SXmini mod ... Yihi

[VapinSweetZ]

Can someone explain the technical differences between the modes (powerful, standard and soft) ? The voltage is the same, and of course the resistance is, so the wattage and current must be, so how come there is so much difference in vapor production?

 

[nic_fix]

I got this today. so far it puts my 3 malfunctioning dna40 mods to shame. the build quality is outstanding. just goes to show china can make quality when they raise the bar and accordingly the price point. if you are looking at hana,zna etc I would certainly look at this too. so long as you are just simply not against all things Chinese., the real time voltage and joules really ups the game here. forget the temp regulation on the dna 40. it barely works and this brings more important features to the table imho. this topped with the atlantis is like the pro ego. it must also be the smallest and accordingly most solid device of it's kind. I thought for sure the fire button would wobble but not a bit. tilt is very cool to but you can use the buttons if you prefer.only one issue I have. I am using an imren 18650. the battery cap does not screw in all the way. so it does not stand on end. it might with another battery. also only to tell it is charged is to check voltage. imho that is far superior to a led anyways. of course I know this will eventually break. I don't mind. that is par for the course with all yihi/dna mods. they all break eventually. you want solid, get a mech. of course mechs do not do what do what this does either. on that note you can even bypass the electronics and use it purely off battery ala mech.

the settings determine how fast it heats the coil. quite frankly a better implementation of what dna has mostly failed at. albeit the dna40 regulation is more sophisticated if and when it works. they may add thermal monitoring to this. that is another thing, it is upgradeable. 120 watts with an additional battery tube is forthcoming they state. of course that will detract from it's small size for me at least.

after one day I give this thumbs up. exactly what I had been hoping someone would produce and very well done at that. both in workmanship and features. so you can't really balk at the price. china just stepped up their game yet again!

 

[compile]

Nice looking device.
If this was around $120-140 I'd put in a pre-order, as of now, I shall wait for reviews etc.

 

[alistairs]

Still real interested in this, but would really like to know the actual size. Could anyone who has one measure it for me, or if anyone also has a Vaporshark rDNA I'd love to see a side by side picture.

 

[nic_fix]

I can say it is 1/2" longer than hana mini. about 1/4" less width. 1/8" less thick. that is just seat of the pants didn't actually measure it. put it this way. it is the smallest 18650 device I have seen. it is literally about the size of two 18650 batteries next to each other.

guys, ymmv but the $189 is because they now know they are bringing serious competition. still a lot less than hana or zna so they do still recognize china product shoppers look for value. wait. it may go lower. in fact I bet it will. don't doubt the quality this time though. it is there.

I honestly thought for $189 who are they kidding? saw it, weighs more than ipv3 with batteries. solid. fanboy? at least give me a few days!

 

[dravell]

I know people were asking about the Joules..I believe the three settings are basically power curves, how fast the power is output to the coils.
Soft doesnt output full power instantly, instead quickly but gradually increasing power to your set output so you dont get that "punch" instantly.
Middle setting is probably half power at fire, increasing to set output.
Powerful outputting 100% set output at fire.

 

[MrPlink]

I got this today. so far it puts my 3 malfunctioning dna40 mods to shame. the build quality is outstanding. just goes to show china can make quality when they raise the bar and accordingly the price point. if you are looking at hana,zna etc I would certainly look at this too. so long as you are just simply not against all things Chinese., the real time voltage and joules really ups the game here. forget the temp regulation on the dna 40. it barely works and this brings more important features to the table imho. this topped with the atlantis is like the pro ego. it must also be the smallest and accordingly most solid device of it's kind. I thought for sure the fire button would wobble but not a bit. tilt is very cool to but you can use the buttons if you prefer.only one issue I have. I am using an imren 18650. the battery cap does not screw in all the way. so it does not stand on end. it might with another battery. also only to tell it is charged is to check voltage. imho that is far superior to a led anyways. of course I know this will eventually break. I don't mind. that is par for the course with all yihi/dna mods. they all break eventually. you want solid, get a mech. of course mechs do not do what do what this does either. on that note you can even bypass the electronics and use it purely off battery ala mech.

