Discontinued Thermovape Cera
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Haywood
Onward Thru the Fog
Though slightly off topic, I thought some of you might find this $10 gizmo as great an idea as I do. If you have a bunch of 18650 batteries sitting around because you jumped on the "CH" sales that have been posted here (as I did), how about a little plastic case that holds four of them, and gives you two USB ports that will supply 2 Amps each to charge all your phones and tablets and whatever else you have that can be charged from a USB power source. It will even allow you to charge the 18650s using a USB power supply (like the one with a mini connector you already have for your phone).
Clicking on either picture will take you to the web site I found this on, and using the coupon code "TENOFF" will get you a 5% discount (hey, I don't make up the code names). Shipping is free. It also comes in a version without the little "State Of Charge" battery indicator, in either white or pink, for 50¢ more (again, don't ask me, I didn't decide to charge more for the version that has less).
I just ordered one, but since I haven't seen or used it before, I don't know if it's a piece of crap or China's latest gift to mankind. When i get mine, i'll report back.
[Some Caveats, One Really Important]
From the look in the pictures, the negative connection on all the battery slots is in parallel, so if the positive connections are also in parallel, you'll have to be really careful to put similarly charged versions of the same brand and type battery in there. Putting a dead battery in along with three charged batteries will be a recipe for disaster if the four battery compartments are all just wired in parallel! Looking more closely at the pictures, it appears that the two left hand negative connections are one piece of metal, as are the right two right ones, and they're connected together with a piece of wire soldered to the adjacent springs. I can't really tell much about the positive connectors from the pictures.Also, I don't know if this case requires four batteries to work at all, or if it will work just fine with one, two, or three in there. It may be that each pair of batteries will drive one of the two USB output ports; or not. Edit: I just read some reviews on the web site, and it apparently works just fine with any number of batteries, including just one. It also apparently has a built in LED flashlight, and the switch on the side turns the flashlight on and off. The main power switch is on the top...
[/Some Caveats, One Really Important]
Still, it's only $10 and change to find out, so that's what I've done. I'll report back after it arrives. It would be really nice if there was zero drain on the batteries when the power switch on the side on the top was turned off when it wasn't in use. The case would then also serve as a long term carry/storage case for up to four 18650 batteries. (Though if the four battery compartments are indeed wired in parallel, you do NOT want to pop out one battery to fire your Cera, and then put it back dead when you're done. Again, this would be a very, very bad idea. The rule would be "once you take a battery out of the case, you can't put it back until it's been externally charged back up to match the other battery's charges in the case".).
Clicking on either picture will take you to the web site I found this on, and using the coupon code "TENOFF" will get you a 5% discount (hey, I don't make up the code names). Shipping is free. It also comes in a version without the little "State Of Charge" battery indicator, in either white or pink, for 50¢ more (again, don't ask me, I didn't decide to charge more for the version that has less).
I just ordered one, but since I haven't seen or used it before, I don't know if it's a piece of crap or China's latest gift to mankind. When i get mine, i'll report back.
[Some Caveats, One Really Important]
From the look in the pictures, the negative connection on all the battery slots is in parallel, so if the positive connections are also in parallel, you'll have to be really careful to put similarly charged versions of the same brand and type battery in there. Putting a dead battery in along with three charged batteries will be a recipe for disaster if the four battery compartments are all just wired in parallel! Looking more closely at the pictures, it appears that the two left hand negative connections are one piece of metal, as are the right two right ones, and they're connected together with a piece of wire soldered to the adjacent springs. I can't really tell much about the positive connectors from the pictures.
[/Some Caveats, One Really Important]
Still, it's only $10 and change to find out, so that's what I've done. I'll report back after it arrives. It would be really nice if there was zero drain on the batteries when the power switch
Darb
Well-Known Member
I'm pretty sure 20 feet onto a rock and you would have a hundred little pieces. This is from about three feet onto pavement.
Can't remember where I dropped it this time but I had to crazy glue a piece back in.
Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
Ouch. That's why there's no way in hell I'm getting rid of my Ultra. The body tarnished something nice on mine now but I know I can just clean it off. I like the feel of it, small but well-built, and I worry more about the cart attached than I do for the rest of the body. That's why I feel that with the Cera some sort of skin is required. I'd expect some sort of damage when dropping other vapes, too, but that doesn't make it any easier... I've done 2 or 3 phones in just with a small drop myself. Why not just a two piece approach? One for the lower part of the body, one that goes over the section with the pin hole (with a cutout for it) instead of one whole body skin? I would think that would be easier to manufacture and easier to address the tapering that occurs on the body.
hektik8625
Well-Known Member
love the way the LL cart feels...all ceramic etc.... can they somehow make a EO cart all ceramic too? that would be so sick!!!
OF
Well-Known Member
It's actually designed to use the same cover and mouthpiece you know? Otherwise, my understanding is the ceramic body causes slow heat up action, strange as that sounds. I first saw the oil core several weeks after the LL one, Noah quickly dismissed my 'why not the same neat ceramic?' question.
I understand a ceramic core was tested, unsuccessfully. Probably a version or two?
OF
Flightrisk
New Member
You can post about your problem but you have to be nice. Please review the rules before you post again. Warning point issued.
Like most "latest and the greatest" weed gadgets I get suckered into buying, this POS is dead in the water within 48 hrs.
Worked great for one day. Changed batteries this afternoon and wont even turn on (with about $25 in top shelf wax in it). Tried different batteries, etc, etc.
I dont know why I always fall for these BS "greatest so-and-so in the world" when hand rolling a fatty couldnt be easier or more satisfying.
Oh...I forgot... "Waaaa... smoking a joint hurts my throat.....waaaaa".
Good grief, enjoy your $300 in Home Depot bits and pieces as I am selling mine when these knuckle heads fix it and return it back to me.
I created this account just to post this as this thread convinced me to purchase this lemon.
Not happy.
Caveat Emptor.
Worked great for one day. Changed batteries this afternoon and wont even turn on (with about $25 in top shelf wax in it). Tried different batteries, etc, etc.
I dont know why I always fall for these BS "greatest so-and-so in the world" when hand rolling a fatty couldnt be easier or more satisfying.
Oh...I forgot... "Waaaa... smoking a joint hurts my throat.....waaaaa".
Good grief, enjoy your $300 in Home Depot bits and pieces as I am selling mine when these knuckle heads fix it and return it back to me.
I created this account just to post this as this thread convinced me to purchase this lemon.
Not happy.
Caveat Emptor.
JoeKickass
Well-Known Member
You paid the price for a great warranty, why not use it? You don't have to send back the cart for them to fix the body...
Flightrisk
New Member
How do you know its the body, brah?
The body is an empty piece of toilet bowl material with a nut in it.
The cheap feeling awkwardly placed switch may be an issue, but it could also be the cart.
.. and I bought a high end charger and batteries for this thing so its not a battery issue.
Oh I will be using the warranty for sure until I can unload this thing.
** and read the warranty careful my friends, you may be surprised
Flightrisk
New Member
Not sure what you mean, but I actually did find something surprising.
I have a bit of a dilemma as my "Cera, world greatest vaporizer" is out of order because it cant handle light use with expensive 90% THC wax (sarcasm intended, I already got a warning point issue for my "provocative" first post so I should be careful).
The dispensary closes early on Sundays and I dont have any flowers to roll. Since I have some wax left, and no latest overpriced dispensing gadget, I tried chasing the dragon on foil with a handmade foil "straw".
LOL it doesnt work too bad.
It makes you look like a junkie in Needle Park, NY but the wax was actually flavorful and I am lit... no smell either.
Reynolds Wrap Foil $4, Cera $250 LOL
OF
Well-Known Member
My guess is YB is responding to your saying "** and read the warranty careful my friends, you may be surprised". That caught my eye, I read it and couldn't see anything out of the ordinary so let me ask you, specifically what did I miss?
So far nobody we know has had any problems at all with the warranty process. No denials, no delays, no back charges. Nothing of note. In fact, IMO, quite the opposite. No matter what's written?
FWIW, there are a lot of happy campers out there. A fair number of them had problems like yours that were quickly and satisfactorily fixed and the owner joined the fans again. I have every confidence we can help you get yours sorted out if you want? Starting with the observation that statistically your cart is most likely just fine. The two common problem areas are the switch and ground strap up the inside of the tube.
OF
Flightrisk
New Member
Well, I just sent Thermovape the RMA request so I cant comment on the warranty service.
