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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of the Aegis Solo Mod. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links. Note: This is not marked as a sample.
Introduction:
The Geekvape Aegis Solo is the latest mod from popular vape manufacturer Geekvape. They have been doing a great job with mods lately (outside of the lucid) and the aegis solo is the latest in a long line of rugged mods that includes the original aegis, the aegis mini, and the aegis legend. The solo is the 2nd smallest one (smallest is the internal battery mini) and takes a single 18650 battery which is rare to have these days so happy to see more of them personally, but follows all the designs from the original aegis. It’s available in 6 colors Black, Red, Green, Blue, Orange, and Gunmetal. It comes by itself or in a kit and with the kit there are 2 versions, 1 that includes the cerberus tank and one that includes the tengu RDA. I’ll only be reviewing the mod as the cerberus tank is quite old and the tengu RDA i reviewed already. Looking around online i see the mod alone for 45ish and the kit version for 50-60ish. Elementvape has the kit with the tengu and the kit with the cerebus both under 60 bucks.
Manufacturer's Specs:
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this mod i knew what to expect. I’ve already reviewed the aegis, aegis legend, and aegis mini. The Aegis solo is the 4th in this line and is the 2nd smallest and basically a shrunken down aegis which took a single 26650 battery and instead for the solo it takes a single 18650 which has been rare these days on the market. Other then that it’s exactly what you’d expect designwise and feature wise. Really like the looks and size of this mod.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used Sony VTC5A batteries for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .13, .15, .2, and .63 ohms. wattage points were max (100), 80, 60, 40, and 20. At .13 ohms it maxed out at 93 watts and 27 amps. For the rest of the testing it was 8 watts low at 80, but 60 or less only 1-2 watts low. At .15 it maxed out at 101 watts. The rest of the testing here was great, either on point to 3 watts high. For the .2 test it maxed out at 107 watts. For the rest of the tests again really nice but a little on the high side 2-4 watts. For the .63 testing it maxed out at 107 watts and 8.205 volts. For the rest of the testing it was quite a bit high at 60 or more (7-11) but under 60 only 3-6 watts high. The volts shows there is a boost circuit in this mod like all single battery mods should have
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was excellent. It didn’t really struggle at all and mostly on point to a few watts high so i’d recommend starting off a few watts lower than you’d expect. I was able to get 107 watts max, so it is rated well at 100 watts. The 8.205+ volt limit shows there is a boost circuit as there should be. Their manual list a voltage limit of 12V which is overkill but plausible since I was capped off by the watt limit in my testing and their nova mod also did 12V as well, Volts shouldn’t be any issue for anyone here. They don’t list an amp limit and I wish they would list all 3 personally. On this mod and the most amps i got was 27 with a .13 ohm coil which is average for a single 18650 mod (most are 25-30) and could have been capped off by the watts so could be a little higher as well. The watt curve mode also works excellent. Overall a top notch performer.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is excellent. Good rated for watts (107), Yes boost circuit, average amp limit of 27+. Hits a little high at times. Good watt curve mode.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire and SS mode (default non adjustable TCR of 105) and TCR modes, I tested 4 builds. 1 simple round wire single coil build, 1 simple round wire dual coil build, and 2 fancy single coil builds. You get full wattage in TC mode as well. In SS mode i found it worked well but was a bit on the weak side having to bump the temp up to around 500F for a warm vape. I found using TCR mode and a TCR of 110 to be best. At that TCR you get a nice warm vape in the 450F range and you can adjust from there to taste/preference. The output is smooth and consistent, dry hit protection works great, and ramp up is great due to the full wattage being available you can adjust that for your preference as well. All in all easily the best TC i’ve found on a single 18650 mod in a long time.
