Linx Hypnos Zero

The Hypnos Zero is wickless and coilless. Concentrate sits directly on a flat ceramic plate at the base of an all ceramic chamber, so residue builds as a film across the plate rather than caking around a coil, while the metal filter section and glass tube above it collect the condensate that tightens the draw.

1. Break it into four pieces: Unscrew the mouthpiece from the atomizer, separate the glass tube from the metal filter section, then unscrew the atomizer from the 510 battery. Those four parts are all that comes apart.

2. Soak the atomizer plate side down: Linx specifies standing the atomizer ceramic plate side down in about 1cm of isopropyl alcohol for two hours. That shallow level puts alcohol on the chamber while leaving the 510 connection at the other end clear of it. Dry the atomizer completely before it goes back on the battery.

3. Leave the plate alone: Linx is blunt that you must not poke, scratch, push, pull or move the ceramic plate with any tool, as that can permanently damage the atomizer and counts as tampering against the one year warranty. The included Linx tool is for loading, not scraping.

4. Expect the plate to darken: Linx says dark marks after a few sessions are normal and do not change how the device performs, so treat that discoloration as cosmetic rather than something to scrub off.

5. Two hours for the filter, a swab for the glass: The metal filter section takes the same two hour isopropyl soak. The glass tube instead gets a Q-tip soaked in isopropyl, worked over the inside, outside and metal base. The kit ships two glass mouthpieces against a single filter section, so one can dry while the other is in use.

6. Keep the battery dry: Never submerge the 650mAh battery. Clean the 510 threading and the center contact with a cotton swab and alcohol, checking for greenish corrosion. Linx also warns against over tightening the atomizer or the screw on USB charger, since that presses the connection plate down and leaves a poor contact.

7. Charge and store it properly: The charger threads onto the battery and glows red, turning green after the one to two hour charge. Unscrew it then rather than leaving the pen plugged in overnight, store it upright with the silicone cap fitted, and click the button five times to lock it off.

Loading the 0.05 to 0.1 grams Linx recommends, rather than filling the chamber, stretches the interval between full strips. The atomizer, glass tube and filter section all sell separately as 510 parts and interchange across the Hypnos line, so swap the atomizer once a soak stops restoring vapor.