SirRichardRear
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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of the Wismec Active kit. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links. Note: This is marked as a sample version
Introduction:
The Wismec Active Mod is one of the newest mods from popular manufacturer Wismec and paired with their armour NS plus tank. Sadly i haven’t been very impressed with output as of late as they’ve had a lot of stinkers for me in my reviews so hopefully they can turn the tide at some point. The active is an internal battery mod rated at 80 watts and made to be rugged and waterproof and includes a bluetooth speaker. The tank is made for MTL and low watt DTL vaping. Looking around I see the kit for 60-70 USD so a little on the pricey side. It’s available in 3 colors black, orange and silver which is the side panel colors and they have a few color options for the silicone cover that goes over the middle of the frame of the mod like green, orange, sky blue, and black.
Manufacturer's Specs: Mod
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I wasn’t sure what the point of having a speaker in your mod. I mean I would rather companies focus on making a good well built mod that does it’s job before adding features nobody asked for. I was however happy they went with a durable waterproof design as there aren’t many rugged options especially with internal battery so that could be useful for some. I liked the changeable silicon covers as well. They sent me all 3 colors (orange, sky blue, and green) in addition to the black that comes with it. The green was my favorite for sure and it is a nice simple looking mod that could pass got a speaker alone. Overall i was a little torn on it but hopeful it would do its job as a rugged internal battery mod on the market would be nice to have.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. Battery is internal and appears to be a dual 18350 battery config in parallel. Batteries were labeled as 3.7V and 2100mah for the pack so likely 2 18350 1050mah batteries and they are wired in parallel. Testing resistances were done at .11, .15, .2, and .6 ohms. wattage points were max (800), 60, 40, and 20. At .11 ohms it maxed out at 68 watts and 25 amps. For the rest of the testing it was on the low side 3-7 watts. At .15 it maxed out at 62 watts. The rest again were a struggle hitting 3-14 watts low. For the .2 test it maxed out at 68 watts. Again it struggled low 2-7 watts. For the .6 testing it maxed out at 76 watts and 6.732 volts. For the rest of the testing slightly low 1-3 watts. The volts shows there is a boost circuit in this mod like most internal battery mods have.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod wasn’t very good. Much like the wismec MF mod i tested it didn’t perform well at .2 ohm or less. It’s really better used at higher resistances then that. On top of that it reads resistances off pretty badly at higher ohms. I used a .84 ohm build on it and it read at .71 ohm. It gets way off the higher you get on the low side. Under .5 ohms though it’s acceptably good enough reading resistances. I was able to get 76 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 80 watts, but only hits it with higher resistances while most internal battery mods can hit their max at almost any resistance. The 6.732+ volt limit shows there is a boost circuit as it should be. Their manual lists the max Volts at 9V I would have needed a higher resistance coil to check that but the volts i tested shows it’s good enough and shouldn't be an issue. They list an amp limit on this mod of 50A. The most i got was 25 with a .11 ohm coil. The 50A output is grossly overstated and a BS rating. To even get to 50 amps you would need a .032 ohm resistance and the mod lists a .05 as the minimum meaning theoretically the most it could do is 40A but really it’s only a 25A max output. That 50A rating is just gross BS overstement at this point. The 25A puts it in the lower end of the average range for internal battery mods however which is normally 25-30 so not a bad maximum amp limit, just horribly overstated. The mod never got warm when stressing it at all.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is not very good. Struggles under .2 ohms and reads resistances way off on higher ohms. Accurately rated for watts (76), Yes boost circuit, lower end of average amp limit of 25A but falls way short of the 50A listed.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire in SS mode, i’ll keep this short and sweet. I tested 2 builds a single coil round wire build and a fancy single coil build. Both kicked me out of TC pretty quickly. Not sure how many times i have to repeat this to get them to fix this issue but their TC at this point has to be the worst out there of any company and really needs to be addressed. Easy fail for TC usage.
Durability, Water Testing, and Speaker
Ok so since this mod has a bluetooth speaker, and is rugged and waterproof we need to test these things. Luckily they sent me 2 mods so i was able to use 1 normally and test it and use 1 for the durability and water testing. So let's start off with the water testing. I tested it like I did the geekvape aegis legend. I put it in the hot tub which is about 3 feet deep give or take at 102F temp for 10 mins. It appeared to survive it as it was still turned on when i took it out and was working fine. I then put it on my shelf for a week. After picking it back up off the shelf a week later so i could test the durability i went to turn it on first and it was toast. Wouldn’t turn on at all so the water killed it. Even a week later you can see in the pics above all the water that was still inside the mod. Everything was just soaked pretty much. So easy fail on the water test.
