There’s a lot in question right now around Magic Flight and their “lifetime warranty.” Their choice to stay silent on the issue is pissing off more than a few of their “lifetime fans...” Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Oh no! I didn't know about this! I love mine and have never had a problem with it...I wanted to get one as a Hanukkah present for a friend.
Absolutely worth it to buy the power adapter. If you can find the 2.0(a lot of shops around here still sell them rather than the newer 2.1,) you’ll probably have to spend about $20 more, $70-80 instead of $50-60, but it still has a lifetime warranty, whereas the 2.1 only has a 90 day. But they’re very good about customer service, even given the current questions which are mostly around changes to their legalese. Basically don’t abuse the warranty system and if something of theirs breaks on you they’ll most likely replace it with little to no question(though there is a process.) I would highly suggest getting them as Chanukah gifts. Check out their current holiday deal. A maple box, PLUS the original Muad Dib(the Power Adapter is a must have for the Muad Dib,) plus batteries and all the normal stuff, plus a finishing grinder, and an Orbiter, for $200. I paid $120 for my Launch Box with batteries, $120(more like $140 after shipping) for my Muad Dib from the Magic Flight Site(though that came with a PA, so it worked out to being a decent deal,) over $110 for my Orbiter after shipping, and $25 for my Finishing Grinder. I spent $415 just on that stuff. Plus $80 on a PA 2.0 before I got the one that came with my Muad Dib. This is a great deal. But you gotta hurry. I think that sale ends today. I’m glad I caught the recent posts. You can get what I paid $260 for, for $120. Throw in another $60 for a PA and you’ve got a vape for life, or a Chanukah gift that would make me VERY happy. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
It's very easy to make a MFLB yourself. The parts cost about 15 bucks all together without the tools. I actually made mine at the community center here in my town. They had the tools already and I just went in there and knocked it out. You can get plans for them to tell you exactly what to do and everything. I believe if you go to a forum like fuckcombustion, you can find a thread where there are a ton of people doing just that. Putting their own vapes together. You can get the entire setup for 80 bucks on ebay as well. Last black friday, you could get them for 45 bucks. I was lucky enough to find a boundless cfx for 50 bucks on black friday.
This is why Magic Flight is destroying their lifetime warranty, which will most likely end in their bankruptcy. People like you are why decent people can’t have nice things... Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Dusted off one of my launch boxes a couple of weeks ago and have been enjoying it with the power adapter and a new way to draw sparing the lungs... So decided to dust off this ancient thread that i must have posted in years ago too. Believe i heard the company Blissville or whatever went out of biz maybe 2 yrs ago or more but the products were still around... haven't done a search as the 2 i have are working fine... Curious if anyone else is living in the stone age like me and using the MFLB still.
Curious what your complaints are about the power adapter other than it is clumsy to have to plug in... that and the "control" isn't one you can set with any accuracy... i resisted buying the adapter for years but caved maybe 2 yrs ago... haven't used the rechargeable batteries once since... but the adapter is cumbersome...
I had no idea they were that faulty... also i don't know which model mine is but i did buy it maybe 2 or 3 yrs ago... guess i need to try and find the purchase info and see if the invoice shows the model... there was a period of a couple of years i didn't use it as i was using oil mostly and smoking small bowls for extra punch when needed.... also took some vacations from using over that time. Edit-- Did some checking and find the newer 3.0 that is an entirely different beast apparently... was it the wall power adapter that keeps crapping out on you? that's only $10 but so many times adds up and a lot of bother...
Oh my... New to the MFLB club. it sure beats the sh1t out of my crappy pen vape. I am in love. Flying after a trench. And so much better/cleaner than smoking. I should’ve discovered vaping years ago LOL
Go read any review on the 2.1, I'm sure you will find many complaints of failure. I did have the wallwart go bad, it worked until about 60% power. I dug out a stronger power supply and it seems to work better. Most of the failures are from the connection at the dummy battery. I took a couple of them apart to see how the wiring works in hope of diagnosing problems on some of the others that failed. On one the circuit board that the switch is mounted to was burned, another had no solder to connect the ground to the dummy battery. Very poor quality control as far as I'm concerned. I would bet my life that is why MF put the electronics right on the dummy battery for the 3.0. I offered $40 for the 3,0 in lieu of getting a replacement 2.1. I even told them I don't need the wallwart, 12v adapter, or any of the retail packaging. They refused my offer but instead kept replacing the 2.1. MF did offer me 25% off the purchase of the 3.0, but they want about $25 to ship it. PUI sells MF stuff at the same price but with free shipping, it would be cheaper to get it through PUI. The person I spoke with through emails even admitted they have a lot of problems with the 2.1. I was told that the current replacement I have will be my last. To me that is very poor customer service, it's not my fault that not one of them lasted 90 days ( I had one die in less than a week). Not only did it leave me with a bad taste in my mouth for MF, but it cost them more than what it would to replace it with a 3.0 from the start. I made a plastic strain relief on the current 2.1, hopefully it will work. I love my LB for personal use, but to use it outside of home or with other people is too much of a PITA for me.
Thanks for the reply and heads up... this is almost enough to inspire me to buy a 3.0 to have on hand for when my 2.1 goes... i already have a new spare MFLB as the 1st one i ordered from a place on Ebay maybe didn't have the SN on the back which voided the lifetime warranty back in the day... i confronted the seller and after a few threats about posting bad reviews and complaining to Ebay he sent me a NEW one with a SN and didn't ask for the 1st unit back... i doubt those warranties on the box are honored these days but haven't been keeping up since blisssville dropped out of the mix...
It seems they honor the warranty on the LB, but it's one time only. Shortly after getting my first one, the O-ring popped off while cleaning it, I noticed a weird twist/bulge in it from day one and suspect that is where it came loose. They replaced it. After about a year of heavy use, the screen wore through along the rails on the second one. They replaced this one, but informed me I was already over the limit on replacements. Again I was told if I need to warranty this one I will only get 25% off a new one.