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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of the Smoant Battlestar Squonker Kit. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links. Note: This is marked as a sample.
Introduction:
The Smoant Battlestar Squonker Kit is the latest kit from community popular vape manufacturer Smoant. They became pretty popular a few years ago with their battlestar mod as an affordable well built good performing mod and have followed up with lots of good mods since then like the charon, charon mini, battlestar mini, and most recently the naboo. They are one of the best affordable mod manufacturers on the market. The Battlestar Squonker is a dual 18650 battery squonk mod rated at 200 watts. It’s available in 4 colors Black, Gunmetal, Yellow, and Gradient Blue. It comes in a kit with the Battlestar Squonker RDA only not sold seperate, but i’ll only touch a little on the RDA mostly focusing on the mod. Looking around online i see the kit for around 45-50USD out of china and 55USD at elementvape in the US so really great pricing for a dual battery squonk mod with a RDA in a kit.
Manufacturer's Specs: Mod
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got to see this mod it was actually like 8 months ago at ECC. it wasn’t even a working model just a design concept. Either way though i did really like the simple design and how small and compact it was. When i got my review sample and got to use it, they kept the same design. It does use a pump system which some people may not be used to. Personally i’ve reviewed a few pump system squonkers like the delta and the pumper 18 and the spruzza and personally i really like the pump system for squonking. It’s a pretty basic looking mod like the original battlestar mod and has the screen like the battlestar mini. Overall i really liked the design of the mod 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 .12, .15, .2, and .63 ohms. wattage points were max (200), 150, 100, 75, 50 and 25. At .12 ohms it maxed out at 212 watts and 42 amps. For the rest of the testing it performed really well and didn’t struggle like a lot of mods. Not only did it not struggle it hit a bit on the high side at a resistance where many hit low. At 100+ it was 5-12 watts high and under 100 2-8 watts high, so good job there. At .15 it maxed out at 215 watts. The rest of the testing here again very good but a bit on the high side, at over 100 watts it was 6-15 high and under 100 5-8 watts high so good performance there. For the .2 test it maxed out at 213 watts. For the rest of the tests again good but a little high, at 100 or more watts 7-13 watts high, under 100 watts 2-5 high. For the .63 testing it maxed out at 91 watts and 7.574 volts. For the rest of the testing it was a little high 2-9 watts. The volts shows there is no boost circuit in this mod like most dual battery mods which isn’t a big deal as it’s not needed, but nice when they have one.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was good. It didn’t struggle with the .12 ohm build like many mods i’ve tested and mostly hits a little high side. I’d suggest starting about 5-10 watts lower than normal. I was able to get 215 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 200 watts if not slightly underrated. I was able to get 200+ in all tests between .12-.2 ohms which is nice. The 7.574 volt limit shows there is no boost circuit but not needed here. Their manual does not list a voltage limit or amp limit and I wish they would list all 3 personally. They only list an input voltage which claims soft cell cut off is 3V. On this mod and the most amps i got was 42 with a .12 ohm coil which is slightly above average for a dual 18650 mod. The most volts i got is 7.574 which is again pretty average for a non boost dual battery mod. Personally If i was listing the specs I’d call the mod 215 watts, 7.5V and 42A. So overall good performer and close enough ratings for the 1 they list. It also has a watt curve mode that works well with 5 set points each point you can set between .5-2 seconds and each point whatever wattage you want 1-200 watts.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is pretty good overall. Accurately rated for watts (215), No boost circuit but not required, great amp limit of 42. Pretty accurate but hits slightly high mostly. also has a good watt curve mode.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire and SS mode and TCR mode, I tested 6 builds. 1 simple round single coil, 1 simple round dual Coil, 2 large fancy single coil, and 2 large fancy dual coil. power is adjustable as well up to the full amounts you can do this with up and fire being held which will swap you to the power adjust when in TC mode. When in TCR mode down and fire allows you to adjust the TCR. TCR works off the standard system which is nice. Now historically smoant has had good TC on their mods for an affordable mod. Their older mods tended to hit a little on the high side while their newer mods tend to hit a little on the low side (for example the naboo i found best with a TCR around 110) but they were always smooth and consistent. For the battlestar squonk though in SS mode it hits way too high and doesn’t offer any dry burn protection really. Even when temp is set in the low 300s. So i went to TCR mode to adjust it down and even as low as 60 and with the temp set under 400 i still get no dry burn protection. There were random times when i did get a good vape but overall i found it to be inconsistent and pretty inaccurate. I found the TCR setting to be best around 50 for SS316 wire which makes it feel accurate at the cut off, but it doesn't always cut off. The vape is smooth though but it just doesn’t work well. Overall a disappointment from smoant but no worse off then the other dual battery non DNA squonk mods i’ve used. Not something i’d recommend for TC personally
Introduction:
The Smoant Battlestar Squonker Kit is the latest kit from community popular vape manufacturer Smoant. They became pretty popular a few years ago with their battlestar mod as an affordable well built good performing mod and have followed up with lots of good mods since then like the charon, charon mini, battlestar mini, and most recently the naboo. They are one of the best affordable mod manufacturers on the market. The Battlestar Squonker is a dual 18650 battery squonk mod rated at 200 watts. It’s available in 4 colors Black, Gunmetal, Yellow, and Gradient Blue. It comes in a kit with the Battlestar Squonker RDA only not sold seperate, but i’ll only touch a little on the RDA mostly focusing on the mod. Looking around online i see the kit for around 45-50USD out of china and 55USD at elementvape in the US so really great pricing for a dual battery squonk mod with a RDA in a kit.
