A huge thanks to
@Heaven Gifts !!!! I got my UD Balrog Kit yesterday afternoon, very impressed with their service and how quickly I received it. I want to share a few pics and early impressions. I will write up a follow-up review in the appropriate forum in a few days, once I've had a little more time with the kit.
First off, Heaven Gifts did a fantastic job in packing the kit for shipping, very well protected. I could have thrown the package against the wall and no harm would have been done to the package. UD did a nice presentation of the kit, a very attractive and high quality box.
The kit is a very high quality made product, the fit and finish are excellent. The mod is powder coated, it is very nice looking and very comfortable in the hand. All the tolerances are very tight, very little gapping, no button rattle and the battery door has absolutely no play or wobble. The battery door fits nice and snug, doesn't wiggle even a little bit, but still pulls off with ease. The battery fits nice and snug inside, but there is a con as it does not have a battery pull tab in the compartment. A pull tab would have been nice, since the battery is very snug inside and over time I can see where it may be easy to tear a battery wrap while trying to grasp and pull it out. The mod does have a USB charger if you prefer not to use an external charger. The included USB charging cord is very short and of excellent quality, much better than cords included with other mods I have used. I like that the ends of the USB are slightly magnetized, the ends will stick together when not in use and get tangled up.
The mod is very compact and comfortable and would make an excellent choice for those that prefer smaller mods. The buttons are nice and clicky with no play or wobble, very responsive. The perlicue fire button is easy to finger or thumb fire, especially thumb fire thanks to the contour of the device. The fire button extends across the front and is easy to use. I would recommend to turn off the mod if putting in a pocket or purse since the button can be fired from an angle. The lanyard and pin are high quality and threading are smooth. I really like that the lanyard has a quick-release clip so you easily remove the mod from the strap without having to remove the lanyard pin.
The tank is very well machined with no rough edges or threads. It breaks down very easily for cleaning. The tank is very compact and goes well with the mod. The airflow is decent, but this tank is not for lung hits, it is made for MTL vapers. The drip tip is insulated and short, but also comes with a heat sink that helps keep your lips from the top of the tank. I tried several of my DT's and all fit snugly, that's good for those that like to use their own DT's.
The kit includes 3 coils 1.8 kanthal, 0.5 kanthal and a 0.15 NI200. I tried using the 0.5 kanthal, but had issues with it wicking. I primed the coil, filled the tank and let it sit and soak for about 20-30 minutes before trying it. I tried drawing on it without firing to ensure the coil was saturated and then started in a low wattage. I still couldn't get it to wick properly, kept getting dry hits and could tell I was just going to singe the cotton if I kept trying. I switched to the NI200 coil and primed it the same way and let it sit to saturate. The NI200 coil was worked just fine, think I got a defective 0.5 coil.
The TC worked great, I tried a couple other of my tanks with a NI200 build as well and the mod performed flawlessly. The screen is small but bright and easy to read, the functions are very intuitive, except that I do need to learn the use of the temperature sensitivity function. I would have like to see a "lock" icon when the resistance is locked and the ohms are rounded. It displays as 0.2, but it sets the resistance at 0.15 as it should. The flavor on the NI200 coil seemed muted at first, but the flavor has improved on the second and third tanks. It doesn't produce big clouds, but this made to be a mouth to lung tank. I will try the 1.8 coil later and see how that produces. So far, I really am enjoying the mod. It's easy, fun and very comfortable to use.
And some size comparisons
Very similar in size and functions to the iPV D2, but lighter, less expensive and nicer build quality.
Thanks
@Heaven Gifts !!!