Lost Vape Centaurus Quest 100W BF Kit Review by HyDrOpOnIc1987

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Hello there all you lovely people here at ECF, I'm HyDrOpOnIc1987 and today I'm bringing you a review of the Lost Vape Centaurus Quest 100W BF Kit which has been supplied to me by SourceMore. I would like to mention that this is my first review here on ECF. I hope to be able to provide as fair and honest a review as I can. I have somewhat minimal experience vaping as I’ve only been vaping just over a year. I started with an Aspire Nautilus X on an Eleaf Istick TC40W but very quickly moved away from that. After some help from the community and buying a few things myself, after a few months I moved to rebuildables and now use them daily. I'm just an average guy, definitely not a professional. I have a passion for vaping. It's turned into quite the hobby. I hope that by showcasing my lack of experience, it can show others who are just starting out that vaping CAN be done by ANYONE (of age!). Heck, even rebuildables!
Alright, now that I have that out of the way, today I bring to you the Lost Vape Centaurus Quest 100W BF Kit. A beautiful little squonk kit that comes with a single coil RDA. In fact, it's Lost Vape's first go at making an RDA. So without further ado, lets go!

Lost Vape Centaurus Quest 100W BF Kit
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What’s in the box
1x Centaurus Quest BF Box Mod
1x Centaurus SOLO RDA
1x 9.5ml Liquid Bottle
1x 18650 Battery Adapter
1x Warranty Card
1x Spare Drip Tip
1x Spare Parts Bag
1x Type-C USB Cable
2x User Manual

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Specifications
Dimensions: 52.8 x 31.9 x 86mm
Body Material: Zinc-Alloy
Battery: Single 21700/20700/18650
Charging: Type C
Power Range: 5-100W
Output Voltage: 0.7 - 8.0V
Battery Voltage: 3.0 - 4.2V
Input Current: 1A - 35A
Vaping Modes: Wattage/VPC/Bypass/TC (SS904, SS316, TI, NI)
Temperature Range: 200°F - 600°F (100°C – 315°C)
Screen Size: 0.96 x 80 x 160mm
E-liquid Capacity: 9.5ml
Filling Type: Bottom Fill
Airflow: Adjustable Airflow
Coil Resistance Supported: 0.1 – 5.0 Ohm
Colours: Black Ukiran Leather, Gunmetal Ukiran Leather, SS Ukiran Leather, Black Crocodile, SS Crocodile, Gunmetal Pearl Finish.


Features
1. Comes with Centaurus Quest BF Mod and Centaurus Solo RDA
2. Leaf-Proof 2-in-1 squonk and storage, easily switch between mod and squonk
3. Squonk bottle for easy BF RDA vaping
4. Storage bottle for any other atomizer
5. Leak-Proof squonk design, valve linkage and automatic reset
6. Large 9.5ml e-liquid capacity, bottom filling system
7. Supports 21700/20700/18650 batteries with a max output of 100W
8. Type-C fast charging for a longer vaping experience
9. Exclusive Quest 2.0 chipset is flexible and powerful
10. Comes with 5 vaping modes: Wattage/VPC/Bypass/VV/TC (SS904, SS316, TI, NI)
11. The popular Centaurus design is compact and high-end
12. The Centaurus Solo RDA is sleek and functional
13. Adjustable airflow system to amplify the flavour of any e-liquid
14. Dual airflow channel design for adequate airflow and well-rounded flavours
15. The Centaurus Solo RDA comes with BF pin installed

Unboxing and first impressions

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The box is nice, sleek. Glossy and smooth. On the back it has the contents listed, a warning to keep out of reach of children and pets, that this product is not for minors, pregnant or breast feeding women, anyone at risk of heart disease, depression and asthma. Think they covered their bases. There's also the Lost Vape “Scratch and Sniff" sticker to check its authenticity.



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First glance at the mod and RDA. They look so pretty. I love black and red, so this is a home-run style wise for me.
Wow, it's pretty small! And light! This is my first squonk mod, so I'm a little intimidated at the moment, I'm not going to lie. But the angles, the clickiness of the buttons! *Chef's Kiss* The squonk bottle is pretty soft. I've heard horror stories of early squonk bottles and this is definitely not like those. And it has a bottom fill port with a screw-off cap. Seems pretty innovative. But as I said earlier, this is my first experience with a squonk mod.






Underneath the mod is a try that holds everything else. The spare “storage" non-squonk squonk bottle, a spare drip tip, the 18650 battery adapter, USB Type-C cable and a baggie filled with spare stuff. In the baggie is a bunch of spare o-rings for every part that takes one I would imagine, 2 slotted grub screws and 2 standard 510 pins. There's also a warranty information card, a manual and a QA slip.

Building the RDA




The RDA deck looks fairly simple. Two posts, the coil will be held in place by 2 slotted grub screws. The airflow looks strange. There’s cups that will direct the air over and under the coil. The juice well is also pretty big (from my limited understanding). Everything is well machined, it's clean (still cleaned it before using, and I suggest this to everyone), and all the threading is prefect. Nothing janky.



