Hi MF,
I am a heavy box user, (2-4 bowls daily?) Since owning the batteries, I tend to use the box much more vs when I was limited with subpar batteries.
My question is to do with the screen. I know you've mentioned how delicate the screen is and only a brush should be used so delicately.
However, I've had such a thick buildup on it (probably 2mm thick)...it happened so gradually I thought it was just the screen or the copper piece that connects the mesh.
The other day I was curious if it was the mesh so I started to scrap VERY delicately with an ear picker (since the brush cannot be used to dislodge resin that is just fused into the mesh). I scraped so much resin/plant off that it filled the trench. (in hindsight I should've taken pics). There were still lil bits here and there so I plugged in a new battery alternating batteries until it burnt off the remaining residue. The bottom of the box got quite hot but the mesh looked quite clean (like new again). It seems to allow the battery to work more efficiently but the mesh when clean is like sticky tape to the plant (maybe daily maintenance is required)...this cleaning is not recommended but I did take great care when I did this...
My question which was asked I think by me before and I did get an answer but I would like to make sure since with the new power adapter, the push button was incorporated so that we wouldn't accidentally leave the unit on (which may not be good for it) which is for the good of the box I'm assuming...
So if that is the case, how long through your testing can this box run non-stop before something 'bad' happens...does the mesh come off if heated for too long? Is that even possible that the temperature gets too hot that the mesh loses its fusion....I understand in normal usage this is not a problem but, but scenarios such as:
1) cleaning the trench by heating the mesh for a period to burn off any left over residue
2) group situations where the box gets continually passed around by say 4 people (in this scenario, it is quite possible to leave the unit on continually until the bowl needs emptying and refilling which then gets the process repeated)
I guess I just want to know how confident I can be when I use the box this extensively and what is the recommended usage pattern of the box
ie.
box can only be on for a max of say 2mins before it must rest for 1min (since with many batteries or the power module, overheating batteries is no longer the issue, but now comes down to what the box can withstand...
Thanks again for 2009's best product of the year (in my books), you've made the impossible possible...by that I mean, I vape in front of my parents in complete stealth at the dinner table...i'm sure everyone has there story....maybe on your site you should have a place where fans (like myself) can share where the box has taken them...the box is very liberating to say the least...
Where I've take my "Launch" box...
...dinner table with my parents
...poker game
...theatre
...taco bell
...playing bball at the gym
...inlaws
...conference calls
i'm sure my list maybe tame to some others that dared to take the box deeper