Durden

I am Jack's title
Making a long winded post about a supposed lack of evidence and support, while giving zero evidence or support for your own position, is mind boggling to me.
Even more you decry their use of unverified (but at least presented) information while giving, again, zero information or evidence yourself.
Then you take it a step further by dismissing their claims because they need to be tested by some imaginary recognized vaporizer testing facility.

All of this without even owning a box, or even trying one.

Do you yell at your TV when the commercials come on?

In the end this is FC, we ARE the vaporizer testing facility. If it didn't work, or there was an issue with it, we would know about it. Bring it on tho, we love information, the randomness not so much.
 
Durden,

stickstones

Vapor concierge
franckydiam...that looks like what I would think a production PA would look like. Did they release production models already and I missed it, or do you have a beta model with the latest changes?

zenmasterofzinfadel...your last post is borderline trolling and you are already being called out on it by the membership. You need to bring a lot more facts and data to the table before you start slinging shit around here.
 
stickstones,
stickstones said:
franckydiam...that looks like what I would think a production PA would look like. Did they release production models already and I missed it, or do you have a beta model with the latest changes?

zenmasterofzinfadel...your last post is borderline trolling and you are already being called out on it by the membership. You need to bring a lot more facts and data to the table before you start slinging shit around here.
It may be called ... beta V.2 ... I already had a PA Beta (V1) in my hands and I can see the changes with the new PA recently ordered by a friend, rubber feet, the cylindrical body of another metal and engravings.

I do not think it will still make other changes or ... ?
 
Franckydiam,
diffrencepa.jpg


That's the difference between the two beta PA

:peace:
 
Franckydiam,

FLskwat

VAPOLITICS!
OK so I received beta V.0 end of last week from BlisssVille? No engraving, no sticker, no rubber... :D ??? LOL
 
FLskwat,

pakalolo

Toolbag v1.1 (candidate)
Staff member
wthanna said:
I believe most of that vaporpedia info on the Launch Box was written by a forum member here. If you have issues with it, please post your problems. ....of course your comments would carry more weight if you actually owned or have used one... :cool:

I compiled and edited the Vaporpedia entry for the MFLB. About two-thirds of it is based on information that magicflight posted in this thread. The rest was edited from posts by other members or written by me.

zenmasterofzinfandel said:
Far be it from 'jacking' the thread, there probably could be a whole subforum just to discuss all of the misinformation/disinformation/sales pitch for the MFLB that is what the vaporpedia section on the MFLB is, imho!

Put up or shut up. Ending with "imho" doesn't get you off the hook. Your "examples" are empty of anything but your "humble" opinion.

Edited: typo
 
pakalolo,
zenmasterofzinfandel said:
sundaddy said:
All you need to do is click on vaporpedia at the top of the page and go to the Magic Flight Section, all you would ever want to know all conveniently archived.
...

or you could go the the 1st post in this thread, look at the very end of that post for the link to vaporpedia on the MFLB.

Far be it from 'jacking' the thread, there probably could be a whole subforum just to discuss all of the misinformation/disinformation/sales pitch for the MFLB that is what the vaporpedia section on the MFLB is, imho!

So much of it is just plain playing on the ignorance of FC membership's lack of basic knowledge on electronics and such. We have here on FC, Hippie_Dickie and his 'Cube' (Bud Toaster) who has said he has an EE degree (Electrical Engineering for those who don't know). It should be child's play for him to discredit some of the misinformation contained in the vaporpedia MFLB 'archives'.

Let me come back later when I have time and address the inaccurate, misleading statements on batteries, NIMH etc.

Let me start off by saying you really should keep that old saying "buyer beware" in mind when you read a sales pitch that includes completely unverified and unsubstantiated by scientific and/or independent laboratory testing like this gem:

http://www.vaporpedia.com/wiki/Magic-Flight_Launch_Box
Since the Box uses only and exactly as much heat energy as is needed for vaporization (the Box is easily one of the worlds most energy-efficient vaporizers

^ Vaporware claims :D. "easily" compared to what, and by how much, what measure? yeah, that's what I thought..can't be verified by any standardized means of testing procedure.

