Hi Vaping Underground members, In this review i take a look at the XLUM 200W TC Kit from Kangertech. The Kangertech XLUM 200W TC Kit was supplied for the purpose of this review by Cortana from the Healthcabin.
https://www.healthcabin.net/kangertech-x...18418.html
Introduction and Background
The XLUM was released early summer 2018 with mixed reviews which although as a rule i don't watch Youtube reviews of products i believe i might get myself to review i have watched as i really didn't think i would be reviewing the XLUM. One review said it had a full second delay while none of the others mentioned a delay, one said it came with the menu system set to Chinese so until you worked out in the settings (not that easy when it's in Chinese) the option to change it to English he really didn't know what was going on and in 2 reviews (but not mentioned by the others) you needed several attempts to enter the menu system as more often than not it just bought up firmware and hardware information instead. One thing that was agreed on (apart from one) was how incredibly loud the XLUM Tank was which ruined it somewhat as both coils gave very good flavour and ridiculous cloud production. By the way in one review non of the above was mentioned and it was a cracking kit as he was singing the praises of the tank while i could clearly hear multiple decibels as he took a vape. The reason i didn't think i would get to review it is because i was going to be sent the XLUM kit with the second batch of samples but as the early reviews rolled in Kangertech decided to hold fire and delayed it's release while they looked into the reported problems. Here i have at last the retail version that's been out a while so let's find out if any of the mentioned is still the case or is the XLUM the real deal!
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In The Box
Contents:
1 x XLUM Mod
1 x XLUM Tank (4.5mL)
1 x Replaceable Bulb Glass (4.5mL)
1 x NR Mesh Coil 0.18Ohm Coil
1 x NR8-OCC NiCr 0.2Ohm Coil
1 x Set of Sealing Rings
1 x Micro USB Cable
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Aesthetics and Ergonomics
The XLUM comes really well presented, when taking the cardboard lid off the box it reveals a further flap lid with Kangertech logo shaped viewing window. I received the Blue version which comes with Blue XLUM Tank, it's also available in Red, Space Grey, Rainbow and Silver Black, the Red XLUM Tank that comes with the Red device is not actually Red but a Gunmetal, so they have fitted a tinted Red glass and Red drip tip and called it a Red tank lol. The device is all metal (i believe aluminium) but the entire chassis has a Black rubber like textured finish. Front and back are metal in the colour of choice and the Blue version i received has a very metallic sheen. Both front and back have a raised "X" which gives it a look of it's own and it uses the shape of the "X" on the front to give it some aesthetic personality. On the front where the lines of the "X" meet in the middle we have a large Black round navigational rocker, between the top raised area of the"X" we have it filled in by a very nice shaped screen and triangular light display panel between the raised areas of the "X" at the bottom. The back of the device has "XLUM" printed towards the top then the bottom section has printed safety stamps and branding, we also have generous venting. On one side of the device we have a Black rectangular fire button that sits flush with the chassis, then up top we have a central 510 plate with Gold plated, spring loaded 510. Ergonomically it's fine and it looks to be built very well.
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XLUM Tank Specs and Features:
Size: 28mm(D) x 39mm
Capacity: 4.5ml
Coil: NR Mesh Coil 0.18ohm Coil, NR8-OCC NiCr 0.2ohm Coil
Easy to disassemble for clean and maintenance
Compatible with R2-OCC/R8-OCC
Push-to-open top filling design
Thread: 510
Colour: Blue, Red, Rainbow, Silver Black
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XLUM Tank Overview
The XLUM Tank is a wide but short 28mm in diameter tank with bubble glass taking it's girth to 30mm. It looks quite nice from any sort of distance but on closer inspection looks a bit cheap. Looking at Kangertech's website the XLUM Tank is a sophisticated great performing tank but i disagree strongly. It comprises of a very cheap looking drip-tip, top section with slide open top-fill, base section and glass. The coil gets screwed into the base and the top of the coil screws onto the air pipe which is what holds the tank together. The top-fill at first glance looks alright, just the central section pushes back on rails revealing a nice sized fill slot but this central section when slid open feels very flimsy and rattles like crazy, i also don't have much confidence in how it secures back into place. The XLUM Tank comes with 2 coils the NR Kanthal Mesh 0.18 coil which is rated between 20-80w and the NR8 - OCC Nichrome 0.2 coil which is rated between 50-90w. We tend to get really good tanks included with kits these days but in my opinion before even using the XLUM Tank it's back to a kit tank and not a very good one, it's capacity is 4.5ml.
