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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of the Hugo Vapor Ranger GT234 Mod. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links. Note: This is a retail version and not marked as a sample
Introduction:
The Hugo Vapor Ranger GT234 Mod is a newer mod from somewhat known manufacturer Hugo Vapor. They’ve made some pretty crazy looking mods in the past i remember a few years ago I reviewed their boxer mod but they are probably most well known for their recent squeezer mech squonk mod. The Ranger is a dual 18650 mod rated at 234 watts and is styled more traditionally like a innokin proton or smoant charon mini. Looking around I see the mod for 40-50 USD and it’s listed at 45.95 on elementvape so good price point. It’s available in 2 colors black and red.
Manufacturer's Specs:
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I was pretty impressed with the design. It has the large 2 inch color screen and the symmetrical shape with a front facing fire button like a modefined lyra or hcigar wildwolf but with a bigger screen. The one thing that was odd though was they have a 26mm platform on top for your atomizers, would have been nice to leave it flat as it would have been able to handle a 30mm atomizer but instead with the platform it’s a 26 max unless you don’t mind the platform overhang gap. Outside of that though it ticked most of the boxes i like in a mod so overall I was liking it from the start.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used Sony VTC5A batteries for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .122, .147, .19, and .628 ohms. wattage points were max (234), 200, 150, 100, 75, 50 and 25. At .122 ohms it maxed out at 209 watts and 41 amps. For the rest of the testing it was on the low side 7-16 watts at 100+ but only 2-4 watts under 100 watts. Pretty typical struggle at that resistance and on par with most. At .147 it maxed out at 228 watts. The rest were pretty good 2-4 watts low 100 or more but 1-2 watts high under 100. For the .19 test it maxed out at 231 watts. Again really good but a little on the high side especially at higher wattages where it was way high 8-17 but under 100 6-9 watts high. For the .628 testing it maxed out at 99 watts and 7.889 volts. For the rest of the testing a little high 3-6 watts which is common. The volts shows there is no boost circuit in this mod like most dual battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was really good. It struggled a little with the .122 ohm build which is common for most mods at that resistance to struggle a bit. It mostly hits slightly high at .2 or higher but slightly low under .2 overall though pretty accurate mod on par with many of the best ones. I was able to get 234 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 234 watts. The 7.889 volt limit shows there is no boost circuit. Their manual lists the max Volts at 8.4V so it does fall short of that. They list the theoretical limit which is impossible to achieve. I wish companies wouldn’t do that. If you don’t have a boost circuit the most you should list is around 8V no higher. They list an amp limit on this mod of 50A. The most i got was 41 with a .122 ohm coil which is above average for a dual battery mod (average is around 40 these days) but a bit short of the listed spec. I would have preferred it listed at 40. Personally If i was listing the specs I’d call the mod 230 watts, 8V and 40A. So overall not bad listings except the volt limit and amp limits which i feel are slightly overstated but not too crazy. The mod never got warm when stressing it at all. The mod also fires very fast and the preheats all work correctly. The mod has a M1 mode (watt curve) which works well as well. One issue I had with this mod however is it would stop firing at times. There was no pattern or reason behind it I could find but sometimes it would just stop firing in the middle of a puff. It did it about 20 times in the first 200 puffs but less after and probably around 5% of the time or so but i stopped counting after that. Not a major deal but annoyed me and no other mods had this issue for me so it’s going to get dinged for it but from talking to other reviewers it seems i’m the only one with this issue
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is good. Mostly hits just a few watts off on the high side at .2 ohms or more and a few low under .2 ohms. Accurately rated for watts (231), No boost circuit, above average amp limit of 41 but falls short of the 50A listed. Volts tested at 7.889 so a less than the 8.4V listed. M1 (watt curve) works as it should. Randomly stops firing mid puff at times.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire in SS mode, I tested 6 builds. 1 simple round single coil, 1 simple round dual Coil, 2 large fancy single coils builds, and 2 large fancy dual coil builds. The mod has full adjustable watts and full adjustable TCR in the preset modes but no TCR mode which is fine since you can adjust it anyway. With that said it’s really hard to pinpoint this one. Nothing I could do or adjust gave any sort of good vape or consistency to it. It was wildly all over the place no matter what I tried to do to dial it in. Overall Not something i’d recommend for TC usage as the best way i could describe it is it flat out doesn’t work at all.
Introduction:
The Hugo Vapor Ranger GT234 Mod is a newer mod from somewhat known manufacturer Hugo Vapor. They’ve made some pretty crazy looking mods in the past i remember a few years ago I reviewed their boxer mod but they are probably most well known for their recent squeezer mech squonk mod. The Ranger is a dual 18650 mod rated at 234 watts and is styled more traditionally like a innokin proton or smoant charon mini. Looking around I see the mod for 40-50 USD and it’s listed at 45.95 on elementvape so good price point. It’s available in 2 colors black and red.
