Charon. Is the hype real?

[Cf11]

Hello fellow ecf members
Hope everyone's having a great day.

So one of my friends recently shifted to the USA and he wants to upgrade from those IJUST devices to regulated box mods. He told me that he's been looking around at reviews and the charon is really popular these days and i got interested in it too.
So i thought I'll ask you guys before i tell him to get one for himself and one for me.

Also I'd really appreciate if you guys could gimme the links for the website with the best pricing for the same that deliver in the USA

PS - one of the problems that i think might be there with the mod is the battery door. It being magnetic, does it come out easily if you hold on just the door to pick it up?
Also i noticed there are two different versions of the charon. The TC and the VV. I know the basic difference between TC and VV but are there any other performance differences that should be pointed out?
Any other comments/pros/cons are welcome.
TIA.

 

[Robino1]

Bump for help.

 

[stols001]

I can't say much about the Charon other than I haven't heard *negative* things about it. I'm not aware of too much difference between TC/W only, other than price and if you think you will ever use it in TC mode. If you will, it would probably be worth getting a TC mod.

As far as pricing, just google, you can certainly check for reputable suppliers here at this site (they have their own subforums) not just in the US, but many in the USA, for deals/clearance/etc. I don't have a specific site in mind, but that's usually what I do if I'm interested in a particular mod.

Best of luck, sorry I couldn't be more help.

Anna

 

[Topwater Elvis]

One version of the smoant charon ( charon adjustable 218) has no display screen, no tc ability, uses a potentiometer to adjust voltage output in 5ish differing levels.

The other version (charon TC 218) has info display screen, vw, tc ni, ss, nicr & tcr modes, fully adjustable power/vw & tc output, firmware upgradable.

The performance difference is obvious,

There is really nothing different or better about it than any other similar power device on the market.
Mine (tc218) came with a funky lose 510, battery door won't open if it is picked up by it, but mine fell off several times due to vibration, drops & bumps.
Mine lasted 9 days of my daily use before becoming inoperable, so, close to average compared to similar priced & featured power devices.
For most folks it will live as long as any other similarly priced power device, unless yours also has the lose 510 & mushy up/down buttons.

Hype is never real.

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

I own both versions of the mod (TC 218 + Adjustable) and no battery door issues at all. Both are great and I haven't had issues with either although I haven't tried TC though and just VW on that one..

Please Note: The Charon Adjustable does NOT have a charging circuit so if you plan on getting it be sure to have a external charger, the Charon TC can be charged via USB though..

 

[Letitia]

There are actually 4 Smoant Charon mods. VW, TC, Adjustable and new touch screen. I have tc and Adjustable. Enjoying both. I prefer the Adjustable for sheer simplicity, smidge better battery life. TC working well in power and ss tc. Have no issues with battery door, 510 and fire button responsive on both. Have only had short time so cannot comment on durability. Would recommend.

 

[Letitia]

P.S. Menu easy to navigate.

 

[Cf11]

One version of the smoant charon ( charon adjustable 218) has no display screen, no tc ability, uses a potentiometer to adjust voltage output in 5ish differing levels.

The other version (charon TC 218) has info display screen, vw, tc ni, ss, nicr & tcr modes, fully adjustable power/vw & tc output, firmware upgradable.

The performance difference is obvious,

There is really nothing different or better about it than any other similar power device on the market.
Mine (tc218) came with a funky lose 510, battery door won't open if it is picked up by it, but mine fell off several times due to vibration, drops & bumps.
Mine lasted 9 days of my daily use before becoming inoperable, so, close to average compared to similar priced & featured power devices.
For most folks it will live as long as any other similarly priced power device, unless yours also has the lose 510 & mushy up/down buttons.

Hype is never real.

9 days? You must have a basement full of broken mods only.

What other mod would you recommend then, if you think the charon is not "too good".?

 

[Cf11]

I can't say much about the Charon other than I haven't heard *negative* things about it. I'm not aware of too much difference between TC/W only, other than price and if you think you will ever use it in TC mode. If you will, it would probably be worth getting a TC mod.

As far as pricing, just google, you can certainly check for reputable suppliers here at this site (they have their own subforums) not just in the US, but many in the USA, for deals/clearance/etc. I don't have a specific site in mind, but that's usually what I do if I'm interested in a particular mod.

Best of luck, sorry I couldn't be more help.

Anna

Hey, no apologies necessary. You helped with what you could. Thank you

 

[Cf11]

There are actually 4 Smoant Charon mods. VW, TC, Adjustable and new touch screen. I have tc and Adjustable. Enjoying both. I prefer the Adjustable for sheer simplicity, smidge better battery life. TC working well in power and ss tc. Have no issues with battery door, 510 and fire button responsive on both. Have only had short time so cannot comment on durability. Would recommend.

Yeh i was aware about touchscreen but i usually try to stay away from them. They break too easily in my hands.
Thanks for your inputs

 

[Letitia]

I have a touch screen and was so paranoid about breaking it . Hardly even took it off table. In a box waiting to be sold. Haven't looked at another since.

 

[Cf11]

I have a touch screen and was so paranoid about breaking it . Hardly even took it off table. In a box waiting to be sold. Haven't looked at another since.

Exactly [emoji14]
The paranoia won't let me use it to vape.

 

[90VG]

Touchscreen stuff today that makes me crazy:

Oven, microwave, washer, dryer, dishwasher, toaster, blender. You know it's going to break and the whole thing is dead. At least you can get a cell phone for free or less than $100.00.

I always wanted to do embedded coding, like washing machines and fridges. After touch screens, forget it. I ended up doing something else programming wise, and guess what? It has touch screens. Big laugh.

 

[Cf11]

Touchscreen stuff today that makes me crazy:

Oven, microwave, washer, dryer, dishwasher, toaster, blender. You know it's going to break and the whole thing is dead. At least you can get a cell phone for free or less than $100.00.

I always wanted to do embedded coding, like washing machines and fridges. After touch screens, forget it. I ended up doing something else programming wise, and guess what? It has touch screens. Big laugh.

There's no escape from those evil screens
They break and then they haunt you.

 

[90VG]

I was bidding a machine control (big sucker, over 100' long) job, and they wanted the HMI with a touch screen. This is on a hydraulic machine bigger than most houses. I pleaded, "Please don't, let's use switches and lights." After plenty of beer, they finally agreed that outdoors, in the weather, you'd never be able to see the screen. Then they wanted a bluetooth interface to their Iphone. Lol. I bailed after it worked perfectly with switches, buttons and lights.

 

[VHRB2014]

EGAD`S that`s allot of bells and whistles.

 

[sonicbomb]

@Cf11 Discussed at length here
Charon TC by Smoant

 

[Cf11]

@Cf11 Discussed at length here
Charon TC by Smoant

Thanks for the link

 

[Eskie]

I was bidding a machine control (big sucker, over 100' long) job, and they wanted the HMI with a touch screen. This is on a hydraulic machine bigger than most houses. I pleaded, "Please don't, let's use switches and lights." After plenty of beer, they finally agreed that outdoors, in the weather, you'd never be able to see the screen. Then they wanted a bluetooth interface to their Iphone. Lol. I bailed after it worked perfectly with switches, buttons and lights.

I hope you at least gave them wifi support. Then could have run it from their office using Alexa through an amazon echo dot. [emoji108]

 

[frosc]

Charon is my daily driver for the last 2months or so.
for the price point I have zero complaints, good 510 connection, and no the mod wouldnt fall off if you pick it up just by holding the battery door, the magnets are strong enough to hold it.