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Figured I'd cross post this from another forum for those on the fence about the DNA-200, it is a game changer, not DNA-40 with more power, but a whole new experience.
I swung by the house and picked my box out of the mail today.
First, I just have to say, Mad Wiener Mods choice of materials and craftsmanship are incredible. The mod he sent me looks great in photos, it looks vastly better in person. The intricacies of the wood and the blue portions is a thing cameras just don't pick up well, super happy with the aesthetics of the mod. The shape is perfect for my hand.
Onto the DNA 200:
I have seen most of the youtube review etc. They seem to focus on the number, 200, more than the things that really matter to me, because 200 watts is really just a dick measuring contest. The 200 watt potential does play a huge part in why the DNA 200 is so amazing though.
The vape off a DNA-200 is more akin to a mech than any chip vape I have used to date. It doesn't rattlesnake, response is nearly instant when you hit the button. The temp control using Ti functions perfectly after adjusting the CSV from steam-engine to account for wire type. The way it limits is much more subtle and transparent to the user. When you hit the "temperature protected" warning, it doesn't cut all power, it ramps down, and it adjusts MUCH quicker than the Snow Wolf LE or DNA-40. I have my build which I listed below set to 75 watts and 520f. Never an iota of burnt juice taste, scorched wick taste, or anything other than the flavor of Daft Spunk pouring out of my Velocity. When way overpowering the temp limit by setting wattage vastly higher than needed to achieve a temperature, the vape is still consistently awesome and it doesn't yoyo high to super low power like my other devices, it quickly finds a power level that is sustainable and floats in that region. As a result of this behavior, I find I have turned the temp up a bit higher because it doesn't overshoot by as much as my other devices do.
Preheat - Preheat is absolutely amazing when it has a very high limit...200watts. It takes the ramp time on a crazy coil builds down to near nothing. Currently I am running a Velocity RDA that has dual coils using CP Ti 1, 2 strands of twisted 26 gauge and 2 strands of 30 gauge twisted reverse direction of the 26 gauge twist. It is a fairly hefty coil that has a lot of surface area, and on my Snow Wolf LE it does have a little ramp time, maybe 0.25 - 0.5 seconds or so when set to 70 watts. On the DNA-200 its basically instant ramp up, and I have the ramp set to 125 watts with a strength of 4, so there is a LOT of headroom to increase the ramp rate if I need to in the future using dual fused Clapton 24ga/30ga coil.
Escribe and Presets - Super awesome. Being able to adjust all the little things that are fixed on other devices is really nice. Things like screen brightness and timeout. One super nice feature in my opinion is the ability to have it show the voltage of the 3 individual cells while charging. While a small feature, when dealing with LiPO cells, its that little bit of assurance that you can actually check they are balanced instead of having to trust that they are. A nice feature when dealing with what is quite literally a small bomb stuffed in a wooden box placed inches from your face frequently. Yes I know cell phones have LiPO, and have for quite awhile, but last I checked no cell phones pulls the massive amperages we are from batteries.
Vape Quality - Let me just say this... I intend to buy a second DNA-200 chip asap, a cheaper one, something $200 or less that I don't care if I drop, gets scratches etc, a beater, because I'm done with all other chips. This has ruined the Snow Wolf LE for me and exposed all its rudimentary problems, which I didn't even know existed before owning this.
Please excuse the atty on this, it's my beater atty that was on my (now) beater Snow Wolf LE, that I had readily available with a good coil in it to test with.
I swung by the house and picked my box out of the mail today.
First, I just have to say, Mad Wiener Mods choice of materials and craftsmanship are incredible. The mod he sent me looks great in photos, it looks vastly better in person. The intricacies of the wood and the blue portions is a thing cameras just don't pick up well, super happy with the aesthetics of the mod. The shape is perfect for my hand.
Onto the DNA 200:
I have seen most of the youtube review etc. They seem to focus on the number, 200, more than the things that really matter to me, because 200 watts is really just a dick measuring contest. The 200 watt potential does play a huge part in why the DNA 200 is so amazing though.
The vape off a DNA-200 is more akin to a mech than any chip vape I have used to date. It doesn't rattlesnake, response is nearly instant when you hit the button. The temp control using Ti functions perfectly after adjusting the CSV from steam-engine to account for wire type. The way it limits is much more subtle and transparent to the user. When you hit the "temperature protected" warning, it doesn't cut all power, it ramps down, and it adjusts MUCH quicker than the Snow Wolf LE or DNA-40. I have my build which I listed below set to 75 watts and 520f. Never an iota of burnt juice taste, scorched wick taste, or anything other than the flavor of Daft Spunk pouring out of my Velocity. When way overpowering the temp limit by setting wattage vastly higher than needed to achieve a temperature, the vape is still consistently awesome and it doesn't yoyo high to super low power like my other devices, it quickly finds a power level that is sustainable and floats in that region. As a result of this behavior, I find I have turned the temp up a bit higher because it doesn't overshoot by as much as my other devices do.
Preheat - Preheat is absolutely amazing when it has a very high limit...200watts. It takes the ramp time on a crazy coil builds down to near nothing. Currently I am running a Velocity RDA that has dual coils using CP Ti 1, 2 strands of twisted 26 gauge and 2 strands of 30 gauge twisted reverse direction of the 26 gauge twist. It is a fairly hefty coil that has a lot of surface area, and on my Snow Wolf LE it does have a little ramp time, maybe 0.25 - 0.5 seconds or so when set to 70 watts. On the DNA-200 its basically instant ramp up, and I have the ramp set to 125 watts with a strength of 4, so there is a LOT of headroom to increase the ramp rate if I need to in the future using dual fused Clapton 24ga/30ga coil.
Escribe and Presets - Super awesome. Being able to adjust all the little things that are fixed on other devices is really nice. Things like screen brightness and timeout. One super nice feature in my opinion is the ability to have it show the voltage of the 3 individual cells while charging. While a small feature, when dealing with LiPO cells, its that little bit of assurance that you can actually check they are balanced instead of having to trust that they are. A nice feature when dealing with what is quite literally a small bomb stuffed in a wooden box placed inches from your face frequently. Yes I know cell phones have LiPO, and have for quite awhile, but last I checked no cell phones pulls the massive amperages we are from batteries.
Vape Quality - Let me just say this... I intend to buy a second DNA-200 chip asap, a cheaper one, something $200 or less that I don't care if I drop, gets scratches etc, a beater, because I'm done with all other chips. This has ruined the Snow Wolf LE for me and exposed all its rudimentary problems, which I didn't even know existed before owning this.
Please excuse the atty on this, it's my beater atty that was on my (now) beater Snow Wolf LE, that I had readily available with a good coil in it to test with.
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