@Elusive01, I too don't see a need for a smaller ELB size either since changing that won't change the EVO performance in any significant way... other than to lower maximum load an EVO can take.
It's great to hear others EVO experiences
and the more posts the better
. It's also a reminder that different experiences often happen because of so many variables in how people use vapes
. I'll build on the feedback from
@macbill and
@Baron23 with a few observations from my use
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I don't find that all the cannabis remains sucked up against the cap in my ELB after a spent load. I do get a small film of fine product on the cap, but that's it. I also tend to observe a similar small AVB film all over the inside ELB after I'm finishing vaping and dump the product.
I haven't found smaller ELB loads to extract any better than a larger amount in the EVO (even when using the same heater temp settings and boveda pack mason jar stored cannabis, plus accounting for a number of other variables). If I double / triple / quadruple / quintuple the ELB load I don't have to double / triple / quadruple / quintuple the amount of draws or anything anywhere near that. In my experience, the EVO heater keeps up with all sizes of ELB loads and all types of draws
. Typically I find a full ELB is extracted to my preference in about 9 draws (over two temps), whereas a small ELB such as 1/5 full results in about 7 draws to get similar extraction (over the same two temps). FWIW, I stir ELBs that are 1/2 full or more as well which produces very evenly extracted AVB, whereas I shake ELBs with lighter loads. There are likely a number of reasons contributing to similarly excellent extraction being the case regardless of the size of ELB load. For example, an ELB with more cannabis in it can act like more of a heat sink/trap for the hot air being drawn through it during a draw... allowing for a more efficient extraction from that draw. On the other hand, light ELB loads have a lot more room for the cannabis to float and fly around in the ELB while under the vacuum of a draw, so there won't be any added heat sink/trap dynamics occurring.
Likewise I find there's no difference in low temp range flavonoids extraction efficiency with full vs low ELB loads, other than larger loads will obviously have more flavonoids liberated (because there's more cannabis).
I don't use high heater temps with my EVO either so large ELB loads can be efficiently extracted with a lower number of draws than I've reported. Along these lines, this thread has many posts from owners giving positive feedback from setting the EVO up for one hit/draw full-extraction use
. With a good setup and method, I find the EVO extremely efficient at many different types of loads, temps, draws, uses, etc. It's a very flexible and powerful vape
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There are lots of variables that go into vaping which affect the vaping experience and performance.... and they often aren't given credit for their impacts, including heater temp selections, draw speeds, draw lengths, cannabis moisture content, cannabis grind size, vape heat-soak, individual variability, etc. I've been looking at many of these variables closely in my vaping and explicitly accounting for and testing them... on a journey to optimize my EVO experience. I've sharing my experiences with the community and hope the feedback helps others
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By all means see what owners here report and then try things for yourself. Keep an eye on those other variables and often aren't accounted for and see what works for you. The more variables that can be accounted for in use, the more consistent the experience will be. I'll be sharing more info on my use as I go here over time. Everyone should try things for themselves and see how it goes for YOU
. And by all means share it here
.