SirRichardRear
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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of the Asvape Strider Mod. Disclaimer: This product was sent to me from elementvape.com
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. I spend more time with products then most reviewers and try to be thorough, do disassemblies to check for design flaws, do accuracy testing, and stress testing, something that is typically done in maintenance industries to try and “force” a failure or diagnose a potential failure point to give me an idea of a devices longevity. With that said, 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 % 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.
Introduction:
The Asvape Strider is a single battery mod form Asvape who is known for making some fancy mods. The strider however is a much more basic attempt. It’s a single battery mod that can take an 18650 with the adapter but is made for 26650 batteries for increased battery life. Roughly 50% more battery then a single 18650 mod. While i can't find their official site, elementvape lists 6 colors 2 carbon fibre editions (silver and black), 2 snakeskin additions (green and white), and 2 military editions (SS and Gunmetal). It features the VO tech chip which is famous for being in mods like the dagger and CKS icon
Manufacturer's Specs
Chart:
Spreadsheet:
Stock Shot Colors:
Size comparisons
Handchecks:
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I was pretty impressed with the looks and feel of it of it. This is a seriously solid feeling mod. It’s smooth and has some weight to it and pretty durable. The carbon fibre look on the body reflects great in the light as well. It doesn't feel or look like a cheap sticker at all. Funny enough i dropped it within a couple of days of having it. A pretty nasty fall about 4 feet off a table to a hard floor. Not even a dent in the mod but the screen cover popped off. I glued it back on but used a little too much glue so you’ll see the fuzzy look of the screen in the pic above. Still pretty impressed it suffered pretty much no damage.
Watt Mode Performance
Let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. Testing resistances were done at .1 , .14, .19, and .49 ohms. wattage points were max (75), 50, 25, and 10. At .1 ohms it maxed out at 87 watts and 29 amps. Solid performance from a single battery mod and already met the watt and exceeds spec For the rest of the testing it hit high 1 watt to 9 watts so not too bad. At .14 it maxed out at 81 watts. The rest of the testing it was high 1-4 watts so pretty accurate there. For the .19 test it maxed out at 89 watts. For the rest of the testing it was high 3-10 watts. So not too bad. For the .49 testing it maxed out at 76 watts and 6.101 volts. The volts shows there is a boost circuit like most single battery mods. The rest of the testing it was high 2-11 watts. No complaints there.
Overall i found this to be a good performer in power mode that tends to hit on the high side. I looked all around for specs on this chip but couldn’t find any, outside of the watts. Odd for a company that makes pretty much just the chips much like evolv. I expected a better spec sheet but maybe i just missed it? As far as the watts go it does do 89 watts so it does meet and exceed it’s listed wattage. The 6.101V limit shows it has a boost circuit like most single battery mods. The amp limit is right in line with the pico 25 so i’ll call it good. The amps and volts can be higher though as all my tests were limited by the max wattage. It can do the full watts and then some in the entire range i tested (.1 to .49 ohms). It read resistance pretty very accurate as well usually around .01 lower than most. The mod and chip itself handled my stress testing very well. It didn’t get hot at all. One of the cooler running mods out there. Output was smooth and consistent the whole time. Overall a very good performer in power mode that is accurately rated.
The power curve mode works excellent as well. You get 6 settings of wattage point. There are no preheats in regular power mode so if you wanted a preheat you’d have to use curve mode but again it’s easy to set up.
Temperature Control
Using SS316 wire with the default SS mode (there is no TCR just SS316, Ni and Ti modes). I tested 4 builds. 1 single round spaced single and 1 single round spaced dual coils, and 2 fancy single coil builds. There is no watt settings in temp mode. The chip does an auto wattage. You do need to lock your resistance for temp control (holding up and down buttons) With that said, I found this mod to be very good. All the builds worked well. It was smooth and consistent. Feels pretty accurate maybe a little on the weak side like 20-30 degrees F. I found myself at around 480 for a warm vape. I think most will find their vape in the 420F to 500F range. Excellent dry burn protection as well. The lack of adjustments can be annoying to some, but it’s really a very easy mod to set up that works well as long as your build doesn’t need more watts then the mod can provide. Just change the mode to SS316, lock resistance and you are good to go. So far the best i’ve had for temp control from a single battery non DNA mod.
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. I spend more time with products then most reviewers and try to be thorough, do disassemblies to check for design flaws, do accuracy testing, and stress testing, something that is typically done in maintenance industries to try and “force” a failure or diagnose a potential failure point to give me an idea of a devices longevity. With that said, 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 % 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.
