quest4vape Blog: November 2015

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

For a look at all the DNA200 mods available on the market currently, a good link is: http://vaping360.com/dna-200-box-mods/

As far as mods go, this one is a complex puzzle, but one worth mastering. As you can see here I am uneducated in the software, and even the way to vape most effectively with this device. I would call it a REAL challenge. It has been a long time since I had something in vaping really call me out to learn more. But to appreciate this device (or any DNA200 chip device) is to develop an appetite for it. This is a fine wine, to be sipped and to be appreciated!

What begins as just a crude beast of a regulated mod with a fat battery and large mAh (3xcells each with 1500 mAh and rated for 35C...[whatever that means] It represents to date, the most power storage for any DNA200 device. I'm sure that throne will be claimed soon, but at this moment in time this mod has more battery life than the Vaporshark and other fellows in class.

I first enjoyed cranking a Kanthal build RDA at 100 watts for some massive raw power. Next I tried tanks with my usual suspects: Crown, TFV4, some smaller RTA's like Billow2 nano. I was underwhelmed at the performance with these tanks, with the SMOK TFV4 mini performing best, most consistantly, at 70 watts. The Crown tank would vape well and then randomly decide to hit at ghastly power. I mean I hit this thing just fine for 10 minutes and then in an instant I was vaping at what must have been max power.

So I figured that it was getting confused by the SS coils, slipping into a power profile I had not set. Ok time to get fancy. I busted out an old Windows laptop I haven't used in quite a while, since I use mac, and the Escribe software won't work with Mac (yet). I was able to learn some cool things about this SDNA200 device after I downloaded the software.

First I was able to correct the Power function? battery setting. I let the device know that it's battery was in fact not 900 mAh but rather 1500 mAh. Which changed the Watt Hours from 10 to 16.5 allowing the battery to charge fully (I think).

Next I was able to upgrade firmware and let the mod know itself through Escribe. And then I programmed 2 vape setting profiles. One for Ni200 and the second for 316L SS. That didn't work for the Crown tank, and the mod still burnt my ass with a surprise blast every now and then. almost painful and I shudder to think about my poor abused coil (and lungs). I won't use the Crown tank on this mod anymore.

But I did use an RDA with a .1 ohm Rugged wire build in TC effectively! And a great vape! Rugged wire is Iron with the barest amount of Kanthal alloyed in. It's very low resistance, and akin to SS and Ti. So now I have Rugged Wire 7 wrap spaced dual coil build running in TC at 500 max temp, and the SMY DNA200 will back down power after initial ramp up to a consistant smooth and powerful vape. Thinking about my vape in terms of a graph over 5 seconds with a beginning, middle and end....that's a new concept!

I won't say I love it yet. Neither will I say I hate it. I'm intrigued, and still playing around with it. You won't learn all there is to know about the DNA200 device you own, nor Escribe software, in a day. It takes experiencing and tweaking with this new level of technology. But I'm in and the returns are worth the investment in time and knowledge.

So for now....I continue to tinker and play with it. Will keep you posted!