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XLUM Specs and Features:
Size: 86 x 48 x 30mm
Power Wattage: 10W - 200W
Output Voltage: 0.0V - 8.0V
Battery: Dual 18650 Batteries(Not included)
Display: TFT Display
Thread: 510 Thread
Coil Resistance: 0.05ohm - 3.0ohm
Output Modes: Power Mode/TC- Ni / TC-Ti / TC-SS
Temperature Control Range: 100℃ - 315℃ / 200ºF - 600ºF
Charging: Micro-USB, DC 5V/2A(Max)
Powerful TC MOD with bouncing colourful lights
200W Max output by Dual 18650 cells
High performance TC/VW modes with advanced chip
Full-information OLED dashboard
Easy side fire button & magnetic battery cover
Colours: Red, Space Grey, Rainbow, Silver Black, Blue
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Issues Addressed Or Not?
I will leave the tank until the performance section but lets have a look at the issues Kangertech said they would fix before release. First the delay, i don't know if it was a dodgy device, made up or a genuine issue as i only saw one review where an issue was made about the delay and a full second delay was claimed. I mainly have been using the XLUM with the Zeus X RTA with a dual build and although i don't have access to data their is no noticeable delay whatsoever so either a dodgy device or Kangertech have fixed this issue. The other main issue was the hardware and software information screen coming up often when trying to access the menu and this has definitely been fixed as i haven't even seen that screen. So at least that's the device sorted, wait can you believe it? Before going into the device i first popped the XLUM tank on top to give it a go to see if it was worth persisting with and assume it was asking me if it was a new or old coil and only because that is the norm not because i am fluent in Chinese, yep the whole device was set to Chinese. So it took me ten minutes going through the Chinese menu system until eventually i was able to set the language to English. In some ways it's very minor and has nothing to do with the device's performance but unless a product is for a different language market only it should be set to English, not because i'm English but sorry if i upsets some people English is recognised as the International language.
What The!
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Fitting The Batteries
The Xlum (getting fed up of hitting the caps key) accommodates dual 18650 batteries and is accessed by removing the back panel. The battery compartment is very neat and has the same rubber type finish has the chassis of the device. As usual orientation is Black on Black so not easily visible but i do like how the panel fits in place. At the base of the compartment there is a little slot and a raised tab, you need to place the panel in place bottom first interlocking into place before allowing the top of the panel to snap shut where it is secured with a strong magnet. This panel is going nowhere, no movement whatsoever, great job!
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Review Continued Below:
https://www.healthcabin.net/kangertech-x...18418.html
Introduction and Background
The XLUM was released early summer 2018 with mixed reviews which although as a rule i don't watch Youtube reviews of products i believe i might get myself to review i have watched as i really didn't think i would be reviewing the XLUM. One review said it had a full second delay while none of the others mentioned a delay, one said it came with the menu system set to Chinese so until you worked out in the settings (not that easy when it's in Chinese) the option to change it to English he really didn't know what was going on and in 2 reviews (but not mentioned by the others) you needed several attempts to enter the menu system as more often than not it just bought up firmware and hardware information instead. One thing that was agreed on (apart from one) was how incredibly loud the XLUM Tank was which ruined it somewhat as both coils gave very good flavour and ridiculous cloud production. By the way in one review non of the above was mentioned and it was a cracking kit as he was singing the praises of the tank while i could clearly hear multiple decibels as he took a vape. The reason i didn't think i would get to review it is because i was going to be sent the XLUM kit with the second batch of samples but as the early reviews rolled in Kangertech decided to hold fire and delayed it's release while they looked into the reported problems. Here i have at last the retail version that's been out a while so let's find out if any of the mentioned is still the case or is the XLUM the real deal!
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In The Box
Contents:
1 x XLUM Mod
1 x XLUM Tank (4.5mL)
1 x Replaceable Bulb Glass (4.5mL)
1 x NR Mesh Coil 0.18Ohm Coil
1 x NR8-OCC NiCr 0.2Ohm Coil
1 x Set of Sealing Rings
1 x Micro USB Cable
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Aesthetics and Ergonomics
The XLUM comes really well presented, when taking the cardboard lid off the box it reveals a further flap lid with Kangertech logo shaped viewing window. I received the Blue version which comes with Blue XLUM Tank, it's also available in Red, Space Grey, Rainbow and Silver Black, the Red XLUM Tank that comes with the Red device is not actually Red but a Gunmetal, so they have fitted a tinted Red glass and Red drip tip and called it a Red tank lol. The device is all metal (i believe aluminium) but the entire chassis has a Black rubber like textured finish. Front and back are metal in the colour of choice and the Blue version i received has a very metallic sheen. Both front and back have a raised "X" which gives it a look of it's own and it uses the shape of the "X" on the front to give it some aesthetic personality. On the front where the lines of the "X" meet in the middle we have a large Black round navigational rocker, between the top raised area of the"X" we have it filled in by a very nice shaped screen and triangular light display panel between the raised areas of the "X" at the bottom. The back of the device has "XLUM" printed towards the top then the bottom section has printed safety stamps and branding, we also have generous venting. On one side of the device we have a Black rectangular fire button that sits flush with the chassis, then up top we have a central 510 plate with Gold plated, spring loaded 510. Ergonomically it's fine and it looks to be built very well.