Introduction:
The Asvape Strider is a single battery mod form Asvape who is known for making some fancy mods. The strider however is a much more basic attempt. It’s a single battery mod that can take an 18650 with the adapter but is made for 26650 batteries for increased battery life. Roughly 50% more battery then a single 18650 mod. While i can't find their official site, elementvape lists 6 colors 2 carbon fibre editions (silver and black), 2 snakeskin additions (green and white), and 2 military editions (SS and Gunmetal). It features the VO tech chip which is famous for being in mods like the dagger and CKS icon
Manufacturer's Specs
- Asvape and VO Tech Collaboration
- Single 26650 High-Amp Battery
- Optional 18650 High-Amp Battery w/ Sleeve Adapter
- Wattage Ouput Range: 1-75W
- Minimum Atomizer Resistance: 0.03ohm
- Temperature Control Range: 212-572F
- Ni200 Nickel , Titanium, and Stainless Steel Compatibility
- Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR) Adjustments
- Variable Power Control Mode - Power Curve Adjustments
- BYPASS Mode
- Intuitive 0.91 Inch OLED DIsplay
- Black Jeweled Three-Button Operation
- Bottom-Loading Threaded Battery Deisc
- Low Battery Voltage Protection
- Low Resistance Protection
- Reverse Polarity Protection
- Short Circuit Protection
- MicroUSB Port
- 510 Connection
- Available in Silver, Black, Carbon Fiber Edition, Snakeskin Edition, Military Edition
- 1 Strider 75W TC Box Mod
- 1 18650 Battery Adapter
- 1 MicroUSB Cable
- Instructional Manual
Chart:
Spreadsheet:
Stock Shot Colors:
Size comparisons
Handchecks:
Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this Mod, I was pretty impressed with the looks and feel of it of it. This is a seriously solid feeling mod. It’s smooth and has some weight to it and pretty durable. The carbon fibre look on the body reflects great in the light as well. It doesn't feel or look like a cheap sticker at all. Funny enough i dropped it within a couple of days of having it. A pretty nasty fall about 4 feet off a table to a hard floor. Not even a dent in the mod but the screen cover popped off. I glued it back on but used a little too much glue so you’ll see the fuzzy look of the screen in the pic above. Still pretty impressed it suffered pretty much no damage.
Watt Mode Performance
Let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. Testing resistances were done at .1 , .14, .19, and .49 ohms. wattage points were max (75), 50, 25, and 10. At .1 ohms it maxed out at 87 watts and 29 amps. Solid performance from a single battery mod and already met the watt and exceeds spec For the rest of the testing it hit high 1 watt to 9 watts so not too bad. At .14 it maxed out at 81 watts. The rest of the testing it was high 1-4 watts so pretty accurate there. For the .19 test it maxed out at 89 watts. For the rest of the testing it was high 3-10 watts. So not too bad. For the .49 testing it maxed out at 76 watts and 6.101 volts. The volts shows there is a boost circuit like most single battery mods. The rest of the testing it was high 2-11 watts. No complaints there.
Overall i found this to be a good performer in power mode that tends to hit on the high side. I looked all around for specs on this chip but couldn’t find any, outside of the watts. Odd for a company that makes pretty much just the chips much like evolv. I expected a better spec sheet but maybe i just missed it? As far as the watts go it does do 89 watts so it does meet and exceed it’s listed wattage. The 6.101V limit shows it has a boost circuit like most single battery mods. The amp limit is right in line with the pico 25 so i’ll call it good. The amps and volts can be higher though as all my tests were limited by the max wattage. It can do the full watts and then some in the entire range i tested (.1 to .49 ohms). It read resistance pretty very accurate as well usually around .01 lower than most. The mod and chip itself handled my stress testing very well. It didn’t get hot at all. One of the cooler running mods out there. Output was smooth and consistent the whole time. Overall a very good performer in power mode that is accurately rated.
The power curve mode works excellent as well. You get 6 settings of wattage point. There are no preheats in regular power mode so if you wanted a preheat you’d have to use curve mode but again it’s easy to set up.
Temperature Control
Using SS316 wire with the default SS mode (there is no TCR just SS316, Ni and Ti modes). I tested 4 builds. 1 single round spaced single and 1 single round spaced dual coils, and 2 fancy single coil builds. There is no watt settings in temp mode. The chip does an auto wattage. You do need to lock your resistance for temp control (holding up and down buttons) With that said, I found this mod to be very good. All the builds worked well. It was smooth and consistent. Feels pretty accurate maybe a little on the weak side like 20-30 degrees F. I found myself at around 480 for a warm vape. I think most will find their vape in the 420F to 500F range. Excellent dry burn protection as well. The lack of adjustments can be annoying to some, but it’s really a very easy mod to set up that works well as long as your build doesn’t need more watts then the mod can provide. Just change the mode to SS316, lock resistance and you are good to go. So far the best i’ve had for temp control from a single battery non DNA mod.