Thank you for checking out my review of the Augvape V200 Mod and Templar RDA which were sent to me by Augvape directly.
I always take more pics than I can use in a review, if you would like to see the rest I have made an album here: https://imgur.com/a/4swnPsB
3 Colors available
Black and Stainless Steel and both come with an extra frosted Bullet Cap
Specs:
V200 Mod
TEMPLAR RDA
What comes in the box
V200: Owner manual, cool red braided USB cable. Templar RDA: 2 top caps, spare o'rings, squonk pin and 510 adapter
Now I am fully aware I am late to the show on these products, just got them about a month ago. I never read or view youtube reviews of products I am working on but have to admit that I read Anthony Vapes review of the Squid Double Barrel where he did a comparison to the V200, this was before I knew I would receive these products. I always catch his reviews after I finish mine for mods to see the numbers and well there entertaining and informative to boot. I just wanted to be transparent and honest.
Getting to know the Augvape V200
I will freely admit that I had no interest in the V200, I do still buy vape stuff even though I receive a lot for free for review but it wasn't on my wish list. Mostly my reason for not wanting a V200 is I am a TC guy and this is just a power mod with 3 different modes, Auto, Bypass and V mode, the last being a boost mode for faster ramp up.
When I opened up the package well hello, the red just pops on the V200, looks better in person than the pics I had seen. Feels solid as well and while not the most comfortable in the hand it wasn't bad. Loved the look of the 510 plate but that is when I noticed it was raised over the body, that means for tanks bigger than 25mm they will have a gap.
Now I did mention I had read Anthony's review of the Squid Double Barrel which was compared to the V200 but I did not read much on the mod itself. When I loaded up the V200 with a fresh set of batteries I was thinking hmmm, they must have copied the Double Barrel and the fire button is mixed in with the rotary dial. I pushed it but nothing happened, then I clicked the dial up, down 5 times.....whatever I could think of but nothing. Determined not to look at the owner's manual I tried looking around the mod if I could figure out where the fire button is. I kept on seeing a green LED light up on the screen but that's the screen. I had to break down in defeat and look at the owner's manual....ohhhh, the green LED that was flashing is also the power button....duh, I felt dumb but whatevs.
Looks good with a lot of tanks and love the nice and bright display
The battery door is solid when loaded up with batteries but it doesn't take much to open it up. I never once had it open on it's own but if I have it on something like my mouse pad and slide it with downward pressure it will open up. Not the most secure but it hasn't been a problem for me even when carrying it in my pocket but it should be mentioned.
Size wise the V200 is about middle of the road for a dual 18650, I have larger and smaller. Here is a pic to compare.
From left to right: Voopoo Drag, Smoant Charon Mini, Augvape V200, Joyetech Espion, Smoant Cylon
Popping on a tank and having the V200 in Auto mode it did a decent job of dialing in a good wattage for the tank I was about to use. It asks if it is a new tank, you select either yes by pushing the dial up or no by pushing it down. There is a flaw though, best to do it when the screen is on, if it goes into standby and you swap tanks it will sometimes fire at the same wattage wattage and not ask if it is a new tank. Happened to me when I swapped out a high wattage tank I was running at 125 watts. Put on a sub ohm tank with a 0.40ohm coil and took a hit......FIRE!!!! That shit was hot and I nearly coughed up internal organs. Took the tank off while the screen was still on, screwed it back down and then was asked if it was a new coil. I clicked up for yes and the Auto set the wattage to 50 watts for the 0.40 ohm coil which is a little higher than I would like but not bad, at least it got into the ballpark.
V mode is said to reduce ramp up time and for the most part it works. It does something annoying though, when you change tanks it asks if it is a new coil, answer yes and the wattage is then set to 10 watts each and every time....grrrrr. I liked V mode but if I know I will be changing tanks a lot I just keep it in Auto, still fires good but you won't be stuck adjusting your wattage so much.
Bypass is you mech like experience but with protection. I tried it with some of my high power tanks and it works but Auto or V mode is good enough for me, at least you have the option though and options are nice.
I did happen to read the power #'s the resident guru Anthony Vapes came up with. I will just say that I can confirm from 150 watts on up is lacking, better in V mode than auto but compared to my Sxmini G class it falters at 200 watts. In Auto mode 150 watts feel the same as 175 and 200, in V mode 175 watts does hit harder than Auto but the same at 200.
Not sure why you would want to buy a dual 18650 to vape over 150 watts constantly anyway, there are much better options, you would be best served with a 3 battery mod.
1.2A Passthrough charging, would have liked 2A but it does have a cool feature, when you plug it in it tells you how long until the batteries are fully charged. I measured 3.22V on both batteries when I got the weak battery alert while vaping at 60 watts.
My batteries were at 15% when I plugged it in
All in the V200 is not a world beater but it looks cool, has a durable finish and is easy to carry around. Sure I missed having TC but I am also aware that the majority of vapers could care less about TC. The V200 looks a lot better in person and I like the hidden fire button, easier to work with your thumb than index finger. If the style suits you and you vape under 150 watts I doubt you would be disappointed.
