ah the splitters, thats why you needed those... i'm catching on now. i'm gonna start wiring everything in this weekend so i'll ether get a splitter or run a power cord. i might just get the splitter and save a open port on the controller. right now i only have two v2's in there but there is a chance i'll buy one more on a future sale. the most i've ever needed in there is three but if i want to upgrade to an aci exhaust ( i really like that smart speed feature that would make my cabinet so steady eddie compared to what i have now. i didn't even know it did that till i recently watched the aci video). so with that and the outlet for my active intake and three fans i would be over ported. i guess thats why you wern't using it versus the pro+ model with 8...
can we control our CLW lights with this adapter?
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that recipe i used might be on here somewhere, probably quicker just to spell it out again. i assume you want to make small batches for just a few carts at a time?
that neg mag spinner is great but must be watched closely and only for larger batches over 10ml at a time.
starting out i suggest a double boiler setup. i used a 1/2 pint mason jar and a small pot of water with a lid. the key is finding something that seals that the size syringe fits in. i leave the plunger out for this part to save space. just make sure you have something to plug or cork up the opening in the syringe, you can even print something, i happen to use an eye dropper top that fit perfect. i also like to use a luer lock syringe so it stays sealed!!
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then to mix it i use one of these herb grinders.. i pulled the metal grinder off of the plastic collar and shoved a dab tool in the collar, this makes for a great immersion mixer for the small syringe!
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as for the recipe, i just try to make it as potent as possible. realistically about .86 of a gram of sugar makes 1ml of oil with the terps added in to make it liquid. these places that say they're one gram in 1ml are lying. take 1 gram of any concentrate on the planet heat it up to a liquid and it will make more than 1ml.
start small since it's just for you, put just one or two grams of those diamonds you get in a syringe and add a little liquefier to it, just enough to cover half of the diamonds in the syringe. (use an eye dropper) cover the syringe with your cap, seal it in a jar and set the jar in hot water on the stove. you almost can't overdue it this way. i have left it in there so long i could hear the jar rattling around inside a covered pot because it's boiling and dancing around. this is why it's so important to cover or cork the syringe. it tips in the water sometimes taking it out and you don't want it spilling out into the jar.
get it hot... then open it up and stick the mixer in, careful when turning it on, with new batteries it will spin like hell. careful not to spin it out. if you press against the syringe it will hold back the motor and i use this tension to control the speed of it. you'll learn quick. practice with water first if you're nervous. but get it hot and mix it. if it's melted but thick add some liquifier. it will still look translucent at this point, the air mixed in will make it look unfinished. it's okay, seal it up and put it back on heat for ten minutes or so and you will see the oil turn transparent. if you notice just the very bottom of the syringe is still a little translucent and not cleared then you need a couple more drops of liquifier/ mix it again and let it heat up again, repeat until it's all clear. if it turns clear right from the first time that you may have overshot on how much liquifier you added and probably could have made it stronger, not a problem though because you still get to vape your mistakes!!!
as for a liquifier my favorite is a flavorless terp. there are quite a few good companies out there. i use the one from the terpene store but for some reason their site is down right now and i can't give you link at this time.
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when you're right on the edge of making them as potent as possible sometimes when it cools down it solids up a bit, this is right on the edge!!! i still smoke them but there is some material left over in the cart that must be cleaned out before filling again. to clean them i use IPA and my vacuum purge pump, just stick the hose right on the end of the cart and it sucks it clean. this last batch cooled down to solid up a bit, could have used another five or six drops of liquifier.
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because i use sugar i don't have a consistent product to start with. if i could make distillate it would be much different and could make the perfect batch every time.
i'd love to see what the crystal meth your getting makes for carts.. i bet the liquid could be perfectly clear like water!!! and ya know all the crystal meth we get ( we call it meth because it looks like that! haha) every one i ever had is over 99% thc. i know you don't get lab results but i don't think diamonds that clean can be under 99% i'm jelly about it for sure!!! around here though that stuff is about $75 a gram!!!! i ain't making a $100 cart! i'll just smoke three of my $5 carts and be just as high! hahaha
and of coarse man, any questions just fire away!!!!!!
yes you're correct. in fact you're supposed to remove every stem before the bowl trimmer. it's doesn't do well with stems plus i believe it dulls the cutting blade.
i find the bowl trimmer handy for smaller stuff that you don't want to be hassled with trying to trim with scissors. the very first time i used the bowl was a dry trim and it worked awesome!! i hung the plants whole and a couple weeks later i just popped off the buds by hand into the trimmer and it trims quick when dry, just a couple revolutions each direction and they're done. trims it all in seconds!
then i put the trimmings in a tumbler and pull all the keif from that... nothing wasted.
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i remember those days of needing it dry quick!!! never went as far as microwaving buds but i have put them under a hot lamp to dry samples at one point... been a while since i needed to do that though... now a harvest is just another grow chore that isn't a priority like it was. you'll be there very soon the rate you're headed at!!!
yes! good call. do not dry your buds that fast if you don't have to... wait it out a week to ten days and it will be so much smoother of a smoke. chances are first few harvests won't get much of a cure before it's all smoked up so a good slow dry is important IMO.
believe me i'm nervous as hell drying this batch in the new dryer in only eight days!!!!! very nervous and hoping i don't mess up a whole harvest!! tomorrow night will be eight full days and friday night we're going to concert with some friends so i'm gonna twist one up of each cultivar and get everybody's opinions on it.