Oh no, it's made in California...but it's not only one of the most efficient vaps made in Calif, not only one of the most efficient vaps made in the USA... USA!, USA! USA!, it's not only one of the most efficient vaps made in all of N. American continent (take that you Euros!)...

it is "one of the *world's* most energy-efficient vaporizers" as tested and verified by what recognized testing authority cited??? Yeah, that's wut I thought! It's so great, so efficient that 'the most interesting man in the world has been known to use it' :D

Stay thirsty my friends!

Buyer beware...of massive hype in selling to gullible, ignorant, easy prey client base, just like the BS surrounding LED grow lights.

Not saying it doesn't work, or even work well enough (I don't have one now, but might just be buying one later); just saying don't believe everything you read on the vaporpedia, just like wikipedia is not the most accurate source of information.

I respect your opinion, Zenmaster. I also respect rose wine.

I'm so glad you're on FC. I hope you don't feel bullied.

I will frequent FC more often!!!
 
Vapemania-original,

ThunderBrow

Well-Known Member
I know that there has been a lot of previous discussion on grinders, but does anyone
own or has used the Space Case Scout?

I specifically was looking at the small size, but I was wondering if it still fits in your pants
pocket? I was looking at the Scout since it has the storage compartment that I would use
for my ABV.

My current grinder is the acrylic 3-pc that came with the MFLB on vapeworld but is starting
to get ruined. It's just the grinder on the top and storage spot on the bottom.
http://www.vapeworld.com/grinders/acrylic-grinders/vapeworld-com-logo-2-5-acrylic-2-pc-grinder

So if anyone has any thoughts on the Scout and how much it grinds and if it fits your pocket,
please let me know. Or if anyone has any better ideas for ABV storage. Thanks!
 
ThunderBrow,

ty14

Tyler
I am too lazy to read through multiple pages today... But my question is does anyone know when the final version of the power adapter will come out? I wanna purchase this thing so bad to make all the power come out of this little baby but if its not gonna be much longer on the final product i'll wait...
 
ty14,

kewpcer

Active Member
ty14 said:
I wanna purchase this thing so bad to make all the power come out of this little baby but if its not gonna be much longer on the final product i'll wait...

Peel some energizer 2300s. That should give you a taste of the heat until then.

PS...

Anybody wanna look at some porn?
 
kewpcer,

ty14

Tyler
kewpcer said:
ty14 said:
I wanna purchase this thing so bad to make all the power come out of this little baby but if its not gonna be much longer on the final product i'll wait...

Peel some energizer 2300s. That should give you a taste of the heat until then.

PS...

Anybody wanna look at some porn?

Dude i wouldn't of asked about the power adapter if i was interested in batteries.. I want a constant power supply for my launch box.. Not something that decreases in power after each hit...

Does anyone know an estimated time on the release? I have the site to order the beta one and i'm really considering just going with the beta... Will they send me the newest version?
 
ty14,

kewpcer

Active Member
ty14 said:
Dude i wouldn't of asked about the power adapter if i was interested in batteries.. I want a constant power supply for my launch box.. Not something that decreases in power after each hit...

Hence why I said... "Until then" as in... until the final product is released. Like you said...

AH HA!
 
kewpcer,

MG23

Relaxin'
I kinda assume that the newest "beta" version is the retail version, although that's just speculation. I ordered one yesterday and left a note beside my FC name asking for the more current, rubber footed model.
I hope they listen. :D
 
MG23,

magicflight

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
zenmasterofzinfandel said:
... Vaporpedia ... So much of it is just plain playing on the ignorance of FC membership's lack of basic knowledge on electronics and such. ... a sales pitch that includes completely unverified and unsubstantiated by scientific and/or independent laboratory testing like this gem:
the Box is easily one of the worlds most energy-efficient vaporizers
"easily" compared to what, and by how much, what measure? ... can't be verified by any standardized means of testing procedure. ... as tested and verified by what recognized testing authority cited?

Hi,

Actually, that claim can be substantiated, and on the basis of pure physical fact and calculation. The info presented below are the basic kinds of common knowledge available to any real physicist or engineer and can be checked against standard sources -- by any recognized authority you wish, or measured directly yourself if you have the means.

At the moment there are really only two kinds of energy sources used for vaporization: electric inits and flame based units. Each will be considered in turn.

