New mod mini review-Evic VT Mini.

[conanthewarrior]

Hi everyone. I have thought to myself, seeing as I have bought and accumulated so much gear-why not start giving some unbiased reviews, as I am not being payed or getting the items for free?

Lets start with the new EVIC VT MINI.

I got this this morning, and was a bit worried as I had heard people saying about the restrictive airflow, I will get to this later, but this is only restrictive if you class restrictive as anything less than a wide open competition dripper.

The device itself is TINY, measuring around 8mm taller than the IPV D2, about 5mm thinner, and the exact same depth.

Here is its size, note I have very small hands for a man due to a hormone issue, so girls, this mod will fit your hands great :

Now, how does it perform is the main question. My answer was one I was not expecting-excellently.

I am currently using the stock NI200 .20 ohm coil in there( 0.19) set at 240C-and this is as smooth as my sig 150 TC.

I have it set at 240C with 22W. I have tried it at 40W with the same temp settings, and it works just as smooth.

It seems like a well made device, I like the battery door, which comes off like this:

And is held in place by magnets. Here it is closed off again:

Now, onto the included tank. You may of heard this being a 'restrictive' tank to you-I do not find it to be restrictive for a tank at all. It has a LOT more airflow than my Lemo V2, Goblin mini, and dare I say it, its on about par with my subtank in all honesty.

The only people who would see this as restrictive are used to using competition drippers.

The stock tank I thought I would just take straight off and throw in a bag and use a better tank, but guess what? I actually think the tank is good enough to stay on! It has plenty of flavour, produces nice big clouds if you want it too, and i have the airflow about half closed for this.

Wide open it really can chuck. I have a uwell crown and a OBS crius, Obsiously this isn't as productive as them-but it will give a lemo a run for its money easily beating it.

Now, I don't know if they have changed the tank to make the airflow less restrictive on newer models, as this kept getting mentioned to me. I use drippers wide open, and also less open for my derringer and flavour-but this is NOT a restrictive tank-lung hits are easy and smooth, and pretty airy fully open.

Right, who is this device suited for?

I recommend this to either: A: Someone who has never vaped before, and wants a fair priced, good device that they will enjoy, with the option of TC or power (It only comes with TC coils-so expect to use TC, its easy though trust me , just set it to say 230-270C and then use your wattage as normal. It just stops the coil exceeding the temp you set, obviously more watts makes a higher temp, so if you actually want to be running it at higher wattages, you will want to set a higher temp).

Or B, for people like me, who own many devices and want to try it for their collection.

I can honestly not see anybody being disapointed with this device, and it has a much better screen than the Istick, so I would recommend this over the Istick starter kit.

Plus, the menus do not flash for a split second on this like I have seen the I stick do, making it hard to see your wattage you are setting too.

So, newbie vapers who want a real experience? Get this and a samsung 25R, and you are off. I have not even upgraded mine to 75W, still at 60, and it is performing great.

I highly recommend the FULL kit to anyone out there. It is not restrictive, I am vaping this today, probably all day, and am taking 3-5 second direct to lung pulls with ease, with the airflow at just over halfway. I do genuinely believe it to either be an updated tank, or people complaining it is restrictive are used to only using dripppers with mad airflow, and not tanks.

It can be had for £45 I think, a 25R can be bought in the UK for under a fiver-so thats £50, if you smoke 20 a day, say a box of cigs is £8 a day, you have payed for this in under a week of smoking. So it is actually a very budget alternative, that WILL help you stop.

So, that about wraps it up. Any questions, feel free to ask, and I will also update if I notice any issues with the actual device-but for some reason, I have the feeling I wont . I am thinking of doing some honest youtube reviews, not that I have received for free from a company, so I am not biased for getting a freebie. I will point out flaws in the device, such as the Xcube, and the plus's, but I am not sure yet.

Hope this helps people, go get yourself a EVIC VT Mini, and have a great day .

EDIT: I would like to add, just testing, that wide open, this tank throws as much cloud as my subtank, and has pretty good flavour. Very impressed.

I have upgraded the device, and it works great with Ni200, TI, and SS, and also power mode at lower wattage is great, I wont really use this for anything past 35-40W as I have different devices for that. It also adds some extra screen functions that are handy-like amps being used for example.

I will update this after a month of usage, to let you know of any quirks I find, but so far vaping on it since 10 am, now 5:40PM and I have not even had to change the battery yet-usually I will easily be on my second battery by now, and I have mostly been using TC.

EDIT 2: I made a 316L 2MM 0.5 coil, and was treated to a smooth TC experience.

