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Kung Fu by SMY
Kung Fu by SMY

Kung Fu by SMY

Commercial characteristics

  • Sponsor who lent the product for the review: The World of the Vape http://www.lemondedelavape.fr/index.php
  • Price of the tested product: 39.90 Euros
  • Product category according to its selling price: Entry level (from 1 to 40 euros)
  • Mod type: Electronics without voltage or power adjustment. (Skarabäus)
  • Is the mod telescopic? No
  • Maximum power: Not applicable
  • Maximum voltage: Not applicable
  • Minimum value in Ohms resistance for a start: Not applicable

Reviewer comments on business characteristics

Small “unregulated” electronic box that wants to be cheap and yet comes with a lot of options.

The Kung Fu is indeed equipped with a light switch and a USB port for recharging your batteries.

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The panel is equipped with two large magnets but if you wish, you can replace them with two screws (provided in the package) to secure their maintenance. 

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Physical characteristics and felt quality

  • Width or Diameter of the product in mms: 54.4
  • Product Length or Height in mms: 100
  • Product weight in grams: 185
  • Material composing the product: Aluminum
  • Form Factor Type: Classic Box - VaporShark type
  • Decorative Style: Cultural Reference
  • 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 top cap
  • Fire button type: Metal mechanics on contact caouctoucouc
  • Number of buttons making up the interface, including touch zones if they are present: 1
  • User interface button type: No other button
  • Quality of interface button (s): Not applicable interface button
  • Number of parts in the product: 2
  • Number of threads: 0
  • Quality of the threads: Not applicable on this mod - No thread
  • 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: 4.5 / 5 4.5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on physical characteristics and perceived quality

Small box all dressed in black, you will find on one side the name of the box and on the other a karateka in Chinese shadow, the latter is for me too many.

Indeed, this “very” martial drawing arouses the curiosity of the youngest (I have experienced it) who will always want to play with it, you will have to keep an eye on the box 😉

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As for the coating, nothing to report, the anodization of the aluminum seems correct and the cover firmly fixed thanks to two powerful magnets.

Functional features

  • Type of chipset used: Alternative
  • Connection type: 510
  • 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 reverse polarity of accumulators, Fixed protection against overheating of atomizer resistors
  • Accusability: 18650
  • Does the mod support stacking? No
  • Number of batteries supported: 2
  • Does the mod retain its configuration without batteries? Not applicable
  • Does the mod offer a recharge feature? Charging function possible via Mini-USB
  • Is the recharge function pass-through? No
  • 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: 30
  • Accuracy of the output power at full charge of the battery: Good, there is a tiny difference between the requested power and the real power
  • Accuracy of the output voltage at full charge of the battery: Good, there is a tiny difference between the requested voltage and the actual voltage

Vapelier's note regarding functional characteristics: 3.5 / 5 3.5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on functional features

Easy to use box, it has all the necessary protections:

  • LED electronic switch
  • Protection against reverse polarity of the batteries, an alarm will alert you to the insertion of the batteries in the wrong direction, you will have 5 seconds to remove the battery and put it in the right direction while respecting the polarities, otherwise you will damage the battery. electronic
  • Overheating protection, the box will shut off if the internal temperature is above 100 ° C
  • Anodized aluminum body
  • Magnetic cover + screws
  • 6 degassing orifices

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  • Charging via mini USB 1.5 A + charging light
  • 2 18650 rechargeable batteries in parallel

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  • Adjustable 510 connection, copper positive pole screw

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  • Blue led switch
  • 2 MOSFET NCE30H15, 150 A (switch protection)

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As with any box intended for sub-ohm, the use of “high drain” batteries is recommended, preferably with a flat head to facilitate insertion, and as the box is wired in parallel, the use of only 1 battery is possible.

There is a so-called “serial” or “stacker” version to have 8v output. Personally, I advise against it because you will have to review your way of coiling, in fact if you double the voltage, you must also double the resistance value, which is for me a bad idea on a box without regulation.

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? Yes
  • Does the manual explain ALL features? Yes

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

Reviewer's comments on conditioning

Very nice package, we are entitled to a rigid zipped house for the transport of your kung fu and another battery. In this box, you will find a set of screwdrivers (flat and cruciform), screws for the panel and a USB cable for recharging.

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For less than 40 € SMY does better than some unicorns over 200 €!

Appreciations in use

  • Transport facilities with the test atomizer: Nothing helps, requires a shoulder bag
  • 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 4 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on the use of the product

Nothing to report with the Kung Fu, it behaves as well as my home made, it cash well amps and blackmail your drippers.

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, With 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? Any type of atomizer coil low enough to take advantage of the power of your batteries.
  • Description of the test configuration used: Clt v3 and turbo coiler 0.12 and 0.08 ohm
  • Description of the ideal configuration with this product: Dripper coiler between 0.6 and 0.1 ohm

was the product liked by the reviewer: Yes

Overall average of the Vapelier for this product: 4.3 / 5 4.3 5 out of stars

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The mood ticket of the reviewer

Here is a nice surprise, a box capable of sending heavy for the price of an EGo kit, this is what SMY offers with Kung Fu.

Equipped with a plethora of safety for a safe experience, Kung Fu revel in the sub-ohm!

It collects the amps of your batteries to send them back to your favorite dripper, despite a slight drop volt due to the electronic part, your larger assemblies will remain very responsive to the shoot and will quickly recreate the fog of London at home.

Two small points are for me to note: 

  1. The 510 screw connector, not great, a spring connector being much easier to use.
  2. Chinese shadow karateka is a bit too “toy”.

For the rest it's all good, especially considering the price

So bet won? Yes !

And a big thank you to Carlos for the loan of this cloud box !!

Looking forward to reading you.
Toff

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