I made sure to place the coil (Mortal Koils Alien Ni80 3mm i.d.) centered as well as to make sure the air can hit under as well as above and the sides. I then dry fired and strummed the coil until there were no hot spots and it glowed evenly. Then I took a chunk of cotton (BP Mods 3mm Pro Vape Cotton) and strung it through the center, making sure to leave a decent amount on either side. Then I folded it over to the bottom of the deck to make a mark of sorts so I can cut to measure. I then fluffed it out without removing any mass and tucked the ends in and proceeded to squish e-liquid all over the coil and cotton to ensure it's thoroughly saturated. Then I fire and make sure there’s vapor. There is! Bingo! Now that it's built and fully saturated with e-liquid, I put the cap back on and place the airflow at about 2/3 of the way open and take a couple toots to see how it is. Pretty good, but I needed to make a few minor adjustments to the coil. Then it was awesome!



My Experiences While Using the Kit
I've been using the kit for almost a week now. I'm very much enjoying it. For my first experience with a squonk device, it was very easy! I mentioned before that I was intimidated by the kit, well I really shouldn't have been. As the RDA that was included is a single coil, it was very easy to position and build. The airflow is pretty noisy, not my favourite. The menu in the mod is very easy to navigate. The kit is very easy to disassemble to clean and then reassemble. In fact, I forgot to take some pictures of the RDA being built and had to go back and clean it out and rebuild while taking pictures. Oops! The squonk bottle is very squishy. I love how it feels to squish it and then listen to the liquid slurp back into the bottle. So freaking cool!
As I'm a relative noob, I feel that this kit would be easy for someone to get their feet wet in both the squonk and rebuildable realms. I totally recommend this to both noobs and pro's alike. I would like to thank SourceMore for the opportunity to review this kit, and I would also like to extend a code for a discount to buy this kit from their website.

With code QBFK you can get the Lost Vape Centaurus Quest 100W BF Kit (quite the mouthful!) for $59.99.

The link to the Kit at Sourcemore:
Lost Vape Centaurus Quest BF Kit 100W Box Kit

Thank you very much for reading my first review on ECF, I hope you all have a wonderful day!


Edit: I had a heck of a time fighting to get images to embed. I finally found a way for it to work, so I apologize for the mess it made and will assure you that the next review will NOT have those. If I could find a way to delete and then redo it, I would. Once again, my apologies!
 
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    Good job. A few of us have had the squonk bottles fail after a short time. For me it was the ones that were included. I haven’t had a problem with the replacement ones yet. I was surprised that you said you could hear the liquid suck back into the bottle. One of mine that failed had a ball valve in it when I took it apart to see why it stopped pushing liquid. I wonder if they have changed them?
     

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    Good job. A few of us have had the squonk bottles fail after a short time. For me it was the ones that were included. I haven’t had a problem with the replacement ones yet. I was surprised that you said you could hear the liquid suck back into the bottle. One of mine that failed had a ball valve in it when I took it apart to see why it stopped pushing liquid. I wonder if they have changed them?
    Thanks! :)

    I think the ball valve is to prevent the liquid from coming out when the bottle isn't in the mod. When I was cleaning it, I had to press down on the stem on the cap to be able to get any liquid to come out. So as long as the bottle is in the mod, the valve is open and the liquid is free to move back and forth. At least that's my limited understanding lol

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    So, a couple months later and I felt that I should add, I've been using this aquonk mod, even with the included RDA, ever since I got it. Helps that this was my first squonk mod lol but, it's lasting me AND no issues with my squonk bottle yet @hittman so I'm hoping they fixed whatever issues they were having before I got mine :) and after trying a few other RDA's, the Centaurus Solo really isn't bad for a single coil boy.

    Just a small update :)
     

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    So, a couple months later and I felt that I should add, I've been using this aquonk mod, even with the included RDA, ever since I got it. Helps that this was my first squonk mod lol but, it's lasting me AND no issues with my squonk bottle yet @hittman so I'm hoping they fixed whatever issues they were having before I got mine :) and after trying a few other RDA's, the Centaurus Solo really isn't bad for a single coil boy.

    Just a small update :)

    The Centaurus I got for review died after 5500 puffs. The fire button just quit working. I went through three bad bottles but haven't had another one. I had bought another Centaurus so had a back up. I really like the mod. I hope this one lasts longer.
     

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    The Centaurus I got for review died after 5500 puffs. The fire button just quit working. I went through three bad bottles but haven't had another one. I had bought another Centaurus so had a back up. I really like the mod. I hope this one lasts longer.
    Woooooww, you sure got lots pf problems with yours eh? Lol fudge... glad the second one is working properly. Mine was sent after it was already realeased for a couple months at least, so maybe the issues were fixed by mine? The fire button works flawlessly on mine so far, in fact I love how clicky it is lol no guessing on if you pressed it or not. And I'm still on my original squonk bottle. Reminds me, i need to pick up a cpl spares. Who knows how long they'll be available lol or how long i'll last
     
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    Woooooww, you sure got lots pf problems with yours eh? Lol fudge... glad the second one is working properly. Mine was sent after it was already realeased for a couple months at least, so maybe the issues were fixed by mine? The fire button works flawlessly on mine so far, in fact I love how clicky it is lol no guessing on if you pressed it or not. And I'm still on my original squonk bottle. Reminds me, i need to pick up a cpl spares. Who knows how long they'll be available lol or how long i'll last

    That's the problem. They are different than any other squonk bottle so it's definitely a good idea to get spares. I have about ten so far.
     
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