April freaking fool's day. Every year I want to play the biggest April fools joke, but never do. This year, I'm sure, will be no exception. But April is OUR month, so let's kick it off right.
It's time to move the Elite sales to the next level, and this ain't no April Fool's joke, Coupon Code: FOOLERY - saves 10% on every Elite purchased this week, including Maple, Cherry, Walnut, and Koa
In the meantime, I'm still personally cruising on Watt Boost and loving the shit out of it. The added element of being in control of the hit, not just pressing the button, is something I'm quite used to. My starting wattage is normally 26 (normally never pass 29), and it really suits my quick sip style, especially with the boost element, which can really access a bowl quickly, almost feels like it extends the reach of the convected heat without getting even close to charring.
Temp control with dry herb, can be a challenge, and I'm finding it to call for a different style draw, not better or worse, but different.
@HerbieVonVapster is nailing down the variables to enable true temperature reading, and excellent control. In my experience so far, hits tend to be longer, relying more on the unit, less on the withdraw of the trigger and breath than in wattage mode. I'm actually finding the wattage mode to be smoother and cooler, albeit with some skill called for - but no more than it takes to use a medical oil cartridge. Those simple carts have 3 settings of power, and you can use them in bed in the dark one handed - simple and effective.
What makes our wattage mode so cool is that preheat boost to bring the coil up to speed in the first second. A second pump of the trigger will actually give you another 65 watt punch, almost feels like you're stirring with the reach of the boost. The other thing I find, and this is a big tell, I'm drawn to a short wide open 18 mm tube in Watt boost. I want, and can handle, the large volume. This also allows me to pull more heat off the coil, and the tube never gets even warm. Toasty and ultra tasty - no throat irritation. I can get pretty susceptible to that when testing. In watt boost mode, I'm using a short unlined tube and not coughing - hard for me to move away from that no matter how much technology offers. So for you old schooler's , Watt Boost mode has been thoroughly tested and you can always fall back to what I'm using as my current default setting.
WATT BOOST USER GUIDE
Start out at 26 watts, use a wide open tube to pull more heat. In newer units, the preheat will be set to 65 watts, and punch to 8 (of 11). Cold ohms are set to .33 or .34. You can experiment with cold ohms up or down from .31 to .34. I don't think you're going to need to go outside of those parameters.
The first pull should be musky, full of flavorful vapor, low clouds. You can pump the trigger once or twice to utilize that boost feature. Be careful as it can be as high as 75 watts (I think Herbie's 65 for preheat is perfect). The wide open short tube produces the best pull (moves more air off the coil quick) and really works well in this set up. I coax as much as I can outta the bowl at 26 watts before bumping it up. I slowly bump to 27, 28, taking as many hits as I can at each setting (3 or 4) before having to stir the load at 28 or so. One stir, I can go back at it for another few sips. Short wide open stem and all, not one throat irritation or cough, while sipping on .1 gram for 30 minutes.
I'm blow away by this, and can't wait to see what a fully tweaked temp control can do.