A very conservative and generous review of the energy demands of the very best electric vaporizers (regardless of whether they are portable or desktop units) places them at about 30 watts (per second) minimum. Most desktop units will require somewhat more than that. However, to be operable at all, all of these units require about 2 minutes (minimum) of warmup time. Therefore, the energy used to achieve operations temperature is therefore on the order of at least 3600 watt seconds.

Please note that this warmup energy does *not* itself contribute to the vaporization -- it merely provides the conditions necessary to achieve the _possibility_ of vaporization. Actual vaporization itself is only achieved after this initial investment of energy has already been made. In all existing electric units, actual operation requires more energy getting added, both to "do" the vaporization and also as needed to maintain the minimum viable temperatures. But for the sake of clarity, lets discount completely these additional energy requirements and assume that the first hit is achieved at exactly the end of the warmup period.

Alternatively to the electric models, there are the lighter and torch based vaporizers, of which the Vapor Genie is the prototypical example. To assess the energy requirements of these types of units, it is necessary to calculate the energy output of a lighter flame and convert to a common measure.

A common lighter contains approximately 5.7 cc of butane. The density of liquid butane is approximately 0.58 gram per cubic centimeter. The molar mass of butane is 58.12 grams per mol and the enthalpy of butane combustion is approximately 2877.5 kJ/mol. Therefore, there is about 0.057 mole of gas, or approximately 1.3 liter at STP.

A lighter that produces a 1" flame will deliver about 1cc/second at STP. Therefore, the burning 4.37E-5 mole of butane per second results in 0.126 kJ per second of energy. Converting units and assuming that it takes 10 seconds of burn time to produce the first hit, this means that your typical Vapor Genie will require about 1260 watt seconds of energy to start.

Please note that the burn rate of a torch lighter is considerably faster, which implies even higher energy usage. Consider, for example, the Iolite which is a flame based unit (the "fire" is in the catalytic combustion). Insofar as it also takes 2 minutes to warmup and given that it will have a similar combustion rate as a fairly large torch lighter, there is zero chance that its energy consumption is less than about 15000 watt seconds to start -- ie the minimum energy necessary to achieve the 1st hit.

Compare all of this to the energy needs to produce the first hit with a Launch Box: 12 watts per second to run and 4 seconds to start. Assuming that it takes 15 seconds to get your first hit, the total energy per hit is 180 watt seconds total. The Launch Box is therefore nearly 7X more energy efficient as the Vapor Genie, 20X more efficient than the best electric models, and nearly 100X more energy efficient than the Iolite. Independently of category, there simply is no other vaporizer product that is even in this range.

In conclusion, the claim of 'most energy efficient vaporizer' is rather well supported by real physical fact, and is if anything, a rather conservative reflection of the truth. Our mentioning of it had absolutely nothing to do with marketing or sales. Rather, it had everything to do with our pride of achievement as engineers. Achieving this level of process efficiency in a commercial product was basically unthinkable even just a few years ago. To have it achieved even now is something of a wonder, but it is hardly a selling point. What most people really care about is "does it work?" and "can I use it easily?". Technical stuff like this is usually of interest only to the geeks -- which is kind of why we post here. What people really ask about is how useful it is for efficient medicinal extraction, not how efficient it is in energy. In the greater scheme of things, the tiny amount of energy that we save is rather insignificant and is certainly unimportant.

In the FC forum, Magic-Flight has found the right sort of community to post this sort of esoterica, which is really the only reason we even mentioned it (and are even bothering with this rebuttal). Its inclusion in the Vaporpedia is due to the general interest of the membership here -- as decided by the members -- not because we requested it get added on our behalf. This also is a matter of public record if you happen to care enough to check.

-- Magic-Flight

PS: for those who are asking about the Beta units, yes, we have been making a number of product quality and build process improvements. We will very shortly be converting over to "official" release versions, which are basically the same as the most recent Beta units, aside from a few minor details. Peoples speculations as to the electrical details are largely correct and require no additional comments from me.
 
magicflight,

wilf789

Non-combustion-convert
???? = why Magic Flight are one of the best companies I have dealt with of any kind of purchase I've ever made.

