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Axis by Ante Meridiem
Axis by Ante Meridiem

Axis by Ante Meridiem

Commercial characteristics

  • Sponsor who lent the product for the review: the little vaper
  • Price of the tested product: 219.19 Euros
  • Product category according to its selling price: Luxury (over 120 euros)
  • Mod type: Variable voltage electronics
  • Is the mod telescopic? No
  • Maximum power: 75 watts
  • Maximum voltage: 6
  • Minimum value in Ohms resistance for a start: 0.2

Reviewer comments on business characteristics

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A box all wood Kamakong (or iron wood), a very resistant wood species for this artisanal mod.
A variable voltage box powered by two 18650 batteries, created by Ante Meridiem, a Filipino moderator. Who says Filipino says Power Vaping! With over 70 watts and a resistance limit of 0,2Ω, it's clear the weather is going to get cloudy!

Physical characteristics and felt quality

  • Width or Diameter of the product in mms: 53
  • Product Length or Height in mms: 125
  • Product weight in grams: 144
  • Material used for the product: Stainless steel, Wood
  • Form Factor Type: Classic Box - VaporShark type
  • Decorative style: Classic
  • Quality of decoration: Good
  • Is the coating of the mod sensitive to fingerprints? No
  • All components of this mod seem well assembled? Yes
  • Fire button position: Lateral near the bottom cap
  • Fire button type: Metal mechanics on contact caouctoucouc
  • Number of buttons making up the interface, including touch zones if they are present: 2
  • User Interface Buttons Type: Plastic Adjustment Knob
  • Quality of the interface button (s): Very good, the button is responsive and does not make any noise
  • Number of parts in the product: 2
  • Number of threads: 1
  • Quality of the threads: Very 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: 4.3 / 5 4.3 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on physical characteristics and perceived quality

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A “door wedge”: this is what some people think of this box.
Indeed, it has a fairly simple design: a rectangular parallelepiped, one of the faces of which is worked in the manner of a revolver stock with the crenellations for the fingers. An excellent quality metal fire button, a plastic knob to operate the dimmer and an LCD screen that seems to be from the past. The artisanal side is obvious and will please all those in search of authenticity, far from industrial series products. It is large and a little bulky but its lightness advantageously counterbalances this defect. It's clean and a bit vintage.

Functional features

  • Type of chipset used: Alternative
  • Connection type: 510, Ego - via adapter
  • Adjustable positive stud? Yes, through an adjustment by thread.
  • Lock system ? No
  • Quality of the locking system: None
  • Features offered by the mod: Protection against short circuits from the atomizer, Protection against reverse polarity of accumulators, Display of the current vape voltage, Fixed protection against overheating of the atomizer resistors
  • Accusability: 18650,26650
  • Does the mod support stacking? Yes
  • Number of batteries supported: 2
  • 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? Yes
  • Maximum diameter in mms of compatibility with an atomizer: 22
  • Accuracy of the output power at full charge of the battery: Excellent, there is no difference between the requested power and the real power
  • Accuracy of the output voltage at full charge of the battery: Excellent, there is no difference between the requested voltage and the actual voltage

Vapelier's note regarding functional characteristics: 4 / 5 4 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on functional features

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This box is very simple. A Texas Instrument chipset® not specifically made for the vape, but which offers a super smooth and dense rendering. We adjust using the screen since the dial has no indication and we shoot and that's it…. but it works perfectly. All the security elements are there. So this rustic-looking box has the essentials and leaves no room for the superfluous.

Evaluation of the packaging

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

Vapelier's note on packaging: 0.5 / 5 0 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on conditioning

Nothing to say about the conditioning, it does not exist. Indeed our friends Filipino moderators demonstrate once again their total disinterest in the presentation. So I don't mind…. but still!!! This moderator seems to work very well with wood so could provide a brief box on this matter. A notice possibly which could, for example, explain that 2 strictly identical batteries are needed or a small spiel on the formidable species of wood used would not be too much…. I don't know but make an effort! Over 200 € and bubble wrap, it hurts or I think.

Appreciations in use

  • Transport facilities with the test atomizer: Ok for an external jacket pocket (no deformations)
  • Disassembly and cleaning facilities: Super simple, even blind in the dark!
  • Easy to change the batteries: Super simple, even blind in the dark!
  • Did the mod heat up? No
  • Has there been any erratic behavior after a day of use? No
  • Description of situations in which the product has experienced erratic behavior

Vapelier's rating in terms of ease of use: 4.5/5 4.5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on the use of the product

So like I said, it's very simple. Like anything rustic, you won't get lost in multiple settings since there is only one: the dimmer. There, it plays on feeling given the absence of graduations, which is a bit of a shame. Well, you can still find your way with the screen that tells you the output voltage, even when there is no atomizer. Otherwise, the battery compartment cover with its magnet system is super nice! It's super accessible and it holds up perfectly.

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Recommendations for use

  • Type of batteries used during the tests: 18650
  • Number of batteries used during the tests: 2
  • With what type of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? Dripper, A classic fiber - resistance greater than or equal to 1.7 Ohms, A low resistance fiber less than or equal to 1.5 ohms, In sub-ohm assembly, Reconstructable Génésys type metal mesh assembly, Rebuildable type Génésys metal wick assembly
  • With which model of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? what you want everything will pass
  • Description of the test configuration used: dreeper double coil fiber freaks, subtank in 0,5 ohm, orchis double coil 0,40
  • Description of the ideal configuration with this product: for me I see it well with a good dreeper neither more nor less

was the product liked by the reviewer: Yes

Overall average of the Vapelier for this product: 4.5 / 5 4.5 5 out of stars

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The mood ticket of the reviewer

A doorway, that's what came out of the first contact with this box.
So yes, it is very basic or even primary at first glance. But the beast hides its game well. The vape that you will get from this box is just impressive! It's powerful, direct and smooth, a real sea of ​​oil.
The workmanship is impeccable, the wood used noble and resistant. Each handcrafted model is unique so those who aim for originality will be delighted, I bet.
The painting would be almost idyllic but several clouds darken the scene.
An adjustable 510 connector using a screwdriver, which is tedious at the time when spring-loaded connectors are gradually becoming the norm.
A wheel in plastic without graduation? Help, we are faced with a craft model using noble materials, since when plastic has it entered this category?
Non-existent packaging for a luxury category mod? No but hello, what…. there are knives that get lost. 😆 
So, if your means allow it and authentic craftsmanship (even in design errors) is an ineluctable source of motivation for you, then this box is yours.

Have a good vape, see you soon and look forward to reading you!

Vince

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Present since the beginning of the adventure I do in the juice and stuff always keeping in mind that we all started a day. I always put myself in the skin of the consumer by carefully avoiding not falling into the geek attitude.