Allison Wunderland
Member
OK, I read up on vaporizers, did some cursory research, tried one with a friend, went out an bought the Ascent by DaVinci
It comes in wood panel finish, black, and carbon fiber. I think black, or carbon. They're $200, more or less, depending where you buy. Reviews rate this item generally high. Mine had a few issues -- The spare glass draw stem was cracked out of the box. Retailer had a spare and replaced it. My first unit would not hold a charge. This unit was replaced. The grass draw tube in the second has a microscopic nick in the neck. Seems DaVinci needs to think about how it handles these tubes when packing the unit.
Five hours to charge. Nothing in the manual say the unit cannot be used while charging, Digital heat control is easy to set. There's a digital read-out screen that monitors heating, signals when the unit is fully heated. There are options to turn off heat only. There are three separate heat settings available, and these can be set for how long they run. Unit has a motion timer that shuts off when the unit is not moving -- a safety feature for when it gets set down.
I tried the oil cups. Pain in the butt, they drip and bubble over. Nearly impossible to remove the cup when it's hot.
The heat bowl is ceramic, white. Heat source is infra-red. Unit heats reasonably fast, 20 seconds to 375 F.
The flip open bowl section is easy to access, easy to load. Would be nice if emptied closer to the dump site. I like to catch the remains in an ash-tray and this design doesn't allow close in dumps from the bowl. Would be nice if the unit sat steady with the bowl section open, for loading.
Unit is solid, constructed of the best materials, stable, clean components. The glass draw pipe is a nice feature, clean taste. There's an option to retract the tube and "pass the pipe." Nice but not necessary.
Best feature of the Ascent is that it looks like a cell phone. It looks like you're on the phone, not toking.
I'm new to vaporizers. I get one heavy hit with some terpenes. Then I don't taste anything. The bud doesn't discolor much -- green to light green/brown. Seems like I'm not getting anything from the hit, but the "ash" is potent when smoked in a bong. I expect this is part of the learning curve.
Top of the line product. Worth the $$$
It comes in wood panel finish, black, and carbon fiber. I think black, or carbon. They're $200, more or less, depending where you buy. Reviews rate this item generally high. Mine had a few issues -- The spare glass draw stem was cracked out of the box. Retailer had a spare and replaced it. My first unit would not hold a charge. This unit was replaced. The grass draw tube in the second has a microscopic nick in the neck. Seems DaVinci needs to think about how it handles these tubes when packing the unit.
Five hours to charge. Nothing in the manual say the unit cannot be used while charging, Digital heat control is easy to set. There's a digital read-out screen that monitors heating, signals when the unit is fully heated. There are options to turn off heat only. There are three separate heat settings available, and these can be set for how long they run. Unit has a motion timer that shuts off when the unit is not moving -- a safety feature for when it gets set down.
I tried the oil cups. Pain in the butt, they drip and bubble over. Nearly impossible to remove the cup when it's hot.
The heat bowl is ceramic, white. Heat source is infra-red. Unit heats reasonably fast, 20 seconds to 375 F.
The flip open bowl section is easy to access, easy to load. Would be nice if emptied closer to the dump site. I like to catch the remains in an ash-tray and this design doesn't allow close in dumps from the bowl. Would be nice if the unit sat steady with the bowl section open, for loading.
Unit is solid, constructed of the best materials, stable, clean components. The glass draw pipe is a nice feature, clean taste. There's an option to retract the tube and "pass the pipe." Nice but not necessary.
Best feature of the Ascent is that it looks like a cell phone. It looks like you're on the phone, not toking.
I'm new to vaporizers. I get one heavy hit with some terpenes. Then I don't taste anything. The bud doesn't discolor much -- green to light green/brown. Seems like I'm not getting anything from the hit, but the "ash" is potent when smoked in a bong. I expect this is part of the learning curve.
Top of the line product. Worth the $$$
