Best TC Mod/Tank Combo
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Just a quick easy to read breakdown. and yes this is my opinion (and some testing done as well) so anyone is welcome to disagree as it is a forum for discussion.
Mods people are recommending that i don't agree with
Wismec (not including the predator) - poor quality mods, not worth the money IMO. plus OP wants temp control and wismec temp control is iffy at best
Alien - love the alien but for temp control, it is iffy at best
DNA75 mod - expensive and I'm not a fan of the chip's performance. the DNA200/250 is a much better chip and I love them but not a fan of the 75. plus we are talking 60-80 dollar territory here
DNA200/250 mod - excellent for sure and TC is amazing for SS but steep learning curve and 100+ dollar range makes it a no go to the OP
YiHi G class - possibly my new favorite mod but 200+ price tag makes it a no go. Also a semi steep learning curve. less then the DNA mods IMO but more then the rest
Predator - nobody has one yet, myself included so i cna't recommend a mod I never touched or know anyone who has one
IPV6/IPV8 - TC doesn't really work well at all on them.
Some good choices in OPs price range
Hohmslice - #1 choice by far. TC any wire so all your premade kanthal coils can be temp controlled. small learning curve and all adjustments made on mod. no apps or PC required. only 30 bucks. 2 amp quick charging and outperforms the DNA75 chip at half the price. can use 4500mah batts in it (single 26650) for better battery life then a single 18650 mod
Battlestar - it's a dual 18650 mod, but can TC SS wire really good. just a step below the big 3 (DNA,Yihi, and FSK) and under 40 bucks. with dual 18650 batts battery life will be great at low watts
Mods people are recommending that i don't agree with
Wismec (not including the predator) - poor quality mods, not worth the money IMO. plus OP wants temp control and wismec temp control is iffy at best
Alien - love the alien but for temp control, it is iffy at best
DNA75 mod - expensive and I'm not a fan of the chip's performance. the DNA200/250 is a much better chip and I love them but not a fan of the 75. plus we are talking 60-80 dollar territory here
DNA200/250 mod - excellent for sure and TC is amazing for SS but steep learning curve and 100+ dollar range makes it a no go to the OP
YiHi G class - possibly my new favorite mod but 200+ price tag makes it a no go. Also a semi steep learning curve. less then the DNA mods IMO but more then the rest
Predator - nobody has one yet, myself included so i cna't recommend a mod I never touched or know anyone who has one
IPV6/IPV8 - TC doesn't really work well at all on them.
Some good choices in OPs price range
Hohmslice - #1 choice by far. TC any wire so all your premade kanthal coils can be temp controlled. small learning curve and all adjustments made on mod. no apps or PC required. only 30 bucks. 2 amp quick charging and outperforms the DNA75 chip at half the price. can use 4500mah batts in it (single 26650) for better battery life then a single 18650 mod
Battlestar - it's a dual 18650 mod, but can TC SS wire really good. just a step below the big 3 (DNA,Yihi, and FSK) and under 40 bucks. with dual 18650 batts battery life will be great at low watts
You're naturally fully entitled to your opinion. Just saying that it would be more helpful to potential buyers if you'd explain why think they are garbage (I know why you do, but newer members or those that don't follow the forum regularly might not).
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You do, however, usually explain what's wrong with them in your opinion. That's helpful. Simply saying that they're garbage will only confuse people who don't follow vaping forums. Looking forward to your review of the Predator, whatever your opinion on it will be ;-) (not interested in the rx300, but gonna check out the review anyway)
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Not to knock any reviewers out there and not calling out anyone at all, but that's the reason I started doing reviews. these people do them for a living and it's their supply chain. They need the money they get from doing them. So a lot of them have become hype man or advertisers more then reviewers. lots of them won't give a bad review. I've seen lots of bad products hyped up as great. I'd trust forum opinions of users over that of most of the big guys. except a few i really like, like DJLsb he has no issue ....ting on products that deserve it. and jai haze.
I agree for sure. 1 line comments saying something is great or sucks doesn't do any good. there should be an explanation behind it.
I have to admit, the Hohmslice is beginning to seem like a no brainer -- especially since I can temp control any premade coil out there which I thought was impossible. It would be awesome to temp control kanthal -- I'm guessing that would mean I could put a Big Baby Beast on it and temp control those coils (I love the airflow on that tank)?
The only downside, for me, is the need to use an external battery -- which is why I decided to wait to pull the trigger on the AL85. It isn't a huge deal, especially if there's a mod that can temp control any wire which changes the game for me, but I much prefer an internal battery mainly because I do a lot of moving around and it is much more practical to carry around a car charger than a bunch of 18650's -- plus I'm a bit paranoid about 18650's which I know is ridiculous but we all have our quirks. I'd probably even be willing to forego the kanthal control if I could find a nice internal battery mod that could temp control SS well. Any suggestions for an internal battery mod -- or just stick to the Hohmslice?
The only downside, for me, is the need to use an external battery -- which is why I decided to wait to pull the trigger on the AL85. It isn't a huge deal, especially if there's a mod that can temp control any wire which changes the game for me, but I much prefer an internal battery mainly because I do a lot of moving around and it is much more practical to carry around a car charger than a bunch of 18650's -- plus I'm a bit paranoid about 18650's which I know is ridiculous but we all have our quirks. I'd probably even be willing to forego the kanthal control if I could find a nice internal battery mod that could temp control SS well. Any suggestions for an internal battery mod -- or just stick to the Hohmslice?
