SXmini Q Class Powered by YiHi SX450 Chip Part 2
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Up and running with my replacement Q. Everything is working fine I think. Still doesn't fire as fast or as hard as my Reuleaux dna 200 in TC mode but it's good enough for 24g Ti, 9 wraps, 3mm dual coils. Doesn't have the nuggets to drive the same build with 20g Ti but I haven't played around with the software yet.
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Well 1 or 2 months later idk remember when i got my first Q, It's still working like a champ, its been dropped on concrete and ran at 200w and used temp control and shes tickin like a champ.
cant really say much else lol
cant really say much else lol
I've had mine for 3 months now and it's still working great. Been dropped once onto a wood floor with no damage.
Sweet!! Thanks for the feedback! My replacement is working good too. I was a little worried about the Q seeing as my original only lasted 24hrs but I think this one's going to be fine.
Been running it in tc with Ti and the vape is great. It is still a little slow to fire upon wake up but I've heard that's normal for an SX.
I do wish it would fire at the full 200w/j in tc though. I'm running some monster 20g Ti builds that need more than 120j initial power to keep from being spitty when firing from cold temp. After the first pull the coils are warm enough that they don't spit.
I may have to switch from 20g Ti to 22g to run my higher power attys on the Q.
Been running it in tc with Ti and the vape is great. It is still a little slow to fire upon wake up but I've heard that's normal for an SX.
I do wish it would fire at the full 200w/j in tc though. I'm running some monster 20g Ti builds that need more than 120j initial power to keep from being spitty when firing from cold temp. After the first pull the coils are warm enough that they don't spit.
I may have to switch from 20g Ti to 22g to run my higher power attys on the Q.
Saw this.... SX Mini Q's for $145 or $162 with coupon code. Probably will void Yihi's warranty because the price violates Yihi's "Price Fixing" policy. The customer gets penalized (loss of warranty) for not paying 200 bucks.... but here is the link for anybody interested...
US Shipper: Yihi SX Mini Q Class 200W Box Mod $144.99 & Free Shipping - Cheap Vaping Deals
US Shipper: Yihi SX Mini Q Class 200W Box Mod $144.99 & Free Shipping - Cheap Vaping Deals
There always seems to be some exceptional deals on Yihi mods in the states, we never get reductions like this in the uk!
That is a steal at the price, Q class is one of the nicest mods I've ever owned, I recently parted with mine and really regret it.
Just checking in to the Q thread to share some thoughts. Well, I still like the form factor and heft of the Q but its been relegated to power mode vaping only. I'm a TC vaper primarily and it just sits in my vape bag until I want to blast on a kanthal or nichrome build.
The DNA200's dc-dc converter for TC produces a better vape and the on-device menu system and the computer interface program are superior as well, save one thing; YiHi offers on-device adjustments for TCR.
The SX450j is the best I've tried from the YiHi line of chipsets though and I look forward to seeing what's next.
The DNA200's dc-dc converter for TC produces a better vape and the on-device menu system and the computer interface program are superior as well, save one thing; YiHi offers on-device adjustments for TCR.
The SX450j is the best I've tried from the YiHi line of chipsets though and I look forward to seeing what's next.
Dang.... first post in 19 days.... was about to think this thread was dead or Hyper was out earning his Yihi paycheck....
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Pretty cool looking skins in your link @retird. I like the stacked blocks one.
Really nice looking skins already have 4 in my cart and the wifey told me to wait till she got home so she can grab a few too.
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Got my hands on this Q Class finally and it is real tough to get it at my region.
Cant argue much about the TCR where I felt great improvement from my humble Evic mini.
The vape was much more consistent and smooth throughout with the same settings I had used on the Evic with SS coils.
Only gripe I had will be the software I kinda find it not that user friendly or should I say i felt kinda outdated.
The M1-M5 flash memory mode seemed kinda only able to set at various Joules/Watt and thats about it.
The configuration mode C1-C5 will need go into the menu and click on various selection in order to change the TCR mode/values and I find it way too troublesome.
As I'm just 1 day user so I'm not that sure if I got it right, perhaps some users here can enlighten me if I got it wrong.
I am hoping to swap TCR from 0.00088, 0.00092, 0.00105 easily since im using SS316L
Cant argue much about the TCR where I felt great improvement from my humble Evic mini.
The vape was much more consistent and smooth throughout with the same settings I had used on the Evic with SS coils.
Only gripe I had will be the software I kinda find it not that user friendly or should I say i felt kinda outdated.
The M1-M5 flash memory mode seemed kinda only able to set at various Joules/Watt and thats about it.