Whats wrong with the warranty you ask? (cut and pasted from actual warranty)
"Cera heater cores come with a yearlong warranty " -Important
"Return shipping is the customer's responsibility and shipping costs are non-refundable; we also recommend using a trackable shipping method" -Important
"No warranty items will be sent unless items have previously been sent back to us for repair" -Included because I dont know what the frig this means.
"We reserve the right to modify policies without prior notice" -Nice
Cera heater is the most important part right?
An on/off momentary switch and ceramic tube with a fabricated nut in it is not.
I may be coming of obnoxious, certainly.
Not as obnoxious as my friend who has a friggin crappy micro g pen. I just hung up with her and she is having a ball smoking her concentrate as I mope about the broken POS that I bragged so much to her about...
Grrrr
Darb
Well-Known Member
That sucks man.
I thought it was strange how TET spent time showing how tough the T1 was only to replace it with a very fragile "upgrade".
I'm happy with the performance of the EO core but that's it.
I won't be using the body or LL core anymore.
Probably going to stick mine in the classifieds as well. (Not the EO core though)
Flightrisk
New Member
Thanks buddy.
I really REALLY enjoyed it yesterday and this morning at the beach. Now its dead.
6 months then a fail, I can deal with.
48 hours after gentle, nursing use (I used wooden toothpicks to dab in the wax so I wouldnt scratch the ceramic or ss walls,etc.) breakage is unacceptable.
Like I said this thread convinced me to buy, so maybe these posts will be read by someone who is on the fence like I was...
tavosvo
Active Member
For anyone who is complaining about dropping their Cera..
Be more careful.
I'm sure I couldn't drop my oil rig from any height without it shattering into a completely useless pile of glass shards, and that thing cost WAY more than my cera.
I've dropped mine. It broke the MP. I bought a replacement for big $$. Now I'm SUPER careful.
As for the unhappy fellow: compared to other pens on the market, the cera is a clear winner. The EO cart is straight magical. The price and materials/durability of a complete cera might not be for everyonebut a quick browse through the last ten pages of this thread will show you a way to have a VERY durable copper EO device, for far less than $250.
Pretty much all are really happy with both the Cera and TET for their excellent customer service. The few others...well, it's just not for everyone...
Be more careful.
I'm sure I couldn't drop my oil rig from any height without it shattering into a completely useless pile of glass shards, and that thing cost WAY more than my cera.
I've dropped mine. It broke the MP. I bought a replacement for big $$. Now I'm SUPER careful.
As for the unhappy fellow: compared to other pens on the market, the cera is a clear winner. The EO cart is straight magical. The price and materials/durability of a complete cera might not be for everyonebut a quick browse through the last ten pages of this thread will show you a way to have a VERY durable copper EO device, for far less than $250.
Pretty much all are really happy with both the Cera and TET for their excellent customer service. The few others...well, it's just not for everyone...
Medical Mark
Well-Known Member
Ya I'm not very impressed either, the LL cart is so finicky and takes to much energy and effort to use.
The EO cart is allright but the whole cera vibe has hit the ceiling for me,my pinnacle on the other hand gives nice vapor consistantly every time no fussing turn it on and wait for the light to steady and you can smell the herb and its ready to go and never burns.
The cera LL cart is very hot and is very labour intensive and needs to much TLC to use and plus it burns the herb every time.
I thought this was going to be a kick ass vape with so much potential but it has left me with so much disappointment and frustration.
I never use this thing at all the oil cart works well but still not as good as I expected, when it works it works great but still tfh reliability of this cera all around has left me with much disappointment $500 dollars later.
I made some new honey oil it was allright in the EO cart but it seems to have worked better at the beginning in the 2 weeks before it caved on me but now it seems to run mediocre now and that not what I want.
I want fast efficient, effective medication delivered in a safe and effective way with no hassles and no learning curve just put the herb in and suck away.
The pinnacle, pax works very well compared to the cera ll so for me its all over its been a slice of frustration for me and have made my mind up about this vape, its not for me and can't make me happy cera I'm divorcing you you don't put out like I'd like your not easy, your a tease who tastes well but once you get past the taste thinking she is sweet you get stung with tedious frustrating vape that takes your time and herb and looks the other way.
Cera you suck the life out of my whole vape experience.
