GP Series by VapourArt - Official Thread for GP Spheroid, GP PAPS, X, GP Piccolo, GP SnP and more - Part 2

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INFERNL, I truly hope this is a quick temporary issue and you and your wife will be on top of your game real soon. If we can help in any way, please let us know and keep us updated as we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers!! Peace out!


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Damn brotha sorry to hear that, wish you and the fam the best.

Just PM billb, everything will be bought in one shot. :p

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Thanks,
The big ticket items sold just after I posted. Pm box went crazy and I missed this post. Trying to catch up as I type.

@ everyone, I appreciate all the support. I hope that sje can find a job fairly quick. As we all know, its still hard to find work. If I made a bit more, It would not be too big of an issue, but I can't quite afford to pay all the bills myself unfortunately.

I will still be here and will eventually replace these items. Will just have my my point touch to use for now.
 

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Sorry I do not know as my spheroids were v2 then upgrad to v3 kits which I have not installed yet! I would think it would have been v1 then v2 then v3 upgrades. I'm sure a pro will chime in! Best wishes! I need to go take a look at your fine stuff for sale!


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Selling off most everything I own for the moment. Wife lost her job and I need to accumulate as much money as I can till we can get back on our feet. Don't worry I will continue to visit and will replace some items when I can.

Here are my gp products, Leo products will be listed seperately.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/sale-trade/543455-us-fs-gp-bananza-heron-paps-v3-x-1-5-spheroids-x-conv-x-rings-etc.html

Sorry to hear, man. :-( Hopefully it's a very short bump in the road...
 

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So I noticed that my AW IMR 18490 needs a bit of help when paired with my Heron. Not a big deal as the longer spring/GPin included with the Heron fixes the deal and it's a quick change.

I also know that the GPin in the Paps v3 topcap is slightly different (double pin) and I was wondering if the spare spring and pin is supposed to be the same size as the one already in it. Mine is.

Of course, I haven't tried the Paps topcap with my 18490, yet... maybe I should try that first ...

Edit: Just tried the v3 18500 tube with the Paps topcap and AW IMR 18490 and I can't get it to fire. I guess it's not too big of a deal since I only have the one 18500 tube. I can take the long pin/spring from the Heron (I think, right?) and stick it on the topcap if need be for now but I hope the GPin pins/spring maybe even just the GPin is available in the future.
 
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Selling off most everything I own for the moment. Wife lost her job and I need to accumulate as much money as I can till we can get back on our feet. Don't worry I will continue to visit and will replace some items when I can.

Here are my gp products, Leo products will be listed seperately.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/sale-trade/543455-us-fs-gp-bananza-heron-paps-v3-x-1-5-spheroids-x-conv-x-rings-etc.html

Hey buddy, that was sad to hear. I pray that everything goes well and you guys are restrengthened pronto. Amen!
 

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Are your contacts as clean as you think they are ? This is a tedious process but it's well worth the time invested. I do this about every two weeks and I can instantly feel the difference.

The reason why everything of mine (except the new v3) is Silver plated (the LUX being doubled with Gold as well)!
 

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Much luck my good friend. You know how to get a hold of me if ever needed.
Yes I do. I am not going anywhere and very busy lately as you know. I am hoping that things will get better fairly quickly. I will definitely keep in touch and keep everyone updated

Hey buddy, that was sad to hear. I pray that everything goes well and you guys are restrengthened pronto. Amen!

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CONGRATULATIONS to all new owners of the Paps v3!
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Guys, pls don't forget to register your Serial Numbers on the Google List:
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I know, I said I was going to lock myself away in a room until my stuff arrives but I was "wandering" and saw this ...

Omnidapter

It has no descriptions but doesn't it look strangely like a GPin?

It seems like a floating positive post with a single pogo pin. Technically GPin is a threaded positive post with a double pogo pin. Same idea in different implementation.

I looked this thing up on google and I think it is actually for using smaller batteries in larger tubes, like an 18350 in a 18500 tube.


GP HERON UPDATE

Mine arrived yesterday and I've been experimenting with it for a while now and sufficiently vaping way too much as a result ;O)

I'm extremely happy with it overall - just need to suss out exactly how much filler material is required etc... and I haven't tried a cotton micro coil build just yet.

HOWEVER - there is one thing that is Really irritating me about it so far.. and that is that it gurgles and I absolutely hate gurgling atomisers - they really get on my nerves.. but not just hat - after a few vapes on it the condensate builds up to such a point that when you take subsequent vapes from it the mere act of sucking up the vapour causes juice to be spat into your mouth and there's a horrible gurgling - which necessitates you removing the cap and cleaning out the inner bore of the mouthpiece tube.

This cannot always be resolved with just giving it a puff down the tube to clear it out either - I know I have tried that - sometimes you can give it a good blast down there and it won't clear out the condensate..

It does get really bad - if you take the filler section off and suck gently through it it'll behave just like an old penny whistle!!! :(

I really like this atomiser but it's a pain in the .... to have to partially disassemble it every twenty minutes to clean out the bore in order to enjoy your vape.

I've had a good look at the atty and I've identified what I think is the problem..

I have to ask Perseas - is there any specific requirement for this part of the mouthpiece pipe? - Inside the main bore of the pipe there is a smaller bore section approximately 1mm smaller than the main bore.. is there a special reason for this section - or is this maybe an incomplete machining process?

I ask because it is this section causing all the problems..

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You see after a while condensate builds up in the mouth piece - I have never had an atomiser where this does not occur - In fact I think it's impossible to vape and not generate condensate in some form or another.. I have a few spheroids and condensate occurs in the drip tip well of tem also - but this gurgling never occurs and the obvious answer is that the spheroid bore is a 3mm bore approximately all the way down and basically condensate gets to run down the sides of the bore --- BUT crucially the bore itself is wide enough for the meniscus / surface tension properties of the juice to not take hold..