So i saved for durability test to use on my other mod until after my power mode testing. I dropped it from 3 feet and it was good, dropped it from 6 feet and it was good, throw it up to about 10 feet and it was still good. All 3 were dropped onto concrete. So i gave it a couple of soft tosses across a room after that into a wall and onto a hardwood floor. After all that the mod still worked just fine and there was no physical damage so it gets a pass for durability and is a pretty rugged mod that shouldn’t break from normal drops
For the speaker test, i’m no audiophile by any means and there are people much better suited to talk about the quality and such. What i will say is the bluetooth worked fine and was easy to connect as did the volume adjustments and track changes. It’s decently loud no complaints on the volume. I have a cheap like 15-20 dollar altec lansing rugged speaker i use for golfing and the speaker on this is comparable to the untrained ear. All in all good speaker and i’ll likely keep this mod strapped to my golf bag and use it as a backup speaker for golfing.
Introduction:
The Wismec Active Mod is one of the newest mods from popular manufacturer Wismec and paired with their armour NS plus tank. Sadly i haven’t been very impressed with output as of late as they’ve had a lot of stinkers for me in my reviews so hopefully they can turn the tide at some point. The active is an internal battery mod rated at 80 watts and made to be rugged and waterproof and includes a bluetooth speaker. The tank is made for MTL and low watt DTL vaping. Looking around I see the kit for 60-70 USD so a little on the pricey side. It’s available in 3 colors black, orange and silver which is the side panel colors and they have a few color options for the silicone cover that goes over the middle of the frame of the mod like green, orange, sky blue, and black.
Manufacturer's Specs: Mod
- Dimensions - 94.5mm by 55.6mm by 26.6mm
- Weight - 166.4g
- Integrated 2100mAh Rechargeable Battery
- Wattage Output Range: 1-80W
- Voltage Output Range: 0.5-9.0V
- Resistance Range - Temperature Control: 0.05-1.5ohm
- Resistance Range - Variable Wattage: 0.05-3.5ohm
- Temperature Range: 100-315°C/200-600°F
- Supports Ni200, Titanium, and Stainless Steel
- Temperature Control Mode
- Voltage Mode
- BYPASS Mode
- TCR Mode
- Music Mode
- Zinc-Alloy Chassis Construction
- 0.91" OLED Screen
- Intuitive Tactile Firing Button
- Two Adjustment Buttons
- Bluetooth Connectivity
- Waterproof - With Silicone Casing
- Shockproof - With Silicone Casing
- Micro USB Port
- 510 Connection
- Available in Black, Orange, Silver
- 27mm Diameter
- Weight - 47.5g
- 2mL Standard Juice Capacity
- 4.5mL Expanded Juice Capacity
- Superior Stainless Steel Construction
- Pyrex Glass Reinforcement
- Wismec WS Coil Line
- 0.2ohm WS01 Triple Coil - Rated for 40-80W
- 1.3ohm WS04 MTL Coil - Rated for 8-14W
- Sliding Top-Fill Method
- Dual Slotted Bottom Airflow - Adjustable Ring
- Stainless Steel 510 Connection
- 1 ACTIVE 80W Box Mod
- 1 Armor NS Plus Tank
- 1 Ergonomic Hook
- 1 0.2ohm WS01 Triple Coil
- 1 1.3ohm WS04 MTL Coil
- 1 QC Micro USB Cable
- 1 Spare Parts Bag
- 2 User Manual
- 0.2ohm WS01 Triple Coil - Rated for 40-80W
- 1.3ohm WS04 MTL Coil - Rated for 8-14W
- 0.25ohm WS02 Triple Coil - Rated 40-120W (not included)
- 1.5ohm WS03 MTL Coil - Rated 7-13W (not included)
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I wasn’t sure what the point of having a speaker in your mod. I mean I would rather companies focus on making a good well built mod that does it’s job before adding features nobody asked for. I was however happy they went with a durable waterproof design as there aren’t many rugged options especially with internal battery so that could be useful for some. I liked the changeable silicon covers as well. They sent me all 3 colors (orange, sky blue, and green) in addition to the black that comes with it. The green was my favorite for sure and it is a nice simple looking mod that could pass got a speaker alone. Overall i was a little torn on it but hopeful it would do its job as a rugged internal battery mod on the market would be nice to have.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. Battery is internal and appears to be a dual 18350 battery config in parallel. Batteries were labeled as 3.7V and 2100mah for the pack so likely 2 18350 1050mah batteries and they are wired in parallel. Testing resistances were done at .11, .15, .2, and .6 ohms. wattage points were max (800), 60, 40, and 20. At .11 ohms it maxed out at 68 watts and 25 amps. For the rest of the testing it was on the low side 3-7 watts. At .15 it maxed out at 62 watts. The rest again were a struggle hitting 3-14 watts low. For the .2 test it maxed out at 68 watts. Again it struggled low 2-7 watts. For the .6 testing it maxed out at 76 watts and 6.732 volts. For the rest of the testing slightly low 1-3 watts. The volts shows there is a boost circuit in this mod like most internal battery mods have.