Markse68

Hi Bill, you are probably right, though for other markets that wouldn't be an issue (I'm in UK) I agree re power- I usually use the lowest setting though sometimes need a bit more and go for the middle setting. Long slow tokes is key I find. I'm using it all day every day- in fact this is my second as the USB failed on the 1st (corroded pin from condensation/seepage) I refill twice a day on average so I guess 20-30ml a week. The pods are still useable after a week but I can tell the flavour is off and it's nice to crack open a fresh one. Mark

I’ve grown to really love my reflex- it’s pretty much all i use now apart from a dripper at home in the evenings. I change my pod once a week. I’m using 80:20 vg:pg with 5% h2o and very little flavouring and after a week the coil is moderately carbonised over the centre 3 or 4 wraps- the outer wraps are clean as they stay cooler being closer to the terminal posts. This is more a suggestion but in the past when rebuilding atties I experimented with flat wire coils and found them to last longer before carbonising. My thoughts are that having a larger flat surface in contact with the wick keeps the temperature more even within the coil metal itself- with a round wire only a small part is in contact so the outer parts can overheat. Flat coils might improve coil life in these non serviceable pods I think. Just a thought Mark

Sounds like your eliquid may be too thin or your pods wick was a bit on the loose side causing flooding and popping. I had opposite as i’m using high vg eliquid and struggled at first to get it to wick well. I have noticed that the cotton fill is a bit variable. My first few pods the cotton was really tight in the coil- too tight. I ended up teasing out some cotton from the wick with tweezers and it worked much better. Since then i’ve had a few where the cotton seemed a bit loose but not an issue with my thicker eliquid. I think this is maybe something evolv should look at in terms of qc. They could maybe offer different options on wicking tightness for high vg or high pg liquids. I had some charging issues but they were resolved by firmware update. I love my reflex too Mark

I’m pretty sure the double orange led is to do with this setting “cutoff energy” or “ the amount of energy output before the device becomes too hot to touch” I got mine to the double orange state by chain vaping it and it was fine to touch so i increased this value from 600 to 750 W.s. And it hasn’t done the double orange since. Mark

Hi James, I checked and it’s 1.1 SP42.1 US rev 311104285. I couldn’t find where to download firmware from Evolv? Mark

I’ll give that a go and see if it helps- thanks James. Need to order some more pods first though Mark

I run high vg eliquid as i don’t get on with pg but i mix my own with very little flavour (<1%) and even with just a few drops of menthol i find after a day the coil is getting gunky and caramelised- from a flavour and safety perspective a fresh wick each day is desirable. I actually find the reflex is getting gunky faster than the dna go but then i guess with the power ramping with draw that’s to be expected. My reflex is at home so i’ll have to check the fw version tomorrow. Mark

Hi James, i don’t think anything could be overheating as sometimes it happens really quickly after a long rest of the device so everything should be safely cool but you may be right about some sort of pod overheat protection 🤷‍♂️ I downloaded the escribe hack for the reflex- well i don’t think it’s really a hack but rather allows access to the advanced settings. In there there is a setting under protections for watt seconds limit. This is power over time or an average power limit per second. I think this may be set a bit conservatively for UL safety specs to protect the battery/electronics and maybe it’s false triggering. That’s my guess. I haven’t changed it yet as mine seems to have settled down for now. I really like the device and the tech but i’m having trouble justifying the cost of a new pod per day- I change my wick in my dna go squonker daily and for good reason and really i think this is no different. It doesn’t really make sense. Mark

its not low battery- mine does after full charge and it’s getting a bit annoying. I wondered if it’s a device overheat protection or maybe a puff limiter like the old 10sec draw cutoff?

Sorry Michael- missed notification- yes it is from an Orion

It’s not mine- I saw it on fb. Perhaps they made it themselves or perhaps it’s available to bigger companies who evolve are selling the boards to- I don’t know

It exists 🤔

Yes I did- I’m very interested in the board so I’ve been experimenting with it 😉

Answering my own question- yes you do need to use the battery ground connection separate from the atty ground connection- or the resistance measurement goes tits up and the go won’t fire or at least not as you’d expect it to

So on the go board there are 2 negative connections- 1 for the pod connection and one for battery. They’re both connected electrically on the board but I’m wondering if it’s safe to use just one- the pod connection? Reason I ask is the battery connections are awfully close together and I’d rather not risk a short there. But aware high frequency circuit grounding can be very critical for correct operation.

So reading up on replay in other board forums it seems that the warmth is maybe a sort of preheat or boost function. Still don’t really understand why it’s there if replay is replicating a recorded temp/time profile as that should be automatic?. Is it really a power limiter that affects the initial temp rise of a profile that initiated at above ambient temperature? In which case for maximum accuracy shouldn’t it always be set at max power? Or is it there because the control algorithm can overshoot and this in effect a method of tuning it? 🤔

Ok so having watched this great interview with John I have a better picture of how Replay works and why my question about TCRs was a dumb question 😬 Replay is an awesome evolution! Still would like to know what’s the point of “warmth” setting? Is that just shaping the ramp up to the temp limit? Or the starting point of the temp/time curve? Shouldn’t that all be recorded when the replay function is set? 🤔

Yes please 🙏

Pretty excited about the DNA GO board for its size and simplicity- hoping it will be released as a stand alone board imminently 🙏 Couple of questions about replay though What is replay actually doing? Is it recording a temperature/time plot and reproducing it accurately using some variant of a PID controller? Or is it more simply just a way to set a temperature limit which isn’t exceeded in subsequent replays? What is the warmth setting in escribe for- if it’s replaying something pre-recorded what’s the point of adjusting the warmth? Long shot but at some point will there be the option of choosing other materials TCRs than 316 in escribe (Ti would be nice) if indeed it is doing real temperature monitoring? thanks 😊