Manufacturer's Specs:
- Dimensions - 88mm by 45mm by 31mm
- Dual High-Amp 18650 Batteries - Not Included
- GT234 M4 MCU Chipset
- Maximum Wattage Output: 234W
- Output Voltage: 0.5-8.4V
- Resistance Range: 0.06-3.0ohms
- Ni200, Titanium, Stainless Steel Compatibility
- VW Mode
- TCR Mode
- Custom User Mode
- Zinc-Alloy Chassis Construction
- 2.0" TFT Color Display
- Ergonomic Design
- Intuitive Firing Button
- Two Adjustment Buttons - 1 Menu Button
- RGB LED Light Bars
- Magnetized Battery Door Cover
- Micro USB Port - Upgrade
- Centered 510 Connection
- Available in Black or Red
- 1 Ranger 234W Box Mod
- 1 Micro USB Cable
- 1 Instructional Manual
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I was pretty impressed with the design. It has the large 2 inch color screen and the symmetrical shape with a front facing fire button like a modefined lyra or hcigar wildwolf but with a bigger screen. The one thing that was odd though was they have a 26mm platform on top for your atomizers, would have been nice to leave it flat as it would have been able to handle a 30mm atomizer but instead with the platform it’s a 26 max unless you don’t mind the platform overhang gap. Outside of that though it ticked most of the boxes i like in a mod so overall I was liking it from the start.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used Sony VTC5A batteries for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .122, .147, .19, and .628 ohms. wattage points were max (234), 200, 150, 100, 75, 50 and 25. At .122 ohms it maxed out at 209 watts and 41 amps. For the rest of the testing it was on the low side 7-16 watts at 100+ but only 2-4 watts under 100 watts. Pretty typical struggle at that resistance and on par with most. At .147 it maxed out at 228 watts. The rest were pretty good 2-4 watts low 100 or more but 1-2 watts high under 100. For the .19 test it maxed out at 231 watts. Again really good but a little on the high side especially at higher wattages where it was way high 8-17 but under 100 6-9 watts high. For the .628 testing it maxed out at 99 watts and 7.889 volts. For the rest of the testing a little high 3-6 watts which is common. The volts shows there is no boost circuit in this mod like most dual battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was really good. It struggled a little with the .122 ohm build which is common for most mods at that resistance to struggle a bit. It mostly hits slightly high at .2 or higher but slightly low under .2 overall though pretty accurate mod on par with many of the best ones. I was able to get 234 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 234 watts. The 7.889 volt limit shows there is no boost circuit. Their manual lists the max Volts at 8.4V so it does fall short of that. They list the theoretical limit which is impossible to achieve. I wish companies wouldn’t do that. If you don’t have a boost circuit the most you should list is around 8V no higher. They list an amp limit on this mod of 50A. The most i got was 41 with a .122 ohm coil which is above average for a dual battery mod (average is around 40 these days) but a bit short of the listed spec. I would have preferred it listed at 40. Personally If i was listing the specs I’d call the mod 230 watts, 8V and 40A. So overall not bad listings except the volt limit and amp limits which i feel are slightly overstated but not too crazy. The mod never got warm when stressing it at all. The mod also fires very fast and the preheats all work correctly. The mod has a M1 mode (watt curve) which works well as well. One issue I had with this mod however is it would stop firing at times. There was no pattern or reason behind it I could find but sometimes it would just stop firing in the middle of a puff. It did it about 20 times in the first 200 puffs but less after and probably around 5% of the time or so but i stopped counting after that. Not a major deal but annoyed me and no other mods had this issue for me so it’s going to get dinged for it but from talking to other reviewers it seems i’m the only one with this issue
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is good. Mostly hits just a few watts off on the high side at .2 ohms or more and a few low under .2 ohms. Accurately rated for watts (231), No boost circuit, above average amp limit of 41 but falls short of the 50A listed. Volts tested at 7.889 so a less than the 8.4V listed. M1 (watt curve) works as it should. Randomly stops firing mid puff at times.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire in SS mode, I tested 6 builds. 1 simple round single coil, 1 simple round dual Coil, 2 large fancy single coils builds, and 2 large fancy dual coil builds. The mod has full adjustable watts and full adjustable TCR in the preset modes but no TCR mode which is fine since you can adjust it anyway. With that said it’s really hard to pinpoint this one. Nothing I could do or adjust gave any sort of good vape or consistency to it. It was wildly all over the place no matter what I tried to do to dial it in. Overall Not something i’d recommend for TC usage as the best way i could describe it is it flat out doesn’t work at all.