Hey all. I'm having huge issues with the heron v2. Aside from the device cutting me every time it's taken apart and not mounted to a device and the fact it never sits flush as designed the worst part is a terrible taste every vape. I've cleaned and cleaned and cleaned this including now what must be a total of an hour of ultrasonic time. inevitably as soon as the build heats up a bit the horrible taste of metal is there.
Someone once said to me they had this kind of issue and ultimately and strangely the only thing that made it go away was swapping o rings. For me what's strange is that the device doesn't typically stink of metal. Etc.
Per GP SUGGESTION I'll try a milk soak and another rinse and sonic. I guess I'll use all the spare o rings and place these in a bag.
I have to say considering how great the piccoloid v2 is I'm really disappointed wih the the fact the HnP doesn't fit very well seamlessly. The tank is so sharp it is actually a requirement to use a cloth to dissemble and the flavor is so tainted. About the only good thing is the switch on the paps v4.
I'd appreciate any thoughts or advice. I've tried locating the coil father out maybe 1.5mm from the screws and up to 2mm off the deck. I also find the chimney design. To be extremely poor. Especially compared to the spheroid and for thick eliquid. It's a fidgety sharp heavy atomizer right now that just isn't working.
GP of course has offered to take the device in and examine what may be the issue. Their support has been very good and I'm a big fan of the brand. I can't however drive for at least six more weeks and would love to be able to figure this out if possible
Sorry to appear or of nowhere with bad news and complaining.
If it helps the piccoloid is tied for my favorite device ever. It's fantastic and well built. Seamless works. Taste is great. I love it. That probably makes dealing with HnP issues even harder.
Thanks for the help! I'm sure this is either a strange contaminant issue. A build issue. Or something completely one off. GP seems to have very good quality control. Hopefully I am missing something. After the milk bath tonight or tomorrow I'll put a build in and provide images. I'm a relatively experienced vapor. I build everything almost. Build was 7 wraps of 28 gauge around a 2.5mm coil master v3 winder and wicked wih rayon. Cotton bacon. And koh gen do for testing. The flavor contamination happens after the heat crosses a certain line. Maybe a second and a half in and hen subsequently until allowed to cool. Go says all their raw materials are certified so they don't believe some poor metal could have made it into production.
I've also tried five liquids in the tank lest it be a strange device specific flavor issue.
Cheers!
I think you should take the offer and have the GP team look at it.
It sounds like I'm running almost that exact build 2.4mm 6-wrap 28ga coil and, aside from trying to figure out why it floods when in pocket, my Heron performs well.
I built it for the first time straight from the box with no taste issues.
As for the cutting... How/when does it cut you? I'd advise not holding any of the threads while disassembling.
As for gaps... where are the gaps and are you using it with the hybrid gpin or are you using the 510 connector? check to make sure the gpin is firmly seated and the deck ring as well (there's an o-ring there that could be getting caught). What kind of battery are you using?
Taste-wise, are you running a fluffless build or using fluff? Burning taste sounds like dry hits... You can test it without top cap and even without fluff if you soak the wick and replace the body/bell assembly (kind of like a dripper) just to rule or other things - before you use the top cap or fluff...
edit: oh, and is the mod/atty getting hot when you fire? maybe you're shorting somewhere. If you have a multimeter, check the resistance of your build both at the posts as well as the lower connection
