Discontinued The Splinter by RBT

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Something odd happened to my Splinter this morning. I love this puppy and it has become a part of my daily list. Especially, if the E-Nano isn't turned on or heated up.

So, this morning, I get up, grab a cup of fresh ground Jamaican Blue River and grab the RX300 with my Splinter on it.

Fill 'er up with some Hazeman White Grapes. I can usually get a small hit the first time right from a cold start but it's more flavor than vapor. However, the second hit is ALWAYS a total fog machine. I'm a hard hitter and I like 'combustion feeling' hits. I love this Splinter because it gives me that consistently. I am using it in TCR mode M1 with TCR 140 and Temp 420F (love that number ;) )

So, I do a couple bowls, turn it off, put it down, finish my coffee and a protein bar and off to the gym.

I just got home. Turned on the E-nano. That will be available the rest of the day and night unless I leave the house. Grabbed the Splinter to get a few bowls in while the E-Nano warms up and I make a breakfast shake.

Fill 'er up with some Red Dragon. Turn on the RX300 push the button and take a nice deep hit...... hmmm? Something is wrong. No big deal, it's the first hit from a cold start. Second hit.... Oh oh, no fog machine.

Long story short (too late now LOL) I couldn't get a decent hit. I could feel a little heat in my throat but wasn't getting any vapor.

I unscrewed it and turned the box off and on and off. Replaced the Splinter. Turned it on.... nothing.Well, nothing good.

I played around with some different things and now, I am getting awesome hits again but I am using TCR140 (same as before) but my temp is at 520F and 540F. And, I am definitely NOT combusting. Getting great hits like I used to at 420F. Something doesn't seem right. Thought I would toss it out and see if it's a familiar thing to someone else.

I am off to paint the garage but I'll swap mods and try some other stuff and check back.

Thanks and Kudos to RBT for making a fucking awesome vape. I'm am not always the easiest consumer to please and this is absolutely one fine automobile. :) So fine, in fact, it makes me wonder why I should buy a Splinter Z. LOL j/k

Thanks in advance for any input.
 
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almost there said:
@Vapesenson that sounds so weird:hmm:, is your material browning in the WPA even though there's no vapor? Doesn't sound like it's a splinter issue if it's working with the stem, have you tried using the wpa as a stem to see if you get vapor?
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It gets brown and burnt at some point. I will try that tomorrow! Thanks for your input.

Hackerman said:
Something odd happened to my Splinter this morning. I love this puppy and it has become a part of my daily list. Especially, if the E-Nano isn't turned on or heated up.

So, this morning, I get up, grab a cup of fresh ground Jamaican Blue River and grab the RX300 with my Splinter on it.

Fill 'er up with some Hazeman White Grapes. I can usually get a small hit the first time right from a cold start but it's more flavor than vapor. However, the second hit is ALWAYS a total fog machine. I'm a hard hitter and I like 'combustion feeling' hits. I love this Splinter because it gives me that consistently. I am using it in TCR mode M1 with TCR 140 and Temp 420F (love that number ;) )

So, I do a couple bowls, turn it off, put it down, finish my coffee and a protein bar and off to the gym.

I just got home. Turned on the E-nano. That will be available the rest of the day and night unless I leave the house. Grabbed the Splinter to get a few bowls in while the E-Nano warms up and I make a breakfast shake.

Fill 'er up with some Red Dragon. Turn on the RX300 push the button and take a nice deep hit...... hmmm? Something is wrong. No big deal, it's the first hit from a cold start. Second hit.... Oh oh, no fog machine.

Long story short (too late now LOL) I couldn't get a decent hit. I could feel a little heat in my throat but wasn't getting any vapor.

I unscrewed it and turned the box off and on and off. Replaced the Splinter. Turned it on.... nothing.Well, nothing good.

I played around with some different things and now, I am getting awesome hits again but I am using TCR140 (same as before) but my temp is at 520F and 540F. And, I am definitely NOT combusting. Getting great hits like I used to at 420F. Something doesn't seem right. Thought I would toss it out and see if it's a familiar thing to someone else.

I am off to paint the garage but I'll swap mods and try some other stuff and check back.

Thanks and Kudos to RBT for making a fucking awesome vape. I'm am not always the easiest consumer to please and this is absolutely one fine automobile. :) So fine, in fact, it makes me wonder why I should buy a Splinter Z. LOL j/k

Thanks in advance for any input.
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The box might read the resistance incorrectly, just a wild guess.
 
