I'm Hooked On Pens
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I have bought over 50 pens so fare. My favorite is the Novo 4. I have about 25 of them now. I was able to get 6 in Blue! The rest of my Gsnsulin/Convi Pens, v1, v2, v4, Xulin, etc. I gae to my friends. The Novo just feels way more solid than the rest. I also tested them because everyone says they are “off by 8%”, none of mine have been. Maybe it is the cartridges I am using, I didn’t know. But none of mine have been off by more than 1 unit at 25 units.
But everyone has a favorite pen. My suggestion is buy at least 1 Autopen and 1 manual pen and see what you like best. -
@commander Does the Novo 4 work with universal 3ml cartridges?
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I have bought over 50 pens so fare. My favorite is the Novo 4. I have about 25 of them now. I was able to get 6 in Blue! The rest of my Gsnsulin/Convi Pens, v1, v2, v4, Xulin, etc. I gae to my friends. The Novo just feels way more solid than the rest. I also tested them because everyone says they are “off by 8%”, none of mine have been. Maybe it is the cartridges I am using, I didn’t know. But none of mine have been off by more than 1 unit at 25 units.
But everyone has a favorite pen. My suggestion is buy at least 1 Autopen and 1 manual pen and see what you like best.@Commander Preferred vendor for Novo 4?
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@Commander Preferred vendor for Novo 4?
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Do yalls Gansulins emit a few extra small drops of compound after the needle is pulled out but still screwed in? Both of my gansulins are doing that. Going to look for a way to calibrate it maybe.
@Splinter said in I'm Hooked On Pens:....
I don't think it is the mechanics of the pen. I posted about how bubbles which coalesce in the vial slowly keep expanding even after the push is done. Just leave the needle inside your research beast for 10 more seconds after the push.
I have found that more careful filling (metering in slowly onto the side of the vial) has greatly reduced the amount of micro bubbles you see clinging to the glass. I waste less research juice now since I do not have to purge air three times.
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@Splinter said in I'm Hooked On Pens:....
I don't think it is the mechanics of the pen. I posted about how bubbles which coalesce in the vial slowly keep expanding even after the push is done. Just leave the needle inside your research beast for 10 more seconds after the push.
I have found that more careful filling (metering in slowly onto the side of the vial) has greatly reduced the amount of micro bubbles you see clinging to the glass. I waste less research juice now since I do not have to purge air three times.
@kenhnsy said in I'm Hooked On Pens:
@Splinter said in I'm Hooked On Pens:....
I don't think it is the mechanics of the pen. I posted about how bubbles which coalesce in the vial slowly keep expanding even after the push is done. Just leave the needle inside your research beast for 10 more seconds after the push.
I have found that more careful filling (metering in slowly onto the side of the vial) has greatly reduced the amount of micro bubbles you see clinging to the glass. I waste less research juice now since I do not have to purge air three times.
Thanks for the tips.
You don’t think it’s temperature expansion, coming out of the fridge?
Why would air be expanding, regardless if it coalescences into one big bubble?
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@HockeyRat said in I'm Hooked On Pens:
@Stones67 Im also curious where to find them.
So you can buy them from Max Headroom on TG. His channel there is Big-Time Broadcasts.
He sells them with his special adapter. And also give you the stick adapter if you want to modify it and use it that way. They use the standard 3ml carts we all use. With his newest adapter, you don’t need any spacers or anything, it just works how you get them. Note- they only have silver ones, I had to buy Blue ones in Canada, but I have 25 or more Novo 4s… -
@kenhnsy said in I'm Hooked On Pens:
@Splinter said in I'm Hooked On Pens:....
I don't think it is the mechanics of the pen. I posted about how bubbles which coalesce in the vial slowly keep expanding even after the push is done. Just leave the needle inside your research beast for 10 more seconds after the push.
I have found that more careful filling (metering in slowly onto the side of the vial) has greatly reduced the amount of micro bubbles you see clinging to the glass. I waste less research juice now since I do not have to purge air three times.
Thanks for the tips.
You don’t think it’s temperature expansion, coming out of the fridge?
Why would air be expanding, regardless if it coalescences into one big bubble?
Gas in the vial compresses when you press the pen. When you release, and think all is injected into your cute and cuddly research subject, the bubble(s) are still compressed like a spring. Viscosity through the micro orifice of the needle throttles the speed at which the bubble(s) can expand until vial pressure reaches atmospheric pressure. I have seen 10 seconds is enough.
You can witness this if you watch a little bubble in the plunger end of the vial while you inject your happy little research participant. It shrinks instantly and expands slowly after the push.
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i cannot recall the pen that had the spring actuated thingymabob, bird-something or other
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@HockeyRat said in I'm Hooked On Pens:
@Stones67 Im also curious where to find them.
So you can buy them from Max Headroom on TG. His channel there is Big-Time Broadcasts.
He sells them with his special adapter. And also give you the stick adapter if you want to modify it and use it that way. They use the standard 3ml carts we all use. With his newest adapter, you don’t need any spacers or anything, it just works how you get them. Note- they only have silver ones, I had to buy Blue ones in Canada, but I have 25 or more Novo 4s…@Commander Thank you!
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will pens work for Testosterone Cypionate?
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Question when your loading the 3ml vial for the pens with 13mm filter, Randy and Jeff there is roughly 10 unit left in the filter. Wouldn't a bubble at the end of injecting syringe just push 10 units thru? Or would it be a good idea to load say 9 or 10 units of BAC to push the peptide x that is in the filter thru?
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will pens work for Testosterone Cypionate?
@RussBechthold I have been using a pen for Test Cyp for about 2 months now. It works with a 29g pen needles. Also if you make sure your test is in a thinner oil like MCT that helps also.
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@RussBechthold I have been using a pen for Test Cyp for about 2 months now. It works with a 29g pen needles. Also if you make sure your test is in a thinner oil like MCT that helps also.
@josephbrown said in I'm Hooked On Pens:
@RussBechthold I have been using a pen for Test Cyp for about 2 months now. It works with a 29g pen needles. Also if you make sure your test is in a thinner oil like MCT that helps also.
What length? Are you doing the Test Sub Q or IM?
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@josephbrown said in I'm Hooked On Pens:
@RussBechthold I have been using a pen for Test Cyp for about 2 months now. It works with a 29g pen needles. Also if you make sure your test is in a thinner oil like MCT that helps also.
What length? Are you doing the Test Sub Q or IM?
@Commander Ive also been using a pen for subQ T for a couple months now. 29g 10mm tips and I put the pen in a baby wipe warmer for about 5 minutes to warm the oil. Work like a charm.
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@josephbrown said in I'm Hooked On Pens:
@RussBechthold I have been using a pen for Test Cyp for about 2 months now. It works with a 29g pen needles. Also if you make sure your test is in a thinner oil like MCT that helps also.
What length? Are you doing the Test Sub Q or IM?
@Commander 1/2 . subq except when I pin in my shoulders. Then I can feel that slightly different feeling of entering muscle.
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@Commander Nope, not at all.
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@Commander Nope, not at all.
@HockeyRat said in I'm Hooked On Pens:
@Commander Nope, not at all.
How many iu are you doing at once?
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