However, I think these two new vapes (the EVO when used correctly, and the Herbalizer) offer something additional by going from room temp to the desired temp instantly and changing the actives released. There is something with the terps, I believe, that changes the chemical reaction when they are included in the thc release at higher temps.
I think you are on to something here, focusing on the rate at which the entire load is brought up to operating temps. bringing the entire contents of the ELB up to targeted temps extremely quickly may reduce the % of actives that get converted into less desirable compounds before they are liberated into your lungs. also I agree that fewer terpenes are lost in an extremely rapid extraction. I have noticed that if I drop an ELB into the EVO, it will start to smell delicious in a few seconds. this is lost medicine. as you know, some of the good terpenes have a very low boiling point. and I believe it is pretty well established that some terpenes act as THC agonists, increasing desired effects.
keeping this in mind, I have made a habit of inserting the ELB at the VERY last second, hitting it immediately, and removing it as soon as I am done with the hit. when I use my bubbler, I will literally hold the ELB upside down over the dewaar joint, hold the inverted EVO over the ELB, and in almost one motion, lower the EVO onto the ELB and into the joint. and then I hit it immediately. this method does not produce as dark ABV as when I was "lazier" with the ELB, however it gets me profoundly medicated. even at 3:00, the ABV is not always very dark (strain dependent). and I can hit it to the point at which absolutely no more vapor is being produced, but with no burnt popcorn taste (which I am theorizing is a product of conduction/too much decarb).
I know dark ABV is not the only indicator when herb is thoroughly vaporized. The thing is that I can put the light green/tan ABV from the EVO on max into the Plus set at 3 and get one thick rip and one wispy hit out of it. Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't this mean there is still some goodies left in a "spent" EVO ELB?
can you actually measure the temperatures of both of your units on max? also, and this might be changing the subject, but are we sure that
all visible vapor is actually desirable medicine?
EDIT: oops, two in a row. sorry, MODs: please merge