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Mirage EVO 3 by AB1 Mach
Mirage EVO 3 by AB1 Mach

Mirage EVO 3 by AB1 Mach

Commercial characteristics

  • Sponsor having loaned the product for the magazine: My Free Cig
  • Price of the tested product: 105 Euros
  • Product category according to its selling price: Luxury (over 100 euros)
  • Atomizer type: Multi-tank dripper
  • Number of resistances allowed: 2
  • Resistance Type: Classic Reconstructible, Rebuildable Micro Coil, Reconstructible Classic Temperature Controlled, Rebuildable Micro Coil with Temperature Control
  • Supported Bit Type: Cotton, Fiber Freaks Density 1, Fiber Freaks Density 2, Fiber, Fiber Freaks Cotton Blend, Ekowool
  • Quantity in milliliters announced by the manufacturer: 0.5

Reviewer comments on business characteristics

Still a dripper and still an original evolution, the veteran rebuildable atos is doing well, thank you for him.

The Alexis brothers are at the origin of this creation, AB1 is their manufacturer logo, they are located in the Philippines, one of the homelands of power vaping.

The Mirage EVO 3 (EVO for Enhanced Valve Optimizer) which we will deal with here, is, as the figure indicates, the 3rd version of the model, the very last. The most notable modification is on the bell, now equipped with 2 side oblong vents which increase the air supply.

The object is expensive but of artisanal invoice and numbered series, it is available in 3 different aspects including matt black which will be tested for you, stainless steel and gold. It has a particularity of air flow adjustment, associated with an original design of moving chamber reducer which behaves like a valve actuated by your suction.

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Physical characteristics and felt quality

  • Width or Diameter of the product in mms: 22
  • Length or Height of the product in mms as sold, but without its drip tip if it is present, and regardless of the length of the connection: 47.3 (drip tip included)
  • Weight in grams of the product as sold, with its drip tip if it is present: 42
  • Material constituting the product: Stainless steel, Gold, Delrin
  • Form Factor Type: Trident
  • Number of component parts without screws and washers: 6
  • Number of threads: 2
  • Quality of the threads: Average
  • Number of O-rings, Dript-Tip excluded: 3
  • Quality of O-rings present: Good
  • O-ring positions: top cap / plateau Other
  • Capacity in milliliters actually usable: 0.5
  • Overall, do you appreciate the quality of manufacture of this product with regard to its price? No

Rating of the vapelier as to feelings quality: 3.5 / 5 3.5 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on physical characteristics and perceived quality

This dripper is made of 304 stainless steel, a resistant surgical grade steel. Its positive pin (not adjustable) is gold plated, which is supposed to give it good electrically conductive properties and which will certainly prevent it from oxidizing.

The plate is machined in the mass for the negative stations part and the two tanks (with a depth of 2,5 mm). The 3 assembly stations are aligned, the resistive housings are 2mm in diameter, tightening is provided by stainless steel screws.

It extends from the 510 connector which itself holds the air suction vents and an O-ring system to maintain a lower ring, concealing from view, the ventilation part, the base of the tray is pierced with 2 holes for the passage of air under the resistors.

The top cap on which the drip tip is mounted unscrews from the body of the ato, we will see later that this operation has another function than the only access to the assembly for filling. The body of the ato receives a bell (heating chamber, chamber reducer, valve and liquid recuperator all at the same time!), Movable vertically and whose stroke will condition the more or less important passage of the inspired air .

A 510 adapter and an Allen key are part of the package. So much for the description of the different components of the Mirage, I note that the interior finish of the plate is not perfect, and that the screwing of the top cap hangs a little and does not seem perfectly worked.

Mirage EVO 3 AB1 dripper

 

Functional features

  • Connection type: 510
  • Adjustable positive plot? No, a flush mount can only be guaranteed through an adjustment of the positive pad of the battery or the mod on which it will be installed
  • Presence of air flow regulation? Yes, and variable
  • Maximum diameter in mms of the air regulation possible: 10 and more
  • Minimum diameter in mms of the air regulation possible: 6
  • Positioning of the air regulation: From below and benefiting the resistances
  • Atomization chamber type: Bell type
  • Heat dissipation of the product: Excellent

Reviewer's comments on functional features

  1. Operation could not be simpler, you remove the top cap, for filling, and you screw it back on, we will detail the details of the air flow settings later.
  2. The capacity of the tanks is less than a milliliter, the arrangement and the quantity of cotton will therefore be decisive to obtain good autonomy, and to avoid dry hits.
  3. Double coil assembly required.

Drip-Tip Features

  • Type of drip-tip attachment: Owner but passage to 510 through a supplied adapter
  • Presence of a Drip-Tip? Yes, the vaper can immediately use the product
  • Length and type of drip-tip present: Medium
  • Quality of the drip-tip present: Very good

Reviewer's comments on the Drip-Tip

The proprietary Delrin drip tip with an opening diameter of 8,65mm, is firmly placed on the top cap, a special and muscular operation is essential to perform to dislodge it.

