Oh, I said tongue and cheek - It was a joke. No worries. I'm a big boy. yes a lot of good info there. As I said 392 pages and no way I'm reading it all. In fact I didn't want to read the whiners. They have no value to me. I wanted real technical info.
At least give me some credit here. I have figured this out in a day. Loaded and primed 8 carts w/o an issue.
I don't fit your model of the posts you state....
Not using budder or shatter. BHO only and honeycomb.
planetvape.ca states expected shipment on 5/31/2013 for them... be patient cause there will be a mad rush for them. Like a Iphone
Glad we're clear.
I'm not saying you don't deserve credit or that you do. I notice you saying things like "$600 for $20 dollars of parts" and that the unit is "primitive" for it's pricing, those are very much things that the average disgruntled new user says.
I do agree with your assessment that the base unit could use work, although, contrary to what was said, there have been changes to the unit since release last year. New Persei tops have come out (I believe they are serialized and come with, at least, some kind of safe circuitry). However, what I feel we're really paying for is the intellectual properties that went behind this system and the fact that this base unit has all those attachments that work only with it. I hope you're doing okay with the Nibbler X and Bender, they're great.
As to your statement on "figuring this thing out in a day." The worst thing about being a new Persei user is that you don't know what you're looking for in performance unless you have a buddy or family member who's got one going well. For the time being, congrats on getting those carts working. Just keep in mind that while they work, you still might not have them in the optimal condition. Few carts down the line, you'll have it and you'll know it, or else they'll just be the same, in which case, you've always had it.
To the consistency issue: budder and shatter are both types of BHO whose differences occur in the finishing stages of making errl, so when someone says either of the two they mean to ask if you whipped your errl 'til it was a buddery consistency, purge and winterize to a shatter, etc. You did mention Honeycomb, and that is a great consistency for these carts. Stay away from the taffy, hard shatter, or runny oil states. And again, .5 per cart, use til they're at .2, refill to .5 or .6.
Lastly, I really wish the PlanetVape ship date was completely accurate, but the last date they had posted, 4/30/13, didn't see the release. It may just be an interim date changed constantly until the actual release is known. Hopefully G replies with some progress reports on the new heater cores. We'll probably know about it here before it posts to PlanetVape.
The wax i used was pretty stable, almost taffy like consistency. Was mostly blonde/amber in color, and did okay on the foil test. I know taffy isn't the best for these carts, but it's all i have other than some lower quality and thinner oil.
Any ideas? Should I just try reheating my cart again and continue trying to prime it or just dump the cart?
Priming 5 ohm on 3.7v is pretty easy. You can hold it down for a while longer than 6 seconds. Try 10-15, while feeling the cart. It really shouldn't get hot enough at 3.7v to do any damage.
Using taffy and shatter takes a little more effort and patience. What you can do to help the priming stage: assuming the cart is still good, is to warm around the center one more time and pull very lightly from the bottom of the cart. There should be a bit of air displacement and you'll feel the base of the cart get warmer as the wax oozes down with the help of your suction.
You may have to prime each session since those consistencies are harder for the bulk heater to melt down and feed in to the wick. Good news is, 5 ohm is the best cart for these since they get the hottest.
Good luck.
