Vapor Zeus Tech info and review

[Morandir835]

Yesterday V4L officially released the larger sized Zeus (1300mah). I've had the pleasure of getting to test these out for the past couple of weeks, and now to give the full run down on the in's and outs of the new larger Zeus. Will also include info on the new larger Smileos that go along with them.

1300mah Zeus technical details-

We'll start first with charging times. Keep in mind that the first 3-7 charges will take slightly longer, after the cell has been broken in you'll see a 5% decrease in charge time-

USB port (rated for 500ma)- 178 minutes (just shy of 3 hours), final actual voltage on the battery 4.22v. After 5 charges time was reduced to 163 minutes (about 2.75 hours).

Slim line- 829 minutes (roughly 13.8 hours). After 7 charges- 803 minutes (roughly 13.4 hours). Just like with the 900mah Zeus don't suggest using the slim line.

Next we'll touch on the amp limit. It's 3.6a just like that of the 900mah. Before I do the time by time run downs (running all those tests in full as we speak, the 1.5ohm DC testing is done, will post it tomorrow) will give you a quick over look of what to expect output wise from the Zeus.

Voltage output at full-90% charge-

1.5ohm dual coil carto- 4.45v

2.0ohm dc carto- 4.69v

2.5ohm dc carto- 4.83v
Wow carto at 2.3ohms- 5.03v

Cool cart at 3.3ohms- 5.04v

Smileo at 2.5ohms- 5.04v

Voltage output at about 50% charge-

1.5ohm dual coil carto- 4.41v

2.0ohm dc carto- 4.63v

2.5ohm dc carto- 4.77v

Wow carto at 2.3ohms- 5.01v

Cool cart at 3.3ohms- 5.03v

Smileo at 2.5ohms- 5.03v

Voltage output at end of charge-

1.5ohm dual coil carto- 3.31v

2.0ohm dc carto- 3.33v

2.5ohm dc carto- 3.32v

Wow carto at 2.3ohms- 3.27v

Cool cart at 3.3ohms- 3.25v

Smileo at 2.5ohms- 3.25v

In other words they experience the same voltage holding and dramatic drop at the end as their 900mah brethren, which is a great thing.

Won't go too much into use time yet, for those who have used the 900mah Zeus expect around a 30% gain in use time in comparison.

As for the large smileos. Know on the site they are listed as 6ml, but the actual amount of juice they can hold is 5.25-5.75ml's (prototypes were 5.28ml's on avg). Of the two samples I have one holds 5.27ml's, the other 5.44ml's.

The soft tip is thicker on them in comparison to the small smileos, which makes it harder to chew through. After a few weeks of use the one I'm using only has a few nicks in it, but nothing nearly as bad as the smaller smileos cap would have by now.

Airflow is again perfect on whatever battery V4L sells you use it on, ranging from the classic Vapor King to the Zeus. Does look out of place on the smaller stick batts, but doesn't look bad on the egos, DAV's, or the 900mah Zeus. How it will look to you is a matter of personal preference.

Am working on the long term testing to give an idea of longevity. Only one I've completed thus far is with Wowboy VG. After 24ml's of wowboy vg the carto was clogged. Used the usual cleaning method with it and so far it's performing like new. Currently testing Smilin premium on a fresh one.

Only real con for some will be the size. Those who found the tip of the regular smileo too big will not be happy of the slightly larger size of these.

That's all for now, will be posting up the first test results tomorrow.

 

[Morandir835]

1300mah Zeus with 1.5ohm Dual coil-

At start- 4.45v (due to amperage limit)

After 1 hour of normal heavy use (3-5 puffs per minute)- 4.45v

First real drop didn't take place until after hour 4- 4.41v

After hour 5 another very small drop- 4.39v

At minute 27 into hour 7 experienced the usual drop off signaling the end of charge. Final voltage was 3.32v.

Up next will be the 2.0ohm DC cartos.

 

[Morandir835]

This run will follow the same format as the 1.5ohm DC run. No point in posting repeated hours of info.

1300mah Zeus with 2.0ohm Dual coil-

At start- 4.69v (due to amperage limit)

After 1 hour of normal heavy use (3-5 puffs per minute)- 4.69v

First real drop (more than .03v) didn't take place until after hour 5- 4.61v

After hour 6 another very small drop- 4.57v

At minute 21 into hour 8 experienced the usual drop off at the end of charge. Final voltage was 3.37v.

Up next will be the 2.5ohm DC cartos.

 

[Morandir835]

This will follow the same structure as the previous two tests, for the same reason.

1300mah Zeus with 2.5ohm Dual coil-

At start- 4.77v (due to amperage limit)

After 1 hour of normal heavy use (3-5 puffs per minute)- 4.77v

First real drop (more than .03v) didn't take place until after hour 6- 4.70v

After hour 7 another very small drop- 4.68v

After hour 8 another drop- 4.62v

At minute 17 into hour 9 experienced the end of charge drop off. Final voltage was 3.32v.

Up next will be the Smileo at 2.5ohms tests.

 

[Morandir835]

1300mah Zeus with 2.5ohm smileo-

At start- 5.01v

After 1 hour of normal heavy use (3-5 puffs per minute)- 5.01v

First real drop (more than .03v) didn't take place until after hour 7- 4.88v

Hour 9 gave the next significant drop- 4.75v

Hour 11 would be the next real drop in voltage- 4.68v

Finally at minute 24 into hour 13 experienced the end of charge drop off. Final voltage was 3.31v.

Up next will be a cool cart at 3.1ohms

 

[scott58]

Thanks for the info. I finally ordered a zeus today. I'm slow to change but the smileo's are really great and the fact that this thing is a pass-thru (still my favorite device) kinda won me over.