This really is good-if I still love it this much after a month, I will recommend this to new vapers, plus having stepdown and a tank that is much better than I thought-so much better I have actually ordered coils and RBA coils for it, it beats the D2. And I love the D2.

 

[ChrisL]

Best device of 2015??

 

[conanthewarrior]

Best device of 2015??

Maybe best in its price range, and single battery. I think best actual device will be the DNA200-but this does a surprisingly close job at TC to the DNA200, for a LOT cheaper.

But for newbie vapers, or people who want a small, smooth TC experience that does SS, this is a strong contestant.

 

[PuffPuffPass]

Best device of 2015??

For the money? Hell yes.
For the tank? Hell no!

I own 2 of these, and I'm pleased with the performance and size.
For the competition vapers, I'm sure it sucks. But as an entry mod, it gets a big thumbs up from me. It's hard to f*** up with this mod. But I'm sure somebody will find a way lol

I would recommend it to anyone who was just starting to vape. Even though I haven't within this forum.

The only BAD thing I can say about "the kit". Who the hell wants to continuously buy coils?

 

[conanthewarrior]

For the money? Hell yes.
For the tank? Hell no!

I own 2 of these, and I'm pleased with the performance and size.
For the competition vapers, I'm sure it sucks. But as an entry mod, it gets a big thumbs up from me. It's hard to f*** up with this mod. But I'm sure somebody will find a way lol

I would recommend it to anyone who was just starting to vape. Even though I haven't within this forum.

The only BAD thing I can say about "the kit". Who the hell wants to continuously buy coils?

I have ordered 5 coils, that are actually rebuildable, so you don't have to .

I honestly think they may of modified the tank-as the airflow on mine is more than enough for airy lung hits, maybe they have widened the slots on newer models? Half open is the same as my lemo open full with easy lung hits-fully open is full on airflow, and lung hits are very airy.

I thought I would chuck the tank and keep as a spare-but its actually good enough for me, so I am keeping it on there-I've even ordered some TI and NI200 coils, plus the 5 rebuildable coils.

 

[PuffPuffPass]

I have ordered 5 coils, that are actually rebuildable, so you don't have to .

I honestly think they may of modified the tank-as the airflow on mine is more than enough for airy lung hits, maybe they have widened the slots on newer models? Half open is the same as my lemo open full with easy lung hits-fully open is full on airflow, and lung hits are very airy.

I thought I would chuck the tank and keep as a spare-but its actually good enough for me, so I am keeping it on there-I've even ordered some TI and NI200 coils, plus the 5 rebuildable coils.

That means buying more "stuff"

I'm fine with my 4 kangers

 

[conanthewarrior]

That means buying more "stuff"

I'm fine with my 4 kangers

Fair play man. I enjoy buying stuff though-I am sure I have some womans traits lmao. What kangers are they? Subtanks? I quite like my subtank mini, its my usual take out tank, as its simple to fill, reliable, and tastes pretty good too-plus it doesn't need silly power so I can use my single battery devices with it.

 

[PuffPuffPass]

Fair play man. I enjoy buying stuff though-I am sure I have some womans traits lmao. What kangers are they? Subtanks? I quite like my subtank mini, its my usual take out tank, as its simple to fill, reliable, and tastes pretty good too-plus it doesn't need silly power so I can use my single battery devices with it.

I have 2 Plus, and 2 mini's.

I haven't bought a coil in a couple of months.

Buying coils was an easy solution for me while I was on the road. But the number of counterfeits I ran into was unbelievable.

 

[ej1024]

$28 bucks not bad


VAPE ON

 

[conanthewarrior]

You have the regular eGo One Mega, I don't think there are other AFC versions.
I don't know who you've been listening to but the issue isn't airflow... it's the stock CL heads.
The wicking holes are teeny tiny, it just won't perform in VW. It's less of a problem with TC for the included Ni and Ti heads.

The rebuildable CLRs have much larger wick slots, though I still can't take mine over ~20w with a 0.7 26g simple K coil. Pretty thick juice though so I'm around 14w. But airflow is just fine.

The only one I know here and "there" who's really playing with these heads a lot is @CorallineAlgae.
Even squeezing twists and Claptons in there.

I expect he'll be along to explain what does and doesn't work, though from what I've seen, he's doing mostly SS for TC. I'm just trying to get K in VW to work.

Ahh, I have probably got my wires crossed again. So people weren't complaining about the airflow-it was the stock coils and juice flow.

I actually like the tank, so ordered 5 RBA coils, a few NI200 and a few TI coils. I will probably use the RBA more often though if wicking is better.

20 watts is also plenty for me with the right coil .