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SloJimFizz said:
Nickel is the wrong material I believe. SS 316 should get better results. But if you have the Tubo option on your FJ software version, that's what I use.
Find your Splinters cold ohm setting, mine is .23, yours could be different. Lock it in the Tubo slot in the Manage Coils screen. In the Tubo Set screen, set M1 to 150. In the main screen, select the Tubo setting, set the watts to 40, pick a starting temp, and away you go. Hopefully. Ymmv and all that. :D
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I just tried SS. I feel the glass getting hot, but I am not getting smoke. The only way I get smoke/vapor is if I put it on VW(variable wattage) or NI.

For TCR I set it to .00165 and I still dont get any vapor... Weird.
 
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newjack88 said:
I just tried SS. I feel the glass getting hot, but I am not getting smoke. The only way I get smoke/vapor is if I put it on VW(variable wattage) or NI.

For TCR I set it to .00165 and I still dont get any vapor... Weird.
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Wich vape and what firmware are you using? In my DNA I use a TCR of 150 (0,0015 for DNA mods) preheat at 55w until 150º and then 45w until reaching temp. I can vape from 175ºC for pure flavor with wispy vapor to 220ºC for dark chocolate ABV if needed/wanted (I usually stop a bit lower)
 
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Wich vape and what firmware are you using? In my DNA I use a TCR of 150 (0,0015 for DNA mods) preheat at 55w until 150º and then 45w until reaching temp. I can vape from 175ºC for pure flavor with wispy vapor to 220ºC for dark chocolate ABV if needed/wanted (I usually stop a bit lower)
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My mod is the Smoant Battlestar 200W TC MOD.. The firmware is whatever the stock firmware is on that mod. It cannot be upgraded to my knowledge.
 
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newjack88 said:
My mod is the Smoant Battlestar 200W TC MOD.. The firmware is whatever the stock firmware is on that mod. It cannot be upgraded to my knowledge.
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Try different TCR settings and try locking the resistance (when it is stone cold) I have read that some dna devices work with it locked and some need it unlocked...
When I first got my splinter and set up tcr with settings I got from a post on redit my unit was getting very hot on the outside and the coil even started glowing but I still got very little vapor.
Now I have it dialled in I can get really good vapor at higher temps and the unit stays much cooler on the outside and the coil never gets anywhere near glowing...

In fact I had a party over the weekend and pulled out the old bong and chucked on the splinter...
All I can say is
:whoa::whoa::whoa: OMG:whoa::whoa::whoa:
So much vapor it felt like it was coming out of my ears:science:
 
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SloJimFizz said:
Nickel is the wrong material I believe. SS 316 should get better results. But if you have the Tubo option on your FJ software version, that's what I use.
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I may be dense, but do clarify your ambiguous wording as can't tell if your use applies to the former or latter statements: I'm assuming that you do use NI with your FJ software? I think I recall you posting that.
 
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newjack88 said:
My mod is the Smoant Battlestar 200W TC MOD.. The firmware is whatever the stock firmware is on that mod. It cannot be upgraded to my knowledge.
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Don't know much about that mod. Move that tcr number around till stuff happens. :sherlock:

How are you liking it in wattage mode?
The info I posted was because you said you ordered an Evic Mini to specifically run Funky Junkys firmware. More below.

Summer said:
I may be dense, but do clarify your ambiguous wording as can't tell if your use applies to the former or latter statements: I'm assuming that you do use NI with your FJ software? I think I recall you posting that.
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I do not use Nickel or any certain material setting.
In FJs latest firmware, the tcr setting is called Tubo. The same setting that is used to run the Tubo Evic and the Tubox. I've had my Tubo Evic for over a year and was so accustomed to how that worked that Arctic Fox and Dna75 weren't working out as well for me running the Splinter. I wanted my Splinter to have the control you get with the Tubo Evic. Cruise mode, temp step in cruise, and on demand with no cut off time.
My temp on the Splinter isn't as precise or have as wide of a range, 375- 420 is the range on the Splinter compared to 360-440 the Tubo has.
Here is the FJ Firmware
Here is the Evic updater you will need to update the Evic with that firmware. If you have the Arctic Fox updater, you can use that one.
This tweaking and updating firmware isn't for everyone, and just as much joy can be had from the Splinter in power mode. But being a guitar pedal and effects processor junky/tweaker the last 25 years, this has brought a new angle to my vaping hobby/obsession.
Sorry for the wall of text.
Here is a pic of the evic screen my Splinter is on.

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Hackerman said:
Something odd happened to my Splinter this morning. I love this puppy and it has become a part of my daily list. Especially, if the E-Nano isn't turned on or heated up.

So, this morning, I get up, grab a cup of fresh ground Jamaican Blue River and grab the RX300 with my Splinter on it.

