Initial Thoughts on IkenVape Boge 801 Fusion

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Got some IkenVape Boge 801 Fusions in the mail yesterday. 16 LR and 16 SR. Also ordered two Stealth 510-801 adapters, but they sent me three Adjustable 510-801 connectors instead. https://www.ikenvape.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ADPT


Opened up a SR Fusion and carefully popped 4 perfect 1mm holes in it. Two at the bottom, two at the top.

Then I saturated the filling overnight with Boba's Bounty. Thought I would give these cartos the old BB test.


I should mention that the steel on the 801 Fusions was buffed to a mirror shine. Much nicer that the sometimes grainy exterior of the standard Boge 510's. They seem to be of very high quality. Not sure if this is specific to this vendor, but the Ikenvape ones do have a very good build quality. Filler in the Fusions was dense, but it did accept the Boba's Bounty with some time, and proper drip filling. The knob at the end of the Fusions makes it impossible to condom fill, so a long session of drip filling is necessary and tedious. The filler in the Fusions was also all the way to the top, ending just slightly under where the drip tip seats.


This morning, when I was satisfied that the carto was completely saturated I loaded it into my Mini Submarine tank from Momandpopvaporshop, and it fit perfect. Tanks - Mom and Pop Vapor Shop

Put the tank on my Provari and set it at 3.7v. The Carto was reading 2.9ohms. I slowly started to break it in, increasing by .1 volt every dozen puffs or so up to 4.2v.

I noticed that the draw is much more open and smoother on the Fusions, when compared to a Boge 510. It was almost like sucking on a straw compared to a Boge, but in a good way. Vapor production appears to be the same, throat hit appears to be slightly diminished, and flavor seems to be slightly enhanced.

The adapters that I received instead of the Stealth Adapters that I ordered are horrible. They are very big, bulky, and look almost comical on my provari when the tank is on. It makes the tank stick off of the mod a good 1/4 inch, and then the tab at the end of the Fusion has some length as well, so it really does stick up off the mod quite a bit. Also, when I unscrewed the fill-port screw to allow for some flooding, which is common with Boba's Bounty in this tank, the Adjustable adapter got some juice in it. It was an absolute pain to clean, and became slidey and very hard to get off the Provari. When I did get it off, I cleaned the adapter up, but it still had some juice inside that was impossible to get out, and I switched it over to my eGoC Twist 1000Mah.

On the Twist with the adjustable adapter, it is still comically long. However, at about 4.2v I am getting new flavors out of the Fusion that I haven't experienced on either LR or SR 510 Boges. I am getting a somewhat cherry hint to Boba's Bounty Which I have never experienced before. Granted my BB Stash is Flavor Bumped, and very well steeped.

But my reactions to the Carto itself is that:
-Very high quality construction. Polished metal, and good full filler.
-Nice open draw
-Comparable vapor production to Boge 510's, maybe slightly more
-Slightly reduced throat hit compared to Boge 510's
-Slightly increased flavor compared to Boge 510's


I will say that these are some very high quality Cartos, and with the right adapter would be even better. I haven't been through enough of them yet to form a solid opinion, but when Boges can be purchased any day of the week for $0.83, and the Ikenvape Boge 801 Fusions sell for $1.85 I am not solidly convinced that they are worth the extra $1.02 a piece. They are nice, but a proper adapter is needed to really make them shine.

Will report back after I've had more time with these. Would love to hear others opinions on the as well.

 

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I have been using the Ikenvape Platinum cartos for a couple of months now after a few months of using Smoktek single coils in my pyrex cartotanks. Very pleased with both, however I detected a little more pronounced flavor with the Ikenvapes, and at least 2-3 more tankfulls on the refill than the Smokteks.

I had been curious to try the Fusions, as these are the flagship carto of the Ikenvape line. I was also unable to get the stealth 510-801 adaptor from Ikenvape (out-of-stock), so ordered a couple of regular adaptors from Mad Vapes.

I have only gotten around to trying one of the Fusions, standard resistance, pre-punched. I have to report that I was extremely disappointed. It was too harsh to vape. I'm certain that I prepped the carto properly. The resistance checked out correctly per the Provari. I'm hoping that this was just a bum carto. I haven't gotten around to trying any of the others from the batch yet.

 

[Drip Drops]

Ok, I just changed out my SR Boge Fusion 801, today, for a, Boge LR 510.

After a solid week of vaping a SR Fusion 801, I have to say that I'm not impressed.


Build quality is good on the 801's from Ikenvape. But that is also their downfall. The added expenses, compared to their performance, does not add up to me IMHO.

The pro's of the 801 are the airy draw. That is about it. Otherwise, I feel that the filler is packed too tight, and leads to hard initial fills, and a fast turnaround to darkened juice, not to mention a very flooded carto halfway-the end of its life. My juice began to darken on the second tank re-fill; and became almost opaque towards the end.

The adapters are also comical, at best, to deal with. Good luck on those.



While I cannot argue that these cartos are built to standards that supersede other cartos. I do not see this as a advantage. Cartos are disposable, and made to last 3-4 days at most. I do not see the added expense, and headache, of dealing with an adapter to be worth it.

I am glad that I purchased the 801's, and I will use up my remaining supply of 31 of them. But in the future, I will purchase Boge's instead, for less than half the price, and better performance.



Of course, this is the internet. and I could be telling you that I don't like them in an effort to keep the masses away from them. So, I guess, the only way for a reader to truly know is to try them for themselves.

 

[Baditude]

I have been using the Ikenvape Platinum cartos for a couple of months now after a few months of using Smoktek single coils in my pyrex cartotanks. Very pleased with both, however I detected a little more pronounced flavor with the Ikenvapes, and at least 2-3 more tankfulls on the refill than the Smokteks.

I had been curious to try the Fusions, as these are the flagship carto of the Ikenvape line. I was also unable to get the stealth 510-801 adaptor from Ikenvape (out-of-stock), so ordered a couple of regular adaptors from Mad Vapes.

I have only gotten around to trying one of the Fusions, standard resistance, pre-punched. I have to report that I was extremely disappointed. It was too harsh to vape. I'm certain that I prepped the carto properly. The resistance checked out correctly per the Provari. I'm hoping that this was just a bum carto. I haven't gotten around to trying any of the others from the batch yet.

Well, an update to the above post. My first experience with the 801 Fusion was bad to say the least. I had to pitch it after trying to resurrect it to no avail.

I tried a second one. It's great! I can't determine if it is any different than the Platinums that I love. Having to use the adaptor is unpleasing aesthetically with the 801's. I'll likely keep the rest of the 801's as a backup carto for when my current supply of Platinums run out and if Ikenvape still has no more in stock.

 

[Drip Drops]

I haven't tried the 510 platinums yet. But I think that if I were going to go the 510 route, I would just jump into a coop for Boges and buy 100 of them for $0.64 a piece, and change them out every other day.

I do think that the Ikenvape Cartos are very high quality, but at the end of the day they are still disposable. Very disposable.



Maybe it's just me. But I am having a hard time believing they are worth it