Hey guys, long time Persei User here. I've been using and loving my Persei after mastering the 1.5ohm and 5ohm cartridges at their respective voltages, I'm no longer burning out or clogging my cartridges.
I recently bought a SR-71 from W9 Tech, it came with the stainless steel cap, a white rod (7.6v) , and a black rod (3.6v). I've read nearly every single post in this thread (no exaggeration) and watched every SR-71 assembly video on youtube, but for the life of me I can't get my SR-71 to work.
I've put about .3g of some shatter and .4g of some blonde crumble on top of a uncut oil coil. First I assembled the SR-71 with the 7.6v white rod, the unit did not get hot, and it broke my 2 imr 18350 batteries (no longer powers anything...) and broke my single top (serial # 3507). My internal battery spring is fine and undamaged. The light on the single top functions, but it will no longer power my 5ohm cartridges. 3.6v 800MaH.
I took apart the SR-71 and inserted a black 3.6v rod and paired it with a imr 18650 battery and my functional dual top. Still no vapor production, my BHO is not getting warm, it is only saturated into the oil coil because I applied some heat with a jet lighter. After countless reassembles of the SR-71 I still have yet to get a hit, the unit used to warm up but now I can't even get it to do that. My dual top and imr 18650 battery are both fine.
This has been an absolute PITA, I'm eager to get this working but I am completely stumped after 4-5 hours of tinkering and scouring the web for any information, any ideas? I tried plugging in the SR-71 directly into the persei (without the insulator) and it still wont warm up. I'm guessing its an issue with the heating element but I'm honestly stuck and frustrated.
Any ideas guys? Is this improper assembly or hardware failure? I'm not sure if its relevant to know, but I purchased my Persei at Revolution Health Center in San Jose, California, whom I believe is an authorized Persei dealer (unlike eBay).