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Got a mini first impressions review of the SMOK TFV4 for you
Item being reviewed
SMOK TFV4 Cloud Machine
Contents of Box
Also comes with a spare glass
Coils included are the quadcoil 0.15ohm and tri coil 0.2ohm
Mod
Evic VT in power mode, full 60W
Smok TFV4 with quad coil
Juice
Orion Galaxy 80/20 VG/PG
First Impressions
Oh wow look at those clouds!!!
The air flow even on the smallest is quite substantial and on fully open is a lovely wide open effortless draw with fantastic flavour and thick dense clouds. The problem that I had (which I never thought I'd have) was I felt like I needed more power. Purchased the eVic and subox in the past month thinking I am highly unlikely to need more than 50W-60W.
Nonetheless, I thoroughly went through juice testing out the quad as well as tri coil and with chain vaping hit after hit with long draws, I can conclude that both of these coils wick perfectly and there was not even a hint of a muted flavour or dry burning.
Coils
Absolutely massive and work 100% as marketed.
Pic for comparison
Rebuilding
The deck is a nice size which is a big plus for rebuilding. Juice wells are a bit of distance from the coils so going to take me a few tries to get it to wick perfectly.
Initially tried a nickel build to use with TC and was working well but I feel that defeats the purpose of the tank so out came the nickel and in went a 0.7ohm 8 wrap kanthal build. Thirty watts was enough now with decent wicking and great flavour and clouds. I still have not perfected the coiling and wicking on this device and will be eagerly building until I do find the perfect setup.
The Drip Tip
Outer ring approximately 14mm end to end about 7mm inner. Nice that it also has the option to open 4 air holes on the outer ring for more air to cool the vapour. Really makes a difference and depending on my setup, I use both open and closed
Filling
Top fill-hands down the easiest from any device I've ever used. I ha a zephyrus prior to this tank which still required unscrewing. This is simple flick the top cap open and the filler cover is rubber allowing expansion if need be to accommodate any dropper or bottle. It will be interesting to see how the hinge and rubber wear over a prolonged period.
Juice Consumption
lol
Overall
Surpassed my expectations. The office fogged up is now a constant state of affairs.
Best tank I've used. Its 24mm diameter so expected it to look out of place on my mods but actually isn't bad. One needs to bear in mind that your mod needs to be able to fire at low ohms in order to use standard coils. The standard coil resistances are quite low and therefore can't be used on my kbox mini (From subox kit)
Other tanks are going to have a hard time keeping up
Pros
Great flavour
Lovely wide open airflow-its like breathing
Feels like a well built quality item
Looks good
Love the drip tip
Decent tank capacity given the size of the device and those huge coils
Cons
Juice consumption
Replacement coils are expected to be on the pricey side
Dual coil deck isn't available yet
EDIT:
Observations
With chain vaping in quick succession as well as long hits, the tank does get quite hot when using the standard tri or quad coils. Not just slightly warm, definitely on the hot side.
Would I recommend buying it?
Got a mini first impressions review of the SMOK TFV4 for you
Item being reviewed
SMOK TFV4 Cloud Machine
Contents of Box
Also comes with a spare glass
Coils included are the quadcoil 0.15ohm and tri coil 0.2ohm
Mod
Evic VT in power mode, full 60W
Smok TFV4 with quad coil
Juice
Orion Galaxy 80/20 VG/PG
First Impressions
Oh wow look at those clouds!!!
The air flow even on the smallest is quite substantial and on fully open is a lovely wide open effortless draw with fantastic flavour and thick dense clouds. The problem that I had (which I never thought I'd have) was I felt like I needed more power. Purchased the eVic and subox in the past month thinking I am highly unlikely to need more than 50W-60W.
Nonetheless, I thoroughly went through juice testing out the quad as well as tri coil and with chain vaping hit after hit with long draws, I can conclude that both of these coils wick perfectly and there was not even a hint of a muted flavour or dry burning.
Coils
Absolutely massive and work 100% as marketed.
Pic for comparison
Rebuilding
The deck is a nice size which is a big plus for rebuilding. Juice wells are a bit of distance from the coils so going to take me a few tries to get it to wick perfectly.
Initially tried a nickel build to use with TC and was working well but I feel that defeats the purpose of the tank so out came the nickel and in went a 0.7ohm 8 wrap kanthal build. Thirty watts was enough now with decent wicking and great flavour and clouds. I still have not perfected the coiling and wicking on this device and will be eagerly building until I do find the perfect setup.
The Drip Tip
Outer ring approximately 14mm end to end about 7mm inner. Nice that it also has the option to open 4 air holes on the outer ring for more air to cool the vapour. Really makes a difference and depending on my setup, I use both open and closed
Filling
Top fill-hands down the easiest from any device I've ever used. I ha a zephyrus prior to this tank which still required unscrewing. This is simple flick the top cap open and the filler cover is rubber allowing expansion if need be to accommodate any dropper or bottle. It will be interesting to see how the hinge and rubber wear over a prolonged period.
Juice Consumption
lol
Overall
Surpassed my expectations. The office fogged up is now a constant state of affairs.
Best tank I've used. Its 24mm diameter so expected it to look out of place on my mods but actually isn't bad. One needs to bear in mind that your mod needs to be able to fire at low ohms in order to use standard coils. The standard coil resistances are quite low and therefore can't be used on my kbox mini (From subox kit)
Other tanks are going to have a hard time keeping up
Pros
Great flavour
Lovely wide open airflow-its like breathing
Feels like a well built quality item
Looks good
Love the drip tip
Decent tank capacity given the size of the device and those huge coils
Cons
Juice consumption
Replacement coils are expected to be on the pricey side
Dual coil deck isn't available yet
EDIT:
Observations
With chain vaping in quick succession as well as long hits, the tank does get quite hot when using the standard tri or quad coils. Not just slightly warm, definitely on the hot side.
Would I recommend buying it?
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