Thank you sir. I got the Persei for the 7.4.You can't buy Omicron or Persei tops separate from full vaporizers, with the sole exception of the Hammer top for the Persei.
You could buy this: http://www.vaporwarehouse.com/site/omicron-mini-vaporizer.html
And have another thing that could do 7.4V on the Core.
Right on. Well, I'm not sure of a way to get a less expensive Omicron top for use on the core, than that link, they are $70 new from W9. Any V2 or later Omicron top should work on that Core tube; I like the SS tube+ AW 14500 for the Omi on the go.Thank you sir. I got the Persei for the 7.4.
It seems to be the best deal out there.Right on. Well, I'm not sure of a way to get a less expensive Omicron top for use on the core, than that link, they are $70 new from W9. Any V2 or later Omicron top should work on that Core tube; I like the SS tube+ AW 14500 for the Omi on the go.
Perhaps if the ceramic rod was a static fixed item but it is not. Its resistance changes with temperature so a variable wattage device referencing its resistance would increase voltage during use. That is my understanding, at least.From what I understand operational Wattage range is simply derived from the Input Voltage x Atomizer Ohm resistance. Variable Wattage boxes just do the math the other way around, adjusting the volts as necessary to achieve the set wattage functionality. There are different ways of handling the stepping between settings and fractions of settings depending on the voltage or wattage setting and even depending on the chipset manufacturer, but they are basically controlling the same things at the end of the day.
I'm still having a tough time getting the SR74 to work steadily. I can get it right, take a few hits and it seems loose connection. Do you think I need a new rod or something? Maybe a new brass tightener? I am assuming that that the rod is not staying put and slowly moves away from the center pin.
Any suggestions?
I am doing that as well. It just doesnt want to cooperate. I think I'll break the whole thing down, ISO it and try again.
Do you have a multimeter or resistance meter? I've found that to really help troubleshooting. My problem has always been one of 3 things.
1) screw on very bottom was too tight so it didn't make a connection below it
2) golden button was filled full of goo and was stuck
3) I didn't tighten the nut that holds the rod enough and the spring would slowly push it up with use/walking around with it.
Hope this helps. Nothing has frustrated me as much as a pile of shatter and my herc not cooperating.
The ohm tester for me (a newbie) is a must own.
From a cold herc sr74x, what is your technique? I usually hold the button 10 secs and vapor starts coming out. And then I hit it for five seconds, take a 5-10 cool off hit, and then repeat. Is there a technique you like to use (I just want to prevent leaking or overheating my oil)?
Hey samuraisam,Right on. Well, I'm not sure of a way to get a less expensive Omicron top for use on the core, than that link, they are $70 new from W9. Any V2 or later Omicron top should work on that Core tube; I like the SS tube+ AW 14500 for the Omi on the go.
I'm glad I stumbled upon this forum. Everyone on here seems to have had superb support from W9tech... Wish I had the same experience... What's the best way to contact them?
I bought a V 2.5 because it said "OIL" and I've had problems finding a reliable solution for CO2 oil. I get the item and when I go to prime the cartridge I read all of the instructions and I hold the button in and I'm pretty sure I don't see a red light inside but I do feel the cartridge get warm. I call support mid day on a Friday and right away get v. mail so I leave a message no one calls back. I wait a while, call again same thing but I don't leave a message this time.
The weekend comes and I still haven't heard anything. Because the cartridge got warm when I held the button on the Omicron I decided to load it. CO2 oil varies in viscosity depending upon the supplier due to some fractional extraction chem stuff which I won't go into, but this was the thickest variant around. A gram of oil ran right out the bottom of the cartridge into my hand. (well, I recovered about 1/3. 3 days ago after verifying the cart was def bad and never hearing from the company and losing all hope of hearing back I used the center like a plunger and pushed a bunch more oil out then put a globe over the stainless tube and torched the tube lightly to recover all the wasted goodies I could.)
I was very upset. I emailed because it was the weekend. My email was pleasant. No one has ever called or emailed me back. I read on the website that w9 does not accept returns so now I'm stuck with something that I cannot use. I would have totally walked away from the company forever but after reading about the Hercules it sounded like something more like what I needed and I couldn't find anythingg to compare but due to the lack of support or any contact at all from W9 and the inability to return stuff I decided I'd be better off buying elsewhere. I found a used persei for $40 and I bought a brand new Herc 74x on discount for $69.99 for my birthday today and it hits wonderful. BUT, again, my oil ran into the bottom. I kind of expected this though but I don't mind making the switch to hash with this product. It's all clogged up and dragging hard so I'll have to clean in iso and RO water.
My question is, what now do I do with my stupid Omicron. When I bought the persei it came with some cartridges and it lit right up red so then I had confirmation the stainless cartridge was bad and the system won't work for what I bought it for at all... I've got an ad on craigslist but no one is hitting on it...
Why does the main source of support for this company seem to be a single muddled up thread on some non-related website that is not linked in any way?
To everyone else, nope not a kiss cart putting CO2 in there would be moronic.
I don't even want it now. I bought it for CO2 oil, not wax or shatter, because I have a ready supply of it cheap and have been using it as a perfectly awesome mobile solution. I was just looking for something better than the Kanger tank and they stress how totally Lego awesome the Omicron is for oils which is not completely true but it's only in fine print on the book not on the website and you don't read that until you already paid to then find out you can't return it even though it doesn't work for what you need at all...
I bought a Persei and Herc and I'll use that at home now with hash as I think it is awesome but Kanger tank for oil is still better than the Omicron hands down and it's not the best solution... I guess I wasted $70...