Manufacturer's Specs: Mod
- Dimensions - 87.5mm by 44.5mm by 40.5mm
- Dual High-Amp 18650 Batteries - Not Included
- Wattage Output Range: 1-200W
- Voltage Output Range: 6.0-8.4V
- Resistance Range: 0.05-3.0ohm
- Temperature Range: 100° - 300°C / 200° - 600°F
- VW Mode
- TC Mode
- 0.96" OLED Display Screen
- Intuitive Firing Button
- Two Adjustment Buttons
- Integrated 7.0mL Squonk Bottle
- Bottom Filled Squonk Bottle - Hinged Rotating Door
- Hinged Bottom Battery Door
- Top Mounted Squonk Button
- Reverse Protection
- Over-Current Protection
- Overheating Protection
- Over-time Protection
- Low Voltage Protection
- Over Charge Protection
- Micro USB Port
- 510 Connection
- Available in Black, Yellow, Gunmetal, and Gradient Blue
- 24mm Diameter
- Deep Juice Wells
- Brass and Stainless Steel Chassis Construction
- Expansive Dual Post Build Deck - 4 Open Terminals
- Top Secured via Flathead Screws
- Positive Pin PEEK Insulation
- Single or Dual Coil Configuration
- Detachable Structure
- Dual Slotted Angle Side Airflow System
- Vents Directly To Coil Structure
- BF Squonk Pin
- 810 Resin Drip Tip
- Available in Black, Yellow, Gunmetal, and Gradient Blue
- 1 Smoant Battlestar Squonker Box Mod
- 1 Smoant Battlestar Squonker RDA
- 1 Spare E-Liquid Bottle
- 1 Solid Pin
- 1 Micro USB Cable
- 1 Warranty Card
- 1 User Manuals
- 2 Spare Parts Pack
album
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got to see this mod it was actually like 8 months ago at ECC. it wasn’t even a working model just a design concept. Either way though i did really like the simple design and how small and compact it was. When i got my review sample and got to use it, they kept the same design. It does use a pump system which some people may not be used to. Personally i’ve reviewed a few pump system squonkers like the delta and the pumper 18 and the spruzza and personally i really like the pump system for squonking. It’s a pretty basic looking mod like the original battlestar mod and has the screen like the battlestar mini. Overall i really liked the design of the mod 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 .12, .15, .2, and .63 ohms. wattage points were max (200), 150, 100, 75, 50 and 25. At .12 ohms it maxed out at 212 watts and 42 amps. For the rest of the testing it performed really well and didn’t struggle like a lot of mods. Not only did it not struggle it hit a bit on the high side at a resistance where many hit low. At 100+ it was 5-12 watts high and under 100 2-8 watts high, so good job there. At .15 it maxed out at 215 watts. The rest of the testing here again very good but a bit on the high side, at over 100 watts it was 6-15 high and under 100 5-8 watts high so good performance there. For the .2 test it maxed out at 213 watts. For the rest of the tests again good but a little high, at 100 or more watts 7-13 watts high, under 100 watts 2-5 high. For the .63 testing it maxed out at 91 watts and 7.574 volts. For the rest of the testing it was a little high 2-9 watts. The volts shows there is no boost circuit in this mod like most dual battery mods which isn’t a big deal as it’s not needed, but nice when they have one.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was good. It didn’t struggle with the .12 ohm build like many mods i’ve tested and mostly hits a little high side. I’d suggest starting about 5-10 watts lower than normal. I was able to get 215 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 200 watts if not slightly underrated. I was able to get 200+ in all tests between .12-.2 ohms which is nice. The 7.574 volt limit shows there is no boost circuit but not needed here. Their manual does not list a voltage limit or amp limit and I wish they would list all 3 personally. They only list an input voltage which claims soft cell cut off is 3V. On this mod and the most amps i got was 42 with a .12 ohm coil which is slightly above average for a dual 18650 mod. The most volts i got is 7.574 which is again pretty average for a non boost dual battery mod. Personally If i was listing the specs I’d call the mod 215 watts, 7.5V and 42A. So overall good performer and close enough ratings for the 1 they list. It also has a watt curve mode that works well with 5 set points each point you can set between .5-2 seconds and each point whatever wattage you want 1-200 watts.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is pretty good overall. Accurately rated for watts (215), No boost circuit but not required, great amp limit of 42. Pretty accurate but hits slightly high mostly. also has a good watt curve mode.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire and SS mode and TCR mode, I tested 6 builds. 1 simple round single coil, 1 simple round dual Coil, 2 large fancy single coil, and 2 large fancy dual coil. power is adjustable as well up to the full amounts you can do this with up and fire being held which will swap you to the power adjust when in TC mode. When in TCR mode down and fire allows you to adjust the TCR. TCR works off the standard system which is nice. Now historically smoant has had good TC on their mods for an affordable mod. Their older mods tended to hit a little on the high side while their newer mods tend to hit a little on the low side (for example the naboo i found best with a TCR around 110) but they were always smooth and consistent. For the battlestar squonk though in SS mode it hits way too high and doesn’t offer any dry burn protection really. Even when temp is set in the low 300s. So i went to TCR mode to adjust it down and even as low as 60 and with the temp set under 400 i still get no dry burn protection. There were random times when i did get a good vape but overall i found it to be inconsistent and pretty inaccurate. I found the TCR setting to be best around 50 for SS316 wire which makes it feel accurate at the cut off, but it doesn't always cut off. The vape is smooth though but it just doesn’t work well. Overall a disappointment from smoant but no worse off then the other dual battery non DNA squonk mods i’ve used. Not something i’d recommend for TC personally