen.
On another note: Older back ends are able to power up and get to temp even if you only push halfway down on the button, and they would stay on as long as you kept some tension on the button. They could be said to click 'on' on the down stroke (even a partial down stroke). The newer back ends only power-up after fully engaging and then releasing the button (up stroke).
I have a SS Hopper that has been running a really dodgy body for several months now. When powering on, I always (using a 'down stroke' back end) half click first. Then,
About 65% of the time it will go to cop lights, so I back off the button and try again. After 3 or 4 tries like that, it will go to red and heat up as normal;
About 20% of the time it goes solid red (heating normally to blue), so I click on the rest of the way and enjoy. Once working, it will usually continue to power on and off as clicked, through the rest of the session;
About 2% of the time it goes straight to blue, so I back right off and try again until eventually it goes to red;
About 3% of the time, it gives NO lights at all, and I give the Hopper a sharp hit against a solid object, yes, I hit it against a hunk of wood, making contact with the body right near the air intake holes. With this hit - or 2, if clicker is in correct cycle (an 'on' cycle, as this is the kind that you have to physically click 'off' even when the unit has timed out) the light will usually go straight to red, normal heating.
I have managed to limp along in this fashion for about 2 months now.
Btw, I can't get it to work at all with an 'up stroke' back end!!!!!
Both bodies described above function fine as far as temp./abv is concerned. Just lucky, I guess. I'm hoping they hold out at least until their cousin (plain Ti) gets back from the hospital. It's in Continuing Care or something.
And I can not recall any talk along the way of versions 1 thru 4. Has there been any indication that they've made additional substantial design changes in recent months, since the shutdown that HL went through last winter/spring?
I purchased a Green Ti in July from a retailer who assured me it was a recent batch, definitely post-shutdown. Even knowing that, can anyone say for sure which 'V" it is? The body has functioned perfectly on a daily basis, btw. I've not even peeked at the heater area below the internal chamber screen.
On another note: Older back ends are able to power up and get to temp even if you only push halfway down on the button, and they would stay on as long as you kept some tension on the button. They could be said to click 'on' on the down stroke (even a partial down stroke). The newer back ends only power-up after fully engaging and then releasing the button (up stroke).
I have a SS Hopper that has been running a really dodgy body for several months now. When powering on, I always (using a 'down stroke' back end) half click first. Then,
About 65% of the time it will go to cop lights, so I back off the button and try again. After 3 or 4 tries like that, it will go to red and heat up as normal;
About 20% of the time it goes solid red (heating normally to blue), so I click on the rest of the way and enjoy. Once working, it will usually continue to power on and off as clicked, through the rest of the session;
About 2% of the time it goes straight to blue, so I back right off and try again until eventually it goes to red;
About 3% of the time, it gives NO lights at all, and I give the Hopper a sharp hit against a solid object, yes, I hit it against a hunk of wood, making contact with the body right near the air intake holes. With this hit - or 2, if clicker is in correct cycle (an 'on' cycle, as this is the kind that you have to physically click 'off' even when the unit has timed out) the light will usually go straight to red, normal heating.
I have managed to limp along in this fashion for about 2 months now.
Btw, I can't get it to work at all with an 'up stroke' back end!!!!!
Both bodies described above function fine as far as temp./abv is concerned. Just lucky, I guess. I'm hoping they hold out at least until their cousin (plain Ti) gets back from the hospital. It's in Continuing Care or something.
It's from their most recent newsletter update, from September, where they say "We learned of a hardware flaw affecting a small number of new heating assemblies which caused some issues with new units. This week we are launching the Version 5 internal hardware to eliminate this issue and introduce a few changes to make assembly faster."
You're right, I don't think we've been told about different versions of the body before, just general "we're always making improvements, which you'll get if you need a repair". I take this as part of their greater transparency and better communication lately.
There are barely any people who have got a v5 body yet, though, so we will have to wait and see whether it really does fix the majority of issues people have been having. Fingers crossed, as ever!
Good to hear that newer backends than mine don't engage until the "up-stroke" of clicking them on; that sounds like it would eliminate the issues I've had in the past of the hopper turning itself on in my pocket, when the clicker is pushed to be partially depressed as it jiggles. But my backend is still working, and long may it continue, I don't want to jinx anything!
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MonkeyTime
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I have a SS unit that is behaving exactly like you described. I actually just figured out this afternoon that giving it a wrap kick started it 50% of the time.
I'm guessing there's a forced fit electrical connection somewhere that's either corroded or just not making a good connection.