INTRODUCTION
Hello everyone and welcome to another review. This is Pizza Dave and today I will be going over the Ladon Kit by Smoant. FInally, I am back to reviewing a full kit from a company! It feels like forever, but here we are. The Ladon is a dual 18650, 225w device with a compact form factor, interesting styling and the kit comes with the Ladon sub-ohm tank. I will go over all of the ins and outs as usual and toss my final thoughts down at the bottom. Let’s get right to it eh?
DISCLAIMER: This device was sent to me Sourcemore for review.
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WHAT YOU GET
Available in silver, black, red/black, and rainbow
STOCK SHOT
PACKAGING
UNBOXED
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Measurements: 91.5mm x 46.9mm x 29.5mm
Battery: Dual 18650
Power Range: 1-225w. scrolls in .1-watt increments
Other features: TC, wattage, and all of the normal protections. Fits a 25mm atomizer with the little bump out they have on top
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Rainbow…. yeah… SO I got a rainbow kit to review. Sure looks pretty, but not my jam. Also a major fingerprint magnet. However, I really like what I see on the face of this one. For styling, they have this mesh looking plate on the front that breaks up the solid color and lets the body style shine through. Pretty neat how it was done and looks sharp and adds grip. Around the back, my model is covered in what feels like skateboard grip tape. Looks good and is functional. Never seen it before, but the added grip on a polished device like this is appreciated. It is smooth enough to slide in and out of a pocket too. One of the last features that jumps out at me is the USB-C port at the bottom of the face. While I don’t condone charging in a mod, it is a nice touch and if firmware revisions are rolled out, it is a solid connection that will last longer than micro-USB. I spoke too soon as there is one more feature that jumps out, it’s small. The body on this one reminds me of something like the Innokin Proton or Vaporesso Revenger. Super compact, but still able to house dual 18650s. It makes it very pocketable and easy to grab on the go.Also, like the revenger, the back has a removable panel for battery insertion which is held on magnetically. It reveals enough of the battery to simply snag them right out of there. Battery orientation is marked in white for easy viewing.
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OPERATION
Digging deeper into how to run this one and I found it to be pretty bare bones. No big menus, nothing too fancy. It has a single color display, which is clear and shows all of the information required. It kind of reminds me of the OBS Bat mod which I reviewed a while back. With everything clearly pointed out, operation is easy to figure out by just playing around, but if you do get stuck, Smoant includes a book that is well laid out and easy to follow.
That’s about all you need to know. It doesn’t have crazy menu systems or hidden menus. It is very easy for anyone to play around with and like I said…. the book is well written if you do need to get an assist.
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USEAGE
Alright, so we know how to use it, let’s vape it. FIrst off, all of my testing was completed in wattage mode. I don’t vape in TC, and ran out of my usual 24awg stainless round wire that I always test with. I know that Smoant in the past has offered up solid TC, so I have no doubts that this would do well also. Besides that, with TCR, one could MORE THAN LIKELY adjust this on their own and get it nailed. Now onto the vaping…. It does exactly what it is supposed to do. It puts out solid power every time, and I never had issues with operation. It even appears to be real efficient, as I felt batteries just kept chugging along while still offering a solid output.
Along with the kit comes a Ladon sub-ohm tank. It comes with single and dual mesh coils. As expected, the single mesh has a more open draw while the dual mesh is a bit more restricted. In terms of flavor and vapor production, these are very close, but I preferred the dual coil over the single for smoothness and feel of the draw. I also experienced some BAD leaking with the single coil just one day into use. The dual coil never leaked a drop all the way until the end, where it burned up after 70mls of cloud nerds liquid. The tank itself works as good as any other sub-ohm tank on the market offering good flavor, 6ml of capacity, and a slick refill system with a spring loaded pivoting top. It literally flies open and has a large hole for refills. Only gripe with the tank is that the bubble glass was essentially fused to the top o-ring so I couldn’t change it out of fear that it would crack. That, combined with the single coil leaking kind of stinks, but at least the tank performs decently.
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PHOTO GALLERY
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Hello everyone and welcome to another review. This is Pizza Dave and today I will be going over the Ladon Kit by Smoant. FInally, I am back to reviewing a full kit from a company! It feels like forever, but here we are. The Ladon is a dual 18650, 225w device with a compact form factor, interesting styling and the kit comes with the Ladon sub-ohm tank. I will go over all of the ins and outs as usual and toss my final thoughts down at the bottom. Let’s get right to it eh?
