Here’s an update for you from the ‘
Grasshopper Vaporizer’ team:
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Hey Everyone,
The Grasshopper Project has been moving along steadily for the last 15 days. We’re very nearly done with the last of the engineering work on the Hopper, so it’s down to manufacturing, testing and assembly. We’re waiting on the next batch of production parts to come in, and we’ll post pictures of those as soon as they’re received.
We’ve spent some time every month in a back-and-forth exchange with our battery manufacturer. Every time we’ve received a battery, we’ve put it through extensive testing to verify it’s capacity, discharge rate and lifespan. Though we’ve had serviceable batteries for months it’s been a battle to get what we exactly wanted. We’ve just completed initial tests on what is likely to be the Grasshopper’s final battery.
Due to it’s small size and high discharge rate, it was a challenge for the manufacturer to produce the cell to our specifications. We kept insisting that they make it better, and eventually they did. Have a look at our cycle count chart below. This chart illustrates the loss of battery capacity over a given number of cycles. The Grasshopper is an extremely demanding application for a battery, and we’re happy to get such great results from the stress test.
Finally, we’re happy to announce the addition of a new member of the team. Dustin was chosen after a number of interviews with some great people. He’ll be working on designing and building the assembly setup, and then working to put together Hoppers with the rest of us. His experience in construction and hands-on engineering directly applies to the next stage of the project, so we think he’s going to be a good fit for the job.
Look for our next update on June 1st!
The Grasshopper Team
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