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XLUM Tank Specs and Features:
Size: 28mm(D) x 39mm
Capacity: 4.5ml
Coil: NR Mesh Coil 0.18ohm Coil, NR8-OCC NiCr 0.2ohm Coil
Easy to disassemble for clean and maintenance
Compatible with R2-OCC/R8-OCC
Push-to-open top filling design
Thread: 510
Colour: Blue, Red, Rainbow, Silver Black
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XLUM Tank Overview
The XLUM Tank is a wide but short 28mm in diameter tank with bubble glass taking it's girth to 30mm. It looks quite nice from any sort of distance but on closer inspection looks a bit cheap. Looking at Kangertech's website the XLUM Tank is a sophisticated great performing tank but i disagree strongly. It comprises of a very cheap looking drip-tip, top section with slide open top-fill, base section and glass. The coil gets screwed into the base and the top of the coil screws onto the air pipe which is what holds the tank together. The top-fill at first glance looks alright, just the central section pushes back on rails revealing a nice sized fill slot but this central section when slid open feels very flimsy and rattles like crazy, i also don't have much confidence in how it secures back into place. The XLUM Tank comes with 2 coils the NR Kanthal Mesh 0.18 coil which is rated between 20-80w and the NR8 - OCC Nichrome 0.2 coil which is rated between 50-90w. We tend to get really good tanks included with kits these days but in my opinion before even using the XLUM Tank it's back to a kit tank and not a very good one, it's capacity is 4.5ml.
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XLUM Specs and Features:
Size: 86 x 48 x 30mm
Power Wattage: 10W - 200W
Output Voltage: 0.0V - 8.0V
Battery: Dual 18650 Batteries(Not included)
Display: TFT Display
Thread: 510 Thread
Coil Resistance: 0.05ohm - 3.0ohm
Output Modes: Power Mode/TC- Ni / TC-Ti / TC-SS
Temperature Control Range: 100℃ - 315℃ / 200ºF - 600ºF
Charging: Micro-USB, DC 5V/2A(Max)
Powerful TC MOD with bouncing colourful lights
200W Max output by Dual 18650 cells
High performance TC/VW modes with advanced chip
Full-information OLED dashboard
Easy side fire button & magnetic battery cover
Colours: Red, Space Grey, Rainbow, Silver Black, Blue
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Issues Addressed Or Not?
I will leave the tank until the performance section but lets have a look at the issues Kangertech said they would fix before release. First the delay, i don't know if it was a dodgy device, made up or a genuine issue as i only saw one review where an issue was made about the delay and a full second delay was claimed. I mainly have been using the XLUM with the Zeus X RTA with a dual build and although i don't have access to data their is no noticeable delay whatsoever so either a dodgy device or Kangertech have fixed this issue. The other main issue was the hardware and software information screen coming up often when trying to access the menu and this has definitely been fixed as i haven't even seen that screen. So at least that's the device sorted, wait can you believe it? Before going into the device i first popped the XLUM tank on top to give it a go to see if it was worth persisting with and assume it was asking me if it was a new or old coil and only because that is the norm not because i am fluent in Chinese, yep the whole device was set to Chinese. So it took me ten minutes going through the Chinese menu system until eventually i was able to set the language to English. In some ways it's very minor and has nothing to do with the device's performance but unless a product is for a different language market only it should be set to English, not because i'm English but sorry if i upsets some people English is recognised as the International language.
What The!
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Fitting The Batteries
The Xlum (getting fed up of hitting the caps key) accommodates dual 18650 batteries and is accessed by removing the back panel. The battery compartment is very neat and has the same rubber type finish has the chassis of the device. As usual orientation is Black on Black so not easily visible but i do like how the panel fits in place. At the base of the compartment there is a little slot and a raised tab, you need to place the panel in place bottom first interlocking into place before allowing the top of the panel to snap shut where it is secured with a strong magnet. This panel is going nowhere, no movement whatsoever, great job!
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Review Continued Below:
