Elac
Silly rabbit trips are for kids
Hey guys and gals,
My son and I received our two Ti Hoppers on the 17th.
A bong in a pen is how I describe it to people.
Absolutely amazed with it's build and how it performs.
Now it's been about a week so time to test it out a bit.
As has been talked about on the web (maybe here too?) there is a voltage potential between the clicker and the body. The clicker being negative and the body positive. The following is a few observations on that.
First, there is some resistance between the clicker and the clip and also the clip and the negative battery contact.
Second, here is some readouts from the oscilloscope.
What's shown there is repetitive through all the temps.
Oscilloscope probe was connected to to clicker and clip.
A closeup of what was captured.
A few other observations:
The negative terminal of my Hopper is slightly concave.
Which isn't the best for contact.
With that and the loose fit of the backend threads to the body, there leaves enough room between the threads for the backend to tilt a bit so that there can be poor contact between the battery and the backend and/or between the backend threads and the body threads.
Also the inner PCB of the body has a test point added:
Comared to this:
2 things I don't do:
1 leave my finger on the clicker while holding the unit when powered on as this creates a small short.
2 reassemble my hopper after use,
why screw and unscrew the backend and mouth piece 2 extra times per session.
5 sessions a day 10 extra wears on the gritty threads, 70 a week, 210 a month.... you get the picture.
And check the body threads really well, with a magnifying glass if possible, both my son and I found small pieces of metal leftover from the lathe. Wouldn't want any of that to fall into the body on that circuitry down there.
Time to go enjoy this awsome device.
My son and I received our two Ti Hoppers on the 17th.
A bong in a pen is how I describe it to people.
Absolutely amazed with it's build and how it performs.
Now it's been about a week so time to test it out a bit.
As has been talked about on the web (maybe here too?) there is a voltage potential between the clicker and the body. The clicker being negative and the body positive. The following is a few observations on that.
First, there is some resistance between the clicker and the clip and also the clip and the negative battery contact.
Second, here is some readouts from the oscilloscope.
What's shown there is repetitive through all the temps.
Oscilloscope probe was connected to to clicker and clip.
A closeup of what was captured.
A few other observations:
The negative terminal of my Hopper is slightly concave.
Which isn't the best for contact.
With that and the loose fit of the backend threads to the body, there leaves enough room between the threads for the backend to tilt a bit so that there can be poor contact between the battery and the backend and/or between the backend threads and the body threads.
Also the inner PCB of the body has a test point added:
Comared to this:
2 things I don't do:
1 leave my finger on the clicker while holding the unit when powered on as this creates a small short.
2 reassemble my hopper after use,
why screw and unscrew the backend and mouth piece 2 extra times per session.
5 sessions a day 10 extra wears on the gritty threads, 70 a week, 210 a month.... you get the picture.
And check the body threads really well, with a magnifying glass if possible, both my son and I found small pieces of metal leftover from the lathe. Wouldn't want any of that to fall into the body on that circuitry down there.
Time to go enjoy this awsome device.