Glad to know you took the plunge, Let us to know your feedback and, please, don't hesitate to ask me anything about the Ace, here or by pm. Feel free to consult our SubReddit: r/XmaxVape it's an interesting ressource but you'll find more infos in this thread in FC, users (like @lookhigh
) are sharing a lot and are going deeper in testing, questionning, thinking than any other place concerning vaporizers, a perpetual movement of brain&vapestorming !!
I have a new and an original unit, neither seal completely but the newest at least feels and sounds a little bit restricted when the bottom airport is covered.
I agree with you, it's annoying to be unable to check the isolated airpath, it's something I mentionned to the engineers. From my understanding it's more a design issue than a true flaw, airpath is isolated, just not 100% airproof especially cause the spring loaded system for the quick unloading feature and the first batch top lids wasn't sitting as tight as needed..
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I have a new and an original unit, neither seal completely but the newest at least feels and sounds a little bit restricted when the bottom airport is covered.
Cheers gentlemen, further info is the sleeve certainly reduces the amount of air ingress from the top cap to an acceptable level if a slide it up a bit to cover the seam between the two parts, and a find I can hold it with thumb and fore finger either side which helps further, as always with a new device sometimes it needs a wee change in technique on ma part, so this is a sipper fir me, more like MTL as opposed to DL, and very reasonable flavour wise at lower temps, no a lot o visible vapour by the end o a 385f 5 min sesh but yi can still taste it, bumped it up to 420f and had visible vapour for the first 2 or 3 mins until I finished it off, heats through the entire chamber quite evenly, the loads come out with ease and fairly uniform colour, am satisfied that it will fulfil it's task as is, it's no somethin that'll be used every day only as n when required when am oot in more remote areas for a weekend enjoyin the recreation, it feels solid built, it's small, looks like a wee 510 mod in the hand only the MP is visible and you can twist that down so it's fairly discreet if your no in close company, loadin/ejecting the chamber is easy, as is cleanin the chamber and top, I like the concave top for ease of loadin, gettin it properly sealed (airtight) would make a big difference, it's a wait n see how the magnet seal top cap holds up with time and use, overall am quite content wi the purchase so far, it's early day's as yit but al report back if anythin untoward occurs, I appreciate aw the input from you all, it's only fair a stick some in maselI agree with you, it's annoying to be unable to check the isolated airpath, it's something I mentionned to the engineers. From my understanding it's more a design issue than a true flaw, airpath is isolated, just not 100% airproof especially cause the spring loaded system for the quick unloading feature and the first batch top lids wasn't sitting as tight as needed..
I can say our engineers understood the lesson, our next devices will be isolated and 100% airproof ... a finger will close ALL the airflow! Our previous units like the Starry are isolated from electronics also but it's not something the user can check clogging a hole with a finger, but it's isolated (look at the PuffItUp Starry's tear-down). User wants to be able to check our claims (without to dismantle the device
I'm glad you appreciated the unit despite this issue (not really an issue but you can't check the isolated airpath), feel free to share the worst.... and the best! I appreciate you balanced opinion, this is the sign of a smart mind. Have fun!
Great advice...a bit fancier than electrical tape.
I did a deep clean of the Ace and also decided to leave off the mesh screen underneath the ceramic filter. I really packed the herb down and put a smoke screen on top of the load to keep things from getting too messy. Holy smokes! It seems like I've finally cracked the code and got great results with the Ace and managed to keep getting continuous big clouds. 
I went from 175-200C without having to stir things up and the Ace really delivered. It was a lot of fun and the best results that I've had so far.
Thx for your input! It's good to know that the batteries could take that kind of heat!
Did they get super hot? I'm really becoming OCD about this stuff and it's starting to detract from my sessions because the Ace gets so hot and I recall those scary stories from the news...
I don't recall a month that has five weeks.
Yeah, that thought actually crossed my mind too at first.If we are going to be technical all months other than Feb in a leap year have a fifth week. It's just not a full week. Sorry, couldn't help making the irrelevant unhelpful correction (this is the internet).
Who knows, maybe Samsung uses that system for keeping track of batteries made in a leap year but mine was supposedly manufactured in 2019 (not a leap year). Having said that, I've seen photos of other Samsung batteries on the Net ending with a 5, so either there are a lot of fakes ending in 5 out there, or the final 5 really is a special week. It'd be great if someone in the know could confirm this--it's worrying that fake batteries are so rampant and could be shipped with the Ace...
Thanks for your suggestion. I'm thinking about getting an XTAR VC4 charger but will have a look at Nitecore too. I guess both are reliable and safe chargers but will have to do a bit of comparison.
That was my first 18650 charger...until it stopped working, I like the build quality of the Nitecore better myself along with the flatter spring-loaded terminal posts that do not dent the battery like the blade-shaped contact posts can do on some chargers.
Thx for you reply, PPN. Sorry for being so OCD about batteries but do the guys at TG recommend any specific battery type/brand? Is it okay to use batteries with a capacity of 2800/3000/3500 mAh? I read on another thread (Davinci IQ, I think) awhile ago that the company recommends one specific battery with their vape because it gives the best results. I'd love to hear if the TG team could also make a similar recommendation.
Btw, does the Ace have a "built-in protection system" to automatically shut down if the battery is defective?After spending way too much time micro analysing things, I ended up ordering an XTAR VP4C today. I also ordered some Sony / Murata US18650VTC5 2600mAh batteries that have a 30A CDR.
I never realized that was even a problem until a few days ago. 
Since they choosed to go with a Samsung battery I would say that brand to be the best but the Sony you ordered will do the trick but they will last as long as the stock battery since they are 2600mah also (like the stock Samsung 26j).Thx for you reply, PPN. Sorry for being so OCD about batteries but do the guys at TG recommend any specific battery type/brand? Is it okay to use batteries with a capacity of 2800/3000/3500 mAh? I read on another thread (Davinci IQ, I think) awhile ago that the company recommends one specific battery with their vape because it gives the best results. I'd love to hear if the TG team could also make a similar recommendation.
After spending way too much time micro analysing things, I ended up ordering an XTAR VP4C today. I also ordered some Sony / Murata US18650VTC5 2600mAh batteries that have a 30A CDR.
I was considering getting a Nitecore, Opus and a few other chargers and driving myself a bit crazy in the process but finally opted for the XTAR mainly because the guy that I talked to was really helpful and said they get their chargers directly from XTAR, so at least I don't have to worry about getting a fake charger.
Anyway, my order is on the way and hopefully I'll be able to test the new charger and batteries out this weekend.
You cannot go too big with battery capacity (the vape will only draw what it needs), just never smaller than recommended (especially the stated minimum amp draw required)
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