SirRichardRear
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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of the Wismec Luxotic Kit with Tobhino RDA.
Product Disclaimer
This product was sent to me from wismec
Review Disclaimer
I review products for what they are with no account of where it comes from or who makes it. The test results are the results for what is in my hand. Due to possible QC difference your experience may vary. There is no way for myself or anyone to predict if a device will last 6 months, 1 year, 5 years etc. Any manufactured item from cars to phones to computers to mods have a possibility of arriving DOA or having a small percent failure rate. There is no way to predict this or quantify this. That’s why warranties and lemon laws exist. I can only review what I have in my hand for better or for worse. Contrary to popular belief, there is no special review samples of higher quality. Most of the time personally i get retail versions, the few times i’ve gotten early releases they are usually worse than the final retail version.
Reviewer Disclaimer
I decided to add this disclaimer in as i feel it’s important for people to know their source of the review. I’ve been vaping since late 2011. I’ve vaped all the styles from MTL to RLH to DTL. tanks, RTAs, RDAs, you name it. I do prefer the DTL and RLH style over MTL personally. My main focus from an atomizer is flavor. For mods i’ve used mechs and regulated mods. I’m an avid temp control vaper but enjoy power mode as well and the occasion mech useage for nostalgia. I’ve been doing reviews since late 2016. As of Jan 2018 I’ve done over 100 written reviews and done over 150 video reviews on my channel, Although i’ve taken a break from videos in the past few months to focus on written reviews.
I spend a lot of time helping vapers on forums as well and try to answer all the questions and comments on my reviews. I’m not an “out of the box” reviewer. I do my best to be thorough at all times. All mods get tested with an oscilloscope and stress tested. At times if needed i’ll disassemble them as well. Rebuildables get multiple builds in them. Tanks i use all coils until the die or a minimum of 2 weeks if they don’t die sooner. I do this for the community to help people find good products and avoid bad ones. In my opinion a reviewer works for the community and nobody else. It’s our job to inform vapers of issues and not be advertisers as well as provide constructive criticism from a place of knowledge back to companies with these reviews so they can improve and make better products in the future.
Recommendations and Past Review Links
written reviews list here
Youtube Channel here
Spreadhseet of Recommendations here
Best of 2017 list here
Introduction:
The Wismec Luxotic kit is wismecs first attempt to enter the sqounk market. It’s a single 18650 BF mod and the kit is paired with the Tobhino RDA. It’s an unregulated/protected mod (see below for more info on that) The Tobhino RDA is a 22mm single coil RDA. Much like the pulse mod it comes in 1 body color (silver) and then 3 door colors Green, honeycomb, and resin.
Manufacturer's Specs: Mod
Stock Shot Colors:
Spreadsheet:
Size comparisons
Handchecks:
Battery Tray and Bottle
Bottle door
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I really liked the size and feel of it. It’s a small mod but it has a little weight to it. Much welcome addition for me personally from the 3d printed mech sqounks. It’s a solid metal box. The Tobhino RDA looked like it could be good for use on a single battery mech but we’ll talk more about that later. The included beauty ring was a nice touch as well. It really makes 22mm atomizers look great on it. I think it comes in the kit and with the RDA only and not the mod itself but can't get 100% confirmation on that. The mod can handle a 25mm atomizer with no overhang. I also really like the look and feel of the battery door as well. It’s translucent and fit into place nicely.
Performance
It’s a basic mod with no adjustments. I did a small round of testing as seen above. Power output will depend on your build.. With a .12 build I was able to get 78 watts. They list it at 100. Feels possibly theoretical. Not saying it can't do it but really not wanting to push batteries that far anyway. I’d say use it like you would a mech and it’ll perform like a good one. I have no complaints on performance at all it worked very well. I used it mostly with a .16 build (SS stapled fused clapton on a wasp nano) and VTC5a batteries.