I always take more pics than I can use in a review, if you would like to see the rest I have made an album here: https://imgur.com/a/4swnPsB
3 Colors available
Black and Stainless Steel and both come with an extra frosted Bullet Cap
Specs:
V200 Mod
- Material: Zinc Alloy
- Weight: 165g
- Size: 87.5*45*29.2mm
- Standby current: < 500 μA
- Input voltage: 0-8.4V
- Power Range: 5-200 W
- Resistance Range: 0.05-3.0 ohms
- Charging current: 1.2A
- Three Setting Output Mode:Normal,Bypass,V Mode
TEMPLAR RDA
- Aluminum Anodized Black
- 24 mm Diameter
- 810 Drip tip
- 510 Adapter
- 24K Gold Plated Deck
- Clamp Snag System
- Short Ultem Drip Tip And Long Derlin Drip Tip
- Come With Gold Plated Brass Pin And Gold
- Plated SS Squonk Pin
What comes in the box
V200: Owner manual, cool red braided USB cable. Templar RDA: 2 top caps, spare o'rings, squonk pin and 510 adapter
Now I am fully aware I am late to the show on these products, just got them about a month ago. I never read or view youtube reviews of products I am working on but have to admit that I read Anthony Vapes review of the Squid Double Barrel where he did a comparison to the V200, this was before I knew I would receive these products. I always catch his reviews after I finish mine for mods to see the numbers and well there entertaining and informative to boot. I just wanted to be transparent and honest.
Getting to know the Augvape V200
I will freely admit that I had no interest in the V200, I do still buy vape stuff even though I receive a lot for free for review but it wasn't on my wish list. Mostly my reason for not wanting a V200 is I am a TC guy and this is just a power mod with 3 different modes, Auto, Bypass and V mode, the last being a boost mode for faster ramp up.
When I opened up the package well hello, the red just pops on the V200, looks better in person than the pics I had seen. Feels solid as well and while not the most comfortable in the hand it wasn't bad. Loved the look of the 510 plate but that is when I noticed it was raised over the body, that means for tanks bigger than 25mm they will have a gap.
Now I did mention I had read Anthony's review of the Squid Double Barrel which was compared to the V200 but I did not read much on the mod itself. When I loaded up the V200 with a fresh set of batteries I was thinking hmmm, they must have copied the Double Barrel and the fire button is mixed in with the rotary dial. I pushed it but nothing happened, then I clicked the dial up, down 5 times.....whatever I could think of but nothing. Determined not to look at the owner's manual I tried looking around the mod if I could figure out where the fire button is. I kept on seeing a green LED light up on the screen but that's the screen. I had to break down in defeat and look at the owner's manual....ohhhh, the green LED that was flashing is also the power button....duh, I felt dumb but whatevs.
Looks good with a lot of tanks and love the nice and bright display
The battery door is solid when loaded up with batteries but it doesn't take much to open it up. I never once had it open on it's own but if I have it on something like my mouse pad and slide it with downward pressure it will open up. Not the most secure but it hasn't been a problem for me even when carrying it in my pocket but it should be mentioned.
Size wise the V200 is about middle of the road for a dual 18650, I have larger and smaller. Here is a pic to compare.
From left to right: Voopoo Drag, Smoant Charon Mini, Augvape V200, Joyetech Espion, Smoant Cylon
Popping on a tank and having the V200 in Auto mode it did a decent job of dialing in a good wattage for the tank I was about to use. It asks if it is a new tank, you select either yes by pushing the dial up or no by pushing it down. There is a flaw though, best to do it when the screen is on, if it goes into standby and you swap tanks it will sometimes fire at the same wattage wattage and not ask if it is a new tank. Happened to me when I swapped out a high wattage tank I was running at 125 watts. Put on a sub ohm tank with a 0.40ohm coil and took a hit......FIRE!!!! That shit was hot and I nearly coughed up internal organs. Took the tank off while the screen was still on, screwed it back down and then was asked if it was a new coil. I clicked up for yes and the Auto set the wattage to 50 watts for the 0.40 ohm coil which is a little higher than I would like but not bad, at least it got into the ballpark.
V mode is said to reduce ramp up time and for the most part it works. It does something annoying though, when you change tanks it asks if it is a new coil, answer yes and the wattage is then set to 10 watts each and every time....grrrrr. I liked V mode but if I know I will be changing tanks a lot I just keep it in Auto, still fires good but you won't be stuck adjusting your wattage so much.
Bypass is you mech like experience but with protection. I tried it with some of my high power tanks and it works but Auto or V mode is good enough for me, at least you have the option though and options are nice.
I did happen to read the power #'s the resident guru Anthony Vapes came up with. I will just say that I can confirm from 150 watts on up is lacking, better in V mode than auto but compared to my Sxmini G class it falters at 200 watts. In Auto mode 150 watts feel the same as 175 and 200, in V mode 175 watts does hit harder than Auto but the same at 200.
Not sure why you would want to buy a dual 18650 to vape over 150 watts constantly anyway, there are much better options, you would be best served with a 3 battery mod.
1.2A Passthrough charging, would have liked 2A but it does have a cool feature, when you plug it in it tells you how long until the batteries are fully charged. I measured 3.22V on both batteries when I got the weak battery alert while vaping at 60 watts.
My batteries were at 15% when I plugged it in
All in the V200 is not a world beater but it looks cool, has a durable finish and is easy to carry around. Sure I missed having TC but I am also aware that the majority of vapers could care less about TC. The V200 looks a lot better in person and I like the hidden fire button, easier to work with your thumb than index finger. If the style suits you and you vape under 150 watts I doubt you would be disappointed.