The configuration mode C1-C5 will need go into the menu and click on various selection in order to change the TCR mode/values and I find it way too troublesome.
As I'm just 1 day user so I'm not that sure if I got it right, perhaps some users here can enlighten me if I got it wrong.
I am hoping to swap TCR from 0.00088, 0.00092, 0.00105 easily since im using SS316L
Why do you want to change tcr between three different values for 316ss?A setting of .00092 in the "manual tcr" mode should work nicely.
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I read this earlier and couldn't remember where!
Just had to ask the same question in a different thread, If there is any scenario where you would change the tcr value from the standard .00092 for ss builds?
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@forkie and @PyroVape ,there are some things that may not be as expected with tcr values.
1. TC vaping wire like Ti, Ni, NiFe and the SS variants like 304, 316, 317, 430 etc are non-linear. What that means is the resistance increase throughout the temp range between 68°f and 800°f is not the same. Most of the wires mentioned above have higher TFR values (temperature factor of resistance) at lower temps (350-500°f) and lower TFR values at above 600°f. The TCR value that is assigned by the wire manufacture is basically just an average over it's specified temp range.
2. Most TC mods produced today have what's called a TCR curve for each tc wire type programmed into the mod. This curve compensates for the non linear characteristics of each wire type.
3. When you manually enter a tcr value into a "tcr adjustable" mod you are not entering a curve but rather a linear value. The end result almost always results in an inaccurate temp (usually too cool) within our normal (350-500°f) vaping range.
4. The actual specified tcr value for 316L ss is .000879 but a manually entered value of .00092 typically produces a "closer to actual" temp on your display.
5. There are countless small variances in tcr from batch to batch from any manufacturer and from manufacturer to manufacturer.
6. If you would like to use tcr curves for any kind of wire to achieve the most accurate tc vape then you'll have to buy an Evolve DNA and download the curves from steamengine.org.
7. So how accurate does does your displayed temp have to be? Depends on what you want. I'm perfectly happy with tcr curves or linear manually entered tcr values. For the linear manually entered tcr values for non supported wires like NiFe or 430ss I have no problem entering a higher tcr value than spec'd or turning the temp up to 500° or 530° or whatever it takes to warm up the vape where I like it.
1. TC vaping wire like Ti, Ni, NiFe and the SS variants like 304, 316, 317, 430 etc are non-linear. What that means is the resistance increase throughout the temp range between 68°f and 800°f is not the same. Most of the wires mentioned above have higher TFR values (temperature factor of resistance) at lower temps (350-500°f) and lower TFR values at above 600°f. The TCR value that is assigned by the wire manufacture is basically just an average over it's specified temp range.
2. Most TC mods produced today have what's called a TCR curve for each tc wire type programmed into the mod. This curve compensates for the non linear characteristics of each wire type.
3. When you manually enter a tcr value into a "tcr adjustable" mod you are not entering a curve but rather a linear value. The end result almost always results in an inaccurate temp (usually too cool) within our normal (350-500°f) vaping range.
4. The actual specified tcr value for 316L ss is .000879 but a manually entered value of .00092 typically produces a "closer to actual" temp on your display.
5. There are countless small variances in tcr from batch to batch from any manufacturer and from manufacturer to manufacturer.
6. If you would like to use tcr curves for any kind of wire to achieve the most accurate tc vape then you'll have to buy an Evolve DNA and download the curves from steamengine.org.
7. So how accurate does does your displayed temp have to be? Depends on what you want. I'm perfectly happy with tcr curves or linear manually entered tcr values. For the linear manually entered tcr values for non supported wires like NiFe or 430ss I have no problem entering a higher tcr value than spec'd or turning the temp up to 500° or 530° or whatever it takes to warm up the vape where I like it.
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Hi guys thanks for the input which makes me learnt something new.
Previously I'm using evic mini where i kinda obtained the SS316L TCR values from this forum and tried vaping on the range.
0.00088 and 0.00092 both gives good flavor on certain type of juice when i trial and test. 50:50 juice kinda have better taste for me at higher tcr value 0.00092. 30:70 juice i find 0.00088 works better for me so i kinda set the M values to swap whenever i change my juice. I can't say that is justified but erm kinda works for me ahaha
Previously I'm using evic mini where i kinda obtained the SS316L TCR values from this forum and tried vaping on the range.
0.00088 and 0.00092 both gives good flavor on certain type of juice when i trial and test. 50:50 juice kinda have better taste for me at higher tcr value 0.00092. 30:70 juice i find 0.00088 works better for me so i kinda set the M values to swap whenever i change my juice. I can't say that is justified but erm kinda works for me ahaha
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