Ill keep you around if I want to cheat and am desperate but for now
Sorry medical mark
The EO cart is allright but the whole cera vibe has hit the ceiling for me,my pinnacle on the other hand gives nice vapor consistantly every time no fussing turn it on and wait for the light to steady and you can smell the herb and its ready to go and never burns.
The cera LL cart is very hot and is very labour intensive and needs to much TLC to use and plus it burns the herb every time.
I thought this was going to be a kick ass vape with so much potential but it has left me with so much disappointment and frustration.
I never use this thing at all the oil cart works well but still not as good as I expected, when it works it works great but still tfh reliability of this cera all around has left me with much disappointment $500 dollars later.
I made some new honey oil it was allright in the EO cart but it seems to have worked better at the beginning in the 2 weeks before it caved on me but now it seems to run mediocre now and that not what I want.
I want fast efficient, effective medication delivered in a safe and effective way with no hassles and no learning curve just put the herb in and suck away.
The pinnacle, pax works very well compared to the cera ll so for me its all over its been a slice of frustration for me and have made my mind up about this vape, its not for me and can't make me happy cera I'm divorcing you you don't put out like I'd like your not easy, your a tease who tastes well but once you get past the taste thinking she is sweet you get stung with tedious frustrating vape that takes your time and herb and looks the other way.
Cera you suck the life out of my whole vape experience.
Ill keep you around if I want to cheat and am desperate but for now
Sorry medical mark
Flightrisk
New Member
Meh fanboy'ish post.
I could care less if the toilet bowl material that Cera is built with is replaced with the stuff Dung Beetles roll up for hatch-lings.
I just want it to work.
After HESITANTLY spending $300 on another MJ fad gadget (and I have been through them all brah) I am not surprised its just another turd that craps out and/or loses its novelty after a couple of days...
nopartofme
Over the falls, in a barrel
Yes, the heating coil is the one bit that may fail after a years time, as a low estimate. It's a fact of life given repeated intense heating of a tiny bit of metal. What's great is that they will rebuild a failed core for something like $10 if it fails after the warranty is over.
This means they won't send you a replacement unit before they receive your broken one.
tavosvo
Active Member
I bought multiple hash pens. They were all average at best. I am a huge critic of shit that doesn't work good. In fact I'm a huge fucking dick about stuff that doesn't work good. Fanboy? Far from it.
If the cera is a novelty, you must not have had a real need for it. My lady is super sensitive to smoke as well as MJ isn't exactly legal here. I needed a way to get medicated stealthily, effectively, and healthily. Vapor is mostly odorless. Check. My EO cart and LL cart get me super fucking high. Check. And my cera isn't made in china out of crap plastic and circuits and who knows what else. Check.
If you don't like it because it doesn't work, TET will fix it. No need to bash them. If you don't like it because you wanted another toy and now that its broken you're all bummed, don't try to sell it to people that this device is a piece of junk or a novelty. It's not.
Side note: sending in my cera tomorrow, gonna be sad without it. But thanks to awesome joekickass I'm gonna try to make my own body this week...I'm REALY digging the super mini 18350 copper body. So epic!
ogcook
Well-Known Member
Before you go on complaining about how bad the Cera is, get it fixed. I've had zero issues with mine from regular use for over a month now. Something could have failed since they're still refining the device. The year warranty on the core is because you could just run it on max endlessly and burn it out, user error, not the device. Nearly every vape pen on the market has replaceable cores because they ALL burn out. TET also offers core rebuilds beyond their warranty life for $15 (At least was on the older gen). I had an issue with two older cores, sent them in, they shipped them back at no charge. I just had to pay to ship them there. Your negative attitude is deserved because your Cera is malfunctioning, but it shouldn't cause you to bash them when you yourself have said that you enjoyed it before this happened.
Flightrisk
New Member
Respectfully you are missing the point.
It needs to work regardless if I intend to use it as a novelty or not.
More so if someone DEPENDS on it to dispose medicine which luckily I am not.
$300 is a lot of money.
That will buy you a nice Android tablet.
If that Android tablet took a sh*t after 2 days you would be a little upset, no?
Am I the only one having problems? No. Read prior threads.
Refining the device? DONT-RELEASE-IT-YET
Jesus
ogcook
Well-Known Member
Yes but then you would get it replaced under warranty and be happy with your tablet.