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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of Hotcig RSQ sqounk mod. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links
Introduction:
The Hotcig RSQ is a single 18650 battery regulated sqounk mod made by hotcig in conjunction with rig mod worldwide. Hotcig is a little known company who has been around for a while and had some mild popularity with their DNA 200 mods (like the DX200) and their R150 mod which featured abalone panels. Rig mod worldwide is interesting. The “Rig Mod” was a popular mechanical mod made by vapingAMP and seems to be a spinoff of vapingAMP. It’s an interesting collaboration and the mod is available in 4 colors silver, black, red, and blue. All 4 have a black carbon fiber decal on the door.
Manufacturer's Specs:
https://imgur.com/a/FPCNERh
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this mod, i was pretty impressed with it. It felt really small and not much bigger (and even smaller than) some mech sqounk boxes and smaller than the VTinbox and therion BF. it’s really compact. I was also pretty impressed with the build quality. It’s really solid. The screen is a standard “dna 75” sized screen with a similar layout. It offers all your basic modes (power, temp for SS, Ni, and TCR (called XX) and bypass) There is also an LED that lights up the bottle when the fire button is pressed which is nice for seeing your juice level in the dark. Overall Pretty happy with it from the start
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. Testing resistances were done at .11 , .15, .2, and .48 ohms. wattage points were max (80), 260, 40, and 20. At .11 ohms it maxed out at 68 watts and 25 amps. For the rest of the testing it low 3-7 watts. At .15 it maxed out at 71 watts. The rest of the tests it hit weak 3-10 watts. For the .20 test it maxed out at 72 watts. For the rest of the testing it was weak 2-7 watts. For the .48 testing it maxed out at 80 watts and 6.206 volts. The rest of the testing it was never off by more than 1 watt. The volts shows there is a boost circuit like most single battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was decent. At under .2 ohms it tends to hit a few watts weak (roughly about 10-15% of set wattage). The most amps i got was 25 which is low for a single battery mod, most are around 30 these days minimum. They don’t list a max volts but this does have a boost circuit. I got 6.206 with a .48 ohm coil so i was limited by the watt limit there and would have needed to use a higher resistance to get higher with the volts, but for single battery mods 6+ is all you really need and proof of a boost circuit and this has both. It is also accurately rated since I did get 80 watts with it, you just need to be above the .2 in order to get that 80 watts.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is decent. (in the words of Jim Carrey in Liar Liar “i’ve had better”) Really accurate at the .48 ohm test. Hits weak at .2 or lower tests. Accurately rated, has boost circuit, low amp limit of 25.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire with the SS mode, I tested 4 builds a single round spaced, a dual round spaced, and 2 fancy single coils. There is power adjustment on this mod in temp control mode up to the full 80 watts and it changes the ramp up as it should. Temp control performance pretty good for a no name chip. It does hit really weak so you’ll want to turn it up around 500-510F for a warm vape (feels around what 450-460F should be) so probably about 50F or so on the weak side. Outside of that it has good dry hit protection, throttles well for a smooth hit no pulsing or anything. Overall better than I expected and works well.
Introduction:
The Hotcig RSQ is a single 18650 battery regulated sqounk mod made by hotcig in conjunction with rig mod worldwide. Hotcig is a little known company who has been around for a while and had some mild popularity with their DNA 200 mods (like the DX200) and their R150 mod which featured abalone panels. Rig mod worldwide is interesting. The “Rig Mod” was a popular mechanical mod made by vapingAMP and seems to be a spinoff of vapingAMP. It’s an interesting collaboration and the mod is available in 4 colors silver, black, red, and blue. All 4 have a black carbon fiber decal on the door.
Manufacturer's Specs:
- Designed by Vaping AMP (Rig Mod WW)
- Manufactured by HotCig
- Dimensions: 79mm by 48mm by 25mm
- 7mL Squonk Bottle Capacity
- Single 18650 High-Amp Battery - Not Included
- Wattage Output Range: 1-80W
- Temperature Range: 200-600F
- Ni200, Titanium, and Stainless Steel Compatibility
- Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR) Adjustments
- Adjustable Initial Resistance
- Bypass Mode
- Advanced HM Chipset
- High Quality Aluminum Alloy Construction
- Intuitive 0.96 Inch TFT Display
- Oversized Firing Button
- Two Adjustment Button
- Magnetized Battery Door
- Micro USB Port - Firmware Upgradeable
- RGB Light-Up LED - Three Colors
- Bottom-Feeding Squonk-Ready 510 Pin
- Stainless Steel Gold-Plated 510 Connection
- Available in Silver, Black, Red, Blue
- 1 RSQ 80W Squonk Box Mod
- 1 7 mL Squonk Bottle
- 1 Micro USB Cable
- Instructional Manual
https://imgur.com/a/FPCNERh
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this mod, i was pretty impressed with it. It felt really small and not much bigger (and even smaller than) some mech sqounk boxes and smaller than the VTinbox and therion BF. it’s really compact. I was also pretty impressed with the build quality. It’s really solid. The screen is a standard “dna 75” sized screen with a similar layout. It offers all your basic modes (power, temp for SS, Ni, and TCR (called XX) and bypass) There is also an LED that lights up the bottle when the fire button is pressed which is nice for seeing your juice level in the dark. Overall Pretty happy with it from the start
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. Testing resistances were done at .11 , .15, .2, and .48 ohms. wattage points were max (80), 260, 40, and 20. At .11 ohms it maxed out at 68 watts and 25 amps. For the rest of the testing it low 3-7 watts. At .15 it maxed out at 71 watts. The rest of the tests it hit weak 3-10 watts. For the .20 test it maxed out at 72 watts. For the rest of the testing it was weak 2-7 watts. For the .48 testing it maxed out at 80 watts and 6.206 volts. The rest of the testing it was never off by more than 1 watt. The volts shows there is a boost circuit like most single battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was decent. At under .2 ohms it tends to hit a few watts weak (roughly about 10-15% of set wattage). The most amps i got was 25 which is low for a single battery mod, most are around 30 these days minimum. They don’t list a max volts but this does have a boost circuit. I got 6.206 with a .48 ohm coil so i was limited by the watt limit there and would have needed to use a higher resistance to get higher with the volts, but for single battery mods 6+ is all you really need and proof of a boost circuit and this has both. It is also accurately rated since I did get 80 watts with it, you just need to be above the .2 in order to get that 80 watts.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is decent. (in the words of Jim Carrey in Liar Liar “i’ve had better”) Really accurate at the .48 ohm test. Hits weak at .2 or lower tests. Accurately rated, has boost circuit, low amp limit of 25.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire with the SS mode, I tested 4 builds a single round spaced, a dual round spaced, and 2 fancy single coils. There is power adjustment on this mod in temp control mode up to the full 80 watts and it changes the ramp up as it should. Temp control performance pretty good for a no name chip. It does hit really weak so you’ll want to turn it up around 500-510F for a warm vape (feels around what 450-460F should be) so probably about 50F or so on the weak side. Outside of that it has good dry hit protection, throttles well for a smooth hit no pulsing or anything. Overall better than I expected and works well.