purplegreen
Well-Known Member
gah, i wish i had a dremel.... going back to stare at my crafty cu and alt
Though if you are going to use it down the line I would rec a real dremel, harbor frieght has rotary tools for under $8 with coupon https://www.harborfreight.com/rotary-tool-kit-80-pc-63235.html even includes all the bits you will need to do the job. You are only modding plastic after all.gah, i wish i had a dremel.... going back to stare at my crafty cu and alt
Today when I wanted to turn the Alternate on it was DEAD. Easiest question is battery. Removed the battery and it registered 1.64 on my charger. Hopefully a slow trickle may save the battery.
Ive never had the issue with my stock cap either, but boy oh boy is the crafty mod an improvement.I was one of the ones having that phantom-drain problem a few weeks ago, and I seem to have solved it for now by pulling the battery out of the Alternate and leaving it out overnight. When i popped it back in, it stopped draining randomly. For about two weeks it hasnt drained on its own again. Maybe I'm just lucky.
I also haven't cracked either of my 4/20 mouthpieces yet. I tend to stick to 3-minute sessions at about 375 though. One thing I do that may help is as soon as i'm done the session, I remove the mouthpiece from the top and set it aside to cool down (it's already quite hot after 3 minutes..) That way the CU is not sitting on top of the heater soaking up more heat over time.
no mod to the alternate unit needed at all , just the crafty cu.I'm thinking of giving mine to someone but I'm concerned about melting if they use it longer in a session than I do. Most of you who've added the crafty mod have been sanding or doing something to modify the alternate. Is it at all possible to use it without doing something to the alternate itself?
Not sure what the new cooling unit is. Is that different from the top of the unit that has had melting problems? Anyway, some of us, me included, hava had no problems with either melting or smell. I wonder if the ones with the strong plastic smell are somehow defective.Got my Alternate from DHgate. I can confirn it came with a new style cooling unit.
I loaded her up for a trial run. Horrible plastic taste from the unit. I did a couple of 1 min burn offs and the taste was still there. Will try some longer burnoffs once the firmware is updated. Battery also very hot.
So far not impressed - hope i can get rid of the taste otherwise i would say the unit is not useable. Smells like its coming from the main body of the unit.
Yes. Now some people are reporting cracking issues with the new tops (cooling units).Not sure what the new cooling unit is. Is that different from the top of the unit that has had melting problems?
Only proper to remember that while "some people" are reporting cracking that many, many hundreds of users are not. Judging from the reports of sales presented earlier in this thread, when compared to the % of complaints... a few people are reporting cracking.Yes. Now some people are reporting cracking issues with the new tops (cooling units).
Got my Alternate from DHgate. I can confirn it came with a new style cooling unit.
I loaded her up for a trial run. Horrible plastic taste from the unit. I did a couple of 1 min burn offs and the taste was still there. Will try some longer burnoffs once the firmware is updated. Battery also very hot.
So far not impressed - hope i can get rid of the taste otherwise i would say the unit is not useable. Smells like its coming from the main body of the unit.
I had a smelly one like that and Vivant suggested leaving it out in the air with the top off for a few days to air out. That actually worked much better than doing empty burn offs. The smell was almost gone and after 1 or 2 loads, it was fine.
since my last question went unanswered, @Vivant what should i do with my new redesigned mouthpiece that has cracked?
do i keep contacting puffitup and having them send replacements? do i contact you guys. do i toss it in the trash?
A small amount of the "new" top pieces arrive Monday hopefully. Contact us if you need a replacement. We have a fair amount of people in queue and I really do apologize for the wait, there should of been a quicker resolution. We are close to a 20+% reported failure rate for the new top piece already, safe to say that number will raise with time which isn't good. If your Alternate was purchased from us and you would prefer to return the vape, just let us know and we will gladly buy it back. If you prefer to keep your Alternate, I'm more than happy to send you an infinite amount of replacement top pieces.
A small amount of the "new" top pieces arrive Monday hopefully. Contact us if you need a replacement. We have a fair amount of people in queue and I really do apologize for the wait, there should of been a quicker resolution. We are close to a 20+% reported failure rate for the new top piece already, safe to say that number will raise with time which isn't good. If your Alternate was purchased from us and you would prefer to return the vape, just let us know and we will gladly buy it back. If you prefer to keep your Alternate, I'm more than happy to send you an infinite amount of replacement top pieces.