I have the rebuildable CRL's ordered from the UK so should have them in a few days, but saw something on reddit, but I am sure its not true-that each one is designed to last for ONE DAY. Surely a coil I put in there will act just like any other coil wont it?

Thanks man. So it wasn't airflow after all, my bad.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

You have the regular eGo One Mega, I don't think there are other AFC versions.
I don't know who you've been listening to but the issue isn't airflow... it's the stock CL heads.
The wicking holes are teeny tiny, it just won't perform in VW. It's less of a problem with TC for the included Ni and Ti heads.

The rebuildable CLRs have much larger wick slots, though I still can't take mine over ~20w with a 0.7 26g simple K coil. Pretty thick juice though so I'm around 14w. But airflow is just fine.

The only one I know here and "there" who's really playing with these heads a lot is @[COLOR=#ff0000]CorallineAlgae[/COLOR].
Even squeezing twists and Claptons in there.

I expect he'll be along to explain what does and doesn't work, though from what I've seen, he's doing mostly SS for TC. I'm just trying to get K in VW to work.

I've been summoned! lol
You're so right, I do love using 26 gauge stainless steel coils for temp control on the eGo One. My favorite build is a kanthal coil using 2-strand twisted 28 gauge wire (the flavor is excellent). As long as the rebuilt coil isn't larger than 2.5mm, and the cotton is trimmed pretty close to the feed holes it wicks fine with 70VG juice. It'll never be a Crown, TFV4, Starre, etc... but it's a nice tank for the extra little bit it costs to get it with the kit + a few CLR heads.

The airflow issues come from the 1 ohm coils. Both the CL & CLR 1 ohm coils have tiny air holes in the bottom pin of the head. It's easy to replace them with the .5, Ti or Ni head pins. Jim is absolutely correct about the CL heads being junk. The eGo One Mega isn't the best tank by any stretch, but it has never leaked, never spit back, has plenty of airflow and the rebuildable heads vape very well with kanthal or temp control wires. I prefer it over the Kanger Subtank.

I just don't understand why they don't ship the tank with one .5 ohm rebuildable head. Until they either fix the craptasticly tiny wicking holes on the CL heads or ship the tank with a rebuildable head, people will continue to complain about this tank... and rightly so.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Ahh, I have probably got my wires crossed again. So people weren't complaining about the airflow-it was the stock coils and juice flow.

I actually like the tank, so ordered 5 RBA coils, a few NI200 and a few TI coils. I will probably use the RBA more often though if wicking is better.

20 watts is also plenty for me with the right coil .

I have the rebuildable CRL's ordered from the UK so should have them in a few days, but saw something on reddit, but I am sure its not true-that each one is designed to last for ONE DAY. Surely a coil I put in there will act just like any other coil wont it?

You can easily rewick the rebuildable heads to make them last very long. My CLR coils usually last about 3 weeks with daily use. I rewick them once or twice a week with a light dry burn each time. After a few weeks the coil starts to looks pretty beat up so I just rebuild it, just like any other RBA. I don't know what people are saying on reddit but that certainly isn't true. The rebuildable coils last just as long as the RBAs on all my other tanks.

 

[ChrisL]

Tank not withstanding, this device is about as good as any that has been released this year, at any price. Joyetech is the best manufacturer this year also, imo, overtaking Eleaf, which really pushed the value priced, feature rich, consumer friendly devices.

 

[Pancho_Brown]

I picked this kit up for my girlfriend when it first came out and I had to agree with the rest that coils for it sucked!!
That is until I had to use it for a week and I picked some up from a local shop. I accidentally picked up some horizontal coils instead of the verticals it comes with and they were night and day different from each other. The vertical had tiny juice holes and would dry up pretty quick, thus causing the temp to b limited and getting a very poor vape. But with the horizontal coils the wick protrudes from the coil and wicks a 100 time s better. I used it at 430°F at 32 watt and it vaped amazingly.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

I picked this kit up for my girlfriend when it first came out and I had to agree with the rest that coils for it sucked!!
That is until I had to use it for a week and I picked some up from a local shop. I accidentally picked up some horizontal coils instead of the verticals it comes with and they were night and day different from each other. The vertical had tiny juice holes and would dry up pretty quick, thus causing the temp to b limited and getting a very poor vape. But with the horizontal coils the wick protrudes from the coil and wicks a 100 time s better. I used it at 430°F at 32 watt and it vaped amazingly.

Those horizontal coil heads are the CLR rebuildables! Those are the ones Jim & I were saying vape sooo much better than the normal heads. I'm really glad you found them. Those suckers save the tank. If you have cotton you can rewick them when the cotton gets gunked up to make them last longer. If you like to rebuild you can throw a stainless steel coil in one and try SS temp control.