Classifying the Mod
While i’m sure not everyone reads every word in a review, if there was 1 thing to read it’s this section. I wanted to talk about terms and how to classify certain things. In vaping there are terms we use that are generally accepted as true ways to describe things, but not technically correct always. Personally I’d like to see us as a community use universal terms that make sense in the context as they are already defined. I’ve been guilty myself of using generally understood as true for vaping but not technically correct terms in the past but after speaking with one of my subs who made an excellent point, I decided I’d no longer do that and stick to correct technical terms and hope others follow suit because contrary to popular belief I do listen to feedback and will change my mind if a solid points are made. It’s important we all keep an open mind and are willing to learn from each other and use correct terms if we want vaping to a legit industry. Especially with all the regulations being handed down.
Now generally accepted as true mods were classified 2 ways. Regulated for mods that didn’t draw directly from the batteries and had protections (most use a DC-DC converter to buck/boost voltage) or Unregulated for mods that draw directly from batteries like Mechs and Mosfet boxes. This is not technically correct though. Regulated has a finite definition and in short means adjustable. Any mod that’s adjustable is a regulated mod by definition Unregulated means in short non adjustable. So mods needs 2 classifications. That is the 1st part. The 2nd part would be IMO best described as Protected/unprotected. Which meaning is self explanatory. So a mod can be regulated/unprotected like a PWM mod we see customs of all the time. It’ll fire anything you throw at it safe or not. But it’s still regulated by definition. I’d classify a PWM mod as regulated/unprotected. Most mods we see mass produced fall under the regulated/protected but for example the dpro 133 mod I Reviewed is by definition unregulated but protected or another example popular here the pico squeeze.
So with all that in mind the Luxotic is a unregulated/protected mod. It lacks any adjustments but has a chip and protectections. Sadly for some odd reason wismec doesn't list any of the protections. I can say firing with a shorted build or no atty, the mod won’t fire and the LED will blink. So there are some protections built in for sure.
Product Disclaimer
This product was sent to me from wismec
Review Disclaimer
I review products for what they are with no account of where it comes from or who makes it. The test results are the results for what is in my hand. Due to possible QC difference your experience may vary. There is no way for myself or anyone to predict if a device will last 6 months, 1 year, 5 years etc. Any manufactured item from cars to phones to computers to mods have a possibility of arriving DOA or having a small percent failure rate. There is no way to predict this or quantify this. That’s why warranties and lemon laws exist. I can only review what I have in my hand for better or for worse. Contrary to popular belief, there is no special review samples of higher quality. Most of the time personally i get retail versions, the few times i’ve gotten early releases they are usually worse than the final retail version.
Reviewer Disclaimer
I decided to add this disclaimer in as i feel it’s important for people to know their source of the review. I’ve been vaping since late 2011. I’ve vaped all the styles from MTL to RLH to DTL. tanks, RTAs, RDAs, you name it. I do prefer the DTL and RLH style over MTL personally. My main focus from an atomizer is flavor. For mods i’ve used mechs and regulated mods. I’m an avid temp control vaper but enjoy power mode as well and the occasion mech useage for nostalgia. I’ve been doing reviews since late 2016. As of Jan 2018 I’ve done over 100 written reviews and done over 150 video reviews on my channel, Although i’ve taken a break from videos in the past few months to focus on written reviews.
I spend a lot of time helping vapers on forums as well and try to answer all the questions and comments on my reviews. I’m not an “out of the box” reviewer. I do my best to be thorough at all times. All mods get tested with an oscilloscope and stress tested. At times if needed i’ll disassemble them as well. Rebuildables get multiple builds in them. Tanks i use all coils until the die or a minimum of 2 weeks if they don’t die sooner. I do this for the community to help people find good products and avoid bad ones. In my opinion a reviewer works for the community and nobody else. It’s our job to inform vapers of issues and not be advertisers as well as provide constructive criticism from a place of knowledge back to companies with these reviews so they can improve and make better products in the future.