First thing is, do you have a budget/price range? That would be helpful to narrow things down... regulated 18650 mods are nothing really to worry about if you follow battery safety and know your mod...make sure you read up on that..But since you are new to Vaping and are concerned about 18650 mods, than go for the internal battery....Vaping with peace of mind is a much more enjoyable experience...
Many DNA mods have internal Lipo batteries or are other very good mods that have internal batteries in them as well... what do you have to spend$ ??
Ideally, I'd like to keep it somewhere under $75 for the mod but I am willing to spend more than that if there is something that looks like it will really upgrade my experience. Again, I am going to be using premade replacement coils so the consensus seemed to be that moving all the way up to something like the Therion might be a bit counterproductive. I was planning on going with the Smok AL85 but, again, I would much prefer an internal battery. The Hohmslice has me intrigued because of it's ability to TC with so many different types of coils. But, in reality, it seems I am really just looking for a mod that is going to give me a nice controllable TC vape in SS with TCR and some of those bells and whistles to make the vape experience more enjoyable.
The mod can charge the battery so just put one in a leave it if u wanted to. And it charges fast because 2amp fast charging. I'd stick to the slice. It's better then having an internal as it'll last longer. Charge faster and if u wanted u can swap. Plus when the batt goes bad the mod isn't useless
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The mod can charge the battery so just put one in a leave it if u wanted to. And it charges fast because 2amp fast charging. I'd stick to the slice. It's better then having an internal as it'll last longer. Charge faster and if u wanted u can swap. Plus when the batt goes bad the mod isn't useless
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That sounds easy enough. I thought I recalled reading that it is dangerous to charge 18650's in the device and that generally the USB ports on such devices should only be used to upgrade firmware, is this mod different?
Thats for multiple battery mods as most don't do balanced charging. For a single battery mod it's fine to charge in the mod itself. I charge my slices through the mod occasionally with no issue. And it's only about 90 from dead to full
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The Cool Fire IV you've already got will provide very similar TC results to any of the Joyetech RX chips (eLeaf/Wismec). You might get more power but your TC experience likely won't improve. It's not worth spending money for something so similar to what you have.
I was in much the same position a year ago, vaping SS TC on a Cuboid and doing a lot of fiddling to keep it stable. Eventually, I got lucky and got a killer closeout on an SXMini ML Class ($45!!!) and it obsoleted everything else I owned. My Cuboid hasn't been used in 6+ months now but I miss having 2 batteries.
So I've been looking for a 2 battery upgrade and at many of the same mods listed here. The fricken ML has turned me into a mod snob though. You might consider saving your money for something truly better than what you have. It does make a difference for SS TC.
There are some compelling options (not Joyetech gear) that look to have much better TC, solid builds, and a reasonable price: As mentioned there is Hohmtech/FSK chips, also take a look at Asmodus/GX-180-HT chips. (The Minikin V2 looked very promising). I can only go by reference, though, as I have not seen or used these but I've done a lot of general research and these look very well received by forum users, youtubers, and reviewers alike with every indication that SS TC is much improved vs other cheaper chip sets / mods (unverified).
However, it wasn't quite compelling enough to go by hearsay. I've listed to plenty of talking vape heads tell me it's awesome and for 4 months it was but then... crap. I though hard about the Lost Vapes mods but while the DNA chip is great, the mod itself didn't seem well finished and I wound up going SXMini G-Class and paying 2x my target price.
Oh well, I'll have it for years and it's a lot cheaper than dropping money on cigs or buying more crappy $50 junk mods. When you consider the number of hours you'll use it and that the biggest cost of vaping is the juice/nic, over the long-term, the extra $50-150 I think isn't a huge difference imho.
I was in much the same position a year ago, vaping SS TC on a Cuboid and doing a lot of fiddling to keep it stable. Eventually, I got lucky and got a killer closeout on an SXMini ML Class ($45!!!) and it obsoleted everything else I owned. My Cuboid hasn't been used in 6+ months now but I miss having 2 batteries.
So I've been looking for a 2 battery upgrade and at many of the same mods listed here. The fricken ML has turned me into a mod snob though. You might consider saving your money for something truly better than what you have. It does make a difference for SS TC.
There are some compelling options (not Joyetech gear) that look to have much better TC, solid builds, and a reasonable price: As mentioned there is Hohmtech/FSK chips, also take a look at Asmodus/GX-180-HT chips. (The Minikin V2 looked very promising). I can only go by reference, though, as I have not seen or used these but I've done a lot of general research and these look very well received by forum users, youtubers, and reviewers alike with every indication that SS TC is much improved vs other cheaper chip sets / mods (unverified).
However, it wasn't quite compelling enough to go by hearsay. I've listed to plenty of talking vape heads tell me it's awesome and for 4 months it was but then... crap. I though hard about the Lost Vapes mods but while the DNA chip is great, the mod itself didn't seem well finished and I wound up going SXMini G-Class and paying 2x my target price.
Oh well, I'll have it for years and it's a lot cheaper than dropping money on cigs or buying more crappy $50 junk mods. When you consider the number of hours you'll use it and that the biggest cost of vaping is the juice/nic, over the long-term, the extra $50-150 I think isn't a huge difference imho.
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