Can you set Cera down sideways on a table in between hits? How about storing it sideways?
Btw, I used the smooth flow tip and it worked great. I just used it dry though. Are you supposed to dip this thing in water to get the cooling effect?
To clean, can you do an ISO soak with the ceramic MP as well as the smooth flow? The way I understand it you can ISO soak all components except the core. Is that right?
I agree, it's a dandy bit of kit as the Brits might say. Cool stuff. To your questions:
Yes, provided it's not overfilled (more than say 3/4 of a gram??) you'll be fine. I keep mine on it's side in a foam lined case, sometimes a couple of loaded cores even, no problems to date.
Normally you rinse or soak the SF then shake out what comes and use it wet. I can be a big help sometimes by putting a surprisingly small amount of water into the vapor. I find I need to dip and shake it' every five or six hits for maximum effect.
No, ISO soaking or boiling is fine for the core, most guys just wipe down the MP (it's designed to make this easy) and poke a pipe cleaner through the holes when they get fouled. My advice is if you soak in ISO boil it in water for 5 or so minutes or so afterwards to drive the ISO out then fully dry the core before firing it up.
It's a personal call about cleaning, and depends a LOT on the quality of your oil. Every time you clean you loose about .2 grams but if you let it go too long the taste suffers and it gets harder and harder to keep it clean.
Probably the best idea at the start is to learn to 'read' the surface of the ceramic plate for clues about how much is loaded. Most concentrates look 'wet' when loaded right, but dry when running low. If you keep pushing as it runs low you're going to burn the remaining oils so keep an eye on it until it becomes second nature. You want to reload at or before .2 grams above new weight and load to (and reload to) half a gram over new. That is top up about a third of a gram at a time. This seems to keep high production with little risk of flooding or leaks.
Also remember to always question the battery charge and not just automatically add more oil if production tapers off. Test a fresh battery, if production increases, keep it in and vape on. If it stays low, swap back and load up. Automatically loading more without checking the plate condition and battery charge will sooner or later leave you with a flooded Cera that still has a dead battery.
Enjoy it, it's a great one IMO.
OF
