If you get a hot spot...you packed too tight!
Try a fine grind and sprinkle fill to 3/4 full, no tamping then on session mode (even at 180c for good vapor) do 5 or 6 hard 'mouth-pulls' to prime the load then lung pull for 5+ seconds and repeat, the mouth-pull primers are needed less as you get through the sesh.
The Rouge and Mighty are more conduction orientated and cook the herb whereas the V3 is mostly convection heated so you have to pull heat through the load to vaporize it.
I use a wakit electric grinder that I grind quite fine and do not pack it just sprinkle it in. I've tried a full load 3/4 1/2 but still the same results. I've figured I need to pull slowly due to convection to get the vapor but there is still not much at all even slowly pulling through at 220c so I'm a bit baffled.
Full disclosure: I was recently contacted by TopGreeen and asked to provide feedback on the Xmax V3 Pro. I agreed so they sent me a complimentary unit.
Apologies I have to reply separately due to the character limit.
Try blocking all but the top line of air intake holes. Although I haven't seen the heater on the V3 Pro, it has to be tiny because it heats up amazingly fast, and of course the V3 Pro isn't a large device so there's not much room for a large heater. I therefore suspect that it can be overwhelmed by the airflow.
I've tried blocking the airflow and it helps some but doesn't make much difference even on 220c
When I first tried it I felt that the air intake was too noisy, so my original reason for blocking the holes was for noise reduction not vapour improvement. I immediately noticed that I got vapour a lot faster, and it was thicker as well. When I started reading this thread, I found that others have also made this discovery:
@Petetbay and
@3 Feet Farms and maybe others I don't recall. I've done a comparison test using my Orbiter so that I could see the vapour production, and the results at 220°C are dramatic.
Thank you ill go check that out. I just wondered if my device was faulty as it never feels that hot
As
@LesPlenty recommended, several "cigar puffs" can prime the vape and get the vapor production started. Alternatively you can block the air holes as
@pakalolo recommended. Either method will work. I use three cigar puffs and then start drawing after a fourth.
At around $100 the V3Pro does not have the most powerful heater on the market, so don't expect to get huge clouds with very little effort (as you might with the Hopper IO or the TinyMight). But it has enough power to produce a couple of big clouds per bowl, and it can thoroughly extract the goodies and produce dark brown to black ABV. A stir after a couple of hits can produce more even ABV.
Yeah im just struggling getting much vapor at all trying different methods. I'll keep trying but my avb isn't evenly cooked even after 3 mins and just looks lightly charred. I'm trying different draw techniques and it's not my first vape so it's throwing my a little as the reviews I watched are not the same as what I've got.
I personally do not enjoy the cigar puffs and find that does not work for me. Blocking holes doesn’t seem to work either and is awkward to hold. I legit just huff on the fucker real hard and boy she blows clouds. Girlfriend feels the same and does the same technique. Just huff that sucker.
I'll try the cigar puffs today and see if that helps. Huffing it gives me a bit of vapor but not much.
A vape band works well too (a rubber band they sell to protect nic vape tanks)
Never thought of this I do have a band lying around somewhere so I'll give that a try.
No I agree and just think there are too many holes probably, yeah I can adjust draw on it to properly get good hits, but especially through water it is much easier to cover some of the holes for quicker thicker rips!
I did find through water it was better but not much vapor still. Although I'll try the rubber band method. We'll silicone
Here's another vote for just covering some of the holes to get thicker vapor. I just use my fingers and cover/uncover the holes as I draw to get the vapor I want and to clear the hit, basically like a carb on a pipe or bong. I have other vapes sitting in their box (Linx Eden) where the draw is too tight and there's nothing you can do about it. With the V3, at least you can tighten the draw up if you want by covering some holes, either all the time with tape or a band or when you want with a finger or two.
Ok sounds like it's hole covering time lol I hopefully can master this as I really want it to he a great vape I can recommend to people. I love how well its built I just need to get it hitting right.
V3 was in the rotation, so the v3 went on a night out to the pubs at the weekend.
It still surprises me that you get this quality of vapor, with removable batteries for less than £100. Everyone that has used it is impressed.
I have a vape band blocking half the holes, this really makes a big difference, and is now my standard setup. The band also helps to keep the lid on
Are you using the standard mouthpiece or do you have a fave? I got the glass and wpa and find the glass to be worse than the stock mouthpiece for some reason.