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod wasn’t very good. Much like the wismec MF mod i tested it didn’t perform well at .2 ohm or less. It’s really better used at higher resistances then that. On top of that it reads resistances off pretty badly at higher ohms. I used a .84 ohm build on it and it read at .71 ohm. It gets way off the higher you get on the low side. Under .5 ohms though it’s acceptably good enough reading resistances. I was able to get 76 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 80 watts, but only hits it with higher resistances while most internal battery mods can hit their max at almost any resistance. The 6.732+ volt limit shows there is a boost circuit as it should be. Their manual lists the max Volts at 9V I would have needed a higher resistance coil to check that but the volts i tested shows it’s good enough and shouldn't be an issue. They list an amp limit on this mod of 50A. The most i got was 25 with a .11 ohm coil. The 50A output is grossly overstated and a BS rating. To even get to 50 amps you would need a .032 ohm resistance and the mod lists a .05 as the minimum meaning theoretically the most it could do is 40A but really it’s only a 25A max output. That 50A rating is just gross BS overstement at this point. The 25A puts it in the lower end of the average range for internal battery mods however which is normally 25-30 so not a bad maximum amp limit, just horribly overstated. The mod never got warm when stressing it at all.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is not very good. Struggles under .2 ohms and reads resistances way off on higher ohms. Accurately rated for watts (76), Yes boost circuit, lower end of average amp limit of 25A but falls way short of the 50A listed.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire in SS mode, i’ll keep this short and sweet. I tested 2 builds a single coil round wire build and a fancy single coil build. Both kicked me out of TC pretty quickly. Not sure how many times i have to repeat this to get them to fix this issue but their TC at this point has to be the worst out there of any company and really needs to be addressed. Easy fail for TC usage.
Durability, Water Testing, and Speaker
Ok so since this mod has a bluetooth speaker, and is rugged and waterproof we need to test these things. Luckily they sent me 2 mods so i was able to use 1 normally and test it and use 1 for the durability and water testing. So let's start off with the water testing. I tested it like I did the geekvape aegis legend. I put it in the hot tub which is about 3 feet deep give or take at 102F temp for 10 mins. It appeared to survive it as it was still turned on when i took it out and was working fine. I then put it on my shelf for a week. After picking it back up off the shelf a week later so i could test the durability i went to turn it on first and it was toast. Wouldn’t turn on at all so the water killed it. Even a week later you can see in the pics above all the water that was still inside the mod. Everything was just soaked pretty much. So easy fail on the water test.
So i saved for durability test to use on my other mod until after my power mode testing. I dropped it from 3 feet and it was good, dropped it from 6 feet and it was good, throw it up to about 10 feet and it was still good. All 3 were dropped onto concrete. So i gave it a couple of soft tosses across a room after that into a wall and onto a hardwood floor. After all that the mod still worked just fine and there was no physical damage so it gets a pass for durability and is a pretty rugged mod that shouldn’t break from normal drops
For the speaker test, i’m no audiophile by any means and there are people much better suited to talk about the quality and such. What i will say is the bluetooth worked fine and was easy to connect as did the volume adjustments and track changes. It’s decently loud no complaints on the volume. I have a cheap like 15-20 dollar altec lansing rugged speaker i use for golfing and the speaker on this is comparable to the untrained ear. All in all good speaker and i’ll likely keep this mod strapped to my golf bag and use it as a backup speaker for golfing.