DISCLAIMER: This device was sent to me Sourcemore for review.
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WHAT YOU GET
- Ladon 225w Mod
- Ladon Sub-ohm tank
- 1 .16-ohm mesh coil
- 1 .15-ohm dual mesh coil
- 6mL bubble glass
- 4mL straight glass
- Spare parts bag
- Paperwork
Available in silver, black, red/black, and rainbow
STOCK SHOT
PACKAGING
UNBOXED
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Measurements: 91.5mm x 46.9mm x 29.5mm
Battery: Dual 18650
Power Range: 1-225w. scrolls in .1-watt increments
Other features: TC, wattage, and all of the normal protections. Fits a 25mm atomizer with the little bump out they have on top
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Rainbow…. yeah… SO I got a rainbow kit to review. Sure looks pretty, but not my jam. Also a major fingerprint magnet. However, I really like what I see on the face of this one. For styling, they have this mesh looking plate on the front that breaks up the solid color and lets the body style shine through. Pretty neat how it was done and looks sharp and adds grip. Around the back, my model is covered in what feels like skateboard grip tape. Looks good and is functional. Never seen it before, but the added grip on a polished device like this is appreciated. It is smooth enough to slide in and out of a pocket too. One of the last features that jumps out at me is the USB-C port at the bottom of the face. While I don’t condone charging in a mod, it is a nice touch and if firmware revisions are rolled out, it is a solid connection that will last longer than micro-USB. I spoke too soon as there is one more feature that jumps out, it’s small. The body on this one reminds me of something like the Innokin Proton or Vaporesso Revenger. Super compact, but still able to house dual 18650s. It makes it very pocketable and easy to grab on the go.Also, like the revenger, the back has a removable panel for battery insertion which is held on magnetically. It reveals enough of the battery to simply snag them right out of there. Battery orientation is marked in white for easy viewing.
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OPERATION
Digging deeper into how to run this one and I found it to be pretty bare bones. No big menus, nothing too fancy. It has a single color display, which is clear and shows all of the information required. It kind of reminds me of the OBS Bat mod which I reviewed a while back. With everything clearly pointed out, operation is easy to figure out by just playing around, but if you do get stuck, Smoant includes a book that is well laid out and easy to follow.
- 5 clicks of the fire button turns the device on and off
- Pressing up and down together locks out the device. It won’t fire in lock mode
- Press the fire button 3 times will highlight the mode in the top left corner
- VW - Variable Wattage
- DVW Mode - curve mode basically, but kind of funky to navigate
- Ni - TC for Nickel
- Ti - TC for Titanium
- SS - TC for Stainless Steel
- TCR - TC with manual coefficient setup
- The book even offers starting points for various TCR coefficients to start out at which is really cool
- The book even offers starting points for various TCR coefficients to start out at which is really cool
- VW - Variable Wattage
That’s about all you need to know. It doesn’t have crazy menu systems or hidden menus. It is very easy for anyone to play around with and like I said…. the book is well written if you do need to get an assist.
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USEAGE
Alright, so we know how to use it, let’s vape it. FIrst off, all of my testing was completed in wattage mode. I don’t vape in TC, and ran out of my usual 24awg stainless round wire that I always test with. I know that Smoant in the past has offered up solid TC, so I have no doubts that this would do well also. Besides that, with TCR, one could MORE THAN LIKELY adjust this on their own and get it nailed. Now onto the vaping…. It does exactly what it is supposed to do. It puts out solid power every time, and I never had issues with operation. It even appears to be real efficient, as I felt batteries just kept chugging along while still offering a solid output.
Along with the kit comes a Ladon sub-ohm tank. It comes with single and dual mesh coils. As expected, the single mesh has a more open draw while the dual mesh is a bit more restricted. In terms of flavor and vapor production, these are very close, but I preferred the dual coil over the single for smoothness and feel of the draw. I also experienced some BAD leaking with the single coil just one day into use. The dual coil never leaked a drop all the way until the end, where it burned up after 70mls of cloud nerds liquid. The tank itself works as good as any other sub-ohm tank on the market offering good flavor, 6ml of capacity, and a slick refill system with a spring loaded pivoting top. It literally flies open and has a large hole for refills. Only gripe with the tank is that the bubble glass was essentially fused to the top o-ring so I couldn’t change it out of fear that it would crack. That, combined with the single coil leaking kind of stinks, but at least the tank performs decently.
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PHOTO GALLERY
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