It consists of inserting a piece (of wood) with a conical end of at least 10mm thick in the opening of the drip tip, to hold the top cap in hand and to strike the whole on a hard and solid support. . Normally it comes out after a few attempts.

You can then position the adapter ring provided to use any 510 drip tip of your choice. Note also that the original drip tip can receive a normal 510 drip tip.

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? No
  • 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: 1 / 5 1 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on conditioning

Since we have to talk about it, I'm going to do it in “I'm not happy” mode, because really, there is something.

The box that contains this beautiful object is made of hard orange plastic and its lid, which only closes it with an elastic or adhesive tape, is blue. The set seems to come from the sloppy work of a 3D printer with blunt tools.

No instructions, while this dripper would have deserved one for neophytes and those who do not have internet. No bag of spares parts, nothing other than the 510 adapter and the Allen key.

At the price of this atomizer, it seems unacceptable to me not to provide instructions for use and packaging that closes, shit anyway!

Mirage EVO Ab1 package

Appreciations in use

  • Transport facilities with mod of test configuration: Ok for an inside jacket pocket (no deformations)
  • Disassembly and cleaning facilities: Easy, even standing in the street, with a simple tissue paper
  • Filling facilities: Easy, even standing in the street
  • Easy to change resistors: Easy but requires a workspace to lose nothing
  • Is it possible to use this product throughout the day with several vials of EJuice? Yes perfectly
  • Was there leak after one day of use? No
  • In the event of leaks during tests, descriptions of the situations in which they occur

Vapelier's note on ease of use: 4.4 / 5 4.4 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on the use of the product

As for the assembly, the mirage is designed to operate in double coil. The tray is clear and spacious enough to work easily, the screws do not present a guillotine risk, the 2mm holes allow the use of thick wires, and / or worked in multi strands.

Mirage Ab1 trayMirage Ab1 DC trayMirage EVO3 AB1 fitting DC cotton

The particularity of this atomizer is at the level of the body, inside, as well as the screwing of the top cap. A room with innovative functions will act as a heating chamber, chamber reducer, valve and liquid recuperator (as we have learned above).

Mirage EVO Ab1 3 GazetteMirage EVO Ab1 Bell Assembly

 

Once in place, this bell can rise and release the inflow of air by the effect of depression that imprints your more or less pronounced inspiration. The stroke of this valve-effect bell can also be adjusted by unscrewing the top cap from 1/2 to 4 turns (maximum) to allow an even greater passage of air. When you have found a position that suits you, if you have a few O-rings, you can fill the space between the top cap and the body with it and thus screw the top cap in correctly without it being able to loosen easily.

Mirage EVO Ab1 Open bell

 

When fully tightened, the air still circulates through a circular slit left between the body and the base of the tray. To get a tight vape, just suck moderately, you can also obstruct the two vents present under the tray at the 510 connector by placing an O-ring 2 mm thick by 4,5mm in diameter.

The air flow settings will influence the taste quality of your vape, you will adapt them according to your desire to make the most of the flavors or to produce a maximum of vapor, between the two extremes there are a multitude of possibilities, knowing that the prime mover of your tuning is your own inspiration.

Recommendations for use

  • With which type of mod is it advisable to use this product? Electronics AND Mechanics
  • Which mod model is it recommended to use this product with? Any type of electro or mechanical mod, 22mm
  • With which type of EJuice is it advisable to use this product? All liquids without problem
  • Description of the test configuration used: eVic VTC 60W DC Mount Kanthal 0,50 to 0,34 Ohm, 2 Fiber Freaks and Cotton Blend
  • Description of the ideal configuration with this product: A sub-ohm assembly is required, cotton is a good re-tensor of juice, this ato collects strong powers without heating.

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

There is no doubt that regulars will easily find how to assemble and adjust this dripper to their liking. Neophytes rest assured, it will suit them as well, as it has been studied to promote rendering while producing a good amount of vapor. For my part, I decided to buy it, I finally appreciate it and I would have a hard time parting with it.

It is an RDA, of which it will be necessary to master the almost obligatory Dual Coils assemblies, the quantity and the arrangement of the cotton (I tried with Fiber Freaks 2 and it took several tests of filling to determine the good dose. find it, the leaks through the vents in the body served as overdose witnesses, cotton is less hassle on this type of assembly).

But when you understand the subtleties of the beast, then you will vape on a super ato and you will let it be known, I hope so here in your comments or why not by a personal flash test.
It is as you feel it.

See you soon.

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About the Author

58 years old, carpenter, 35 years old of tobacco stopped dead on my first day of vaping, December 26, 2013, on an e-Vod. I vape most of the time in mecha / dripper and make my juices ... thanks to the preparations of the pros.