 

[Pancho_Brown]

Those horizontal coil heads are the CLR rebuildables! Those are the ones Jim & I were saying vape sooo much better than the normal heads. I'm really glad you found them. Those suckers save the tank. If you have cotton you can rewick them when the cotton gets gunked up to make them last longer. If you like to rebuild you can throw a stainless steel coil in one and try SS temp control.

Yeah I'm glad I stumbled on to those little suckers! I haven't had to replace wick or rebuild them yet. I did go with titanium coils though since flavor from those seems to be better

 

[skt239]

Love the Evic mini. My original crapped out on me but I'm getting another one for christmas this year. I usually would not give a product that failed me another shot, however, the Evic was just perfect in terms of size and it performed real well when it was working.

 

[conanthewarrior]

Yeah I'm glad I stumbled on to those little suckers! I haven't had to replace wick or rebuild them yet. I did go with titanium coils though since flavor from those seems to be better

I use titanium the most if I am honest, but have recently been using SS. SS316L-and to me, the flavour is great! I wonder if a wire can actually affect taste, or its just a psychological effect?

 

[CorallineAlgae]

It's very real. Many people don't care for the taste of either Ni or Ti coils, or both. Some people seem to be more sensitive to metallic flavors. I'm not a fan of either. Stainless steel or kanthal is all I can use.

 

[conanthewarrior]

Someone facebooked me asking for advice on his new vape, my first thought was OH NO hes got something not that good, but was pleasantly surprised the shop had sold him an EVIC VT MINI plus the tank, he has TC coils but as he was used to standard vaping, the shop even threw in some 0.5 Ohm standard coils.

I explained to him how to use it, and then asked about the battery, he had no clue so sent me a photo-an LG HG2.

I don't know what shop he went to, but they did him well.

 

[conanthewarrior]

Ok, I said this is a honest review, so I am going to point out one 'flaw'.

When you reup your juice, the coil is in the fill section. You have to screw it back in each time, and sometimes when you put it back together it says 'check atomizer'.

If that happens its an easy fix though, unscrew the tank upside down, screw that coil in nice and tight, and put it back together.

Make sure the coil is firmly in the base or it will unscrew quite easily.

I received 5 of the CLR coils today so used one in power mode today, great wicking on them. I've gone back to a standard NI200 coil for now-but am going to rebuild with TI or SS one of the CLR coils.

I am still using this device the most out of all my devices, it really IS that good.

I must say, with all my new bits, I've been getting through 30ML of juice a day easy. Lucky I DIY or the cost would be humungous lol.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Ok, I said this is a honest review, so I am going to point out one 'flaw'.

When you reup your juice, the coil is in the fill section. You have to screw it back in each time, and sometimes when you put it back together it says 'check atomizer'.

If that happens its an easy fix though, unscrew the tank upside down, screw that coil in nice and tight, and put it back together.

Make sure the coil is firmly in the base or it will unscrew quite easily.

I received 5 of the CLR coils today so used one in power mode today, great wicking on them. I've gone back to a standard NI200 coil for now-but am going to rebuild with TI or SS one of the CLR coils.

I am still using this device the most out of all my devices, it really IS that good.

I must say, with all my new bits, I've been getting through 30ML of juice a day easy. Lucky I DIY or the cost would be humungous lol.

The same thing sometimes happens to me. I just make sure the coil is secure before I put the base back on. It can be an annoyance. If you decide to rebuild with stainless steel wire I recommend a spaced coil using 26 gauge SS on a 2.5mm rod. Works beautifully.

How do you like the airflow with the rebuildable coils? Is it enough for you?

 

[conanthewarrior]

The same thing sometimes happens to me. I just make sure the coil is secure before I put the base back on. It can be an annoyance. If you decide to rebuild with stainless steel wire I recommend a spaced coil using 26 gauge SS on a 2.5mm rod. Works beautifully.

How do you like the airflow with the rebuildable coils? Is it enough for you?

Yeah its more than enough for me, and I have lots of drippers with STUPENDOUS amounts of airflow. For a tank, the airflow is great.

I rebuilt my first CLR head last night, it works but not sure if its correct. I used 28 G NI200 so its quite low resistance, I will rebuild later, but I put the positive THROUGH the middle of the rubber bit, and the negative on the outside of the rubber. I snipped them close as possible, and it works fine. The thing it, is the positive wire meant to go through on of the holes on the metal connection you install after, or hang loose? As mine is hanging loose, and making a direct connection to the pin, eliminating the metal contact portion. Should I be threading my rebuilt coil leg THROUGH the hole in the side of the metal, so it then makes the whole bottom conductive, or stick to what I am doing?

