OF
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Currently there is no grade 2 Ti in the essential oil vaporizer market. Until we bring it out.
Except Cera Ti EO of course........
Or do you claim they're using grade 5 as well?
OF
Currently there is no grade 2 Ti in the essential oil vaporizer market. Until we bring it out.
Except Cera Ti EO of course........
Or do you claim they're using grade 5 as well?
OF
That's very much a possibility and you shouldn't suggest the idea is outlandish. Intuition rarely matches up with what we find out about the world... I enjoy the Adams explanation...Look at it like this Vanadium ingested can cause issues, vanadium heated up causes none? Introduced in the air stream causes none?
Douglas Adams said:There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
Except Cera Ti EO of course........
Or do you claim they're using grade 5 as well?
OF
All of that involves actually consuming vanadium. The evidence that is needed now is whether the use of grade 5 titanium in this application would cause vanadium to actually show up in the airstream, which seems unlikely, given vanadium is present in stainless steel.
One shouldn't make the jump from seeing that eating a metal is bad for you to thinking that it's going to leech into you when heated.
It's a bit like the people who see evidence that aluminum is present in post-mortem brain autopsies of individuals with alzheimer's and make the assumption that it is unsafe to cook with aluminum. There is no evidence to support that idea.
Good news we can do grade 2 titanium coils. 4-5 mm thick
That's right I said it grade 2 titanium heaters no one else can claim this guaranteed.
Big difference in grade 2 and grade 5.
Once again anyone claiming grade 1 - 4 on their coils I'm gonna ask for a lab report to prove it then I'm going to have it tested to make sure no ones pulling the wool over the consumers eyes.
Please show me halo claiming grade 1-4 and ill have it tested to verify. Until then our research indicates grade 5.
Your choice. Tobacco was safe for years.
Not saying I agree or disagree with anybody, but I respect peoples right to decide which way they go w/o having to justify it. However, its a valid point not to make claims w/o backup. I just think the data is too grey right now and I like being safe over sorry in respect to my mom.
Nice story about your mom!Guys, aluminum is linked to many health concerns. Antiperspirant, cooking pans etc.
There are two directions to come from...
1. Until I know its safe, not going to do it.
2. Until I know its unsafe I'm using it.
We can argue which is right or wrong, but one can go either way because that's a personal decision.
I like being safe over sorry in respect to my mom.
seems like if a reputable company like TV chose Grade 2 Ti then there must be something to that decision?
not sure are they willing to claim its Ti? im willing to have it tested like i did with the dart. Which was based on the Nichrome wire.
Yes, two. It's cheaper and easier to work. Exactly the reasons I think other globe vape guys are probably using grade 1-4 (pure metal) rather than 5 or any other of the dozens of alloys that aren't used in vapes.
Grade 5 shows up in nails as a fluke. Unless you can get the material very very cheap (reject medical parts) you'd be foolish to go to the expensive stuff if you don't need the increased strength. Why would they pay more and work harder rather than make exactly the same choice as D9 Engineers seem to be?
By all means do test them. You might want to try a different lab, however. If they told you the DART heater was Nichrome they took your money under false pretenses. I've seen the spool it comes off, and wound heaters with it. I've worked with the same family of alloys over the years......it's NOT Nichrome. It's Iron based, not Nickle.
But by all means do test it out before making the claim again? I believe you're off......not I think that it really matters. If the Vanadium stays in the Ti alloy (or in the stainless steel you have no trouble in using.....) what's the issue? As another poster asked, 'can you suggest how it gets from metal into the airstream?
OF
Agreed, my point.Thats the thing removing the unknown makes it safer we all know that. Unless there is a study on vanadium being safe i just dont see it being used in this field and until then in our book its unsafe.
Please point the lab out. I will be more then happy to pay for the test.
Yes Grade 5 is costlier, but that doesnt mean its better. Just means the uses are different and different industries.
Agreed, my point.
I might rephrase to - to the best of my knowledge we are the only ones using grade 2 TI
Personally, its 100% ok to state this as an advantage in marketing data.
Its also fair for @OF to state "so, anybody using grade 5 would be stupid because the additional cost and lack of an advantage".
Everyone is right
@OF If what you say is true then you know i will give credit where credit is due. The fact that we are saying grade 2 is better then grade 5 in this application is because of its purity.
If anyone else is using Grade 2 good for them but until i see a claim my words stand.
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You misunderstand me, I'm suggesting if you decide to use a lab to test your competitor's Ti grade you might want to use a different one than the one that reported Nichrome heater elements in a device with no Nichrome.
Yes, grade 5 is more expensive. And it's harder to work. Exactly the point I tried to make before. Those two alone to me mean that competent Engineers would go with the cheaper, easier to work grades? I see nothing to base assumptions your competitors are using grade 5, nor do I see any real health issues if they did.
Yup, I agree, lots of good information going around, but also I think some questionable 'facts'.
As a maker I don't think it's OK to state your competitors are using less safe materials unless you can prove it. Less formal members, like you and I, can have personal opinions but IMO being a maker here involves additional responsibility. We sure don't want other makers saying D9 gear isn't safe without proof, do we?
I disagree. You made the statement that they were using less safe materials than you, IMO therefore the burden of proof is squarely in your court. IMO you have two points you need to provide proof for, first that they are in fact using grade 5, then that grade 5 as used is a hazard......it's surely not a hazard as an implant....
OF
First point. I did came out as nichrome, so the point of using another then having you contest it makes no sense. Ill test it at a location you choose so as we dont have any more issues.
Fact Grade 2 Ti does not exist in current production units that are based on the ego. Since you claimed the Cera is using a Grade 2 it should say something about its .8 ohms and 4 amp draw that states whats needed to drive it. Something that ego batteries cant do. Remember Tim corrected himself on the Dart saying not all 3.7v power packs can drive it.
So please show me how a ego is able to drive a Grade 2 Ti coil. Lets rewrite all the scientific laws.
I think we're talking across points here? I said 'I question Nichrome because that's not what's in there'. I agreed not to say what it is, but they've said it's Iron based (which it is). For sure it's not Nichrome as normally worked, it's hard as nails. Steel wire, messes up wire cutters, whole other stuff. Next time I'm by I'll see if it's OK to send you a piece to play with/have analyzed. I see no reason why not, you can surely break open a Cera or DART.
And for sure I didn't say it right, the heater in Cera Ti EO is the same (non Nichrome) mystery metal, the other metal pieces are Ti (I'm not sure about the contact screw in the bottom though.....). Sorry if you misunderstood.
As to the last point, assuming the mystery metal in the Halo is Ti (and I have no reason to doubt that) it's definitely running on a Ego 3.7 Volt pack. The Ego T in fact. Doesn't the KISS work on such supplies? It will on Omicron Light, right? I don't get the problem. If it's the DART we're talking about (which is not Ti or Nichrome.....) it's nominally 1.5 Ohms, and yes some Ego supplies don't drive it. The skinny ones that look like cigarettes specifically (yes, I have one of those too....). At one point the heater in my DART was higher power (lower resistance) but now it's not a problem for typical Ego supplies (being 1.5 Ohms). The TV supplies, of course, have no trouble driving higher powers.
Like I said, somehow we seem to be talking across points?
OF