After reading the posts about the Orbit, I purchased one. Works great for the most part, however you have to be careful about overheating and burning spice. If anyone has experience using the Orbit, that would be important info. I like the preheat feature, but to get and hold just the right amount of heat is a little tricky. A little too much and it burns.
I'm sure there is a tried and true method for using the Orbit and don't want to waste a lot of material trying to get the method dialed in.
Peace
Fourcrows
Update: Decided to try the quartz balls included with the Orbit, just to test the effectiveness. Loaded two balls into the chamber and put in heaping dabber of spice, approximately 1 1/2 scoops. Used the dabber that is shaped like a spoon. I know that's not a lot, but I starting slow.
Preheated, a 10 second cycle. This alone, produced a nice vapor cloud in the chamber.
The coil was already set on medium setting, 3.7V.
Held the power button to activate the coil and took a deep pull, approximately 8 seconds. I could hear the quartz balls swirling around. Have to say, the effect was quicker and stronger than what was experienced without the quartz balls.
Afterwards, I noticed that all the spice had been vaporized from the chamber, except for a tiny bit around the sides. Without the quartz balls, the spice tended to splatter a bit, and stick to the sides of the chamber.
All in all, using the quartz balls, did assist in the vaporizing process. This is my personal experience and no reflection on the tests AbsolutelyPureDMT performed. His testing and evaluation process was thorough and extremely informative, much respect. The only thing I would add to this is that for doing side by side bench tests of different delivery devices, a Coleman 3 litre hand pump is OK, but not the same as a live subject taking a hit or an electric vacuum pump with a controlled, consistent air volume that is exact for each device. With a hand pump, there can easily be variations in air volume being pulled through the device. So, I think it comes down to personal preference. Some people prefer being shot out of cannon into hyperspace. Some would rather ease into it more slowly (me, for instance). At any rate, the Yocan Orbit work for what I need it do do and is a good fit for my particular preferences. I would encourage experimenting with the quartz balls and decide for yourself if they help or hender your experience.
Peace,
Fourcrows
Fourcrows