 

[conanthewarrior]

Ahh I have got it. I disassembled one that they had made-the negative goes on the outside of the rubber, the positive on the inside, but is pinched in place by the metal piece.

I will rebuild with some TI to that standard now.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Ahh I have got it. I disassembled one that they had made-the negative goes on the outside of the rubber, the positive on the inside, but is pinched in place by the metal piece.

I will rebuild with some TI to that standard now.

Nice. Yeah, it's much easier to examine a prebuilt one than explain it in words. Glad to hear you have it all worked out. Once you have a build you like you can usually keep the coil going for about a month (at least for kanthal and stainless steel). All I do is rewick the heads about once or twice a week. The nice thing about SS coils is you can lightly dry-burn the coil every so often. Please let us know how long your Ni and Ti rebuilt coils last you. Should be pretty long.

Also, did you notice the juice flow control ring at the bottom of the CLR heads? I always leave it all the way down but one snuck it's way up on me once and I had to screw it back down.

 

[conanthewarrior]

Nice. Yeah, it's much easier to examine a prebuilt one than explain it in words. Glad to hear you have it all worked out. Once you have a build you like you can usually keep the coil going for about a month (at least for kanthal and stainless steel). All I do is rewick the heads about once or twice a week. The nice thing about SS coils is you can lightly dry-burn the coil every so often. Please let us know how long your Ni and Ti rebuilt coils last you. Should be pretty long.

Also, did you notice the juice flow control ring at the bottom of the CLR heads? I always leave it all the way down but one snuck it's way up on me once and I had to screw it back down.

Ahh, I did NOT notice the JFC ring. That is actually really good. I thing these RBA's are probably the simplest I have that work well-no screws even involved. I have been using the NI200 coil I built last night all day, works great.

The resistance is on the low side for me though, 0.06-but I can see that the maximum draw is 13 amps on screen, so feel quite safe with it, but will change it tonight to a wider coil-I forgot and built a 1.5MM Micro coil, thats why its so low-2.5MM is where I am going for in future. I am going to keep 2 for standard kanthal though, I have cut a T with my dremel into the one I am using for TI, a N for Nickel, and a diagonal line for SS so I know what are what.


I will build a TI coil tonight, and let you know how long it last me before it tastes crappy or burns out. Its more likely to taste bad than break though, 26 gauge TI.

 

[conanthewarrior]

I would like to also add-I read something on reddit that I believe is complete bullshit-a user said that the CLR coils were lasting them for ONE day, and they contacted Joyetech. Joyetech replied they are designed to last for just ONE day, I am sure he is lying. The coil I had used all day yesterday to remove to build with NI200 had loads of life in it, and looked in great condition.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

I would like to also add-I read something on reddit that I believe is complete bullshit-a user said that the CLR coils were lasting them for ONE day, and they contacted Joyetech. Joyetech replied they are designed to last for just ONE day, I am sure he is lying. The coil I had used all day yesterday to remove to build with NI200 had loads of life in it, and looked in great condition.

Yeah, that's definitely BS. My CLR coils (the actual coil inside) last 3 weeks minimum as long as I rewick them once or twice a week (takes a couple of minutes). I still use my first CLR head (almost 3 months old). I used the stock coil and wick for about a week before I rebuilt it (I still use that head).

I wonder if it's an issue of either high power or dry burning a new coil and toasting the insulator.
The ones in moderate power factory heads are simply not designed to handle that, I barely caught myself in time when doing a Kanthal the other day.

I've dry burned my CLR coils quite a few times and haven't had any melt downs. The trick is to not use more than 20 watts and pulse to glow it gently, then rinse it under water to cool. I dry burned the coils on one particular CLR head about 10 times and the insulator is still fine. It definitely could burn with high watts or if you dry burn the coil like an RDA. With care, the insulator holds up really well.

 

[Neunerball]

@conanthewarrior you should upgrade to FW V2.0, besides having a 75W mod, it also will do TC mode for SS coils.

 

[conanthewarrior]

@conanthewarrior you should upgrade to FW V2.0, besides having a 75W mod, it also will do TC mode for SS coils.

I did that the first day I had it lol, I wanted to test it out first though so updated it when it needed a fresh battery, put a fresh one in and downloaded the updater. I didn't do it for the extra watts-I probably will never use this over 40 watts as its single battery, I prefer using dual battery devices for over 40 W otherwise a battery is gone far too quickly, and I would have to change like 4 times a day at least.

I was quite happy, as they had a mac installer, so could use OSX to update.