Recommendations and Past Review Links
written reviews list here
Youtube Channel here
Spreadhseet of Recommendations here
Best of 2017 list here
Introduction:
The Wismec Luxotic kit is wismecs first attempt to enter the sqounk market. It’s a single 18650 BF mod and the kit is paired with the Tobhino RDA. It’s an unregulated/protected mod (see below for more info on that) The Tobhino RDA is a 22mm single coil RDA. Much like the pulse mod it comes in 1 body color (silver) and then 3 door colors Green, honeycomb, and resin.
Manufacturer's Specs: Mod
- Size: 43.2 by 25.1 by 76.7mm
- Thread type: 510 spring loaded connector
- Cell type: high-rate 18650 cell (not included)
- Max output wattage: 100W
- Height: 28.7mm
- Diameter: 22mm
- Decorative ring (5.4mm Tall, 25mm Diameter)
- LUXOTIC BF BOX
- Tobhino BF RDA
- E-liquid Bottle
- Clapton Coil (2)
- Cotton
- 810 Top Cap
- User Manual
- Warning Card
- Spare Parts
Stock Shot Colors:
Spreadsheet:
Size comparisons
Handchecks:
Battery Tray and Bottle
Bottle door
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I really liked the size and feel of it. It’s a small mod but it has a little weight to it. Much welcome addition for me personally from the 3d printed mech sqounks. It’s a solid metal box. The Tobhino RDA looked like it could be good for use on a single battery mech but we’ll talk more about that later. The included beauty ring was a nice touch as well. It really makes 22mm atomizers look great on it. I think it comes in the kit and with the RDA only and not the mod itself but can't get 100% confirmation on that. The mod can handle a 25mm atomizer with no overhang. I also really like the look and feel of the battery door as well. It’s translucent and fit into place nicely.
Performance
It’s a basic mod with no adjustments. I did a small round of testing as seen above. Power output will depend on your build.. With a .12 build I was able to get 78 watts. They list it at 100. Feels possibly theoretical. Not saying it can't do it but really not wanting to push batteries that far anyway. I’d say use it like you would a mech and it’ll perform like a good one. I have no complaints on performance at all it worked very well. I used it mostly with a .16 build (SS stapled fused clapton on a wasp nano) and VTC5a batteries.
Classifying the Mod
While i’m sure not everyone reads every word in a review, if there was 1 thing to read it’s this section. I wanted to talk about terms and how to classify certain things. In vaping there are terms we use that are generally accepted as true ways to describe things, but not technically correct always. Personally I’d like to see us as a community use universal terms that make sense in the context as they are already defined. I’ve been guilty myself of using generally understood as true for vaping but not technically correct terms in the past but after speaking with one of my subs who made an excellent point, I decided I’d no longer do that and stick to correct technical terms and hope others follow suit because contrary to popular belief I do listen to feedback and will change my mind if a solid points are made. It’s important we all keep an open mind and are willing to learn from each other and use correct terms if we want vaping to a legit industry. Especially with all the regulations being handed down.
Now generally accepted as true mods were classified 2 ways. Regulated for mods that didn’t draw directly from the batteries and had protections (most use a DC-DC converter to buck/boost voltage) or Unregulated for mods that draw directly from batteries like Mechs and Mosfet boxes. This is not technically correct though. Regulated has a finite definition and in short means adjustable. Any mod that’s adjustable is a regulated mod by definition Unregulated means in short non adjustable. So mods needs 2 classifications. That is the 1st part. The 2nd part would be IMO best described as Protected/unprotected. Which meaning is self explanatory. So a mod can be regulated/unprotected like a PWM mod we see customs of all the time. It’ll fire anything you throw at it safe or not. But it’s still regulated by definition. I’d classify a PWM mod as regulated/unprotected. Most mods we see mass produced fall under the regulated/protected but for example the dpro 133 mod I Reviewed is by definition unregulated but protected or another example popular here the pico squeeze.
So with all that in mind the Luxotic is a unregulated/protected mod. It lacks any adjustments but has a chip and protectections. Sadly for some odd reason wismec doesn't list any of the protections. I can say firing with a shorted build or no atty, the mod won’t fire and the LED will blink. So there are some protections built in for sure.