the settings determine how fast it heats the coil. quite frankly a better implementation of what dna has mostly failed at. albeit the dna40 regulation is more sophisticated if and when it works. they may add thermal monitoring to this. that is another thing, it is upgradeable. 120 watts with an additional battery tube is forthcoming they state. of course that will detract from it's small size for me at least.

after one day I give this thumbs up. exactly what I had been hoping someone would produce and very well done at that. both in workmanship and features. so you can't really balk at the price. china just stepped up their game yet again!

OK, now I might be interested again.

 

[Ray J Neal]

Nic's mini review of this device is spot on. I've had it for three days now and so far I really like it.

 

[nic_fix]

ray I pm'd you but it seemed to come back to me. anyone that has it I was wondering. when your battery is in and the cap is screwed tight. does the cap sit flush so you can sit on a table? i am using an imren battery and it sticks out quite a bit with the cap tight. i assume it was meant to stand on that end if the charging port is on the side.

 

[Technonut]

I got this today. so far it puts my 3 malfunctioning dna40 mods to shame. the build quality is outstanding. just goes to show china can make quality when they raise the bar and accordingly the price point. if you are looking at hana,zna etc I would certainly look at this too. so long as you are just simply not against all things Chinese., the real time voltage and joules really ups the game here. forget the temp regulation on the dna 40. it barely works and this brings more important features to the table imho. this topped with the atlantis is like the pro ego. it must also be the smallest and accordingly most solid device of it's kind. I thought for sure the fire button would wobble but not a bit. tilt is very cool to but you can use the buttons if you prefer.only one issue I have. I am using an imren 18650. the battery cap does not screw in all the way. so it does not stand on end. it might with another battery. also only to tell it is charged is to check voltage. imho that is far superior to a led anyways. of course I know this will eventually break. I don't mind. that is par for the course with all yihi/dna mods. they all break eventually. you want solid, get a mech. of course mechs do not do what do what this does either. on that note you can even bypass the electronics and use it purely off battery ala mech.

the settings determine how fast it heats the coil. quite frankly a better implementation of what dna has mostly failed at. albeit the dna40 regulation is more sophisticated if and when it works. they may add thermal monitoring to this. that is another thing, it is upgradeable. 120 watts with an additional battery tube is forthcoming they state. of course that will detract from it's small size for me at least.

after one day I give this thumbs up. exactly what I had been hoping someone would produce and very well done at that. both in workmanship and features. so you can't really balk at the price. china just stepped up their game yet again!

Thanks for the info... I knew there was some sort of temp-control there.. It's nice that the chipset can be upgraded through the USB, since I'm sure that YiHi will do some fine-tuning of the feature in the future. Here is something I wrote from another thread regarding the subject:

Controlling your build won't do much good from what I've read.. Most of the risky emissions are thought to be when the coil first fires, and then, when the button is released from what I gather.. Not the vaping in-between. The solution to this is / will be temp-control. The concept just makes sense..

These are from an interview conducted by ECF's founder, SmokeyJoe, with Evolv:

http://vaping.com/news/exclusive-in...om-evolv?_ga=1.225677151.458101530.1368610192

John: On mech devices, unregulated with no airflow, we saw 1200, 1300 Farhenheit. What we really found, while we were developing the temperature regulation, our big insight there which we’re happy to share, is that a lot of the research is doing this wrong; where you get the problem isn’t during the draw. During the draw you’ve got airflow, you’ve got a fairly fixed boil rate: you’re at the boiling point of your fluid during the draw. Where you run into problems is priming the device: you hit the button, you’re getting temperatures there without airflow high enough to start carmelizing your juice or, towards the end of your draw when you’re not sucking as hard. So the important times are the times you’re not drawing consistently.

YiHi seems to have addressed this concern.. I can't wait to lay my hands on this mod. I'll be stalking the mailman this week for certain...

