I hadn't seen much on either mod, so decided to get both and see if they are suitable.
When the mods arrived, I was very surprised at how similar and light they were.
The Tesla weighs 67g while the Rader is hardly a porker at 84g. My VT167 is 228g. All the weights are empty, no tank or batteries.
The Tesla is some sort of plastic and has a soft touch feel to it. I like it. The Rader is nylon.
The Tesla has a better battery compartment in that it uses 'button' contact while the Rader has the bent brass strips.
No idea what chip runs either one except to say they are not Evolv or Yihi.
However, they are both performing well in my use, TC using SS430.
Both read my coils exactly the same and the same as my DNA mods.
Neither tell you if you should lock resistance, but since they both will lock resistance I do.
Time to set TCR, wattage, and temp.
To set TCR on the Rader, first you press the fire button 3 times to get the mode to flash. Then you use the +/- buttons to scroll through the options. Wait, there's no TCR selection. Back to the very poor manual. I guessed that I needed to be in SS316 mode then press all three buttons. Bingo, here's a TCR setting with 0.0009 in it. Ok, so no way to input the exact TCR, so I changed it to 0.0014 (SS430 is 0.00138). Screwed on an OBS Engine, very nice vape.
Temp 'felt' right in that it was not too hot and did not continue to heat up. There was a temperature protection message flashed on the display as I would expect.
There is a problem with the manual TCR settings on the Rader.
First, you can't input the exact value because of how they have configured the settings.
Second, the value you set will change back to the default whenever you change batteries or power settings. For me, the vape becomes weak, so I looked and it was back to the 9. Not a huge deal, just bump it back to 14 and all is well. Once you know it, it is an annoyance, not a deal breaker.
Setting TCR on the Tesla was direct. Select TCR, input the value, vape. You can put the exact value into the Tesla and it stays over swapping batteries.
Menu system is more complete and much easier to use on the Tesla.
Vape is great on this mod too, just like I found on the Rader.
For me and my vaping style, both are nice mods that I will continue to use.
Both feel much better in my hand than other dual battery mods, likely due to weight, but the shape has something to do with it too.
Looks? Well, I think they are both nice, but would choose the Telsa if I had to keep only one.
Screens? I like them both. The Rader has both cells voltage and the voltage applied to the coil along with a puff count.. The Tesla has less technical info. Both have what you need to vape on them. Wattage, battery level, resistance, temperature.
As far as I can tell, the Tesla doesn't need a firmware update, it's fine as it stands. The Rader though needs the TCR menu reworked. Definitely usable, just would like the issues I see fixed.
Note that I don't use wattage mode, the stock Ni, Ti, or SS316 settings. I vape 40-60W TC at 420-460F on dual coil tanks.
If they were the same price, I'd pick the Tesla. For me, both were under USD 35
Long post, sorry. Others will have the details about chips, max power, 510 connectors, etc.
I just wanted to give a little info and my experience with them.
When the mods arrived, I was very surprised at how similar and light they were.
The Tesla weighs 67g while the Rader is hardly a porker at 84g. My VT167 is 228g. All the weights are empty, no tank or batteries.
The Tesla is some sort of plastic and has a soft touch feel to it. I like it. The Rader is nylon.
The Tesla has a better battery compartment in that it uses 'button' contact while the Rader has the bent brass strips.
No idea what chip runs either one except to say they are not Evolv or Yihi.
However, they are both performing well in my use, TC using SS430.
Both read my coils exactly the same and the same as my DNA mods.
Neither tell you if you should lock resistance, but since they both will lock resistance I do.
Time to set TCR, wattage, and temp.
To set TCR on the Rader, first you press the fire button 3 times to get the mode to flash. Then you use the +/- buttons to scroll through the options. Wait, there's no TCR selection. Back to the very poor manual. I guessed that I needed to be in SS316 mode then press all three buttons. Bingo, here's a TCR setting with 0.0009 in it. Ok, so no way to input the exact TCR, so I changed it to 0.0014 (SS430 is 0.00138). Screwed on an OBS Engine, very nice vape.
Temp 'felt' right in that it was not too hot and did not continue to heat up. There was a temperature protection message flashed on the display as I would expect.
There is a problem with the manual TCR settings on the Rader.
First, you can't input the exact value because of how they have configured the settings.
Second, the value you set will change back to the default whenever you change batteries or power settings. For me, the vape becomes weak, so I looked and it was back to the 9. Not a huge deal, just bump it back to 14 and all is well. Once you know it, it is an annoyance, not a deal breaker.
Setting TCR on the Tesla was direct. Select TCR, input the value, vape. You can put the exact value into the Tesla and it stays over swapping batteries.
Menu system is more complete and much easier to use on the Tesla.
Vape is great on this mod too, just like I found on the Rader.
For me and my vaping style, both are nice mods that I will continue to use.
Both feel much better in my hand than other dual battery mods, likely due to weight, but the shape has something to do with it too.
Looks? Well, I think they are both nice, but would choose the Telsa if I had to keep only one.
Screens? I like them both. The Rader has both cells voltage and the voltage applied to the coil along with a puff count.. The Tesla has less technical info. Both have what you need to vape on them. Wattage, battery level, resistance, temperature.
As far as I can tell, the Tesla doesn't need a firmware update, it's fine as it stands. The Rader though needs the TCR menu reworked. Definitely usable, just would like the issues I see fixed.
Note that I don't use wattage mode, the stock Ni, Ti, or SS316 settings. I vape 40-60W TC at 420-460F on dual coil tanks.
If they were the same price, I'd pick the Tesla. For me, both were under USD 35
Long post, sorry. Others will have the details about chips, max power, 510 connectors, etc.
I just wanted to give a little info and my experience with them.
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