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I do love my SRX, but I'd love to have a Hades. Its a big mod but I think it looks amazing. Its hard to beat the battery life of a 26650 as well.
Those are all mech mods; for your first mod and especially for rebuilding, I'd suggest a regulated mod.
As much as I love my Stingray X, it's not a mod I would recommend to someone new to vaping. The switch, while innovative, is a huge pain in the ..... It's a love/hate relationship... LoL I have it working well now, but it requires a lot of TLC.
I kind of agree with edyle here though, I'd take a serious look at a regulated mod. Something like an iPV Mini V2 or a Sigelei 50W. I wouldn't go too over the top, but the regulated mods are going to be more forgiving for a novice rebuilder til you get the hang of things.
With a mechanical, once you build the coil if it doesn't perform how you expect, you have to start over again. With a regulated mod, you can adjust to compensate for miscalculations in resistance.
Just something to think about
Good luck!
I kind of agree with edyle here though, I'd take a serious look at a regulated mod. Something like an iPV Mini V2 or a Sigelei 50W. I wouldn't go too over the top, but the regulated mods are going to be more forgiving for a novice rebuilder til you get the hang of things.
With a mechanical, once you build the coil if it doesn't perform how you expect, you have to start over again. With a regulated mod, you can adjust to compensate for miscalculations in resistance.
Just something to think about
Good luck!
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While I'd also suggest a regulated mod, it would be for battery life and regulated performance - not because it's your first mod. My first mod was a mech mod after switching from an ego starter.
If you're dead set on a mech mod and need information about them then we can point you in the right direction to get the information that you need to stay safe and enjoy it.
While I'd also suggest a regulated mod, it would be for battery life and regulated performance - not because it's your first mod. My first mod was a mech mod after switching from an ego starter.
If you're dead set on a mech mod and need information about them then we can point you in the right direction to get the information that you need to stay safe and enjoy it.
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Again, I recommend a regulated mod. Won't even get into it in length.
In terms of your list, Manhattan clones can be good depending on the manufacturer. Infinite makes them? I didn't know/don't know their quality. The "Fuhattan" seems like a good clone.
The Stingray clone is low quality, on par with Nemesis. Do not buy.
Hades clones seem alright, haven't heard TOO much about them. I do know the clones don't have quite the same heft as the authentics.
Never heard of the Phantus mini box mod, no advice there.
In terms of your list, Manhattan clones can be good depending on the manufacturer. Infinite makes them? I didn't know/don't know their quality. The "Fuhattan" seems like a good clone.
The Stingray clone is low quality, on par with Nemesis. Do not buy.
Hades clones seem alright, haven't heard TOO much about them. I do know the clones don't have quite the same heft as the authentics.
Never heard of the Phantus mini box mod, no advice there.
Pro's for a regulated mod (vs mechanical) are the voltage regulation (vape experience remains the same throughout the battery life regardless of the charge on the battery), safety (built-in short circuit protection - the mod will refuse to fire if a short is detected or the coil resistance is lower than the amp limit of the processor), built-in voltage and ohm meters, and often usb charging ability (as opposed to using replaceable batteries which require a separate box charger).
Con's of a mechanical mod are no microprocesser safety protection (the mod will fire the atomizer even if there is a short or if the coil is drawing more amps than the battery has available, and therefore allowing a potentially catastrophic situation to occur), no built-in voltage or ohm meters, requires replaceable batteries and a box charger for lithium chemistry batteries. If you don't know what you are doing with a mechanical mod when problems occur, you can endanger yourself and others from a venting battery or mod explosion.
Con's of a mechanical mod are no microprocesser safety protection (the mod will fire the atomizer even if there is a short or if the coil is drawing more amps than the battery has available, and therefore allowing a potentially catastrophic situation to occur), no built-in voltage or ohm meters, requires replaceable batteries and a box charger for lithium chemistry batteries. If you don't know what you are doing with a mechanical mod when problems occur, you can endanger yourself and others from a venting battery or mod explosion.
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I have a Manhattan and absolutely love it. Regulated mods are great too. But when it comes down to it and you know what you are doing I would suggest the Manhattan.
While I agree with the others on going with a regulated mod, I also would suggest you go ahead and look at ones that take replaceable cells. This way you already start learning proper battery maintenance and have a good charger and cells when and if you do decide to get a mech mod.
I have been contemplating picking up the SMOK XPro M65 Looks solid and price is right. this will be my first "box mod" I am still getting used to terminology. I think it is best looking and most feature rich without looking cheap and tacky.
Id say go with the Manhattan Or FUhattan. I love the switch on these, 1 of my favorites ever.
Im not gonna try swayying you from a mech, gonna just tell you to read and watch alot of safety videos on youtube. Also get a decent ohm meter meter, theyre cheap. Id also recomend starting with 28g kanthal. Goto illumn.com or orbtronix and order some high drain IMR batteries. 1 think you dont skimp on is batteries they are cheap enough to beging with
Im not gonna try swayying you from a mech, gonna just tell you to read and watch alot of safety videos on youtube. Also get a decent ohm meter meter, theyre cheap. Id also recomend starting with 28g kanthal. Goto illumn.com or orbtronix and order some high drain IMR batteries. 1 think you dont skimp on is batteries they are cheap enough to beging with
That's basically a big battery with features.
Should be a good first mod, but a better long term mod is a replaceable battery mod using 18650 batteries
I have 6 Stingrays, so I'm a little biased, but I think they are great first mechs if you are set on a mech.
I agree with going with a regulated mod though if your going with the mechanical mod the Hades is a good choice with the 26650 the Hades is bigger around and stands up much better when you set it down was my second Mechanical Mod and the one I use the most.
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