Fill 'er up with some Hazeman White Grapes. I can usually get a small hit the first time right from a cold start but it's more flavor than vapor. However, the second hit is ALWAYS a total fog machine. I'm a hard hitter and I like 'combustion feeling' hits. I love this Splinter because it gives me that consistently. I am using it in TCR mode M1 with TCR 140 and Temp 420F (love that number ;) )

So, I do a couple bowls, turn it off, put it down, finish my coffee and a protein bar and off to the gym.

I just got home. Turned on the E-nano. That will be available the rest of the day and night unless I leave the house. Grabbed the Splinter to get a few bowls in while the E-Nano warms up and I make a breakfast shake.

Fill 'er up with some Red Dragon. Turn on the RX300 push the button and take a nice deep hit...... hmmm? Something is wrong. No big deal, it's the first hit from a cold start. Second hit.... Oh oh, no fog machine.

Long story short (too late now LOL) I couldn't get a decent hit. I could feel a little heat in my throat but wasn't getting any vapor.

I unscrewed it and turned the box off and on and off. Replaced the Splinter. Turned it on.... nothing.Well, nothing good.

I played around with some different things and now, I am getting awesome hits again but I am using TCR140 (same as before) but my temp is at 520F and 540F. And, I am definitely NOT combusting. Getting great hits like I used to at 420F. Something doesn't seem right. Thought I would toss it out and see if it's a familiar thing to someone else.

I am off to paint the garage but I'll swap mods and try some other stuff and check back.

Thanks and Kudos to RBT for making a fucking awesome vape. I'm am not always the easiest consumer to please and this is absolutely one fine automobile. :) So fine, in fact, it makes me wonder why I should buy a Splinter Z. LOL j/k

Thanks in advance for any input.
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Now, I get "No Atomizer Found" on all 4 of my box mods. Time for an RMA. Bummer, I was really starting to like this.
 
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SloJimFizz said:
I love the look of the Cyclon. :luv:
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Thanks! I'm really enjoying the pairing of the Cylon and the Splinter. Hoping to have a matching wooden stem to add soon as well.



Anyone have experience with Smoant's Ant Chip vs a higher end DNA? I'm really tempted to grab a DNA device but I'm just so impressed with the performance of this MOD @ 1/3 of the price.
 
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SloJimFizz said:
That blows @Hackerman
I've had that happen with my I heat cartridge.
How's the 510 threads on the Splinter? Have you tried an Iso wipe on the threads and tip?
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The threads are great. The brass screw is tight. Just cleaned it with a swab like you suggested. No change.

As my good friend Dr. McCoy would say (and, I believe it applies with your name).... "It's dead, Jim"

LOL

I just filed an RMA at RBT.com

EDIT: Are there any USA retailers that carry a Splinter?

Thanks
 
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Hackerman said:
As my good friend Dr. McCoy would say (and, I believe it applies with your name).... "It's dead, Jim"

LOL

I just filed an RMA at RBT.com

EDIT: Are there any USA retailers that carry a Splinter?

Thanks
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Well played. :D
Hope your Splinttering again soon.

I think Ryan is handling the State side sales.
Any Splinters still available?:shrug:
I've been a bit busy. :sherlock:
 
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Not sure if more Splinters are available but the store is closed, anyway. Someone said for a couple weeks, or more.
 
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I don't do instagram but thanks for the idea. I have one more day to cancel the credit card transaction since it has not even been 30 days. I hate to do that but it will definitely resolve the problem, immediately.

If someone who is on Instagram and knows someone at RBT, you can mention it to them so they can contact me before the end of the day if they want to do it a way other than a simple CC cancellation.

Thanks

EDIT: Thank you to whomever contacted RBT on my behalf. I just received an email with a link to the RMA page. Hopefully, it won't actually take the 6 weeks stated on the web page to process a return. I ASSume someone did this. Almost too much to be coincidence. :) So, thanks again.
 
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cybrguy said:
I have been finding I never go above 30watts in wattage mode and have no problem getting dark abv. I have still been using wattage mode exclusively.
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Yep I'm a watt guy, don't even want to mess around with tcr because I'm getting the results I want in watt mode
 
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For all the FC members in the EU, The Splinter has landed at Vapefiend.

The pictures seem to me to be showing 2 different splinters.

Can anyone confirm or tell me I am mistaken?

My Splinter will be in my hands soon (6 hrs or so) and I am still not clear regarding which settings to use from a mod.

Can someone please share some settings that are easy (until I can get the @funkyjunky downloaded and set up)??

I would like to get the splinter work so the idea of these box mods and attachments becomes something good again.
 
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