 

[nic_fix]

not broke yet of course,knock on wood. warranty card is of concern. does not say where to send it if the need arises.

I did notice the inner gray metal does not quite touch the stainless. I assume that is just the way it is and not shoddy Chinese qc on this. no, I was not thinking of sending it lol.

overall this is the next step in high end mods. surpassing the dna40 imo.

 

[bonmatos]

for a low price you have :

and for charge 2 batterie for 120W


For $70 the chip and $5 for the charging board
directly at Yihi
contact with: cherry@yihisxmini.com or skype: cherry.Yihisxmini


She is very nice

 

[dr g]

the real time voltage and joules really ups the game here. forget the temp regulation on the dna 40. it barely works and this brings more important features to the table imho.

Can you elaborate on this? 1) If your DNA40s are malfunctioning how do you know what a properly working one does and 2) what important features do you refer to above?

 

[nic_fix]

I just prefer the way the yihi ramps up the heat as opposed to what the dna40 does. getting the build right is tricky. then the resistance fluctuates some anyways. plus there are known glitches. I have suffered some of them. scrambled screen etc. it is too soon to tell if the yihi has no problems. I like what I see here. I don't bash the dna40 really I was just looking for an alternative. yihi is up there with evolve and provape even if they are Chinese. the other Chinese stuff is mostly crud. plus the package here is impressive for china. ipv2s felt hollow. this feels more solid than real hana. plus it is user upgradable, joule implementation etc. higher wattage for sure. I as do many others feel evolve and provape are too far behind at this point. if you must buy American then I guess one has no choice. I think this is the new game in town right now. unless issues pop up. so far it works great.

 

[dr g]

I just prefer the way the yihi ramps up the heat as opposed to what the dna40 does. getting the build right is tricky. then the resistance fluctuates some anyways. plus there are known glitches. I have suffered some of them. scrambled screen etc. it is too soon to tell if the yihi has no problems. I like what I see here. I don't bash the dna40 really I was just looking for an alternative. yihi is up there with evolve and provape even if they are Chinese. the other Chinese stuff is mostly crud. plus the package here is impressive for china. ipv2s felt hollow. this feels more solid than real hana. plus it is user upgradable, joule implementation etc. higher wattage for sure. I as do many others feel evolve and provape are too far behind at this point. if you must buy American then I guess one has no choice. I think this is the new game in town right now. unless issues pop up. so far it works great.

You seem to, charitably, not understand the DNA40. I can't speak for Provape but saying Evolv is behind anything is ridiculous, as they have absolutely the most functionally advanced product on the market. A preheat function without temperature sensing is a questionable idea at best. It's odd that you claim it has such important features when everything you mention already existed in previous chips or is also present in other current chips.

 

[nic_fix]

hey it is not just me. look at the threads. sure, in theory it is great. only one kind of wire and tricky to build it right. then the resistance fluctuates leaving the temperature sensing feature questionable anyways. if you prefer it that is fine with me. I am certainly not the first person to say yihi is beyond evolv and provape with innovation. I doubt all of us are misinformed either. I prefer to use a bvc so the temp sensing is useless to me personally either way. I think they did that to attract dry "herb" users. as it does not have so much of a place with e-juice either. when it worked I did not notice this new explosion of flavor some others speak of. hey, that's just me. ymmv.

 

[dr g]

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[compile]

I for one am on the fence with the DNA40. I've heard to many people complain about it, while I hardly see anyone complain about the YiHi chips.

I think I'm going to be getting the SXMini once its readily available instead of a VaporShark. I just like the look of this mod more and I am leaning more towards the SX series of boards.

 

[cogsandgears]

Can anyone give the actual dimensions of the SXmini - preferably in mm as I'm in the UK.
I'm really interested in this device, but not at all keen on bulky mods.

 

[MrPlink]

Can you elaborate on this? 1) If your DNA40s are malfunctioning how do you know what a properly working one does and 2) what important features do you refer to above?

Took you long enough.