The smaller 2mm inner bore is small enough that the juices cohesion properties makes it just stick there causing a partial fluid lock - which then you have to suck later vapes through that juice barrier and you get bubbling and gurgling as a result.. and it gets to the point when you can have quite a lot of juice condensate pooling above that section to overcome :(

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I'm going to try boring mine out with a suitable drill bit to see if that gets rids of the problem - I'll report back if it does..

OK - I took mine out to 2.95 mm - which is slightly smaller than the 3mm bore - for me this has TOTALLY solved the problem!

No more gurgling..

No more juice in the mouth and the only side effect is that the draw becomes marginally less tight - but thanks to the excellent design on the adjustable airflow that is not a problem at all.....

Now this has become my favourite atomiser by far...

A slight word of warning though - anyone having similar issues - do not attempt what I just did unless you know you are competent enough to do it..

I've got many years of mechanical engineering experience and a certain level of ....-suredness that comes with it - to let me do this with a battery operated drill - a good drill bit and just holding them in my hands!

If you have or know someone with a lather who's competent enough to not mark the atomiser then that would be the best option.. :)

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Thank you very much for this detailed analysis!

You're right, although the reasons for gurgling are many times the way the filler is putted causing over-wicking and/or a weak battery that creates partial vaporisation and condensation is gathering inside the bell. We designed this section for compressing the vapour further, but the gurgling shows that we weren't right. We shall produce an updated bell the next weeks and we'll send it as a replacement to the owners of the Heron. I strongly suggest to the Heron owners to send us NO email about it, when we shall send it, if we can put it inside an order, etc.
The sooner we make it, the soonest we'll send it to the initial owners at no cost on behalf of them.

Perseas

I also have the gurgling, but I bought mine from DOMO. Perseas, will you be sending them out to DOMO customers too?
 

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So I noticed that my AW IMR 18490 needs a bit of help when paired with my Heron. Not a big deal as the longer spring/GPin included with the Heron fixes the deal and it's a quick change.

I also know that the GPin in the Paps v3 topcap is slightly different (double pin) and I was wondering if the spare spring and pin is supposed to be the same size as the one already in it. Mine is.

Of course, I haven't tried the Paps topcap with my 18490, yet... maybe I should try that first ...

Edit: Just tried the v3 18500 tube with the Paps topcap and AW IMR 18490 and I can't get it to fire. I guess it's not too big of a deal since I only have the one 18500 tube. I can take the long pin/spring from the Heron (I think, right?) and stick it on the topcap if need be for now but I hope the GPin pins/spring maybe even just the GPin is available in the future.

Hi Cliffy!
Here is a picture of my V3 GPin as delivered un-assembled. I placed the extra pin in my pin storage bin and not sure of which leanth it was.
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Perseas was awesome as usual! and in my order added many extra long pins (as shown below on the right) for those who might need them. I am happy to send one to you or anyone else that is in need or experiences battery rattle with the long pin that they were shipped, no charge. All I ask is that you give a shout out to King P!
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I am happy to box and ship and please make sure and thank Perseas! Let me know Cliffy!

Here is a photo of the longer pin installed in the GPin/Cap
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I will provide a side by side photo when I have a chance
 

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Perseas was awesome as usual! and in my order added many extra long pins (as shown below on the right) for those who might need them. I am happy to send one to you or anyone else that is in need or experiences battery rattle with the long pin that they were shipped, no charge.

I have some battery rattle with my V3 in 490 mode when using the Heron. I noticed there is a longer Gpin in the Heron bag than the V3 bag (both have spare Gpin piece) so is it safe to assume we need the spare one in the Heron parts bag? It isn't a bad rattle but one to fix, never the less.
 

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Hi Cliffy!
Here is a picture of my V3 GPin as delivered un-assembled. I placed the extra pin in my pin storage bin and not sure of which leanth it was.
Cn2fAao.jpg


Perseas was awesome as usual! and in my order added many extra long pins (as shown below on the right) for those who might need them. I am happy to send one to you or anyone else that is in need or experiences battery rattle with the long pin that they were shipped, no charge. All I ask is that you give a shout out to King P!
7cCMdpt.jpg


I am happy to box and ship and please make sure and thank Perseas! Let me know Cliffy!

Here is a photo of the longer pin installed in the GPin/Cap
srD2BN7.jpg


I will provide a side by side photo when I have a chance

Thanks Idabrah! If you've got spare long pins I would definitely appreciate one of them! :)

And definitely thank you, P, for having the foresight to send parts to your bros to help us schmoes! :thumb:
 

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I switched from the 18490 using the longer GPin to using a kick + 18350 with the shorter GPin. But I cannot get the switch and cap to screw down completely. I looked at the two springs, and they look the same. Can someone please give me the magic words?

I have the same little hitch when I use the kick v1 and an 18350. My switch screws completely in but there's a tiny gap between the Heron AFC and the Paps tube.

I know I could always shorten the spring in my gpin, but I'm waiting to see if the spring will eventually break itself in. In the one day I've had it, it has compressed a little more and the already tiny gap is getting smaller.

If that doesn't work for you I'd recommend snipping one of your springs to fit.

I have some battery rattle with my V3 in 490 mode when using the Heron. I noticed there is a longer Gpin in the Heron bag than the V3 bag (both have spare Gpin piece) so is it safe to assume we need the spare one in the Heron parts bag? It isn't a bad rattle but one to fix, never the less.

Rick, I had the same issue and the longer pin fixed it right up!
 
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