all steampunks are not equal

[lupinehorror]

had my stainless steel tesla nano 120W steampunk for a few weeks and we've got along famously. it hasn't missed a beat. got along so well in fact that i thought i'd get another as a 'backup' (never enough mods, right?). this time the brass version.
got it yesterday. so far there are three areas where it's not close to it's elder brother.
1. reads 0.1ohms high with the two tanks i've tried it with
2. it's much more fierce. on average i've had to set it 10/20W less than the other steampunk or my alien. have even gone as far as setting it to soft and i've never had to do that before with any mod i've owned.
3. rattles. the fire button and the up/down buttons. even when they're held there's a small rattle inside.
will i keep it? yes. it's still very capable and i guess i'l get used to the above. maybe my expectations were just too high after my first version. and yes, it is authentic.

tesla_nano_brass

• lupinehorror
• Oct 13, 2017

 

[madstabber]

With mods selling on thin margins I think something has to suffer. Most of the time it's the QC which can be a pain in the ..... Seems when you get a good one your set but the trade off for that is the inconvenience of having to return mods from time to time.

 

[lupinehorror]

With mods selling on thin margins I think something has to suffer. Most of the time it's the QC which can be a pain in the ..... Seems when you get a good one your set but the trade off for that is the inconvenience of having to return mods from time to time.

keeping it and have got used to dialing in different settings. QC will always be an issue i guess as i'm not buying top-end gear.

 

[madstabber]

keeping it and have got used to dialing in different settings. QC will always be an issue i guess as i'm not buying top-end gear.

Same here, I only buy the $50 and under mods and have gotten one dud but have had more success than failure.

 

[stols001]

If it helps at all, I think the gunmetal seems to be better crafted, overall, than some of the others. I have the rose-gold version as my everyday vape, and it too reads ohms consistently high and is a huge power-giver. Since it's consistent, it's not really an issue, but I did have to turn down my wattages as well. Battery door is far more rattl-y than the silver version, I'm not sure if it's unique to the finish(es) though I guess it very well could be. I was keeping the silver in Hibernation in case the other one dies as I love this mod so much. Though, I may break it out at some point, for example if I adore the Tesla Steampunk 200 which apparently is coming out at some point in the future, which, if I love it I will probably buy two as well.....

Anna

 

[frjaldomr]

My gunmetal/black doesn't want to turn on most of the time, but at least the battery door stays shut.
Both my coppers are going strong, but both have the weak doors.
Can't wait for the 220...

 

[lupinehorror]

both battery doors are ok for me. will be investigating the memory functions i think.
the new one looks really tasty. sorely tempted...

 

[doghair]

With mods selling on thin margins I think something has to suffer. Most of the time it's the QC which can be a pain in the ..... Seems when you get a good one your set but the trade off for that is the inconvenience of having to return mods from time to time.

Nailed it.

 

[Letitia]

When manufactured many items with different finishes are built on separate lines. Hence the differences with poor qc.