Introduction:
The Geekvape Aegis Solo is the latest mod from popular vape manufacturer Geekvape. They have been doing a great job with mods lately (outside of the lucid) and the aegis solo is the latest in a long line of rugged mods that includes the original aegis, the aegis mini, and the aegis legend. The solo is the 2nd smallest one (smallest is the internal battery mini) and takes a single 18650 battery which is rare to have these days so happy to see more of them personally, but follows all the designs from the original aegis. It’s available in 6 colors Black, Red, Green, Blue, Orange, and Gunmetal. It comes by itself or in a kit and with the kit there are 2 versions, 1 that includes the cerberus tank and one that includes the tengu RDA. I’ll only be reviewing the mod as the cerberus tank is quite old and the tengu RDA i reviewed already. Looking around online i see the mod alone for 45ish and the kit version for 50-60ish. Elementvape has the kit with the tengu and the kit with the cerebus both under 60 bucks.
Manufacturer's Specs:
- AS-100 Chipset
- Dimensions - 86.4mm by 41.2mm by 31.5mm
- Single High-Amp 18650 Battery - Not Included
- Wattage Output Range: 5-100W
- Resistance Range: 0.05-3.0ohm
- Temperature Range: 100°-315°C / 200°-600°F
- Power Mode
- VPC Mode
- TC Mode
- TCR Mode
- Bypass Mode
- Zinc-Aluminium Alloy Chassis Construction
- 10s Cut-Off Protection
- Short-Circuit Protection
- Over-Charging & Discharging Protection
- Over-Heat Protection
- Over-Current Protection
- Anti-Dry Protection
- 510 Connection
- MicroUSB Port
- Available in Black, Gunmetal, Red, Orange, Blue, Green
- 1 AEGIS SOLO 100W Box Mod
- 1 Battery Door Assist Tool
- 1 MicroUSB Cable
- 1 User Manual
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this mod i knew what to expect. I’ve already reviewed the aegis, aegis legend, and aegis mini. The Aegis solo is the 4th in this line and is the 2nd smallest and basically a shrunken down aegis which took a single 26650 battery and instead for the solo it takes a single 18650 which has been rare these days on the market. Other then that it’s exactly what you’d expect designwise and feature wise. Really like the looks and size of this mod.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used Sony VTC5A batteries for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .13, .15, .2, and .63 ohms. wattage points were max (100), 80, 60, 40, and 20. At .13 ohms it maxed out at 93 watts and 27 amps. For the rest of the testing it was 8 watts low at 80, but 60 or less only 1-2 watts low. At .15 it maxed out at 101 watts. The rest of the testing here was great, either on point to 3 watts high. For the .2 test it maxed out at 107 watts. For the rest of the tests again really nice but a little on the high side 2-4 watts. For the .63 testing it maxed out at 107 watts and 8.205 volts. For the rest of the testing it was quite a bit high at 60 or more (7-11) but under 60 only 3-6 watts high. The volts shows there is a boost circuit in this mod like all single battery mods should have
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was excellent. It didn’t really struggle at all and mostly on point to a few watts high so i’d recommend starting off a few watts lower than you’d expect. I was able to get 107 watts max, so it is rated well at 100 watts. The 8.205+ volt limit shows there is a boost circuit as there should be. Their manual list a voltage limit of 12V which is overkill but plausible since I was capped off by the watt limit in my testing and their nova mod also did 12V as well, Volts shouldn’t be any issue for anyone here. They don’t list an amp limit and I wish they would list all 3 personally. On this mod and the most amps i got was 27 with a .13 ohm coil which is average for a single 18650 mod (most are 25-30) and could have been capped off by the watts so could be a little higher as well. The watt curve mode also works excellent. Overall a top notch performer.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is excellent. Good rated for watts (107), Yes boost circuit, average amp limit of 27+. Hits a little high at times. Good watt curve mode.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire and SS mode (default non adjustable TCR of 105) and TCR modes, I tested 4 builds. 1 simple round wire single coil build, 1 simple round wire dual coil build, and 2 fancy single coil builds. You get full wattage in TC mode as well. In SS mode i found it worked well but was a bit on the weak side having to bump the temp up to around 500F for a warm vape. I found using TCR mode and a TCR of 110 to be best. At that TCR you get a nice warm vape in the 450F range and you can adjust from there to taste/preference. The output is smooth and consistent, dry hit protection works great, and ramp up is great due to the full wattage being available you can adjust that for your preference as well. All in all easily the best TC i’ve found on a single 18650 mod in a long time.