I was actually going to post that anyway as I ordered a PA yesterday, and requested an email sent to me confirming that it was the newer model and that it could be separated into two packages (to avoid UK customs fees). I received said email very promptly, confirming all that I had asked, and in a friendly manner and tone uncommon of customer service responses (joking, for example, that while the new PAs did have 'feet' they were sadly without 'shoes' ;) )

Now waiting for my new PA, a new BC-700 charger, 4 new Powerex 2700s, and a new cleaning brush (I lost mine), which should all arrive next week (after 4/20 though I fear). My MFLB is getting spoiled rotten, he better be grateful! (Anyone else give their vapes a gender/name? My SSV is definitely the Big Momma)
 
wilf789,
I really didn't know the MFLB was so green.
Thats amazing info on the energy usage, man.

My dealer said the MJ I bought from him (for medicinal purposes) must be lasting a while.

Man, oh man.
You just know you're conserving your stash when even your dealer remarks on it.

Now, I don't know anything about PAs.
But I have owned a number of mobile phones.
The phone industry gives away PAs like they were disposable batteries.

People have laptops, tablets, portable games, power tools and stuff which all need PAs.
So although the workings of a PA is unknown, people are very familiar with PAs cos they use them every day.

The problem is, I keep looking at the MFLB PA beta unit and thinking:
why isn't there a cover?
why is the wood there? its an electrical item
why isn't it one single block (to stop the metal cylinder-thing rolling about)?
why isn't it black? or white?
why isn't it plastic?

If the PA is the Mark I version, then I wonder if there will be a Mark II version.

Wilf: my MFLB is called Polygram.
Cos it consistently gives you good hits.
 
Vapemania-original,

Hery Vappy

Active Member
I feel smarter after reading Magic Flight responses. They are so informative yet concise. I would guess the author must have minored in English and Debate to compliment their Engineering degree.
 
Hery Vappy,

hereatlast

Well-Known Member
Thanks for that post magicflight, I pop my head in here for stuff like that.

Technical stuff like this is usually of interest only to the geeks -- which is kind of why we post here.

Feeling pretty geeky right now, thanks for the knowledge :science:
 
hereatlast,

stickstones

Vapor concierge
Vapemania said:
The problem is, I keep looking at the MFLB PA beta unit and thinking:
why isn't there a cover?
why is the wood there? its an electrical item
why isn't it one single block (to stop the metal cylinder-thing rolling about)?
why isn't it black? or white?
why isn't it plastic?

I'll bet my lunch the magicflight answer would include things about sustainability and minimalism. I love that they only do what is necessary to attain the desired results.
 
stickstones,

weedemon

enthusiast
my buddy named his mflb "Maple".

thanks MF, for the awesome post explaining the efficiency. very interesting!
 
weedemon,

pakalolo

Toolbag v1.1 (candidate)
Staff member
magicflight said:
In the FC forum, Magic-Flight has found the right sort of community to post this sort of esoterica, which is really the only reason we even mentioned it (and are even bothering with this rebuttal). Its inclusion in the Vaporpedia is due to the general interest of the membership here -- as decided by the members -- not because we requested it get added on our behalf. This also is a matter of public record if you happen to care enough to check.

The origin of the Vaporpedia entry is contained within this thread as magicflight indicates, but to save zenmasterofzinfandel from having to search for it, I will summarize here. This is also for the benefit of Vapemania, who has insisted in the past that the MFLB entry (and indeed all of Vaporpedia) is nothing but marketing hype.

Back when this thread was only(!) 200 pages long, there had already been endless repetition of questions, particularly concerning batteries and chargers. I had just finished reading the whole thing, and then because I was impressed and engaged by the detailed and well-written answers from magicflight, I had already saved all of his posts in a file for re-reading.

It occurred to me that these posts could be formed into a comprehensive MFLB Vaporpedia entry to which people could be directed instead of bulking up this thread with repetitive answers, so I began editing and formatting magicflight's posts. Right about that time, magicflight and other posters began discussing the possibility of using Vaporpedia to hold the MFLB FAQ, so I mentioned that I was already working on such a thing. A few days later, I posted the new entry. At no time did magicflight or anyone else tell me what to include or how to express it, and that remains true to this day.

I'd like to remind people, especially zenmasterofzinfandel and Vapemania, that Vaporpedia is a user-maintained wiki, and anyone who thinks an entry is misleading or wrong can register and then edit to correct the entry. Unfortunately, due to spam attacks vtac was forced to resort to a request system for registration, but the process is simple and relatively painless, and frankly, we could use the help.
 
pakalolo,
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