Nice work! Cant wait till you get them up for sale - will get right in line - PP in hand. I'm looking for a good tank can't seem to find one that works for me. Doesn't necessarily have to be a Darwin tank (althought that would be sweet). I had a DC Map and a Liquidnator and found them to be difficult to refill. My ideal tank would have a way to syringe fill - hated taking them apart to top 'em off.
My only hesitation is that I hated taking the tops off of the Map and Liquidnator tanks - . How are these to refill?
You really do not HAVE to remove the top-cap on most tanks to needle fill. The only tank I know of that requires removal of the top-cap is the LavaTank (and that is because the top-cap/mouthpiece is all one part. With tanks that have separate top-cap and drip-tip, you can remove the drip-tip and slide the tank upwards (carto downwards) until the top edge of the carto is inside the tank and clear of the topcap. Using a needle bottle - like this one:
1/2 OZ BOTTLE W/NEEDLE TIP (or others at various ecig venders), or syringes - you can leave the gap between the top edge of the carto and the inner edge of the top-cap to just enough to slip in the needle and fill. Then push the carto back up into the to-cap and replace your drip-tip to enjoy your full tank. It is easy, fast and leaves you with a very full tank. If you are concerned about possible leakage from the bottom of the tank (I rarely see this - but it can depend on the internal O-ring inside the bottom-cap), wrap a tissue or paper towel around the base of the carto as you slide the tank upwards so that the tissue or paper towel will absorb any possible leakage. Leave the tissue or paper towel wrapped around the base until you push the carto back up into place.
Another trick I learned along the way: forcing new cartos thru the bottom-cap, the top edge of the carto can chafe the internal O-ring (with each new carto edge scraping against the O-ring a little more chafing occurs) and can wear down the internal O-ring. Over time, this will reduce the seal around the carto and can allow leakage and eventually the O-ring can tear apart. To prevent this, place a tapered drip-tip (one that has bottom edge flush with the edges of the carto = no overhang) on the carto before pushing it thru the bottom cap and then remove it once the top edge of the carto in inside of the tube and has cleared the O-ring. The smoother surface of the drip-tip is less wearing against the O-ring.
Greetings Darwinians, hope that's the right terminology still
Quick question, do all these recent upgrades (better precision in the dial, stiffer swing arm, built in adapter\extension, no longer screen flickers, blue screen, etc.), I've read about in this thread, now come standard now when purchasing a new Darwin on the nHaler site or were these upgrades just added to the Darwins for those that had to send theirs in for warranty service??
Thanks for the help and input
From what I have learned, some of these may become permanent changes and others may be trials of different components, etc. Those who have followed this thread know that Evolv is constantly "evolving" their product, monitoring warranty returns, feedback and - even above that - looking for other creative ways to improve the device.
This is how it was explained to me and I am saddened to see posts -
even ones in jest - that suggest people might look for reasons to send in their Darwins thinking they may get newer components. From what I understand, some of these may only be trials/experiments and I would guess there is no certainty that any device sent in for warranty repair will necessarily receive new components or internals.
Granted, for well over the first 6 to 8 months after the Darwin release, Evolv did send out replacements but they have never been obligated to do that (their choice to sometimes even send overnight - absorbing that cost {$20+ each time} - was also something they did for their customers that they were under no obligation to provide). They chose to do so but the warranty, like ALL warranties, gives them the options to repair or replace at their discretion. As Evolv was a brand new company, with a brand new product, personally I think the early replacements was a nice way to start out and make sure their customers were happy but they certainly were under no obligations to do these things. It is abundantly obvious, to any who bother to read even parts of this thread, that Evolv's customer service is unmatched anywhere. This paragraph is NOT aimed at your post ED, but your post (and this reply) provided an opportunity to share my perspective on this issue. Unfortunately, I suspect, there are those who would take advantage of Brandon's (and Evolv's) good natured intentions and over-the-top customer service. Given how they seem to bend over backwards to make us all happy with the product, I find that thought upsetting.
Sorry for my little errant rant and I hope this post proves helpful to those I was responding to and others who may be following the thread.
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