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Spartans Box 300W TC by VapMod
Spartans Box 300W TC by VapMod

Spartans Box 300W TC by VapMod

Commercial characteristics

  • Sponsor having loaned the product for the magazine: oxygen
  • Price of the tested product: 84.9 Euros
  • Product category according to its selling price: High end (from 81 to 120 euros)
  • Mod type: Variable power electronics and temperature control
  • Is the mod telescopic? No
  • Maximum power: 300 watts
  • Maximum voltage: 12.6V
  • Minimum value in ohms of resistance for a start: 0.15Ω

Reviewer comments on business characteristics

The Spartans is an electro box that loads three 18650 format batteries, although the size is a little big but remains correct for the capacity it displays: 300W!

The pace is sober, a little too sober even with buttons and a discrete switch, the same color as the box and a display screen that is located on the top-cap.

Although there is no possible update or USB charging, with an output voltage of 12,6V and a current of 40A (max), the Spartans offers power mode, temperature control and the TCR , temperature coefficient to configure the resistance.

Its working power oscillates between 5 to 300W in power with an admitted resistance between 0.15 and 3Ω, as for the resistive in stainless steel (SS in TC mode) and from 200 to 600 ° F (or 100 to 300 ° C) for the control temperature with a resistance between 0.05 and 1Ω.

 

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KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

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Physical characteristics and felt quality

  • Product Width or Diameter in mms: 62 x 25
  • Product Length or Height in mms: 104
  • Product weight in grams: 379 with rechargeable batteries and 241 without batteries
  • Material composing the product: Anodized aluminum
  • Form Factor Type: Classic Box - VaporShark type
  • Decorative style: Classic
  • Quality of decoration: Medium
  • Is the coating of the mod sensitive to fingerprints? No
  • All components of this mod seem well assembled? Can do better and I'll tell you why
  • Fire button position: Lateral near the top cap
  • Fire button type: Mechanical plastic on contact rubber
  • Number of buttons making up the interface, including touch zones if they are present: 2
  • Type of user interface buttons: Mechanical plastic on contact rubber
  • Quality of the interface button (s): Good, the button is responsive
  • Number of parts in the product: 2
  • Number of threads: 1
  • Quality of the threads: Good
  • Overall, do you appreciate the quality of manufacture of this product with regard to its price? Yes

Rating of the vapelier as to feelings quality: 3.1 / 5 3.1 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on physical characteristics and perceived quality

The Spartans is an anodized aluminum box that is not very heavy without battery, compared to its size. However, once loaded, it knows how to be noticed with a significant weight of 379gr. It offers a comfortable grip with the edges that are rounded even if the little hands do not find their account with a width of 62 cm.

The black coating is smooth and does not mark fingerprints, however the dripping liquid a little fat will be visible.

This box consists of two parts with a hood that is removed for the insertion of the batteries. Its maintenance is done with four small magnets that are not suitable and especially not powerful enough to be sure that the hood will not fall in the long term. This system proves too fragile and is not perfectly flush with the box even if the bottom is, he, perfectly in place, the top of the hood is a bit off.

I enjoyed having a ribbon in the box, on which I inserted my first battery not without difficulty and difficult to access, because to remove it, this ribbon is essential.

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

Regarding the adjustment buttons, they are slightly wobbly but work perfectly well. However, their size is ridiculous for a box of this size, just like the switch which is also too small. So obviously, to handle them, you need a visual and being melted in the color of the box it will take a certain time to adapt for a total intuitive handling.

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KODAK Digital Still Camera
The screen is located on the top-cap, its brightness is too low and although the power is listed in bulk, the value of resistance is difficult to read (especially spent 40 years) at a glance.
The 510 connection has a very good brass thread with a pin mounted on a spring firm enough to have a totally flush set-up.

 

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Strangely, for a box that offers a possibility of vape to 300W, I found no apparent event in case of overheating, except inside the box at the location of the first battery, but these are completely useless at this place.

 

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The overall look is rather sober but a little too dreary for my taste, probably the buttons that do not give enough character for a more pleasant visual. For the quality, it remains very average, just know if this chipset owner is effective to tip the balance, whether this product is interesting or not because at this price, for a 300W, we can sometimes have some nice surprises .

Functional features

  • Type of chipset used: Owner
  • Connection type: 510
  • Adjustable positive stud? Yes, through a spring.
  • Lock system ? Electronic
  • Quality of the locking system: Excellent, the chosen approach is very practical
  • Features offered by the mod: Display of the charge of the batteries, Display of the resistance value, Protection against short circuits from the atomizer, Protection against reverse polarity of the batteries, Display of the current vape voltage , Display of the power of the current vape, Fixed protection against overheating of the atomizer resistors, Variable protection against overheating of the atomizer resistors
  • Accusability: 18650
  • Does the mod support stacking? No
  • Number of batteries supported: 3
  • Does the mod retain its configuration without batteries? Yes
  • Does the mod offer a recharge feature? No recharge function offered by the mod
  • Is the recharge function pass-through? No recharge function offered by the mod
  • Does the mode offer a Power Bank function? No power bank function offered by the mod
  • Does the mode offer other functions? No other function offered by the mod
  • Presence of air flow regulation? No, nothing is planned to feed an atomizer from the bottom
  • Maximum diameter in mms of compatibility with an atomizer: 25
  • Accuracy of the output power at full charge of the battery: Average, there is a noticeable difference between the requested power and the real power
  • Accuracy of the output voltage at full charge of the battery: Average, because there is a noticeable difference depending on the value of the resistance of the atomizer

Vapelier's note regarding functional characteristics: 2.3 / 5 2.3 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on functional features

The features of this Spartans are interesting to the extent that they are provided with accuracy because it offers us:

