Hi Laurel,
Thanks for the reply and the kind words...I am thrilled you are enjoying your Phidias,.
After nearly a month of use I've discovered a few extra things to notice when priming a brand new atty or just contemplating the effects of gravity...
The Zen of gravity feeding an atty.
Things to notice #1.
The first second of a feed button press delivers no juice.
Every feed system must evacuate the air trap in its tube the before any juice can be transported.
This air is pulled back into the bottle through the tube each time the button pressure is relaxed.
The inverted Feedimus system has much less of this air to evacuate than other upright "Against Gravity" sorts with longer, much larger diameter, to the bottom of the bottle tubes...
Things to notice #2.
It's not about pressure it's about time.
Please notice, it does not take much button pressure to induce a drop, in fact an increase in button pressure seems to have no effect whatsoever on the rate of flow!!
Check that out for yourself, It's liberating.
Thick juices require no more button pressure than thin juices, just more time.
How much time? in my experience about four full Mississippi
type seconds: one Mississippi, two Mississippi etc.
The thinest juices maybe 1/3 less than that?
Things to notice #3.
You cannot get more that 4 maybe 5 drops from the most absent minded of long presses.
This is pretty nice because it makes it very hard to flood an atty...
I think, the real value in observing and verifying these 3 things is the final realization that if you just swing your atty toward the ground and press for a while you pretty much cannot go wrong.
It's not like I designed my Phi case to be a juice feeder, it's that it just seems to be a natural for it!
If you can just know these "things" are true, by testing them for yourself, you are on your way to absolutely care free feeding.
Hey, it just worked out that way...
My Very Best Regards Laurel
fono
Okay....had a few days to bond with the Woodimus Feedimus
First I have a couple original Woody's and this one has been shaped down, the corners are rounded and it is a bit smaller. This is great for me as the size fits nicely in my hand. The same lovely woodwork and great button as the original Woody. It's very well built and like a piece of art to me.
The feed thing is pretty cool. I wasn't sure how it would work but...it drips those drops very well. I tested the dripping by putting a few drops in the atty and watching how long it took. I did find the feed is easier when using regular juice. With the 100% VG stuff it is so darn thick you have to really hold button down a bit longer to get juice through but it does work with it. My 50/50 mix works very easily in it though. A few seconds gives me 3 drops and good to go.
I followed the video instructions for removing the bottle to refill and that works very easily.
Of course I love the 18650 battery with the LR attys and the 306LR fits very nicely on the Feedy Woody...with the brown drip tip - it looks really classy!
Thanks Drew & Fono!! Really nice addition to the Woody!
