DNA 200 Watt

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Monoxxide

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This TI vapes lovely in my squape RS, running a 6 wrap at 0.33 ohm at 30 watt 420F, im using just the grade 1 from stealthvape.
Can take such long drags (wich is nice on squape with smaller airhole) while vape stays nice warm and moist.
Would love to try some wire mixes but that gonna be for later, this is working to nice to mess about atm.

Gonna editmy post on early adopters forum to, i was also thinking you needed to give your ohms in (wich i did), had no clue how that thing worked...just felt the vape was spot on.
 
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Here's my first Ti coil, it's 0.37Ω, 26 gauge with 2.7 mm id.
Here's what I did, used SteamEngine's calculator, selected Ti, selected 0.4Ω, downloaded CSV file and loaded/saved settings.
Is this pretty much correct?
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It seems to work pretty good but hits TP rather quickly. (28 watts, 450F)
So rather than edit this I'll just go this route.
I replaced the coil a few minutes later with one that very much resembles a contact coil with a couple less wraps as well. I like to keep as much of the wire in the air path as possible and the 1st coil was not that way.
 

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So I'm getting a little impatient waiting to get my hands on this chip. I've got a Whiteout pre-ordered but that probably won't ship out for another month. I've already passed on the Opus and now that I see Hana's offering, I'm not really impressed. I don't care for the buttons, the lines on the side and I'm concerned with being able to swap out the battery once it no longer holds a charge without destroying the chip in the process. I ran across Militia Mods today and seen that they were offering the DNA200 with a 1850 lipo. I'd appreciate if anyone would care to chime in with any thoughts or opinions before I end up buying it or the Hana.

It's a shame I can't pick up a ready to use enclosure like I did last year with the DNA40 and the $5 Cana boxes. I would have already made my own and wouldn't be so impatient.
Just watched a review on this and that's a beautiful box. Went ahead and bought one, here a review of it.

 

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That four month warranty from Hana is worth SOOOO much more than my "1 Year Warranty" that I bought my first high wattage Chinese box for.

They marketed the crap out of that 1 Year Warranty. At 2 weeks old, I plugged in the internal charger in the first time, and the chip never worked again. After about 6 weeks of back and fourth with the manufacturer trying to get them to let me send it to them for diagnosis, I gave up and accepted it was a loss at my expense. The brick still collects dust.

So I'd definitely take a 30 or 90 day warranty even from a company like Hana over a lot of the "1 Year" warranties that companies know they won't have to support if they don't feel like it.

I'm not buying a Hana or anything, I'm already running my DNA 200 mod, I just saw your post and wanted to mention them having that warranty would be a selling point for me, just because they usually offer the customer service one would expect.

I ended up being told by Pioneer4You that because I ordered my mod from them when they announced it and took orders, I was screwed. The warranty advertised was intended for people who bought from third parties.

When it comes to overseas mods now, I only buy on the disposable camera principle or its not worth it.

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I understand what you're saying but the 4 months is as as good as nothing to me and while it might be better than other companies we shouldn't be complacent and just go with it. We should be asking for more.
 
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Is there anyway to still obtain the Reference/Beta Test Box Mod? I don't know why but something about the look just makes me need to have one (Not to mention all the awesome features). I don't care if I have to buy it or something, I just need to know how to get one! Thanks.
Evolv stated they will eventually sell it as a kit for diy but I think it's going to take a while before it happens.

If you really like the shape (I do) and don't mind giving up on aluminum (I didn't) then you can get a 3D printed version from shapeways. It's super light and works fine.

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Evolv stated they will eventually sell it as a kit for diy but I think it's going to take a while before it happens.

If you really like the shape (I do) and don't mind giving up on aluminum (I didn't) then you can get a 3D printed version from shapeways. It's super light and works fine.

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Yeah I heard about the 3D Printed one. Problem is, I haven't bought a board and I've never built a Box Mod. Lol So I guess I am waiting for the kit. Anyway, thanks for the info!
 

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So rather than edit this I'll just go this route.
I replaced the coil a few minutes later with one that very much resembles a contact coil with a couple less wraps as well. I like to keep as much of the wire in the air path as possible and the 1st coil was not that way.
Same here with keeping the wire in the path of the air hole. I've been doin compressed coils with Ti for the past week and find that as long as you dry fire it (barely glowing,15 watts max) to make sure she's glowing right, you're good to go.
 

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Just watched a review on this and that's a beautiful box. Went ahead and bought one, here a review of it.


It looks really nice. I did go ahead and purchase a Opus DNA200 a week ago and I am very happy with the form factor and the performance. I may go ahead and get me a Militia Mod also. Not really liking the Hana Modz version and I like how you can open up the back of the Militia Mod and probably change out the Lipo battery.
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I understand what you're saying but the 4 months is as as good as nothing to me and while it might be better than other companies we shouldn't be complacent and just go with it. We should be asking for more.
Yeah I agree with that completely. Like the Hex Ohm, Craving Vapor offers a lifetime warranty on it and is constantly repairing stuff the customers break or damage on their dime even though it may be the users fault.

I really appreciate that kind of "Mom & Pop" service that I hear once existed a long time ago, when craftsmanship meant something, and people repaired products, instead of the current method of trashing and replacing.

The Hana at $200 isn't crazy excessive but I was quoted some prices from third party retailers for authentic DNA 40 Hanas and at those price, the damn thing should fix itself and regenerate body parts lol. Although I know that was the vendors mark up, still it's what people pay at least sometimes.

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That Militia Mod looks nice.. I question the idea for using magnets on a device thats using LiPo... unless you're going to desolder whats in there and put on connectors for pack swapping and charging.

I think it would look just as good with some countersunk hex screws/bolts. Still easy to access when the time comes to replace your pack. (assuming you're not setting it up with connectors to replace and charge your LiPo externally)

I just don't see why I would need to get inside that mod, that easily. o_O
 
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Ugh. Well my opus 200 appears to be busted. It acts like the power up button is always depressed. Thus it is stuck at 200w. If i change it lower in escribe, it just cycles up to 200.

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I've heard there's quite a few issues with the Opus 200. Some with blown fuses and some like yours. Almost makes me glad I didn't pick on up. The guy who posted on reddit about contacted Evolv directly and they said that they would fix his unit.
 
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