• Voltage during use up to 12.6 volts!
• The max output current is 40A
• The working range is between 5 and 300W
• Range of resistive values ​​in Power, from 0.15Ω to 3Ω
• Two modes of use: power and temperature control
• Resistive admitted in temperature control: Nickel 200, Titanium, SS316 and the DIY TC which gives us the possibility to manually adjust the initial resistance for the temperature coefficient of the resistive used (provided of course to know the value, this which is rarely the case)
• The working range in temperature control is between 100 ° C and 300 ° C or 200 ° F and 600 ° F
• Choice of the direction of the display on the screen with also the "auto flip" (intuitive movement) or the extinction of the screen

The protections are perfectly assured:
• Against short circuits
• Against the voltage too low to avoid deep discharges
• Against overheating
• Against resistance temperatures that are too high
• Against polarity reversal
• Button lock
• Against resistances that are too low or too high
• Turn off the screen after 10 seconds

On the other hand you can not update your chipset since no USB port is offered with the Spartans. Cable charging is not possible either.

A feature that I had not yet seen is the support of the stainless steel resistor (SS316) on the CT mode that only accepts values ​​between 0.15 and 3Ω as for the power mode.

 

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Evaluation of the packaging

  • Presence of a box accompanying the product: Yes
  • Would you say that the packaging is up to the price of the product? Yes
  • Presence of a user manual? Yes
  • Is the manual understandable for a non-English speaker? No
  • Does the manual explain ALL features? Yes

Vapelier's note on packaging: 4 / 5 4 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on conditioning

For a product of this range, the packaging is very good, a rigid cardboard box which contains a protective foam for the box, a certificate of authenticity and a user manual sufficiently clear but only in English.

A fitting set.

 

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Appreciations in use

  • Easy transport with the test atomizer: Nothing helps, requires a shoulder bag
  • Disassembly and cleaning facilities: Easy, even standing on the street, with a simple Kleenex
  • Easy to change the batteries: Easy, even standing in the street
  • Did the mod heat up? Yes
  • Has there been any erratic behavior after a day of use? Yes
  • Description of situations in which the product has experienced erratic behavior
  • From 50w already we have a lot of latency, 100W box heats and beyond this power vape normally without many cuts due to overheating of the chipset, is impossible.

Vapelier's rating in terms of ease of use: 2/5 2 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on the use of the product

In use, I really admit to having bad surprises, here is the tone is given for this Spartans!

The manipulations are really simple and clear, no difficulty on that side. Moreover, the instructions for use explains perfectly the operating modes that I find it unnecessary to copy (or translate).

There are two modes on this box, let's start with the most efficient, that of the temperature control which is perfectly assured, with excellent autonomy. But let's be clear, this box, like the others, has nothing in particular since the working ranges are almost the same on this type of product, including the less powerful.

Where things get tough, it's in variable power mode: 
- On a classic 0.5Ω double coil, I increased my power to 33W, the vape is suitable despite a very small latency.
- On a double coil in 0.3Ω, this latency continues to exist but I note a power delivered which seems to be lower in comparison with my classic box.

But everything deteriorates when I use a more elaborate resistive for which the delay is even greater, with a resistance which does not heat up as it should and yet I am only 65W!

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This box being given for 300W, I thought I could have a little fun with a quadricoil of 0.16Ω, it turned out impossible and yet I am mounted only 163W, a little more than half of its capacity and I did not try to go higher because, with this assembly, in comparison with my Presa (75W only), the result between the two products is without appeal. The Spartans does not react immediately, it heats a lot and ends up getting safe. In addition, I'm not sure that the power displayed is the one provided, I have serious doubts but I want to leave him this benefit because I did not use an oscilloscope to verify it.

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A Spartans undoubtedly effective on classic double coil assemblies which allow a correct vape as long as it remains on reasonable powers below 60W. A temperature control mode that works very well and whose three batteries will allow you to ensure excellent autonomy, but to vape at 300W, I strongly doubt that this box really provides them, on the one hand and on the other hand, I I still wonder what is the assembly that must be ensured for this product without getting to safety, without feeling it heat up, especially since no ventilation is provided to dissipate the heat or without burning its wick with a dry hit on small resistives?

I am very disappointed, but it is not for lack of having tried many montages. This box being a loan, I preferred not to heat it more.

Recommendations for use

  • Type of batteries used during the tests: 18650
  • Number of batteries used during the tests: 3
  • With what type of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? Dripper, Classic fiber, Sub-ohm assembly, Genesis-type rebuildable
  • With which model of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? There is no rule
  • Description of the test configuration used: several types of atomizers with different resistances.
  • Description of the ideal configuration with this product: No rules, it's as you want.

was the product liked by the reviewer: Bof, it's not the craze

Overall average of the Vapelier for this product: 2.5 / 5 2.5 5 out of stars

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The mood ticket of the reviewer

Despite the price that remains in an average range, it is still too expensive for this Spartans is not at all developed.

Both in terms of ergonomics, with too small buttons, a screen lacking in brightness, a total lack of ventilation, a hatch that does not hold well and that is not flush. Details that accumulate on a heavy product, certainly well designed, but which is far from convincing.

In operation, the temperature control mode is pleasant and the box offers good autonomy. Unfortunately in power mode, the 300W will be inaccessible for a correct vape whatever the assembly. I even doubt that it can send half of this power From 50W, already, we have a lot of latency, at 100W the box heats up and, beyond this power, vape normally without experiencing many cuts due to overheating of the chipset, is impossible.

A box which, like the frog in La Fontaine's fable, wanted to make itself as big as an ox but which will follow the same sinister outcome if you push it into entrenchments or, obviously, it is quite incapable of going ...

Sylvie.I

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