I posted this in the High-End Mechanicals thread, and at qorax's suggestion, thought I'd post again here. I don't know how it didn't occur to me to post here first
Paps X has arrived!!
The whole shabang (18650 mode with kick extension):
18350 mode with included extension rings OTS:
Switch:
With Squape, shown next to Paps 2.5 w/ KFL:
With KFL:
My first thoughts:
Very nice. It's a sexy little beasty. It's got a very clean look to it. I really appreciate the clean look of GP's mods. Fit and finish are the best I've experienced yet. All of the threads (including the one at the 510 connection) are incredibly smooth and the joints between the extension rings, although not visually seamless, can't be felt. To be fair, I have chef hands from handling hot plates and making capps and lattes every day at work, so the sense of touch at my fingertips is a little dull
. But still, impressive.
The switch design is genius. There's no external locking ring--it locks by rotating the button about 3/4 of a turn. There's no visual change in the switch assembly. Very slick. The switch is, of course, super smooth with a throw of about 1mm. The action is a little firmer than the the switch on the Paps, but it still feels very very nice.
I don't use any atties that make use of the AFC ring, so I can't really comment on it, other than to say that the threading is nice 
I tested the voltage drop: 0.2V under load with a 1.4ohm atty, on a freshly charged AW IMR 18350. It almost hits as hard as my Atomo, which is the only other mod I have that shows a similarly low voltage drop (also showed 0.2V on a freshly chared battery, but with a 1 ohm atty). With voltage drop numbers being what they are, that it as you will.
My only gripe is that the battery contact in the two-way center post sticks a bit--to the point where in order to adjust it downwards for a KFL, I have to remove the entire center post from the top cap. Not a big deal, since the Squape's home will be on the X, but it's still a little disappointing.
I've been waiting for the X to be released for what seems like forever (even though I've only been vaping for about 4 1/2 months
), and I was super excited to be able to get an order in. All in all, I'm very impressed. With an ELA on preorder, and now an X in hand, the only thing left is a Lux, and my search for mods will be at its end.
Some additional thoughts:
I've been vaping on the X for a few hours now and I'm liking it more and more. Do I like it more than the Paps? I can't really say. It feels like there's more precision in the X, particularly in the switch, but I like the action on the Paps's switch more--the almost-touch-like action is a thing of beauty. I tried replacing the spring in the X's button with the spare from my Paps. It works, but not as well as I'd like. The action becomes Paps-like in its lightness but the throw loses its crispness--it's mushy, for lack of a better word. It also seems a little sluggish to return to its neutral position, probably because the spring is too short and soft to work properly in the X's switch assembly. Oh wells, it's still a
very nice switch, second only to the one on the Paps in my book
Job
very well done Perseas! Thank you, for this little beauty
