bring all the tips and tricks for MP-1 here! It's clear to me, these are gonna be around for awhile...
he's my tips and tricks so far...
1. You can reduce the output of the "lava lamp" by fabricating a small cardboard sleeve to wrap around the bulb. You have to bend the bulb outward and slide the tube on through the feeder button hole in the case. I also added a solid sheet of thin cardboard along the back wall of the lid that slides off, that killed light leaking out the back wall. Also a small piece along the side was added to stop light from leaking through the case. Now the light only goes up toward the bottle and it's been reduced by the card board. you can glue the card board in once you get it all cut right and approve of the size of the cardboard pieces. I used a thin business card for the cardboard. Yes, you have to remove the bottle but don't disconnect the hose. It makes the light much warmer and not so bright. This is a very good mod if you have the lighted model. If any undesired light leaks thru, adjust the cardboard to suit. Time to complete..about 20 minutes to get it right.
2. Fueling the atty- pressing on the tank until all the bubbles in the tube go into the "atty fuel inlet port" then continue pressing for about one more second, that should load the atty properly.
3. The positive terminal on the batt goes down, not up like you might want it to go.
4. You're way better off to use a full bottle,. After the bottle gets down about half way, it can mean you may need to change the way you fuel the atty. You may need to push harder and longer to get the proper amount of juice sent to the burner. Maybe on a half full bottle, turning it upside down would help during loading the atty, I never tried that.
5. Throw away all those paper towels you use to cleanup the mess while reloading or dripping with 4 atty's in rotation...I have not had one issue with flooding or spillage yet....not one mess to cleanup (before anything else got in it and spread it around...
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6. Trim off about an 1/8 of an inch from your cart or you might burn it up on the end close to the burner....dang "fireball" atty gets hot!. After I trimmed it, I felt better about the cart being farther away from the heat...I know now some of the harsh taste I got today was from the cart burning. I'm using a high bridge atty if it matters. I'm still good to go, trimming the cart to stop the plastic end from burning is not a deal breaker at all....
7. Be careful with the power adapter on top, it can become loose if you over tighten the atty. Using food grade expoxy to stop the slippage is the reccomended answer. The problem has been addresed at the manufacturing level and new production don't have this problem. In fact, most of the existing production is doing just fine. Mr P is asking people with any problems to contact him so he can make sure any problems are solved correctly.
8. My batts are lasting 3 - 5 hours. So I top off my tank when I change batts! So every three to five hours I "reload" everything! Your times will vary, depending on usage. I can easily see this going all day when I'm at work and busy.
he's my tips and tricks so far...
1. You can reduce the output of the "lava lamp" by fabricating a small cardboard sleeve to wrap around the bulb. You have to bend the bulb outward and slide the tube on through the feeder button hole in the case. I also added a solid sheet of thin cardboard along the back wall of the lid that slides off, that killed light leaking out the back wall. Also a small piece along the side was added to stop light from leaking through the case. Now the light only goes up toward the bottle and it's been reduced by the card board. you can glue the card board in once you get it all cut right and approve of the size of the cardboard pieces. I used a thin business card for the cardboard. Yes, you have to remove the bottle but don't disconnect the hose. It makes the light much warmer and not so bright. This is a very good mod if you have the lighted model. If any undesired light leaks thru, adjust the cardboard to suit. Time to complete..about 20 minutes to get it right.
2. Fueling the atty- pressing on the tank until all the bubbles in the tube go into the "atty fuel inlet port" then continue pressing for about one more second, that should load the atty properly.
3. The positive terminal on the batt goes down, not up like you might want it to go.
4. You're way better off to use a full bottle,. After the bottle gets down about half way, it can mean you may need to change the way you fuel the atty. You may need to push harder and longer to get the proper amount of juice sent to the burner. Maybe on a half full bottle, turning it upside down would help during loading the atty, I never tried that.
5. Throw away all those paper towels you use to cleanup the mess while reloading or dripping with 4 atty's in rotation...I have not had one issue with flooding or spillage yet....not one mess to cleanup (before anything else got in it and spread it around...
)6. Trim off about an 1/8 of an inch from your cart or you might burn it up on the end close to the burner....dang "fireball" atty gets hot!. After I trimmed it, I felt better about the cart being farther away from the heat...I know now some of the harsh taste I got today was from the cart burning. I'm using a high bridge atty if it matters. I'm still good to go, trimming the cart to stop the plastic end from burning is not a deal breaker at all....
7. Be careful with the power adapter on top, it can become loose if you over tighten the atty. Using food grade expoxy to stop the slippage is the reccomended answer. The problem has been addresed at the manufacturing level and new production don't have this problem. In fact, most of the existing production is doing just fine. Mr P is asking people with any problems to contact him so he can make sure any problems are solved correctly.
8. My batts are lasting 3 - 5 hours. So I top off my tank when I change batts! So every three to five hours I "reload" everything! Your times will vary, depending on usage. I can easily see this going all day when I'm at work and busy.
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